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(CNN)  -- Authorities have seized $1 billion worth of marijuana plants and have arrested 82 Mexican nationals with ties to drug cartels in the first week and half of an effort to eradicate marijuana fields from California's Fresno County, the county sheriff's office said Wednesday.

The 82 suspects arrested so far have links to Mexican drug cartels.

Operation Save Our Sierra began July 13 and involves local, state and federal agencies working together to remove marijuana growing operations, investigate and arrest drug traffickers, and remove infrastructure on public lands in Fresno County, a news release said.

"This is a high-intensity drug trafficking area," U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske said in a phone interview. "I think what should be highlighted here is the local authorities' work to reclaim the land from the drug traffickers."

The 82 suspects arrested so far have links to Mexican drug cartels, local authorities said, though they did not release further details.

Eastern Fresno County, where the seizures have been made, is mountainous and sparsely populated. Growers exploit the area's streams, rivers and lakes to create elaborate drip lines for their plants. A mature plant can be worth $4,000, said Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims.

"Fresno County is roughly the size of Connecticut, and the drug traffickers target these areas because they know there is not that significant of a law-enforcement presence," Mims said. "The chances of getting caught are slim."

"The bottom line is our public lands are being destroyed by foreign drug trafficking and heavily armed Mexican cartels," George Anderson of the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday at a news conference highlighting the seizures.

The operation is the largest in Fresno County history and one of the largest in California, Mims said.

"What makes this operation unique is the approach: prevention, enforcement, eradication and reclamation," she said.

Intelligence gathered for the operation began in February, with community presentations about prevention. The effort is now focused on shutting down the at least 70 marijuana farms identified by local authorities.

The operation is expected to continue into November, when colder weather makes marijuana growing more difficult.

At least 330,000 marijuana plants have been seized, Mims said.

"This shows what can be accomplished at the local level when agencies work together," Kerlikowske said.

Kerlikowske, who flew to Fresno County on Wednesday and toured a marijuana farm, said his office is one of the primary sponsors of the operation.

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- "I like L.A., but there sure are a lot of ugly bastards running around here," says James Hunter, with a set of grotesque joke teeth in his mouth -- and tongue firmly in cheek.

James Hunter has received raves for his recordings, but has yet to break through to big-time success.

Midway through a lengthy tour, it's nice to know his sense of humor is intact. The boyish 46-year-old British retro-R&B singer is in a dressing room at the Sunset Strip's House of Blues, sitting in a throne-like chair festooned with Mexican Day of the Dead skulls.

It's oddly fitting. Like that festival, Hunter is remembering -- through his music -- those who are no longer with us. His classic soul-inspired sound and concert style harkens back to the golden days of R&B and the men who practiced it: Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke and guitarist Lowman Pauling, among others.

"I think I probably stole a couple of tricks from people who were already dead by the time I started," he replies, when asked about his stage moves. Indeed, an hour later he's on stage and it's clear that if you put him in the "Back to the Future" DeLorean, traveled back to 1955 and dropped him off with Marvin Berry's band at the "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance, he'd be right at home.  Watch Hunter perform for a sound check Â»

That authentic old-school sound has made him a cult favorite among jazz and blues aficionados. His first two albums -- 2006's "People Gonna Talk" and last year's "The Hard Way" -- were acclaimed by critics and the cognoscenti, with the Boston Globe calling "The Hard Way" "one of the year's smoothest and best discs." He's also earned praise as a dazzling live performer, one who is known for guitar acrobatics performed with a smile.

But he has yet to achieve the mainstream success of British retro-soul contemporaries Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Adele. Could it be because they've found a way to blend contemporary lyrics with an older sound?

Hunter acknowledges he doesn't do enough of that in his own music: "I think that's my downfall, to be honest. I think they picked up on a trick that I'm trying, that I've mastered. I mean, I think they're as much immersed in contemporary stuff as the old days. I think that's pretty cool. I'm trying to do that.

"Stylistically, I'm more embedded, not in tradition -- I mean I'm not into genres -- but styles, you know," he continues. "The sound of things. I've got my preference in the sound and stuff. But, you know, I think I can afford to go their way a little bit, not because it's successful, but because it works."

Interestingly, few American acts have embraced the retro-soul sound with the fervor of their British counterparts. Hunter has his theories on why that's the case.

"It could be because you guys invented it, you know. I think it's possible," he says. "I'm not sure these days, but initially you had the Stones and people like that, even the Beatles who were much more in awe in this American music than Americans were. It all tends to be on your doorstep and you tend to be more cavalier to the stuff that's already there. It's like the thing when John Lennon told the reporters that he wanted to see Muddy Waters and they said, 'Where's that?' "

But despite the love he has for the music of the classic soul era, Hunter understands that going forward, a healthy irreverence is what will keep it fresh for audiences -- and himself.

"I think the downfall of any type of music is to treat it with too much reverence, because the people at the time weren't treating it with reverence and they were sort of bashing it out, that was the beauty of it, the spontaneity," he says. "But, when people are trying to preserve stuff -- you've got to be loyal to this or that kind of music -- that's so much nonsense."

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(CNN) -- Unlike many of Thailand's flood-ravaged zones in the central plains, Bangkok residents have been given the rare luxury of time -- a window of at least two days to prepare for what officials warn could be the worst flooding the city has seen in decades.

Scenes vary dramatically in the city, with life carrying on as usual for many while others scramble to protect their possessions from the expected deluge that will hit as waters from the flooded central plains rush in.

Gallery: Bracing for Bangkok floods

Outside homes, businesses and schools in low-lying areas of Bangkok that the government has warned are at risk of being worst hit, people can be seen erecting flood walls out of sandbags to safeguard against the incoming waters. Others are simply moving valuables to higher ground.

For some residents, it's too late. Rising water levels on the Chao Phraya River and city canals have left many restaurants, shops and homes flooded, while public piers are covered in makeshift walkways and sandbags to keep ferry passengers dry.

"Our homes have been flooded for two weeks," says Khun Lek, 76, who lives in Bangkok's riverside Wat Tewarat community near Sanghee Bridge. "Every year it's like this. The government comes to check on things and tries to help by building elevated paths for us. But we don't need much help ... we're used to this. Not like the people in Ayutthaya. If the floods move in, all we can do is move out to the road."

At Bangkok's Boon Chuay Muay Thai gym, fighter Jaroensak Sorwapin says they've been dealing with flood waters for a month.

"We can't fight as the water is bad for the skin on our feet, while jogging is impossible in the neighborhood, so we have to travel to another part of the city. The gym is losing money too as we used to get foreign boxers coming to train, but they've stopped coming."

At city supermarkets, many Bangkokians have been stocking up on water and food over the last few days as a precaution should flooded streets block access to shops, though the city's governor has told media there's no need to panic.

"Discount stores crowded with people stockpiling dried food and water in the face of unprecedented floods threatening to rage," said Twitter user KimEkkanant.

The governor's suggestion is difficult for many to follow given the thousands of images Bangkok residents are seeing in the media of their fellow Thais suffering in nearby provinces like the former ancient capital Ayutthaya, where residents have had their livelihoods destroyed by the floods.

Yet it is these images of hardship that are prompting some Bangkokians to join forces to help those affected by the floods in other parts of the country, with many using Facebook and Twitter to organize supply drives, fundraising events and spread news on how people can help.

"In two hours time our community raised enough money for 69 boats! Only 31 until we reach our target of 100!" tweeted Bangkok's NIST International School.

As was the case with the 2010 protests and eventual government crackdown, social media is indeed playing a key role in spreading information on the latest Thailand flood news.

Many Twitter users are simply choosing to vent their frustration at the uncertainty, wondering if and when their homes will be hit. Others are sharing personal photos of flooded neighborhoods and rising water levels.

Overall though, little has changed in the city as it waits for the expected floods to hit. In many parts of Bangkok, where the floods are expected to have a minimal impact, life is continuing as normal as people go about their daily lives.

The government has dismissed calls to declare a state of emergency and issue a special holiday decree for Bangkok, so businesses and government offices remain open and public transportation is running.

Major events are also going on as planned, including Tuesday afternoon's World Cup qualifier match between Thailand and Saudi Arabia at Bangkok's Ratchamangala Stadium.

In terms of preparation, government workers have reportedly been told by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra they have two days to build three major flood barricades before runoff from the north reaches Bangkok.

Monsoon rains and unusually high ocean tides are expected to worsen the situation between October 13-17 and October 26-31, impacting the flow of water from the Chao Phraya River into the Gulf of Thailand.

Bangkok has set up a 24-hour flood relief operation center at Don Mueang Airport and prepared nearly 200 shelters to handle possible evacuations.

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(CNN) -- The world produces enough food to meet the needs of its population, yet nearly one in six people suffers from chronic hunger according to the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security.

There are ways to change this statistic. Here are five creative ways to make an impact on hunger in your community and around the globe.

Create

The Empty Bowls Project, the brainchild of artists John Hartom and Lisa Blackburn, uses ceramic arts to fight hunger.

At each event potters and other artisans donate handcrafted bowls. Guests select one of the bowls and are served a meal of soup and bread. They take home their bowl as a reminder of how many go empty around the world.

Money raised is donated to organizations fighting hunger locally, like soup kitchens and food banks, or globally, like Oxfam and Feed the Children.

Empty Bowls started as a classroom project, but the movement has spread across the United States and to at least 14 other countries. Events vary between locations because they are independently organized, but all share the Empty Bowls name and mission.

To find an Empty Bowls event near your or learn how to host your own, visit the website.

Dine

What if fighting world hunger were as easy as eating lunch? That's the goal of the One World Everybody Eats Foundation (OWEE).

The foundation began with a single cafe in Salt Lake City where the menu has no prices. Customers who can afford it are asked to pay a little extra for their meals to help those who can't.

Those in need can volunteer and earn a meal or enjoy the "community dish" free of charge. Dishes are prepared fresh daily and use many local, organic ingredients.

"I think we have to rethink how we feed people in their time of need," says OWEE founder Denise Cerreta. "What sets this apart from other restaurants is that truly anyone can walk through the door and afford to eat here, and it's good, organic, wholesome food."

Through the foundation, Cerreta now mentors a network of these cafes around the country. For more information about the foundation and a list of current locations visit the website.

Tweet

The #AfricaNeedsYou project is harnessing the power of the Twitterverse to help famine victims in East Africa, asking dozens of celebrities who get paid to tweet about products to donate their endorsement money to UNICEF.

All twitter users can log on to send a prewritten tweet to one of these celebrities encouraging them to get involved.

"Usually, it's the celebrities who have influence over the crowd; we're trying to shift the balance of power and give the crowd influence over the celebrities," says co-founder Paul Calway in a statement announcing the project.

To learn more about UNICEF's work in East Africa or to make a personal donation go online.

Build

You don't have to work for a nonprofit or NGO to fight hunger with your professional skills. Canstruction is proof.

Canstruction hosts design competitions for architects, engineers, contractors and students where teams construct fantastic sculptures out of canned foods. At the end of the competitions, the cans are donated to local food banks.

The organization says it raised more than 2 million pounds of food last year at 103 competitions around the world.

If you're not a designer or architect, don't worry. You can still participate by attending one of the competitions and voting for your favorite design. Cost of admission varies but is often a can of food.

For more information and a list of upcoming Canstruction competitions, go to the organization's website.

Learn

Test your knowledge and feed the world by playing Freerice, a free online trivia game benefiting the World Food Programme (WFP).

Players pick subjects ranging from literature to chemistry, and for every correct answer ten grains of rice are donated through WFP to end hunger. Sponsor ads on the site fund rice donations.

WFP estimates it takes 9,700 grains of rice to feed one person one meal. Players donated over 13 billion grains last year, totaling over 1.3 million meals.

Since June, all rice earned through the game supports WFP's school meal programs in Cambodia. Rice is purchased in country, supporting the Cambodian economy.

The game is available in English, Spanish, Italian and French. A Chinese version is coming soon.

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(CNN) --  A man accused of shooting two students at a Littleton, Colorado, middle school last week was formally charged Tuesday in the incident, according to a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County district attorney's office.

Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, 32, appeared via video link before Judge Thomas Vance to hear the 15 charges against him, which include attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, child abuse resulting in bodily injury and possession of a weapon on school grounds, district attorney spokeswoman Pam Russell said.

He is being held with bond set at $1 million.

Authorities accuse Eastwood of shooting at students outside Deer Creek Middle School on February 23 shortly after classes let out for the day. Police say he wounded two eighth-graders before being subdued by a teacher.

One student, Reagan Weber, was treated and released from Littleton Adventist Hospital, according to CNN affiliate KUSA. The other, Matthew Thieu, sustained more serious injuries and was hospitalized at Denver's Children's Hospital. He has since been released, the hospital said Tuesday.

An attorney was appointed for Eastwood, and the attorney has until March 12 to schedule a preliminary hearing, Russell said.

Deer Creek is just two miles from Columbine High School, site of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, where 12 students and one teacher were gunned down in 1999. The two gunmen, both Columbine students, then turned their guns on themselves.

CNN's Sarah Aarthun contributed to this report.

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Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- Investigators believe the suspected gunman in last week's massacre at Fort Hood acted alone, but his communications had been flagged by U.S. intelligence agencies in late 2008, the FBI said Monday.

The suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, remained in intensive care at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. In a statement issued Monday night, the FBI said its investigation so far "indicates that the alleged gunman acted alone and was not part of a broader terrorist plot."

Thursday's shooting left 13 dead, 12 of them U.S. soldiers, and 42 wounded.

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Hasan, a U.S.-born citizen of Palestinian descent, was a licensed psychiatrist who joined the Army in 1997. He was promoted to major in May and was scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan sometime soon, but had been telling his family since 2001 that he wanted to get out of the military.

A Muslim, he had told his family he had been taunted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In August, he reported to police that his car was keyed and a bumper sticker that read "Allah is Love" was torn off. A neighbor was charged with criminal mischief after that complaint.

But the FBI disclosed that Hasan came to its attention as part of an unrelated terrorism probe in December 2008, when agents reviewed "certain communications between Maj. Hasan and the subject of that investigation."

The intercepts "raised no red flags," with no mention of threats or violence that would have triggered a U.S. terrorism investigation, senior investigative officials said Monday.

Hasan, 39, was wounded several times during the attack. Though still in intensive care, his ventilator was removed over the weekend, and he began talking afterwards, hospital spokesman Dewey Mitchell said.

Federal agents attempted to interview Hasan on Sunday, but he refused to cooperate and asked for an attorney, the investigative officials said.

U.S. military officials said intelligence agencies intercepted communications between Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki, a former imam at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia, a Washington suburb. Al-Awlaki, who left the United States in 2002 and is believed to be living in Yemen, was the subject of several federal investigations dating back to the late 1990s, but was never charged.

Military officials told CNN on Monday that intelligence agencies intercepted communications from Hasan to al-Awlaki and shared them with other U.S. government agencies. But federal authorities dropped the inquiry into Hasan's communications after deciding that the messages warranted no further action, one of the officials said.

According to the FBI, investigators from one of its Joint Terrorism Task Forces determined "that the content of those communications was consistent with research being conducted by Maj. Hasan in his position as a psychiatrist at the Walter Reed Medical Center [in Washington]."

Hasan was first an intern, then a resident and finally a fellow at Walter Reed before moving to Fort Hood.

"Because the content of the communications was explainable by his research and nothing else derogatory was found, the JTTF concluded that Maj. Hasan was not involved in terrorist activities or terrorist planning," it said.

FBI Director Robert Mueller has ordered a review of the matter, the FBI said.

The independent commission that investigated the 9/11 attacks found al-Awlaki was a "spiritual adviser" to two of the hijackers in that plot, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Midhar, while al-Awlaki was at the Virginia mosque and earlier, in San Diego.

The commission report said it was not clear whether the imam knew al-Hazmi and al-Midhar were involved in the hijacking plot, but security experts have described him as a radical Islamic fundamentalist who was "very supportive of terrorists in the past," former White House homeland security adviser Frances Townsend told CNN.

An online post attributed to al-Awlaki praised Hasan as a hero for the Fort Hood attack, saying he "could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people." But the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque denounced al-Awlaki's remarks, and its current imam said he was stunned to hear Hasan was the suspect in the rampage.

"The quiet, very peaceful person coming in and out of the mosque, I couldn't believe he could have done this," Sheikh Shaker Elsayed told CNN.

Three senior investigative officials, who insisted they not be identified by name because of the sensitive nature of the ongoing federal investigation, told reporters in Washington that Hasan was never nominated to be on a watch list. He was able to purchase weapons legally and had done nothing to justify even a preliminary investigation, they said.

In addition, Hasan had a security clearance at the "secret" level and received good performance reviews, they said. Nonetheless, they continued to examine his communications with the cleric in Yemen for several months as a precaution.

Authorities have not identified a motive in Thursday's attack. But at Fort Hood the post commander told reporters he has ordered his officers to "immediately take a hard look and make sure if there's anybody out there struggling."

"Hasan was a soldier and we have other soldiers ... that might have some of the same stress and indicators that he has," Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said. "We have to look across our entire formation, not just in a medical community but really look hard to our right and left. That's the responsibility for everybody from the top to the bottom to make sure we're taking care of our own."

Army officials have voiced concern about jumping to any conclusions about Hasan's motive, warning about a possible backlash against Muslim soldiers. But several witnesses, like Pvt. Robert Foster, who was wounded in the hip during the attack, reported Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar" -- Arabic for "God is great" -- which Islamic terrorists have used as a battle cry.

"I was sitting in about the second row back when the assailant stood up and yelled 'Allah Akbar' in Arabic and he opened fire," Foster, 21, said Monday on CNN's "American Morning."

The Army leadership at Fort Hood will "take a very hard look at ourselves and look at anything that might have been done to have prevented this," Cone said Monday.

"I think what we're looking for are sort of people with overwhelming personal problems and patterns of behavior that are not at all related to religion," Cone said.

No charges have been filed against Hasan. The investigative officials who briefed reporters said he was likely to be charged in the military court system.

President Obama will speak at Tuesday's memorial service for the shooting victims at Fort Hood, and will meet with victims' families, his spokesman said.

"The president will meet with families of those that lost a loved one last week, as well as speak to the larger memorial that will take place at the base," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in his daily briefing Monday.

First lady Michelle Obama will accompany the president on the trip, Gibbs said.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates will also participate in the memorial service, but he will not speak, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.

CNN's Brian Todd, Pam Benson, Mike Mount and David Mattingly contributed to this report.

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text: nominated

text: to

text: be

text: on

text: a

text: watch

text: list

text: He

text: was

text: able

text: to

text: purchase

text: weapons

text: legally

text: and

text: had

text: done

text: nothing

text: to

text: justify

text: even

text: a

text: preliminary

text: investigation

text: they

text: said

text: In

text: addition

text: Hasan

text: had

text: a

text: security

text: clearance

text: at

text: the

text: secret

text: level

text: and

text: received

text: good

text: performance

text: reviews

text: they

text: said

text: Nonetheless

text: they

text: continued

text: to

text: examine

text: his

text: communications

text: with

text: the

text: cleric

text: in

text: Yemen

text: for

text: several

text: months

text: as

text: a

text: precaution

text: Authorities

text: have

text: not

text: identified

text: a

text: motive

text: in

text: Thursday

text: 's

text: attack

text: But

text: at

text: Fort

text: Hood

text: the

text: post

text: commander

text: told

text: reporters

text: he

text: has

text: ordered

text: his

text: officers

text: to

text: immediately

text: take

text: a

text: hard

text: look

text: and

text: make

text: sure

text: if

text: there

text: 's

text: anybody

text: out

text: there

text: struggling

text: Hasan

text: was

text: a

text: soldier

text: and

text: we

text: have

text: other

text: soldiers

text: that

text: might

text: have

text: some

text: of

text: the

text: same

text: stress

text: and

text: indicators

text: that

text: he

text: has

text: Lt

text: Gen.

text: Robert

text: Cone

text: said

text: We

text: have

text: to

text: look

text: across

text: our

text: entire

text: formation

text: not

text: just

text: in

text: a

text: medical

text: community

text: but

text: really

text: look

text: hard

text: to

text: our

text: right

text: and

text: left

text: That

text: 's

text: the

text: responsibility

text: for

text: everybody

text: from

text: the

text: top

text: to

text: the

text: bottom

text: to

text: make

text: sure

text: we

text: 're

text: taking

text: care

text: of

text: our

text: own

text: Army

text: officials

text: have

text: voiced

text: concern

text: about

text: jumping

text: to

text: any

text: conclusions

text: about

text: Hasan

text: 's

text: motive

text: warning

text: about

text: a

text: possible

text: backlash

text: against

text: Muslim

text: soldiers

text: But

text: several

text: witnesses

text: like

text: Pvt

text: Robert

text: Foster

text: who

text: was

text: wounded

text: in

text: the

text: hip

text: during

text: the

text: attack

text: reported

text: Hasan

text: shouted

text: Allahu

text: Akbar

text: Arabic

text: for

text: God

text: is

text: great

text: which

text: Islamic

text: terrorists

text: have

text: used

text: as

text: a

text: battle

text: cry

text: I

text: was

text: sitting

text: in

text: about

text: the

text: second

text: row

text: back

text: when

text: the

text: assailant

text: stood

text: up

text: and

text: yelled

text: Allah

text: Akbar

text: in

text: Arabic

text: and

text: he

text: opened

text: fire

text: Foster

text: said

text: Monday

text: on

text: CNN

text: 's

text: American

text: Morning

text: The

text: Army

text: leadership

text: at

text: Fort

text: Hood

text: will

text: take

text: a

text: very

text: hard

text: look

text: at

text: ourselves

text: and

text: look

text: at

text: anything

text: that

text: might

text: have

text: been

text: done

text: to

text: have

text: prevented

text: this

text: Cone

text: said

text: Monday

text: I

text: think

text: what

text: we

text: 're

text: looking

text: for

text: are

text: sort

text: of

text: people

text: with

text: overwhelming

text: personal

text: problems

text: and

text: patterns

text: of

text: behavior

text: that

text: are

text: not

text: at

text: all

text: related

text: to

text: religion

text: Cone

text: said

text: No

text: charges

text: have

text: been

text: filed

text: against

text: Hasan

text: The

text: investigative

text: officials

text: who

text: briefed

text: reporters

text: said

text: he

text: was

text: likely

text: to

text: be

text: charged

text: in

text: the

text: military

text: court

text: system

text: President

text: Obama

text: will

text: speak

text: at

text: Tuesday

text: 's

text: memorial

text: service

text: for

text: the

text: shooting

text: victims

text: at

text: Fort

text: Hood

text: and

text: will

text: meet

text: with

text: victims

text: families

text: his

text: spokesman

text: said

text: The

text: president

text: will

text: meet

text: with

text: families

text: of

text: those

text: that

text: lost

text: a

text: loved

text: one

text: last

text: week

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: speak

text: to

text: the

text: larger

text: memorial

text: that

text: will

text: take

text: place

text: at

text: the

text: base

text: White

text: House

text: Press

text: Secretary

text: Robert

text: Gibbs

text: said

text: in

text: his

text: daily

text: briefing

text: Monday

text: First

text: lady

text: Michelle

text: Obama

text: will

text: accompany

text: the

text: president

text: on

text: the

text: trip

text: Gibbs

text: said

text: Defense

text: Secretary

text: Robert

text: Gates

text: will

text: also

text: participate

text: in

text: the

text: memorial

text: service

text: but

text: he

text: will

text: not

text: speak

text: Pentagon

text: spokesman

text: Geoff

text: Morrell

text: said

text: CNN

text: 's

text: Brian

text: Todd

text: Pam

text: Benson

text: Mike

text: Mount

text: and

text: David

text: Mattingly

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: What is the condition of the attacker

answer: wounded several times during the attack. Though still in intensive care, his ventilator was removed over the weekend, and he began talking afterwards,

text: wounded several times during the attack. Though still in intensive care, his ventilator was removed over the weekend, and he began talking afterwards,

question: What did the new FBI probe on Fort Hood reveal

answer: the alleged gunman acted alone and was not part of a broader terrorist plot."

text: the alleged gunman acted alone and was not part of a broader terrorist plot."

question: Who is awake at the hospital?

answer: Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan,

text: Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan,

question: Where was the suspect an ex-cleric at?

answer: Yemen

text: Yemen

question: In which state is there an ex cleric with links to the suspect

answer: Yemen

text: Yemen

question: What has the probe shown so far?

answer: FBI disclosed that Hasan came to its attention as part of an unrelated terrorism

text: FBI disclosed that Hasan came to its attention as part of an unrelated terrorism


text:
(CNN) -- Space shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik has welcomed a daughter -- from space.

Bresnik is part of the crew on the space shuttle Atlantis, currently docked with the International Space Station.

Bresnik called Mission Control at 6:14 a.m. ET Sunday to announce the birth of Abigail Mae Bresnik about seven hours earlier, according to the NASA Web site on the shuttle mission. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long.

"Just wanted to take this opportunity to report some good news," Bresnik said, according to a NASA transcript. "At 11:04 last night, Abigail Mae Bresnik joined the NASA family, and mama and baby are doing very well."

Bresnik had private communication channels arranged in advance for the birth, the agency said.

Atlantis lifted off Monday on a mission to deliver parts to the international space station.

"I think like most parents, I would prefer to be there at the birth for sure, but we don't pick this timing and so it's ... a little bit disappointing not to see her in person right when she enters the world," Bresnik said in a preflight interview, a transcript of which is posted on the NASA Web site.

"But fortunately, through the wonders of modern technical advancements and our amazing communication systems on the ISS and space shuttle, hopefully I'll be able to hear and see the pictures and be able to talk with her maybe on the IP phone and see some video shortly thereafter and be home only a few days afterwards."

NASA did not disclose the location of Bresnik's wife and daughter, citing privacy concerns.

The couple already has a 3-year-old son, whom they adopted from Ukraine a year ago, Bresnik said.

Bresnik's wife echoed his mixed feelings in the preflight interview.

"I'm a little disappointed that he won't be able to be there, but understanding that we don't choose the timing, and [I'm] excited for him that he's doing what he's doing," said Rebecca Bresnik, a NASA attorney.

She said labor was being induced two weeks early for medical reasons, "so we're able to play with the date a little bit."

The shuttle crew was awakened Sunday morning by the song "Butterfly Kisses," which was selected for Bresnik, NASA said. The song, by Bob Carlisle, is about a man and his daughter.

It was the second time a baby has been born to a U.S. astronaut who was on a space mission. Mike Fincke's daughter was born in June 2004 while he was aboard the international space station, NASA said.

Bresnik and astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. were gearing up Sunday for a third and final spacewalk, planned for Monday. The two will prepare spacesuits and tools Sunday, along with reviewing the updated procedures, NASA said.

The spacewalk was replanned overnight after Bresnik and Mike Foreman were able to get ahead during a spacewalk Saturday, according to NASA. The shuttle is scheduled to land on Friday.

CNN Radio's Andy Rose contributed to this report.

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text: night

text: Abigail

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text: NASA

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text: amazing

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text: ISS

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text: space

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text: able

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text: and

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text: the

text: pictures

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text: be

text: able

text: to

text: talk

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text: IP

text: phone

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text: some

text: video

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text: thereafter

text: and

text: be

text: home

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text: a

text: few

text: days

text: afterwards

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text: did

text: not

text: disclose

text: the

text: location

text: of

text: Bresnik

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text: wife

text: and

text: daughter

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text: couple

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text: has

text: a

text: old

text: son

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text: they

text: adopted

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text: year

text: ago

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text: 's

text: wife

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text: mixed

text: feelings

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text: preflight

text: interview

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text: 'm

text: a

text: little

text: disappointed

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text: daughter

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text: born

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text: international

text: space

text: station

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text: astronaut

text: Robert

text: Satcher

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text: were

text: gearing

text: up

text: Sunday

text: for

text: a

text: third

text: and

text: final

text: spacewalk

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text: for

text: Monday

text: The

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text: will

text: prepare

text: spacesuits

text: and

text: tools

text: Sunday

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text: with

text: reviewing

text: the

text: updated

text: procedures

text: NASA

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text: replanned

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text: Mike

text: Foreman

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text: get

text: ahead

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text: spacewalk

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text: shuttle

text: is

text: scheduled

text: to

text: land

text: on

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text: CNN

text: Radio

text: 's

text: Andy

text: Rose

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text: report

question: what is her fathers job?

answer: astronaut

text: astronaut

question: Who was born Saturday night?

answer: Abigail Mae Bresnik

text: Abigail Mae Bresnik

question: When did Bresnik spacewalk?

answer: Saturday,

text: Saturday,

question: what did bresnik say?

answer: "Just wanted to take this opportunity to report some good news,"

text: "Just wanted to take this opportunity to report some good news,"

question: Who was born on Saturday night?

answer: Abigail Mae Bresnik

text: Abigail Mae Bresnik

question: What crew is Randy Bresnik a part of?

answer: space shuttle Atlantis,

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MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Described as "an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane," Hurricane Bill was churning closer to the Atlantic island of Bermuda on Wednesday, forecasters said.

Most forecast maps show Hurricane Bill passing to the west of Bermuda.

Although Bill is not expected to make a direct hit on the island, forecasters cautioned that the storm is large and will generate large swells on Bermuda as well as the islands of the northeast Caribbean Sea over the next day or two.

Swells may also affect the eastern United States on Friday and Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. CNN meteorologists said Bill could cause cause dangerous rip tides and some coastal flooding in the northeast United States and could move very close to or make landfall in Newfoundland, Canada, early next week.

In addition, Bill may strengthen further over the next couple of days, forecasters said.

As of 5 p.m. ET, Bill's center was about 335 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands and about 970 miles south-southeast of Bermuda, the hurricane center said.

"It's a little too early to evaluate what kind of direct impact Bill may have," said Jack Bevin, a senior hurricane specialist. "Most of the computer guidance has the storm passing between Bermuda and the U.S. coastline, then turning northeastward."

Other models show Bill turning more sharply out to sea and not affecting any areas, he said.

Bill's maximum sustained winds were at 135 mph Wednesday afternoon. It was moving northwest at near 20 mph and was expected to continue that motion over the next day or so, turning north-northwest by late Friday.

Five-day forecast maps show Bill passing to the west of Bermuda before turning to the northwest.

"Bill is a large tropical cyclone," the National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane-force winds extended up to 85 miles from its center, with tropical storm-force winds extending up to 230 miles out.

CNN Radio's Andrew Spencer and Lee Garen contributed to this report.

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text: Spencer

text: and

text: Lee

text: Garen

text: contributed

text: to

text: this

text: report

question: The storm is not expected to make a direct hit where?

answer: Bermuda.

text: Bermuda.

question: where is the storm to hit

answer: Bermuda.

text: Bermuda.

question: what could see swells?

answer: Bermuda

text: Bermuda

question: Who could see large swells?

answer: forecasters

text: forecasters

question: What category is the hurricane?

answer: 4

question: What speed is the wind

answer: 135 mph

text: 135 mph