Immortalized in the pro football hall of fame, not far from where jason baker and Richard Lawler were laid to rest. Ed lavandera, cnn, akron, ohio. Live during this show, president obama addresses the nation about gun control and it comes as the white house plays defense. Plus, it certainly appears the man holding the young boy hostage is listening to media. Wait until you hear how police are now changing their tactics. And in just minutes, ill speak live with the super bowls mvp. Boy, do i have a lot to ask of joe flacco, from the blackout, to his big announcement after the game. The news is now. Hi, everyone. Good to be with you here on this monday. Im Brooke Baldwin live in new york. And we begin with some of the hottest stories in a flash, rapid fire. Roll it. Sorry, market watchers. Look with me as the dow is down 127 points as were just about two hours away from the closing bell. Taking a big step back today in the quest for the record books. Getting close to the record high, wha
Government recommends americans limit themselves to two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women. Interesting detail here, the heaviest male drinkers are in their 30s. While the heaviest female drinkers in their 50s and 60s. And also, want to end with this. Women, ruling the world. South korea has a new leader and for the first time it is now a woman. She joins a small but elite group of female heads of state around the world. There are only 18 other female president s or prime ministers out200 countries. The most well known, angela merkel, Julia Gillard and others. That does it for us. Cnn newsroom continues. Blackmail, sex, scandal. Allegations involving the Catholic Church swirl as the pope gets ready to leave. Im brooke baldwin. The news is now. Fresh off maternity leave, yahoo s new ceo tells employees work from the office or quit. Well discuss. Plus, nascar back in the spotlight, as Danica Patrick sizzles and 50 cent strikes a chord about race in racing. And never a dul
0 joe biden saw it all. delaware stunned three seed north carolina. the blue hens were down by eight points at halftime, but vowing to win, 78-69. delaware moves on to the sweet 16 where they will take on kentucky in the regional semifinals, on saturday. that s it for me. cnn newsroom continues. fantastic news in the fight against cancer. moments ago, a study revealed over the course of the next decade, the number of survivors will rise. we ll tell you why. i m brooke baldwin. the news is now. tension at the supreme court. what today s hearing on gay marriage reveals about the justices thinking. plus, brand-new pictures of the kennedys, behind closed doors. and one image, pretty eerie. and stunning video of a bus driver s close call. and hello, good to be with you here on this wednesday. i want to begin with something, this is just fantastic news. this impacts the lives of every single american. each year, 1.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer. and on top of that, 577
parties, and what surprised him the most. hi, everyone. i m brooke baldwin. good to be back in the chair. good to see you on this monday. let s begin with the vatican. the vatican is in damage control. accusations of sex, money, and cover-ups at the highest level of the church, just three days before pope benedict xvi steps down. two italian papers say the reason he s leaving has nothing to do with his health and much more so to do with his explosive 300 page report. among the allegations here, secrets about a network of gay priests blackmailed by a group of male prostitutes. but, the vatican says the contents of this report will, as they say, remain for the pope s eyes only. the holy father has decided that the acts of this investigation known only to himself remain solely at the disposition of the new pope. and as you can imagine, the fallout is going global. today, one of the uk s highest ranking catholic leaders resigned as he s dogged by accusations of sexual abuse
getting close to the record high, what was that, just friday, remember on friday, actually closed above the 14,000 mark for the first time in more than five years. now to this one, no surprise here, president obama and texas governor rick perry don t agree. this time about the boy scouts banning gay people from leadership roles in the organization. scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons, sexuality is not one of them, never has been, doesn t need to be. that was governor perry just yesterday. on the same day, listen to what president obama said during his sit-down interview with cbs. the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to, you know, opportunities and leadership that, you know, will serve people for the rest of their lives. and i think that nobody should be barred for that. the boy scouts board is expected to vote on the ban this week. the decision we re told could come as early as today. firs