flat earthers. we ll tell you what he meant. plus rocket rob blagojevich reports to jail in colorado but not before getting lost on the way there and stopping off for a burger, some fries, and, yes, some autographs. blago s odyssey a bit later in the show. first let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we should learn the identity today of the american staff sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians last weekend. it s one of several new details coming out about that suspected shooter as the u.s. military faces two big developments in the mission there. an attorney hired by the suspect s family says the 38-year-old trained sniper is a highly decorated soldier who enlisted in the army just days after 9/11. he suffered a head injury in a roadside bomb attack during one of three combat tours in iraq where he also lost part of his foot in another injury there. the soldier witnessed his friend s leg being blown off just one day before sunday s
2012. good morning everybody. happy friday. thanks for joining us. i m betty nguyen. president obama s reelection campaign has shifted into the next year. the president will attend a series of five fundraisers today in two states. last night the obama campaign released a slick hollywood produced documentary on the president s first term. susan mcginnis has details. good morning, betty. it is starting. the gop candidate have been hogging the spotlight for months now and the president has been out there at some events speaking sort of campaign-like. but you can really tell that he and the vice president are out there now and they re laying it on thick. when he faced his country president obama s campaign team is enlisting the help of hollywood. we would see rewards from tough decisions he had made. oscar winning actor tom hanks narrates this 17-minute campaign documentary that highlights president obama s first term. the video is just the latest sign the president
burger, some fries, and, yes, some autographs. blago s odyssey a bit later in the show. first let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we should learn the identity today of the american staff sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians last weekend. it s one of several new details coming out about that suspected shooter as the u.s. military faces two big developments in the mission there. an attorney hired by the suspect s family says the 38-year-old trained sniper is a highly decorated soldier who enlisted in the army just days after 9/11. he suffered a head injury in a roadside bomb attack during one of three combat tours in iraq where he also lost part of his foot in another injury there. the soldier witnessed his friend s leg being blown off just one day before sunday s massacre. this is all according to his attorney. the suspect s latest deployment to afghanistan came as a hard blow to his family. he was told that he was not going to b
john henry brown says he wants to know why his client was deployed on a fourth tour of combat after being diagnosed with brain trauma. a march madness match-up turns ugly after members of the southern miss pep band are caught on camera yelling an offensive chant at kansas state s angel rodriguez. he s trying to draw the charge. rodriguez has already let the ball go. he s a freshman but he s cool as they come. they have issued a formal apology from kansas state for the band s behavior. a rare march tornado was caught on camera in dexter, michigan. oh, my god. oh, my god, oh, my god. oh, my god is right. the twister touched down about 5:30 yesterday damaging or destroying more than 100 homes. luckily, no one was injured or killed. people are lined up at apple stores this morning. you know what that means. a new gadget that apple lovers must have right now. this time it s apple s latest ipad. let s go in depth now. a hint of a motive this morning for the american
good morning everybody. happy friday. thanks for joining us. i m betty nguyen. president obama s reelection campaign has shifted into the next year. the president will attend a series of five fundraisers today in two states. last night the obama campaign released a slick hollywood produced documentary on the president s first term. susan mcginnis has details. good morning susan. good morning, betty. it is starting. the gop candidate have been hogging the spotlight for months now and the president has been out there at some events speaking sort of campaign-like. but you can really tell that he and the vice president are out there now and they re laying it on thick. when he faced his country president obama s campaign team is enlisting the help of hollywood. we would see rewards from tough decisions he had made. oscar winning actor tom hanks narrates this 17-minute campaign documentary that highlights president obama s first term. the video is just the latest sign t