in damascus. annan is the highest level diplomat to meet with president bashar al assad since syria s violent uprising started a year ago. the former u.n. secretary general annan asked for a cease-fire and wants syria to allow relief agencies access to people caught in the fighting. i ve been here for a very short period. almost everyone i met wants peace. they want the violence to stop. they want to move on with their lives. while the two men talked peace in damascus, violence raged across syria. opposition activists say at least 25 people were killed in fighting today. hundreds gather in japan today marking the one-year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami. nearly 16,000 people died in the disaster. another 3,000 are still missing. cnn s kyung lah shows us one city one year later. reporter: this is one area, still burying the scars of when the tsunami roared ashore a year ago. there is so much rebuilding to be done. for just one moment, this city paus
on a strong showing in tuesday s mississippi and alabama primaries, and he s still going after mitt romney, this time in reference to gas prices. the president seems to suggest to you just like dr. chu. dr. chu is the secretary of anti-energy. to be honest, he said that before he became secretary that he wanted americans to pay european levels of $9 or $10 a gallon. so last week give him credit for being honest. last week he testified in the house, and somebody from mississippi actually, said to him, gas prices are really hurting people. what are you going to do to lower gas prices? and to be fair to dr. chu, he honestly said, nothing. now, newt gingrich rather has plenty of company in mississippi. mitt romney is there as well holding a rally later today in pascagoula. rick santorum is next door, rounding up support with three stops across alabama. first time claims for unemployment benefits ticked upwards last week. labor department says that 362,000 people filed for