is this a concern for u.s. national security? on the first issue, is this about the additional list? there is no additional list. i was called by my very good friend, the ambassador to columbia, and he is a very good friend. he asked me the question, and i said there is not only no list, but if it would help, i would be happy to work with the media and columbia to outline what we are doing and the fact that there is no list, and so within an hour, i was on the phone with a radio talk show, in the gist of the conversation was there is no list, additional list. about what? i pray the peace process works, 52 years of insurgency, once based on political ends, certainly in the last 15-20 years, entirely based on
so coming up for everybody in our next hour, we take you back to south carolina, to columbia. the mayor steve benjamin join us with his reaction to that viral video of a student take-down that has civil rights groups up in arms. one week after the back to the future 2 anniversary, the future really is now. we will tell you about the next generation of technology that could be coming soon to a walmart and atm near you. proud of you, son. ge! a manufacturer. well that s why i dug this out for you. it s your grandpappy s hammer and he would have wanted you to have it. it meant a lot to him. yes, ge makes powerful machines. but i ll be writing the code that will allow those machines to share information with each other. i ll be changing the way the world works. (interrupting) you can t pick it up, can you? go ahead. he can t lift the hammer. it s okay though! you re going to change the world.
under pressure rock solid veteran newsman. joe joined cnn nearly 20 years ago after many years in local news from gainesville and palm beach, florida, to columbia, - south carolina. a teddy bear of a guy with a huge compassionate heart. without hesitation he was the show producer any show at this network could count on, and did. from the original cross fire to world view. and of course here in the newsroom the void in our hearts here is giant. joe s commitment to news coverage continues to be awe inspiring, eclipsed only by his commitment and love for his life lisa of at least two decades and their family. we miss you, joe. joe was 52.
it has been a very sad day for us here at cnn. our beloved, beloved show producer from atlanta, joe conley passed away last night. he was an extraordinary man, good to the core. our fredricka whitfield remembers him. reporter: joe conley s consistency, dedicated and rock solid preparedness and judgment are hugely responsibility for helping us bring our best every weekend here the newsroom. joe is many things to so many of us. a dear friend, fantastic, cool and calm under pressure rock solid veteran newsman. joe joined cnn nearly 20 years ago after the university of florida s graduate many years in news from gainesville and palm beach, florida to columbia south carolina a teddy bear of a guy with a huge compassionate heart and without hesitation he was the show producer any show
way too early. a live look at the capitol. a little chilly out side as we join bill karins for a look at the forecast. i feel like you have show and tell behind you. it is. 24 hours ago it was an amazing northern lights show. they had a beautiful show. they saw it in wisconsin, too. is the best i ve seen and captured. so impressive. this is the top of mt washington, the highest spots on the eastern seaboard, 6,000 feet. a weather observer said this was an awesome sight. one of the best shows in a long time in northern new england. haven t heard of any tonight. but, you know, you can go to space weather website and they try to predict when these will happen. usually it is in the northern latitudes. as far as the forecast, a quiet day out there. we have rain in charlotte, north carolina, to columbia and through south carolina.