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August 31st, 2011
07:28 PM ET

A man accused of striking his 7-year-old son several times in the face before throwing him overboard denies any abuse took place, insisting that it was all in good fun.  Witnesses disagree.   Jim Amormino of the Orange County Sheriff's Office joins Brooke to share the details that investigators have uncovered so far.

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Filed under: #WeCanDoBetter • Brooke Baldwin
August 31st, 2011
04:02 PM ET

Grading America's homeland security improvements since 9/11

9/11 Commission chairman Tom Kean joins Brooke to discuss America's successes and failures in homeland security since the 9/11 attacks a decade ago.  Immediately following the attacks, the 9/11 Commission recommended 41 different actions to improve America's homeland security.  32 of those recommendations have since been implemented.  But is that enough?  Kean doesn't think so.

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Filed under: Brooke Baldwin
August 31st, 2011
03:08 PM ET

BIG I – How a drone could change world landscape

In today's BIG I we looked at Matternet drones that could one day transport goods and medicine to regions around the world with limited means and access.

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http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2011/08/31/nr.thebigi.matternet.drones.cnn


Filed under: Ali Velshi • The Big I
August 31st, 2011
11:28 AM ET