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>> we were on a second short break and heading to the fieldhouse. he collapsed outside the fieldhouse. >> the heat proving to be fatal in georgia. two high school football players collapsed while out practicings under the sun and the heat. they both later died. if you have kids who say, mom, dad, the coach says i have to practice, i have to be out there, maybe in full pads, i want you to listen to the father of one of those high school players who just passed away. >> when your body te...

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Had ever seen. >> its amazing how these split second decisions that you make, like, for example, you were thinking of driving into that car wash, but your friend called you at the last second and you didnt. had you gone into that car wash, do you think you wouldnt have survived? is that what youre saying? >> that is probably a possibility that i would have been killed or at least injured. that area was just to the ground, pretty much. and it was just devastating. 26th and main was just flattened...

>> direct hit on the hospital. well get a better handle on how much damage was done when the sun comes up. a reporter in joplin says the local walmart and home depot are gone. the tornado reportedly a mile wide, leaving a three-mile path of destruction. jamie green, photo journalist with the wichita eagle was coming back from a wedding when the storm hit. >> she had a split second to keep driving or get out of the car and take cover. shes on the phone. thanks for joining us, jamie. >> sure. >> w...

teams with -- he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." >> its been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybodys going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue...

many ran to seek safer ground, but boy, the devastation is coming to light today. >> thats right. 12 hours later life has changed in joplin, missouri. a powerful tornado ripped that city apart. the red cross said 75% of the town is virtually gone with reports of at least 30 people killed and dozens more injured. 50,000 people live in the city. no phone service, power lines are down, cars and trucks smashed and flipped. the governor calling out the national guard and declaring a state o...

But nobody realizes what could happen fun it doesnt. think greece, think ireland, think portugal, think of all of that and multiply many times over. while they are arguing, something could go wrong. and if that goes wrong, and defaults, even for a split second takes place, there would be financial calamity. by the way, ali, while ive been talking, the debt interest has cost $464,231. >> you are quite a talker. im disappointed that you and i probably agree on this point. let me take a go at it. t...

educator in chief that came out today. he provided a kind of world view, almost a historical interpretation of the causes and consequences of the arab spring. he began in the beginning with tunisia and moved forward. he tried to present a way in which he saw americas interests and values as squarely aligned with this arab revolution. he touched on the places that we dont like, the regimes we dont like that are having trouble dealing with people. tehran, damascus. he also talked about b...

Out. >> when my friend ali velshi and i go to dinner, he has two devices in front of him. >> you see the top of his head more than you see his face. >> he processes all the information and can answer in a split second. hes managing his tech obsession. you say theres four steps to getting through this digital diet. >> this is something that ive struggling with myself and i hope the book offers tools and tips and exercises. it is broken down into this four-step plan. the first step is to rethink a...

>> ouch. but true, l.z. granderson wrote an opinion piece this weekend. kids may should go to school year round in part because were trying to compete with the rest of the world where theyre pretty serious about education. hi, l.z. what prompted you to write this piece? >> oh, man, saturd"saturday nig live" skit is a good place. it really started with my own frustrations as a parent. i have taken my son to four different schools in about two years desperately trying to get him into a s...