burning a flag is a symbol that expresses an idea. i hate the government. a rare interview on his interpretation of the constitution. it is a cnn exclusive. eye in the sky. drones over your neighborhood. new concerns this hour as congress starts asking questions. is this big brother or a necessary tool for police? social storm. chick-fil-a s president causing an uproar after his comments on gay marriage, saying he is, quote, guilty as charged when asked about his company s support of the traditional family. the biblical definition. the postings this morning on facebook and twitter blowing up both for and against chick-fil-a. plus, this. the nominations are in. now the question is, did your favorite show get the nod? i m nischelle turner live from the 64th annual primetime emmy nominations. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. i m carol costello. we begin today in bulgaria, still reeling from what the nation s interior
houston, if you are just joining us we re getting our first look in the dragon. that was 5:53 eastern time. the two spacecraft were flying together 253 miles above the earth, to the west of auckland, new zealand. that is pretty cool stuff happening live as we re watching it. spacex is the first commercial flight to the iss. really cool stuff there. well, it is about time to hit the road if you haven t already, triple a estimates nearly 35 million people will be traveling more than 50 miles this weekend a slight increase over last year. most of the travel will be in the car with the kids, maybe the dog, maybe cat, everybody packed in. for some of you the memorial day get away may involve a brush with wild weather. six states battling wild fires including michigan, where a blaze near lake superior burned 20,000 acres this week. officials in kansas say no reports of serious injuries or fatalities after tornadoes touched down in the north and central part of the state. bonn
and it s primary day in puerto rico. 20 delegates up for grabs, but most eyes are already focused on tuesday s contest in illinois. we ll tell you why. starting monday flying gets a whole lot easier. especially if you are over 75. we ll explain. we now go to joint base louis mcchord in washington state where u.s. army sergeant robert bales served most of his military career when he was not deployed. that s why we find our casey, and he has more on bales defense team. casey, good morning. the attorneys say they will meet with bales this week. what, if anything, do you think we can expect from that meeting? reporter: well,, randy, that s right. we got a word late yesterday from staff sergeant bales defense team. it s two civilian attorneys and his military attorney saying they will, in fact, travel to fort leavenworth, kansas, where staff sergeant bales is currently being held and meet with him in person sometime this week. as of right now, up until now i should say t
meantime, crowds of people in afghanistan today are furious that bails was returned to the united states. they want him to stand trial in afghanistan under islamic law. the price of gas is on the rise again. it went up .4% overnight. it is the eighth straight day of price hikes. the national average for a gallon of gas is now $3.83. it s 31 cents higher than it was just one month ago. with gas prices on the rise, what kind of car you drive can make a big difference. san diego judge has approved a class action lawsuit against honda motor company about 200,000 civic hybrid owners will now receive up to $200. they claim they didn t get the gas mileage they were promised. candidates are facing off in three races. missouri holds caucuses to day. this is missouri s second time around. it held a primary last month but that was just a beauty contest. no delegates were awarded. today s caucuses will determine who gets missouri s 52 delegates. tomorrow, puerto rico holds its prim
call. american morning continues right now. i m ali velshi. the obama administration trying to defend its decision to award stimulus money to solyndra. a solar power company that went bankrupt. taxpayers are on the hook for more than half a billion dollars. i m christine romans. u.s. officials concerned about terrorist groups setting up long-term residence in post-gadhafi libya. should our lawmakers cut back? we will talk to one senator that says yes on this american mornin morning . good morning. good morning. it is thursday, september 15. welcome american morning. good to be back with you guy. nice to have you back. havena lot of good news. you will love it. up first, taxpayer, you are on the hook this morning more more than a half a billion dollars. here is why. solyndra, a solar panel company in california, declared bankruptcy after receiving $535 million in federal stimulus money from your tax $. the white house trying to defend its decision to award th