and north korea s big launch turned into a big bust, but some say it was just a coverup for a more sinister plan. we ll talk with governor bill richardson live. what s this guy doing? we ll tell you how a gator on the loose brought the pga tour to a screeching halt. it is saturday, april 14th. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. we start with a massive black eye for the secret service. a dozen agents had to be pulled from their assignments in colombia because of a prostitute. it happened before the president even stepped off the plane in colombia. he is there for the summit of the americas. here s what the secret service is telling cnn. those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to their place of duty, and being replaced by other secret service personnel. the agency also says the president s security was never compromised. joining me now from washington is journalist and author ronald kessler. you broke the story. how big a deal do you think this
and our weekend info was today. madam constituent. throughout the morning we take a look at what women want this november and what the candidates must do to win their votes. and a stunning announcement from hollywood s it couple. comedian miami big santee yago joins us to explain. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. a lot to fell you about this morning, so let s get you straight to news. we start with a massive black eye for the secret service. the agency was forced to pull 12 agents out of colombia because of a prostitute. it happened before the president even stepped off the plane yesterday. journalist and author ronald kessler broke the story, and he told me it started with one prostitute who wasn t paid. from there it went to the police and then to the state department. i asked kessler about the real risk in this case. the real risk is, you know, some of these agents were married. they could have been subjected to blackmail by these porosirose prostitutes, and a
sandra endo is live. you have good news. rescues were going door to door as this fire raged. reporter: absolutely, randi. it s a very active scene. investigation is ongoing. we have dramatic video moments after the crash. take a look and listen in as well. one more. police. anyone in here? get out? any pets spets? any pets? reporter: part of firerescuetv.com. that retired firefighter showing the scene right after the crash. you can see the smoke and flames billowing out of the apartment complex. five buildings were hit in this crash. we re talking about 40 units, and it s remarkable when you see this. new dramatic video that there have been no fatalities so far. only seven injuries and out of those seven injuries, six have already been treated an released from the hospital. you can also see, rehandi, portions of this jet, the wreckage, still at the crash scene, billowing and smoke. obviously this photographer got up close and perj to this crash site. it s remarkable
out. my apologies sir. i am usually much better behaved than that. and editor and publisher of the nation and the editor of the change i believe in. steve is back. political writer for salon.com. our starting point this morning is the national polls and the polls show rick santorum is surging. up by double dinlg jimts. sometimes we say surge and it s not really a surge but i think this time it s fair to say surge. nine months before the election democrats are going on the attack. there are plans to hit both now rick santorum and mitt romney and there s a new e-mail on the democratic national committee yesterday that said this about santorum. quote, rick santorum has embraced the same philosophy that created the economic crisis. his tax plan would primarily benefit the very wealthy while adding $900 billion to the national deficit. it would be a disaster for middle class families. let s get right to jennifer, democratic strategist, former white house deputy communicat