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Former UConn women's basketball player reacts to winning streak record
The last team to beat Geno Auriemma’s University of Connecticut Huskies was the Stanford Cardinals all the way back in April of 2008.
The UConn women won their 89th consecutive game Tuesday night giving them the longest winning streak in NCAA Division I basketball history. Their new record bested the record set by UCLA's Bruins under John Wooden in the early 1970's.
Renee Montgomery played with the Huskies last season and currently plays with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun. She joins American Morning's John Roberts today to talk about her former team's incredible feat and their coach Geno Auriemma.
Cady Coleman from space: Try your hardest, 'real people do have their dreams come true'
American Morning has been following NASA astronaut Cady Coleman's journey to space for over a year now. We've spent time with her at her home in Massachusetts. We've watched her as she trained for the mission in zero gravity across the globe in bases in Russia, Japan, and here in the United States.
Today on American Morning, Coleman is with us live from aboard the International Space Station with fellow NASA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. Coleman talks with John Roberts, Carol Costello, and John Zarrella about her incredible adventure.
Watch the interview to hear her talk about what she brought along with her, how she's keeping in touch with family, and how her dreams are coming true up in space.
Worried winter weather could ground your travel plans? Pack these tips
We've seen some wild weather coming out of Europe this past week. Snow caused closures and airport delays at London's Heathrow airport, leaving thousands trapped and unsure of their holiday travel plans. With snow a possibility in parts of the country this weekend what can you do in case you get stuck? What rights do you have in terms of ticket refunds and hotel vouchers?
Today on American Morning, Carol Costello talks to Genevieve Shaw Brown, senior editor, Travelocity, for the best troubleshooting tips if your holiday trip becomes a holiday nightmare
Why the wait for 9/11 First Responders Bill?
The Senate is expected to take up the 9/11 First Responders Bill before the Christmas holiday as they wrap up their "lame duck" session. But many have been asking why has it taken so long to pass the bill. The bill, which assures future health coverage for those first rescuers, cleared the House earlier this month but passing the House has proven to be quite a partisan battle.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D, New York, is one of the senators leading the charge for the bill. She joins American Morning's John Roberts this morning to talk about what the hold up has been.
NFL greats tailgate, play ball with troops in Iraq
College football post-season and bowl game season is well underway. Over the next month you will see some of the best college teams match up across the country. Bowl games are usually highly publicized, commercialized and televised events. There is one unofficial bowl game, though, that you probably have never heard of.
That's because this game, the "Connect to Home" Bowl, is being played at an undisclosed location in Iraq with NFL and college football greats of the past and American troops currently stationed there.
This morning on American Morning, AM's Kiran Chetry talks to Hall of Fame quarterback with the Buffalo Bills Jim Kelly and former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, who are helping lead the event. Kelly and Peete will play quarterback on opposing teams. Catch the sneak peak practice video here. And, be sure to watch highlights of the game during halftime at the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 1, and at www.facebook.com/Tostitos.
Tourists witness Spider-Man stunt actor fall from Broadway set
NEW YORK (CNN) - An actor was injured after a fall during a performance of the musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" in New York on Monday night, a representative of the show said. The New York Fire Department said the 31-year-old fell 20 to 30 feet and was alert when he was taken to a hospital. Jonathan Dealwis, a tourist from New Zealand who was in the audience, told CNN the actor portraying Spider-Man fell "about six meters," or about 20 feet. Reeve Carney is the actor who normally plays Spider-Man. But Carney was not the performer injured, show spokesman Jaron Caldwell said. Caldwell said nine stunt men perform Spider-Man's stunts when the character is masked, but did not confirm who the injured performer is.
Today on American Morning, brothers Jonathan and Michael Dealwis, who are visiting New York City from New Zealand and witnessed the fall during Monday night's show, tell AM's John Roberts and Kiran Chetry their firsthand accounts as audience members.
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