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14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state, forcing more evacuations. so far, more than a dozen structures have been lost or damaged. and people are looking for higher ground on the gulf coast. heavy rainfall is causing massive flooding in escambia county. a state of emergency has been declared and people living in low-lying areas are being urged to evacuate. i spoke earlier with the emergency manager don bosh about it. >> were urging all residents that are low-lying or...

p.m. and 11:00 p.m., eastern and pacific. ill give you a preview later in the show. plus, americas amazing energy boom and how it will reshape global politics. and finally, an african success story. ill talk to rwandas president, paul kagame. its been graduation season in the united states and i was honored enough to be asked to provide some words of advice at two universities this year, duke and harvard, where i got my ph.d. many of you have been interested in what i said at tho...

tribute to the fallen on this memorial day. we remember the sacrifices of our troops and their families. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. im carol costello. its going to be a wet and soggy memorial day across parts of the north florida and southeast georgia. tropical storm beryl is to blame. youre looking at a live picture from jekyll island, georgia. the storm moves up the coast. we learned a short time ago beryl caused major damage at the jacksonville airport after...

may officially get behind him or will they? we have details meetings, planned ahead. >> and birds cause another scare in the sky. this is the second one this week. a flight with 54 people on board turns around after geese smack into the windshield. ew! >> and president obama slow jamming on student loans with jimmy fallon. >> now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people. >> oh, yeah. >> the president going late night to grab some young voters. well have the hi...

blossomed. and first there was bountygate, now theres spygate. the general manager of the new orleans saints is being accused of bugging the superdome to listen in on visiting coaches. theres talk of criminal charges, but mickey loomis is saying the report is 1,0000 plu false. >> a police dog sent in to end a high speed chase. apparently he worked it out. >> thats some nice maneuvers. up first this morning a dramatic turnaround in the trayvon martin case. the sanford, florida city ...

cane is back, he has a column for theblaze.com. an all-boy panel this morning. >> youre used to that. >> you know what? i am getting kind of used to it a little bit. our starting point this morning is day two of john edwards criminal trial. its going to get under way in about 2 1/2 hours. and back on the stand, his former aide, andrew young. he is the key witness for the prosecution. the issue is did john edwards inappropriately use campaign funds to hide his mistress, rielle hunter? t...

the secret scandal even more salacious. loud booms and explosions in the sky. homes shaking and thousands saw it and felt it. what was that thing streaking akro the sky anyway? greta garbo and nicki haley? we will get to the top of the bp short list. world peace, how long will he be suspended? the guy who wanted desperately to change his image. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. new milestone in the trayvon martin case. this morning the man charged with his murder george zimmerman ...

>> to her comeback in the proposal. >> lets see if we can find your boobs. theyre in there somewhere. >> betty white is back and shes as sharp and naughty as ever. and a kindergarten tantrum ends with a 6-year-old girl to the police station in handcuffs. >> i was horrified. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening b. our big story tonight, the growing secret service scandal. the agents involved will be offered an opportunity to take part in a polygraph test. and a u.s. offic...

the latest shooting was on monday when three children and a teenager were kill at a nearby jewish school. police say negotiations are still under way with the suspect in this hours long standoff. diana magnay joins us from toulouse with the latest. this standoff has been going on for three hours now at the very least. is there a sense theyre making any headway? >> reporter: well, weve just heard from the mayor, actually, whos been talking to police right outside the house, just up the ...

fbi investigating the death of trayvon martin. some people are outraged the watch captain that shot the unarmed 17 year old is not facing charges. george zimmerman said it was in self-defense and police say there is no evidence to refute that. new outrage over the pat downs at the airport because of this youtube video showing a screener patting down a 3-year-old boy in a wheelchair. the boys father shot the video about two years ago but hes just now sharing it saying he became enrage...