 Her first position at CNN was a national correspondent, where she covered such top breaking news stories as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the Los Angeles earthquake in 1994, Pope John Paul II's 1995 visit to Denver, Hurricane Andrew in South Florida in 1992 and the Branch Davidian stand-off in Waco, Texas, in 1993.She also produced numerous documentaries on cutting-edge topics such as incest and priest pedophilia.Anderson was one of the first female war correspondents in the industry and has reported from over 100 countries.