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>> start all over. >> good thing it's taped. >> why don't you take it over. >> amazing video we have to show you. >> from mexico. >> truly an example of courage under fire. here's a look. [ gunfire ] >> a schoolteacher thinking on her feet, calmly getting her kindergarten kids to duck and cover in their classroom as gunfire erupts just outside of the school. she also had some help from barney. it happened at a school in the mexican city of monterrey. cnn's nick valencia has more of the story. >> reporter: listen closely as this story unfolds. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ >> reporter: this is the scene at a kindergarten school in monterr monterrey, mexico, on friday afternoon. a teacher calmly instructs her students to take cover and sing songs while suspected cartel members exchange gunfire outside of her classroom. the teacher, who is identified only as martha, tells the students to put their faces on the floor, that nothing is going to happen. as gunfire rages outside the classroom, the teacher asks the kids to sing along to a song by barney the friendly dinosaur. ♪ five people were executed outside the school. none of the children in the classroom was injured. the teacher later posted the video on youtube. it's received more than a million hits. city officials honored her on monday. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >> as nick mentioned the teacher was honored yesterday, receiving a certificate praising her outstanding civic courage. she told reporters she's very proud and said all teachers in monterrey have been trained to deal with those situations. she never imagined this video would be such -- >> a compelling story of a major problem in a strong ally of ours and our neighbor in mexico. this is the drug violence there is very significant and is affecting the daily life of the people who live there. >> what it must be like as a parent to send your kids to school and know that is a distinct possibility. day three of sarah palin's one nation/family vacation bus tour. the former alaskan governor visited some of the important landmarks yesterday including george washington's home in mount vernon, virginia, but didn't ask the question asked to her over and over again, is she going for g.w.'s old job? >> when are you planning to announce you're running for president? what do you think the odds are you're going to run? >> jim acosta has been following the bus tour, live in gettysburg, pennsylvania, is that where they are now or that's where they're going to? >> ali, that is where they are right now. you can tell behind me because her one nation bus is parked right behind the cnn election express. that's a pretty clear signal she is in gettysburg where we are. she's expected to go to the national military park, the battlefield here in gettysburg, later on this morning. nevertheless, this has been a much more than a family vacation. they could have rented an rv, right? all day yesterday, she was leading reporters on a game of cat and mouse, her staff revealing few details about where she was headed. she started the day at the national archives, went to mount vern vernon, and then to baltimore to fort mchenry and then gettysburg where she finally stopped, all leading to speculation she is making a run for the white house. obviously she was asked along the way, as you noted, before coming to me, that she was asked about whether or not she's running for president several times. when we finally had a chance to catch up with her here in gettysburg, she was asked the question about the overall presidential field on the gop side, does she think it's weak, strong? she thinks that the field is pretty strong, but that there may be room for others. >> the field is already quite strong, it's going to change up a lot and i think there will be more strong candidates jumping in. truly there is still a lot of time for folks to make up their mind and jump in and get their campaigns together. the field isn't set yet, not by a long shot. >> reporter: now, all of the details as to where she's going later today and later this week are still being kept very close to the vest. we understand from talking to multiple sources that she is headed to philadelphia, that she may be going to see the liberty bell, and then later on this week, up to new hampshire and we heard late in the day yesterday, that she is going to be off to iowa, perhaps, as early as next month. obviously we have been reporting that there's a new movie that a conservative filmmaker has put out about sarah palin that is set to debut in iowa next month. all of this has a feel of a presidential rollout, much more than a family vacation. whether or not the ultimate destination is 1600 pennsylvania avenue, there are a whole lot of primaries and elections between now and then to decide that, guys. >> and a key debate, jim acosta, thanks very much, with or without sarah palin on january -- i'm sorry. what? i'm having a rough morning. on june 13th, monday june 13th, two weeks from yesterday, cnn is going to host the new hampshire presidential debate as gop hopefuls gather to go for the party's nomination. those who have declared. that is monday, june the 13th, 2011. >> fun in the sun in chicago. >> i have completely lost all ability. i'm off timing. >> whoever jumps in the race will face an opponent climbing in the poll numbers. speaking about our president. the approval for barack obama is up six points from early april to 54% in the latest cnn opinion research corporation poll. >> ed henry live at the white house. getting high marks for handling terrorism and foreign affairs, not so long after there was a key aide quoted as saying he was leading from behind. suddenly that completely turned around, didn't it? >> no doubt about it. i think the green lighting of the osama bin laden operating clearly has given the president a bit of a bump if you look at that approval rating you mentioned up to 54%, specifically look at these numbers on terrorism, his approval on terrorism, 65% approve, 34% disapprove. even on an issue like taxes which republicans traditionally have the upper hand on, approve 46% for the president dishgs approve, 53%. that's the kind of spread usually would be much bigger divide in the republican favor. it's close to 50/50. when you look big picture this president has seen his approval rating go up among republicans in the last few weeks by 12 points. so he has republicans to thank for this bounce a little bit because, perhaps, on the issue of terrorism and then as well as taxes, he's getting higher marks than the republicans who have a muddled field right now. >> ed, the fact that there is no clear-cut republican challenger yet for 2012, i mean, obviously his approval is affecting the people making choices to run. is the absence of a clear-cut challenger helping president obama's approval ratings? >> there's no doubt. he pretty much has the stage to himself. if you think about the european trip we were on last week, that enhances his standing on the international stage, the question of terrorism, how he handles international affairs. if you're a republican the silver lining is republicans have a muddled field as we said. they don't have anyone going toe to toe. there's a lot of room for them to gain. look at these numbers, the economy and gas prices. approval for the president, 41% on the economy, disapprove 58%. gas prices only 25% approve. disapprove 73%. i don't need to tell you guys, those are major, major warning signs for this president and maybe after the glow of the bin laden raid, if the economy, gas prices don't improve, he's very, very vulnerable. >> all right. ed henry for us this morning, thanks so much. new developments in libya this morning. big defections from moammar gadhafi's military. more than 100 soldiers have defected to italy. the head of nato saying gadhafi's four decade rule is coming to an end. this came as gadhafi met with south africa's president to discuss a cease-fire with rebel fire. his public appearances have been more rare as nato has stepped up bombing runs on his compound. >> the dalai lama formally reling distinguishing his political role in tibet. the parliament mended its charter, basically to pertain to the dalai lama's political and administrative powers. he remains tibetan's spiritual leader. hot spots remain around amarillo, texas. fire fighters have lifted a mandatory evacuation for the city after two wildfires destroyed dozens of homes and sent hundreds of residents out over the weekend. in all, officials say close to three million acres have burned so far in texas this fire season. more thn a week after the deadliest tornado on record, officials in joplin, missouri, say 29 people are still unaccounted for, that is down from 43 on sunday. right now the death toll from the devastating tornado stands at 142. in eastern montana, the state's governor calling on the national guard for help as floodwaters start to recede in the town of round up. officials say nearly 35 homes and businesses were damaged due to the flooding. folks are also being warned they have to boil their water for now before it it's safe to drink. another stunning example of what mother nature can whip up for us. this incredible video shot from a tv helicopter off sydney australia, capturing a series of powerful water spouts whipping across the ocean measuring 2,000 feet high. as soon as they approached shore, they dissipated. powerful storms and heavy rains causing severe flooding in sydney right now. rob marciano is in the extreme weather center for us right now. some record-setting weather across the country yesterday and today, rob? >> it's toasty, especially east of the mississippi, guys, and in places like chicago, they're heading to the beach. in their case, that would be on lake shore drive or lake michigan. here's video of that. yesterday temperatures easily got into the 90s. feeling like the middle of july than memorial day. so enjoy that as you soak in the sun, but don't forget to wear the sunscreen. today's temperature similar but not quite that. a little rainfall move into the chicagoland area. here it is on the radar scope with the thunderstorms rolling through eastern nebraska. they had a slew of tornado reports across parts of nebraska yesterday. now this front and associated storm system is moving off to the east. kansas city about to get -- is getting hit with some thunderstorms. garden variety stuff. there's a couple of severe ones embedded in this. it's not terrible. this will move through joplin later on this morning and in through the early afternoon. the severe weather threat is not expected there. more so expected a little farther to the north and through parts of michigan. same areas that got hit over the weekend with the severe weather may get it again today, especially across the lower hand with temperatures there rising easily into the upper 80s and lower 90s and that will add fuel to the fire. kind of toasty out there, but this storm will cool things off for a few people, but folks who live on the extreme eastern seaboard and nation's capital where they're back to work, 93 degrees for the high temperature. >> we complain all winter. >> spring and winter. >> so -- >> there was no spring. winter and then summer. >> 24 inches of snow and now it's 93 degrees. but i'm not saying a word. >> embrace it. >> thanks, rob. tonight is the night the miami heat and dallas mavs take to the court. game one of the nba finals. it's in miami and it will be a matchup pretty much of 2006. pitting the heat's big three, lebron james, dwyane wade and chris bosh against the mav vicks star dirk nowitzki. 2006 nba final rematch which miami won. they didn't have lebron james at the time but -- we'll see what happens. a big story here following all weekend the head football coach at ohio state stepping down because of an ethics scandal. tattoos for memorabilia. we'll tell you more about this. and attention kmart shoppers, bees swarms of them, we'll tell you what that's about when we come back. ...was it something big? 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[ speaking chinese ] [ gasps, speaks chinese ] do you guys like dumplings? i love dumplings. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual -- let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. 22 minutes after the hour. time to mind your business now. the u.s. markets open this morning after a long holiday week and today investors will be paying close attention to new reports on consumer confidence and the housing market. let's talk about that housing report, it's expected to show a new low in home prices in the 20 largest metropolitan areas according to the "new york times." the standard & poor's case-shiller index will show existing home prices in march dipped below the lows reached two years ago. the world's biggest airlines taking in $22 billion last year in fuel, luggage and other fees according to a study in the "wall street journal." nose add-ons accounted for nearly 23% of budget carrier spirit's revenue. $9 billion into government-run college savings plans known as 529s, up from $5 million in 2008. experts say one reason for the pick up is parents fearing their kids won't be able to afford college. photographic film is slowly reaching the end of its roll according to the photo marketing association. 20 million rolls of film will be sold compared to a billion in 2000. "american morning" will be right back after this break with more on how to row text your identity in today's virtual world. 27 minutes past the hour. checking top stories right now. a kindergarten teacher in mexico gets her kids on the floor singing barney together while a gun battle rages outside the school. the video she took has been viewed more than a million times on the interthreat and the teacher is being honored for her outstanding civic courage. more signs that moammar gadhafi is losing his grip on power. the italian government says eight libyan general and more than 100 soldiers have defected to italy. this comes as gadhafi's met with south africa's president to discuss a cease-fire with krebl fires. a bounce for president obama. his approval rating up six points since april to 54% in the latest "cnn headline new cnn re poll. new york congress man anthony weiner said a lewd photo sent to a college student in seattle that was the work of a computer hacker. the story broken by the website big government.com run by conservative blogger andrew brightbart. the 21-year-old who got the tweet says she followers the congressman on twitter and a big fan but never met him. he spent the holiday weekend trying to dismiss this incident. >> i was hacked, happens to people, you move on. this is a prank. not a terribly creative one. and it's a distraction. >> it's not clear who may have hacked the congressman's twitter account. spokesman for the congress man says he's retained an attorney to look into the matter further. meantime seems to be happening more and more, hackers able to grab headlines compromising high profile computer systems like sony and lockheed martin among the recent victim. >> if they can penetrate the level of security of a defense contractor how safe can our own systems be when we log on from home? deb feyerick with us this morning. you're going to take us inside a state-of-the-art facility where you came face to face with the cloud where a lot of our data is stored. >> exactly. i had that feeling when i was speaking about it and kept saying what is it? i think i finally got my answer. it's not just systems that we're talking about. our computers have really become portals to information that we store and access outside our homes and offices. in fact, really, from anywhere. we did get a firsthand look at the facility that protects critical information for fortune 500 companies to get a sense of how safe we are one on one when it comes to protecting our personal identities. you do it, i do it, in fact, hundreds of millions of people do it every day -- each time you log into your web e-mail or visit social media sites, like facebook or flicker, or stream tv shows or movies, you're accessing a virtual world anyone can share from anywhere. welcome to the cloud. >> they allow you to not use expensive, bulky storage space here on earth and instead allow you to put things in somebody else's computer for free or very little cost. >> reporter: john able writes about the cloud for "wired" magazine and warns with innovation comes risk. >> assume that your stuff will be looked at. assume that it will be lost. >> reporter: there's no guarantee your data in the cloud is ever 100% secure. recent breaches at sony playstation network, epsilon data, even rsa security, affected upwards of 100 million people. >> pretty much open season. >> reporter: dale meyer served as chief information officer for the united states intelligence community. >> if i were to touch it i would be touching the cloud. >> you would be touching the physical case that performance cloud functions. a sill rack of equipment could replace the entire it technology enterprise of a global fortune 500 company. >> reporter: meyer and his team at harris corporation took us on a tour of the first of its kind state-of-the-art cyber integration center designed to secure critical information for fortune 500 companies and government agencies. the key -- >> is being able to prove through continuous monitoring, are you getting this level of trust that you signed up for and pay for? >> reporter: as virtual information storage becomes even more popular, experts warn safeguarding your data will be an even greater challenge. >> there is a cat-and-mouse game between security people and, you know, hackers. >> reporter: the only way to protect your precious information in the cloud, maybe not to put it there in the first place. now, the cloud is the future. cloud computing is what everybody's doing now. this what is you're doing when you access your e-mails, that is cloud computing. what enables us to use the portable devices really because our data is stored not here, some place else. the cyber integration center is one of the most sophisticated monitoring systems anywhere, but intruders are always trying to find a way in. that means you have to understand when you are using these devices, storing personal data in the cloud, wherever that might be, somebody may be able to get access. it's always a risk. doesn't mean it's certain, doesn't mean they're going to say hey, let me see what ali velshi is doing, but it does mean -- >> we were all getting hacked before there was a cloud. is the risk greater or lesser? when i was storing everything locally, i probably didn't have the security that these cloud storage systems have. >> certainly not at home. you probably didn't have the level. companies, they've got their own information technology departments. you heard from the piece that one of those racks he was looking at, that can store not only, you know, the entire information of fortune 500 company, it can store everything that is in the library of congress. we're talking about a machine the size of a dvd. >> the scary part is the volume. if they get into it the amount of information they have access to, you could never store that in your local computer in your house. >> it depends what they're looking for. it's about storage. if we want to use these, then we have to be able to keep our information somewhere. >> brings up the cyber espionage or attack story of the morning. the big concern not only accessing and stealing information, shutting it down when the world depends on it, shows how, you know, how multifaceted -- >> cyber war and the idea that cyber war is an active war. "the wall street journal" reporting the pentagon has put together its cyber strategy and that says that sabotage, computer sabotage from another country, can constitute an act of war. that means the u.s. might respond with traditional military force or may. the report comes just days after the biggest u.s. defense contractor lockheed martin thwarted off an attack. >> we can respond with a missile to your country. >> the house of representatives back at work this morning, they're expected to vote on raising the debt ceiling and it's a safe bet it won't pass because the measure does not include spending cuts, conditions like spending cuts many republicans say is necessary for them to vote to raise the debt creeling. >> the trial of casey anthony enters its second week and casey's mother is expected to return to the witness stand. last week bombshell testimony came from the defense. they're arguing that casey was sexually abused by her father and brother and that her father found her daughter caylee drowned in the pool and helped dispose of the body. casey is charged with the murder of her 2-year-old daughter and could get the death penalty if convicted. 600 people stung by jellyfish in central florida over memorial day weekend. swimmers from cocoa beach to cape canaveral came across swarms of purple jellyfish. they can cause itching, burning and rashing. >> the cure is. you take meat tend riser on the area, sucks the sting out. you smell funny for a little while but it helps. >> a girl who spent time on the beach. >> pretty from a distance but not when pecking at you when you're asleep. >> this is a crazy store. >> you have strange dreams but a reality for a guy in nevada. a peacock broke into his home and got into bed with him and got into bed with him when he woke up. sure he didn't have one too many. >> sure this isn't "hangover 2". >> the bird apparently stalking the home. this is the video. animal control came in, chased the bird into the living room, caught him. everyone, man and bird r doing okay. maybe he's looking for his mate, he -- >> this guy colorful? >> they aren't. >> pea hens are dull brown color. >> all right. we're going to take a break. when we come back cease-fire in yemen has fallen apart and that is sparking renewed fears of an all-out civil war. pediatricians say it is not a good thing your kids are drinking sports and energy drinks. what do you think? should energy drinks be regulated e-mail us at cnn.com/am, tweet us at @cnnam, or facebook.com/americanmorning. we'll read your thoughts. good comments. we'll have them for you. >> 37 minutes after the hour. we could've gone a more traditional route... ... but it wouldn't have been nearly as memorable. ♪ so my old contact lenses would sometimes move out of place and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astigmatism. acuvue® oasys for astigmatism. he said it's the only lens of its kind designed to realign naturally with every blink and created with hydraclear® plus. i'm seeing more clearly, crisply, comfortably, all day long. now life doesn't have to be a blur. 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>> that is the big question, christine. what's happening right now, there are stall tactics going on. his defense lawyer has said basically he needs another medical exam. he has specific health problems. they need to call in more specialists and he is not fit enough to face genocide charges in the hague. prosecutors are saying that's not true, he is absolutely. so they're going to wait for a verdict from the court in serbia today to see whether or not to send him to the hague. europe wants him there asap. >> the pictures we keep seeing of him are a much longer mladic. they're saying he's had a stroke, heart issues over the years, that he's just not well enough to stand, that's what his supporters are saying? >> you know, that's right. and to many people who do support him, they see him as a nationalist hero. they think that he really has done great things in his past for serbia. the problem is, the rest of the world does not see it like that. this is a man wanted for genocide, for crimes against humanity. the one word people associate him with is srebrenica, the worst massacre in europe after the second world war. he had something like almost 8,000 muslim men and boys just massacred in 1995. that's actually the moment many say president clinton was really galvanized to act and do something about it. >> zain verjee for us this morning, thanks so much. catch zain every morning 5:00 a.m. on "world one" on cnn. rob marciano is standing by in atlanta in the extreme weather center to let us know how this last day, the last day of may, this is it? >> it is, isn't it. >> it's going out with a bang. it's hot in much of the country. >> feels like the last day of july for a lot of folks. heat and humidity, going to reign supreme across the eastern two-thirds of the country. big high pressure. even the thunderstorms are pretty far to the north today. some of those could be very spring and severe like. here is a line that moved through nebraska yesterday. over 20 reports of tornados in spots there, but no reports of serious injuries or huge damage. this is all going to be rolling towards chicago, and eventually towards detroit later on today as the heat builds and that front begins to make its way there. chicago, you will have travel delays, maybe not as bad as what we saw over the weekend but plan for it. wind in minneapolis and looking for issues in salt lake city and san francisco as well. here's where we expect the bull's eye to be as far as severe weather threat once we get the heat going, the energy moving east, the lower great lakes will see a moderate risk of seeing severe thunderstorms throughout the day today or more so this afternoon and through this evening. here's where the heat is. 94 in memphis, 93 degrees in d.c., heat advisories up for d.c., baltimore, and detroit. you've got the heat, the humidity as well. not going to be quite as warm but still toasty in new york city. air quality issues because the air is fairly stagnant and across the south it's very warm. your body is not quite used to it. the first real pulse of heat, so take it easy and drink lots of water. we had heat medical issues yesterday in chicago because of all the heat. the pattern is going to kind of stick this way. it will be 95 degrees in nashville tomorrow, 96 in atlanta, still lower 90s in d.c. we get a little cooling across the northern tier towards thursday but a lot of red down here, jackson, mississippi, may even get to 101 degrees. so what do you do if you can't get to the beach or another way to cool off? maybe you head to the mountains. check this out, memorial day weekend skiing in aspen, colorado. they haven't done this in years. there was twice as much snow at the top of aspen than there was january 1st. more snow now than new year's day. and places like aspen and squall valley and, of course, the basin, these guys will be open july 4th, i smell "american morning" on the road for july 4th. >> we're setting out to find the coolest spot and there it is. just a ton of snow this spring, that's why it's like that for them? >> spring with the entire winter was just incredibly epic. a lot came late in the spring as well. they have a pack beyond belief and it's going to stick around through the summer. >> all right. rob, thanks very much. that's something else. 47 minutes after the hour. coming up on "american morning," a town wakes up to sheep on the loose. check that out. >> they were counting sheep to fall asleep and look what happened when they woke up. >> we'll tell you where this is and what that's about when we come back. 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"american morning" will be back after this. exits 98 to 110, although i don't know, mayben brian our producer can tell us on what road we're talking about. there's exits. it is 95, exits 98 to 110 closed as they investigate. what we are trying to work out is what the injuries are. there are apparently a number of injuries on that. we'll keep you posted as soon as we learn about this. a bus overturned near richmond. >> we'll let you know what -- where the tour bus is coming from and all of that. >> if you're in the area, exits 98 to 110 in that stretch of area. we want to ask your opinion about something to tell you about this story out about the nation's pediatricians warning that energy drinks in particular, but also sports drinks r not good for your kids and should be avoided. the caffeine in energy drinks can lead to high blood pressure, high heart rate insomnia and kids already prone to anxiety can make it worse. >> let's find out what you think. should energy drinks be regulated. here are your responses into glen carter clemens says on facebook -- and on twitter, johns 13 says -- a different view. >> also, vin 16 in new jersey writes any food and drink that could potentially harm you should be regulated. these drinks are too accessible to kids, very scary. >> on our blog somebody named jesse clark wrote i don't think they should be. if they are your kids and don't want them drinking the drinks don't let them. the kid is your responsibility not the company that makes the drink. if you a prok with the drink don't let your kids get ahold of them. >> as much as i agree be i don't think it should be in the diet, the idea of regulating everything in children's menus i don't see is the best idea. when you say don't do this that's when kids want to do it. >> i think there's some parents who don't realize there's so much sugar in the sports drinks and pediatricians are saying if it's a sports drink drink it when playing a sport. >> otherwise water. >> the other thing, too, in some of those drinks you can't look at the back and really tell how much caffeine is in it because there's caffeine but then other stimulants that are not -- >> you won't recognize. >> pediatrician groups saying caffeine is not good for children. >> send us an e-mail, tweet, tell us on facebook, we'll read your thoughts later in the show. a stampede of pintos barreling through the midwest and we're not talking about -- the 40th anniversary of the ford pinto. owners marking the event driving their ponies from colorado to pennsylvania. they not only will show their cars off but many of them are being sponsored and the proceeds go to help needy veterans through the wounded warrior project. >> out of work shepard you may want to head chula vista, california. residents woke up monday to a flock of sheep wandering around their neighborhood. one ath one point police had them surrounded and then they took off. animal control rounded them up. >> they had them surrounded as if they're dangerous and going to put up a fight. >> do we know where the sheep game from? >> but maybe they wandered from a nearby farmland. >> good guess. >> how they always say, they were a little small sheep and grew up and somebody let them go. they were living in their house until they grew up. only lizards. >> our top stories minutes away including don't call it a campaign bus. sarah palin keeps everybody guessing on her national tour. somebody who may know when she'll make a choice about running in 2012. 56 minutes after the hour. 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[ singing in foreign language ] >> courage and grace under fire, a teacher honored for keeping her kids safe and calm with the help of barney and friends as gunshots erupted outside the school. plus -- red alert, places across the country may meet or beat heat records today on this "american morning." good morning. it's tuesday, may 31st. welcome to "american morning." >> glad you're with us today. we are going to be talking about the amazing video out of mexico. keeping fans and reporters guessing, it is day three of sarah palin's rolling pep rally. the bus pulled into historic gettysburg, pennsylvania, late yesterday. hundreds of people spent a hot and humid memorial day waiting for a glimpse of the potential presidential candidate. she was a no show, though, on the historic battlefield. the former alaska governor made a pit stop in baltimore, visiting fort mchenry, the birth place of the national anthem but didn't answer the big question, is she going for it in 2012? >> i don't know. i honestly don't know. it's still, you know, a matter of looking at the field and considering much. there truly is a lot to consider before you throw yourself out there in the name of service to the public because it's so all consuming. >> jim acosta is live in gettysburg, pennsylvania, this morning. some are wondering, why is she on the bus tour and why are you guys covering it? those were some of the e-mails we got this morning? >> kiran, i think it's safe to say this is more than a family vacation up and down the east coast. this is as close as we've gotten to sarah palin's bus, her one nation bus tour, that has gone up and down the east coast the last couple days and just to give you a sense as to the palin factor that may be at play in 2012 for the white house, she does have her loyal supporters. just a sense of that, people have posted notes on the side of her bus overnight. this one says i voted for you and john mccain. i really hope you run in 2012. just one of the notes that were left behind by her loyal supporters yesterday here in gettysburg. all day long yesterday, it was a game of cat and mouse between the former vice presidential candidate and national news media. she started in washington, d.c., made her way up to baltimore as you said, and then here to gettysburg, she's expected to go on to philadelphia and new hampshire later this week. we're even hearing she may be going to iowa as early as next month. fueling all sorts of speculation that the final destination that she has in mind is 1600 pennsylvania avenue. we briefly caught up with her yesterday evening for just a short question and answer session right outside this hotel we're out in front of at this moment and here's what she had to say about the speculation she may get into this race. >> i think the republican field is already quite strong. it's going to change up a lot and i think that there will be a more strong candidates jumping in. truly, there is still a lot of time for folks to make up their mind and jump in and get their campaigns together. the field isn't set yet, not by a long shot. >> reporter: now just to give you a sense that the national news media are not the only ones in the dark. we had a chance to talk to a spokesman for the republican party chairman out in iowa, asked him whether or not he's been contacted by the palin team about this eventual trip to his state, he told us that no, they haven't heard about sarah palin coming to iowa, which is an unusual step for a potential republican candidate for president. usually those types of advanced notices are given to the party in those individual states. that has not happened with sarah palin. as she told us yesterday, kiran f she does get into this race, it will be an unconventional campaign, kiran? >> that's one thing i think a lot of people are not surprised by. we'll see what happens, though. thanks so much, jim. coming up in less than ten minutes we'll speak to someone following sarah palin's closely, writer jim guarantee. the questions remain, is she a serious contender, do republicans want her to be and what about her high negatives, how does she turn that around if she's going to make a run of it in the general. >> amazing story from across the border in mexico. a schoolteacher is honored for displaying courage under fire. [ gunfire ] [ singing in foreign language ] >> with a gun battle raging outside her classroom, got her class and led them in a song from barney and friends to distract them. she recorded the scene and now the video has gone viral. it happened at a school in the mexican city of monterrey, plagued by drug violence. nick valencia has the story. >> reporter: listen closely as this story unfolds. [ gunfire ] [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ >> reporter: this was the scene at a kindergarten school in monterrey, mexico, on friday afternoon. a teacher calmly instructs her students to take cover and sing songs while suspected cartel members exchange gunfire outside of her classroom. the teacher, who was identified only as martha, tells the students to put their faces on the floor. that nothing is going to happen. as gunfire rages outside the classroom the teacher asks the kids to sing along to a song by barney the friendly dinosaur. five people were executed outside the school. none of the children in the classroom was injured. the teacher later posted the video on youtube. it's received more than 1 million hits. >> and -- >> since 2006 when that drug war was launched by mexican president filipe calderon. most of the violence concentrated in northern mexico. >> it's remarkable to think that this teacher said that teachers in that area are trained to do this. this wasn't something you just sort of popped into your mind. >> what makes this situation all the more remarkable, ali, it's in monterrey, mexico. this is like if it's a shoot-out that happened in beverly hills, a financial capital, financial hub of mexico, and of course voted recently one of the safest cities not just in mexico, but all of latin america. >> nick, thanks for the great story, nick valencia joining us from atlanta. a shocker from the world of college football one of the sports most respected figures, ohio state football coach jim tressel has resigned. his decision to step down days after a "sports illustrated" article detailed alleged ethics violations under his watch dating back eight years. he says he's leaving ohio state for the good of the university. his troubles began when the ncaa began investigating several of his bic ki players for selling memorabilia to a local tattoo parlor owner, against ncaa rules. tressel admits he knew about the violations and failed to report them. his departure leaving students disappointed and former players stunned. >> dream job. what he would have done until retirement and to kind of see him go out like this, it's sad. >> what he pushed for so long was tradition and respect and doing the right thing and having integrity, he obviously was not about that. >> in the short term it's going to hurt recruiting. who's going to want to come to ohio state now? >> ohio state releasing this statement, quote, during the course of an investigation the university and the ncaa worked jointly to review any new allegations that come to light and will continue to do so until the conclusion of the investigation beyond that we have no further comment. at the bottom of his resignation letter tressel wrote quote we know god has a plan for us, we will be fine, we will be buckeyes forever. a brutal heat wave stretching from new england to texas and could shatter dozens of temperature records today. it's triggering some severe storms. we have several reports of tornadoes touching down in nebraska. this happened yesterday. along with baseball-sized hail and heavy rain. if you take a look at the map, every town or city highlighted here will either get within three degrees or break its all-time record, about four dozen different cities. they came close to doing just that in chicago yesterday. the temperatures in the windy city climbing close to 90 degrees. >> there's me. i was there. but i wasn't on the beach. >> that wasn't you, i don't think. >> not expected to let up much today. >> rob marciano is in the extreme weather center for us right now. rob? >> there's something about the first heat wave of the year, your body is not used to it. >> it didn't waste any time. memorial day weekend, that's when you start breaking records right and left. >> you have been asking for it all winter. be careful what you wish for. some other numbers as far as record highs yesterday, baltimore, maryland, 98 degrees. come on. that doesn't include the humidity. that number measured in the shade. georgetown delaware, 95, some of the other numbers for you. as far as where we expect the rough weather today with the heat building and this system moving into the great lakes, moderate risk of seeing severe weather across much of lower michigan where they got hit with thunderstorms pretty hard over the weekend. be prepared there. as far as how hot the temperatures are going to get today, simt lar to yesterday, maybe a few degrees cooler in places like chicago where they had the heat-related issues. new york city, 84, not horrible compared to d.c. d.c., detroit, baltimore those are cities that are going to be under the gun and have heat advisories out. air quality is not the best in the bigger cities. temperatures in the lower to mid 90s, memphis and atlanta, and much of the southeast. want to go to the beach, check out video from cape canaveral up through cocoa beach. look at all those jellyfish. my goodness. there were reports of 800 stings, people getting stung by these little guys and call them the purple invasion. these are an unusual type of jellyfish for this year. they typically get the portuguese man of wars and less purply type of things. >> only good thing about them, rob, you can actually see them in the water a little better. i don't know. i've been stung by jellyfish everywhere i've ever gone. i don't know why. i must -- >> they know [ inaudible ] when they see it in the water. little vinegar and water and you're fine. they aren't life-threatening injuries unless you have an allergy to them. it's not something with you want to be doing the breast stroke through. >> make the beach look so -- >> it's just the way the winds are set up and waves, it's temporary. in a few weeks i think the chamber of commerce will be happier with what the waters bring. >> they were there first. >> they think you're messing the beach up. >> thanks. new york congressman on the defensive after a lewd picture sent to a woman from his twitter account. anthony weiner's explanation ahead. a new study saying your kids shouldn't have energy drinks, according to pediatrician recommendations. they say they tend to be heavily caffeinated, full of sugar and herbal stimulants, lead to high blood pressure, high heart rates, insomnia and worse. should energy drinks be regulated. >> sarah palin is on that bus which says don't call it a campaign bus, just a big bus. >> that's just a vacation bus. everybody takes a vacation on a bus like that. >> might be going to iowa. does that mean she's running for president? 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"the new york times" is calling it a donor financed family vacation. a little understatement. clearly when she announced this, this looked like a dress rehearsal. the only reason sarah palin indicated she might not run in 2012 was concerns about her family. what better way than to try on the trappings of a campaign, go on a campaign-style tour, see how she handles it, allegedly she is wondering about the -- some palin quoted to the daily beast to see what the reaction was. everywhere sarah palin goes she gets a large reaction. one thing strange about this the schedule is not on the site. >> i wanted to ask you about this. not informing members of the media beforehand where she's going to be and when asked about it, apparently her handlers say check sarah pac usa or whatever the website is. why that game of cat and mouse? >> on sarah pac no information she was in gettysburg, pennsylvania. that website needs to be updated more frequently. perhaps she's inventing the first stealth publicity tour. that information is need to know and you're not cleared for it. at some point she will show up. one of the measuring sticks is, when she does her book tours, speaking engagements people come out in droves and applaud her. maybe she wants to see what the reaction is when it's not a prearranged group of supporters when she shows up at fort mchenry or mount vermont, are people happy to see her and cheer, run sarah run, or kind of a -- response. >> maybe giving her the benefit of the doubt saying this is only to sort of test the waters. i mean there are others who are alleging this is quite calculated, actually, on her part and that it continues to help fuel that me against the mainstream media. >> she's always got along so well with the media, hasn't she? one of those things where, perhaps, i'm seeing a bit of a plan whereas this is, you know, improvising and making up as she goes along. i think this is -- the reason we're discussing it and paying attention to it, this is the closest we've seen to an actual presidential campaign from her. this is someone who has been the question since election night 2008, what is she going to do and does she want to do this? anything that takes on the trappings of a campaign is going to get campaign-style coverage. whether or not, you know, she thinks it should have that. >> it's interesting. one question that keeps dogging her the resignation as alaska's governor, came up when she was on the bus tour. these are the questions she's going to get if she decides to run. take a look. >> what will you say when people ask you about leaving your term early? >> you have to read my book "going rogue" explains after i left, after the friv slus ethics charges and lawsuits that were going to bankrupt my state and family personally it was time to let the lieutenant governor take over the reigns. >> is that sort of her, quote, romney -- mitt romney will have to get over that whole health care in massachusetts situation. is she going to have to somehow try to find a way and can she get over the why did you quit as governor? >> sure. presuming she decides to run, at some point if she's up on stage with the debate, one of them is going to ask, governor, if you are elected president will you serve the full four terms or quit after two and a half years and she has to have a good answer for that. one of the things, republican strategist, said to me a while ago and still seems to apply, the perception of sarah palin will change when the reality of sarah palin changes. unfortunately, a really good book or a really, you know, well-worded argument isn't necessarily going to change people's minds so much as if they look at her and see the way she's acting and say yes, that woman could be a president. you look at the poll numbers it's not there yet. >> unfavorable rating acould rgds to cnn's latest poll. that's tough. >> it's one of the things where some of those folks if palin becomes the republican nominee, a good chunk of the republicans will come home. that's kind of at this point in the stage, in the game, a lot of folks of the perception it's not my candidate, i won't support them. officially most members of the party come home. what's more interesting are the independents. the question will be as she goes around this tour, obviously the loyal, you know, die-hard. ens will show up, do they bring a friend, a skeptic, not quite convinced that sarah palin has what it takes to be president. do they see her, get to witness the palin that the die-hards fell in love with and say oh now i see what the appeal is why she could do it. >> got you. jim, great to talk to you. contributor for "the national review" on-line. >> any time, thank you. sarah palin or not, monday june 13th, cnn hosting the new hampshire presidential debate as gop hopefuls gather to go for the party's nomination, televised here on cnn, monday night starting at 8:00, june 13th. one thing people keep worrying about is computer hacking. reporting a lot of it recently. new targets have been hit including lockheed martin. a defense contractor. if they can hit a defense contractor -- >> a tenacious attack they said. >> what kind of chance do regular people have if they can get a defense contractor. deb feyerick ahead on the future of internet security. >> pediatricians warning parents their kids should stick to water, not sports and energy drinks. that's because they often contain a lot of caffeine or sugar and other sort of stimulants. so we want to know what you think? 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president about a possible cease-fire. this comes as nato says that gadhafi's four decade rule is coming to an end. the italian government says that eight libyan generals and more than 100 soldiers have fled libya and defected to italy. and a bounce for president obama after the death of osama bin laden. his approval rating up six points since early april to 54% in the latest cnn opinion research poll. and the numbers show has republicans to thank for that. ed henry is live at the white house for us this morning. hey, ed. >> good morning, kiran. you're right, the president's approval rating up 12 points among republicans. just in the last few weeks. what might be behind that? clearly as you mentioned, terrorism, his approval ratings on handling of terrorism and those issues, has gone up. specifically, the raid on osama bin laden, the killing of osama bin laden, has helped him with republicans, independents and democrats. look at these numbers, approval on handle of terrorism, 65%, disapproval 34%. look on the issue of taxes, president's approval, 46%, disapproval 53%. taxes normally an issue where a democratic president would have much lower approval numbers, but with republicans coming to him ever so slightly on issues like terror he's evened it out. even on issues like taxes normally friendly to republicans. >> the fact that there's no clear-cut gop challenger i imagine that also -- for 2012, must be working in his favor. >> we were in europe last week. the president is on the international stage again touting his credentials as commander in chief with no real republican shadow boxing one on one. it's a muddled field. the silver lining, though, for republicans in our latest poll is look at the president's approval ratings on jobs, the economy and gas prices. approval on the economy 41%, disapproval 58%. approval on gas prices, only 25% approval, 73% disapprove of his handling of the issue of gas prices. that's obviously because those gas prices are high, they traditionally come up in the spring and summer months. likely to come back down. but it shows you that as much as the president may be riding high on terror and national security right now, he's still very soft on the economy and gas prices. once the republicans have a nominee they have a chance here to really soften him up. right now he's riding high. >> all right. ed, thanks very much for that. we'll check in with you later. >> new york congressman anthony weiner talking exclusive throw cnn explaining how a lewd photo was sent to a 21-year-old woman in seatle from his twitter account. a controversial conservative blogger broke the story. weiner has hired an attorney. more now from senior correspondent dana bash. >> reporter: it came from congressman anthony weiner's twitter account over the weekend. a photo of an anonymous man's bulging underwear. the lewd picture immediately deleted from weiner's account was sent to this 21-year-old seattle college student, also available to the public to view on twitter. outside his new york home monday, weiner, an outspoken liberal democrat, insisted to cnn it was the work of a hacker. >> i was hacked. it happens to people. you move on. >> reporter: it's not clear who sent it. weiner tried to brush it off as a prank and a distraction. >> this is a prank. not a terribly creative one. and it's a distraction. look, you've got the republicans who are playing games with the debt limit, supreme court justice who is refusing to recuse himself despite conflicts of interest, health care act that is under siege. this is a distraction. >> reporter: the seattle college student the tweet was allegedly addressed to. the 21-year-old issued a lengthy statement to the new york news admitting weiner did follow her on twitter but she never met him. there have never been any inappropriate exchanges between anthony weiner and myself including the picture in question had apparently been deleted before it reached me. she blamed an anonymous person for harassing me. many times after the congressman followed me on twitter for a month or so ago. i wonder what my boyfriend at rep weiner is up to. the twitter account, he's still using it, tried to downplay the story with tweets like this, more weiner guests for all my guests, hashtag hacked. >> i use vote for weiner he'll be frank. vote for weiner he's on a roll. vote for weiner, he'll relish your votes. >> reporter: questions surrounding the photo became the subject of a serious internet war, between liberal blogs suggesting it's a right wing conspiracy and conservate blogs questioning weiner's hacking claim. an grew brightbart, whose biggovernment.com first reported the story suggested to cnn there should be a, quote, forensic analysis to determine the veracity of weiner's hacking allegation which bears criminal implications. in fact, spokesmen for the capitol police and fbi tell cnn they're not yet investigating this alleged hacking of a member of congress's twitter account. weiner's spokesman tells cnn he's hired a lawyer to quote explore the proper next step and get advice on what civil or criminal actions could be taken. his office is downplaying this as a prank and insisting they are, quote, loathed to treat it as more. dane ta bash, cnn, washington. and one point to make while the story says that he did -- he was following this college student, anthony wooener seems to follow everybody who follows him. >> a lot of people do that. >> you follow them back. >> so that's an important -- >> it's a distinction because i was thinking to myself, why is anthony weiner following this college girl. because she follows him. it's how it goes on twitter. this business of hacking, happening a lot, don't know if it's happening more or we're talking about it more, hackers are grabbing headlines because they're penetrating high-profile companies and computer systems. sony, lockheed martin last week. a defense contractor. >> lockheed martin said it was a tenacious attack, so it shows you whoever was going after them was serious about it. if they can crack that level of security, how safe can our own systems be when we log on from home? deb feyerick is with us this morning. you're about to take us inside a state-of-the-art facility when we come face to face with the cloud. >> the cloud. exactly. whatever it is that is. but you know, it's really not systems that we're dealing with. our computers have become portals to information we store and access outside our homes and offices. really from anywhere. we did take an invited look at this facility and the kind of security that you get when you share space with somebody else. it's better than security you would get on your own. the question is, how safe are we really? you do it, i do it, in fact, hundreds of millions of people do it every day -- each time you log into your web e-mail or visit social media sites, like facebook or flicker, or stream tv shows or movies, you're accessing a virtual world anyone can share from anywhere. welcome to the cloud. >> they allow you to not use expensive, bulky storage space here on earth and instead allow you to put things in somebody else's computer for free or very little cost. >> reporter: john able writes about the cloud for "wired" magazine and warns with innovation comes risk. >> assume that your stuff will be looked at. assume that it will be lost. >> reporter: there's no guarantee your data in the cloud is ever 100% secure. recent breaches at sony playstation network, epsilon data, even rsa security, affected upwards of 100 million people. >> pretty much open season. >> reporter: dale meyer served as chief information officer for the united states intelligence community. >> if i were to touch it i would be touching the cloud. >> you would be touching the physical case that performance -- performs cloud functions. a sill rack of equipment could literally replace the entire i.t. technology enterprise of a global fortune 500 company. >> huge machine. >> reporter: meyer and his team at harris corporation took us on a tour of the first of its kind state-of-the-art cyber integration center designed to secure critical information for fortune 500 companies and government agencies. the key -- >> is being able to prove through continuous monitoring, are you getting this level of trust that you signed up for and pay for? >> reporter: as virtual information storage becomes even more popular, experts warn safeguarding your data will be an even greater challenge. >> there is a cat-and-mouse game between security people and, you know, hackers. >> reporter: the only way to protect your most precious information in the cloud, maybe not to put it there in the first place. now they built the cyber integration system after years in the intelligence community. the level of security and monitoring at that facility, they are really incredible, if not almost inpen trable. in the end it comes down to trust. you have to trust the companies that you're doing business with, that you're giving your information to, whether it's an e-mail account, whether it's facebook, every time you click that little but than says accept, you're acknowledging while they're going to give you a level of security in the end, there's no guarantee 100%. >> we know information is in thousands of places, so safeguarding that information seems almost, you know, like such an uphill battle. >> think about sony playstation. they were just hacked, 77 million users, their credit card numbers, potentially, compromised. it's potentially. they're not going to come after you or me individually. it's the big companies that they're really looking to get into. that's why lockheed martin, that's -- they penetrated the i.t. department, but even the pentagon, they get so many hits every single day. people trying to get into the pentagon. so no one is really immune. >> deb feyerick, thank you. want to update you on the bus crash we were telling you about on northbound i-95 north of richmond. cnn has confirmed four people dead in that crash and multiple injuries. this is -- it's at the 103 mile markers on interstate 95 north of rich pond. here's what we know, it is a commercial tour bus. apparently went right off the side of the road, overturned and came to a rest upside down. police are still on the scene right now. but because it's heavily forested between the northbound and southbound lanes there's no rubber necking because people on the southbound lanes can't see what's going on. northbound i-95, still closures there. they're closed off while virginia state mistake a look at this thing. four people confirmed dead and multiple injuries in a tour bus crash on i-95 north of richmond. >> america's hidden drug problem, may be not so hidden. americans consume more than any other country. 48% of americans are on one prescription, one in ten takes five prescriptions or more. are we overmedicated or are these necessary? >> just in time for this 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>> christine, that's the key question. and the reason is, that we believe, we public believe, and the doctors believe, the way to get good health is to take drugs. the problem is almost all the information that is coming to the public and almost all the information that is coming to their doctors, is coming from the drug industry itself. so the drug industry is providing what we take as scientific information, that's designed to make us believe that good health comes out of pill bottles, when as you say, the most important fact for people to understand is that 70% of your health depends -- is a result of how you exercise and eat and not smoke and drink in moderation. >> the drug industry, they're inventing things if used properly for the right people will make you healthier. the problem is, people who don't need these drugs who are taking them, is that -- or who are misusing them, a lot of people are misusing the prescriptions they're taking. is this doctor driven or patient driven, what we're talking and how we're using it? >> it's both. and it's also drug company driven. so christine, there's many new drugs that are beneficial, no question about that, and it's important that people understand that. but still, many of the new drugs that come out aren't better. the new diabetes drugs, well they lower blood sugar, but they don't reduce heart disease any better than the older, less expensive drugs. new, only means that the drug has been approved by the fda and that it's better than nothing. but new also means that the safety of the drug hasn't been tested in the large number of people who are going to be taking it once the drug is released on the market. >> let me ask you about anti-depressants. there are so many different anti-depressants on the market and some studies that show 20% of people who are present with -- had depression are helped by these. the other 80% aren't. we're not treating them exactly right for their depression. why are we taking so many anti-depressants then? >> we're taking so many anti-depressants because the studies that were published showed that the drugs work, but half of the studies show the drugs don't work and a very small percentage of those studies were actually published, christine. what we've got is a situation where people respond to the ordinary stresses of life and god knows we've got a lot of stresses now. but when they feel stressed, when they feel down, they and their doctors turn to a pill instead of looking at how their lives are unfolding. what we find when we put all the studies together of all the anti-depressants, it's only the most severely depressed people who get a benefit from the anti-depressants and then it's only one out of four of those very severely depressed people who actually benefit. >> meantime the other people are still either on their anti-depressants -- it's not as if the doctor maybe is changing their course of action and -- there's so many things to talk to you about. we're out of time. it's interesting as well when you talk about higher costs for health care in this country, what that means. we'll talk about it again soon, overdosed america, the book, thank you so much. really appreciate it. >> pleasure to be with you, thank you. >> morning top stories after your break. 48 minutes after the hour. we search, browse, and shop from anywhere. we live in a social world. isn't time we had a social currency to match? 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romans. a report this morning that the pentagon may consider targeting foreign hackers the good-old-fashioned way with bombs. i'm kiran chetry. a congressman from new york now on the defensive as he explains how a lewd photo was sent to a young woman in seattle from his twitter account. how he was hacked ahead. >>. >> i'm ali velshi with mexican drug cartel shooting it up outside her school. she turns to barney and friends to keep people safe. now, the whole world is seeing this hero in action on this "american morning." good morning, it is tuesday, may 31st. the last day of may. thankfully. >> we are dealing with a heat wave in many cities in the country. >> you could see record heat. >> hot all around after a long and dreary spring. with he begin this hour with breaking news. a deadly tour bus crash on interstate 95 in carolyn county, virginia. four people are dead. cnn has confirmed it happened just shortly before 5:00 this morning at the 103 mile marker north of richmond. that is some of the first pictures we are getting courtesy of our abc affiliate, wjla. in addition to the fatalities, there are numerous injuries. it somehow veered off the right side of the highway, overturned on to the roof and the kids are being transported to hospitals in richmond, as well as fredericksburg, virginia. the northbound lanes of i-95 shut down while investigators deal with the scene. >> the pen tagon is laying out warning, hacking is an act of war. >> they have their first ever cyberwarfare strategy. conventional weapons are on the table. >> this is something that over the past few years, strategists have struggled with what the appropriate response should be if another government tries to attack the u.s. on a big cyberattack. >> we have spoken to pentagon officials and intelligence officials over the past year or two who have said just that, christine. when you look at attacks like this, sometimes it can be hard to determine where it came from and where some of the attacks are coming from and to gauge the amount of damage. the faen gone is trying to come up or has come up with sort of a doctrine in which it would sort of lay out how to respond to these attacks. this is significant, because this is saying, if the united states is attacked by computers or in a cyberattack, it would respond with military force. you hacked, we bomb. there would be a lot of things that have to be worked out, including, i think the most important, would be how do you respond in kind to a cyberattack. in other words, what would be appropriate level of response if, say, the united states was hit. it would be an attack on our nuclear power facilities or our grid system. any number of things. >> what about cyberattacks that have already happened. >> there has been so many. those attacks that have been launched in the name of retaliation with the folks involved with we canky leaks. you saw master card and google and these big companies hit by the cybercriminals. back in 2008, the u.s. government was not immune. the pentagon was breached by a cyberattack. probably the most famous in the last few years has been this stuxnet virus. it has been talked about in a lot of the tech circles. this virus setback iran's nuclear program and invaded iran's computers there. it hit a lot of countries. that was the one everyone keyed on. it is still an open question who initiated that virus. >> chris lawrence from the pen ta done. new york congressman, anthony weane antho anthony pe >> the 21-year-old woman that got the tweet says she follows the congressman and she is a big fan but she has never met him. weiner spoke with cnn saying the photo of a scantily dressed man was not sent by him. >> i was hacked. it happens to people. you move on. this is a prank, not a terribly creative one. it is a distraction. >> well, it is not clear who may have hacked the congressman's twitter account. a spokesman for weiner says he has retained an attorney to look into the matter further. former presidential candidate, john edwards, may be indicted this year, being investigated for using campaign funds to cover up an extramarital affair. the justice department is prepared to issue an indictment this week. >> ohio state head football coach, jim tressel, has resigned. his decision to step down days after a "sports illustrated" article detailed violations upped his watch dating back eight years. he says he is leaving ohio state for the good of the university. his triples began when the nccaa began investigating several players for selling memorabilia to a local tattoo parlor owner. he admits he knew about the violations last year and failed to report. we are hearing about another alleged sexual assault on a hotel maid in new york city reportedly by a high-profile financier. they arrested him in connection with the attack. he is accused of sexually assaulting a 44-year-old maid at the pierre hotel supd night. omar is the former head of egypt's bank of alexandria and now the head of a major salt producer, as the ex chief of the international monetary fund, dominique strauss-kahn, awaits trial on charges of attempted rape and sexual charges. new developments as officials in japan try to contain a nuclear disaster at the daiichi power plant in fukushima. a powerful explosion happened when robots were used to haul away wreckage. they believe one of the robots may have punctured an underground gas tank. no one was hurt. radiation didn't increase. in yemen, some of the worst violence since the political crisis began there months ago sharp shooters firing at citizens. medics say security forces killed two more protesters. the u.n. says 50 people have died in that city since sunday after an entire protest in the city was crushed by tanks, set on fire according to witnesses, set on fire with people still inside. >> moammar gadhafi makes an appearance as nato says his days in power are coming to an end. gadhafi met with south africa's president to discuss a cease-fire with rebel fires. his public appearances have been more rare as nato steps up bombing runs on his compound. there are some signs that gadhafi is losing his grip on power. italian government says that 8 libyan generals and more than 100 soldiers have defected to italy after crossing libya's border with tunisia. we are learning about the horrors of some egyptian women. a senior general is admitting that some of the abuse did take place. a report said that female demonstrators were beaten, given electric shocks, strip searched, threatened with prostitution charges and forced to submit to virginity checks. the government said this did not happen. now, an egyptian general is saying, it did happen to women protesters. so those women, the claims from those women indeed turn out to be true. >> very horrific. >> is we are getting a look at some unbelievable video this morning from mexico. >> it is a school teacher trying to calm her kindergarten class while a gun battle rages outside the classroom. she got all the kids down on the ground sing willing a barney song to distract them. 33-year-old marta reveras taped it. authorities in monterrey honored her for showing outstanding civil courage. all teachers in the monterrey area are trained to deal with the situations. she never imagined that the video would become such a hit. between now and tomorrow, a lot of americans are going to experience extreme weather firsthand. take a look at the live radar right now. severe thunderstorms will continue to rumble through the midwest before heading no the northeast tomorrow, dozens of cities could get record-breaking heat between now and thursday. let's go to rob marciano in the weather center with this. hey, rob. >> good morning, guys. thank you. we had a little club music going on in the background. a little rock 'n roll heading across michigan today. severe weather threat. this is the same area that had the storms that rolled through over the weekend. be on high alert. if you are traveling through chicago or detroit, be aware of that. east of this front, it is going to be hot. i think you guys mentioned this coming in today. 94 for the high in memphis. 88 in chicago. that's not going to be record. they were near record-breaking yesterday. it was really hot. it felt really hot because of the humidity as well. it will continue to be the case going forward. check out this video from new south whales australia. amazing waterspout. when we go close, look at the way that thing is spiraling. you only see that in the southern hemisphere, my friends. that sucker is going clockwise. up here in the northern hemisphere, most of our tornadoes go the opposite direction. a spectacular sight. a double waterspout. two of them at the same time. sydney, itself, was experiencing severe cyclone that was producing heavy rains and flash floods there. tornadoes and water spouts pretty much the same thing. they form differently. nonetheless, have the same effect. instead of debris and other stuff that comes with the tornado on land, when it is sucking up water, it looks a little bit less threatening and more beautiful. back to you guys in new york. >> some perplex little fish. >> fish aren't too excited. >> boats should stay clear. other than that, amazing to see. stay away from energy drinks. the kids should do that. should energy drinks be regulated. new warnings coming out from kids' doctors about the dangers. e-mail us at cnn.com/am. or give us a tweet. do you travel for work? what is life on the road like? what is it doing to american workers' health you may be surprised what your helt looks like if you are a road warrior. >> i don't want to know. representative steve israel, a democrat from long island, we are going to talk to him about this death ceiling debate that's going on and other matters having to do with politics in this country whether we come back. ten minutes aft hour. we will be right back. 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>> we have done that already. democrats sfoe democrats supported the budget cuts. this is when we had the majority. >> i am talking about the latest cuts. it would have been closer to $6 billion if the tea party didn't say they were demanding more. >> we agree, that there need to be some cuts. why don't we do this? why don't we say if you are earning over $1 million a year, you don't get $100,000 tax cut. why don't we, instead of ending medicare for senior citizens, why don't we direct the secretary of health and human services to negotiate volume discounts with the pharmaceutical companies. those are common sense cuts that we are willing to support. we need to broaden revenues. the republican mantra is end medicare and do these cutts on the backs of middle class families and it is fundamentally unfair. >> they would say reform and fix medicare. we can't afford the life we are living and the life we have lived for a long time. we are talking about a happy medium. it might be unhappy if everyone has to give up something. it is the politics of it that start to muck it up. abc picked up on something interesting that president clinton said about this. a behind-the-scenes conversation with congressman paul ryan, talking about a gain,a win in new york on this very medicare issue. listen. >> i told before you got here friday, i said. i said i'm glad we won this race in new york but i hope the democrats don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. >> this race in new york, we are talking about i anew york race where a democratic challenger beat the republican because she said, look, they are going to gut medicare. >> we won that race because of huge buyer's remorse, independents, republicans and democrats may have voted for a republican in the past but they didn't vote for a member of congress who was going to support the ending of medicare. >> with respect to president clinton's views, i don't think there is any disagreement. we have said we will negotiate to strengthen, reform and improve medicare. as democrats, we will not negotiate. we have learned this is an opportunity to end that policy to fund tax cuts to big oil companies. come to the table and talk about common sense steps we can achieve. >> i like what you are saying about the oil companies and medicare. they don't equal out. the oil company tax cuts don't come anywhere close to medicare. i hear what you are saying. congressman israel, thanks for joining us. >> a lot of tough choices ahead. president obama getting a big balance with his approval ratings. we will tell you more when we come back. >> a monthly fee to play video games at home. call of duty, the biggest ever. we will find out if customers are willing to pay to play. each day was fueled by thorough preparation for events to come. well somewhere along the way, emily went right on living. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financial advisor, she had planned for every eventuality. which meant she continued to have the means to live on... even at the ripe old age of 187. life well planned. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. you know, the ones find a who do a super job? 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they don't have somebody clearly carved out in that field. once they have somebody emerging as a clear-cut challenger, could that change and take away some popularity? >> reporter: i think so. the president in europe had the international stage to himself while the news about the republicans are like, look, why are all these top tier guys getting out and not getting into the race. when you look beyond the headline of the phone numbers, on handling the economy, approval of 41%. disapproval, 58% on gas prices. 5 2irs approval. 73% disapproval. once the republicans figure things out on their side, once they have a nominee down the road, if the economy and the jobs picture is still bleak, this president is going to be vulnerable. right now, he is riding high on national security and the handling of terrorism after bin laden. republicans have the field. he is doing pretty well. >> when he does have a challenger or opponent. maybe that will be sarah palin. >> we don't know that but she is kicking off day three of her one-nation bus tour. the former alaska governor visited some of the country's biggest landmarks. >> she is still keeping everyone guessing about whether she will run in 2012. she says there is still plenty of time. the republican field is already quite xiong. it is going to change up a lot. more strong candidates will be jumping in. there is still a lot of time for folks to make up their mind and jump in and get their campaigns together. the field isn't set yet, not by a long shot. >> it sure looks like a route that a presidential candidate might take. she was in and around the nation's capital, fort mchenry and baltimore and gettysburg and headed to philly and possibly iowa. if she gets to iowa, i think we can say that. >> sarah palin or no sarah palin, on monday, june 13th cnn will host the republican presidential debate. we are going to be talking to ellen reeves, an author that wrote, "can i wear my nose ring to the interview." 35 minutes past the hour. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. 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applying for. >> know your audience. something the average 21-year-old does not know. if in doubt, leave it out. >> don't leave it out, go to the interview, get hired and put it back in and wonder why they are not taking you on client calls. >> one of the things that you view is really important is not just looking for a job that's out there but finding a person that can connect you to that job. explain that. >> 80% of all jobs exist in what we call exist in the hidden job market. you have to stop looking for a job and start looking for a person. your job is not in your house, your apartment or your parent's basement. >> it is important to do the mass mailing of resume? >> then, you are using 100% of your time to get 20% of the jobs. you have more chance if you get out there, have internships. >> it is a distraction. >> and it is depressing. if you are sending your resume hurdling into the black void of cyberspace, it is depressing. you have to be out there. >> how do you do that. >> internship or a temp job in a company or industry which you are interested. volunteer, talk to the people on the bus. be out there, connecting with people, sharpening your classes. >> the gap on the resume. something you have mentioned before. if you have an internship, it ends, you have nothing and nothing and you have to take a class and do something. you have to volunteer to fill it up so you can tell a hiring pan jury what you have been doing. >> you show you are always active, you are always out there, taking initiative, at the top of your game. >> there is a debate going on about old school versus new school in terms of how much of your private life is out there on the internet. these facebook accounts and e-mail accounts. >> we are with e-mail addresses. so do you need to sort of clean up your cyber world or do employers in this day and age realize kids operate in a different world of sharing, in this world of social media sharing that is just different from what we did? >> it is different. i am still old school. i believe you have to clean up your professional persona if you want to distinguish yourself in this economy. even if the numbers are a little better, it is not great. you have to have that professional edge and show that you care and that you know what a professional persona is. >> first name dot last name at something.com. it doesn't mean i raise horses. it also means the picture, the sorority pictures, you don't want a higher manager to see that. >> it has become a professional space. it might be your social media but the reality is, employers are looking. >> can they start a linked in profile? >> you can manage your social media image and you to have do that. >> scrub the pictures, kids, don't have a stupid e-mail address. >> ellen reeves is the author of "can i wear my nose ring to the interview? ." confidence may be returning to wall street. they sold away in may and went away. >> 43 minutes after the hour. we will be right back. there's 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pentagon drawing up its first cyberwar straightgy. reporting that the military could retaliate with conventional weapons if a computer attack comes from another country. anthony wiener of new york says it was an unknown hacker ha send a lewd photo to a young woman in seattle from his twitter account. he calls it a bad prank and says he has hired an attorney to investigate. the number of people still unaccounted for after last week's deadliest tornado is down to 29. originally, more than 200 people were listed as missing. the number of deaths stands at 142. the dow futures are up nearly 100 points. the nasdaq and s&p. those pictures are showing the clothes. we are telling you that futures are up as investigators wait for new information on home prices and consumer confidence. the miami heat and dallas mavericks tip-off tonight in game one of the nba championship series. it is a rematch of the 2006 final. the heat won the series in six after dropping the first two games and they didn't have lebron james at the time. you are caught up on today's headlines. american morning back after a quick break. 76 degrees, beautiful morning in atlanta. sunny and 84 later this afternoon. >> close to record heat in a lot of places. >> it is going to be a scorcher. hey, rob. >> yeah, guys. not only in atlanta but a lot of other spots where east of the mississippi is where temperatures are going to be more like middle to end of july or the end of may here. we are looking at the temperatures. they are going to be in the upper 90s in some spots. we had records yesterday that were, one was in the 90s as well. severe storms expected across parts of the lower great lakes today. michigan, which got hammered on sunday with severe weather. this is going to be where the bull's eye is today. right now are the thunderstorms that cause severe weather yesterday in nebraska, 20 reports of tornadoes there. that's pushing off to the east about to get in chicago in the next three or four hours. that's where you will see your delays for travel today. over an our expected in chicago. eventually, once those storms get in there, minneapolis, 30 to 60-minute delays. the good news with the chicago storms, it will help cool counsel what was a really, really hot day yesterday. 88 degrees, expected hot temperature for the chicago area. 93, atlanta. 84 degrees in new york. heat advisories out for d.c., baltimore and detroit. other spots, other urban areas, we are looking at some air quality issues, not only today but tomorrow. look at the big, bright, magenta red there. 96 degrees in atlanta, 99 in jackson tomorrow. and then -- they are going to be skiing on july fourth in places like aspen, squaw valley, pekted to open up on july 4th. not a bad way to spend the memorial day weekend. they had twice as much snow as the top of aspen mountain as they did january 1st. amazing amounts of snow the past few months that have fallen. put on some suntan lotion in some cases in some cases, some folks are wearing the swim trunks and cruise down the slopes. >> i'm wearing mine. >> i am picturing rob out there in july. you will be on the slopes in july. a good chance there will be snow up there. >> get out there early before it turns to marshmallow. >> rob is really in atlanta where it is going to be 94 later. >> thanks very much, rob. rob was talking about the jellyfish. up to 800 people were stung by jellyfish in central florida over memorial day weekend. swimmers from cocoa beach to cape canaveral. swarms of purple jellyfish. none are believed to be serious but can cause itching and burning and rashes. >> some people went to the hospital with them. >> i feel like i have been stung no matter where i have been, in jamaica to new york beach. it is highly uncomfortable. >> don't go swimming with kiran. >> it is the worst feeling to be, a, sopping wet, freezing, a sting and then sand everywhere and then you have to break out the tenderizer. >> it is worse than bees. >> i would pick bees 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