Good morning. I'm Brooke Baldwin. Thanks for starting your day with us. It is March 13th. Got a lot going on, but first want to get you caught up on some of the top stories keeping our eye on for you, including this one. Former Secretary of State Hen...
WHITFIELD: A dismal economy eating away at school budgets. Now, a Kansas City Missouri school district makes a drastic move. The school board has narrowly approved a plan to close almost half of the district's 61 schools in an urban area of the city....
A seven-year-oid's quick thinking saves his family. CNN's RANDI KAYE tells us why he's now being called the hero. RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Courage sometimes comes in small packages, like this 7-year-old from California. UNIDENTIFIE...
WHITFIELD: Finally getting their due. Some of the forgotten heroes of World War II are being honored today in Washington. We're talking about the WASPs. CNN's Jessica Yellin explains. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JESSICA YELLIN, CNN NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPON...
We have good news and bad news on the jobs front. There are more openings out there, but also, there's a lot more competition for each one of those jobs. CNN's Christine Romans joins us live now from New York with more on this -- Christine. CHRISTINE...
Now we talke about a radical plan. Money so tight in Kansas City, Missouri. The school district might close almost half its schools. There's a plan to close 29 of 61 schools to deal with a $50 million budget short fall. Superintendents talking about...
And if you've already set off your tax return, there is no need to rush out to the mailbox. This year, cash strapped states are going to be much slower in issuing your refund. Here to tell you why, Christine Romans at CNN money team. She joins us fro...
Students across the nation today are saying enough is enough. They're just plain fed up with the rising cost of education. They're protesting higher tuition cuts in student services and reductions in funding for higher education. This is Atlanta, Geo...
Dana joins us now live from Washington. So, Dana, you know, what is your take here? Is this typical political theater of someone's who's not going to be re-elected? Or is it a true sign of growing rage over the fact that we're spending money that we...
let's start with Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky. Oh, boy, can you tell that he and his middle finger are not running for re-election? That's right. He is the one person standing between millions of jobless Americans and their money. He says it's abo...
So how's this for an example of Broken Government? No more time, no more money. And if you're depending on unemployment benefits to get by, forget about it. Christine Romans joining me now live from New York. Not good news, Christine. CHRISTINE ROMAN...
It's a downward spiral, all too common among many Americans: out of work, out of money and soon out of their homes. But help could be on the way, a new plan that would allow homeowners to stay in their home even if they have no income. Personal finan...
The health care summit, an extraordinary event, a rather ordinary outcome after hours of televised negotiations. Are Republicans and Democrats any closer to really passing reforms? Well, CNN White House correspondent Ed Henry takes a closer look for...
My salary is $1.1 million. I received stock compensation with a value of $8.5 million, and last year an annual incentive payment of $73,000. Well, of course it makes sense that you would need a big rate increase. And of course she was being quite fac...
Toyota's prince kind of got his crown knocked to the ground, but it could have been a lot worse. Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, in front of a congressional hearing. He said he was sorry, a few times. But will apologies and promises to do better act...
