prostate cancer. the 89-year-old says his condition is not remotely life threatening. his words. he s care man and ceo of berkshire hathaway, with an estimated net worth of $44 billion. his name has been recently associated with tax policy, of course and a push by democrats to tax the wealthiest americans at 30% of their income. that s an idea that warren buffett supports. in a statement disclosing his illness, buffett wrote i feel great, my energy level is 100%, i will let shareholders know immediately should my health situation change. eventually of course it will, but i believe that day is a long way off. butch at the ti tests show the cancer has not spread to other areas of his body. doctors say the cancer was caught early, making buffett s prognosis very good and let s hope so. for more on how the markets are reacting, let s bring in geoff cutmore live in london. good morning to you.
the white house standing by the men who took a pledge to take a bullet for the president. this morning new details in the secret service prostitution scandal, agents being offered a lie detector test now. she got a ride home from the bar and hasn t been heard from since. the family of a ft. bragg soldier saying she may be in danger this morning. she s loved by all of her friends and family, and we all just really want her to come home. cnn spoke to her mother and her sister. we ll have the latest coming up. and it is here. take a look. some drivers already paying $6 a gallon for gas. president obama feeling the pressure and promising a new crackdown on the oil markets to reel them in. we can t afford a situation where some speculators can reap millions while millions of american families get the short end of the stick. but is it just the same type of political ploy that he mocked a few weeks ago? good question. the war of words in the race for the white house he
afghanistan to tell you about. general john allen, the is now strongly condemning some photos that will be appearing in the los angeles times at 8:00 a.m. eastern time and those photos depict u.s. troops posing with the bodies of suicide bombers in afghanistan. the incident which took place back in 2010 represents a serious error in judgment by several soldiers who acted out of ignorance and unfamiliarity with u.s. army values. nick, we haven t seen the photos yet. what exactly are they supposed to show us? apologizing for the contents of these pictures ahead of their publication by los angeles times expected later on today. they issued a statement in which they condemn the images which apparently show the bodies of dead afghan insurgents who died in suicide attacks. i mean apparently taken, according to issa a in 2010 but only now being leaked to the press. let me read to soyou some of th statement. the action of the photographs do not represent the policies and the