Tied to your newspaper subscription. But first, were going to get to the storms and sam. You have been tracking it all night. What a two days, george. This is as big as any strong outbreaks in the spring. Lets get some pictures out of north carolina. Frederick county, maryland. Around the d. C. Area. Three to five inches of rain. 60mileperhour to 70mileperhour winds blowing through with that rain. And then, also, just outside asheville, north carolina. Heres the biggest rainfall total we could find. Five information of rain in 2 1 2 hours in boone, north carolina. And again, with the incredible winds, the wind gusts just through new yorks la guardia airport. 70 miles, just off long island. A good sign. Not before 23 tornadoes reported in the touchdown zone here. Looking at 700 storm reports. Feels like spring in georgia, right, steve . Reporter good morning, sam. This is whats left of a body shop. Several people were working back here, who came right here. Used to be an office. And it
My dad was outside and i was going to go with them to open the car, and these guys came and got him and arrested him. Last night from 11yearold jose arma was reunited with his father was detained two weeks ago and almost deported to guatemala. Both father and son will join us today from phoenix. Then, redemption. I am not against the rich, i am against greed and injustice. There are more poor people here than ever before. Theyre all over the place. This is like everybody is down on their luck. A Short Documentary about new yorkers who survive by redeeming bottles and cans from curbs is up for an Academy Award. We will speak with the filmmakers jon alpert and matt oneil. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The senate took up president obamas proposal to reform the nations gun control laws with a highprofile Senate Judiciary hearing on wednesday. In a surprise an unannounced appearance, gabrielle giffords, t
Floodwaters it is liberal cold of winter. This storm has taken everything dear to him. Back here where you can see they have blocked off this part because the waters are still very high out here, the good news is most of those people who were in that camp spent the night in that homeless shelter. This tragedy could be much worse. Just a tough story. Such a tough story. There were several different rescues. In each case drivers said they did not think the water was that the. Teams rescued 10 people. Six more were pulled to safety. Those who rely on the train to get to work or [inaudible] 5000 were in the dark. The system that brought the damage has also brought a chill back into the air. We could see some snow in the air and on the ground as well. It is done away with a batch of temperatures falling. It can to see some snow showers showing up. More than as we head through the evening. The leading edge of the cold air. Snow showers spread out across the midwest and lower lakes. No major
Splitsecond decision she made to save her passenger and herself. And what kept her going when they crashed . And the first secret footage released of the super bowl halftime rehearsals. As beyonce prepares to speak out today. And the big game superstitiouns that fans are in love with. Are they only crazy if they dont work . Good morning, america. Hello to robin. Shes closer than ever this morning. Shes actually backstage this morning, as she gets ready for her comeback. Hello to elizabeth vargas. You see the president right there, with maria elena of univision. He says hes optimistic about whats happening with immigration reform. Thats an issue so important to the hispanic population in the united states. Theres a big debate about a cheerleader, a dedicated ravens cheerleader who says shes been banned of going to the super bowl because of her weight. The growing outrage and the campaign to get her to new orleans in time for the super bowl this weekend. She really wants to go. Do you bl
Thank you guys so much. And, of course, on the eve of super bowl xlvii, cnn is live in new orleans, the biggest sporting event in the country. How this game has become a cultural phenomenon. Much, much more. We welcome Rachel Nichols in the cnn Bleacher Report at 4 00 eastern saturday afternoon. Thats it for me. Now to washington to my friend wolf blitzer. A very tough day for defense secretary chuck hagel. Also, an unfolding scandal involving a United States senator denying allegations of prostitution and free plane trips. Eight New York Times reveals its been under attacks for months by someone in china. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We were bracing for fireworks at todays confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee chuck hagel but it actually turned out to be even a lot tougher than many of us expected. Republicans grilled hagel raising serious questions about his past statements and positions, especially about israel and iran. At times, hagel seemed to strugg