STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, HIS WIFE MARY BETH WILL APPEAR ON CNN’s LARRY KING LIVE TONIGHT…talking about the loss of their five-year old daughter Maria Sue. www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/
Before leaving Bangkok, Thailand (on his way to China), President Bush criticized China’s human and religious rights record. The President is scheduled to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Bush will be the first sitting U.S. president to attend the Olympic Games outside of the US.
On Tuesday, former Olympic speed skater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities. Cheek had planned on traveling to Beijing this week. Cheek is the co-founder of Team Darfur, a group of athletes that raises awareness about the ongoing crisis in Sudan’s war-ravaged section of Darfur. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93351115&ft=1&f=1001
US Track team member Lopez Lomong — one of the so-called "Lost Boys of Sudan" and a member of Team Darfur — was chosen by the U.S. Olympic team captains in China to carry the U.S. flag at the opening ceremony. www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0803945.htm
Summer Games: Norway beat the U.S. women's soccer team 2-0
THE OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES OFFICIALLY BEGIN FRIDAY
www.nbcolympics.com/
As many as eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest. Fire crews are trying to contain a series of small fires sparked by a storm that generated an estimated 2,000 lightning strikes in California, Oregon and Nevada over the past two days. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080807/D92DCU780.html
Brett Favre has been traded: The Green Bay Packers reached a deal last night to send ‘retired’ quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets.
A record breaking week for Third Day: After compiling all of the numbers… "Revelation" is the best-selling debut album in the nation. “Revelation” hit #1 on Nielsen's Christian SoundScan chart#1 Christian album at iTunes, #6 on Billboard magazine's Top 200. "Revelation" is Third Day's tenth studio album. http://www.thirdday.com/
Check out a portion of the Good Morning America interview with Steven and Mary Beth: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5518679
The story: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5519704&page=1
People Magazine featured story (Wednesday, August 13)
www.people.com/people/0,,,00.html
The family is still coming to grips with the tragic death of 5-year-old Maria Sue back in May.
Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W Smith on the same stage: The United Tour kicks off in Columbus, Ohio and will run from October 9th through November 9th. The closest dates: Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach and Atlanta. www.stevencurtischapman.com/
