I.D.E.A.: Richard Branson and the promise of space
In the debut of OutFront's I.D.E.A. segment, Erin Burnett talks to Virgin Group president Sir Richard Branson about one of his biggest ideas: taking people on trips into space, or possibly into the deepest parts of the sea.
Iran claims it 'brought down' U.S. spy drone
In an interview with Erin Burnett, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations said Iran did not shoot down the U.S. drone recovered in his country, but claimed to have "brought down" the aircraft.
Sununu: Newt Gingrich is "not a conservative"
In an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett, former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu said the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich, is "not a conservative."
Avlon's Political Play of the Day: 'Blocked'
In Washington, Senate Republicans blocked President Obama's pick to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As John Avlon breaks it down in the Political Play of the Day, it wasn't the nominee that the GOP had issues with–but the agency.
Virginia Tech parent: 'I couldn't believe there was a shooter on campus'
Elizabeth Kosowski got a message from her daughter that the campus of Virginia Tech was on lockdown following a fatal shooting. "I couldn't believe there was a shooter on campus," Kosowski told CNN's Erin Burnett. Kosowski's daughter, whose twin brother is also a student at Virginia Tech, were both unharmed–but it's the second time the family has experienced a lockdown. The Kosowskis' older son was a student at Virginia Tech in 2007, when a gunman shot and killed 33, including himself.
