CNN’s Ted Rowlands reports on the devastation from a U.S. Marine Corps jet crash and talks to those who saw it happen.

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It looks like the CDC may have missed a memo to itself on vaccine safety.

One very contentious issue in the vaccine-autism debate has been whether a certain subset of genetically susceptible children is unequipped to handle the early and intensive US immunization schedule – including kids like Hannah Poling, who developed autism after receiving nine vaccines at once.

The theory is that some people with abnormal immune or metabolic systems might become overtaxed by the fever, inflammation and/or other stresses sometimes caused by multiple vaccines.

Many doctors and scientists scoff at the notion that someone could be injured by getting too many shots at once. They say that people of all ages, including babies, can handle multiple exposures at any given moment.

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Steely-eyed Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who formerly headed the CIA, is known as a tough leader — but he’s also known to get emotional when talking about wounded troops. When it comes to the responsibility of sending men and women to war, he takes it to heart. Gates choked up at the Pentagon today while speaking to wounded warriors and their families, particularly upon recounting his visits to Army hospitals.