because that just pulls me strings right you don t. reporter: lori mcclain has seen dramatic changes in will in the three months he s been gone. he dropped 54 pounds and more. it is kind of a symbol of him growing up and doing his thing more like i m not your baby any more, tough stuff. always my baby. reporter: now seconds away from another major change in will s life. fort stewart, lewis, mcclain. fort stewart, georgia, that s already. i can deal with it. down south maybe drive to texas. i m living it up in hawaii. reporter: new assignments always come with a few jokes. get yourself a georgia girl with good home cooking. reporter: mcclain will have a familiar face, his battle buddy demee tree us daniels, assigned to be his partner during basic training.
winds and damaging hail. there were reports as many as eight tornadoes touching down across north carolina alone. homes are damaged and power crews are working to restore the electricity and now the northeast is under the gun yet again. we re going to check in with rob marciano. a militia was the target of raids across the midwest this weekend. we ll find out more in court this morning and show you their recruiting videos on youtube. the am fix blog is up and running. we d like to hear from you about what s in the news this morning. go to cnn doikt sl.com/am fish. we begin with breaking news, terror in moscow. two deadly explosions tearing through subway stations in russia s capital as they were jammed with rush hour passengers. female suicide bombers blew them self-up at 8:00 a.m. killing dozens of people inside as well as on the platform. the stop is under what used to be kgb headquarters. matthew chance is on the phone with more on what happened. matthew? a very ch
that s it for us. thanks so much for being with us on this tuesday morning. brace yourselves if you live on the east coast. the snow is coming. meanwhile continue the conversation on today s stories by heading to our blog. what a treat for me. how rare. i get to hang out, anchor with you on american morning and i also get to hand this thing over to my regular co-anchor, my dear friend. t.j., i feel like i haven t seen you in forever except for on tv of course. it s been a while. you two have a great day. we have a lot coming up. good morning everybody.you. some new pictures, amazing pictures of survival. a man rescued from the rubble 27 days after the earthquake hit in haiti. happening this hour the dow opens for business below the 10,000 mark. will bargain hunters or debt warriors rule? and super bowl story that just transcends sports. the saints come home to new orleans and a victory parade. this is the best feel good moment for this country in well over a y
to get their impressions, to get their feelings about his experience. it s been very, very difficult for them. we now want to tell you what it s been like for them as they have a he recruit in their family for the very first time. this is william s last letter. it says hey, mom and dad. how are things going at home? i hopewell. reporter: nearly every time lori mcclain reads a letter from her son son or junior as they call him here at home in california, it s hard for her not to become emotional. i love you guys and talk to you when i can. love junior. it doesn t take much. i keep all of his letters. reporter: the letters come from for the leonardwood, missouri where new recruit will