CNN news anchor Soledad O'Brien was born and raised in...

CNN news anchor Soledad O'Brien was born and raised in St. James and graduated from Smithtown High School East. Credit: Andrew Eccles

The CNN anchor and St. James native updates more than 122,000 Twitter followers on what coming up on her morning show "Starting Point," responds directly to followers and tweets about her personal life -- like hanging out with Dionne Warwick backstage at Carnegie Hall.

Penny trial latest ... One injured in LIE tanker crash ... Fires on LI Credit: Newsday

Vet gets $2.3M in alleged assault by cops ... Penny trial latest ... Suspect in resort killing found dead ... Family wheely racing

Penny trial latest ... One injured in LIE tanker crash ... Fires on LI Credit: Newsday

Vet gets $2.3M in alleged assault by cops ... Penny trial latest ... Suspect in resort killing found dead ... Family wheely racing

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