found in sandwiches on delta planes flying into america. one passenger was hurt. this morning, find out what the airline is doing about it. big bus. two continents, three tons of cocaine, and 200 pounds of marijuana. it s happening right now. cnn will take you aboard that ship. caught on tape. a breathtaking rescue as a 7-year-old dancing on a third floor window air conditioning unit trips and falls. hear from the guy who caught her. and how would you like to lose a few pounds? a new weight loss pill is about to be approved. average weight loss, 23 pounds. we ll tell you who it s for and why there was such a fight to get it to your drug store. newsroom begins right now. and good morning. thank you so much for joining us this morning. i m carol costello. we begin with an ongoing investigation. after a food safety scare at 30,000 feet. we re talking about sewing needles found in sandwiches served on four separate delta flights. the planes were heading from amsterdam t
creating search as we know it. she was one of google s first employees. first female engineers, and also responsible for the look and feel of the popular search engine that we use every day. oh and let me add two more impressive stats. marissa marissa mayer i 37 and about to be a mom for the first time. i wonder what s going to be harder, yahoo! ceo or first-time mom. you tell me. i m not a ceo or mom. you re a mom. i n t know. i think having a baby and running a company and trying to put on a massive turnaround is going to be pretty challenging. look this is a woman that i ve interviewed a number of times since 2009. she s incredibly impressive. she manages down to the detail, kyra, so if anyone can do it she can. yesterday was a huge day. i want to show you two tweets from marissa mayer she tweeted out. another good piece of news, zach and i are expecting a new baby, going to have a son in a few months and tweeted this, i m incredibly excited to start my new role at yah
and blackberries. and what are they thinking? ultra marathon, 135 miles long in death valley. it is being called the world s toughest footrace. runners starting right now on a two-day run through hell. the average temperature in death valley, 116 degrees. not a crash but tacks, of all things, slowing down the tour de france. someone threw tacks on the road in front of the cyclists. who does had a? newsroom begins right now. good monday morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for being here with us this morning. the battle over bain, taxes, outsourcing and whether president obama should apologize gets hot they are morning. the president will be in cincinnati later today and expected to bash romney over tax breaks for big business. but romney is already on the offensive. appearing on republican friendly fox & friends this morning. the president has only one thing going. that is constant attacks on me. you know, they are dishonest and misdirected. i think t
through, big time. painkiller prescription. oxcontrin makers planning to test their drug on children as young as 6 years old. the cash behind the candidate as big corporations give millions to obama and romney. cnn digs into who s raking in the most green. will the election be decided by wall street and not main street? and home of the beret. the u.s. olympic team in french hats and blue blazers. do these guys look ready for the olympics or a croquet match in the hamptons? good morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin this morning with a terrifying airline flight into miami. this morning, we are learning just how bad it was. flight 1780 was en route from aruba when it slammed into turbulence on its initial descent about 30 minutes before landing. pilots landed without major incident but a dozen people were injured, five of them taken to the hospital. i never felt something like that in the past. basically, we didn t know anythin
governor paul la page. and records smashed from the midwest to the east coast. and now a new record. this past year has been the warmest ever for america. so turn up the ac, grab a cold drunk. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i m carol costello. right now, president obama is just about to head to the heartland. he is visiting the battle ground state of iowa and reaching out to middle class voters. that s who would most benefit from his plan to extend the bush era tax cuts. here s what s going to change. basically if we don t do anything, everybody s taxes go up at the end of this year. now, understand what i m proposing is 98% of america, 98% of american families, won t see their taxes go up according to my plaque. plan. the only folks who would see their taxes go up would be the top 2%, folks like me who don t need those tax breaks, are doing just fine without them. republicans will seize the spotlight first in