Katrina: Robin Roberts Sheds Tears

By Brian 

For some journalists, their emotional involvement in the story of Katrina’s aftermath “stemmed from having roots in the disaster area,” USA Today says. “Good Morning America news anchor Robin Roberts, reporting from her home state of Mississippi, shed tears Tuesday after ABC colleague Charlie Gibson asked her about her family’s well-being. They were OK, Roberts said, even if their house was less so.”

“Normally, you know, I share these kinds of moments with you, but it was too personal when I walked in that door and I saw my mom,” Roberts told Gibson…

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