a.m. in los angeles. good morning. i m gary tuchman. today the family and friends will lay the pop star to rest. and a romney campaign chair steps down after he s outed. and also accused of threatening to deport his former boyfriend. we re getting his side of the story. plus, jimmy carter talks about his faith in a new book and how at times he had questioned his beliefs. but, first, a quick check of top stories. china is calling for an immediate cease fire in the nation of syria. he was visiting his syrian counterparts when the military opened fire on anti-government activists in the capital city of damascus kus. as many as 17 people were killed in syria yesterday. china s vice foreign minister said both sides should sit down and negotiate and calling on syria s president to step aside. the new discovery of human remains and a possible serial killer on the loose in new york state and other sets of remains were found last year. police say they are not sure if the new dis
but santorum and romney. today, ron paul on his white house bid and rivals. then, social issues go front burner. waging war. the dignity and sanctity is foundational america. the creator had endowed us with our rights. is this any wa to win in november? congresswoman michele bachmann and mitch daniels. plus, the threat to u.s. security with former cia director michael hayden and former ambassador to israel. then, a man with a plan. starbucks ceo, howard schultz. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. ron paul almost has a total package a strong consistent mess rage, enough money, and motivated and surprisingly young support system. what he doesn t have after nine contests is a single win. his estimate is the lowest of the four contenders and looking ahead, paul is in third or fourth place. joining us now is a man who is needing a breakthrough. thank you for joining us. i think it s fair to say at this point, you get all of that money and yet you don
[ gun fire ] [ speaking in native language ] syrian troops, they re apparently taking aim on people s homes. remember, you re looking at this video one day after the syrian ambassador to the united nations says there is no armed conflict in syria. remember when he said no armed conflict. in that video you can actually hear one man saying over the radio, the situation is good. as with all of the other video coming out of syria, we cannot con fill that it shows what it show what is it appears to show. the charges against a 20-year-old morroccan man. his arrest the result of a sting operation. jeffrey toobin talks about that. the knew details of the criminal charges just emerging and brian todd s got new details tonight. what have you learned about this suspect and his alleged plot? reporter: well, john, the details that we re getting indicate that this man, this suspect, identified as am meean elkhalis si. when he thought he was working with al qaeda operators but were re
[ speaking foreign language ] syrian troops, they re apparently taking aim on the people of homs. looking at this video one day after the syrian ambassador to the united nations said there s no armed conflict in syria. you can hear one of the men saying over the radio, the situation is good. as with almost all of the video coming out of syria, cnn cannot independently confirm what it appears to show. much more on the video and the story it tells ahead. the arrest, court appearance, and charges against a 29-year-old man accused of planning a suicide bombing at the united states capital. jeffrey toobin joins us to talk about that along with tom fuentes with new details just brian todd has those. what have you lurjed about the suspect and his alleged plot? the details we re getting this man, this suspect identified as a 29-year-old moroccan national seem to escalate during the points in the operation when he was working with people he thought were al qaeda operatives but wer
i m allowed to squeeze their head and anow them. say awful things and send them around the world. only in america. how do you put a price on the insanity? one fan wants to know. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, the big story tonight, details on the whitney houston investigation. her ex-husband bobby brown will attend. kevin costner, her co-star in the body guard will break his silence. performances by alicia keys and stevie wonder. later, ricky gervais on the price of fame. i think it was oprah who said if you don t know who you are by the time you become famous, it will define you. i think, you know, these things don t command me. i love the work. we begin with the latest on the whitney houston investigation. don lemon has been all over the story. what s the latest tonight? we are learning the latest from a source close to the death investigation, piers. they are saying investigators are aware that whitney houston was partying even the night before s