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of mexico. in march, right in front of the university gates, gunfire erupted between federal police and alleged cartel gunmen. a video capturing the gun battle was posted on youtube. two graduate students were killed in the cross fire. >> i don't want her to be here. >> reporter: francesca told us she came to mexico to get her daughter out. >> my daughter has been in college two years and built up all these credits. now i have to take her out. take her out of the city she loves. all her friends are here. >> reporter: do you have friends who have left the university? >> yes, a lot of them. >> reporter: a top university official even told us more than 100 american students did not return to monterrey this semester. how is the state department's travel warning impacted enrollment here at this university? >> we practically didn't receive any american students. but we still receive students from germany, france, from all over the west. >> reporter: he says foreign exchange students aren't critical to
of mexico. in march, right in front of the university gates, gunfire erupted between federal police and alleged cartel gunmen. a video capturing the gun battle was posted on youtube. two graduate students were killed in the cross fire. >> i don't want her to be here. >> reporter: francesca told us she came to mexico to get her daughter out. >> my daughter has been in college two years and built up all these credits. now i have to take her out. take her out of the city she...
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this is near los cabos, mexico. the expedition got more than they bargained for and had a, goodness, had a whale of a time. >>> moving original prince william, kate middleton, they announced their engagement. now what? we've been reaching out for details. we'll bring you the very latest right after the break. what can i get ya? i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure, decaf or regular? - regular. - cake or pie? - pie. - apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil or cream? cream... please. when other toppings are made with hydrogenated oil, the real dairy cream in reddi-wip's sure an easy choice. nothing's more real than reddi-wip. fork or... spoon? >>> the big news today out of london, the engagement of prince william, the second in line to the throne. let's look together. we'll see wills. there they are. the big photo op of the day with his bride, kate middleton. william explained the couple's lenny courtship by saying he wanted kate to know what she was getting herself into. and from there, the topic
this is near los cabos, mexico. the expedition got more than they bargained for and had a, goodness, had a whale of a time. >>> moving original prince william, kate middleton, they announced their engagement. now what? we've been reaching out for details. we'll bring you the very latest right after the break. what can i get ya? i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure, decaf or regular? - regular. - cake or pie? - pie. - apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil or cream?...
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>> yeah, but he had this country so screwed up, we had people sneaking back into mexico. that's another story. >> oh, boy. okay, your thanksgiving, you're going to be spending it how? >> t.j. holmes, is he on this network? >> well, yeah, on in the morning. >> something is wrong with him, ned a nutritionist on this morning. this is thanksgiving! >> he was talking this weekend with a nutritionist, a doctor who was talking about how to do thanksgiving a very healthy way. >> this is bull crap. this is thanksgiving. let me tell everybody this. this is thanksgiving, this might be your last day on earth. go to your aunt's house, uncle's house, eat all you can. eat turkey, pumpkin pie. white people eat pumpkin pie, black people eat sweet potato pie. get some haagen-dazs, ice cream, everything you can. like paula deen says, if it doesn't have a stick of butter, it ain't no good. that's what i'm going to do. >> george wallace, thank you so much! happy holidays. >> kenny latimer, just say hi. >> don't be scared! >> hi, happy thanksgiving. how are you? good to see you. yeah, we're ha
>> yeah, but he had this country so screwed up, we had people sneaking back into mexico. that's another story. >> oh, boy. okay, your thanksgiving, you're going to be spending it how? >> t.j. holmes, is he on this network? >> well, yeah, on in the morning. >> something is wrong with him, ned a nutritionist on this morning. this is thanksgiving! >> he was talking this weekend with a nutritionist, a doctor who was talking about how to do thanksgiving a very...
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it was stranded monday off the coast of mexico after an engine room fire. >>> today is vet ranls day. a time to honor the generations of americans that served and sacrificed in the nation's military. there will be a full day of remembrances at arlington national cemetery in virginia. vice president biden will play a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and at the world war ii museum in new orleans, young people are being urged to reach out to the so-called greatest generation. next hour, we'll hear from a grade schooler and a world war ii vet who are taking part in that event. >>> this morning, we want to tell you about a man whose courage in battle earned the highest decoration of valor. what's more, the first living recipient of the medal of honor since the vietnam war. he tells his story to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> the whole timeframe maybe lasted anywhere between like two minutes, three minutes and five or six lifetimes. i don't know. >> reporter: but in the two, three minutes, army staff sergeant gunta went from a self-described mediocre soldier to a hero. that
it was stranded monday off the coast of mexico after an engine room fire. >>> today is vet ranls day. a time to honor the generations of americans that served and sacrificed in the nation's military. there will be a full day of remembrances at arlington national cemetery in virginia. vice president biden will play a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and at the world war ii museum in new orleans, young people are being urged to reach out to the so-called greatest generation. next hour,...
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as the cruise is supposed to go down, you head down the coast of mexico, have a shore stop every day and get r and r on land, and you don't get that feeling at sea. obviously thinks changed and that didn't happen, and here they come back to san diego. >> it's all smiles now. it wasn't so funny and couple of days ago. paul, if you would, keep an eye on that. i know you are going to talk to folks. round up a couple of folks for us to talk to as well. we appreciate that. that's an amazing scene behind you. >>> back to arlington national cemetery where the vice president is attending the wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. he is at the amphitheater now, and he will be speaking shortly, and we will bring you his remarks live on this veterans day in moments right here in the cnn newsroom. >>> so you are talking about clicking on and posting about it, and we've got the best of the best, really. armistice, armed forces and veterans day. curious about history, huh? >>> did you see that ship? that's going to be exciting. >> i can't imagine three days. >> derrick dodge is here.
as the cruise is supposed to go down, you head down the coast of mexico, have a shore stop every day and get r and r on land, and you don't get that feeling at sea. obviously thinks changed and that didn't happen, and here they come back to san diego. >> it's all smiles now. it wasn't so funny and couple of days ago. paul, if you would, keep an eye on that. i know you are going to talk to folks. round up a couple of folks for us to talk to as well. we appreciate that. that's an amazing...
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. >>> we start with this breaking story out of mexico. right now an explosion at a popular tourist hotel called the grand rivera rinse sees hotel in plaa del carmen mexico. that is just south of cancun. we'll bring you the latest on this breaking story as we get them. >> we're following another developing story. a british couple has arrived safely in kenya more than a year after being taken hostage by somalia pirates. the pirates released paul and rachel chandler earlier today. we're get new video of this couple now. david mackenzie is in nairobi. why were they released? >> reporter: finally, came down to one thing that was money. around $750,000, according to local elders of paid for the couple to be released after 388 days in captivity. by far the longest anyone in recent memory has been held by somalia pirates. they were taken from their yacht over a year ago. they were kept in somalia at gunpoint, sometimes they were beaten, they were separated and now finally it's coming to a good end for the families and for the people in england wa
. >>> we start with this breaking story out of mexico. right now an explosion at a popular tourist hotel called the grand rivera rinse sees hotel in plaa del carmen mexico. that is just south of cancun. we'll bring you the latest on this breaking story as we get them. >> we're following another developing story. a british couple has arrived safely in kenya more than a year after being taken hostage by somalia pirates. the pirates released paul and rachel chandler earlier today....
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. >>> near cancun, mexico, at least seven people including a child, were killed by a powerful blast at a resort four of the dead were canadians. mexican authorities say the explosion appeared to be caused by a gas leak, possibly a stove. the resort is the grand rivera. >>> a bizarre missing person's case in ohio. a police s.w.a.t. team bursts into a home this morning. they rescued a missing teen who was bound and gagged in the basement. the girl's mother, her brother and a family friend are still missing. police arrested 30-year-old matthew hawkman of kidnapping charges. the community has organized a massive search effort. >>> a british couple is free tonight after more than a year in captivity. somali pirates kidnapped the two last year. family will not confirm if a ransom was paid, but sources say the pirates received $750,000. >>> well, this tuesday, life here on cnn, you will see history made. army staff sergeant sal jinta will receive a medal of honor. it hasn't happened to a living service member since the vietnam war. it was october of 2007 in afghanistan. a rugged and forbiddin
. >>> near cancun, mexico, at least seven people including a child, were killed by a powerful blast at a resort four of the dead were canadians. mexican authorities say the explosion appeared to be caused by a gas leak, possibly a stove. the resort is the grand rivera. >>> a bizarre missing person's case in ohio. a police s.w.a.t. team bursts into a home this morning. they rescued a missing teen who was bound and gagged in the basement. the girl's mother, her brother and a...
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without me going back to mexico, where i don't know what to do in mexico. like if i said -- i have been here all my life and i don't know what to do in a country i have never been in. >> because of 8540 you are doing this legally. you aren't doing anything illegally with regard to your college education. now, your parents. your mom, i understand, is a maid, and your dad a restaurant worker, and i know you're extremely concerned about their status now. why speak out and why take it stand right . . >>> so, how will charlie rangel be punished for violating 11 house rules? well, today is the day that the house ethics committee meets behind closed doors, starting at noon to decide this fate, and reporters apparently just caught up with him at the ray burn office building before he went into the conference room. here's what he had to say. >> it's reported that i've been convicted and that i was corrupt in some of the local newspapers, and i want to make it abundantly clear that no matter how many mistakes i've made and how apologetic i am, the question was asked
without me going back to mexico, where i don't know what to do in mexico. like if i said -- i have been here all my life and i don't know what to do in a country i have never been in. >> because of 8540 you are doing this legally. you aren't doing anything illegally with regard to your college education. now, your parents. your mom, i understand, is a maid, and your dad a restaurant worker, and i know you're extremely concerned about their status now. why speak out and why take it stand...
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pretty amazing off mexico. some of other aye reporters sailing. whales getting really close to the boat, too. take a look at this. did we see them pop up here in a second? where do we have this cued in? >> oh, nice, nice. sometimes i feel like the whales are in cahoots with the boat owners. give them a piece of the pie. >> you heard the phrase, let sleeping dogs lie. the same apparently applies to cats. one parrot. enough is enough, finally kitty has had enough. wait for it. had some. c'mon. >> eat yourself out, pack man. >> yesterday was the kitty against the gators. i love it. >> we got to go. look at the parrot, you're so mean. [ female announcer ] in the grip of arthritis, back, or back joint pain? aspercreme breaks the grip, with maximum-strength medicine and no embarrassing odor. break the grip of pain with aspercreme. >>> let's get you caught up on top stories now. china's state media report, eight people, some of them welders, have been detained in yesterday's high rise in shanghai. 53 people killed 70 others injured. >>> there is going to
pretty amazing off mexico. some of other aye reporters sailing. whales getting really close to the boat, too. take a look at this. did we see them pop up here in a second? where do we have this cued in? >> oh, nice, nice. sometimes i feel like the whales are in cahoots with the boat owners. give them a piece of the pie. >> you heard the phrase, let sleeping dogs lie. the same apparently applies to cats. one parrot. enough is enough, finally kitty has had enough. wait for it. had...
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it's still stranded off the coast of western mexico. chad myers has been looking into this whole thing. i cannot imagine. but at least some good news and i say that half facetiously is that at least the backup power is on so they can have cold water and flush the toilet. >> they have water pressure. >> that's where they are. >> lower your standards all the way to water pressure but that's better -- at least it's sanitary. before that was like those eight hours of a plane sitting on the tarmac with a bathroom that's not running. so they're not there anymore, but they're not going to get power back to that new jerseeng. they're going to have to be tugged back to insana da. it's not going to be very fast. this ship was built in 2008, so this isn't some old random old rickety thing. >> a nice, new shiny boat. >> brand-new engine room, brand-new everything. could be user error. could be all kinds of things that could be wrong. 68,000 horsepower to move this ship at 20 miles per hour. >> what does that mean? >> that's a lot of horsepower. tha
it's still stranded off the coast of western mexico. chad myers has been looking into this whole thing. i cannot imagine. but at least some good news and i say that half facetiously is that at least the backup power is on so they can have cold water and flush the toilet. >> they have water pressure. >> that's where they are. >> lower your standards all the way to water pressure but that's better -- at least it's sanitary. before that was like those eight hours of a plane...
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there's the first hispanic woman governor in new mexico. and the first female governor in south carolina and they're saying small government, low taxes, it's not about race, it's not about male or female, and they're looking to put a softer face on the republican party. and finally, vice president biden is out and about talking about any number of things including speaker nancy pelosi, the high disapproval ratings that she has. he said republicans spent a lot of money to drive up that disapproval. and he said that a lot of great leaders sort of enjoy or disenjoy having popularity and approval ratings that are very split. he talked about ronald reagan, he talked about bill clinton, he said all of them tend to be, especially in an atmosphere like we have right now, divisive kind of characters, but he said he is quite behind her as the new minority leader in the house. >> i'm truly fascinated by that pugh poll, candy. what rock did you have to be hiding under to not know that the republicans won the house. as long as people don't know stuff, i
there's the first hispanic woman governor in new mexico. and the first female governor in south carolina and they're saying small government, low taxes, it's not about race, it's not about male or female, and they're looking to put a softer face on the republican party. and finally, vice president biden is out and about talking about any number of things including speaker nancy pelosi, the high disapproval ratings that she has. he said republicans spent a lot of money to drive up that...
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without having me to go back to mexico where i don't know what to do in mexico. like i've been here all my life and i don't know what the two do in a country i've never been in. >> i want to bring in someone who has been covering the story. help me under his situation. he was brought over illegally when he was 3 years of age. he's getting in-state tuition in california but he's undocumented. >> there's a big but. it has to do with this law. it's been around since 2001. a bipartisan bill. in fact the co-author of this bill is a current lieutenant governor. he was part of this co-authoring of this bill. it allows illegal immigrants the right to have in-state tuition, the the right pay instate tuition and go to school. having said there are certain caveats. >> very large stipulation. >> very large stipulations. you have to go high school in california for three years. they don't have to be consecutive but three years mandatory. another one, the stipulation says a student must file an affidavit with the school saying you'll apply for legal residency as soon as possib
without having me to go back to mexico where i don't know what to do in mexico. like i've been here all my life and i don't know what the two do in a country i've never been in. >> i want to bring in someone who has been covering the story. help me under his situation. he was brought over illegally when he was 3 years of age. he's getting in-state tuition in california but he's undocumented. >> there's a big but. it has to do with this law. it's been around since 2001. a bipartisan...
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. >>> a cruise ship is still stranded off the west coast of mexico. the carnival "splendor" lost power after the engine room caught fire yesterday. no one was hurt. the ship is on rating on auxiliary power but 3300 passengers going without air conditioning and hot food. >>> some refugees are returning to myanmar now that post election violence is easing. about 10,000 fled to thailand at the height of the unrest. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors, their city council essentially, was expected to voted to to ban most fast food happy meals at least in the current form. critics say they don't meet nutritional standards and the ban is expected to win final approval today with enough votes to override an expected veto by mayor gavin newsom. >>> an erupting volcano forces air force one to make an early exit from indonesia. why i'm really excited. because toyota developed this software that can simulate head injuries and helps make people safer. then they shared this technology with researchers at wake forest to help reduce head injuries on the footba
. >>> a cruise ship is still stranded off the west coast of mexico. the carnival "splendor" lost power after the engine room caught fire yesterday. no one was hurt. the ship is on rating on auxiliary power but 3300 passengers going without air conditioning and hot food. >>> some refugees are returning to myanmar now that post election violence is easing. about 10,000 fled to thailand at the height of the unrest. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors,...
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you can see what he did to his opponent, antonio margarito of mexico, pummelled the guy for 15 rounds. there was a 20-pound weight difference between these guys and a 5-inch height difference. manny looked tiny in that ring compared to this guy, and he whipped him for 12 straight rounds. >> kind of a microcosm of ironically the cowboys season when you think about it. unbelievable. look at that. >> but he was -- in the last round, he backed off, and he was looking at the ref, saying, ref, are you going to stop this fight? he didn't even want to continue to pummel the guy. probably should have stopped 10th, 11th round at least. he was looking at the ref like, are you serious? he was kind of merciful at the end. >> unbelievable. >> that's a wrap on some of the big things we saw last night. reynolds is going to be back with us. we've got some sunday football. a lot of that played inside. a lot of people curious about the weather today and the travel going on. reynolds will be keeping us up to date on that. appreciate you, buddy. >>> also, the big bang. scientists say it's where the univer
you can see what he did to his opponent, antonio margarito of mexico, pummelled the guy for 15 rounds. there was a 20-pound weight difference between these guys and a 5-inch height difference. manny looked tiny in that ring compared to this guy, and he whipped him for 12 straight rounds. >> kind of a microcosm of ironically the cowboys season when you think about it. unbelievable. look at that. >> but he was -- in the last round, he backed off, and he was looking at the ref, saying,...
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and maybe we weren't meant to go to mexico for some reason. i don't know. trying to look at it in a positive way. >> some perspective there from lenore chavez who was on her first cruise. this was her first experience doing that. she says she does want to take a cruise once again. but we're talking about some 3,300 paying passengers aboard this thing. 1,100-plus of the crew. they have finally made it back. this could have been a much bigger incident, a disaster of some sort you could argue, but not the case. they all made it back. good to have them back. they're glad to be back. >>> we want to tell you what else we have on tap for you this hour. >>> on this veterans day, some families are angry. will the coffins carrying their loved ones be moved to make room for an airport runway? >>> and how does the u.s. get itself out of a huge financial hole? the military, medicare, social security, are they all on the chopping block? oh, and how about your mortgage tax deduction? >>> plus, police say the eye of google street view caught drug dealers in the act. good n
and maybe we weren't meant to go to mexico for some reason. i don't know. trying to look at it in a positive way. >> some perspective there from lenore chavez who was on her first cruise. this was her first experience doing that. she says she does want to take a cruise once again. but we're talking about some 3,300 paying passengers aboard this thing. 1,100-plus of the crew. they have finally made it back. this could have been a much bigger incident, a disaster of some sort you could...
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mexico state news agency says one of them was a child. the vancouver sun newspaper reports he was a 9-year-old boy. another victim is this man, 33-year-old malcolm johnson, a realtor from british columbia, and his parents tell the canadian broadcasting company he got married at the resort three days earlier and he had gone down to the lobby to get coffee for his new wife. his wife and their 1-year-old daughter were not hurt. the attorney general's office says the explosion was probably caused by a build-up of natural gas that caught on fire, but that is still under investigation. >>> president obama calls for earmark reform. republicans like mitt romney and mitch mcconnell are on board for this earmark ban. is this a sign the freshman congressional class is making their mark? i'm joined by wolf blitzer. wolf, with both sides in agreement that something needs to be done about earmarks, sounds like an easy sell. >> you've got the republican leadership on board, now that mitch mcconnell says he will support banning earmarks. boehner wants to
mexico state news agency says one of them was a child. the vancouver sun newspaper reports he was a 9-year-old boy. another victim is this man, 33-year-old malcolm johnson, a realtor from british columbia, and his parents tell the canadian broadcasting company he got married at the resort three days earlier and he had gone down to the lobby to get coffee for his new wife. his wife and their 1-year-old daughter were not hurt. the attorney general's office says the explosion was probably caused...
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also developing tonight, near cancun, mexico. at least seven people, including a child, were killed today by a powerful blast at a caribbean resort. state media is reporting four of the dead are canadians. another 20 people hurt, including two americans. investigators also say the explosion appears to have come from a gas leak, possibly a stove. the resort is the grand riveria princess of the yucatan peninsula. >>> a british couple is savoring their freedom tonight after more than a year under the control of pirates. paul and rachel chandler landed in kenya one week and three weeks after somali pirates kidnapped them from their yacht. the family will not speak about the details of how the chandlers were freed, but somali elders tell cnn a $750,000 ransom was paid. "time" magazine reports the family hired a private hostage negotiation team after the british government held to its policy of not responding to ransom demands. >>> let's talk about congress because it's returning to d.c. for a lame duck session beginning tomorrow. it h
also developing tonight, near cancun, mexico. at least seven people, including a child, were killed today by a powerful blast at a caribbean resort. state media is reporting four of the dead are canadians. another 20 people hurt, including two americans. investigators also say the explosion appears to have come from a gas leak, possibly a stove. the resort is the grand riveria princess of the yucatan peninsula. >>> a british couple is savoring their freedom tonight after more than a...
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. >> the falcon is in danger again from oil that spilled into the gulf of mexico. >> yes. these animals made a comeback years ago. they were nearly extinct because of ddt and other pesticides that were being used. but they've made a great comeback. they're found on every continent except antarctica. but they're testing them now to find out how much an affect that oil spill may have had on animals like this. the falcon is at the top of the bird food chain. >> so something eats the plankton, the something eats the fish, the fish gets eaten and then by the time that this guy gets something, he's -- he has all of this ingested because everybody else has ingested it as well. >> they're kind of an environmental barometer. >> what are we finding? >> it will be weeks, maybe months before we really know anything for sure. they're doing studies in sauth padre, texas, right now. they're capturing the birds, taking blood samples and releasing the birds back out into the environment. they'll analyze the blood samples to see what kind of toxicity they're finding. >> this will be fascina
. >> the falcon is in danger again from oil that spilled into the gulf of mexico. >> yes. these animals made a comeback years ago. they were nearly extinct because of ddt and other pesticides that were being used. but they've made a great comeback. they're found on every continent except antarctica. but they're testing them now to find out how much an affect that oil spill may have had on animals like this. the falcon is at the top of the bird food chain. >> so something eats...
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. >>> an explosion at a popular tourist resort in playa del carm carmen, mexico at a hotel. a gasoline or stove exploded in the kitchen. >>> and finally free. a british couple is in kenya today after being released by somali pirates. paul and rachel chandler was captured over a year ago on their yacht. they say the chandlers were freed after the pirates were paid $750,000. >>> honoring those who fought and died for the british crown. prince william took part in a rememberness day service at the main military base in afghanistan today. he's second in line to the throne. >>> time now to enter the chat room. jacqui jeras here. we have interesting stuff. a little something for everyone out there. >> yes. >> beginning with those who need a little help being a little responsible when it coming down to embibing too much and getting text happy or e-mail happy. this new technology to save you from yourselves. go back in the day by doing messages or facebooking andor things like that. basically they have an undo feature now. they had it all along but it's only five seconds. >> you nee
. >>> an explosion at a popular tourist resort in playa del carm carmen, mexico at a hotel. a gasoline or stove exploded in the kitchen. >>> and finally free. a british couple is in kenya today after being released by somali pirates. paul and rachel chandler was captured over a year ago on their yacht. they say the chandlers were freed after the pirates were paid $750,000. >>> honoring those who fought and died for the british crown. prince william took part in a...
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. >>> near cancun, mexico, at least seven people including a child were killed today by a powerful blast at a caribbean resort. another 20 people were hurt including two americans. mexican authorities say the explosion appeared to be caused by a gas leak possibly a stove. the resort is the grand riviera princess on the yucatan peninsula. >>> a british couple is savoring their freedom tonight after more than a year under the control of pirates. paul and rachel chandler landed in kenya today one year and three weeks after somali pirates kid named them from their yacht. the couple had just left the island. the family will not speak about the details of how the chandlers were freed but somali elders tell cnn a $750,000 ransom was paid. the pirates initially demanded $7 million. >>>, you know, there's no way to really sugar coat it. it is difficult. difficult decisions are on the horizon if the u.s. is going to deal with the national debt. this week president obama's bipartisan deficit commission released some draft recommend dags for doing it. it is not the final report, but there was someth
. >>> near cancun, mexico, at least seven people including a child were killed today by a powerful blast at a caribbean resort. another 20 people were hurt including two americans. mexican authorities say the explosion appeared to be caused by a gas leak possibly a stove. the resort is the grand riviera princess on the yucatan peninsula. >>> a british couple is savoring their freedom tonight after more than a year under the control of pirates. paul and rachel chandler landed...
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here's the latest on that crippled cruise ship off the coast of mexico. three tugboats are helping tow carnival's "smrenldzor." it's expected to arrive they hope in san diego tomorrow. the u.s. navy dropping off food and supplies to the more than 4500 people on board that thing. the ship lost power after fire in the engine room monday and definitely stick around. i actually got a passenger on the phone on his cell phone from that cruise ship. that is coming up. >>> meantime, police in florida in a massive lockdown of an entire school system. here's what we know. a woman calls up a radio station, warns that her husband planned to shoot up a school. police say they then got an e-mail warning. here's what it said, quote, something big will happen at a government building, end quote. so that sparked a massive full-scale lockdown across a huge area. listen to this. 250,000 students go to that -- go to schools in that particular county. there are more than 230 schools in centers. but now lockdown over, the threat quote diminished. kids are being let out at norm
here's the latest on that crippled cruise ship off the coast of mexico. three tugboats are helping tow carnival's "smrenldzor." it's expected to arrive they hope in san diego tomorrow. the u.s. navy dropping off food and supplies to the more than 4500 people on board that thing. the ship lost power after fire in the engine room monday and definitely stick around. i actually got a passenger on the phone on his cell phone from that cruise ship. that is coming up. >>> meantime,...
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if the locals are eat it from -- the street men are selling food in a dirty stall in mexico, they're making a living feeding neighbors. not selling business from poisoning neighbors. you're much more likely to become ill eating at your major chain hotel. >> wow. well, sounds like you have a great job. i know you do. this great book. "medium raw." people can delve deeper into what makes anthony bourdain tick. you do cook as well. >> not so much anymore. >> you do. this thanksgiving what's on the menu? >> i'm a traditional guy. i'm upset if i couldn't have turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce. for me it's all about the leftover. >> don't get creative on thanksgiving? your recommendation to others. >> yes. >> happened to me once. i brought lasagna and the family dinner my brother was appalled. what is this? it's thanksgiving. i thought everyone need add departure. stick to the basics. anthony bourdain, thank you. still wish i had that job. if you need a fill-in, a sick day -- i'll travel by my tummy. thanks so much. >>> all right, the donald. can you believe he's considering a run in 2012?
if the locals are eat it from -- the street men are selling food in a dirty stall in mexico, they're making a living feeding neighbors. not selling business from poisoning neighbors. you're much more likely to become ill eating at your major chain hotel. >> wow. well, sounds like you have a great job. i know you do. this great book. "medium raw." people can delve deeper into what makes anthony bourdain tick. you do cook as well. >> not so much anymore. >> you do....
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a deadly blast today at a popular resort in mexico killing 7 people. 20 others were hurt including two americans. authorities say a gas line or stove exploded. >>> arizona voters narrowly approved a measure legalizing medical marijuana. the vote was so close it took until now to finalize the results. arizona joins 14 other states and d.c. to allow medical marijuana. >>> the federal government collected more than $2 million by auctioning off some of bernie madoff's personal items this weekend. madoff is in prison for swindling billions from investors. the proceeds from the auction will go into the victims compensation fund. >>> time to introduce to you now a new regular segment here in the weekend newsroom every sunday, 5:00 eastern hour, george wallace has been ranked as one of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. >> really? >> did you know that? >> no, i didn't. i thought i should be around number 20 or 22. >> you were way up high on the list, but we don't want to leave anybody out in the 100. you just flew in from vegas. >> there's so much happening right now. guess who i
a deadly blast today at a popular resort in mexico killing 7 people. 20 others were hurt including two americans. authorities say a gas line or stove exploded. >>> arizona voters narrowly approved a measure legalizing medical marijuana. the vote was so close it took until now to finalize the results. arizona joins 14 other states and d.c. to allow medical marijuana. >>> the federal government collected more than $2 million by auctioning off some of bernie madoff's personal...
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and a 74-year-old grandmother, whose hospital in juarez, mexico, is an oasis in that violent city. >> do not be afraid and never, never, never give up. >> seeing it through, that commitment, with no fear. >> reporter: a host of celebrities with were on hand to pay tribute to each hero. >> it is inspiring for our young children and for me and for all those people out there who want to do good for the world. ♪ stand up >> reporter: sugarland, john legend, and bon jovi provided the music, and nearly 2 million online votes provided the hero of the year. >> to anuradha koirala. >> reporter: anuradha was awarded an additional $100,000 for her work in nepal, rescuing thousands of girls from sexual slavery. >> we need to do this for all our daughters. >> reporter: all ten heroes received $25,000 each, but the examples they set are priceless. brooke anderson, cnn, los angeles. >> and, of course, you want to watch the whole thing. you can catch that cnn heroes special in its entirety thanksgiving night. the cnn heroes all-star tribute with anderson cooper begins thursday, 8:00 p.m. eastern, r
and a 74-year-old grandmother, whose hospital in juarez, mexico, is an oasis in that violent city. >> do not be afraid and never, never, never give up. >> seeing it through, that commitment, with no fear. >> reporter: a host of celebrities with were on hand to pay tribute to each hero. >> it is inspiring for our young children and for me and for all those people out there who want to do good for the world. ♪ stand up >> reporter: sugarland, john legend, and bon...
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a cruise ship stranded off the coast of mexico after an engine room fire shut down most of the power system. the fire broke out yesterday morning aboard the carnival splendor about 150 miles south of san diego. 3300 people are aboard the ship without air conditioning, flushing toilets and hot food. >>> junk food could be the secret weapon to your next diet. one college professor said he lost weight, improved his heart health with twinkies and little debbies and calorie counting. >>> people lining up to buy call of duty: block ops. this call of duty game sold 4.6 million copies just the first day. >>> minutes ago, we learned president obama is going to cut his visit short in jakarta, indonesia. they are citing concerns that the ash from mount merapi could ground air force one. it has been more than just a return to the country where he spent several of his childhood years. he was reaching out to muslims in the world's largest majority muslim nation. >> our efforts have been earnest, sustained, and we don't expect that we are going to completely eliminate some of the misunderstandings
a cruise ship stranded off the coast of mexico after an engine room fire shut down most of the power system. the fire broke out yesterday morning aboard the carnival splendor about 150 miles south of san diego. 3300 people are aboard the ship without air conditioning, flushing toilets and hot food. >>> junk food could be the secret weapon to your next diet. one college professor said he lost weight, improved his heart health with twinkies and little debbies and calorie counting....
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off the coast of mexico, tug boats towing that crippled cruise ship closer to san diego. it's been three days since a fire knocked out power on the ship leaving 4,500 people aboard with no air conditioning or hot food. >>> everybody's wondering what the mystery plume in the sky off the california coast is and the pentagon sais there's no evidence it was left by a missile. an expert thinks it could be from an airplane. >>> a school in england says if you want to improve grades, well, let them sleep longer. so, the high school now starts classes an hour later from 10:00 a.m. to 3:45. so far, school officials say math and english scores are up and so's attendance. >>> if you love facebook and hate your boss, you may want to listen carefully to the next story. there's a new legal case that could redefine just how much to bash your boss without putting your job at risk. the nation allay boar relations board has filed a complaint against a connecticut company that canned a woman that griped online about the supervisor. earlier on cnn's "american morning" john roberts spoke to a
off the coast of mexico, tug boats towing that crippled cruise ship closer to san diego. it's been three days since a fire knocked out power on the ship leaving 4,500 people aboard with no air conditioning or hot food. >>> everybody's wondering what the mystery plume in the sky off the california coast is and the pentagon sais there's no evidence it was left by a missile. an expert thinks it could be from an airplane. >>> a school in england says if you want to improve grades,...
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including susanna martinez who we interviewed and talked about before, she's a republican from new mexico. they also will have nikki haleh. the second indian governor after bobby jindal. south carolina. nikki haley, brian sandoval in nevada and mary fallin from oklahoma. the face of diversity in the republican party. they're showing and reminding americans that they are trying to include many, many, many different kinds of faces in this party now and have elected quite a variety of folks. we'll hear from them this afternoon. >> many, many different faces, some of whom are presidential contenders, right? >> reporter: yeah. yeah. so just some of the ones we have here. we have haley barbour, who is the governor of mississippi and the head of the rga, long time politico. he could run for president 2012. a lot of talk around him. then there is tim pawlenty, governor of minnesota. he's made a lot of headway with his pac raising money for some other people. then mitch daniels from indiana, known for his budget-trimming ways. and he's very close to haley barbour so there's a lot of speculation if
including susanna martinez who we interviewed and talked about before, she's a republican from new mexico. they also will have nikki haleh. the second indian governor after bobby jindal. south carolina. nikki haley, brian sandoval in nevada and mary fallin from oklahoma. the face of diversity in the republican party. they're showing and reminding americans that they are trying to include many, many, many different kinds of faces in this party now and have elected quite a variety of folks. we'll...
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you also have a brazil in there, indonesia and mexico and all combined when you put all of the nations together, they comprise 85% of the world's economy, so what they decide there has a massive impact on the entire world. interesting dynamic this time around. one thing we're seeing is being dubbed currency wars. that is something that plays out of what you were just talking about here. the u.s. just announced pumping $600 billion in the economy and a lot of nations unhappy about that decision and that's setting up a whole new dynamic for this meeting here. >> josh what does this really mean? if you can explain the currency wars to us simply, what would you say here? >> let me break this down. how do i make it simple? the u.s. has been pressuring china for a long time because china -- they complain that china is trying to undervalue, lower the value of its own currency. you might say why would a nation want to lower the value of their currency? that helps exporters. the idea is that the u.s. is lowering the value of its currency. now, what does the u.s. do? it announces it's pumping $6
you also have a brazil in there, indonesia and mexico and all combined when you put all of the nations together, they comprise 85% of the world's economy, so what they decide there has a massive impact on the entire world. interesting dynamic this time around. one thing we're seeing is being dubbed currency wars. that is something that plays out of what you were just talking about here. the u.s. just announced pumping $600 billion in the economy and a lot of nations unhappy about that decision...
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and a 74-year-old grandmother whose hospital in mexico is an oasis in that violent city. >> do not be afraid and never, never, never to give up. >> seeing it through. that commit wmt no fear. >> a host of celebrities on hand to pay tribute to each hero. >> inspiring for our young children and for me and for all of those people out there who want to do good for the world. >> nearly 2 million online votes provided the hero of the year. >> to an additional $100,000 for her work in nepal rescuing thousands of girls from sexual slavery. >> we need to do this for all our daughters. >> all ten heroes received $25,000 each but the examples they set are priceless. brooke anderson, cnn, los angeles. >> you can watch thanksgiving night, 8:00 eastern, 5 pacific here on cnn. before you go over the river and through the woods for the holidays you might have to get cozy with the tsa agent. hear one cancer survivor's story. he is thinking the agents need more training. ♪ i'm gonna get my hair cut ♪ even if i have to cut it myself ♪ ♪ i'm gonna get my hair cut ♪ even if i have to cut it myse
and a 74-year-old grandmother whose hospital in mexico is an oasis in that violent city. >> do not be afraid and never, never, never to give up. >> seeing it through. that commit wmt no fear. >> a host of celebrities on hand to pay tribute to each hero. >> inspiring for our young children and for me and for all of those people out there who want to do good for the world. >> nearly 2 million online votes provided the hero of the year. >> to an additional...
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the ship will be towed to mexico and passengers will get full refunds. >>> you may not be able to buy a mcdonald's happy meal after today. the city board of supervisors voted to ban them. >>> prince jackson says he wanted to produce and direct movies some day. daughter paris wants to be an actress. prince, paris and blanket gave their first on-camera interview to oprah. >> i think no one understood what kind of a good father he was. i'd say he was the best cook ever. >> cook, really? >> everyone's all, a cook! he was just a normal dad but really the best dad ever. >>> still to come, a professor tries to prove a point by going on a twinkie diet. we'll talk about that and other stories trending on line today but first a question for you. which of these was not a fad diet over the last century in america? a, the chew chew diet, requiring you to chew each bite of food 32 times, and, b, the tapeworm diet. krrks, the monkey diet, eating only bananas, and, d, the cotton ball, soebing cotton balls in gelatin and downing them. are we making this stuff up? the answer is 75 seconds. >>> before t
the ship will be towed to mexico and passengers will get full refunds. >>> you may not be able to buy a mcdonald's happy meal after today. the city board of supervisors voted to ban them. >>> prince jackson says he wanted to produce and direct movies some day. daughter paris wants to be an actress. prince, paris and blanket gave their first on-camera interview to oprah. >> i think no one understood what kind of a good father he was. i'd say he was the best cook ever....
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sarah palin compares this to border security with mexico. there is a little bit of politics mixed in to the reality tv show stuff there. but mainly this is about the palin family enjoying the great outdoors which in one case included a real life momma grizzly. >> i love watching these momma bears. they have got a nature, yeah, that humankind can learn from. they's trying to show her cubs. nobody's going to do it for you. you do it yourself, guys. >> roar. >> yes, there is piper palin doing her best grizzly roar there. all of the timing of this is conspicuous, kyra. this show runs eight weeks, will wrap up in mid january right around the time when a lot of top republicans thinking about running for president ultimately take that plunge. so, this could time out where you know, essentially she is priming herself for a white house run with this show. >> what do you think? is the show really helping her? we don't know what the ratings were. we'll find that out tomorrow. but polls recently show that she's still a pretty divisive figure. >> she rea
sarah palin compares this to border security with mexico. there is a little bit of politics mixed in to the reality tv show stuff there. but mainly this is about the palin family enjoying the great outdoors which in one case included a real life momma grizzly. >> i love watching these momma bears. they have got a nature, yeah, that humankind can learn from. they's trying to show her cubs. nobody's going to do it for you. you do it yourself, guys. >> roar. >> yes, there is...
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suzanna martinez will be new mexico's first woman governor and latina governor. she has a message on the immigration issue to national republicans as well. tales her first interview since winning that election. we're looking forward to it tonight. >> i like the anchor of that show. your tie looks like it matches the cnn equals politics stuff. like you picked a tie to match. >> preston and steinhauser give us this. this is uniforms. >> pleasure. looking forward to watching this interview tonight. >>> there's a huge problem by the way we've been talking to you about with ipads and iphones. you can't see anything that uses flash player. adobe and apple are not playing nice with each other but there is a solution. we told you about it before. here's a question for you. how many iphones are sold every day? look at these numbers. 10,000, 80,000, 100,000 or 500,00 500,000. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy wi
suzanna martinez will be new mexico's first woman governor and latina governor. she has a message on the immigration issue to national republicans as well. tales her first interview since winning that election. we're looking forward to it tonight. >> i like the anchor of that show. your tie looks like it matches the cnn equals politics stuff. like you picked a tie to match. >> preston and steinhauser give us this. this is uniforms. >> pleasure. looking forward to watching this...