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our own fredricka whitfield's father is a gold winning track star.the ultimate behind the scenes view. >> reporter: what's it's like traveling to london with the man known as marvelous mal. 62 years after he won a bronze in the 800 meter. see for yourself? doors opened for olympians like dad. invi tags pour tations powictur to shake. also meeting up with olympians from the games following world war ii and other summer games that follow. >> won three medals. >> reporter: 90-year-old bronze jumper, herb douglas. >> it was a marvelous beginning. here we are 64 years later. >> reporter: stand out triple jumper ira davis from the 1956, '6 '60, '64 games. >> they were icons. i'm a bit younger. i'm only 75. i looked up to them. they were special in my life pop to shake this moment with them, you can't imagine how i feel. >> reporter: 1988 olympic race walker gary morgan. >> it's always great to reconnect with your fellow olympians, to see what they have done and where we have all kind of went, what we're still doing. >> reporter: at 87, dad is in a wheelcha

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> we're tracking tropical storm isaac. it is getting stronger. where this storm will go, however, is still not certain but it looks like florida may avoid a direct hit. that's good news for florida but now forecasters warn isaac is zeroing in on the gulf coast, possibly new orleans, louisiana. and forecasters say by the time isaac hits the coast, it will be a hurricane, possibly a powerful one. we have our team covering this storm. let's begin in key west with jim spelman who joins us there, already feeling the outer band of this storm. let us know what's happening there. >> reporter: yeah, hey, fredricka. we saw a band go through here for about 45 minutes, really intense heavy rain. that's let up a little bit. wind are still howling. they're really preparing for more of a rain event and possibly a storm surge one to four feet. it will come in right there way, from the south right in to key west. there were some surfers out here earlier. they've even gone in now at this point. most of the seaside hotels like this have moved people to other parts

. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. see you again in about 30 minutes. "the next list" with sanjay gupta starts right now. >>> welcome to "the next list." i'm dr. sanjay gupta. you're about to meet hugh herr, an innovator, scientist. you could call him a bionic man. >> i don't see disability. i really don't. i see bad technology. but i don't see broken people. >> he invents technologies that augment human function. machines that merge with our own bodies. exoskeletons that we wear like pants that allow us to run long distances without getting winded or having pain. bionic prosthetic limbs that move like flesh and bone. it all starts right here at m.i.t.'s media lab in hugh's biomega tronics group. i'm dr. sanjay gupta and this is "the next list." p plk. >>> in the biomedtronics group here at m.i.t., the midgets is to blur the boundaries between humans and machines. what we do here is we build robots that attach to the body, to the legs, that augment a person's physicality. allows them to move again when they're not able to move. >> why do you call them r

i'm rob marciano in today for fredricka whitfield.oma's turn. fires are spreading across more than a dozen counties fueled by extreme drought conditions and temperatures reaching 113 degrees. more than 60 buildings have already been burned and fire threatens more than a hundred homes across several communities right now. i have christhe

i'm rob marciano in today for fredricka whitfield.klahoma's turn. fires are spreading across more than a dozen counties fueled by extreme drought conditions and temperatures reaching 113 degrees. more than 60 buildings have already been burned and fire threatens more than a hundred homes across several communities right now. i have christopher carlson on the phone right now. he and his children had to make a run from noble, oklahoma. you're safe in norman now i'm told, christopher. tell us about your harrowing experience. >> well, yes, rob. i am safe. my family is safe at the moment. thank god. we were watching the north fire. there was a major wildfire north of my house. it started out there and it was going north so i wasn't too concerned with that. about an hour later, my wife called me and told me there is a major fire north of us, which i already knew. i went out to look at that and i noticed there was smoke and embers blowing from the south across my vision. i'm like, okay. what's going on there? so i went to the back of the hou

. >> hello, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta, and we are following breaking news out of new york where gunmen opened fire near the empire state building. two people are dead including the suspect and nine others wounded. a police commissioner ray kelly says that the gunman had been fired are the the job a year ago, and he opened fire on a former coworker kill iing that person. police shot and killed the gunman. poppy harlow is joining us live from the scene. poppy, what more are we learning about the suspect? we heard extensive press conference coming from mayor mike bloomberg earlier talking about this man, identified as jeffrey johnson being from manhattan, but they don't know much more about him. >> hi, fredricka. a few updates for you. we had previously been told that the suspected shooter jeffrey johnson was 53 years old, and nypd and police commissioner ray kelly said they were mistaken, he is 56 years old from manhattan and some interesting details that i was just given by the new york city police commissioner is one that the suspected shooter was wearing a suit. he w

i'm fredricka whitfield. we'll have much more in about 30 minutes but for now time for sanjay gupta md. >> hello. thanks for being with us. lots to get to today including new technology that can help you separate the real from the fake when it comes to photos. we want to see if you can spot the difference. also we'll meet the first ever blind olympic athlete now helping visually impaired children to get in the game. but first, a look at something i find fascinating under the microscope. a new vaccine used to treat brain cancer is showing promising results. it was back in march that layla valentine's husband first saw the signs. layla chalked it up to being tired, having two small kids will do that. but her husband james insisted something wasn't right. >> so he was, you know, asking me questions and he goes, when is our kids' birthday? i had no idea. and then he's like, no. something is wrong. so he's like, no mother will forget their kids' birthday. >> turns out james' instincts were spot on. layla's diagnos

i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> we're going to take you to "the next list" already in progress. >>> so what happens next then? the idea has gone through that community. it seemed like it shows some promise. what happens? >> we start sketching, start doing some research. we'll do everything from industrial design to mechanical engineering to picking the colors, materials and finishes. our expert team here does a lot of work but at the same time the community has a say and impact in every step of the process. when people hear about working on the service, they're like it's just a bunch of young kids lobbing ideas over the fence. that's not the case. we are predominantly an older community of stay-at-home moms an retirees and people that are leaving their day jobs, coming home, eating dinner and spending the night working on quirky. >> increasingly what consumers are looking for are in fact experiences. memorable events that engage them in a personal way. to be on that site is an experience. to be able to contribute to it is an experience, to feel a part of a production process is an experienc

i'm fredricka whitfield. mitt romney and his newly announced runningate aren't wasting any time hitting the campaign trail. just a few hours after introducing wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his vice presidential running mate the presumptive republican ticket is making its case to voters in virginia. right now they are in virginia getting ready to hold their third event of the day, a rally in the town of manassas. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is on the way to manassas on the press bus there. jim, what's the message romney and ryan are holding on to? >> well, we've seen a lot of messages today from the romney/ryan ticket. we can now call it that starting this morning where mitt romney really threw down the gauntlet to the obama campaign and said this is not going to be about a personal attack in this campaign. it's going to be about the issues. and they started to get into some of those issues. paul ryan of course took the stage and talked about the need to cut the national debt in this

i'm fredricka whitfield.ch more in about 30 minutes but for now time for sanjay gupta md. >> hello. thanks for being with us. lots to get to today including new technology that can help you separate the real from the fake when it comes to photos. we want to see if you can spot the difference. also we'll meet the first ever blind olympic athlete now helping visually impaired children to get in the game. but first, a look at something i find fascinating under the microscope. a new vaccine used to treat brain cancer is showing promising results. it was back in march that layla valente's husband first saw the signs. layla chalked it up to being tired, having two small kids will do that. but her husband james insisted something wasn't right. >> so he was, you know, asking me questions and he goes, when is our kids' birthday? i had no idea. and then he's like, no. something is wrong. so he's like, no mother will forget their kids' birthday. >> turns out james' instincts were spot on. layla's diagnosis? gleoblastoma

i'm fredricka whitfield in for carol costello.e begin with breaking news out of afghanistan this morning. a nato blackhawk helicopter crashed killing at least 11 people. seven of them are u.s. service members. cnn's chris lawrence is at the pentagon with more on this. what are the circumstances of this blackhawk going down? >> reporter: well, the military still is investigating, fredricka, trying to determine how this helicopter went down. the taliban has now claimed responsibility for shooting it down. but you've got to take anything they say with a grain of salt because they have made claims in the past, many claims, that turned out not to be true. in fact, they often claim responsibility for any deaths this afghanistan of nato personnel. but right now, we've got seven dead americans from that helicopter crash as well as three afghan troops and an inner terp prettier who -- interpreter who was working with them. this area has been an insurgent hotbed, and at times the taliban has been successful in bringing down an american copt

i'm fredricka whitfield in for carol costello. we begin with a story that is both politically charged yet steeped in raw human emotion. immigration officials are bracing for a flood of people that came to the u.s. illegally as children. under a controversial new program launching today, young illegal immigrants can come forward and avoid being deported at least for now. it means hope but also risk. not just for the immigrants but for president barack obama. critics say this is an election year stunt to win latino votes. we begin our coverage with miguel marquez. so what are these immigrants telling you? >> well, they are telling me they are in disbelief that this is actually a reality. the program was just announced a few weeks ago, and today is a real thing. they are able to line up and apply for it. in the weeks and months ahead it is expected that hundreds of thousands will apply. this 23-year-old was brought to the u.s. from mexico when he was 11. he is one of 1.7 million young people here illegally. that beginning today have

here is fredricka whitfield what we are working for you on tomorrow. >> on sunday, a controversial newniversity where undocumented immigrants can get a reduced tuition. also we are seeing a lot of negative presidential campaign ads. how do they stack up to some of the more notorious campaign ads of the past? and a talk with singer/song writer macy gray working hard to maintain her individuality. all that and more coming up sunday. alison? >> thanks, frederica. >>> american troops being killed by the very people. they are helping to train. we will look at sweeping new changes being implemented in afghanistan to protect the troops who are there to help. dad vo: ok, time for bed, kiddo. lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made

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i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. focusing on the economy.from mars. but first, a tennessee mosque that opponents have tried to keep closed is opening for the first time today. the islamic center in murfreesboro has endured two years of court challenges, protests, even a bomb threat and arson attack. opponents claim mosque leaders are trying to spread radical islam. the leaders deny that and say they're ready to put the battle behind them. >> from now on, we're going to look for a brighter fuehrer. we're going to look for a united community, a prosperous community, and the negativity over the last two years will go away in no time. >>> in afghanistan today, three american service members were killed by a gunman wearing an afghan military uniform. it happened here in the unstable helmand province. we heard a few details and about a couple of attacks on coalition forces this week alone. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. chris, what happened today in the helmand province? >> we're told the soldier was part of a coalition force working on stabil

i'm fredricka whitfield. news room continues with ashleigh banfield. >> i am ashleigh banfield. it's 11:00 on the east coast. that means it's 8:00 on the west coast. let's get started with this. it's not even labor day yet and the presidential campaign, i think you can say, it's pretty much in the gutter. it started with vice president biden telling a lot of african-americans that the policy will put people, and i'm quoting, back in chains. back in chains, seriously. before you freak out, biden's mention of chains according to their campaign is apaper lit a reference to paul ryan back in 2010 when he responded to the "state of the union" address when he said we need to unshackle our economy. okay, is that weaseling out of a serious gaffe? you'll want to have a listen yourself to make a decision. take a look. >> look at their budget and what they're proposing. romney said in the first 100 days he's going to let the big banks rewrite their own rules. unchain wall street. they're going to put you all back in chains. >> ooh, ouch. paul steinhauser now has to follow that. that's pret

i'm fredricka whitfield.. >>> for the first time in months, wikileaks' founder julian assange appeared in public today speaking from the balcony of ecuador's embassy in london. assange demanded the u.s. free bradley manning, the american soldier accused of giving wikileaks secret government documents. assange is hiding in the embassy to avoid

. >>> you're in the cnn newsroom, i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> bracing for tropical storm isaac. take a look at miami beach, already being hit with wind and rain on the west coast. in tampa, people are sandbagging, trying to put up some kind of protection against the storm to come. here's the satellite view of this huge storm heading into the mouth of the gulf of mexico, along the gulf coast. new orleans may now be in its sights. isaac will be a hurricane when it reaches the gulf coast, possibly a category 3. chad myers will join us with more on that. a short time ago, louisiana's governor declared a state of emergency and is asking people who live in the low-lying areas to voluntary evacuate. so before louisiana, there is still south florida in play right now. and other parts of florida along the west coast that are keeping a close watch. we have correspondents spread across the state following isaac. as it moves in. so let's go to the florida keys which seems maybe it has dodged the bullet. that's where we find cnn's john zarrella. john, you got a break from isaac in terms of b

paul ryan's budget, the ideas -- >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta.uncement as a ticket for president and vice president, mitt romney and paul ryan now making another stop, this time in north carolina. they'll be making two stops in north carolina as they continue to make their bus tour through swing states. paul ruin of wisconsin right now speaking. he and his family welcomed to the stage, along with mitt romney and his family. they are now in high point, north carolina. >> thank you for what you're about to do because together we are going to get america back on the right track. it is our duty to offer you, our fellow citizens, a clear choice in this election. we have a clear choice of two futures. are we going to accept the stat cuss quo, accept the path that president obama has put us on, with government taking over our health care, government taking over all these different aspects of our economy, washington picking winners and losers in our economy, putting us on a path of debt, putting us on a path of doubt an decline, or are we going to get am

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield, welcome to the cnn newsroom. let's start in tampa where they are bracing for tropical storm isaac. people are sandbagging, trying to put up protection against the storm to come. republicans are gathering there for the national convention. events are happening a day later than planned because of this storm. isaac isn't giving a clear indication yet where it will make a direct hit in the united states but florida could dodge the bullet, instead, just brushing by isaac. but new orleans may now be in isaac's sights. we have correspondents spread across the region. you see along the florida coast in particular and all wait down to the caribbean for starters where isaac first started to touch land. isaac right now, however, is lashing the florida keys right now. that's where we find cnn's john zarrella. gosh, it looks calm right now even though the water is moving rapidly. describe what's happening. >> that's right. we're watching this storm. it's been moving so fast, i think around 20 miles an hour or more now. we're

i'm fredricka whitfield. tropical storm isaac getting stronger as it nears the florida keys. reaching that area and conditions are expected to get worse over the next few hours. forecasters predict isaac will likely be a hurricane by the time it hits the gulf coast. parts of louisiana, including new orleans, are now under a hurricane watch. we have crews on key west tracking isaac's progress. they'll be joining us live with an update at 2:30 eastern time. 30 minutes or so from now. >>> meantime, the republican national convention in tampa is being delayed because of tropical storm isaac. it will now kick off on tuesday instead of monday. by then the worst of the storm should have passed through tampa. rnc officials say the shorter convention will still include all the major

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-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, again, i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. this hour in the "cnn newsroom," a man laid off from his job starts shooting outside of the empire state building, and in the end, 11 people are shot, and two are dead, including the gunman. >> this is a terrible tragedy and there's no doubt that the situation would have been even more tragic, but for some extraordinary acts of heroism. >> all right. let's get straight to it. tourists were lined up outside of the empire state building and workers headed to their offices on a friday morning in rush hour and then the sound of gun fire. when the chaos was over and the shooting stopped, two people including the gunman were dead and nine others wounded, but expected to be okay, and the police say that it all started over the loss of a job a year ago. maggie lake joining us live from the scene. maggie, what more are we learning about the gunman, and the planning that went into this, and his actions overall? >> yeah, fredricka, as you mentioned, 56 years old identified as jeffrey johnson. a

i'm fredricka whitfield in for carol costole this morning >>> we begin with a political competition thisng the answer to this very critical question. who will innit mitt pick? let's bring in cnn reporter. tim pawlenty. a familiar name on the trail, says he is honored to be considered but that 2012 is about more than mitt romney's number two. let's listen. >> the main issue here isn't the vp process or who's going to be the vp. the main issue is what do we do to get this country and economy moving again and provide jobs for people. and the vp thing will reveal itself soon enough. >> all right. pawlenty, rob portman, and now paul ryan all part of the speculation. is there a front-runner out there that you can reveal for us? >> i wish i could. ed

i'm fredricka whitfield in for carol costole this morning >>> we begin with a political competition this morning called the veep stakes. and any day, we are expecting the answer to this very critical question. who will innit mitt pick? let's bring in cnn reporter. tim pawlenty. a familiar name on the trail, says he is honored to be considered but that 2012 is about more than mitt romney's number two. let's listen. >> the main issue here isn't the vp process or who's going to be the vp. the main issue is what do we do to get this country and economy moving again and provide jobs for people. and the vp thing will reveal itself soon enough. >> all right. pawlenty, rob portman, and now paul ryan all part of the speculation. is there a front-runner out there that you can reveal for us? >> i wish i could. fred, the only people who really know for sure are mitt romney, his wife, and beth myers. and they are not talking to me, you, or anybody else. they are very tight lipped on this. but l's talk about tim pawlenty on this. there is a lot of speculation about him. he ran against mitt romney last