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'Smart bomb' vaccine attacks aggressive brain cancer
(CNN) – For today's AM house call, we're checking up on a woman who, according to statistics, should probably be dead by now.
But doctors say a cancer vaccine they developed is working on her and what seems like a medical miracle could become the norm. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has her remarkable story.
The next step for health care reform
(CNN) – Let's get it done. That's what President Obama is telling Congress about health care reform.
After a year of facing intense opposition, the Democrats are on the verge of doing it all alone. But are they united enough? Our Dana Bash takes us through the final critical steps.
Read more: Obama outlines final health care plan
Students protest education cuts
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/03/03/ca.student.protest.gi.art.jpg caption="UCLA students and supporters protest as the UC Board of Regents votes to approve a 32 percent tuition hike next year on November 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California."]
(CNN) – Mass student protests last fall prompted by tuition hikes are expected to return to California on Thursday, and in other states as well.
Students and their supporters are planning teach-ins, walk-outs, and protests around the state in the face of growing tuition hikes, budget cuts and layoffs.
The main organizer's Web site is calling March 4th a "day of action." One entry reads:
"We call on all students, workers, teachers, parents, and their organizations and communities across the country to massively mobilize for a Strike and Day of Action in Defense of Public Education on March 4, 2010. Education cuts are attacks against all of us, particularly in working-class communities and communities of color."
Program Note: Thursday on CNN's "American Morning," our Casey Wian sees first-hand how one California first grade teacher is coping with shrinking budgets and increased class sizes in light of threatened lay-offs.
Sound off: What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with education cuts? Are the cuts affecting you? What alternatives do you suggest? Post your comments below.
Child directs air traffic in NYC
Washington (CNN) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an air traffic controller at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport brought his young child to work and allowed the child to communicate with planes, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
"Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employees involved in this incident are not controlling air traffic," the FAA said in a statement. "This behavior is not acceptable and does not demonstrate the kind of professionalism expected from all FAA employees."
However, Dave Pascoe, owner of liveatc.com, a Web site where the recording of the air traffic communications is posted, told CNN he believes the incident is "ridiculous" and has been "blown out of proportion."
In the recording, a child can be heard saying "Jet Blue 171, cleared for takeoff."
A man is then heard telling the plane, "Here's what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school."
The pilot chuckles and says, "Wish I could bring my kid to work." The same pilot later tells the child he did an "awesome job."
During the recording, which is dated February 17, the child also speaks to an apparent Air Mexico flight.
The source confirmed the incident to CNN. A second controller who was supposed to be in charge at the time "should be making sure that things like this don't happen," the source said. FULL STORY
Group helps school kids get much-needed supplies
(CNN) – They say one person's garbage is another's treasure. That's proving true for a group of teachers and students in Los Angeles, thanks to one non-profit making a big difference.
L.A. SHARES is a program that helps school kids get much-needed supplies. Our Casey Wian visited them for another example of everyday people "Building Up America."
To learn more about how you can get involved and make a difference, visit Impact Your World.
Churches focus on problems facing the black community
By Don Lemon and Jason Morris, CNN
Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) - Instead of letting her son spend his spring break at a beach with friends, Sheila Wilson-Freelon took him to another gathering this week: a convention of black church leaders aimed at finding solutions to the problems that plague young African-Americans.
The three-day summit, known as the Great Gathering, is the first time in more than 45 years that the African Methodist Episcopal, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion and Christian Methodist Episcopal churches - with a combined membership of more than 5 million - have come together.
The Rev. Staccato Powell, one of the driving forces behind the summit, said one of the main goals of the week is to create a support network for young people, which includes tangible role models like teachers, families, and members of the faith-based community.
"We have to let them know that we have people that have demonstrated character and values, and that can be transmitted," Powell said. "We're saying the greatest role model is the father that's in the home. The greatest role model is somebody you can access everyday." FULL STORY
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