international norm that we believe in and for us to provide strong support to continue to talk to the russians, the chinese, and others about why it is that they need to stand up on behalf of people who are being shelled mercilessly and why it is important for them to join us in a coalition, that s the most important thing that we can do right now. there may be immediate steps to discuss to make sure that humanitarian aid is being provided in a robust way and to make sure that an opposition unifies along principles that ultimately would provide a clear platform for the syrian people to be able to transition to a better form of government. but, you know, when we see what is happening on television, you know, our natural instinct is to act. one of the things that both of us are going to learn in every one of these crises, including libya, is to make sure that we understand thought true all of our actions before we take those steps and that s not just important for us. it s also
alabama and hopefully the folks in mississippi did we did? i guess. how happy is he? how happy is his family? back with us right now, our expert cnn team. john, this is a very significant night for rick santorum. just when so many of the so-called experts were saying romney had it all but done, not is fast. could romney lock it up or another revival for newt gingrich. he loses in the two south states. he says he s staying in. now the questions are can santorum find a path to challenge romney? it would be easier if gingrich gets out. the math, the rules, the history. everything tells you it s still romney over the long hall into may and june. but you know what? our politics have been outside the rules. we elected our first african-american president. the tea party movement came out of nowhere. so let s watch. santorum s going to puerto rico. then we have a big primary in illinois. back to the midwest where if you look at the demographics, should be a romney state. puer
four contests in all tonight. hawaii and american samoa also casting ballots. most of the attention focused on alabama and mississippi. late polls in both states showed races too close to call. our exit polls also suggest a fierce competition in both states with conservative support. early exit polling, we ll bring this over for you. here we are in the state of mississippi tonight. voters were asked as they went to the polls. what s the most important candidate quality. you can see more than four in ten republican voters in the state of mississippi today say their number one priority is beating president obama in november. about 20% say they want a true conservative. 20% say strong moral character matters most to them. look at the state of alabama. same question. what s the most important candidate quality? little lower number there about four in ten say the most important thing they want is a candidate who can defeat president obama, a true conservative, strong moral charact
president to try to end the bloodshed. the open possession says the victims include women and children slaughtered in cold blood. at least 45 civilians were massa occurred in the city of homs. the details, they are shocking. children were stabbed to death in front of their mothers. women and girls were asexually assaulted before being killed. jerry sandusky s lawyers want prosecutors to turn over more information before the pennsylvania state coach faces trial sampbd s trial is set for may and he denies molesting young boys. bobbi kristina talks about her grief. i can hear her voice and spirit talking to me tealg telling me, keep moving, baby, i got you. hear more of oprah s interview at 1:35 eastern. what could make an american soldier kill 16 innocent people, the people that he s supposed to be protecting? chris lawrence is joining us from the pentagon. first of all, what do we know about this american soldier? well, suzanne, he s a combat veteran. he s about 38 y
killings tragic and shocking and vows to hold the killer responsible. the suspect is on his first appointment in afghanistan after several tours in iraq. a live report from kabul just moments for now. and it s a rainy monday in mississippi and alabama, including the park where mitt romney appeared with comedian j jeff foxworthy. he learned to ay all. he likes grits. now he s side by side with the most famous red neck. the fact that you would stand here in this pouring down rain to listen to the next president of the united states [ cheering ] meanwhile, rick santorum is coming off a big win in the kansas caucuses, aiming to symptom newt gingrich from building on his win in georgia on super tuesday. both men are fighting to be the more conservative alternative to front-runner romney. gingrich addresses an energy form in biloxi later this hour. gas prices back up again. the national price of self served regular shot up 3.5 cents over the weekend to $3.80 a gallon. a mon