Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta, I`m Reggie Aqui, thanks for checking in, here`s a look at what`s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
A deadly storm system spawned several tornadoes across the Midwest, in Iowa, 4 boys, ages 13 and 14 were killed when a twister ripped through a Boy Scout camp ground. And in Kansas, 2 people died after a tornado touchdown, it destroyed more than 60 homes and 3 schools.
One to get in natural knock down on the upper Mississippi river after days of wild spread flooding, starting today, commercial shipping is banned, along a 200 miles stretch, other river in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, that areas are expected to be closed for two weeks, one Iowa-based barge line estimates its company will lose about 40 thousand dollars a day because of the shutdown.
Let`s get on the gas prices, and once again a record high, AAA says the average price of gases up 1 cent this morning to 4.06 a gallon. A CNN opinion research poll shows 62% of people think that // oil prices are what`s causing high prices, 32% blames supply and demand.
“This is a regrettable incident for sad to see the lost of life among the Pakistani military, who are partners in fighting terror”, the Defense Department releases video over a controversial air strike in Pakistan, US military officials say the video shows the strike targeted Afghan militants who attacked coalition troops near Pakistan`s border, but Pakistan`s government calls the strike “cowardly and unprovoked”, and says 11 of its soldiers were killed including a high ranking major.
The military says it`s not ending its so-called ‘stop loss’ policy, anytime soon, and a number of troops affected by the program may actually go up slightly. Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen says by keeping soldiers passed the//dates, army units are stopped with trained soldiers ready to the deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Right now, about 11 thousand soldiers are serving under that program.
Well, this comes as no surprise to most of you, Forbes magazine says that Oprah Winfrey is the Most Powerful Celebrity, who comes in second? Tiger Woods, followed by Angelina Julie and her partner Brad Pitt in tenth place. Now Forbes says the rankings are based on wealth and fame.
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