Happening now:
- Nature’s fury in the plains and Midwest. Wildfires are breaking out all over Oklahoma and north Texas. One entire town has burned. Residents are trying to out run fires fueled by hurricane force winds. In one small Arkansas town, authorities are going door-to-door, checking on residents after a tornado ripped through,killing at least two people and damaging more than 100 homes.
- Intense negotiations are underway with four armed, dangerous and increasingly desperate pirates off Somalia. They’re holding an American Captain on a 28-foot lifeboat that’s out of fuel and described as being “dead in the water.” They are running out of options, with a Navy destroyer watching their every move and two more ships on the way right now.
- President Obama is being briefed on the pirate standoff. He's also asking for more money for wars being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Obama’s Millionaire’s Club – When President Obama moved into the White House earlier this year, he took several of his fellow Chicago millionaires with him. Newly released disclosure reports show virtually all of the top Chicagoans serving in the West Wing had assets valued at a million dollars or more at the end of 2008.
- Kumar goes to the White House – If only Obama were president before they made “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.” Kal Penn (Kumar) has decided to accept a position in the Obama administration. At least now we know why they killed him off on “House.”
- Where’s the dog, Mr. President? That swing set only bought him a few weeks. The president said he would fulfill his campaign promise of a puppy after returning from NATO. What better time than Easter weekend. Maybe this one will come with bunny ears? Stay tuned…