good evening. outfront tonight, we have some breaking news. new details are are just coming out about the u.s. army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilian, including nine children. this is that house to house rampage that happened yesterday. here is the latest. we have learned that the staff sergeant is in his 30s and was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury after a vehicle roll over accident in 2010 in iraq. he was treated for that and then found fit for duty. he has served several tours in iraq. this was his first deployment to afghanistan. now, we also know he s a qualified infantry niper, which means he s trained to hit to kill at 800 meters. they say all evidence indicates he acted alone. he remains in nato custody and we have new details about how the u.s. military learned about the incident and what happened as soon as they found out. let s get to chris lawrence at the pentagon. what more can you tell us? one of the biggest tipoffs is when the the
killings tragic and shocking and vows to hold the killer responsible. the suspect is on his first appointment in afghanistan after several tours in iraq. a live report from kabul just moments for now. and it s a rainy monday in mississippi and alabama, including the park where mitt romney appeared with comedian j jeff foxworthy. he learned to ay all. he likes grits. now he s side by side with the most famous red neck. the fact that you would stand here in this pouring down rain to listen to the next president of the united states [ cheering ] meanwhile, rick santorum is coming off a big win in the kansas caucuses, aiming to symptom newt gingrich from building on his win in georgia on super tuesday. both men are fighting to be the more conservative alternative to front-runner romney. gingrich addresses an energy form in biloxi later this hour. gas prices back up again. the national price of self served regular shot up 3.5 cents over the weekend to $3.80 a gallon. a mon
story. what is the ree reaction there? reporter: they re saying it s irrational and sign of failure. to dthey promised that if forces didn t leave, there would be further bloodshed. u.s. strategy in afghanistan focuses on driving the taliban out of key areas anding up the afghan forces and the government to hand over responsibility. the taliban are basically trying to prevent that transition from happening by killing government officials, by killing afghan civilians, killing afghan security forces. they re trying to basically create as much chaos as possible so that the afghan government and security forces could never be built up. now, the taliban have remained a fierce enemy for much of the past few years. there s no sign they are disappearing. right now u.s. officials are
welcome back, cnn has learned a u.s. soldier accused of killing afghan civilians will face court-martial. jeremy warlock seen here in this military interrogation is charged with three counts of premeditated murder. also obstruction of justice, assault and using drugs. he s one of five members of the army s fifth striker brigade, accused of killing afghans for sport. as more details come out about members of this army platoon. the military is clamping down. drew drigriffin has been lookin into this story for weeks. reporter: these are pictures of a u.s. soldier in afghanistan, a soldier who blew the whistle on a platoon gone rogue. bruises on his back, arms, near his neck of private first class justin stoner. bruises received not in combat, but in his bunk.
two years, namely health care and as well as trying to get the economic recovery going, he is going to make the case here that people need to go out to support the democrats in the midterm elections in order to help see the agenda through. wolf? suzanne malveaux, thank you. and you are in the situation room. happening now, the world shared in the joy of the rescue, and now these 33 miners recover from their ordeals, and there s also new concerns though about what the future may hold. we have revelations of mistresses and the lure of fame and fortune and what is next for some of the men? stand by with new information coming in now. also, an army whistle-blower who says he was beaten black and blue by rogue soldiers accused of killing afghan civilians and now his interview with cnn canceled at the very last minute. is the army clamping down on this explosive case? and she has set a new record for the most expensive g gubernatorial campaign in california and how much more of