Fatal Plant Explosion in Houston
WHITFIELD: So, we're just getting some new information coming in from the Houston Fire Department, who is confirming to us that one person did die from this explosion here in Houston at this warehouse, but what officials are saying, it's a miracle that more people were not injured, because there were about 40 people in the building at the time of this explosion. And it just so happened that nearby, Houston police officers were taking a class in a building nearby, just happened to come outside for a break, and witnessed this explosion taking place. This warehouse, many people were at work at the time. But confirmation now that at least one person was killed in this explosion. Still unclear why the explosion took place, however.</s>LEMON: It is 17 past the hour, and here are a few of the stories we're working for you right here in the CNN NEWSROOM.</s>WHITFIELD: Well, it seems those alleged Barbie bandits did have other means of support. We're told the smiling teens who allegedly ripped off a bank branch outside of Atlanta, which was inside a grocery store, worked the afternoon shift at a strip club. But they weren't working the day after the robbery. CNN's Rick Sanchez retraces the duo's tracks.</s>RICK SANCHEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Police say this is 18- year-old Ashley Miller. She's the brunette on the left, caught by a surveillance camera during a bank holdup. She and her friend, who police identify as Heather Lyn Johnston, 19, and blonde, were late arrested. So what did the pair do the day after the alleged bank heist with their picture splattered in news accounts all over the world? The answer? They went to a hair salon, where they're greeted by hair stylist Amy Cooper.</s>AMY COOPER, HAIRDRESSER: As soon as she walked in, you know, I went up and greeted her, and I introduced myself. And I said, "So, what are we going to do today?" And she goes, "I want you to make me really blonde. I want to be blonde like Barbie."</s>SANCHEZ: Like Barbie? Doesn't she know that's exactly how she and her alleged accomplice will be forever known?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The Barbie bandits.</s>SANCHEZ: Whatever the case, here they are again, caught by another surveillance camera, this time at the hair salon, to the amazement of salon workers.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's them right there. And then they're going to walk over to this section.</s>SANCHEZ: Police now say the two young women, with the help of 22- year-old teller Benny Allen, pulled off an inside job at the suburban Atlanta bank and escaped with a considerable amount of money. All three are now charged with felony theft. But when these images were captured at the salon, the alleged teen bandits were still on the loose. Did they seem anxious? Not according to salon manager Melissa Mathea, who says all they wanted to talk about was their planned dinner that night at the Cheesecake Factory.</s>MELISSA MATHEA, SALON MANAGER: They said that they had been at the pool all day. They were hanging out, so they came in with like real short shorts on and see-through tank tops and stuff. And that's the only thing that really had caught our eye about them.</s>SANCHEZ: And what did they talk about with their hairstylist? The same thing everybody in these parts seem to be talking about that day, the Barbie bandit case that was captivating Atlanta.</s>AMY COOPER: So, I was like, "Isn't that the dumbest thing you've ever heard?" I said, "Somebody would go rob a bank wearing sunglasses and think nobody would recognize them?" She said, "Yes, I know. That's crazy, right?" And then she got real quiet.</s>SANCHEZ: The girls are seen on tape mulling over a flat iron and splurging on some new earrings. (on camera): Tonight, though, as they sit in jail, what they're most likely mulling over are the serious charges against them. Convictions could mean up to 10 years in prison. According to one of the attorneys that we talked to, they're expecting to plead not guilty.</s>WHITFIELD: Oh, boy. I'm sorry, like jaw-dropping. Can't believe it. All right. That was CNN's Rick Sanchez. Life looks a lot different for the two teens now. They face a litany of charges. Georgia police even claim Miller told them she was a drug dealer. What was she thinking? Both teens are expected to plead not guilty to bank theft.</s>LEMON: Can't get your roots done in jail, can you? Well, we'll see. Howdy, Nabors. Ed Nabors, to be precise. Mr. Nabors, America's newest Mega Millionaire, or at least its newest known Mega Millionaire, you'll meet him next in the CNN NEWSROOM.