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June 10th, 2009
06:00 AM ET

What's on Tap – Wednesday June 10, 2009

President Obama proposed Tuesday that the government adopt 'pay-as-you-go' rules for federal spending. Getty Images
President Obama proposed Tuesday that the government adopt 'pay-as-you-go' rules for federal spending. Getty Images

Hey everyone, here's today's top stories we'll be covering on the show:

  • There is breaking news this morning of engine trouble forcing an Airbus to make an emergency landing. Spain's airport authority tells CNN the jet experienced engine trouble shortly after taking off from the Canary Islands and was forced to turn around. The flight was heading for Oslo, Norway and was in the air for a total of ten minutes. A spokesperson says there were no injuries on board and denied reports that the engine caught fire.
  • An FAA whistleblower – saying he was ignored – when he warned the agency about safety problems in a plane that fell from the sky a few months ago outside Buffalo. It's an interview you won't see anywhere else this morning.
  • If you buy it, you have to pay for it. That's the spending plan the president is pushing Congress to pass. It's called PAYGO – pay as you go – but Jim Acosta tells us the simple concept is already getting complicated.
  • And a CNN exclusive: Scott Roeder – the man charged with murdering a Kansas abortion provider – talking with our Ted Rowlands. The jail cell interview you won't see anywhere else.

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June 9th, 2009
06:00 AM ET

What’s on Tap – Tuesday June 9, 2009

Brazilian Air Force officer Henry Nunhoz shows a picture during a press conference to announce the recovery of more bodies of the 228 victims of the of the Air France A330 aircraft lost in midflight over the Atlantic ocean June 1st, in Recife, Brazil on June 8, 2009. Getty Images
Brazilian Air Force officer Henry Nunhoz shows a picture during a press conference to announce the recovery of more bodies of the 228 victims of the of the Air France A330 aircraft lost in midflight over the Atlantic ocean June 1st, in Recife, Brazil on June 8, 2009. Getty Images

Here are the big stories on the agenda today:

  • A huge chunk of the tail section of Air France Flight 447 has been recovered from the Atlantic.  the discovery could be crucial for investigators who are hoping to learn why the jetliner crashed – killing all 228 people on board.
  • The Obama Administration is ramping up efforts to reform health care in this country.  Nothing is final yet, but some lawmakers are considering a fine for any American who chooses not to buy into the plan.
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling on North Korea to free two American journalists who've been sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp.  Our Jason Carroll has reaction from the families of Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who are asking for the north to show “compassion.”  They're speaking for the first time since their loved ones were convicted.
  • The power of Youtube may help decide an alleged case of music plagiarism.  Guitarist Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit, claiming the band Coldplay ripped him off with the Grammy-winning hit, Viva la Vida.  Coldplay denies it.  All you have to do is hit up Google to hear comparisons for yourself.  So who needs experts anymore??

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June 8th, 2009
06:49 AM ET

What’s on Tap – Monday June, 8th, 2009

South Korean conservative activists hold up pictures of US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, detained by the authorities in North Korea, during a rally calling for their freedom in Seoul on June 4, 2009. Getty Images
South Korean conservative activists hold up pictures of US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, detained by the authorities in North Korea, during a rally calling for their freedom in Seoul on June 4, 2009. Getty Images

Here are the big stories on the agenda today:

  • First breaking news... American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee convicted of quote "grave crimes" and sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea.  Washington is demanding North Korea release both women.  The State Department says it is deeply concerned and is working right now to secure their release. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson knows a lot about negotiating the release of detained Americans in North Korea.  He's done it before – and he may be called on to do it again.   He’ll join us live to discuss how this situation needs to be handled moving forward.
  • New developments in the crash of Air France Flight 447.  The Brazilian Air Force says it's spotted more bodies floating in the ocean.  Seventeen were recovered over the weekend.  Investigators – now focusing on the jet's air speed sensors – as they try to find out what brought down the plane.
  • Gas prices – you feelin’ it?  They’re a hot topic on the AMFIX hotline.  Will the pumps have to hit four bucks again before the government does something about them?
  • “End of the Line.”  Actor Ted Danson narrated the new documentary, which focuses on the over-fishing of the world's waters.  Danson also testified before a congressional committee in February about offshore drilling.  He’ll join us on this  “World Oceans Day.”

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June 5th, 2009
06:00 AM ET

What's on Tap – Friday June 5th, 2009

Friends and relatives of the Air France flight 447 passengers comfort each other after attending a mass in their homage at the Candelaria Cathedral on June 4, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
Friends and relatives of the Air France flight 447 passengers comfort each other after attending a mass in their homage at the Candelaria Cathedral on June 4, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images

Here are the big stories on the agenda today:

  • A serious setback for investigators who want answers – and families who need closure... Brazilian officials now say debris found in the Atlantic Ocean was nothing more than "sea trash." None of it, from the doomed Air France Flight 447, which dropped off the radar Monday.
  • President Obama is in Germany this morning, strengthening ties on a European tour., and fresh from delivering a key speech to the Muslim world.  He’s  focusing on the global economy today, with a German chancellor who has very different ideas about how to get out of the financial funk.
  • Trial by secrecy in North Korea.  No word on the fate of two American journalists reportedly on trial for committing what North Korea calls "hostile acts".  They could face ten years in a labor camp.  The U.S. State Department may call on some diplomatic heavyweights to try and secure their release, including Former Vice President Al Gore.
  • Making Terror Easy.  We’ve known terrorists could use tools such as Google Earth to help plan attacks, but upgraded imagery is making things even easier, according to a civic activist who lives near the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. The activist can demonstrate how improved imagery is revealing sensitive information that nuclear power plants undoubtedly don’t want disclosed – such as the location of roof-top guard shacks, ladders, entrances, gun placements, etc.  The activist has asked the government to ask Google Earth and others to “fuzz” the imagery, much like they have fuzzed aerial and satellite photos of the vice president’s mansion.  But he isn’t getting far. We take a look at his concerns, and whether Google Earth and others are making life too easy for terrorists.
  • Just Sayin’…  There is a fear the middle class is dying – or already dead. Thousands who’ve been laid off from manufacturing jobs are often forced to take lower paying jobs, making it difficult to maintain a middle class way of life. We’re “Just Sayin’” are these real fears? Is it a pipe dream to believe companies like GM and Chrysler will ever provide the numbers of jobs they used to? Or is it time for middle class, blue collar America to accept the fact their culture, their way of life is over – and it’s time to find some other way to support their way of life?
  • Inside Sanjay’s O. R.   CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is back to give us another look at his “day job.”  Dr. Gupta, as you may know, is a practicing neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery.  It’s was one of the most popular segments on our show earlier this week.  Don’t miss it.

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June 4th, 2009
06:26 AM ET

What's on tap – Thursday, June 4, 2009

President Barack Obama delivers his highly-anticipated address to the Muslim world on June 4, 2009 in the Grand Hall of Cairo University in Cairo. Getty Images
President Barack Obama delivers his highly-anticipated address to the Muslim world on June 4, 2009 in the Grand Hall of Cairo University in Cairo. Getty Images

Happening now – President Obama speaks to the Muslim world.

An important and highly anticipated speech designed to repair relations with the Muslim world – The president has apparently been working right up to the wire. It's a big moment for his presidency and we have a big team with us to break it all down. CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley is here with Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. We're also joined by a panel of foreign policy experts, Republican strategist Ed Rollins, Democratic strategist Lisa Caputo, Fawaz Gerges, Middle East scholar at Sarah Lawrence College and Robin Wright, author of "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East." It's a big moment for the White House and we have a big team here with us to give you the best coverage possible.

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June 3rd, 2009
06:09 AM ET

What’s on Tap – Wednesday June 3, 2009

President Obama boards Air Force One June 2, 2009 as he starts a 4-day trip, which will take him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany and France.
President Obama boards Air Force One June 2, 2009 as he starts a 4-day trip, which will take him to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany and France.

Here are the big stories on the agenda today:

  • President Obama is heading to the Middle East.  He's expected to touch down in Saudi Arabia this morning, with the goal of “resetting” relations with the Muslim world.  We are live in Riyadh and previewing the president’s highly anticipated speech tomorrow from Cairo.
  • Signs of debris, but no survivors from the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic off the Brazilian coast.  The U.S. Navy is joining Brazil and France in the search for wreckage – and answers.  One expert saying it could be among the hardest recoveries since the search to find the titanic, which took decades!  Investigators say the so-called “black boxes” probably survived, but they are not hopeful they will find them.
  • A CNN Special Investigation.  Every day, desperate Americans are flying to places like Peru, Mexico and China, seeking a miracle in the form of stem cell therapy.  Many of them – parents with children who are sick, or dying.  They're spending tens of thousands of dollars – despite the fact there's no scientific evidence it works.  Drew Griffin talks to doctors, looks for answers and speaks to families that are literally putting everything on the line for an experiment.

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