its government are subject to attacks from multiple different militant groups. regardless of who is responsible, an attack of this size, in what is considered kabul s most secure neighborhood, will once again shake the confidence of the u.s.-led coalition. stephanie? thanks. nbc s matt bradley. i want to take you to the pentagon. just releasing dramatic, extraordinary, new video of a test of its missile defense system, which came shortly after north korea launched its ninth missile test this year. i want you to take a look. it s amazing. three, two, one, ignition. that, of course, is a video after a rocket fired from an air base in california. moments later, it collides with an intercontinental range missile tired from a test site in the pacific. u.s. officials are calling it a big success. nbc s hans nichols joins me from the pentagon. hans, this test is being called
plus, the shocking end to an equally shocking case in saudi arabia. a woman beheaded for witchcraft. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. just 24 hours ago, the mud was flying between newt gingrich and mitt romney as they campaigned in the first primary state of new hampshire. now gingrich is vowing to run a clean campaign and refrain from initiating the kind of attacks that have come to characterize the modern race for the white house. some question, though, whether newt gingrich means it, whether he can live up to that commitment. joe johns is working the story for us. what are you finding out? well, wolf, the last few days have certainly been ugly, but now both candidates are saying they re going to do what a lot of voters have said they want and that is have a campaign that is free of negativism. of course, newt gingrich, the former speaker of the house running for president has gone as far to put his words actually in writing. though a lot of people out th
recovery and the dramatic new message she has for her constituents. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzerment you re in the situation room. first the battle for the white house. the issue is national security on cnn. i ll be moderating a debate tuesday night right here in washington with the republican presidential contenders. and with the spotlight getting brighter on those at the front of the pack, they could have the potential to the potential to be a game changer. joining us now for a preview, danielle pletka. she is with the american enterprise institute. james carafano, director for foreign policy at the heritage foundation and norm orenstein. he also writes a weekly column for roll call. i want to point out the debate will be co-sponsored by the american enterprise institute and heritage foundation. thanks to both of your organizations for helping us with that as well. let s get to what you re looking for, dani
another child sex scandal at a major university, syracuse stunned by allegations. a former ball boy coming forward. the making of a terrorist. an afghan terror group releasen never before scene video inside a training camp. a dry run for a gruesome and deadly attack. clashes with the cops. rage against the banks. a major show of force by occupy wall street protesters in new york and across the country as demonstrators mark the two-month anniversary of their cause on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com oh, good morning to you. happy friday. my favorite day of the week. it s notch 18 besides saturday and sunday, of course. that s what i love about you. i can t help it. ale a has the day off. i m carol costello along with christine romans. welcome to american morning. let s get started with new allegations of sexual abuse at another major university. this time it involves assistant men s basketball coach bernie boeheim. alina cho is with
university sports program. a coach is faced on leave and we will hear from a friend of the accuser. it s called 821. you probably haven t heard about it. a united nations development program has become a code word for conservatives and newt gingrich is taking full advantage. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. first, herman cain. he certainly has become the first of the 2012 republican presidential candidates to get protection from the secret service. there are some questions about the timing and reasons why. herman cain himself is due to meet with reporters live this hour. we will hear the q&a. we will go to joe johns looking into this story. what do we know? reporter: cain is the first to get this protection but not going to be the last. we all know that. frankly it is to be expected, doing well in the polls and qualifies as a major candidate. when and why certain presidential candidates get secret service protection may seem like a big mystery. it s n