the city coming under new attack by government forces. they are saying that bashar al-assad is preparing to retake the city following an earlier attempt last month. the uprising has recently seen a transformation as army defectors and rebels suggest take up more violence. more than 8,000 people have been killed so far in this violence. bill: about 10 minutes past the hour, rick santorum fresh off a win in louisiana, sounding like he has absolutely no plans to get out of this race. >> governor romney has been dead ropbg on thos wrong on those issues for years and years and years and probably would be the worst candidate to nominate to go after press on gas prices and take over healthcare. bill: is he right on that point? is it mathematically possible for him to win? brute hume takes on that. martha: supreme court hearings now underway, nine minutes in to this discussion on the overall