today in the government s brutal crackdown, aisle get a live update on the talks. today the republicans who want to be president are hoping kansas voters choose them. we are live at a caucus site. and newly released video shows the power of last week s tornado in west liberty, kentucky. new violence in syria is overshadowing high-stakes diplomatic efforts to stop the country s bloodshed. the president sat down but even as they talked of peace, akty vafts say tanks and artillery pounded more syrian cities. nic robertson is watching developments from neighboring beirut, lebanon. nic, a lot happening today. they re actually calling today s talks so positive, but has there been any real progress? if you look at what s happening on the ground in syria, you have to say there s been absolutely zero progress toward a cease-fire, which is his specific aim, his number one objective while in syria is to get a cease-fire, as he says, not only from the government but also from the