robin? >>> all right, thank you. get this, bob, eggo waffle, enjoy it because you'll be hard pressed to find eggos -- other brands, too, or is it just that brand? just that brand. it was a frightening moment for a pregnant woman who fell from a s subway platform. the ib credible way that she was rescued. >>> it is time to salute the troops. come here and join me. today our shout out is to greg yarborough. now his mom is very proud of him, and you can just hear it. >>> hi, robin. this is marianne and i'm saluting my son. he's a corporal in the united states marine corps and, greg, we're so proud of you, of your whole family. we've mishd you so much during your deployment and can't wait for you to return home. you're such a role model for your younger brother, sister and all your cousins. we're so thankful for all your sacrifices. we miss your practical jokes, your laughing and your bear hugs. be safe and hurry home to us. you rock. >> if you have somebody in the service go to cnn.com/robin. >

i'm robin meade. right now people on the gulf coast are getting slammed by the strong winds and heavy rain. who is in the path of tropical storm ida right now and what you can expect. >>> don't put your children in a mcclarn umbrella stroller right now. some kids were seriously hurt in them, a certain kind of them, and there's an urgent recall to tell you about we've got that in about two minutes. there's a fix for it. >>> a family started losing hope of being found alive after they got stuck in a snowstorm. but a phone call led to an amazing rescue. >>> weather first here. tropical storm ida is expected to make landfall near the missly/alabama state line soon, in fact. the storm could still cause some flooding, even though it's getting weaker as it closes in on the gulf coast. we just got this tape in. the region is bracing for as much as 8 inches of rain. i'm not just talking about the gulf coast area. florida and louisiana are taking precauti precautions. both of those states have joined mississipp

i'm robin meade. welcome. during wartime u.s. troops know the risk that they're facing but today in ft. hood a memorial for 13 soldiers killed in the kind of attack no one expected. a shooting rampage on the base and a fellow soldier as the suspect. the president will attend the service and meet with families. some witnesses are still stunned by what they saw. >> people started running and we could see people throwing chairs and stuff at the windows and at first we didn't know what was going on because we couldn't hear the gunshots. doors were closed. as people started running out, you saw people drenched in blood and stuff and people yelling, he's shooting, he's shooting. >> well, the fbi is starting a new internal review to see if it missed any red flags about the suspect. major nidal hasan. sources say he was never put on a watch list even after they found e-mails from him and another linked to two of 9/11 hijackers. they still believe he acted alone and was not part of a terror plot. drivers may see some changes to a stretch

thanks, robin.you've ever bought a home, you know the big moment to dread is at the close, you're at the table, they're giving you all the paperwork and then comes the last-minute hit list -- i'm calling it a hit list -- junk fees, sometimes hundred dollars more than the good faith estimate you were given a while back. say good-bye to closing shock. "the washington post" reports on new year's day, neufeld rules are going to kick in. they are meant to make things friendlier for you and not the lender. many of the fees that currently jump, they're going to be locked in to that good faith estimate. and your hud is also going to come with a direct comparison so you can sit there and go, what are you talking about? you told me it was going to be 100 bucks, now it's 800? so, that should make things a little bit nicer. >>> all right this happened on friday, but you know i've promised to keep you up-to-date on all the jobless benefits for everybody out there who is counting on them. that extension is now th

i'm robin meade. great to have you here.unerals were held across the country on saturday for some of the victims of the ft. hood shootings. one was held in san diego for john gaffaney. a former co-worker remembered him for being very personal. >> i think john's gift was that particularly when we were seeing veterans, he could talk the talk with them. and had a way of working with those people, in particular, that really needed services. >> major nidal hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the ft. hood shootings. >>> different views on abortion are rattling the health care reform debate. a white house aide suggests that president obama may not support a provision in the house bill that would change the restricks for federal funding for abortions. >> well, president has said repeatedly and he said in his speech to congress that he doesn't believe that this bill should change the status quo as it relates to the issue of abortion. this shouldn't be a debate about abortion and he's going to work with the senat

robin? >> thank you. >>> president obama is considering four options for the future of the war in afghanistan. sources tell us that he is expected to talk about them at a meeting with his war council today including a possible deployment of about 34,000 more u.s. troops. and a new cnn/opinion research poll, 42% of americans support sending more troops. 32% think that afghanistan will eventually have a stable democratic government. >>> some days you just want a break from the news and thank goodness there's weather to talk about. >> yeah, and there's a lot, too. >> some of us want a break from the weather, bob. >> it's been raining nonstop in places like georgia and the carolinas for the last 24 hours and, robin, four inches of rain fell yesterday at the airport down in atlanta so the heavy rain is out there. it's still raining now to get to northern georgia but the remnants of ida are getting absorbed in the cold front up to the north. it's all pushing that rain over to the east. now the hea

robin? >> thank you for the update on that story. >>> president obama is considering four options for the future of the war in afghanistan. the sources tell us that he's expected to discuss them at a meeting with his war council today. now, they include a possible deployment of about 34,000 more u.s. troops. a new cnn opinion research poll, 42% of americans support sending more troops. only 32% think that afghanistan will eventually have a stable democratic government. >>> five minutes after the hour. we have a lot of cities that will kind of look soupy today. bob will show you why. >> good morning. i'm watching the clouds now from old da, plus a cold front from basically southern maine down through the eastern seaboard into florida and inland as far as tennessee, kentucky, back into mississippi and alabama, too. here's what's going on. big low pressure region, that's old ida. this is being absorbed by the cold front to the north and also notice the clouds behind me. that is south of bermuda

i'm robin meade. appreciate your time today. on monday, here's what's going on. first, there is a major development in the case of a missing 5-year-old girl. investigators now believe that her mother has something to do with her disappearance. >>> a college football player is speaking for the first time since his neck was crushed. why the words that he said have a special significance. >> you don't go to a funeral and go, oops, there's no body. you don't do that. >>> you heard right, a veteran's ashes disappeared right before his funeral. how it happened and what the family is doing about it. >>> first, the search is resuming this morning for a missing 5-year-old north carolina girl after police got a tip yesterday. her mother is charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution. now, we're not showing the little girl's picture because she may be the victim of a sex crime. >>> the man who police say was carrying her into a hotel turned himself in. now, authorities say he admits tak

i'm robin meade. here's what's going on today. >> i don't think there's an age limit on something as valuable as a life. >> a controversial shift in what some experts are saying about mammograms. we're going to lay out the pros and the cons. a teacher is accused of threatening a student with death. his attorney says it was all a joke. >>> and with the president in china cnn correspondent got in trouble over an obama t-shirt. what chinese security guards did after the cameras stopped rolling. >>> first, though, for years we've heard that women should start getting annual mammograms at the age of 40, but now a government panel of doctors and si scientists says most women don't need them until they're 50. well, the u.s. preventive services task force warns that frequent screenings can cause false alarms about breast cancer but dr. sanjay gupta says levels of risk play a big role. >> if you take all the women out there with breast cancer right now, about 15% of them were caught on routine mammography and,

>> good morning, robin.nessee owner bud adams is probably crying a few tears because that's what he's going? to have to pay after being caught on cell phone video flipping the flightedç animal several times apparently to the bills sideline. he did apologize saying he got caught up in theç excitement o the game but 250 grand is a lot compared to others. michael vick was findç $10,000 for making the gesture in '06. you are posting on!óur facebook page and let's show what you're saying. tony p. says a little too harsh. the old man is happy. thereç isn't much to be happy about in tennessee football this year. meanwhile tony b. says bud can and pay a lot less. who celebrates by flipping someone çoff? it was just plain stupid. tell us what you think. go to çcnn.com/robin and clickn the facebook link. >>> meanwhile the misery continues in cleveland. the brownsç had another horrid loss. shut out by baltimore 16-0 and the fans showing their displeasure with theç signs. this was one of the worst games on monda

wait until you see this guy, b robin.is not only the coach but he is also the general manager of the louisiana ice gators. i give you brad. he does not like a penalty call on one of his players so starts grabbing anything that is not nailed down -- some clothing, here are some hockey sticks, throw that out there on 0 the ice. >> and what was his problem? what didn't he like? >> he didn't like a penalty call but, get this, this was only his second game coaching and the guy lost his cool in the previous game. 2-2 this guy. so he was ejected to boos from the pensacola crowd. now he is suspended from coaching indefinitely. falcons tight end tony gonzalez and his wife got naked for peta. he and wife october posed as part of the anti-fur campaign which says we'd rather go naked than wear fur. >> her name is october? >> her name is october. not january, october. his teammates had a good laugh. they giggled like kids a little bit. he said it's something he and his wife are passionate. others who have posed dennis rodman and paul

cnn.com/robin.ck on the facebook icon. >>> tampa bay bucs sporting their hideous jerseys from the 1970s got their first one of the season against green bay. when they wore these horrible uniforms, they stunk. 18 losing seasons. and they were a laughing stock. they bring back the uniforms and get their first win in '09. >>> a washington player is still steaming after a sideline skirmish because of the team's coach. falcons head coach mike smith got into it with him. there's smith. williams said smith told him he was going to kick his butt. he says he's going to file a complaint. smith says he was just trying to restore order. >>> one new york city office worker got carried away during the yankees pay raid and tossed out banking data and court files instead of confetti. so says "the new york post." they did reprimand an overzealous employee for throwing things out that should have been shredded. >> oh, my gosh. i forgot a step there. >> oh, my goodness. couldn't wait to even tear it up. let me show yo

more weather, robin,a bit. >> you've got it.hank you. >>> the first woman to play basketball with the boys is now the first woman to coach them. the first woman ever? >> on a professional level, yeah. >> that's what i wondered. >> i don't know they've actually had a woman coach on the collegiate level but never professional level. this woman, hall of famer nancy lieberman, is incredibly impressive. she played professionally just last year the age of 50. she was introduced as the coach of their developmental team. their present coach thinks they will have no trouble taking orders from lieberman and they consider this a break through the barrier. >>> this this lasted 14 seconds. it's back on saturday. what this tells me is this sport, which a lot of people find very violent, is here to stay and it's on prime time. people have mixed reactions about that. >>> one of the best pitchers in baseball was arrested on suspicion of pot possession. he won the cy young award last year. he was pulled over by cops and when he rolled the window

robin? >> my goodness. straight out of a movie. >>> some veterans honor a men who saved their lives and you'll hear about the rescue of the so-called last battalion. y8 >>> an independent health group is watching how safe the h1n1 vaccine is. they're not expecting problems but want to reassure people. there's worry because the vaccine seemed to be made so quickly and there's reports of some people being paralyzed by a different swine flu vaccine in 1976. >>> secretary of state had hillary clinton will meet with several arab foreign ministers today to restart the middle east peace talks. the talks will take place in moroc morocco. palestinian leaders criticized her after she praised israel's decision to limit but not stop. >>> it's been so many months but i do not know. >> the daughter of a missing woman says she's afraid her mother may be one of six women found dead at a home in cleveland. nancy cobbs lives in the same neighborhood but no one has seen her in six months. convicted rapist anthony sowell was a

i'm robin meade. president obama wants to make a move in afghanistan but doesn't like any of the options. he asked his top advisers for help and even that option is not getting results. >> i went to the temple bar district of dublin and drank alcohol there like any normal adult would. >> pictures of her drinking may have cost her her job. why she was fired over her facebook page. >> ♪ when you are 15 and somebody told you they love you ♪ ♪ you will believe them ♪ >> she got her moment and then some. the big joke that nobody could pass up. >>> our stop story, the number of americans that died from the swine flu may have been four times higher than first thought. the h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths complicated from h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he

i'm robin meade. wheer's what's going on. >>> police confirmed the family's worst fears. the body found by a road is identified that as missing 5-year-old girl shaniya davis. disturbing new details and a 911 call in what's being called a homicide investigation. >>> the "marriersk alabama" cam under attack again by pirates. this time the outcome is very different. >>> new details and new 911 call shedding light on the death of 5-year-old shaniya davis. her body found off the side of a road in north carolina has been positively i.d.'d. her mother is accused of troft tooting the girl, and we know antoinette davis', we have her 911 call. >> you said none of the doors were open? >> no, ma'am. but she knows how to unlock the front door. >> was it closed? this morning? >> yes, ma'am. >> you said it was around 5:30. >> yes. >> have you checked the neighborhood? >> i checked everywhere. i haven't checked the back end of the neighborhood yet, but i checked the front end. >> authorities now say since shaniya's b

robin? >> that's quite the haircut for sure. >>> the top white house lawyer is reportedly being pushed out. democratic sources tell cnn that greg craig was the driving force behind president obama's controversial promise to close the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba, by january of next year. the white house now says it can't make the deadline because it doesn't know where to put 200 terrorism suspects held there. craig isn't commenting. >>> tons of stuff from convicted swindler bernie madoff and his wife will be auctioned off tomorrow. jennifer westhoven has photos of some of the stuff. >> i don't know if you'd be proud to own this stuff. >> i just want to see what he got. >> that's true. but at least you know it would be going for a good cause. all kinds of the items are going up for sale. boogie boards from their beachhomes, earrings, designer handbags. those are some -- nice jewels. post-it notes. also check this out, an emblazened blue satin mets team jacket. i don't know if you want to we

i'm robin meade and i'm so much better now that you're here with us, okay? and here's what's going on today. renewed hope of finding a missing 5-year-old girl after police say she was spotted alive. now they're hoping a suspect in custody can lead them to the little girl. >>> plus, the u.s. wants to seize an entire skyscraper and a mocks. how they might be linked to iran's government. and a facebook alibi. a man got out of jail because he had updated his status. >>> first, though, what a story here. it appears that a missing 5-year-old girl has been spotted on hotel surveillance video but the man charged in her kidnapping isn't the guy on the tape with her. plus, they still don't know where little shania davis is. police won't say how he is connected to the man seen with her on the video. she disappeared from her home in fayetteville on tuesday and her dad made a desperate plea for her safety. >> let her go and bring her home safe. we all miss her and love her very much. if you're listening to daddy, i miss you so much and i'm waiting for you. i'm not going

go to cnn.com/robin. >>> good morning. i'm jennifer westhoven. the bill that was passed by the senate is meant to extend jobless benefits up to 20 weeks. well, that's helped for a lot of people, but they also tucked something in there if you're thinking about buying a home. now, you should know that economists say that that big $8,000 tax credit, it has helped stabilize the housing market for now. the irs says so far about 1.5 million people are trying to take advantage of it. but it was due to run out at the end of the month. but it has now been extended. it will last all the way through june. now, you know the first part. first-time homebuyers qualify for up to $8,000 back in your federal income taxes. but here's what's new. if you've been in your home for more than five years and you own your home, and maybe you've been thinking, i'd like to move, but the housing market's pretty difficult, well, you could qualify for a $6,500 tax credit. the senate also raised the income cap up to $225,000 for a couple

if you have somebody in this service, go to cnn.com/robin. watch for the salutes every morning on "morning express with robin meade." >>> salute the troops brought to you by -- >>> nasa scientists say they have discovered water on the moon. the find -- the result of last month's experiment when they crashed a satellite near the moon's south pole. a rocket took samples of debris clouds and found evidence that water was there. this will plan for future human missions on the moon. they can help scientists understand how the solar system is formed. >>> the catholic church is throwing itself in the battle over health care reform. it's been a key player behind tightening restrictions on any federal funding for abortion in a health care bill. as briana kieler reports, church is turning up the heat on lawmakers. >> reporter: in rhode island, a high-profile feud between the bishop of providence and patrick kennedy. he's called the son of the late health care champion ted kennedy a disappointment for the support of abortion rights. >> if you freely cho

cnn.com/robin. >>> the man accused of raping and killing a popular anchor woman faced the people who could decide his fate. curtis vance was in court yesterday for the start of jury selection. he could get the death penalty if convicted. anne pressly was found brutally beaten in her bed. she died days later. vance says police tricked him into giving a confession. >>> turns out gay couples may have a lot in common with straight married couples. nearly a third who identify themselves as married are raising children. 43% of married straight couples are raising kids. now voters in maine decide today whether to repeal or keep a law legalizing same sex marriage. it's considered too close to call. >>> a disturbing video of anna nicole smith has become the center of attention in the trial over her death. >> huh? >> this video here, well, the defense and prosecutors have very different stories about what this tape shows. that's new for you in 25 minutes. >>> hey, this could be the week of an extension of job

a better look at that coming up, robin -- robin? >> hey, i -- >> did robin think today was thanksgiving? kind of odd to just take off a thursday. >> it is kind of odd actually. probably just having a good day. all right, thanks, bob. >>> we told you about a new mammogram guideline but new the health and human services says there's something even more important than the new recommendations. a woman held hostage at t.j. maxx says she prayed and prayed while hiding from gunmen. what she did to make sure they did not find her during that ordeal. >>> keep talk iing to your doct. that's the big message from health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. this week a federal advisory board said women in their 40s should avoid routine exams. the american cancer society disagrees with this. sebelius says programs like medicaid will keep paying for the exams and stressed guidelines are recommendations not government policy. >> we want women to have a doctor take the information and have that conversation about your own health history,

i'm robin meade. we have to start with a story that's just horrible this morning that soldiers at ft. hood are searching for answers after a shooting rampage allegedly of one of their own. we've got exclusive insight on the suspect as news breaks arise on the death toll. more information is still coming in this morning. we have learned that a 13th person has died in that horrific shooting at ft. hood. 30 are hurt. military officials now say the alleged shooter, a u.s. soldier, is alive and in stable condition. earlier reports had said that major nadal hasan was dead. last night they lifted the lockdown so family at ft. hood could finally reunite. and this family does not take for granted that their daughter survived. >> i feel for the families that lost loved ones, and i'm praying for them, and i know that, you know, my daughter is okay, but there are a lot of families that don't have their child tonight, their spouse or, you know, and my heart goes out to them. >> i'm sure the parents that won't ever

i'm robin meade. the lines for the h1n1 vaccine may ease soon as the drug companies step up production. today, there's new plan to ensure the vaccine is safe for you. >>> a billion dollar ship built with steel from the world trade center, live pictures right now, is sailing toward new york city. look how many boats are alongside it. how first responders and families of the 9/11 victims are paying tribute. i just want to hang on that picture there. you can see the people on board. so we'll be covering that story as they get closer to new york city. >>> plus, you've heard kids cry planes before, sure. but a mom and her screaming toddler got booted off of their flight. we have your reaction. >>> first, though, starting today, an independent health group will be watching how safe the h1n1 flu vaccine is. they're not expecting problems but they want to reassure people. there's been some worry because vaccines seem to be made so quickly and because there are reports of some people being paralyzed by differe

robin meade's off today.ere are the stories making headlines on "morning express." >>> right now voters are deciding key elections. there is reason to pay close attention to the outcome no matter where you live. >>> plus, we have reaction to this woman's death. police say her father ran her down. some are calling it an honor killing. >>> important state elections across the country today may be an early sign of whether republicans are gaining strength. and just how the president's doing. the president worked hard to help democrats in new jersey and virginia. in new jersey democratic governor john corzine is in a close race with republican chris christie. in virginia the democratic candidate is trailing. here's what some analysts are saying. >> i think what it shows is that the magic wand doesn't work as well as we thought a year ago or was as protective so that when president obama came in and brought in this landslide of democrats with him, that's not working anymore. >> if republicans decide that the news t

i'm robin meade. here's what's going on today. >> he's sad to see her go but good to see her do something better. >> i don't believe it. it would be such a great loss. >> oprah is just hours away from making it official. she is giving up her show. and fans and skeptics are asking the same question, why? >>> plus, some new allegations that could blow the lid off the ft. hood shooting investigation. why a security expert says she is convinced the alleged gunman could have been stopped and that the victims did not have to die. >>> and you might have already gotten a shot that will help protect you from the swine flu. even if you haven't had the new hard-to-find vaccine. interesting. >>> all right. oprah winfrey is going to make her biggest announcement ever -- it is big e than book club, bigger than her car giveaway. she is ending her daily talk show. the show's partners were told the show will end september 9, 2011. people say oprah was a trail blazer and is. >> i don't think anyone can fill oprah's sho

i want to bring in robin. the fear factor escalates. in 1987, not only was she indicted on charges of a 3-year-old, never indicted but convicted in 1987 with assault and battery of intending to kill her 6-year-old daughter who ended up with broken hands and sores on her back and sentenced to ten years. how long was the time served? 80 days. it's like a broken record, isn't it, robin? >> it certainly is. it's despicable. i heard your earlier guest talk about how there's problems with the legislature. there is but the problems really lie with the judges and prosecutors that allow these sentences to happen. we need separate the worst from the worst. stop feeling with marijuana plants and start dealing with the safety of our children. >> john, you look at this. you look back in 1987 and then this woman had her in a box. and then we look at she may have been abused at two weeks old? >> yes. these people have a past and they don't change. i agree with robin. the judges are the biggest problems, the ones letting these people go. it will only b

i'm natasha curry in for robin meade today. more bodies have been found in the home of a convicted ohio rapist. the story keeps getting grimmer. authorities don't know what else they might find. >>> has the republican losing streak come to an end? after giving up the congress and the white house, their party made a big comeback in local elections. >>> plus, a florida gators linebacker appeared to be trying to gouge another player's eye. now the victim is saying that he shouldn't be suspended. >>> a convicted rapist is now accused of keeping at least ten bodies in his basement, his backyard and living room. police in cleveland, ohio, found four more corpses and a skull at his home yesterday. the bodies were found there last week. firefighters today will search the walls and floors of the home. police spoke with nancy grace about the investigation. >> well, we're working right now with the coroner's office to identify the victim. >> stacho is sowell didn't havee right to go into his house but would stop by to make sure he was up

clark and our own robin meade teamed up robin meade teamed up to help soldiers and you save more, spend and avoid getting ripped off. >> marie brooks might be your favorite person here. what's the best way to be debt-free before retirement. when are you going to be retiring? >> two years from the army reserve and two to five years from civil service. >> okay. so the question is what kind of debts do you have that you're trying to get your arms around. >> i want to get around to paying off the house and having just house and utilities by the time i retire. >> all right. well, paying off your home mortgage is not always a priority. the big priority is paying off any unsecured debt, personal loans, credit cards. then next would be car loans. but home mortgage debt is not a high priority with me. it's more important that you beef up your savings than it is to be mortgage debt-free. it is psychological for people to want to be mortgage debt-free on day they retire. i'm not that much into that. because your house isn't going to feed you money. you're going to feed yourself from the money you

robin be, back robin, back to you. >>> this just in -- can you imagine waking up to this.ning alarms woke up the astronauts on the shuttle "tl "atlantis" and the international space station. the alarm was a false alarm. yesterday they finished the last the three space walks. a close inspection of the shuttle showed no launch damage. >>> anybody who's ever been to one knows that city council meetings aren't exactly exciting. well, here is a way to liven things up. just what was a chicken doing flapping around in the city council chambers? >>> this may sound weird, but you may have to share some of the cost of the war in afghanistan if some house dems get their way. yesterday they proposed to share the sacrifice act. it would raise income taxes to pay for the war and take some of the pressure off the government to keep our own money. an aide says that there would be different rate levels for people depending on how much they make. >>> some of the stories we're watching in the morning express planner. at noon eastern, orthodox catholic and evangelical christian leaders will r

i'm natasha curry in for robin meade today. more bodies have been found in the home of convicted ohio rapist. the story just keeps getting grim errands grimmer. now investigator respects don't know what else they might find. >>> has the republican losing streak come to an end? what we're looking at some yesterday's local locatielectio what they mean. >>> plus, a florida linebacker appeared to be trying to gouch another player's eye and now we're hearing from the victim and his reaction may surprise you. >>> a convicted rapist is now accused of keeping at least ten bodies in his basement, pack ya backyard and living rool. police found four more corpses and a skull at anthony sowell's home yesterday .firefighters will search the walls and floors of the home. police spoke with nancy grace about the investigation. >> well, we're working right now with the cuyahoga county coroner's office to identify the victims. we've asked people in the community to come forward with any information on missing persons. >> sowell is expected to be

i'm natasha curry in for robin meade this morning. we are two days away from a house vote on health care reform and the democrats could get a big boost today from one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the country. >>> police find a missing infant alive, but you've got to hear where she was the entire time. and now the mom and babysitter are facing charges. >>> plus, a sex tape may be the reason former miss california carrie prejean is over. >>> first our top story. police now have recovered 11 bodies from a registered sex offender's home and learned the identity of one of the victims. authorities identified her as tonia carmichael, a woman who went missing for a year. police say she was buried in the backyard with marks indicating she was strangled. the grim discovery did not surprise her family. >> this is what i've been saying since monday when we were called to the coroner's office and since this story broke we automatically knew this was going to be her. all of these women have not yet been identified. >> right. >> unfortuna

and said, you ought to interview robin, so i called robin, i live in california and i said i'm coming back out to little rock to do more research and i'd like to interview you, and she said, why don't you just stay with us. and i said oh my god. i've never met this woman and she said, she invited me to stay in her home and she said, a friend of terry is a friend of mine and i had become very close friends with robin and harry and i'm here at the chateau louckes again. so working with people who are a part of the story was a remarkable experience, because of course, i can't interview davey crockett, i can't interview sitting bull. they were interviewed and that's what i used. now there is another side of this, ok? i worked with some people and none of the ones i've mentioned yet, who you know, they had issues with the way i used their quotes and the way i interviews deuced their -- introduced their quotes and there was a moment when i thought i'm going to keep working with dead people, because davey crockett can't send me an e-mail and say i don't like the way you introduced my quote.

go to cnn.com/robin. scroll down to our important web sites section if you can help her with those 20,000 turkeys. >> god bless her. >>> the soccer player who was caught on tape. she says she does not recognize herself on that tape. she doesn't normally wear red, i don't know, what's the deal? >> she is an all-conference academic player, and never had one yellow card until that time. she says she will regret this the rest of her life but it has been blown out of proportion because she's a woman. she was suspended after yanking a woman by her ponytail. lambert says it's expected for men to play rough but the not so nice play in women's soccer may be misunderstood by casual fans. she says she has even received death threats since this incident. >>> south africa's runner will keep her gold medal and her prize money. her gender raised questions and prompted track and field officials to order the gender test. they say the tests are not finished and they would not comment. >>> the nfl's limits to curb getting d

things robin was saying. let's take another look. >> were you surprised that she was saying those things? >> yeah. i truly wanted to sock her. you know, at that particular moment i truly wanted to sock her. but i just didn't do it. i was young, i was really. >> did you sock her afterwards? >> no, not afterwards. i didn't sock her. i wanted to sock her. i had socked her before. >> after that interview, robin wrote oprah saying she was deeply disturbed by how oprah handled some of the interview. oprah had robin on the show and they had an emotional exchange. >> i am a woman very much like all the women in your audience and in the audience out there with love for you, tremendous respect, tremendous admiration, and i think i wouldn't be honest if i didn't, if there wasn't a part of me that wanted you to go, when he said, oh i have socked her before. to say, that's not right. and it wasn't right. and it was painful. >> uh-huh. uh-huh. >> i would say to you and to every woman who has ever been hit, i feel that i di

but i am joined by "new york times" bestselling author, robin meade.t feels pretty good to be on the "new york times" bestselling list. >> ever since that happened, i've been telling everybody i'm on the "new york times" bestselling list. >> i remember i was a habitat for humanity build. and i got a phone call that "the new york times" bestseller list had come out and i was on it. and it was amazing, let me tell you, i didn't do very well in english in high school and to be on the "new york times" bestseller list was quite a shock. >> i wonder, i was going to ask clark we just saw a group of soldiers march by and i wondered what was going on. >> we've just had a graduation ceremony for a new group of recruits and i was at the ceremony earlier today. and i want you to know, there's a massive grandstand that was 100% full with family and friends. and they were standees, a couple of hundred standees because there was no more room for them. they were there to express their pride. and in a young soldier, a young family member who has chosen to put on the un

congratulations. >>> novelist stephen king stopped by hln to talk to our own robin meade. turns out he's a big fan and offered a sneak peek of his new book "under the dome." >> "under the dome" it's called, set in maine, a tiny town and this bubble comes down and boom, people are locked inside. this becomes a problem how so? >> it becomes a problem, because nobody can get in, nobody did get out, so the food supplying that are there, there's no electricity, because when the dome cuts down it cuts all the lines. the government cuts the phones. they do have some internet and tv. one of the things i had fun with is there's a lot of newspeople in this, because an event like that would pull everybody off their beats. so i had a chance to put in all my cnn people. >> you can see more of robin's interview with stephen king, including the question about whether he is thinking about retiring? don't misacquisition morning express" from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning. >>> the roar of a 900-horsepower engine may not see the most eco friendly, but race fans are finding out that speed can

. >>> "good morning america's" robin roberts on a search for a new gma co-host. >> i am not my hair. i am a soul that lies within, and that's it. no more wig. that's it. not going to do it. >> how did you decide to do it? was there a particular reason? >> i was finally strong enough. fear keeps us from doing the things we all want to do. i realized there was a part of me that was holding on desperately to the old robin, holding on desperately to how i look. >> do you believe us when we all say you are beautiful? because you are. >> you really are. >> my mom says i look like a little greek boy. so i don't -- >> i had a chance to sit down with "good morning america" co-host robin roberts earlier and began by asking her who's going to take diane sawyer's seat on the couch. >> i really don't know. >> how about levi johnston? he's cute. that's what we love. >> give me other names. anybody else out there? >> george stephanopoulos. he'll have to sit on your lap. but still -- >> come on, joy. joy, you were doing so well there with levi. and then you do that. he is great. >> he is phenomenal.

terrence told me about robin and said the watts interview robin so i called robin, i live in california and i said i'm coming to little rock to do more research and i would like to interview you. she said one of aegis stay with us? i said my god, i had never met this woman and she invited me to stay in her home and she said a friend of terry is a friend of mine. i have been close friends with robin and harry and i am here at the chateau again.. this is really fun. the experience of being able to work with people who were part of the story was a remarkable experience because of course i can't interview davy crockett. they were interviewed and that is what i use. there is another side of this, okay? i worked with some people and none of the ones i have mentioned yacked, who, they had issues with the way i used their quotes in the way i introduced their "there was a moment when i thought i am just going to keep working with dead people because they be crocket can send me an e-mail and say i don't like the way you introduced my quote. i tried to be as honest as i can be but it is kind of a

r robin roberts has certainly gone through her share.ing america" but they're not over yet. you now her bosses are looking for a co-host to replace the legendary diane sawyer. >> what are you doing? do you want another job? what have you got up, huh? >> well, you know, i have between 7:00 and 9:00 i'm available. why don't i just work 24/7? >> you're doing well here. this is like a reflecting pool you have in front of you. it is so big. >> it is a beautiful set. we all look gorgeous here. let's talk about this. that diane -- >> i didn't distract you enough? >> i want to go back. that's what america wants to know. >> what do you want to know? who do you think is going to get the job? >> how about levi johnston? he's cute and mute. >> give me some other names. >> any body else out there? >> george stephanopoulos. he'll to have sit on your lap. >> come on, joy! joy, you were doing so well there with lev ichi. and then you do that. >> he would be great. they're looking for a man or a woman? >> we're looking for the best available person. >> t

that's on morning express with robin meade from 6 to 10 in the morning. >>> i'm larry smith.anny packial is a living legend in the philippines which is why they stopped, watch and parted sunday afternoon despite the recent weight of terrorism rebellions and flooding there, they watched their guy made history. the fight was finally stopped in the 12th round in vegas last time our time, giving packial, welterweight title belt, his seventh title in seven different weight divisions. that is a new boxing record. wow. >>> brandon jennings, just a year removeded from high school, making his seventh nba start. he went and played overseas in europe for one season instead of going to college. what a game last night. he was held scoreless in the first quarter but then went off for 55 points, a new bucks team record set once more than 30 years ago by a guy named kareem abdul jabbar. what a career he has ahead of him. >>> a shot heard around college football. blount dropping that guy to his knees and earning a suspension and have mixed martial arts people saying, when does this guy get ou

i'm robin meade. we salute the troops every weekday on "morning express."re doing it on the weekends as well. today's salute is from the pale of benjamin frank. he deployed to afghan, and his wife being three sons and daughter are waiting. his wife says the kids are having a hard time staying strong, miss their daddy. do you want us to salute somebody you love in the military? go to cnn.com/robin and watch for those salutes every morning "morning express" from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> the parents of a 15-year-old california girl who was allegedly gang-raped are urging people in their community to do something positive. yesterday their pastor read their statement during an event at the high school where the alleged attack happened. police say as many as ten people were involved in the rape which supposedly happened during a homecoming dance. the five people were arrested, but authorities say a sixth person won't be charged because there is insufficient evidence. >>> three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the berlin wall nearly 20 years ago were

i'm robin meade. we submit the troops every day on "morning express" with me, robin meade.re doing it on the weekend as well. this is for an army specialist. his mom says cory has a lot of love in his heart, they miss him and everyone is looking forward to his wedding next september. >> hi, robin. this is angela out of texas. specialist cory's mom. i'm proud of my son for representing his country. i want to tell my son to be strong and stay safe and let him know that i love him very much. >> angela, thank you. if you have someone in the service, go to cnn.com/robin and then watch the salutes every morning on "morning express" with me, robin meade, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern. @@@ >>> the mother of a missing girl charged with human trafficking and it's not the only crime she's accused of. but still no sign of 5-year-old shaniya davis. >>> they've been held at guantanamo bay in cuba. now some of these suspected terrorists could be headed to a much colder climate here in the u.s. plus -- >> the care and love coming from home to remind us please come home. let's go p

she misses him and he is missed at home. >> hi, robin.obin gregory and my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxonford. i'm sure he'll pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry but, aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you have joined the army fully but i'm very proud of what you're doing. >> robin, thank you for the message. if you have somebody in the service why don't you go to cnn.com/robin and watch for the salutes every morning on "morning express with robin meade" from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> a lawmaker caught hiding $90,000 in his freezer has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars. you may remember louisiana congressman william jefferson. he was convicted of bribery and racketeering. prosecutors said he took about $500,000 in bribes and tried to get millions more in exchange for his influence to strike business deals in africa. 13 years is the toughest sente

tarrance told me about robinett said you ought to interview robin. so i called robin. i said coming back out to little rock to do more research here can i would like to interview. and she said, why don't you just stay with us? and i said oh, my god. i've never met this woman. and she said, she invited me to stay in her home. she said a friend of kerry is a friend of mine. and i become very close friends with robin and harry and i'm here at the chÂteau. this is really fun. [laughter] >> so the experience of being able to work with people who were part of the story was with a remarkable. of course i can't interview davy crockett. i can't interview citywalk. there is another side of his. i worked with some people and none of the ones i mentioned yet, they had issues with the way i use their quotes and the way i introduced their quotes. there was a moment when i thought i'm going to just keep working with dead people, because davy crockett can send me an e-mail today i'd like the way you introduceintroduce my quote. i don't like the way you used to. i tried to be as honest

robin, i mean, i mean it's like a broken record, isn't it, robin? >> it certainly is. it's despicable what it is. i heard your earlier guest talk about how there's problems with the legislature and there is. but the problems really lie with the judges and the prosecutors that allow these sentences to happen. we need to separate the worst from the worst, stop dealing with the marijuana plants and start dealing with the safety of our children. >> john lucich, you look at this. let's get back to we're infewer rated by '87 this woman would have baby shannon under the bed. but we find out she would be abused at 2 weeks old. >> they don't change and they have a past. i agrees with rob bin because the judges are one of the biggest problems letting the people go. i think it will only be solved at the legislature creating a law that requires and mandates judges to certain sentencing guidelines. that's the only way to fix this. otherwise, judges are at will to take a ten-year sentence and exchange it for 80 days? makes no sense. and it absolutely creates more victims. >> let's g

anyway, there are now about 200 black robin's. this was a project being stupid, waste of money and impossible. but because somebody wouldn't give up, because he had a passion and because he freely admits he just loves them, there are now 200. of course, identical but they are separated under four different islands. there's hope that there may be some genetic drift, and at least if some disease hits one of those populations, they will still be three other. and they are now working on a fourth. so that was the first very exciting story that i wanted to share. and then i met people who were wanting to save the last of the california condor is. i don't have time to describe all these stories in detail, but i was talking earlier this afternoon on c-span with john nielsen. and he gave me an amazing poster which we want to show you now. i should have a long set but of course i don't have a condor feather. but this extraordinary burden, the california condor, was reduced to just 12 individuals in the wild, and one in captivity in the los

robin gregory salutes her 24-year-old son army private first class aaron oxenford. a musician who loves animals, especially his beloved dog back home, curtis. >> i'm robin gregory. my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxenford. he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. i do want to let you know my dog still does not have hair. he shaved my dog's hair off and it didn't grow back. >>> this is a picture of the little girl everybody has been looking for. police say 5-year-old shaniya davis disappeared this morning this morning. authorities have been for her since. they got a call from her mother this morning. authority says the little girl was inside the mobile home with her mother and another adult. both of whom are being questioned by police at police headquarters. every car that has been

today, robin meade has a special veterans day salute from a proud daughter to her dad. >> thanks, jane. today, we salute world war ii veteran wendell alan fetters, an army staff sergeant during the war, and his daughter wants to let us know how proud she is of her dad. >> hi, robin. we want to leave a message for our dad, thanking him for being so brave in world war ii, when he was captured at age 20, and we want to thank him for his contribution to all the freedoms we enjoy in this great country, and we just want to tell him we are so proud of him and that we love him. >> absolutely. wendell also served in the korean war and turned 85 just last month. nininininininininininininininini >>> a teenage boy doused in alcohol and set own fire. now, the three teenagers accused of this attack are being charged as adults, but look like kids. meanwhile, this poor kid is clinging to life with burns on his body. what is wrong with people? >>> and a dramatic courtroom finale in the nasa love trooi angle. she attacked her romantic rival and parked her car are a bb gun, plastic glovers and diapers an