gunning down 16 afghan men, women and children but the u.s. commander of multinational forces promises a full investigation by u.s. military authorities under u.s. law. and the u.s. defense secretary says that the death penalty is a possibility. leon panetta is in afghanistan now. all u.s. forces pass through there when they leave and enter afghanistan and told reporters and i told, war is hell and terrible events like this one on sunday are going to take place. we ll get live reports from the pentagon and the afghan capital moments from now. super tuesday, it s not not. what happens today could focus the gop race for president. finally, or give all the contenders something they can call victory. the deep south is key to newt gingrich s hopes of challenging mitt romney from the right. polls show that he and romney are neck and neck in both states with santorum in a solid third, ron paul in single digits. 84 delegates now at stake in alabama and mississippi. hawaii caucuse
don t feel as though you re doing enough to control gas prices. what did the president say? we ll hear his response. former news of the world editor rebecca brooks is arrested. they arrested the former aid and five other people. it stems from the alleged phone hacking scandal that now closed the newspaper. we begin this hour in depth in afghanistan and a reality check on the safety of american troops there. antiamerican protests are boiling up again two days after a killing spree. the taliban vowing to avenge the killings by beheading americans anywhere in the country. the suspect of the attack, a u.s. army sergeant, has been moved to a safer confinement area in kandahar. a fou hours ago defense secretary leon panetta arrived in the region. he ll try to shore up the strained relationship between the two alleys as it threatens to unravel. also this morning, unsurge gents opened fire on a delegation of afghan rebels as they visited the site of the massacre. one brothe
in their homes. we are learning he suffer a head injury in iraq but was found fit for duty. we re live at the pentagon. a disturbingly familiar sight in louisiana. take a look at your screen. hundreds of people are having to be rescued. 18 to 20 inches of rain falling in some parts of southern louisiana. police deciding not to charge the man. the family of the dead teenager is outraged. we ll break down why there are no charges in this racially charged case. up first, concern that u.s. afghan relations have hit a new low after a deadly shooting rampage. hundreds of afghan students demonstrating overnight, this is in response to the cold-blooded killing of 16 afghan civilians, most children, allegedly by a u.s. soldier. u.s. officials say the army soldier suspected of the killings suffered traumatic brain injury while in iraq. this was two years ago. it s not clear, however, if that played any role in the attack. the soldier is in custody but is refusing to speak with in
houston s daughter, hear bobbi kristina in her own words, this hour on cnn. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us. we re going to start with this, the sun is rising over afghanistan, the day american soldiers could face the fury. a killing took place in kandahar province, considered the spiritual birthplace of the taliban. the suspect is a u.s. army soldier. he left his forward operating base early sunday morning and traveled to the villages where the murders took place. afghanistan s president says 9 of the victims were children, 3 women and 4 men. nato s international security assistance force says the gunman is an army staff sergeant who actsed alone. he s said to be from joint base lewis mccord in washington state and assigned to a special forces unit. president barack obama spoke with the afghan president today. he offered his condolences and said that this incident doesn t represent the true character of the u.s. military. american troops could be l
welcome home from thousands of supporters. returning to his homeland two years average being ousted in a coup. he urged supporters to pursue peaceful democratic change. he had been in exile in the dominican republic, but reached a deal with the honduran government which allowed him to return. out with the food pyramid. in with the dinner plate. that s the brand new icon of healthy eating that the agriculture department will unveil this coming thursday. what s prompting the makeover and what does it mean? we ll tell you about that ahead in this newscast. a quick sports note. barcelona defeated manchester united 3-1 to capture the biggest prize at london s wembley stadium. regardless of what you call it it s a huge within victory for barcelona. just hours from now president obama will be on the ground in joplin, missouri. his first look at what s left of that devastated city. 142 people lost their lives in last sunday s terrible tornado, another 100 are still missing imissing