man s daughter, and the daughter got upset after the couple decided to unfriend her, so they went and killed the couple, allegedly. again, we ll follow that out of tennessee. and prosecutors are continuing their case today in the trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his former girlfriend. george houlihan s attorney says he was very drunk the night yeardly love died and was incapable of plotting to kill her. that s jon scott, he s not part of that story, but he has our next story. jon: hope so. [laughter] the u.s. coast guard is asking for the public s help. drug and human smugglers storming california s beaches. mexican criminals in cheap boats, apparently, are landing up and down the coastline x the coast guard and the coast guard would like a little help. adam houseley is live in malibu, california, with that. adam? reporter: yeah, jon. we first started following this story a couple of years ago in north san diego county, about 50
coverage. the growing debate over the provision of the new healthcare law that would force religious institutions to provide contraception benefits to employees for free. jon: the issue sparking outrage and protests with it critics calling the birth control mandate an attack on religious freedom. supporters say it s about women s access to family planning and healthcare. chris wallace is the anchor of fox news sunday and joins us now. is rick santorum benefitting, chris, or is his campaign benefitting from the publicity over this issue? i can t offer any hard numbers that would indicate that, jon. but it does stand to reason, all the candidates have certainly criticized the president s plan to allow, in fact to mandate that catholic institution, not churches, but schools, hospitals, charities, provide this birth control. they ve all condemned it, but santorum has the longest and strongest record as a social warrior. obviously he has a lot of other credentials as well. to so
institutions to provide contraception benefits to employees for free. jon: the issue sparking outrage and protests with it critics calling the birth control mandate an attack on religious freedom. supporters say it s about women s access to family planning and healthcare. chris wallace is the anchor of fox news sunday and joins us now. is rick santorum benefitting, chris, or is his campaign benefitting from the publicity over this issue? i can t offer any hard numbers that would indicate that, jon. but it does stand to reason, all the candidates have certainly criticized the president s plan to allow, in fact to mandate that catholic institution, not churches, but schools, hospitals, charities, provide this birth control. they ve all condemned it, but santorum has the longest and strongest record as a social warrior. obviously he has a lot of other credentials as well. to some degree to the degree that republican voters, the conservative base is upset about it it would caus
megyn: welcome back, folks. 2:34 here in the east. three u.s. cruise ships back at sea after a potentially deadly virus outbreak sickened hundreds of passengers forcing the ships to dock and be decontaminated. upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea. is it just me, or is that awfully inconvenient? jury selection underway for george houlihan accused of killing a lacrosse player. police say he admitted violently shaking yeardley love causing her head to hit a wall several times back in may of 2010. and great britain s queen elizabeth celebrating 60 years on the throne becoming the monarch upon the death of her father, king george vi. a dramatic rescue in oregon, the coast guard air lifting three mushroom farmers to safety.
targeting iranian weapons facilities within the next few months. here are the latest developments so far today. president obama putting the skraoez on iran by signing an executive order freezing you will of its cash. israeli prime minister knelt net saying that building up israel s military is the only way to guarantee its security in the region. iran s military leaders warning any response to aggression on iran would be, quote, crushing. joining me now national security correspondent jennifer griffin who has more details on the details live from washington. reporter: president obama is trying to lower the temperature and rhetoric in light of all the talk, the recent talk of israel or the u.s. military striking iran. all of this talk of war may have pushed him to do something the white house and treasury has been reluctant to do until now. the president issued an executive order last night as you mentioned applying strict sanctions to iran s central bank while still not rul