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Another half hour and it should lighten up. severe weather later today. were watching an enhanced risk of severe storms. the biggest threat is damaging winds and large hail. little rock st. louis, but especially areas from springfield to paducah back over toward the cincinnati and louisville area. good friday more severe storms. louisiana through tennessee and northern mississippi. weve been quiet. not a lot of tornadoes. the threat will be there. strong storms and for areas in new england, gett...

Welcome back. since 2001, more than 5 million men and women have served in iraq and afghanistan. about half continue to serve this country in many different ways. but other post 9/11 veter rans are still recovering around the country. here to tell the story about how our o next hero is bringing the healing power of music to these veterans is a person who torments me pretty much every new years eve. my kathy griffin. [ applause ] >> thank you, jake testimonier. hi, everybody. on a spring day, a...

Of the veterans. my friend, kathy griffin. >> thank you, jake tapper. hi, everybody. on a spring day, a classically trained juillard musician walked down the halls of the medical center. he was there because a soldier had the desire to play drums again. arthur bloom didnt know how he would make this dream come true because while serving in iraq this soldier lost his leg to an ied. then, he turned the soldier into the musician he loved to be. with that basic bond, arthur knew if he could fill tha...

Pretty much tormented me every new years eve and sends me completely inappropriate texts throughout the rest of the year. shes a proud supporter of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. my friend, kathy griffin. >> thank you, jake tapper. hi, everybody. on a spring day, a classically trained musician walked down the silent halls of walter reed medical center. he was there because a soldier had a dream, to play the drums again. arthur bloom didnt know what to do. they worked until the rhythm ...

Shes a proud supporter of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. my friend, kathy griffin. >> thank you, jake tapper. hi, everybody. on a spring day, a classically trained musician walked down the silent halls of walter reed medical center. he was there because a soldier had a dream, to play the drums again. arthur bloom didnt know what to do. they worked until the rhythm and joy turned this soldier back into the musician he loved to be. in that basic bond, arthur knew that if he could fill t...

In suburban atlanta, theres this case its as perplexing as it is horrifying. murder charges against this man, justin harris. a panicked father shrieking for help. a child watched, though, helplessly as he tried to revive the lifeless body of his 22-month-old soon cooper. >> father said he went to work and forgot his son was in the backseat on a sweltering spring day. it was 88 degrees outside. of course you know that ramps up quickly on the inside of a vehicle. now the police are hinting at the ...

Recognize the 150th anniversary of this holy space, arlington national cemetery. 150 years ago war raged on hillsides and farmlands not far from where we gather today. a nation ill prepared for war found itself overwhelmed for the task of burying so many of its sons. so we declared upon this hill a final resting place for those willing to lay down their lives for the country that we love. on a spring day in 1864, a private from pennsylvania was the first american to find eternal rest on these gr...

But first to vat cap city. >> roman catholics around the world celebrating two new saints this morning. pope francis cannonized pope john xxiii and pope john paul ii in a historic ceremony. amy kellogg is live in rome where its the afternoon and has the latest. whats going on, amy? >> reporter: i dont think we have as nice of a spring day as you, unfortunately, but there are big events in the vatican with the skies opening up and being windy. but so much has been made about the historic signific...

Thursday tradition yesterday, washing the feet of 12 elderly and disabled people, including noncatholics. he said the ritual is to remind himself of how to serve others. >> now to take stuff, with take two for a supply mission to the international space station. the hope is to launch the rocket just before 3:30 this afternoon. the first attempt to send it up was canceled early this week because of a leak. weather might not cooperate this time around so the launch might have to be delayed until t...

Grand slam. >> good action there we saw from big papi, david ortiz with the three-run homer in the eighth to help boston secure a victory and then jayson werth with a late grand slam to put the nationals up 10-7 over the marlins. red wings and penguins facing off. check out the acrobatic save from the pittsburgh goalie there. look at that, marc-andre fleury, he flips and flops, not really sure what to call that move. you know what? he stops that puck. to keep detroit scoreless. a 4-3 victory, ...