[Soledad O'brien, Cnn Anchor:] Happening this morning, John Mark Karr is in solitary confinement in Boulder, Colorado. The suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey killing is waiting for his first court appearance in Colorado. More French troops are arriving in Lebanon to help keep the peace between Israel and Hezbollah. About 2,200 U.N. peacekeepers are in southern Lebanon now. And parts of South Dakota and Minnesota cleaning up after a round of heavy storms. Tornadoes ripped through the two states last night. One person was killed. Good morning. Welcome back, everybody. I'm Soledad O'Brien.
[Tony Harris, Cnn Anchor:] And I'm Tony Harris, in for Miles O'Brien.
[O'brien:] We should find out today when John Mark Karr is going to make his first Colorado court appearance. The suspect in JonBenet Ramsey's murder was transferred from California to Boulder, Colorado, jail last night. CNN's Ed Lavandera has more on the investigation for us this morning.
[Ed Lavandera, Cnn Correspondent:] One week after being arrested in Thailand, John Mark Karr is finally here in Boulder at the county jail, where he has been segregated in a jail cell all by himself. It's not exactly clear when he will appear in court now, but officials say that first court appearance probably won't happen until Monday. Investigators at the D.A.'s office say they have no comment about what's going on in the investigation. But we do know one of the things that they will be looking at closely in the coming days is DNA evidence, although it's unclear whether or not a DNA sample has been taken from John Karr since he's arrived in the United States. Also, in court documents made public Thursday, the D.A.'s office states that they only learned of John Mark Karr's full identity five days before he was arrested in Thailand. Another indication that the investigation and building the case against him is still in its very early stages, and it's not exactly clear how much progress they've made in trying to prove or disprove whether or not John Karr is guilty of murdering JonBenet Ramsey. Ed Lavandera, CNN, Boulder, Colorado.
[Harris:] Allegations of sexual assault at South Carolina's military college, the Citadel. About 20 percent of the 118 female cadets report being sexually assaulted since starting classes. The school president, John Rosa, is now trying to figure out how widespread the problem might be. CNN's David Mattingly reports.
[David Mattingly, Cnn Correspondent:] Ten years after the first female cadet appeared on campus, the Citadel is calling sexual assault front and center as a problem to be dealt with. And here's why. The results of a student survey show that over a four-year period, one out of five female cadets say they were sexually assaulted. That's a rate five times greater than the men who say they were sexually assaulted. Sixty-eight percent of the women said they were sexually harassed, compared to 17 percent of the men. Citadel president Lieutenant General John Rosa says he is disappointed, and cadets here will be seeing much more intense training on how to act appropriately and how to respond when someone doesn't.
[Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr., U.s. Air Force:] What we found from that survey, which is just one data point out of many, was disturbing.
[Mattingly:] The survey showed just a little over a third of the female cadets who were sexually assaulted ever reported their crime. And of all of those cases, almost all of them occurred right here on campus involving another cadet. Campus officials say they will be cutting into time traditionally used for a military drill to spend more time with the cadets instructing them on issues of character and sexual behavior. David Mattingly, CNN, Charleston, South Carolina.
[Harris:] And happening "In America," in Essex, Vermont, charges could be filed as early as today against a man who allegedly went on a shooting rampage after his girlfriend broke up with him. Police say the shooting spree began at the home of the suspect's ex-girlfriend and ended at an elementary school. According to authorities, Christopher Williams shot four people, killing two of them before shooting himself. The accused gunman is expected to survivor. In Washington State, reinforcements are being brought in from Arizona, Oregon and New Mexico to help get wildfires under control. The largest fire has scorched nearly 130,000 acres. Crews will be out today in South Dakota fixing downed power lines and homes after some wild weather. There are several reports of twisters ripping through the eastern part of the state last night. But there are also reports of hail. So far, no injuries to report. Severe storms moved across southern Minnesota as well. An elderly man was killed when a tornado hit his house. About a dozen homes were ripped apart in this community about 80 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Man. Time for a check of the forecast now. Chad Myers in the CNN weather center in Atlanta. Good morning.
[Chad Myers, Cnn Meteorologist:] Good morning.
[Myers:] Back to you.
[O'brien:] All right. Thanks, Chad, for watching it all.
[Myers:] You're welcome.
[O'brien:] Do you know the home of Miller beer is now at the top of a very dubious list, I think it's fair to say. Milwaukee, yes, has been ranked America's drunkest city by Forbes.com. "Forbes" took a look at drinking habits in 35 big cities. Minneapolis-St. Paul came in second. Do you say congratulations to that? I don't think so.
[Harris:] Well, no.
[O'brien:] It was followed by Columbus, Ohio; and Boston, Massachusetts; and Austin, Texas. Some of the factors they took into account included state laws, the number of heavy drinkers and the alcoholism rate.
[Harris:] I guess the city
[O'brien:] No. No.
[Harris:] No?
[O'brien:] They hate having the reputation. They said this is a new city. It used to be it used to have that perception...
[Harris:] Really?
[O'brien:] But actually, that's old. That's not the way the city is now.
[Harris:] Well, strike it from the record.
[O'brien:] They are not being the drunkest city, you know, that's not...
[Harris:] No.
[O'brien:] ... that's not that's not something you want to market your city on, I don't think.
[Harris:] You want to bottom that list.
[O'brien:] Yes. Yes.
[Harris:] Yes. Yes, it makes sense.
[O'brien:] Yes.
[Harris:] Still to come this morning, what a great story this is. A little girl missing for eight years makes a daring escape from captivity. It happened in Vienna, Austria. We'll tell you all about it.
[O'brien:] Also, the delivery of new Toyotas might be delayed. We'll tell you why.
[Harris:] And an ancient Egyptian gets a new home. The latest journey for Ramses II is just ahead.