Hurricane katrina. Theyre going to give us special coverage tomorrow morning to mark the anniversary. Were going to take a look at the progress thats been made to rebuild the gulf coast since the storm, and its painful aftermath. Were also going to hear from laura bush and Harry Connick jr. Who i understand may be giving us a bit of a concert, he is a major supporter there, as well. Hurricane katrina, five years later. That is tomorrow here on today. Meanwhile coming up in this half hour. Tiger woods and Elin Nordegren divorced. But sometimes people, even when they have problems they dont divorce, they still split up with their spouse, though. Sounds strange. Billionaire Warren Buffett is one of them. Coming up were going to look at some of the pros and cons of that unusual circumstance. Okay and by the way, who doesnt love jimmy fallon . Jimmy fallon, were going to be talking to him coming up in just a few moments this morning because the late night comedian is going to be hosting the
Our rachel smith brings us all of the bizarre sights and sounds of san diegos comiccon. Good morning, everybody. Also in the news this morning, the parents of Trayvon Martin will be joining demonstrators hitting the streets across america today. One day after president obama made surprise and surprisingly personal remarks about this case. Saying Trayvon Martin could have been him 35 years ago. And he surprised one of our reporters, as well. Unscripted move by the president. We begin with that breaking story. A deadly fall from one of the tallest rollercoasters in the world. This is scary and sad. A mother falling to her death while riding the texas giant rollercoaster at six flags. There were people on the ride and in line that saw the whole thing. This is just one of two Amusement Park accidents overnight. And abcs rob nelson is on the story. Good morning, rob. Reporter good morning, guys. The tragedy unfolded shortly before 7 00 p. M. Last night. A mother falling from that coaster. H
Are grounding boeing 787 dreamliner jets while the batteries are being investigated. Shares of boeing are down once again this morning on this news. In fact, at this point, the premarket is down by almost 3 . Phil lebeau will join us live from ohare in just a moment. Also today, a number of names to watch before the opening bell, including citigroup, blackrock and united health. As always, we will bring you these numbers as soon as they hit the tape. We have weekly jobless claims, Housing Starts and the Philadelphia Fed survey. Claims are expected to dip to 368,000 from 371,000. Housing starts are seen rising to 890,000 to 861,000. Andrew, we have a lot of things keeping us busy today. We do. Thank you, becky. In the meantime, lets turn back to boeing. Cnbcs phil lebeau is at ohare this morning with more. Good morning, phil. Good morning, andrew. Were here at the international because this is where the last dreamliner in the United States landed last night. Well talk about that in just
Tiger woods finally breaks her silence. But we begin tonight with a murder mystery in the district. Thanks for joining us. Im shawn yancy. And im brian bolter. This murder rattling an entire community for the 31yearold cyclist found dead at sherman circle. Roz plater is live with more. Reporter this vigil brought out a broad section of mourners tonight. This murder has touched several people in the city, not only those who knew him but other cyclists too. Theres sadness in our hearts as we think of neal. Reporter friends, coworkers, neighbors, people who never even knew him, all came out to honor the life of 31yearold neal gedlesski. He was the kind of guy that wouldnt have trouble with anybody. If somebody needed something from him, he would have given it to them. You know, this to me is so hurtful, because i feel i have lost a really really really good friend. Reporter early sunday morning in the city he loved, the Catholic University student was making the long bike ride home from w
Our rachel smith brings us all of the bizarre sights and sounds of san diego comiccon. Good morning, everybody. Also in the news this morning, the parents of Trayvon Martin will be joining demonstrators hitting the streets across america today. One day after president obama made surprisingly personal remarks about this case. Saying Trayvon Martin could have been him 35 years ago. And he surprised one of our reporters, as well. Unscripted move by the president. We begin with our breaking story. A deadly fall from one of the tallest rollercoasters in the world. This is scary and sad. A mother falling to her death while riding the texas giant rollercoaster at six flags. There were people on the ride and in line that saw the whole thing. This is one of two Amusement Park accidents overnight. And abcs rob nelson is on the story. Good morning, rob. Reporter good morning, guys. The tragedy unfolded shortly before 7 00 p. M. Last night. A mother falling from that coaster. Her young son, in the