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September 22nd, 2011
04:56 PM ET
Decemberists frontman discusses R.E.M.'s legacy
Brooke Baldwin talks with Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy about R.E.M.'s recent breakup and the legacy they leave behind.
September 22nd, 2011
04:13 PM ET
Hikers' families prepare for joyful return
The uncle of freed hiker Josh Fattal joins Brooke Baldwin to describe the emotions surrounding his imminent homecoming.
September 22nd, 2011
03:57 PM ET
Today's Big I – Possible new planets found by the public
In today's BIG I we talked about users of the "planet hunters" application who found 2 possible new planet candidates!
Click here for more:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/09/22/2-probable-planets-found-by-people-like-you.cnn
On Twitter
San Jose passed a law requiring retailers to videotape all gun purchases.
Mayor Sam Liccardo says it’s an effort totwitter.com/i/web/status/1…gwhZ
RT @Acosta: Just spoke with @RepMaxineWaters who tells me that she's "challenged the patriotism" of Republicans "who claim to be more patri…
“We’re always open to compromise — always — but we’re not going to give up the store to get a weak bill,”twitter.com/i/web/status/1….co/ty2bdK3WAx
“This is a unity gift so that Americans can come together to understand slavery, and that we can continue to buildtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…vZrS
“There is resistance out there that we have to overcome,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says about the state’s ltwitter.com/i/web/status/1…ViCYEzLa
