and all eyes now on the phrase one nation in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we ve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado s wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mother, michelle, on tuesday right here in the situation room . oh, my gosh, he is amazing. he is a straight a student. always has been. everything comes so naturally. he has amazing friends. he rides bmx. he is involved in the bridge ministries here in joplin. very active once again, respectful. cares about his family so much. sadly, we ve just learned that lantz hare has now been found dead.
the supreme court has ruled on a law that started in arizona allowing states to he revoke business licenses for companies that knowingly hire workers who are here illegally. also on the legal front, a judge in wisconsin has knocked down that state s controversial ban on collective bargaining for say the workers. so pete williams joins us now live from the supreme court with it all. first, the immigration case, this is not the immigration case, but it is an important one in arizona. tell was the decision was and what the impact is. reporter: it is a big victory forred for advocates of tougher state laws. congress passed a law that says states can t punish employers that thoughingly hire illegal workers except through licensing. so this case is all about what did congress mean with that phrase. and what the supreme court said today is it allows the law in arizona which says that if an employer knowingly hires illegal workers, the states can suspend and then revoke their licen
that is what washington did today, slapping sanctions on syria s president, bashar al- assad, for human rights abuses. the move comes after weeks of a violent government crackdown which left hundreds of people dead. but while the u.s. sought cover, russia vowed to oppose any for the united nations resolutions against its longtime ally. from the border with lebanon. they are among thousands of syrians seeking refuge in lebanon. they say the violence began when they joined a protest calling for the release of people detained by the syrian authorities. in response, the syrian army, they say, came to their towns and villages. there were 10 tanks entering homes and killing everyone in them, men and women. they were destroying everything inside the homes. the same thing happened in the village of zarah. he is not a president. we elected him to protect us and give us shelter, not to displace us. he and the managers of the security forces are all gangsters. they took my fa
america. taking aim at the syrian leadership as refugees flee across the border with tales of violence and oppression. washington finally set sanctions against assad. anger in afghanistan. at least a dozen people are killed in violent protests. and taking drastic measures one patient is chosen to replace his own flesh and blood hand with a buy on a limb bionic limb that he betts will work better. bets will work better. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. ratcheting up the pressure that is what washington did today, slapping sanctions on syria s president, bashar al- assad, for human rights abuses. the move comes after weeks of a violent government crackdown which left hundreds of people dead. but while the u.s. sought cover, russia vowed to oppose any for the united nations resolutions against its longtime ally. from the border with lebanon. they are among thousands of syrians seeking refuge in lebanon. they say the violence began wh
who s in? who s out? we have all the details. yeah. we did it. we shook that background music up. not the traditional british song. we wanted to rock it out this weekend. let s play it again. it s the final countdown singing that all morning. that brings back bad memories of the 80s. this band called europe. bigger hair than mine. bianna pointed out, this was not deliberate, but i m wearing a royal blue tie. bianna is leaving after the show to lead off our coverage tomorrow morning with the royal wedding coming up. i think i was more nervous for my wedding than she probably is. she s holding it together. we re all going to be there. the rest of the gma team. robin s there. going to be there all week. very exciting. looking forward to it. also this morning, a lot of people back home are talking about the wedding and gas prices. they re continuing to skyrocket. they re averaging more than $4 a gallon in many states. and one economist says we could see $6 ga