in addition, those same sources outlined the help assad is getting from iran. weapons and computer expertise to root out opposition. their own people. barbara starr is there tonight. and robert bair, and even though we have word of more defections from the syrian army, you re hearing that bashar al assad has a firm grip on power in syria? absolutely, anderson. i spoke with three separate senior u.s. intelligence officials. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge. commanding his forces. there is no break. they believe, in the inner circle around him. you see these defections. you see some generals fleeing, but this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight. they have tucked themselves into it. one of the officials says they re fighting an insurgency, and they believe right now that they will win. and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counterof
85 lives today alone. in addition those same sources outlined the help assaad is getting from iran. in other words help in targeting its own people. also with us tonight, former cia officer and time.com intelligence columnist robert baer. barbara, even though we have word today of more defections from the syrian army, you re seeing that assaad has a firm grip on syria. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge, commanding his forces. there is no break, they believe in the inner circle around him. this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight, they have talked themselves into it, one of the officials says that they are fighting an insurgency and they believe right now they will win and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counter offensive according to these officials. does this surprise you? i m not really sure about the quality of the amer
caught on tape. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the politics of unemployment swirling today as president obama and the republicans try to spin the latest jobless numbers to their political advantage. while the president is highlighting new signs of economic strength, the republicans are spotlighting the unemployment level that remains unchanged despite solid job growth. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian has more in prince georges county in virginia. dan? reporter: wolf, the president came here today because he says rolls royce jet engines are helping to boost the economy. 140 new jobs expected here, another hundred at a plant in indiana. but it was also a chance for him to cheer the latest job numbers which he says proves the u.s. economy is on the right track. even though not everyone agrees. the u.s. employment picture is far from sunny. but the better than expected february job numbers seems to have pushed a few more dark clouds out of the way.
we fear that if we sleep at home, we can be abducted by the children. invisible children, the kony 2012 video already seen by 30 million people and rising fast. also, only in america, the last word on last meals. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. our big story tonight, rick santorum doubles down. if you thought the candidate would back off of his tough talk, well, just listen to what he s been saying on the campaign trail. what s wrong with america s government today, and what is sickening the american spirit today. and there s this noxious, oppressive, we believe we re smarter than the rest of america attitude in washington. tough words. in just a moment, i ll ask rick santorum if he really thinks he can overtake mitt romney and become the republican nominee. and later, the tin man behind the video that millions of people are watching around the world and their mission to put a central africa war lord out of commission, permanently. it s not done un
politics and a hot new movie game change. only in america. nap time for newt gingrich. the long cam has taken its toll. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. the big story tonight why can t the gop make up its mind? mitt romney won the key state of ohio last night but barely. he took the top spot in the total of six super tuesday states but he s quite a long way from sewing up the nomination. he put a positive spin as you would expect on this endless road to the nomination race on cnbc this morning. i was pleased with our success last night. obviously we have a very strong lead in delegates and very strong lead in terms of the number of people that voted for our campaign. we ve organized a very effective team. joining me now is a top member of mitt romney s effective team. his press secretary. andrea, welcome. thank you for having me. by any normal yardstick, you ve won six out of the ten states on super tuesday. you ve got more delegates than the other th