are coming home from iraq and afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries. we talk about this a lot. could a new kind of helmet help? first, though, big story we are watching and we want to begin with right now. the shocking reminder of the forgotten war. 57 years after north and south korea reached an uneasy armistice, but never an outright peace. the world is watching a return to deadly hostilities. it centers on a disputed island two miles from a disputed border in the yellow sea. the south had been holding military thridrills there to wh the north fiercely objected when the south started firing artillery into the sea but away from north korea, the north unleashed a barrage, killing two south korean marines and wounding at least 15 soldiers and 3 civilians. the south responded in kind and also scrambled fighter jets. the toll they inflicted on the north isn t yet known. these pictures are all from north korea s attack on the island. this island is home to south korean mili
stories, one out of boston. two suspicious packages found inside this terminal at logan airport. you know by now it has sparked all kinds of panic. crews evacuated the building there. the good news, we have the all-clear but we re now getting the details as to what exactly happened. i want to go to allan chernoff with the latest. fill me in. what the heck happened? reporter: what happened was a tsa k-9 unit detected something suspicious in two duffel bags. this was at the delta cargo building. that s about a mile away from all the passenger terminals at logan airport in boston. these bags had mailing addresses in nigeria. we don t know yet whether indeed they were destined for nigeria but those were the mailing tags on them. what happened was the bomb squad came. the building was evacuated. the bomb technicians went in and cut the bag open after x rag the two bags. then they photographed and did a hands search. the state police tell us bedding material was inside. they can
at south korea, perhaps the most serious since the 1953 korean truce. the government says the fuss over full body scans and pat-downs is hyped. some passengers aren t buying it. i think it s ridiculous and i think the pat-downs have gotten if he did it to me, he d go to jail. and a tennessee soldier returns frommed war in afghanistan as ston niching his shocked family. a surprise two-week leave. the surprise homecoming goes down at an nfl game. is. i m tony harris. those stories and your comments right here in the cnn newsroom. we begin with breaking news. we are standing by awaiting news the of aruba. there was a jaw bone frag meant found on the island and it was sent to the netherlands for analysis. we are waiting for a determination from the prosecutor s office. prosecutor s office to tell us what the results of the testing have indicated, and this is the critical question. is that jaw bone linked to the natalee holloway case? our martin savidge is on the i
bristol palin takes the floor. two, perfect scores for jennifer. who should take it all? hello, everyone. happy birthday, robin. you heard? the screams have been going on backstage all morning long. thank you. thank you. it was a good one. we have a lot more surprises coming up today.e. first, let s get to the breaking news this morning. overnight, north korea attacked a south korean island with artillery fire. south korea retaliated. and north korea s military command saying it will continue launching strikes. the u.s. has condemned the attack. it s the worst in years. and a colossal danger, that s a quote, must be avoided. they woke up president obama to update him on the situation. and a date and place, now. friday, april 29th. circle it on the calendar. westminster abbey. that s what it s going to be. we ll have the latest and will go live to landen in a few minutes. first, let s get the latest on the breaking news. a border skirmish between north and so
korean peninsula exploded in a deadly military clash this morning. a diplomatic emergency that is still unfolding. it began when the north fired artillery shells on the western border. at least one marine was killed. and dozens of homes were set on fire. then, the south fired back and scrambled fighter jets in response. our reporter in seoul, joohee cho, says this is a major surprise. the president has convened a national meeting at the underground bunker. this is a pretty big deal here. aiming at the military is one thing. but firing at civilian residents is a different story. and this does take a toll on south korean s people s sense of security here. this comes just days after north korea claims it has a new enrichment facility. kim jong un was chosen as his father s successor. on this tuesday morning, some peculiar weather that is wreaking havoc on pre-thanksgiving travel. the main culprits are wintry storms that are packing massive amounts of snow in the midwes