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Its like a lake out here. >> never underestimate the power of the mighty mississippi, says captain mens. >> if you dont respect it, its not forgiving. and you have to be aware that, you know, it does change not daily, hourly, every minute of the day its always changing. >> reporter: as day fades, the river flows. it is too dangerous to travel further. the ship will have to wait until dawn to reach baton rouge. but these bargemen say they will deliver their cargo come hell or high water. for the ...

laden ten years ago. so what does the former president have to say now that terrorist is dead? he is breaking his silence. also, a rare interview to share with you this morning with that guy, hank aaron, talking to me about a number of things, the low lite of his career and he is also talking about president obama, barry bonds and who the real home run king should be. hello to you all center in atlanta, georgia. im t.j. holmes. morgan city, louisiana, is a place that is on edge rig...

so what does the former president have to say now that terrorist is dead? he is breaking his silence. also, a rare interview to share with you this morning with that guy, hank aaron, talking to me about a number of things, the low lite of his career and he is also talking about president obama, barry bonds and who the real home run king should be. hello to you all center in atlanta, georgia. im t.j. holmes. morgan city, louisiana, is a place that is on edge right now. we talk about...

so how are they all doing this morning? how will they deal with their new-found fame. patrick altman joins us live. and hurricane paula is approaching cuba. the storm is a category 1 hurricane. a tropical storm watch has been posted for the florida keys. kiran. john, thanks. well, shes trailing pretty badly in the polls right now. i believe our latest poll has christine odonnell down 19% against her opponent chris co s coons. he came upswinging. the tea party candidate attacked chr...

those miners trapped in chile, their ordeal might be over soon. a dad pushed to the sidelines because of his wheelchair. were krig foul and naming names. im kyra phillips and youre live in "the cnn newsroom." well, were now just 25 days before the all-important midterm elections. time is short and the tone is ugly. and those bare knuckled tactics can backfire. lets begin with red-faced republicans. the gop pulled this ad. seems to show washington bashing locals in west virginia. >>...

sharon angle positioned herself as the ultimate outsider in her race against the ultimate insider was caught on tape bragging about her washington connections because she -- >> pretty serious name dropping here. you cant be the outsider and the insider at the same time. >> weve had audio problems. i want to apologize for that. thank you very much. reaction to the man who made her make the remarks about dabbling in witchcraft public. bill maher was wrapping up an interview with john k...

interrupted bps well kill operation. the reluctant patient goes to the doctor. our cnn correspondent shows me how to become an empowered patients. im a patient who hates to go see the doctor. >> when was the last time had you a checkup? >> was that a trick question? >> those stories and your comments right here right now in the cnn newsroom. the search for answers begins as federal investigators start working on site today to determine what caused a small plane to slam into the sid...

theyve never done before. >> quite a process. >> oh my god. the cleanup in nashville after the flooding continues to be the story. the death toll at least 31 in nashville and in tennessee rather in surrounding states. the cleanup effort this morning is massive. the estimates about a billion dollars in damage. and of course, theres lots of historic places there. take out the memorabilia. the stories and more. a quick look at headlines right now. the funeral for university of virgini...

the vaccine designed to protect kids from the swine flu may not do the job. find out why 800,000 doses are being recalled. and the empty prison in the midwest is a long way from the bay bay detention center. the government thinks thats a good thing. why terror suspects may be on the way to illinois. and two climbers are still lost on oregons mt. hood. find out why rescue teams cant do anything to help them at this point right now. i hope that tuesday has treated you well so far. go...

I was talking with a woman who i knew is not an admirer of fidel castro. she began to cry when i told her the news. it struck me because it wasnt about the loss of one man. it was about the weight of history, the end of an era that changed cuba and cubans forever. >> patrick altman, cnn correspondent in havana. thank you very much. well of course continue to cross back to you throughout the night. well be particularly interested to know what kind of reactions patrick gets as cubans wake up. some...