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>>> SO WE ARE NOW COUNTING DOWN
THE SECONDS TO CNN'S GREAT RACE
BECAUSE AT NOON EASTERN, THREE
OF OUR FINEST CORRESPONDENTS
WILL SET OFF BY PLANES, TRAINS
AND AUTOMOBILES RIGHT HERE FROM
NEW YORK CITY.
THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE THE
FIRST TO MAKE IT "THE SITUATION
ROOM" SET IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
AND NO, THIS ISN'T CANNONBALL
RUN.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SPEED TO DO
IT.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHICH MODE OF
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL ESPECIALLY IN THE
WEATHER.
BRIAN TODD, NIC ROBERTSON AND
LISA DEJARDEN WILL BE TWEETING,
AND SKYPING THEIR PROGRESS ALL
DAY.
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED IN WEATHER
WHICH ONE IS THE BEST CHOICE.
BRIAN, YOU GOT THE SHORT STRAW
BECAUSE YOU'RE DRIVING.
WHAT'S YOUR STRATEGY?
>> TO LEAD POLICE ON A
THREE-STATE HIGH SPEED CHASE
JUST TO GIVE MYSELF ANY CHANCE
OF BEATING THESE TWO.
NO, IT'S GOT TO BE PATIENCE,
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, YOU KNOW,
AND THAT WILL GET YOU THROUGH,
HOPEFULLY.
>> NIC, YOU'VE KIND OF GOT THE
EASY ONE.I DON'T KNOW.
AIRPLANES ARE HARD.
YOU'VE GOT A TIGHT SCHEDULE.
WHEN DOES YOUR FLIGHT LEAVE.
>> I'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THE
GATE SO FAST.
I'VE GOT 359 MINUTES TO MAKE THE
FLIGHT.
IF I DON'T MAKE THAT, THEN I
GUESS I'LL JUST TAKE A HORSE OR
START CALLING IN THE POLICE ON
YOU AND GET -- SOMETHING MIGHT
HAPPEN TO THE TRAIN MAYBE.
>> WHO KNOWS.
WHO KNOWS.
>> LISA, WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE?
LAST NIGHT, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE
ZOO AT PENN STATION.
WA DO YOU HAVE ON TAP TO GET TO
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
>> IT WAS A ZOO YESTERDAY.
I'M COUNTING ON HOPEFULLY A
DELAY FOR NIC, MAYBE TROUBLE
MAKING THE FLIGHT.
>> FINE FOR ME.
>> NYE TRAIN LEAVES AT THE EXACT
SECOND HIS FLIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO
LEAVE, 1:00 EASTERN TIME.
MY ADVANTAGE IS I DON'T HAVE TO
GO THROUGH THE SAME SECURITY
LINES HE DOES.
I FEEL SURE I'M GOING TO MAKE
THE TRAIN AS LONG AS THERE'S NO
FLOODING.
I TWO HAVE TWO GIFTS.
I BROUGHT YOU EACH AN APPLE
BECAUSE YOU WON'T HAVE THE FOOD
CAR THAT I WILL HAVE.
>> ADORABLE.
>> MEAL OF THE DAY.
>> METAL INSIDE?
TSA GOING TO FIND SOMETHING IN
THIS?
>> EXACTLY.
>> I'M LOOKING AT THE CLOCK AND
GOING TO GET YOU COUNTED DOWN IN
148 SECONDS.
BRIAN AND NICK AND LISA, STAY
SAFE.
THAT'S THE KEY ORDER OF THE DAY
HERE.
I WANT YOU ALL TO GET YOUR HANDS
OUT.
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HIT THE