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I'm reporting on a world at war.
I definitely feed off of people.
My job is to be OK without a precise plan.
Spoiler alert: I did not become an astronaut.
I'm the biggest ice cream eater you've ever met!
It's so important to talk to the first responders.
Reporting makes you a better anchor and vice versa.
My drive comes from my parents and from Westminster.
At age 12, it was obvious. I had to go to Space Camp.
There's a genuineness that I hope I offer to viewers.
This millennial generation... you guys seem so entitled.
I tend to gravitate toward gender- and race-related stories.
It has always been important for women to empower other women.
I always believe with a great day, you also have a not-great day.
CNN was just a glimmer in my eye when I was growing up in Atlanta.
Yes, I'm grateful for technology. But I'm also happy for the off switch.
One of my early heroes was Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
I think viewers know CNN delivers time and time again on the most important stories.
I got my first migraine on my first day of work in TV in 2001... it was debilitating.
Just ask my boss - any time a major story breaks, I'm banging on his door to send me.
I want to help lift women's voices. And I realize, in doing that, I need to use my own.
Wedding dress shopping is basically like dating. You pick the one based on how you feel.
I love living in Manhattan, but every time I leave, I say that I'm so happy I'm leaving.
Feeling physically strong in the morning truly helps me keep focused the rest of the day.
Westminster is no joke. I took some tough classes there. It prepared me for a tough career.
As for being an objective journalist? That's easy. I want what everyone else wants: the truth.
I'd definitely have some butterflies if the day ever came when I'd get to sit down with Oprah.
My 2016 was basically spent covering Donald Trump and falling madly in love with James Fletcher.
I really focus on giving the viewers compelling television, and hope that more and more people watch.
I know we journalists have a reputation for being cynics. We do. It's our job to question - everything.
I had to put in my time all through my 20s. Then I came to CNN in 2008 as a freelancer with no guarantees.
When I'm covering a story, it's not just about gathering facts, but it's gathering the human element as well.
I actually love being a little older and doing this wedding thing. At 38, I know what I like and what I don't.
I knew the second I slipped on my dress that it was the one. I felt sexy, not super bride-y, and just entirely me.
I have no choice but to be 100-percent-focused. My two hours get blown up nearly every single day by breaking news.
As for my mom, her biggest gift to me was teaching me I can and I must use my voice. I owe her a debt of gratitude.
I grew up in Atlanta, which meant the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, was a mere 200 miles away.
My rule - and I feel like this is a pretty good rule for life - no drinking while on television. I do not ever imbibe.
With hard work and some good help, I eventually landed an exclusive interview with Auma Obama, President Obama's half-sister.
You never ask a Maasai warrior how many cattle he has; it's like asking someone how much money they've got in their bank account.
I run into viewers all the time who have no idea I've moved to N.Y.C. I think, for many of them, a studio is a studio is a studio.
Whether it's summiting Kili or achieving my next work goal - Look forward for a moment, but then keep your head down and trudge on.
The first time I ever saw James in a tux, I told him, 'Oh, my: wherever and whenever we get married, you have to wear one of these again!'
When Senator Cruz, with all due respect, tries to throw my network and CNN under the bus, let me stand up for my colleagues and journalists here.
I'm fortunate enough to get hair and makeup every day because of what I do, but it's the same, consistent look. Great for TV, not so fun for a wedding!
I grew up knowing my grandfather had served our country for decades in the Navy, buried in his whites in Arlington; I have family members who are veterans.
I graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with degrees in journalism and Spanish in 2001 and landed my first on-air job in Charlottesville, Va.
It's important to stay a human, to be a journalist, to be a human covering the stories and trying as best as I can to put myself in their shoes, to be respectful, to just listen.
Seriously, how many places on this planet exist in which you get to say to your boss, 'Sorry, but I'm leaving to climb a mountain, and I won't have Wi-Fi or cell service for a week.'
All I know is what I do each and every day and what we do here at CNN, which is all about the facts, asking tough questions, challenging leaders and our own leadership in this country.