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Storm chaser: 'It actually peeled paint from the back of the vehicle'
Flying horses and popped ears are the least of storm chaser and meteorologist, Reed Timmer's worries when he drives directly into the eye of 200 mile per hour tornado. Timmer is a 12 year storm savant who stars in the Discovery Channel series "Storm Chasers," which airs its finale tonight. His specially designed Chevy Tahoe "The Dominator" is his storm chasing chariot but how long will his luck last? Timmer spoke to CNN's American Morning on how the power of a tornado cannot be underestimated.
Gibbs calls Assange's Clinton comments 'absurd,' says govt. must balance 'need to share' and 'need to know'
Today on American Morning, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs talks to AM's Kiran Chetry and responds to WikiLeaks and the latest talk on DADT.
He responds to:
-WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's recent comments to TIME Magazine that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should resign over some of the leaked cables in the website’s latest document dump
-The potential damage WikiLeaks' latest document dump poses to U.S. foreign policy
-Talk that the Obama Administration will change the way intelligence is shared
– Speculations Justice Department already has signed arrest warrant for Assange
-And, the likelihood of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” coming before the lame-duck Congress.
Losing Lennon: Legend lives on in O.A.R.'s song 'Dakota'
December 8, 1980, a day that will live in infamy for John Lennon fans. As part of a CNN Documentary “Losing Lennon,” we’re talking to people who had a personal connection to the tragic events of that day when Lennon was gunned down by Mark David Chapman.
AM’s John Roberts talks to radio writer Laurie Kaye, who was part of a team that did the last interview with Lennon on the day he died. When she heard about the shooting, she ran over to Roosevelt Hospital, where Lennon was taken, and witnessed Yoko Ono’s reaction. Also, O.A.R. frontman Marc Roberge talks about how Lennon’s death inspired the alternative rock band’s recent song “Dakota.”
Watch the preview here, and be sure to catch the full documentary,” Losing Lennon: Countdown to Murder,” premiering Saturday and Sunday night at 8 ET on CNN.
Former Govs. Bush and Wise push for digital learning
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, R, convened at the national summit on education reform in Washington, DC this week to introduce an innovative plan developed with former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, D, to customize each and every child's education. They think this will drastically improve our country's education levels.
Today on American Morning, John Roberts asks Bush and Wise about the plan they are releasing Wednesday that calls for implementing technology into the classroom. He asks why they think the plan will dramatically reform each child's education.
Jeb Bush not fighting mom on Palin comments
Last week, Barbara Bush and Sarah Palin got in a verbal spat after the former first lady said Palin should stay in Alaska. "I don't think the majority of Americans want to put up with the blue-bloods," Palin said in a radio interview on the Laura Ingraham Show last week. "With all due respect because I love the Bushes, the blue-bloods who want to pick and choose their winners instead of allowing competition."
Today on American Morning, Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, responds to his mother's comments. He tells AM’s John Roberts why he loves his mom and what he thinks about Palin.
Hunt continues for WikiLeaks' Assange
(CNN) - Interpol, at the request of a Swedish court looking into alleged sex crimes from earlier this year, has put WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on its most-wanted listed. The Stockholm Criminal Court two weeks ago issued an international arrest warrant for Assange on probable cause, saying he is suspected of rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force in August incidents.
Sweden asked Interpol, the international police organization, to post a "Red Notice" after a judge approved a motion to bring him into custody.
The "Red Notice" is not an international arrest warrant. It is an advisory and request, issued to 188 member countries "to assist the national police forces in identifying or locating those persons with a view to their arrest and extradition," according to Interpol.
Today on American Morning, Kiran Chetry and John Roberts talk to CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin about the search for Assange and lingering questions in his involvement with the latest WikiLeaks document dump.
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