NY RESCUE CREWS SEARCHING FOR A PILOT WHO WENT MISSING AFTER AN ANGEL FLIGHT CRASH ON FRI *

AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH IN EPHRATAH, ABOUT 50 MILES NW OF ALBANY *

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH *

ANGEL FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT ARRANGES FREE AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR SICK PATIENTS FROM VOLUNTEER PILOTS *

ATTYS FOR MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO SAY THEY'LL APPEAL A JUDGE'S RULING THAT HIS OFFICE RACIALLY PROFILED LATINOS *

ACTION COMES AFTER A JUDGE SAID ON FRI ARPAIO'S OFFICE PROFILED LATINOS DURING IMMIGRATION PATROLS AND DETAINED THEM FOR UNREASONABLY LONG PERIODS *

ATTYS ARGUE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS "NEVER USED RACE" IN LAW-ENFORCEMENT DECISIONS *

HUNDREDS OF RUNNERS JOINING VICTIMS OF THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS TO FINISH THE LAST MILE OF THE RACE *

MORE THAN 3,000 RUNNERS AND VICTIMS TOOK PART IN THE EVENT THIS MORNING THAT STARTED AT KENMORE SQ AND CONCLUDED AT THE OFFICIAL FINISH LINE *

THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN 260 WERE WOUNDED IN THE MARATHON BOMBINGS LAST MONTH *

DEFENSE SECY CHUCK HAGEL CALLING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY TO BE STAMPED OUT *

SPEAKING TO GRADUATES AT THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, HAGEL SAYS THE ASSAULTS ARE A "PROFOUND BETRAYAL OF SACRED TRUST" AND THE LATEST GENERATION OF WEST POINT CADETS MUST HELP STAMP OUT THE PROBLEM *

COMMENTS COME A DAY AFTER PRES OBAMA MADE SIMILAR REMARKS TO U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATES *

NE GOV DAVE HEINEMAN (R) ANNOUNCES HE WON'T RUN FOR THE SENATE *

HEINEMAN SAYS HE WANTS TO KEEP "BEING THE BEST GOVERNOR" FOR THE CITIZENS OF NEBRASKA *

ANNOUNCEMENT COMES MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER SEN MIKE JOHANNS (R-NE) SAID HE WOULD NOT SEEK A SECOND TERM IN 2014 *

LEADER OF LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH SAYS HIS SHIITE MILITANT GROUP WON'T STAND IDLY BY WHILE ITS CHIEF ALLY SYRIA IS UNDER ATTACK *

SHEIKH HASSAN NASRALLAH SAYS HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS ARE FIGHTING IN SYRIA AGAINST ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WHO POSE A DANGER TO LEBANON *

IT'S THE FIRST PUBLIC CONFIRMATION THAT HIS MEN ARE FIGHTING AMID SYRIA'S DEADLY TWO-YEAR CIVIL WAR *

FRENCH SOLDIER STABBED IN THE THROAT OUTSIDE OF PARIS *

MILITARY SPOX SAYS THE STABBING OCCURRED ON SAT IN THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF LA DEFENSE *

THE SOLDIER'S INJURIES ARE CONSIDERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING *

STABBING COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A BRITISH SOLDIER WAS KILLED IN A LONDON STREET DURING A SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK *

HOWEVER, THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE LINK TO THAT ATTACK *

ONE PERSON KILLED IN HEAVY FLOODING THAT HAS PROMPTED HIGH-WATER RESCUES IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA *

SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPT SPOX SAYS A 29-YR-OLD WOMAN WAS TRAPPED IN HER CAR, AND WAS SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS AFTER CLIMBING ONTO THE ROOF *

SPOX SAID FIRST RESPONDERS WERE SEARCHING FOR A SECOND MISSING PERSON TRAPPED IN ANOTHER CAR *

ABOUT 130 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM THEIR HOMES AND CARS *

WATER IS UP TO FOUR FEET HIGH IN SOME HOMES *

SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT RECORDED ALMOST 10 INCHES OF RAIN BY SAT AFTERNOON SINCE MIDNIGHT *

THREE MORE SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN THE KILLING OF AN OFF-DUTY SOLDIER IN LONDON *

SCOTLAND YARD SAYS COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICERS ARRESTED TWO MEN, 24 AND 28, AT A RESIDENCE IN LONDON *

A THIRD 21-YR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED SEPARATELY ON A STREET IN THE CITY *

FOUR OTHERS ALREADY DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF 25-YR-OLD SOLDIER LEE RIGBY, WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE THE ROYAL ARTILLERY BARRACKS IN THE SOUTH LONDON WED *

17 KILLED, 24 OTHERS WOUNDED IN EASTERN INDIA AFTER SUSPECTED MAOIST REBELS LAUNCH AN ATTACK ON A CONVOY OF CARS CARRYING LOCAL LDRS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE COUNTRY'S RULING CONGRESS *

ASSAILANTS SET OFF A LANDMINE, AND THEN OPENED FIRE ON THE LINE OF CARS *

TWO STATE PARTY LEADERS AND FIVE POLICE OFFICERS WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED *

POLICE IDENTIFIED ONE OF THOSE KILLED AS MAHENDRA KARMA, A CONGRESS LEADER WHO FOUNDED A LOCAL MILITIA IN HIS STATE TO COMBAT THE MAOIST REBELS *

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There is a story behind this picture .. 13+ years later I still remember

Here is some behind the scenes…

Last night in Aurora, Colorado after finishing our two hour special about the shooting at the movie theatre, the young man in this picture caught up with me and said, “I was on your show years ago.” I stopped, turned around and asked him his name.  He said “Craig Scott.”  I then asked, “Rachel’s brother?”  He said “yes…..you remember that?”  He was very surprised that I remembered.  I responded “yes…I have not forgotten…I remember your sister….your Father … and even your sister’s car in the school parking lot.   I have not forgotten…not for one second.” 

More than 13 years ago, when I was at CNN, I covered the violence and tragedy at Columbine High School.  It broke all of our hearts.   One of the 12 student victims was a student named Rachel Scott, Craig’s sister.  She was eating lunch with a friend in the cafeteria when she was cruelly gunned down.

  Craig and his Father appeared on Burden of Proof — and yes, 13 + years later, I remember them and I remember the story.  I was glad I remembered Craig and his family — I don’t want these murder victims’ lives to be just news stories that we cover and then move on to the next story….I want their lives to matter to those of us who cover their violent deaths.  For me it is important that I remember and I am glad I did.

Craig, like his sister, was a student at Columbine on the day of the massacre.  I can’t imagine what it is like to walk in his shoes even after all these years.  We spoke for awhile last night and I was pleased to see him doing so well.

In the second picture is Craig’s friend Brandon, who was also a student at Columbine the day of the shooting. Like Craig, he is a very nice guy and I was pleased to meet him. 

I am glad Craig hollered out to me so that we could meet again…I regret where and how we meet again.










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