beauty is healing. you can change your environment. you really can. sometimes i just sit and i just smile. then i say, you know what? i m not done yet. not done yet. to see more of mama shoe s incredible work cnnheroes.com and while you are there you can nominate your hero. you re my hero today. i got you, sister. have a great weekend. enjoy. everyone have a great weekend. cnn news central starts now. a tornado slams a small town in the texas panhandle killing at least three people and leaving utter devastation in its wake. cnn is on scene with a first look at the damage. the federal judge at the
when i was that age and robert jordan is my hero today. nothing is better than the story of someone who sacrifices for causes greater than themselves, and robert jordan was that. i was born on the 29th of august 1936 at a naval base in the panama canal zone. my family goes back military all the way to the revolutionary war. and my life seemed to be charted out for me. i did feel pressure from the time i was very small to do well. as a young man going to the
the better the cause. senator, on health care i ve got to go. when i was 12 years old, i found a four-leaf clover. i want to my father s library to put the four-leaf clover in a book. i started reading that book and i was mesmerized, and i didn t stop reading until i was finished. it is still the load stone, the guide that i have, and it s called for whom the bell tolls. robert jordan is my hero then when i was that age and robert jordan is my hero today. nothing is better than the story of someone who sacrifices for causes greater than themselves, and robert jordan was that. i was born on the 29th of august 1936 at a naval base in
. from cnn saturday morning it s saturday, june 9, 2012. i m randi kaye. making their case could prove challenging. a teacher hosting a loud party is shot dead. the shooter says it was self-defense under the stand your ground law. you be the judge. we ll show you the incident as it was all caught on tape. and from homeless to harvard, we ll bring you the inspire uing story of a young woman who defied the odds to reach the ivy leagues. up first, thousands of people sickened in the aftermath of the 911 attacks are hailing a federal recommendation that could make them eligible for compensation. the ruling could add 50 types of cancers to the list of sicknesses covered by the massive fund of victims. earlier i spokesman with cnn s nick valencia. previously they had ruled there was no direct link between cancer and the 99/11 attacks. federal health officials ruling that the federal institute for occupational safety and health that oversees the 9/11 program, that s a
i can fly higher than an eagle did i ever tell you you re my hero up next, it s today s news nation gut check. newt gingrich said he was appalled at the first question. was gingrich right or was he trying to avoid answering the question. it s our gut check. you can chime in. ucks coffee. brian hayes. i m a master roaster at starbucks coffee. sitting right here we have 40 years of roast experience. how can we use that and do more with it? new starbucks blonde roast was created to increase the offerings that we can give to our customers.