Anderson Cooper 360 from Moore, OK, Tuesday 5/21/13

Tuesday's 8 PM and 10 PM AC360 originated from tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma.

During the 2 hours Anderson spoke with:

○Chad Myers in the CNN Atlanta Weather Center
○Teacher Waynel Mayes, her student Kamden and his mother, Trenda Purcell:

○ Teacher Janice Brim and her husband Mark:

○ Governor Mary Fallin and Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis
○ Gary Tuchman reporting on storm shelters
○ Phone interview with Charles Gafford who video recorded the tornado from his storm shelter
○ Joshua Hornsby father of storm victim Jaene Hornsby and her aunt Angela Hornsby:

○ Dr. Sanjay Gupta who talked of the local hospital and how they weathered the storm
○ John King talked with Anderson about search efforts
○ Barbara Jarrell and her daughter Tiffany Thronesberry talk about Barbara's rescue:

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Anderson Cooper Anchors Newsroom 2-4pmET 05/21/2013

Anderson Cooper was in Moore, Oklahoma and anchored the 2pm to 4pmET edition of CNN's Newsroom.  The first 20 minutes or so were taken up by a live feed of Jodi Arias speaking to the jury at her sentencing hearing.   After a quick break, Anderson was live in Moore.  He opened the broadcast, bringing us up to date on the situation in Moore and spoke to Douglas Sherman who shot video of the tornado and was a volunteer helping in the rescue efforts ~

And over the course of the broadcast he spoke with:
* Stephanie Elam, CNN, Lifelong residents don't recognize their street
* John King, CNN, Tornado survivors in Moore begin anew
* Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma from 1995-2003, EF5 twister hit Oklahoma City suburbs in 1999
* played video from CBS News that showed a survivor finding her dog in the rubble
* Chad Myers, CNN, Weather Service investigating tornado
* Checked back in with John King who spoke with a survivor looking for her dog
* Checked back in with Stephanie Eliam who showed a photo of another survivor's lost dog
* played video from The Oklahoman/NewsOk.com of parent's emotional reunion with school children in the storm's aftermath
* Brian Todd, CNN, Latest on how the rescue efforts are going/rescuers can't find streets, addresses
* Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Moore Medical Center took a "direct hit"/injuries caused from tornadoes
* Mayor Glenn Lewis, Moore, Oklahoma, Rescue effort continues in Moore
* Checked in with John King again, Cadaver dogs searching buildings
* Spoke with Sewy Boyd, Tornado Survivor, hunkered down in her car when the storm hit ~

* Tornado stories from survivors in their own words ~

Anderson signed off saying he would be back with live editions of AC360 at 8pm and 10pm ET

BLOGGER'S COMMENTS:  I truly admire Anderson for his field reporting.  His talents shine covering big, breaking news stories and especially in the field.  A natural disaster of this scale IS the news story of the day and probably for a few days, as it should be.  Before complaining about AC360 concentrating on one big story, stop and ask yourself, "What if the tornado hit you and/or your loved ones."  ~ Wonz.

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Anderson Cooper 360, Monday 5/20/13

Both tonight's 8 PM and 10 PM AC360's were dedicated to covering the devastating tornado that struck Moore, OK today.  Most of the on camera reporting from the scene was handled by CNN's George Howell and Nick Valencia.  Gary Tuchman was also on scene phoning in reports and Chad Myers and Indra Petersons were in the CNN weather center in Atlanta.
Anderson spoke with various State and local officials and country singer Toby Keith, who grew up in Moore.
Anderson ended tonight's 360 with an overview of the disaster:

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Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes

Web Extras from 60minutes.com ~

A father and daughter divided 
Zekiyeh, 15, lives without family in Sweden while her father is in Greece, but doesn't have permission to join her. 60 Minutes tracked him down and showed him a video of his daughter.


Is Sweden still a haven? 
Swedish politician Hanif Bali tells Anderson Cooper what happens to the children who get sent back to Afghanistan.

Swedish doctor: Afghan boys are "traumatized" 
Dr. Henry Ascher, chair of the Swedish Pediatric Group on Child Refugees, explains why he believes the boys' stories - and describes how their experiences still impact their lives.



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Anderson Cooper on Saturday Night Live

Anderson had a small part on one of Saturday Night's 'Weekend Update' segments.  It was Bill Hader's last time playing his beloved character Stefon and a perfect send-off for Mr. Hader ~

  

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Next Week on Anderson Live 5/20 - 5/24/13

Monday, May 20: ALL-NEW: 'Anderson Live' Undercover: Entire Hour of Hidden-Camera Investigations

Tuesday, May 21: Co-Host Deborah Norville, True Crime Tuesday is Back: Video Voyeurism Exclusive and The West Memphis Three 

Wednesday, May 22: Co-Host Molly Sims and Exclusive: Inside the Controversial Westboro Baptist Church

Thursday, May 23: Co-Host Stacy London,'Anderson Live' Alert: Revenge Porn Trend and Hoda Kotb ('Today')

Friday, May 24: Co-Host Melissa Joan Hart, Top 3 Surprising Foods Sabotaging Your Diet and Good Housekeeping 'Anderson Live' Lab: Popular Infomercial Products Put to the Test!

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Anderson Cooper 360 Friday, 05/17/2013

TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN NORTHERN ALABAMA, Strong winds knock down trees and power lines in Athens:  Anderson Cooper and Chad Myers reporting

DEADLY TORNADO OUTBREAK, Everyone reported missing in Texas is now accounted for:  Anderson talks to Randi Kaye who is in Granbury, Texas

INSIDE THE RESCUE OF MISSING CLEVELAND WOMEN, Police officers who broke into house tell their stories:  Video from City of Cleveland's website played & Anderson's follow up discussion with Scott Taylor, WOIO Investigative Reporter

PITTSBURGH DOCTOR POISONED WITH CYANIDE, Reports - FBI has joined investigation:  Report by Martin Savidge

360 NEWS & BUSINESS BULLETIN:  Isha Sesay

RESCUED - JESSICA BUCHANAN'S KIDNAP ORDEAL, Abducted in Somalia, held for 93 days, rescued by U.S. Navy SEALS:  Anderson's interview with Jessica Buchanan and her husband Erick Landemalm

LIBYA'S TASTE OF FREEDOM, Bourdain - the most difficult show I've ever done:  More of the video of Anderson's lunch with Bourdain was played

THE RIDICULIST:  TWEET PEE

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