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Hostage Drama near Newark; More Details in the Jessica Lunsford Case; Possible Help for Migraine Sufferers

Aired April 11, 2005 - 19:00   ET

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HEIDI COLLINS, GUEST HOST: We have new details tonight about the death of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. 360 starts now.
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COLLINS (voice-over): Abducted, raped, then murdered. But how did Jessica Lunsford really die? Tonight, did the alleged murderer bury her alive?

A baby kidnapped at gunpoint by her own father, surrounded by a horde of cops. Tonight, how do negotiators talk down suspects bent on deadly violence?

Crippling and agonizing migraines. But could a little nip and tuck make the pain go away? Coming up, one doctor's promise to relieve migraines through plastic surgery.

A soldier charged with murder while serving in Iraq. He says it was self-defense, but the Army is calling it homicide. Tonight, was it really murder, or was he just doing his duty?

MARY LEE BERG, DUSTIN BERG'S MOTHER: My son is not a murderer.

COLLINS: Vow to remain faithful. Until death do you part? Tonight, meet a man who says he can predict how long your marriage will last.

And Florida's go-to man for gator trouble has finally met his match.

TODD HARDWICK, ALLIGATOR TRAPPER: Of all the alligators I've ever caught, this is the first one that almost bested me.

COLLINS: Tonight, how this gator guru almost became gator grub.

ANNOUNCER: Live from the CNN Broadcast Center in New York, this is ANDERSON COOPER 360.

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COLLINS: Good evening, everybody. Anderson is off tonight.

It could be a rough night for many people in the Gulf Coast states. Powerful storms are moving through, and right now much of the area is under what the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center calls a PDS. It stands for particularly dangerous situation.

Part of the danger: The threat of tornadoes. And for the very latest, we are going to go to Jacqui Jeras, who is standing by at the CNN Center in Atlanta.

So, PDS, Jacqui.

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yeah, PDS, particularly dangerous situation. Basically what that means is that there's a very high threat of large tornadoes, F-2 to F-5, which could stay on the ground for a long period of time. So these are long tracking, large tornadoes that can be very, very destructive.

So far we've been getting off pretty lucky. Two PDS watches here. This one expiring now at the top of the hour, so our focus is going to be across much of Mississippi, including the eastern parts of Louisiana, and these storms will likely hold together and track eastward throughout much of the rest of the night.

A few tornado warnings are in effect, and I'm going to get out of the way and come over here and run our radar. Those warnings actually just changed over to a severe thunderstorm warning. In Macomb, right there, that town -- that was under a tornado warning; that must have just changed here.

We also have one other tornado warning up here into Carroll County. That's in northwestern Arkansas. You can see a new severe thunderstorm warning just being issued as these storms are just starting to fire up.

We have a lot of real estate between there and our other area of severe weather. There you can see the watches in effect across parts of Iowa extending into Missouri. The threat across Missouri right here is going to be severe thunderstorms. Large hail, could be as much as three inches in diameter. And then, damaging winds. We may see some rotation yet into southeastern Nebraska and parts of southwestern Iowa.

This storm system is very vigorous, very potent. And by the way, the same one that brought the blizzard conditions in eastern parts of Colorado, we have warm, moist, unstable air coming in from the Gulf of Mexico; cool, dry air from the west, and that creates the battle zone. We will be here to keep you up to date -- Heidi.

COLLINS: All right, meteorologist Jacqui Jeras. We know you'll be on top of it. Jacqui, thank you.

And of course, those people who are in the storm's path are advised to stay indoors, unless you happen to be Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz, two women who call themselves the Twister Sisters. They are among a hard-core group of people who run to tornadoes rather than away.

"Beyond the Headlines" now with the storm chasers.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COLLINS (voice-over): For the Twister Sisters, this is just another day on the job.

For the past four years, Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz -- not actually sisters -- leave their families behind and team up to track down tornadoes, driving across the country in their tricked-out truck.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The shape is looking fairly nice.

COLLINS: Two among dozens who get their thrill forecasting, then finding the perfect storm; documenting the destruction, then selling the footage to the media.

But why would two seemingly reasonable women risk their lives chasing tornadoes?

MELANIE METZ, TWISTER SISTER: Just a sense of fascination and a little bit of fear, and combined it makes it a very exhilarating experience to watch this powerful force.

COLLINS: Especially exhilarating when it all works out just right, and they see the storm from the very start.

PEGGY WILLENBERG, TWISTER SISTER: This tornado formed right in front of us. If you want to call it the birth of a tornado, however, now we are about 30 seconds into it, and let's watch what happens. It became a very large...

METZ: Very large, yes.

WILLENBERG: ... powerful tornado.

COLLINS: That power was most apparent for the Twister Sisters in 2004. They were tracking a tornado in Nebraska that took out an entire town, flattening farmhouses, totaling trucks, leaving a 52-mile path of destruction in its wake. That day, the Twister Sisters helped save three lives.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was nothing recognizable as a house. But yet we knew there were three people under that pile of debris. So that was our goal, to get those people out of there before the house blew up.

COLLINS: There are an average of 800 tornadoes in the United States every season, resulting in around 80 deaths. But these intrepid hunters say despite the destruction, they are still astonished every time they see a twister's terrible beauty.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's the geometry, the perfection. How much has to happen to create this just brief moment of perfection, and it's -- it's just a power -- something that you can't put your hands around. It's awesome.

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COLLINS: Well, now to a story that grows more and more nightmarish at every turn. A 9-year-old girl disappears from her own home. Three weeks later, her body is found in a shallow grave. And now there comes a blood-curdling suggestion about the dreadful way Jessica Lunsford's brief life actually ended.

Susan Candiotti is in Homosassa Springs, Florida now where she talks with Jessica's father about this harrowing case.

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SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): Mark, as we walk down your driveway, you live right there, is it still painful to think about how close Jessica was and buried right there, practically across the street?

MARK LUNSFORD, JESSICA'S FATHER: Yes, it is.

CANDIOTTI: With no one noticing.

LUNSFORD: Yes.

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COLLINS: Obviously, a little bit of trouble with that story. We'll get back to it as soon as it becomes available to us.

In the meantime, 360 next now, hostage stand-off. A man holds his own child and former girlfriend at gunpoint for hours. Find out how police negotiators managed to get them out alive.

Also tonight, under the knife: How plastic surgery might bring much needed relief to migraine suffers. A medical report you won't want to miss. Our 360 MD, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, joins us live.

And a little later, from hero to heartbreak. A U.S. soldier charged with murder by the military. Did he kill in cold blood, or is he another casualty of war? We take a closer look.

But first your picks, the most popular stories on CNN.com right now.

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COLLINS: According to the American Medical Association, 26 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Many have tried all kinds of treatments, but nothing seems to stop the debilitating pain. But a doctor from Ohio says he has found a remedy for migraines and it involves a little nip and tuck.

360's Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows us how it helped one woman.

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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: The agony she was crippling, almost insufferable.

KATHY KRAMER, FORMER MIGRAINE SUFFERER: I was pretty sure I had a brain tumor or I was having an aneurysm or something. And the pain sometimes would just make me cry.

GUPTA: Forty-eight-year-old Kathy Kramer (ph) is describing migraine headaches that ruled her life since college. The precious days she wasn't bed-ridden or writhing in pain were spent worrying about the next headache.

KRAMER: You don't live your life normally like other people do. It's debilitating, yes. And then you worry every day whether it's going to happen.

GUPTA: Then through the painful haze a glimmer of hope.

KRAMER: It's was some kind of promo, like, we have a cure that will even make you look younger.

GUPTA: A promise to relieve migraines through plastic surgery. Dr. Bahman Guyuron, a surgeon in Ohio, is the man behind the promise. He noticed an interesting side effect in patients undergoing plastic surgery, their migraines were vanishing as rapidly as their wrinkles.

DR. BAHMAN GUYURON, PLASTIC SURGEON: They said not only am I happy with what I see, I haven't had migraine headaches for a while.

GUPTA: After several studies he and colleagues devised a surgical technique targeting muscle groups around the septum, in the forehead or frowning muscles, in the temple and the base of the skull. Places Guyuron says pressure nerves, which in turn causes migraines. The surgery's premise remove the muscles and nerves to alleviate that pain.

The consequence of surgery according to Guyuron's most recent study, 92 percent of patients saw at least a 50 percent dip in the frequency and intensity of their migraines. But some neurologists, like Dr. Seymour Soloman, question those findings.

Dr. SEYMOUR SOLOMAN, MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: These numbers are accurate but the methodology makes them meaningless. It's completely contrary to what we know about the mechanism of migraine. Cutting a couple of muscles here should have no effect.

GUPTA: Dr. Guyuron is not claiming his surgery is a total cure, but believes that it has potential.

GUYURON: We really are not eliminating that tendency for migraine headaches, but for all practical purposes, if the patients are symptom free and continuing to be symptom free, we have cured them from the condition.

GUPTA: Two-and-a-half years after her operation Kramer experiences minor headaches infrequently but...

KRAMER: Basically I would tell you I had zero migraines. You realize there is a freedom that I had never had in my life and you go, this is life altering.

(END VIDEOTAPE) COLLINS: So, Sanjay, this looks pretty interesting, at least.

Who qualifies, though, for this kind of surgery?

And you have to ask, if it is covered by insurance or not?

GUPTA: Right. Not everybody is going to qualify for this operation. Really this doctor is one of the only doctors doing this operation now around the country. Very selective about who's going to have it done. At least two or more migraines a week. And you have to have tried migraine medications and either they didn't work or you had significant side effects from them. And he's also, right now, mandating that a neurologist actually make sure that the type of headaches you're having are migraines. You're right, insurance doesn't cover this right now. It's pretty expensive, actually, for each target area that's focused on about $4,000. So say you have three target areas in the forehead, behind the ear, in the back of the head, that'd be about $12,000. So, fairly expensive as well, Heidi.

COLLINS: Yes, I guess. But I can hear some people's minds clicking right now.

GUPTA: It can be really debilitating, so anything that works. Yes.

COLLINS: All right, Sanjay Gupta, thank you so much for that.

GUPTA: Thank you.

COLLINS: President Bush talks tough with Israeli's prime minister. Erica Hill from HEADLINE NEWS is joining us now with the latest at about a quarter past the hour.

Hi, Erica.

ERICA HILL, CNN HEADLINE NEWS: Hey, Heidi, good to see you.

That's right, President Bush says Israel must honor its commitment to stop settlements on the West Bank. He met with Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, at the president's ranch in Texas today. Sharon says, it may be "Too early" to discuss what will happen to large Jewish settlements on the West Bank. President Bush emphasized that the road map for peace in Middle East clearly say there is will be no expansion.

Filling your tank is getting even more painful. Yes, it is possible. The average price of gasoline rose to another record high, $2.29 a gallon for regular unleaded. The Lundberg Survey says the price has risen nearly 19 cents in the last three weeks. The cost of crude oil, though, is dropping. And at least one analyst believes prices just may have reached their peek.

Fire -- firefighters in Long Beach, California, had their hands full with a wayward dirigible today. Yes, say that word five times fast. Officials say one end of a tethered Ameriquest blimp may have become over pressurized. It became tilted at an awkward angle. You can kind of see it there. No one is on board. The fire department sprayed the blimp's helium tanks with water to cool them down. That brought the airship back to its normal position.

And not to so normal in Colorado where springtime is bringing no relief for snow removal crews there. After getting nearly two feet of snow over the weekend, more bad weather forced the closing of dozens of schools in about 200 miles of Interstate 70 today. Plus hundreds of people were already stuck at the Denver airport, now they are going on a second day.

And that's a quick look at the headlines. Heidi, makes you miss your days in Colorado.

COLLINS: Yes, it does. Except that I-70 is closed, so you can't get to the ski resorts.

HILL: That's no good.

COLLINS: Erica thank you. See you again in about 30 minutes.

360 next, hostage standoff, a man holds his own child and former girlfriend at gunpoint for hours. Find out how police negotiators managed to get them out alive.

And wrestling with alligators, a big job with a big bite. Meet a man who survived a work place injury like no other.

A little later, divorce in the blink of an eye. Therapists who say they can tell if your relationship is doomed. Find out the telltale signs. Part of our special series "In a Blink."

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COLLINS: Back now to the story of Jessica Lunsford, the 9-year- old girl who disappeared from her own home. Three weeks later her body was found in a shallow grave. And now there comes a blood- curdling suggestion about the dreadful way Jessica Lunsford's brief life actually ended.

Susan Candiotti is in Homosassa Springs, Florida where she talks with Jessica's father about this harrowing case.

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CANDIOTTI: Mark, as we walk down your driveway, you live right there, is it still painful to think about how close Jessica was. And buried right there practically across the street?

M. LUNSFORD: Yes, it is.

CANDIOTTI: With no one noticing.

M. LUNSFORD: Yes.

CANDIOTTI: How do you explain it? M. LUNSFORD: I really wouldn't know how. It's a hard thing to swallow to know that she was that close. And there was nothing that I could do.

CANDIOTTI: Only days after learning suspected killer John Couey's claim that he buried alive Jessica Lunsford, a few days after sexually assaulting her, Jessica's father says he has only one thing on his mind.

M. LUNSFORD: Just how soon are we going to prosecute and kill this man? Because I just -- he just doesn't -- I just want to see him die. I want to watch him. I want him to look me right in the eye when he dies.

CANDIOTTI: Authorities have said the little girl died of asphyxiation. Can an autopsy prove whether someone was buried alive?

DR. JOSHUA PERPER, BROWARD CO. MED. EXAMINER: There might be evidence if he was conscious and tried to get up, that he tried, perhaps, to get out and maybe there would be gravel or earth under the fingernails to show that there was this attempt of trying to escape the confinement.

CANDIOTTI: Jessica's grandfather doesn't believe the killer kept her alive for long.

ARCHIE LUNSFORD, JESSICA'S GRANDFATHER: I know what he did. But I will always believe that he killed that child in his bedroom.

CANDIOTTI: For now, a grieving father tries to channel his pain into political action.

A. LUNSFORD: I just want everybody to be patient with what these people are doing. They are trying to make the changes that need to be changed.

CANDIOTTI: Since the kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, lawmakers from Capitol Hill to Florida's capitol are sponsoring bills to keep closer tabs on sexual offenders and predators including mandatory ankle bracelets.

At a town hall meeting in Jessica's hometown, anger and frustration.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think there should be a tattoo on their forehead.

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And mandate that they pull their hair back so every child could see it

CANDIOTTI: Apparently, no one knew sex offender John Couey was living practically across the street from the little girl, within yards of a mobile crime unit while search dogs scoured the neighborhood. Civic activist Diane Toto says people remain in a state of shock.

DIANE TOTO, CIVIC ACTIVIST: We had people walking up and down the woods, looking. How many people walked over that spot? They are so frustrated and angry because they feel that he's kind of in there laughing at them.

CANDIOTTI: Suspect Couey was staying with a relative and others who police say lied with them during two visits to the house. Investigators disagree over whether Jessica was alive at the time. Prosecutors have dropped obstruction charges and say there's no evidence the trailer's occupants knew Jessica as ever inside.

SHERIFF JEFF DAWSY, CITRUS CO. FLORIDA: There's just nothing right now that we've been able to find or substantiate that could either bring those charges back up or make other charges materialize.

CANDIOTTI: But, Sheriff, if you lie about who is in the house, that's lying to police. That's making a false statement.

DAWSY: Well, that's yours and my interpretation and I agree with you.

CANDIOTTI: But prosecutors have told the sheriff, no current Florida law makes it a crime to lie to police in every situation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ...friends of mine. I was just coming to leave some flower's and a card.

M. LUNSFORD: Well, I appreciate it, man, I do.

CANDIOTTI: Outside the Lunsford home a memorial still draws visitors. Mark Lunsford stays busy urging changes to make children safer. When he closes his eyes at night...

M. LUNSFORD: I see my little girl. But I see her all day long. And I think about those things over in that house every day. And I have to live with that every day. Couey gets an escape route. They find him guilty, they exterminate him like a bug. I have to live on and remember everything he did to my daughter.

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CANDIOTTI (on camera): Again, the crime scene is that trailer you can see over my shoulder with a wooden deck out front where Jessica's body was found. And over here on the street, the police mobile crime unit. It was parked there, Heidi, for days and days after her disappearance. Again, across the street this is where Jessica Lunsford lived and where a memorial still stands in her honor.

Tomorrow Sheriff Jeff Dawsy travels to Tallahassee, Florida's capital, to testify asking for more funding to require mandatory monitor bracelets for sex offenders. And in a few weeks from now we expect a full autopsy results, and perhaps we'll learn more details about Jessica's death.

And finally, this. Remember that favorite toy of hers, that dolphin that disappeared from her bedroom the night she was kidnapped? Law enforcement sources tell us it was discovered when her remains were found behind the trailer. Heidi?

COLLINS: Susan Candiotti for us tonight. Susan, thanks so much.

And 360 next: a father accused of kidnapping his own baby at gunpoint, then surrounded by cops. Tonight, how do negotiators talk down suspects bent on deadly violence?

Plus -- vowed to remain faithful till death do you part. Tonight, meet a man who says he can predict how long your marriage will last. Part of our special series.

And Florida's go-to man for gator trouble has finally met his match. How this gator-guru almost became gator grub.

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COLLINS: In New Jersey tonight, in a small town about an hour west of Newark, just minutes ago authorities finally brought a day- long standoff to an end. A man had been holed up in a car for hours threatening to kill himself, having earlier in the day abducted his girlfriend and their infant daughter and shot and wounded the baby's grandfather.

Eventually, the alleged kidnapper let the mother and child go, and then, at long last, after hours of negotiations, surrendered himself as well. Debra Feyerick takes us beyond the headlines now on what the police are trained to do in such desperately tense situations.

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DEBRA FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Watching the hostage drama on TV experts say was a textbook case played out perfectly.

ROBERT STRANG, CEO, INVESTIGATIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP: I think that they did a great job.

FEYERICK: Robert Strang is a seasoned investigator, but this kind of case is particularly sensitive.

STRANG: They're dealing with a weapon, with a vehicle, with a hostage situation. They have to be very, very careful about what next steps they take. They go very slowly, very cautiously. They are very careful. They don't know what is going to set him off. It could be the slightest thing that they say. They kind of let him do the talking first, you know, feel him out. Talk to us. What do you need? What do you want? How do we get out of this situation? Why are you here? How can we help you?

FEYERICK: These are the details police did have. That Almutah Saunders allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend Erica Turner and their 4-month-old baby, after allegedly shooting the baby's grandfather in the leg. Saunders then drove to a housing complex, cornering himself in an area with lots of dead ends and cul-de-sacs. Police set up a perimeter just close enough so that the suspect would not panic. Step-by-step, the negotiators created a sense of trust, so much so that at one point, a negotiator, shielded by a SWAT team officer, drops something at the driver's door.

What does that tell you about the relationship that developed?

STRANG: That's the trust we're talking about. That's -- he's been having a conversation with that person. He was actually able to trust him enough to come that close.

FEYERICK (voice-over): Police say there were three hostage negotiators. One of them a female police officer, who the suspect had asked for by name. Whatever she says, works. Shortly after she gets there, the car door opens. Mom and baby walk out unharmed by the gunman.

STRANG: You're dealing with a problem in real-time. You're dealing with real people who are in a very small vehicle, that are talking about issues and fighting and arguing, and God knows what was going on in that vehicle.

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FEYERICK: Now, later in the day, police did fly in Saunders' sister by helicopter to talk him down. Saunders surrendered a short time later, but it was 13 hours after this whole ordeal began -- Heidi.

COLLINS: And that is a long time, too.

FEYERICK: Long time.

COLLINS: All right, Deb Feyerick, thanks for that.

And there was also a strange and alarming incident in Washington, D.C. today, which ended when finally police tackled a 33-year-old man from China, who had been standing outside the Capitol building all but motionless for about an hour, between a pair of large black suitcases.

Officials say the man wanted to speak to President Bush. Parts of the building were evacuated, as were the steps and grounds along the Capitol's west front.

After the man had been taken into custody, the two suitcases were X-rayed and then blown up by police.

Corporal Dustin Berg of the Indiana National Guard has all the markings of a hero. He served in the war in Iraq and came home with a Purple Heart. But next month, he faces a court-martial on charges he killed an Iraqi. How does a quiet farm boy get sent off to war and come home being accused of being a killer?

"Beyond the Headlines" now. Here is Anderson Cooper.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): When the 152nd Infantry of the Indiana National Guard came home from Iraq last year, they paraded through Jasper, the unit's hometown.

Dustin Berg paraded with them, then returned to the family farm to pick up his life where he'd left off.

He joined the volunteer fire department, coached youth soccer, and went to work at a furniture factory. He was planning to get married.

It was only in January that Berg told his parents he was in trouble.

M. BERG: I don't know why they are doing it. I just know that my son is not a murderer. He was not brought up that way. He is not a murderer.

COOPER: The Army says he is. On November 23rd, 2003, Berg was on a security patrol just south of Baghdad with an Iraqi policeman. Army prosecutors say Berg deliberately shot the policeman, then shot himself with the Iraqi's weapon, to cover up the crime.

CAPT. TRAVIS HILL, BERG'S DEFENSE COUNSEL: Corporal Berg acted in self-defense and used appropriate force under the rules of engagement, to react to a situation he was faced with.

COOPER: At Berg's hearing, the Army prosecutor did not offer a motive for why Berg shot the Iraqi. The prosecutor declined comment to CNN.

But at a military hearing, the prosecutor said that by changing his story several times and shooting himself Berg was covering up a murder. Not so, says Berg's lawyer. He insists the young soldier has not wavered on one key point: That he shot the Iraqi because the policeman pointed his weapon at him.

HILL: The only thing I'm going to say about that is again, the theory of the defense is any subsequent conduct by Corporal Berg is easily explainable by the fact that he was motivated -- motivated by fear. He was not motivated to cover up a crime.

COOPER: What may have motivated him was fear of an Army investigation. Berg's commander testified at a hearing that three other investigations into other soldiers' use of force had put soldiers in the camp on edge.

HILL: A lot of times, you don't know who your enemy is. And the soldiers were concerned that if they'd reacted under the rules of engagement, that they may be second-guessed.

COOPER: And second-guessed is what people in Berg's tiny home town of Ferdinand, Indiana say is happening to one of their own. A young man with long family ties to this town, settled by predominantly German Catholics. It's a place where young Berg's fate is on everyone's mind. At the local American Legion Hall, where Corporal Berg occasionally stopped in, bartender Tammy Mundy.

TAMMY MUNDY, BARTENDER: He's over there doing the job, and now they want to bring him down here and run him down to the ground. And I don't think that's right.

COOPER: At Forest Park Junior and Senior High School, where Berg's teachers recall him as a quiet, respectful student, an athlete who also belonged to the Future Farmers of America.

ROCK EMMERT, TEACHER: You know, war is messy. And some of the students say -- you know, he goes over there to serve our country, and then the next thing you know, our government is putting him on trial for murder. Knowing Dustin, you know, I can't imagine him doing something like this unprovoked.

COOPER: Town President Ken Sicard, Berg's former high school soccer coach.

KEN SICARD, BERG'S FORMER H.S. SOCCER COACH: ... you picked up is that they think the government is kind of out of their mind. They are just looking for a scapegoat.

COOPER: Berg's parents do not know why their son is being charged. According to them, he said little about his war experiences. No surprise to his parents, who say he's always been quiet, never one to share his thoughts.

But Ronnie and Mary Lee Berg were surprised when at 17, Dustin told them he wanted to join the Guard. They say he was a homebody who'd never been gung-ho about the military. On calls home from Iraq, his father says he sounded scared.

RONNIE BERG, DUSTIN BERG'S FATHER: You know, it was just like, things might be getting starting to get rough for him. We kept telling, you keep talking to your other...

M. BERG: Yeah.

R. BERG: ... your other guys right side of you, just keep talking, you know.

M. BERG: Yeah.

COOPER: For now, Corporal Berg has been told not to speak for legal reasons, but his lawyer says the community's vocal support for the young man is not misplaced.

HILL: I'm just going to say that when all the facts come out and the process takes its natural course, I feel very comfortable that the people of this community are going to remain as proud of Corporal Berg as they were before. And I feel very strong about that.

M. BERG: I don't know how -- I don't know how to put it. It's just hard on us. It's hard on -- it's hard on the community. It's not just us, I mean, everybody is supporting Dustin.

COOPER: Anderson Cooper, CNN, New York.

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COLLINS: 360 next, will your marriage last forever? Meet a man who can tell whether you are headed for divorce court. Part of our special series.

Also tonight, a brush with death on the job for a Florida gator hunter. See it for yourself.

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KATHLEEN TURNER, ACTRESS: I would never humiliate you like this.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS, ACTOR: You're not equipped to, honey.

Leaving so soon, baby doll?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A family tiff seems to be developing. I don't know if we should leave. But I'd definitely advise skipping the fish course.

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COLLINS: Probably good advice.

A nasty divorce battle makes for the great drama in the movie "War of the Roses." In real life, though, psychologist John Gottman claims he can predict whether a marriage will last just by watching couples talk about a problem.

Malcolm Gladwell writes about the so-called Gottman method in his new best selling book, "Blink," the power of thinking without thinking. All this week on 360, we're bringing you a special series spinning off some of the ideas in the book.

And tonight CNN's Gary Tuchman looks at the power of "Blink" when it comes to love and marriage.

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GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Three couples, the Hilton's of Florida, the King's of Virginia, and the Mack's of New York all say they take their wedding vows seriously. But with half of all marriages not making it will theirs last? Specially trained experts say they can spend 15 minutes with a couple with 90 percent accuracy, determine whether a marriage will make it another five years.

MALCOLM GLADWELL, AUTHOR, "BLINK": If you are in a happy relationship, in some level that happiness is expressed in every conversation you have with the partner. TUCHMAN: We videotaped our three couples discussing conflicts. And we asked psychologist David Bricker, who specializes in the so called Gottman method, to handicap their marriage futures.

DAVID BRICKER, PSYCHOLOGIST: This is John and Lani Hilton from Miramar, Florida. They've been married about five years. They have three kids under 4-years-old which is -- could be very stressful. But they talk about family issues, money issues. Let's listen to them.

LANI HILTON, MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS: You closed the bedroom door, so that I couldn't hear when the little baby Maria was crying. And so I thought I told you that before. I have told you that before?

JOHN HILTON, MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS: I think you have.

TUCHMAN: The issue is whether or not to use a baby monitor. Dr. Bricker is looking for the key warning signs of contempt, criticism, stonewalling and defensiveness.

JOHN HILTON: What do you think?

LANI HILTON: I could start using the monitor again, and having it be in the kitchen. But I don't know that we want to waste the electricity.

JOHN HILTON: I mean, it seems to leave the door open the kids can get in.

BRICKER: See then, that what you're looking for the wrong things, you'll say, they're not going to succeed. She's so -- she's worried about turning the electricity on and off. And you think what an unhappy couple. But that's not what we should be looking for.

JOHN HILTON: I personally don't think...

TUCHMAN: What Bricker is looking for is respectful arguing. So, will they make it?

BRICKER: Yes, I think they'll stick together.

TUCHMAN: Simon and Carolyn Jackson-King of Woodbridge, Virginia have also been married for five years. It's their second marriage and there is a step-son issue.

CAROLYN JACKSON-KING, MARRIED 5 YEARS: When, I told you, well, if I don't think it's disrespectful, then I can't shut him down the way that you want me to. So, if you could help me out with that and let me know.

SIMON KING, MARRIED 5 YEARS: I think that we need to establish the signs of a -- you know, signal that indicate that -- you know, that indicate where I feel that there's a challenge to our authority.

TUCHMAN: They disagree in their video, but they work together as a team.

BRICKER: It looks like they're going to stay together, also.

JESSICA BERTALON MACK, MARRIED 7 MONTHS: I was feeling overwhelmed when you were hanging the tapestries up, because you were, like, banging and flipping around and I was feeling, like, overwhelmed.

TUCHMAN: Jessica and Josh Mack are newlyweds from Long Island, New York.

JESSICA MACK: Instead of hearing you mumble under your breath or, like, I hear you throwing things. I would prefer that you just talk to me and say there's a lot of stuff in here. But sometimes I guess -- well, I know that your tone affects me.

JOSH MACK, MARRIED 7 MONTHS: Definitely short-tempered when it comes to situations like that.

JESSICA MACK: Who, me?

JOSH MACK: No, I am. But you have to understand because, again, here I am like a neat freak. Everything has to be organized, then you know, I'm surrounded by clutter. Not saying it is all you.

JESSICA MACK: Right.

JOSH MACK: But once again, things like that kind of get me rallied up and get me going.

JESSICA MACK: Right.

BRICKER: It's good that he's paying attention to her. It's good, that he's listening to her. But she talks about feeling overwhelmed. He talks about his frustration. And she wants to talk to him about the feelings, but each time that she stops talking he responds, he brings it back to the clutter, which sounds defensive.

TUCHMAN: Because Dr. Bricker, doesn't see contempt he's not confident about giving a completely negative diagnosis but...

BRICKER: There's definitely a chance it won't succeed. But so far -- from the data we have so far, I would be leaning against it based on this amount of data.

TUCHMAN (on camera): Against their marriage succeeding.

BRICKER: Yes, unless they do some kind of intervention.

TUCHMAN (voice-over): Counseling can alter even the most pessimistic prediction. Then there's immediate action that comes highly recommended.

BRICKER: If there's one thing that another couple could do, I'd say each of them should find out what their partner's dreams are and then support the partner in fulfilling the dreams.

(END VIDEOTAPE) TUCHMAN: It almost sounds cliche, but try it after you turn off your TV. Ask your loved one, what he or she dreams of doing someday. It will open up an interesting conversation, and maybe help open up a new dimension to your relationship.

Now, we did tell Jessica and Josh Mack about their diagnosis. Jessica tells us the news is disconcerting, but with this information she hopes she and her husband can work on their marriage and move forward -- Heidi.

COLLINS: How long you've been married, Gary?

TUCHMAN: I've been married 14 years, Heidi. Passed that five- year mark nine years ago.

COLLINS: It's a good mark to pass. All right, Gary Tuchman, thanks so much for that.

And tomorrow night I want to let you know we will continue our special series "In a Blink," the power of your instinct, with a look at the bias you don't think you have. Find out if you instinctively believe that one race is superior to another. It's a fascinating look based on Malcolm Gladwell's book, "Blink".

Limits on combat duty for U.S. troops. Erica Hill from HEADLINE NEWS joins us once again with the latest at about a quarter until the hour.

Hi, Erica.

HILL: Hi, again, Heidi.

That's right, U.S. troop deployment to Iraq and other combat zones will now be limited to one year. A memo released by the Pentagon today says, any extension beyond the 12-month limit would have to be approved by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The memo clarifies the military's position on deployment limits. During the run up to the Iraq elections, thousands of U.S. troops were required to serve more than 12 months.

The FDA is giving silicone breast implants another look. At an emotional hearing today, women who blame leaking silicone implants for crippling health problems faced women who call the implants the best option. The acting director for the FDA Device Evaluation Division stresses, any final decision will be based on scientific data. The FDA banned most uses of silicone implants 13 years ago.

The mother of a boy who made allegation of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson in 1993 took the stand today at his trial. She testified she allowed her son to spend nights alone with Jackson after the singer, quote, "Sobbed and pleaded with her to trust him." The boy who is now 25 reached a 25 -- rather who is now 25 reached a multimillion dollar settlement with Jackson. He has refused to testify.

Martha Stewart, it turns out, will serve her full sentence. A federal judge today rejected a request by her lawyers to change it. They argued home detention is damaging her business and wanted a shorter sentence or one that allows her to leave home more often. Stewart is serving five months of home detention which ends in August.

And that's a look at the latest from HEADLINE NEWS.

Heidi, back to you.

COLLINS: And I have nothing to say about that. I think I said everything there is to say about Martha.

HILL: You think? Have we talked about it a lot?

COLLINS: We have.

HILL: Really?

COLLINS: Erica, thanks so much. See you again in 30 minutes.

360 next. A close call with a gator. A man finds trouble when trying to trap an eight-and-a-half foot long beast. We'll show you.

And a little later, what made this weekends royal wedding so special?

A look at the moments that caught our attention. You've got to see them for yourself.

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COLLINS: So, that's the gator man of Florida at work, and that is what you call an extreme pest control. Where residents see a reptilian threat, he sees a paycheck. His job is to catch the mean, hungry predators, but his dangerous way of life nearly cost him his.

CNN's John Zarrella reports.

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JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Todd Hardwick is one of the most familiar faces in south Florida. He's always on local television doing something most clear-thinking individuals wouldn't dare attempt.

Leave it to expert Todd Hardwick to make it look easy.

HARDWICK: Nice and steady, I'm just going to sit down on him.

ZARRELLA: Hardwick has been an alligator trapper for 17 years. Making it look easy, doing fun things like hanging over a guardrail to pull a 12-foot, 400-pound gator out of the Miami River. Or lassoing one on a street.

HARDWICK: That alligator's eaten something recently. Look at that belly. That's probably a dog in there.

ZARRELLA: He's never been bitten until last week. Hardwick was on his 27th capture in seven days. He was just about on top of the animal when a grappling hook used to secure a line came loose and buried itself in his left wrist.

HARDWICK: At that moment the alligator went into what we call a death roll. As he death rolled, the line jerked tighter, sinking the hook deeper and deeper.

ZARRELLA: As people watched and home video cameras rolled, Hardwick fought for his life. Hardwick, with his right arm, put the eight-and-a-half foot, 250-pound creature in a head lock and struggled to keep it from taking him under.

HARDWICK: I probably would have drowned or had to let go and gotten bit. It was going bad very, very quickly.

ZARRELLA: A neighborhood resident pulled Hardwick to shore, the hook still in his wrist. He never went to the hospital and the gator was captured. Just three weeks ago, during another capture, Hardwick was live on CNN's "LIVE FROM..."

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How long is that? That gator, roughly?

HARDWICK: He's definitely in the nine-and-a-half, 11-foot range.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he looks pretty angry.

HARDWICK: He hasn't missed many meals. He has good weight on him. He's a good-looking alligator.

ZARRELLA: In Florida, this is gator mating season, and Todd Hardwick's busiest time. The gators are frisky and seem to be everywhere, in neighborhood lakes, on back porches, even under cars.

When they get too close to humans they become nuisance gators. That's when Hardwick gets the call. This time Hardwick was almost on the losing end.

HARDWICK: You know, I kind of admire that alligator because of all the alligators I've ever caught, this is the first one that almost bested me.

ZARRELLA: 99 percent of all nuisance gators caught are destroyed. But Hardwick says this one deserves to live and will spend the rest of its life in a captive sanctuary, never becoming an alligator handbag.

John Zarrella, CNN, Miami.

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COLLINS: Now, let's find out what is coming up at the top of the hour on "PAULA ZAHN NOW." Paula?

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Brings to line that mind from "True Lies," where Arnold Schwarzenegger says, "you're luggage." Remember that? COLLINS: Yes, I do!

ZAHN: All right. Thanks, Heidi.

Either you love him or you hate him: tonight we focus on one of the most popular and for sure one of the most controversial personalities on radio, Howard Stern. We're going to show you what makes him tick, and by the way, you won't believe what his family was like growing up. Ozzie and Harriett, they are not. We'll show you tonight at the top of the hour. You can only imagine what kind of influences he had at home.

COLLINS: Yes, but I wonder, can Howard Stern wrestle an alligator?

ZAHN: He probably could.

COLLINS: All right, Paula. Thank you.

360 next, bloopers and blunders. A look at some royal outtakes from the royal wedding.

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COLLINS: Ah, the bride and groom. Prince Charles and Camilla, stepping out from the church on Saturday just moments after tying the knot. Judging by their expression, it's hard to tell if they are happy or they are just relieved or maybe just the fact that it's all over.

It was supposed to be a serious occasion, though, full of pomp and circumstance. But sometimes even the most solemn of ceremonies can get downright silly.

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COLLINS (voice-over): Now, here's something you don't see every day: members of the British royal family, and not just lesser members, but real royals, like the Princes, William and Harry, heading for a family do on a bus. The monarchs in waiting, family and friends, piled on to the posh coach for the, well, the half a block or so trip from Windsor Castle to the Windsor Town Hall to witness the civil ceremony uniting Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Then, they boarded the bus back to the castle again. For their part, the queen and the happy couple arrived by car.

Then there was this. The aristocrats air-kissing. Let's take another look. Yes, air-kissing outside the castle. And you thought upper crust Brits only showed affection to horses and dogs.

Of course, there were those moments that remind us that the rich are different from you and me. When you're a prince, you can't get married unless you're surrounded by celebs. Joanna Lumley looking, well, it must be said, absolutely fabulous. And isn't that Mr. Bean, and Joan Rivers, without a red carpet? But leave it to our very own Anderson Cooper, co-host of CNN's live coverage of the big day, ever the intrepid reporter, to ask the one question on everyone's mind...

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Is that a hat? Is that a hat?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think it passes as a hat. I'm not sure it's one.

COOPER: Some twigs and branches in there.

COLLINS: Ah, the headgear. Think feathers. Feathers for the bride and the bride's daughter. Feathers for the rows of royal guests. Feathers for the queen, the only woman in white at this wedding. Feathers are, of course, a part of the Prince of Wales' emblem. But there must be more than a few bald birds shivering in the English country side today. So, with a burst of fanfare, a farewell to the assembled staff, and a final unfortunate gust of wind, the newlyweds take to the royal roller, and head off on a honeymoon. And to think, it only took 35 years to get here.

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COLLINS (on camera): And that is 360 for tonight. I'm Heidi Collins; Anderson's back tomorrow. CNN's prime time coverage continues now with PAULA ZAHN NOW. Hi, Paula.

ZAHN: Hi, Heidi. With no headgear on.

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HEIDI COLLINS, GUEST HOST: We have new details tonight about the death of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. 360 starts now.
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COLLINS (voice-over): Abducted, raped, then murdered. But how did Jessica Lunsford really die? Tonight, did the alleged murderer bury her alive?

A baby kidnapped at gunpoint by her own father, surrounded by a horde of cops. Tonight, how do negotiators talk down suspects bent on deadly violence?

Crippling and agonizing migraines. But could a little nip and tuck make the pain go away? Coming up, one doctor's promise to relieve migraines through plastic surgery.

A soldier charged with murder while serving in Iraq. He says it was self-defense, but the Army is calling it homicide. Tonight, was it really murder, or was he just doing his duty?

MARY LEE BERG, DUSTIN BERG'S MOTHER: My son is not a murderer.

COLLINS: Vow to remain faithful. Until death do you part? Tonight, meet a man who says he can predict how long your marriage will last.

And Florida's go-to man for gator trouble has finally met his match.

TODD HARDWICK, ALLIGATOR TRAPPER: Of all the alligators I've ever caught, this is the first one that almost bested me.

COLLINS: Tonight, how this gator guru almost became gator grub.

ANNOUNCER: Live from the CNN Broadcast Center in New York, this is ANDERSON COOPER 360.

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COLLINS: Good evening, everybody. Anderson is off tonight.

It could be a rough night for many people in the Gulf Coast states. Powerful storms are moving through, and right now much of the area is under what the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center calls a PDS. It stands for particularly dangerous situation.

Part of the danger: The threat of tornadoes. And for the very latest, we are going to go to Jacqui Jeras, who is standing by at the CNN Center in Atlanta.

So, PDS, Jacqui.

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yeah, PDS, particularly dangerous situation. Basically what that means is that there's a very high threat of large tornadoes, F-2 to F-5, which could stay on the ground for a long period of time. So these are long tracking, large tornadoes that can be very, very destructive.

So far we've been getting off pretty lucky. Two PDS watches here. This one expiring now at the top of the hour, so our focus is going to be across much of Mississippi, including the eastern parts of Louisiana, and these storms will likely hold together and track eastward throughout much of the rest of the night.

A few tornado warnings are in effect, and I'm going to get out of the way and come over here and run our radar. Those warnings actually just changed over to a severe thunderstorm warning. In Macomb, right there, that town -- that was under a tornado warning; that must have just changed here.

We also have one other tornado warning up here into Carroll County. That's in northwestern Arkansas. You can see a new severe thunderstorm warning just being issued as these storms are just starting to fire up.

We have a lot of real estate between there and our other area of severe weather. There you can see the watches in effect across parts of Iowa extending into Missouri. The threat across Missouri right here is going to be severe thunderstorms. Large hail, could be as much as three inches in diameter. And then, damaging winds. We may see some rotation yet into southeastern Nebraska and parts of southwestern Iowa.

This storm system is very vigorous, very potent. And by the way, the same one that brought the blizzard conditions in eastern parts of Colorado, we have warm, moist, unstable air coming in from the Gulf of Mexico; cool, dry air from the west, and that creates the battle zone. We will be here to keep you up to date -- Heidi.

COLLINS: All right, meteorologist Jacqui Jeras. We know you'll be on top of it. Jacqui, thank you.

And of course, those people who are in the storm's path are advised to stay indoors, unless you happen to be Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz, two women who call themselves the Twister Sisters. They are among a hard-core group of people who run to tornadoes rather than away.

"Beyond the Headlines" now with the storm chasers.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) COLLINS (voice-over): For the Twister Sisters, this is just another day on the job.

For the past four years, Peggy Willenberg and Melanie Metz -- not actually sisters -- leave their families behind and team up to track down tornadoes, driving across the country in their tricked-out truck.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The shape is looking fairly nice.

COLLINS: Two among dozens who get their thrill forecasting, then finding the perfect storm; documenting the destruction, then selling the footage to the media.

But why would two seemingly reasonable women risk their lives chasing tornadoes?

MELANIE METZ, TWISTER SISTER: Just a sense of fascination and a little bit of fear, and combined it makes it a very exhilarating experience to watch this powerful force.

COLLINS: Especially exhilarating when it all works out just right, and they see the storm from the very start.

PEGGY WILLENBERG, TWISTER SISTER: This tornado formed right in front of us. If you want to call it the birth of a tornado, however, now we are about 30 seconds into it, and let's watch what happens. It became a very large...

METZ: Very large, yes.

WILLENBERG: ... powerful tornado.

COLLINS: That power was most apparent for the Twister Sisters in 2004. They were tracking a tornado in Nebraska that took out an entire town, flattening farmhouses, totaling trucks, leaving a 52-mile path of destruction in its wake. That day, the Twister Sisters helped save three lives.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was nothing recognizable as a house. But yet we knew there were three people under that pile of debris. So that was our goal, to get those people out of there before the house blew up.

COLLINS: There are an average of 800 tornadoes in the United States every season, resulting in around 80 deaths. But these intrepid hunters say despite the destruction, they are still astonished every time they see a twister's terrible beauty.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's the geometry, the perfection. How much has to happen to create this just brief moment of perfection, and it's -- it's just a power -- something that you can't put your hands around. It's awesome.

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COLLINS: Well, now to a story that grows more and more nightmarish at every turn. A 9-year-old girl disappears from her own home. Three weeks later, her body is found in a shallow grave. And now there comes a blood-curdling suggestion about the dreadful way Jessica Lunsford's brief life actually ended.

Susan Candiotti is in Homosassa Springs, Florida now where she talks with Jessica's father about this harrowing case.

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SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): Mark, as we walk down your driveway, you live right there, is it still painful to think about how close Jessica was and buried right there, practically across the street?

MARK LUNSFORD, JESSICA'S FATHER: Yes, it is.

CANDIOTTI: With no one noticing.

LUNSFORD: Yes.

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COLLINS: Obviously, a little bit of trouble with that story. We'll get back to it as soon as it becomes available to us.

In the meantime, 360 next now, hostage stand-off. A man holds his own child and former girlfriend at gunpoint for hours. Find out how police negotiators managed to get them out alive.

Also tonight, under the knife: How plastic surgery might bring much needed relief to migraine suffers. A medical report you won't want to miss. Our 360 MD, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, joins us live.

And a little later, from hero to heartbreak. A U.S. soldier charged with murder by the military. Did he kill in cold blood, or is he another casualty of war? We take a closer look.

But first your picks, the most popular stories on CNN.com right now.

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COLLINS: According to the American Medical Association, 26 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Many have tried all kinds of treatments, but nothing seems to stop the debilitating pain. But a doctor from Ohio says he has found a remedy for migraines and it involves a little nip and tuck.

360's Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows us how it helped one woman.

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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: The agony she was crippling, almost insufferable.

KATHY KRAMER, FORMER MIGRAINE SUFFERER: I was pretty sure I had a brain tumor or I was having an aneurysm or something. And the pain sometimes would just make me cry.

GUPTA: Forty-eight-year-old Kathy Kramer (ph) is describing migraine headaches that ruled her life since college. The precious days she wasn't bed-ridden or writhing in pain were spent worrying about the next headache.

KRAMER: You don't live your life normally like other people do. It's debilitating, yes. And then you worry every day whether it's going to happen.

GUPTA: Then through the painful haze a glimmer of hope.

KRAMER: It's was some kind of promo, like, we have a cure that will even make you look younger.

GUPTA: A promise to relieve migraines through plastic surgery. Dr. Bahman Guyuron, a surgeon in Ohio, is the man behind the promise. He noticed an interesting side effect in patients undergoing plastic surgery, their migraines were vanishing as rapidly as their wrinkles.

DR. BAHMAN GUYURON, PLASTIC SURGEON: They said not only am I happy with what I see, I haven't had migraine headaches for a while.

GUPTA: After several studies he and colleagues devised a surgical technique targeting muscle groups around the septum, in the forehead or frowning muscles, in the temple and the base of the skull. Places Guyuron says pressure nerves, which in turn causes migraines. The surgery's premise remove the muscles and nerves to alleviate that pain.

The consequence of surgery according to Guyuron's most recent study, 92 percent of patients saw at least a 50 percent dip in the frequency and intensity of their migraines. But some neurologists, like Dr. Seymour Soloman, question those findings.

Dr. SEYMOUR SOLOMAN, MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER: These numbers are accurate but the methodology makes them meaningless. It's completely contrary to what we know about the mechanism of migraine. Cutting a couple of muscles here should have no effect.

GUPTA: Dr. Guyuron is not claiming his surgery is a total cure, but believes that it has potential.

GUYURON: We really are not eliminating that tendency for migraine headaches, but for all practical purposes, if the patients are symptom free and continuing to be symptom free, we have cured them from the condition.

GUPTA: Two-and-a-half years after her operation Kramer experiences minor headaches infrequently but...

KRAMER: Basically I would tell you I had zero migraines. You realize there is a freedom that I had never had in my life and you go, this is life altering.

(END VIDEOTAPE) COLLINS: So, Sanjay, this looks pretty interesting, at least.

Who qualifies, though, for this kind of surgery?

And you have to ask, if it is covered by insurance or not?

GUPTA: Right. Not everybody is going to qualify for this operation. Really this doctor is one of the only doctors doing this operation now around the country. Very selective about who's going to have it done. At least two or more migraines a week. And you have to have tried migraine medications and either they didn't work or you had significant side effects from them. And he's also, right now, mandating that a neurologist actually make sure that the type of headaches you're having are migraines. You're right, insurance doesn't cover this right now. It's pretty expensive, actually, for each target area that's focused on about $4,000. So say you have three target areas in the forehead, behind the ear, in the back of the head, that'd be about $12,000. So, fairly expensive as well, Heidi.

COLLINS: Yes, I guess. But I can hear some people's minds clicking right now.

GUPTA: It can be really debilitating, so anything that works. Yes.

COLLINS: All right, Sanjay Gupta, thank you so much for that.

GUPTA: Thank you.

COLLINS: President Bush talks tough with Israeli's prime minister. Erica Hill from HEADLINE NEWS is joining us now with the latest at about a quarter past the hour.

Hi, Erica.

ERICA HILL, CNN HEADLINE NEWS: Hey, Heidi, good to see you.

That's right, President Bush says Israel must honor its commitment to stop settlements on the West Bank. He met with Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, at the president's ranch in Texas today. Sharon says, it may be "Too early" to discuss what will happen to large Jewish settlements on the West Bank. President Bush emphasized that the road map for peace in Middle East clearly say there is will be no expansion.

Filling your tank is getting even more painful. Yes, it is possible. The average price of gasoline rose to another record high, $2.29 a gallon for regular unleaded. The Lundberg Survey says the price has risen nearly 19 cents in the last three weeks. The cost of crude oil, though, is dropping. And at least one analyst believes prices just may have reached their peek.

Fire -- firefighters in Long Beach, California, had their hands full with a wayward dirigible today. Yes, say that word five times fast. Officials say one end of a tethered Ameriquest blimp may have become over pressurized. It became tilted at an awkward angle. You can kind of see it there. No one is on board. The fire department sprayed the blimp's helium tanks with water to cool them down. That brought the airship back to its normal position.

And not to so normal in Colorado where springtime is bringing no relief for snow removal crews there. After getting nearly two feet of snow over the weekend, more bad weather forced the closing of dozens of schools in about 200 miles of Interstate 70 today. Plus hundreds of people were already stuck at the Denver airport, now they are going on a second day.

And that's a quick look at the headlines. Heidi, makes you miss your days in Colorado.

COLLINS: Yes, it does. Except that I-70 is closed, so you can't get to the ski resorts.

HILL: That's no good.

COLLINS: Erica thank you. See you again in about 30 minutes.

360 next, hostage standoff, a man holds his own child and former girlfriend at gunpoint for hours. Find out how police negotiators managed to get them out alive.

And wrestling with alligators, a big job with a big bite. Meet a man who survived a work place injury like no other.

A little later, divorce in the blink of an eye. Therapists who say they can tell if your relationship is doomed. Find out the telltale signs. Part of our special series "In a Blink."

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COLLINS: Back now to the story of Jessica Lunsford, the 9-year- old girl who disappeared from her own home. Three weeks later her body was found in a shallow grave. And now there comes a blood- curdling suggestion about the dreadful way Jessica Lunsford's brief life actually ended.

Susan Candiotti is in Homosassa Springs, Florida where she talks with Jessica's father about this harrowing case.

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CANDIOTTI: Mark, as we walk down your driveway, you live right there, is it still painful to think about how close Jessica was. And buried right there practically across the street?

M. LUNSFORD: Yes, it is.

CANDIOTTI: With no one noticing.

M. LUNSFORD: Yes.

CANDIOTTI: How do you explain it? M. LUNSFORD: I really wouldn't know how. It's a hard thing to swallow to know that she was that close. And there was nothing that I could do.

CANDIOTTI: Only days after learning suspected killer John Couey's claim that he buried alive Jessica Lunsford, a few days after sexually assaulting her, Jessica's father says he has only one thing on his mind.

M. LUNSFORD: Just how soon are we going to prosecute and kill this man? Because I just -- he just doesn't -- I just want to see him die. I want to watch him. I want him to look me right in the eye when he dies.

CANDIOTTI: Authorities have said the little girl died of asphyxiation. Can an autopsy prove whether someone was buried alive?

DR. JOSHUA PERPER, BROWARD CO. MED. EXAMINER: There might be evidence if he was conscious and tried to get up, that he tried, perhaps, to get out and maybe there would be gravel or earth under the fingernails to show that there was this attempt of trying to escape the confinement.

CANDIOTTI: Jessica's grandfather doesn't believe the killer kept her alive for long.

ARCHIE LUNSFORD, JESSICA'S GRANDFATHER: I know what he did. But I will always believe that he killed that child in his bedroom.

CANDIOTTI: For now, a grieving father tries to channel his pain into political action.

A. LUNSFORD: I just want everybody to be patient with what these people are doing. They are trying to make the changes that need to be changed.

CANDIOTTI: Since the kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, lawmakers from Capitol Hill to Florida's capitol are sponsoring bills to keep closer tabs on sexual offenders and predators including mandatory ankle bracelets.

At a town hall meeting in Jessica's hometown, anger and frustration.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think there should be a tattoo on their forehead.

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And mandate that they pull their hair back so every child could see it

CANDIOTTI: Apparently, no one knew sex offender John Couey was living practically across the street from the little girl, within yards of a mobile crime unit while search dogs scoured the neighborhood. Civic activist Diane Toto says people remain in a state of shock.

DIANE TOTO, CIVIC ACTIVIST: We had people walking up and down the woods, looking. How many people walked over that spot? They are so frustrated and angry because they feel that he's kind of in there laughing at them.

CANDIOTTI: Suspect Couey was staying with a relative and others who police say lied with them during two visits to the house. Investigators disagree over whether Jessica was alive at the time. Prosecutors have dropped obstruction charges and say there's no evidence the trailer's occupants knew Jessica as ever inside.

SHERIFF JEFF DAWSY, CITRUS CO. FLORIDA: There's just nothing right now that we've been able to find or substantiate that could either bring those charges back up or make other charges materialize.

CANDIOTTI: But, Sheriff, if you lie about who is in the house, that's lying to police. That's making a false statement.

DAWSY: Well, that's yours and my interpretation and I agree with you.

CANDIOTTI: But prosecutors have told the sheriff, no current Florida law makes it a crime to lie to police in every situation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ...friends of mine. I was just coming to leave some flower's and a card.

M. LUNSFORD: Well, I appreciate it, man, I do.

CANDIOTTI: Outside the Lunsford home a memorial still draws visitors. Mark Lunsford stays busy urging changes to make children safer. When he closes his eyes at night...

M. LUNSFORD: I see my little girl. But I see her all day long. And I think about those things over in that house every day. And I have to live with that every day. Couey gets an escape route. They find him guilty, they exterminate him like a bug. I have to live on and remember everything he did to my daughter.

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CANDIOTTI (on camera): Again, the crime scene is that trailer you can see over my shoulder with a wooden deck out front where Jessica's body was found. And over here on the street, the police mobile crime unit. It was parked there, Heidi, for days and days after her disappearance. Again, across the street this is where Jessica Lunsford lived and where a memorial still stands in her honor.

Tomorrow Sheriff Jeff Dawsy travels to Tallahassee, Florida's capital, to testify asking for more funding to require mandatory monitor bracelets for sex offenders. And in a few weeks from now we expect a full autopsy results, and perhaps we'll learn more details about Jessica's death.

And finally, this. Remember that favorite toy of hers, that dolphin that disappeared from her bedroom the night she was kidnapped? Law enforcement sources tell us it was discovered when her remains were found behind the trailer. Heidi?

COLLINS: Susan Candiotti for us tonight. Susan, thanks so much.

And 360 next: a father accused of kidnapping his own baby at gunpoint, then surrounded by cops. Tonight, how do negotiators talk down suspects bent on deadly violence?

Plus -- vowed to remain faithful till death do you part. Tonight, meet a man who says he can predict how long your marriage will last. Part of our special series.

And Florida's go-to man for gator trouble has finally met his match. How this gator-guru almost became gator grub.

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COLLINS: In New Jersey tonight, in a small town about an hour west of Newark, just minutes ago authorities finally brought a day- long standoff to an end. A man had been holed up in a car for hours threatening to kill himself, having earlier in the day abducted his girlfriend and their infant daughter and shot and wounded the baby's grandfather.

Eventually, the alleged kidnapper let the mother and child go, and then, at long last, after hours of negotiations, surrendered himself as well. Debra Feyerick takes us beyond the headlines now on what the police are trained to do in such desperately tense situations.

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DEBRA FEYERICK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Watching the hostage drama on TV experts say was a textbook case played out perfectly.

ROBERT STRANG, CEO, INVESTIGATIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP: I think that they did a great job.

FEYERICK: Robert Strang is a seasoned investigator, but this kind of case is particularly sensitive.

STRANG: They're dealing with a weapon, with a vehicle, with a hostage situation. They have to be very, very careful about what next steps they take. They go very slowly, very cautiously. They are very careful. They don't know what is going to set him off. It could be the slightest thing that they say. They kind of let him do the talking first, you know, feel him out. Talk to us. What do you need? What do you want? How do we get out of this situation? Why are you here? How can we help you?

FEYERICK: These are the details police did have. That Almutah Saunders allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend Erica Turner and their 4-month-old baby, after allegedly shooting the baby's grandfather in the leg. Saunders then drove to a housing complex, cornering himself in an area with lots of dead ends and cul-de-sacs. Police set up a perimeter just close enough so that the suspect would not panic. Step-by-step, the negotiators created a sense of trust, so much so that at one point, a negotiator, shielded by a SWAT team officer, drops something at the driver's door.

What does that tell you about the relationship that developed?

STRANG: That's the trust we're talking about. That's -- he's been having a conversation with that person. He was actually able to trust him enough to come that close.

FEYERICK (voice-over): Police say there were three hostage negotiators. One of them a female police officer, who the suspect had asked for by name. Whatever she says, works. Shortly after she gets there, the car door opens. Mom and baby walk out unharmed by the gunman.

STRANG: You're dealing with a problem in real-time. You're dealing with real people who are in a very small vehicle, that are talking about issues and fighting and arguing, and God knows what was going on in that vehicle.

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FEYERICK: Now, later in the day, police did fly in Saunders' sister by helicopter to talk him down. Saunders surrendered a short time later, but it was 13 hours after this whole ordeal began -- Heidi.

COLLINS: And that is a long time, too.

FEYERICK: Long time.

COLLINS: All right, Deb Feyerick, thanks for that.

And there was also a strange and alarming incident in Washington, D.C. today, which ended when finally police tackled a 33-year-old man from China, who had been standing outside the Capitol building all but motionless for about an hour, between a pair of large black suitcases.

Officials say the man wanted to speak to President Bush. Parts of the building were evacuated, as were the steps and grounds along the Capitol's west front.

After the man had been taken into custody, the two suitcases were X-rayed and then blown up by police.

Corporal Dustin Berg of the Indiana National Guard has all the markings of a hero. He served in the war in Iraq and came home with a Purple Heart. But next month, he faces a court-martial on charges he killed an Iraqi. How does a quiet farm boy get sent off to war and come home being accused of being a killer?

"Beyond the Headlines" now. Here is Anderson Cooper.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): When the 152nd Infantry of the Indiana National Guard came home from Iraq last year, they paraded through Jasper, the unit's hometown.

Dustin Berg paraded with them, then returned to the family farm to pick up his life where he'd left off.

He joined the volunteer fire department, coached youth soccer, and went to work at a furniture factory. He was planning to get married.

It was only in January that Berg told his parents he was in trouble.

M. BERG: I don't know why they are doing it. I just know that my son is not a murderer. He was not brought up that way. He is not a murderer.

COOPER: The Army says he is. On November 23rd, 2003, Berg was on a security patrol just south of Baghdad with an Iraqi policeman. Army prosecutors say Berg deliberately shot the policeman, then shot himself with the Iraqi's weapon, to cover up the crime.

CAPT. TRAVIS HILL, BERG'S DEFENSE COUNSEL: Corporal Berg acted in self-defense and used appropriate force under the rules of engagement, to react to a situation he was faced with.

COOPER: At Berg's hearing, the Army prosecutor did not offer a motive for why Berg shot the Iraqi. The prosecutor declined comment to CNN.

But at a military hearing, the prosecutor said that by changing his story several times and shooting himself Berg was covering up a murder. Not so, says Berg's lawyer. He insists the young soldier has not wavered on one key point: That he shot the Iraqi because the policeman pointed his weapon at him.

HILL: The only thing I'm going to say about that is again, the theory of the defense is any subsequent conduct by Corporal Berg is easily explainable by the fact that he was motivated -- motivated by fear. He was not motivated to cover up a crime.

COOPER: What may have motivated him was fear of an Army investigation. Berg's commander testified at a hearing that three other investigations into other soldiers' use of force had put soldiers in the camp on edge.

HILL: A lot of times, you don't know who your enemy is. And the soldiers were concerned that if they'd reacted under the rules of engagement, that they may be second-guessed.

COOPER: And second-guessed is what people in Berg's tiny home town of Ferdinand, Indiana say is happening to one of their own. A young man with long family ties to this town, settled by predominantly German Catholics. It's a place where young Berg's fate is on everyone's mind. At the local American Legion Hall, where Corporal Berg occasionally stopped in, bartender Tammy Mundy.

TAMMY MUNDY, BARTENDER: He's over there doing the job, and now they want to bring him down here and run him down to the ground. And I don't think that's right.

COOPER: At Forest Park Junior and Senior High School, where Berg's teachers recall him as a quiet, respectful student, an athlete who also belonged to the Future Farmers of America.

ROCK EMMERT, TEACHER: You know, war is messy. And some of the students say -- you know, he goes over there to serve our country, and then the next thing you know, our government is putting him on trial for murder. Knowing Dustin, you know, I can't imagine him doing something like this unprovoked.

COOPER: Town President Ken Sicard, Berg's former high school soccer coach.

KEN SICARD, BERG'S FORMER H.S. SOCCER COACH: ... you picked up is that they think the government is kind of out of their mind. They are just looking for a scapegoat.

COOPER: Berg's parents do not know why their son is being charged. According to them, he said little about his war experiences. No surprise to his parents, who say he's always been quiet, never one to share his thoughts.

But Ronnie and Mary Lee Berg were surprised when at 17, Dustin told them he wanted to join the Guard. They say he was a homebody who'd never been gung-ho about the military. On calls home from Iraq, his father says he sounded scared.

RONNIE BERG, DUSTIN BERG'S FATHER: You know, it was just like, things might be getting starting to get rough for him. We kept telling, you keep talking to your other...

M. BERG: Yeah.

R. BERG: ... your other guys right side of you, just keep talking, you know.

M. BERG: Yeah.

COOPER: For now, Corporal Berg has been told not to speak for legal reasons, but his lawyer says the community's vocal support for the young man is not misplaced.

HILL: I'm just going to say that when all the facts come out and the process takes its natural course, I feel very comfortable that the people of this community are going to remain as proud of Corporal Berg as they were before. And I feel very strong about that.

M. BERG: I don't know how -- I don't know how to put it. It's just hard on us. It's hard on -- it's hard on the community. It's not just us, I mean, everybody is supporting Dustin.

COOPER: Anderson Cooper, CNN, New York.

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COLLINS: 360 next, will your marriage last forever? Meet a man who can tell whether you are headed for divorce court. Part of our special series.

Also tonight, a brush with death on the job for a Florida gator hunter. See it for yourself.

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KATHLEEN TURNER, ACTRESS: I would never humiliate you like this.

MICHAEL DOUGLAS, ACTOR: You're not equipped to, honey.

Leaving so soon, baby doll?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A family tiff seems to be developing. I don't know if we should leave. But I'd definitely advise skipping the fish course.

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COLLINS: Probably good advice.

A nasty divorce battle makes for the great drama in the movie "War of the Roses." In real life, though, psychologist John Gottman claims he can predict whether a marriage will last just by watching couples talk about a problem.

Malcolm Gladwell writes about the so-called Gottman method in his new best selling book, "Blink," the power of thinking without thinking. All this week on 360, we're bringing you a special series spinning off some of the ideas in the book.

And tonight CNN's Gary Tuchman looks at the power of "Blink" when it comes to love and marriage.

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GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Three couples, the Hilton's of Florida, the King's of Virginia, and the Mack's of New York all say they take their wedding vows seriously. But with half of all marriages not making it will theirs last? Specially trained experts say they can spend 15 minutes with a couple with 90 percent accuracy, determine whether a marriage will make it another five years.

MALCOLM GLADWELL, AUTHOR, "BLINK": If you are in a happy relationship, in some level that happiness is expressed in every conversation you have with the partner. TUCHMAN: We videotaped our three couples discussing conflicts. And we asked psychologist David Bricker, who specializes in the so called Gottman method, to handicap their marriage futures.

DAVID BRICKER, PSYCHOLOGIST: This is John and Lani Hilton from Miramar, Florida. They've been married about five years. They have three kids under 4-years-old which is -- could be very stressful. But they talk about family issues, money issues. Let's listen to them.

LANI HILTON, MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS: You closed the bedroom door, so that I couldn't hear when the little baby Maria was crying. And so I thought I told you that before. I have told you that before?

JOHN HILTON, MARRIED FOR 5 YEARS: I think you have.

TUCHMAN: The issue is whether or not to use a baby monitor. Dr. Bricker is looking for the key warning signs of contempt, criticism, stonewalling and defensiveness.

JOHN HILTON: What do you think?

LANI HILTON: I could start using the monitor again, and having it be in the kitchen. But I don't know that we want to waste the electricity.

JOHN HILTON: I mean, it seems to leave the door open the kids can get in.

BRICKER: See then, that what you're looking for the wrong things, you'll say, they're not going to succeed. She's so -- she's worried about turning the electricity on and off. And you think what an unhappy couple. But that's not what we should be looking for.

JOHN HILTON: I personally don't think...

TUCHMAN: What Bricker is looking for is respectful arguing. So, will they make it?

BRICKER: Yes, I think they'll stick together.

TUCHMAN: Simon and Carolyn Jackson-King of Woodbridge, Virginia have also been married for five years. It's their second marriage and there is a step-son issue.

CAROLYN JACKSON-KING, MARRIED 5 YEARS: When, I told you, well, if I don't think it's disrespectful, then I can't shut him down the way that you want me to. So, if you could help me out with that and let me know.

SIMON KING, MARRIED 5 YEARS: I think that we need to establish the signs of a -- you know, signal that indicate that -- you know, that indicate where I feel that there's a challenge to our authority.

TUCHMAN: They disagree in their video, but they work together as a team.

BRICKER: It looks like they're going to stay together, also.

JESSICA BERTALON MACK, MARRIED 7 MONTHS: I was feeling overwhelmed when you were hanging the tapestries up, because you were, like, banging and flipping around and I was feeling, like, overwhelmed.

TUCHMAN: Jessica and Josh Mack are newlyweds from Long Island, New York.

JESSICA MACK: Instead of hearing you mumble under your breath or, like, I hear you throwing things. I would prefer that you just talk to me and say there's a lot of stuff in here. But sometimes I guess -- well, I know that your tone affects me.

JOSH MACK, MARRIED 7 MONTHS: Definitely short-tempered when it comes to situations like that.

JESSICA MACK: Who, me?

JOSH MACK: No, I am. But you have to understand because, again, here I am like a neat freak. Everything has to be organized, then you know, I'm surrounded by clutter. Not saying it is all you.

JESSICA MACK: Right.

JOSH MACK: But once again, things like that kind of get me rallied up and get me going.

JESSICA MACK: Right.

BRICKER: It's good that he's paying attention to her. It's good, that he's listening to her. But she talks about feeling overwhelmed. He talks about his frustration. And she wants to talk to him about the feelings, but each time that she stops talking he responds, he brings it back to the clutter, which sounds defensive.

TUCHMAN: Because Dr. Bricker, doesn't see contempt he's not confident about giving a completely negative diagnosis but...

BRICKER: There's definitely a chance it won't succeed. But so far -- from the data we have so far, I would be leaning against it based on this amount of data.

TUCHMAN (on camera): Against their marriage succeeding.

BRICKER: Yes, unless they do some kind of intervention.

TUCHMAN (voice-over): Counseling can alter even the most pessimistic prediction. Then there's immediate action that comes highly recommended.

BRICKER: If there's one thing that another couple could do, I'd say each of them should find out what their partner's dreams are and then support the partner in fulfilling the dreams.

(END VIDEOTAPE) TUCHMAN: It almost sounds cliche, but try it after you turn off your TV. Ask your loved one, what he or she dreams of doing someday. It will open up an interesting conversation, and maybe help open up a new dimension to your relationship.

Now, we did tell Jessica and Josh Mack about their diagnosis. Jessica tells us the news is disconcerting, but with this information she hopes she and her husband can work on their marriage and move forward -- Heidi.

COLLINS: How long you've been married, Gary?

TUCHMAN: I've been married 14 years, Heidi. Passed that five- year mark nine years ago.

COLLINS: It's a good mark to pass. All right, Gary Tuchman, thanks so much for that.

And tomorrow night I want to let you know we will continue our special series "In a Blink," the power of your instinct, with a look at the bias you don't think you have. Find out if you instinctively believe that one race is superior to another. It's a fascinating look based on Malcolm Gladwell's book, "Blink".

Limits on combat duty for U.S. troops. Erica Hill from HEADLINE NEWS joins us once again with the latest at about a quarter until the hour.

Hi, Erica.

HILL: Hi, again, Heidi.

That's right, U.S. troop deployment to Iraq and other combat zones will now be limited to one year. A memo released by the Pentagon today says, any extension beyond the 12-month limit would have to be approved by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The memo clarifies the military's position on deployment limits. During the run up to the Iraq elections, thousands of U.S. troops were required to serve more than 12 months.

The FDA is giving silicone breast implants another look. At an emotional hearing today, women who blame leaking silicone implants for crippling health problems faced women who call the implants the best option. The acting director for the FDA Device Evaluation Division stresses, any final decision will be based on scientific data. The FDA banned most uses of silicone implants 13 years ago.

The mother of a boy who made allegation of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson in 1993 took the stand today at his trial. She testified she allowed her son to spend nights alone with Jackson after the singer, quote, "Sobbed and pleaded with her to trust him." The boy who is now 25 reached a 25 -- rather who is now 25 reached a multimillion dollar settlement with Jackson. He has refused to testify.

Martha Stewart, it turns out, will serve her full sentence. A federal judge today rejected a request by her lawyers to change it. They argued home detention is damaging her business and wanted a shorter sentence or one that allows her to leave home more often. Stewart is serving five months of home detention which ends in August.

And that's a look at the latest from HEADLINE NEWS.

Heidi, back to you.

COLLINS: And I have nothing to say about that. I think I said everything there is to say about Martha.

HILL: You think? Have we talked about it a lot?

COLLINS: We have.

HILL: Really?

COLLINS: Erica, thanks so much. See you again in 30 minutes.

360 next. A close call with a gator. A man finds trouble when trying to trap an eight-and-a-half foot long beast. We'll show you.

And a little later, what made this weekends royal wedding so special?

A look at the moments that caught our attention. You've got to see them for yourself.

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COLLINS: So, that's the gator man of Florida at work, and that is what you call an extreme pest control. Where residents see a reptilian threat, he sees a paycheck. His job is to catch the mean, hungry predators, but his dangerous way of life nearly cost him his.

CNN's John Zarrella reports.

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JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Todd Hardwick is one of the most familiar faces in south Florida. He's always on local television doing something most clear-thinking individuals wouldn't dare attempt.

Leave it to expert Todd Hardwick to make it look easy.

HARDWICK: Nice and steady, I'm just going to sit down on him.

ZARRELLA: Hardwick has been an alligator trapper for 17 years. Making it look easy, doing fun things like hanging over a guardrail to pull a 12-foot, 400-pound gator out of the Miami River. Or lassoing one on a street.

HARDWICK: That alligator's eaten something recently. Look at that belly. That's probably a dog in there.

ZARRELLA: He's never been bitten until last week. Hardwick was on his 27th capture in seven days. He was just about on top of the animal when a grappling hook used to secure a line came loose and buried itself in his left wrist.

HARDWICK: At that moment the alligator went into what we call a death roll. As he death rolled, the line jerked tighter, sinking the hook deeper and deeper.

ZARRELLA: As people watched and home video cameras rolled, Hardwick fought for his life. Hardwick, with his right arm, put the eight-and-a-half foot, 250-pound creature in a head lock and struggled to keep it from taking him under.

HARDWICK: I probably would have drowned or had to let go and gotten bit. It was going bad very, very quickly.

ZARRELLA: A neighborhood resident pulled Hardwick to shore, the hook still in his wrist. He never went to the hospital and the gator was captured. Just three weeks ago, during another capture, Hardwick was live on CNN's "LIVE FROM..."

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How long is that? That gator, roughly?

HARDWICK: He's definitely in the nine-and-a-half, 11-foot range.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he looks pretty angry.

HARDWICK: He hasn't missed many meals. He has good weight on him. He's a good-looking alligator.

ZARRELLA: In Florida, this is gator mating season, and Todd Hardwick's busiest time. The gators are frisky and seem to be everywhere, in neighborhood lakes, on back porches, even under cars.

When they get too close to humans they become nuisance gators. That's when Hardwick gets the call. This time Hardwick was almost on the losing end.

HARDWICK: You know, I kind of admire that alligator because of all the alligators I've ever caught, this is the first one that almost bested me.

ZARRELLA: 99 percent of all nuisance gators caught are destroyed. But Hardwick says this one deserves to live and will spend the rest of its life in a captive sanctuary, never becoming an alligator handbag.

John Zarrella, CNN, Miami.

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COLLINS: Now, let's find out what is coming up at the top of the hour on "PAULA ZAHN NOW." Paula?

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Brings to line that mind from "True Lies," where Arnold Schwarzenegger says, "you're luggage." Remember that? COLLINS: Yes, I do!

ZAHN: All right. Thanks, Heidi.

Either you love him or you hate him: tonight we focus on one of the most popular and for sure one of the most controversial personalities on radio, Howard Stern. We're going to show you what makes him tick, and by the way, you won't believe what his family was like growing up. Ozzie and Harriett, they are not. We'll show you tonight at the top of the hour. You can only imagine what kind of influences he had at home.

COLLINS: Yes, but I wonder, can Howard Stern wrestle an alligator?

ZAHN: He probably could.

COLLINS: All right, Paula. Thank you.

360 next, bloopers and blunders. A look at some royal outtakes from the royal wedding.

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COLLINS: Ah, the bride and groom. Prince Charles and Camilla, stepping out from the church on Saturday just moments after tying the knot. Judging by their expression, it's hard to tell if they are happy or they are just relieved or maybe just the fact that it's all over.

It was supposed to be a serious occasion, though, full of pomp and circumstance. But sometimes even the most solemn of ceremonies can get downright silly.

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COLLINS (voice-over): Now, here's something you don't see every day: members of the British royal family, and not just lesser members, but real royals, like the Princes, William and Harry, heading for a family do on a bus. The monarchs in waiting, family and friends, piled on to the posh coach for the, well, the half a block or so trip from Windsor Castle to the Windsor Town Hall to witness the civil ceremony uniting Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Then, they boarded the bus back to the castle again. For their part, the queen and the happy couple arrived by car.

Then there was this. The aristocrats air-kissing. Let's take another look. Yes, air-kissing outside the castle. And you thought upper crust Brits only showed affection to horses and dogs.

Of course, there were those moments that remind us that the rich are different from you and me. When you're a prince, you can't get married unless you're surrounded by celebs. Joanna Lumley looking, well, it must be said, absolutely fabulous. And isn't that Mr. Bean, and Joan Rivers, without a red carpet? But leave it to our very own Anderson Cooper, co-host of CNN's live coverage of the big day, ever the intrepid reporter, to ask the one question on everyone's mind...

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Is that a hat? Is that a hat?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think it passes as a hat. I'm not sure it's one.

COOPER: Some twigs and branches in there.

COLLINS: Ah, the headgear. Think feathers. Feathers for the bride and the bride's daughter. Feathers for the rows of royal guests. Feathers for the queen, the only woman in white at this wedding. Feathers are, of course, a part of the Prince of Wales' emblem. But there must be more than a few bald birds shivering in the English country side today. So, with a burst of fanfare, a farewell to the assembled staff, and a final unfortunate gust of wind, the newlyweds take to the royal roller, and head off on a honeymoon. And to think, it only took 35 years to get here.

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COLLINS (on camera): And that is 360 for tonight. I'm Heidi Collins; Anderson's back tomorrow. CNN's prime time coverage continues now with PAULA ZAHN NOW. Hi, Paula.

ZAHN: Hi, Heidi. With no headgear on.

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