that's when everybody started freaking out. >> i'll at all talk to the passenger who shot this video. and if you're a big fan of apple one probably can't wait to get your hands on the in you i pap pad. our own tech expert weighs in. syrian president al assad says he's reportedly ready to end nearly a year of unrest that's gripped his country. kafi annan met with al assad today. the syrian leader blamed terrorist groups for blocking a peaceful solution. thousands of anti-government demonstrators filled the streets in moscow today. they're furious over russian president elect vladimir putin's polls at the sunday. there are reports of some arrests and scuffles with police. but in a sign the opposition may be losing some of its momentum, today's protest was significantly smaller than previous ones. president obama telephoned russian president putin yesterday to congratulate him. the two discussed how u.s. and russia can cooperate on trade and investment relations. they also touched on syria and missile defense. in washington state, officers are hunting for a man who shot a deputy, stole her gun and stabbed a judge inside a county courthouse. multiple agencies are scouring the area for this guy. police have identified the suspect as michael thomas. the judge who was stabbed talk with our aphyllis kmio. >> when i went to assist the deputy, he had a weapon, a knife or something and he was stabbing at her. >> he got the gun away from the deputy and went, pop, pop. and turned and looked at me and went -- >> we're told the judge will be okay. police still do not have a clear motive for those attacks. if final group of parolees pardoned by former mississippi governor haley barbour could leave prison today. the state supreme court has upheld the pardons. the mississippi attorney general says he's looking into his next openings after the court rejected the challenge. barbour said the former inmates have been rehabilitated. the latest figures show third straight month of gains in jobs above the 200,000 mark. and the private sector continues to lead the way with 233,000 new jobs. maz weekly address, pret obama touted private firms, which have added jobs every month since march 2010. more companies are choosing to bring jobs back and invest in america. manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s and we're building more things to sell to the rest of the world. stamped with three proud words, "made in america." and it's not just that we're building stuff. we're building better stuff. the engine parts manufactured here in petersburg will go into the next generation planes that are lighter, faster and more fuel efficient. that last part is important because whether you're paying for a plane ticket or filling up your gas tank, technology that helps us get more miles to the gallon is one of the easiest ways to save money and reduce our dependance on foreign oil. >> some republicans say it will take more than jobs to spark a turn around in the u.s. economy. >> as a nation, what progress has been made to balance our annual budget deficit? has any real spending reductions been proposed by the democratic majority in the senate? has president obama made any real attempts to reduce spending? all we see are budgeting games. the american people are growing tired of the constant pleas for tax increases from this administration. long before any real proposals appear for depending reductions. >> a labor department says less than half of the 8 million jobs lost during the recession have been recovered so far. kansas republicans will have their say in the gop presidential delegates today. some candidates are already looking forward to next tuesday's primaries. paul steinhauser is in cakansas. paul. >> at stake, 40 delegates. the caucuses are closed, which means only registered republicans can take part in the gop presidential contest. rick santorum can do well there with the state's conservative voters. ron paul is there today, the second straight day he's campaigning in kansas. neerth newt gingrich or ron paul dumped in the state. they're spending all their time in alabama and mississippi. romney is trying to appeal to southern voters. >> i got treated right this morning with biscuites and cheesy grits. delicious. >> and he's lowering expectations. >> i realize it's a bit of an away game, but i also realize we're going to pick up some support in the states that remain. >> sanatorium is hoping wins in both case could knock gingrich out of the case. >> if you go out and deliver a conservative victory for us on tuesday, this race will become a two-person race. >> gingrich says he's not about to give up. >> i believe i will become the nominee with your help. >> but doing well in alabama and mississippi is crucial for gingrich. >> thank you, paul. mitt romney can add a few more delegates to his winning column. he's won all nine delegates in guam. that brings his total to 438 for mitt romney, 170 for rick santorum, 118 for newt gingrich and 67 for ron paul. the search is on for a warlord accused of atrocious crimes against children. you'll hear the reaction, next. joseph komey, a man who wasn't widely known until this. >> we are going to make joseph kony a household name, not to celebrate him, but to bring his to life. >> the clip has been viewed by 70,000 times. it's part of a group to bring an end to more than two decades of violence to light. while the group's documentary is causing outrage among many, some in the ugandan government is concerned that children's aid won't reach the people who need it. >> these are, in fact, images in the national community is to -- some are afraid to say. >> a spokeman for invisible children says any money generated from the film will help build schools in uganda. cnn has been unable to verify any of the group's activities in africa. but a member of the court which wants kony for crimes against humanity had this reaction. >> justice -- and all are in agreement and ugandan troops now supported by u.s. troops to arrest him. this is -- we need to arrest kony to stop the crimes and now we have ugandan troops supported by u.s. troops pushing for them. >> and some high profile names in hollywood are praising not only the film, but also the movement trying to bring kony's justice. >> i don't think i know anybody who works -- and he's an extraordinarily horrible human being. it's lovely to see the young people being raised up, as well. >> twitter messages about the documentary has been sent to 20 celebrities. tomorrow on cnn sunday morning, one international journalist says the recent attention kony has brought to invisible children may be doing more harm than good. we'll talk with her to find out why she thinks that. and uganda isn't the only place women and children have fallen to war criminals like kony. tomorrow, we take a closer look at the worldwide problem. an american airlines flight attendant disrupts the flight telling passengers the plane will crash. it's all caught on video. later, you've heard the hype. is the new ipad worth it? 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have you had a chance to look at it and try it out a little bit? >> no, i haven't had a chance to specifically look at it. we know some of the obvious things that have come out about it, the four times resolution, it will have 4g connectivity, which means you'll be able to download movies and other things off the internet super fast. it's a major advancement, really, on the display. you can also shoot video in full hd. but the biggest thing that's really changed, randi, is the software in it. you can create your own storybooks with videos and my favorite feature is something called jam band where you can have four different ipads, each playing a different instrument but all being synced together. it's new trudge driven by the software that makes the hard war of that tablet so special. >> and it doesn't have an official name, right? >> no. they've simply called it the new ipad. i think the strategy was they don't want to have to continue to say 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. >> let's talk about number 2. apple is dropping the price on the ipad 2. what kind of impact do you think that's going to have? >> that's going to have a huge impact. i'm holding three different ipads right here. the ipad, the amazon kindle, the hp, which this one has died. so blackberry is on the ropes. they're fighting for sustainability. and the ipad still remains to be the top leader. so the ipad 2 has been reduced down to $349. my biggest complaint with apple's stuff is that it's too expensive for most folks. so if we can get access to technology at a reduced rate, i think it's a great thing. >> so there aren't any challenges on the market for apple? >> no. we want that. we want competition in the marketplace. people want other devices. they set the bar super high. they got it right out of the gate. they were first and it's been very hard for others to catch up. if you're thinking about what do i do with my olds technology -- >> i'm one of those people. >> oh, you are. >> i bought the one. >> you have the one, okay. so you have a first generation. so we did a little research and we looked up your first generation ipad, 64 gig on wi-fi. if you go toga zell.com, send in your device and they'll send you a check. i like gazelle because they give you good value. you can get $135 and apply that money to a new tablet. >> i'm writing it down, gazelle.com. got it. >> you know you don't need it. you've got the big bucks. you were good to go. >> i thought you were going to get me a gift for coming on the show and all that, but no, that didn't happen. >> i'm working on that. >> the new ipad is in the mail. >> yeah, i'll see you later. bye, randi. >> thank you. join us every saturday at this time and mario armstrong will give us the scoop on the latest technology. a lot of folks want to get their hands on the ipad, but factory workers in china are making strong allegations about their working conditions. apple is under fire for their manufacturing ethics. and of animals. >> enough money? >> enough money? right now, ms. chen says she earns less than $1 an hour. >> so let's take a look at the math. a 32 gig ipad 2 costs about $6 hunl according to research company isupply. so foxcomm workers say they make less than $3 an hour, labor is negligible. apple makes about $277 of pure profit. joining me to break it all down is heather white. nice to have you on the show. is apple at all concerned about foxcomm manufacturing their product? >> yes, they are. and very recently they started to make some changes. allegations started coming out in 2006. but as a result of more serious developments in the factories during 2011 with suicides and explosions in two factories as well as a media campaign, apple has now announced quite a few plans to try to be more transparent, to put more pressure on the factories and to report out publicly what the improvements are as they go forward. >> what about foxconn, is it responsibling at all to the market of allegations facing the company? >> foxconn doesn't speak out much publicly. it's very rare to hear something coming from their ceo in terms of the working condition. and they're a taiwanese owned company so they're not working as a chinese owned and very rarely do they address these reactions directly and as a result, apple cop assumers are holding apple responsible for the problems in the working practices. >> when you look at these apple products, would they cost more if they were made here in america? >> well, steve jobs said that if the apple iphone had been produced in the u.s., it was going to cost about $35 more. over the last couple of months, i spoke to quite a few people asking them if they would be willing to pay $35 more for the iphone and everyone has said that they would. >> you look at this company, apple, shouldn't apple know better than this? does it surprise you at all that it's been caught in this web of negative pr? >> actually, i have been surprised because apple is unique in that they set such a high bar in terms of their industry standards and they're one of the most -- the most profitable company in the world right now with $100 billion in cash in the bank. they certainly could afford to make sure that all the working conditions in their factories throughout china, they have over 100 suppliers there, were at least meeting chinese minimum wage laws and the other labor laws in terms of taking care of workers health and safety. there's been concerns around 17 suicides that happened over the last 17 years. this is definitely a very serious problem for apple and i'm sure that they could do a lot better and i'm hoping that they will be having full time staff and all of their suppliers rotating through on a daily basis. i think that would help a lot. >> and apparently there's appear investigation earn way because apple's ceo tim cook said they're havinging the labor practices. take a look at this. >> the audit that they're conduct sg probably the most detailed in the history of mass manufacturing. >> so you think the audit is a good idea, but what do you think really needs to happen at that factory to make conditions better? >> i think apple needs to sit down and be very clear in their expectations with suppliers, especially with foxconn, and say that they won't tolerate any more violations of chinese laws and standards. a lot of people don't know it, but the chinese labor laws are quite strong and if they were met, workers would be dealing with much better working conditions and they would be paid according to the law. in some cases, they're working seven days a week. >> so are they making the best possible product for the least amount of money here? >> i think they're definitely taking advantage of the situation in china where workers are not able to join trade unions, there's no collective bargaining and they're not able to negotiate their salary directly with management. so foxconn i think has taken advantage and apple has benefited. >> that was certainly an interesting discussion and much needed given that the new ipad is out. appreciate your time. thank you very much. pushing for an end to the bloodshed in syria, new, deadly violence over-shadows talks. plus, an actor who starred in "kill bill" is arrested for allegedly attacking his teenage son. the latest on that, coming up. my friends say that it's like i'm driving a spaceship. the body style and the interior design... everything is really cool, but more than anything i love the gas mileage. i don't even know what it's like to really stop and get gas. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. probably less. you should get a volt because it's going to save you a crap load of money. 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after all of this, what is the outcome of today's talks? what if the talks fail? >> there seems to be the distinct possibility that these talks will -- perhaps the most positive outlook anyone can put on this is that they will go on for some time. there is a current meeting right now with the abe rab league in cairo to come up with a common platform on what to do about syria. there are great divisions there about the way forward. there are great divisions among the opposition activists among the country. so it seems whatever comes out of these meetings, there won't be an immediate end to the violence because that's not al assad's apparent attention. it seems the best that can come out of these meetings that the killings may slow down a little and the worst would be the killing full paced as has been wpsed on some days. the u.n. saying on many days more than 100 civilians are killed. ran did i. >> nic robertson with an eye on syria. thank you very much. just ahead, this bus isn't a ride to school. it's a getaway vehicle. wheel show you what happened when police chased it down. but first, are you looking for some place maybe to spend a few relaxing days? 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>> good morning, randi. just yesterday, i spoke to three senior u.s. intelligence officials who are directly monitoring the situation in syria. and they say the u.s. assessment right now is that the regime is not cracking, that assad remains firmly in control, in command on his forces, in communication with his people and there's no real cracking of the inner circle. the defections that have been made are people not really directly involved with him. and their conclusion, the u.s. intelligence community conclusion is that assad could hang on for quite a while. unless you get the defections from his circle and you begin to see those fundamental cracks. right now, they feel the regime has basically talked themselves into sticking with this plan of assaults and violence. they feel they're fighting an outside terrorist enemy. of course, what they are doing is killing men, women and children, civilians on the streets of syria. >> when you look at the visit today by kofi annan, how do you think this is going to affect the u.s. plan for syria? >> well, you know, this is one of the -- a visit is certainly one of the hopes of the international community to get some progress here, to get assad to agree to stop the violence. i think there's a good deal of skepticism right now that assad would agree to any of this. and that's fundamentally the problem. as long as assad believes he is in a position to win against the people and certainly right now even u.s. military officials have said he's got the tactical advantage. he doesn't show any signs of slowing down. as long as he believes that, the diplomacy route is likely to be very problematic. the goal is to somehow do something to make him believe he has no option, that he must have a transition of power. and right now, his regime appears to be on the upswing. >> yeah. and what's really alarming now is that when we talk about syria, we're talking about iran. there's been a lot of talk about iran's support of syria. what have you been able to learn? >> absolutely. the intelligence officials say that iran is, in their words, all in to support the assad regime in syria. iran is shipping in small arms. very interesting, shipping in computer monitoring tools. what are we talking about? it's the same kind of high tech gear that iran used in its own country to put down their rebellion so many months ago. shipping it into the syrian regime now so they can try and track down the opposition, track down the youtube videos, the social media messages, all of the things appearing on the internet. so it's internet tracking tools, internet jamming tools, communication jamming, that kind of thing. to put down the opposition and even the use of drones overhead, unmanned area vehicles by the syrian regime to try and track down the opposition as they move through the cities. randi. >> barbara starr, thank you for your reporting on that, as always. in washington state, officers are hunding for a man who shot a deputy, stole her gun and stabbed a judge inside a county courthouse. multiple agencies are scouring the community. police have identified the suspect as michael thomas. the judge who was stabbed actually talked with our affiliate, komo. >> when i went to assist the deputy, he had a weapon, a knife or something and he was stabbing at her. he got the gun and pop, pop, and turned and looked at me and -- with the gun in his hand. >> the judge, we're told, will be okay. police still do not have a clear motive for the attack. the final group of parolees pardoned by the former mississippi governor haley barbour could be released today. the state supreme court has upheld the pardons. the mississippi attorney general says he's looking into the next options as the court rejected his challenges. economists are calling the latest jobs data, quote, encouraging. new figures show that u.s. employers created 227,000 jobs in february while the unemployment rate remained at 8.3% and the labor department points out that it is the third consecutive month with more than 200,000 new jobs, which is considered a good sign for the recovery going forward. leading the way, the private sector which had added jobs every month for the last two years. president obama spotlighting the growth of the sector in his weekly radio address. >> more companies are choosing to bring jobs back and invest in america. manufacturing is adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s and we're building more things to sell to the rest of the world, stamped with three proud words, "made in america." and it's not just that we're building stuff. we're building better stuff. the engine parts manufactured here in petersburg will go into the next generation planes that are lighter, faster and more fuel efficient. that last part is important. because whether you're paying for a plane ticket or filling up your gas tank, technology that helps us get more miles to the gallon is one of the easiest ways to save money and reduce our dependance on foreign oil. >> some republicans are countering saying the president and fellow democrats should focus on the deficit to truly boost the economy. >> as a nation, what progress has been made to balance our annual budget deficit? have any real spending reductions been proposed by the democratic majority in the senate? has president obama made any real attempts to reduce spending? all we see are budgeting games. the american people are growing tired of the constant pleas for tax increases from this administration. long before any real proposals appear for spending reductions. >> 8 million jobs were lost during the recession. the labor department says less than half of those jobs have been recovered. the next battleground in the republican race for the white house, kansas. 40 delegates are at stake as the state holds its caucuses today. cnn's political editor paul stein hauss has more. paul. >> good morning, ran did i. caucuses in kansas kick off this morning. at stake, 40 delegates. the only registered republicans can take part in the gop presidential contest. rick santorum could do well there with the state's conservative voters. ron paul is there today. neither mitt romney nor knew get ring stumped in the state. instead, they're spending all their time in alabama and mississippi, which hold primaries on tuesday. romney is trying to appeal to southern voters. >> i got started right this morning with a biscuit and some cheesy grits. delicious. >> but he's lowering expectations. >> i realize it's a bit of an away game, but i also think we're going to pick up some support in these -- the states that remain this month. >> santorum is hoping wins in both states could knock gingrich out of the way. >> if you go out and deliver a conservative victory for us on tuesday, this race will become a two-person race. >> gingrich doesn't sound like a man about to give up. >> i believe i will become the nominee with your help. >> but doing well in alabama and mississippi is crucial for gingrich. randi. >> mitt romney can add a few more delegates to his victory column. he won all nine republican delegates in guam. take a look there. you can see the comparison, 170 dl gats for rick santorum, 118 for newt gingrich and 67 for ron paul. >> she burst on to the political scene in 2008 and now she's making new headlines. oh! 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when you look at sarah palin, why is she so compelling? you love her or you hate her, but it seems as though we can't stop watching her. >> you know, there are certain figures in society that as you say, most people love her, we hate her or we love to hate her. everybody has an opinion on sarah palin. she's one of those people that generates a great deal of buzz. she knows it. she plays into it. she mips the press for her own purposes and that's what we're seeing play out when we talk about this movie. >> what do you think the moviemakers were trying to portray about sarah palin in this? >> you know, when you get the politics away from that, stripped away, it's a press fascinating story. it's the governor of a state who had no national presence who most people were not aware of by any stretch of the imagination and all of a sudden she's a heartbeat away potentially from being the most powerful person in the world. >> it's fascinating. it's great drama. there's a great story to be told here and that's what i think we're trying to do is simply tell a great story. >> she's certainly bashing the movie without watching it. does that surprise you? >> no. sarah palin doesn't even like to do traditional media interviews. she likes to be in very controlled settings. she likes to give speeches. she likes to talk to her friends at one of the other networks that tends to be more conservative. she likes to be on reality tv. what she gets in all those things is control. so i don't think she's reacting so much to the film. i think she's react to go a lack of control over the content. >> do you think it will have any impact at all on her image and the palin brand? >> i don't. people who love her are probably going to will have her more. they're probably going to hate the filmmakers, get upset with hbo and really focus on why they don't like it. people who don't like her are going to go, you see, this is what i told you. but i'll tell you, i think -- you know, i'm not a big fan politically, but i'll tell you, i think she was put in a totally unfair position. i don't think you get nominated for the vice president and take a weekend and learn about foreign policy. i think you spend a lifetime learning about foreign policy. i think she was clearly in over her head. and i think she's an interesting, fascinating figure. we're going to see her for a long time. she has an interesting voice in the national debate right now. >> i'm heard it said many times, and pr is pr, right? good or bad. so is there maybe just a little part of her that is enjoying this? >> oh, she loves it. i don't believe that all press is good press, but i do believe that she loves being the focus of the discussion. this is a vehicle for her to go to her supporters, express her displeasure and with the disarray in the republican nominating process, it keeps her front and center. today, we're probably going to talk a lot more about sarah palin than we are the other republicans running for president right now. that's a win for her in many ways. >> it certainly is. nice to talk with you. thank you very much. thanks for having me, ran did i. still ahead, we all hate cancer, but what's making celebrities say f cancer? we'll explain. but first, dr. sanjay gupta profiles those on the next list. you talks to those that create extraordinary art, commercials, as well. here is a preview. >> we decided to build a 100 foot long double helix made out of 512 individuals through a controlled l.e.d.s and connecting all that to a music source and the lights were preprogrammed to play along with the music. and it was beautiful. look at our route map... and what do you see? 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it's a name you probably won't forget any time soon. a group hopes to change the way the world perceives cancer. the organization's founder and president is joining us live this morning from austin, texas. yell, good morning to you. first, let me say so i don't get in trouble with my bosses here, we're going to use the millie correct version of your organizations names. it's f cancer. >> we're focused on activating again y to engage with their parents about the early detection of cancer. >> and you're targeting the group, why do you think it's so important to get the attention of this group in particular? >> you know, i think that we're a generation that's left out of this huge conversation. we're not talked to about cancer because we're not in the highest risk demographic and we certainly aren't the large donors. but if you want to create a paradigm shift, it's something you're actively looking for and finding what is most curable, you have to go to the youth. we're the ones with the time, energy and tools to really make this change. >> and it sounds like you're getting some pretty good support. i know that you've enlisted some big name celebrities to encourage children to have the cancer talk, if you will. let's take a listen to one of the celebrities. >> i think it's only fair that -- cancer is very real and i think it's time that we sat down and talked to them about cancer. >> so take me through the cancer talk. what exactly happens during the cancer talk? >> the idea for the cancer talk was that since day one, we've asked kids to talk to their parents about cancer. a few of them came back to us and said, ooh, that's awkward. how do you even start that conversation? we sat around our board room table and tried to think of the most awkward conversation any of us had. pretty name mussily, it was the sex talk. so we unanimously said it was the sex talk. your parents sat you down and talked to you because they loved you and they wanted to keep you safe. now it's time to set our parents down for the sex talk. it's time to make sure our parents sit down and have the cancer talk. >> this is really about education, right? >> exactly. it's about finding out about your family history, your risk factor and making sure that at its simplest, your parents are getting the idea. and what has been the reaction from parents? i'm curious. >> we had great reaction, actually. the campaign started with if videos that you just saw. there was about 15 or 20 celebrity videos. that told a funny or embarrassing or awkward story. then there was a voice mail component that sent a voice mail to the parents that was customized based on questions for children and it said nothing about cancer. it basically said i have something really important to talk to you about tonight and it said, make some time. we got a lot of parents coming back saying, i thought my child was pregnant or ex spelled, which was funny, but it means they had the talk. so it was a really positive response in the end. >> well, listen, i think you're doing great. my family was touched by cancer and i think really awareness and education you can bring to the world is wonderful. so yael, thank you very much for all your doing. >> thank you. just a ahead, a hollywood's actor aels real life drama. a stoor of "kill bill" is in trouble after a alleged fight with his teenage son. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. 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