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It is never fun to cover a story that affects the livlihood of so many people.  The loss of life is the most tragic.  Here are some photos from my two days in Oklahoma.

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Here is a time lapse sunrise video from the super bowl game day.

Every once in awhile a story comes along that makes you feel every emotion. A story that is incredibly sad and yet inspirational. My buddies Joe and Greg Hoerdemann shot this story for ESPN’s “Outside the Lines”. It is worth watching both parts to complete the story.

Christmas was wonderful this year!  I am off all week and able to spend time with my family.  My dad was able to spend Christmas day with us too.

I’m in Chicago to visit my buddy Mike and there is a Snow storm. So he gave me some snow driving tips on how to navigate slippery roads. This video was shot on the Flip Video Mino.

We spent the day in Miami, FL with the guys from Cash Money.  The Birdman, Slim, Williams Brothers, Lil Wayne, Jay Sean and  Ashley Ring.  And yes there was a lot of cash!  Everywhere!  Hundreds of dollars on the floor everywhere!  We did the interview on the top floor of an ocean front condo building.  Cash was laying all over the floor.  That was their thing… cash, cash, cash!  We shot in one of over 40 cars they own.  The Royles Royce Phantom that I was in was over $630,000!  Money was everything to them!  They said the economy was not hurting their profits.  The hip hop music industry is thriving!  This will story will go in a primetime special on CNBC sometime in January.

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There is a huge baby boom going on in the army! We spent a day at Ft. Bragg where there were enough babies to fill a stadium! This story aired tonight on NBC Nightly News.

I just received some bad news. One of the people I did a story on died today in a horrific truck crash. Ironically, NBC’s Today Show did a week long series on “Dangerous Jobs” where Meredith Vieira learned to drive an eighteen wheeler tractor trailer truck. The truck driver, Darren, was the Marten Transport driver who we spent the day riding in her truck. She was so safety conscious and patient driving her big wheeler in the midst of speeding and swerving four wheelers. She was a very sweet lady and represented the best of the transportation trucking industry!  The Today Show is working on an update story to air Thursday morning 12/11/08.  Here is the original story we did that aired May 20, 2008.


My son Topher, age 6, was in a swim meet today. He swims on the Chattahoochee Gold USA Swim Team. He was awesome!

I shot this video on the pool deck at the Marriott Resort and Casino in Aruba. The Iguanas are very aggressive and will eat out of your hand. They are very picky eaters… the tourists would fill them up on french fries, but they really prefer lettuce, celery and carrots.

My family vacation this year was awesome! We spent 11 days in Aruba at the Marriott resort and casino. This was my “Thank You” to my incredibly understanding and loving family after a long political year! This was our second time to Aruba and we love the Renaissance private island where seven flamingos live and indulge tourists with cameras!