5 Things to Know This Morning
5 Things to Know This Morning
— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. 'American Sniper' Trial: Eddie Ray Routh Found Guilty in Double Murder Case
A Texas jury has found a former Marine guilty of murdering famed Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and Kyle's friend Chad Littlefield.
Eddie Ray Routh showed no reaction in court as the guilty verdict against him was read
2. Southwest Airlines Grounds Planes Due to Missed Inspections
Southwest Airlines grounded 128 planes and canceled about 80 flights Tuesday after failing to inspect backup hydraulic systems used to control the rudder if the main system fails, the airline announced.
According to a statement by the airline, the Boeing 737-700 jets were found to have overflown a required check.
3. 'We Call It Life Row': Two of the Youngest US Women on Death Row Describe Life Behind Bars
When Tiffany Cole and Emilia Carr walk down the hall in Florida’s Lowell Correctional Institution for Women together, they seem more like smiling girlfriends than convicted felons sitting on death row.
Cole is now 33, and Carr is now 30. Carr is the youngest woman in the United States sitting on death row, and Cole is the third youngest. The two women are behind bars for committing two separate crimes, and they had separate lives until they arrived as neighbors on the famous death row corridor at the women’s correctional facility in Ocala, Florida.
“We call it ‘life row,’” Carr said. “It’s life row ... because we’re not dying, we’re living.”
4. Chicago Bulls Star Derrick Rose Suffers Another Knee Injury
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose faces surgery for a torn medial meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Tuesday, the third major knee injury of Rose’s career.
An MRI revealed the tear. Surgery will be scheduled, and a timeline for Rose’s return has not been set, the Bulls said in a statement.
The injury marks another disappointing setback in Rose’s promising career. The Chicago native was selected with the first pick of the 2008 NBA Draft and quickly shot to superstardom, earning three All-Star Game selections in his first four NBA seasons – along with the Rookie of the Year award in 2008-09 and Most Valuable Player in 2010-11, becoming the youngest player ever to garner MVP honors at age 22.
5. 'Dancing With the Stars' Celebrity Cast Revealed
"Dancing With the Stars" fans, wait no more. The Season 20 star-studded celebrity cast was revealed on "Good Morning America" Tuesday, and the competition is shaping up to be one of the fiercest yet.
Television icon Suzanne Somers, music great Patti LaBelle, football star Michael Sam and Olympian Nastia Liukin are among the stars getting ready to rhumba and samba on the dance floor.
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