heat warning. we are 30 minutes from the start of the boston marathon. forecast high by afternoon, a sweltering 84 degrees. organizers telling some runners to come back next year. 18 hours of attacks. afghanistan military putting a end to weekend barrage bombings. the risk american troops are facing. the snl surge. mitt romney said to be considering a guest spot on the show but will it help or hurt his image? have you ever put in more than 40 hours a week and not paid for it? a new wave of lawsuits. this time workers are fighting back suing their employers. newsroom begins right now. we begin this hour with shocking new questions about the president s inner circle and the secret service agents entrusted with protecting his life. this morning, 11 agents and officers are on leave and under investigation. they are accused of hooking up with prostitutes at a hotel in colombia where they were praying security for the summit of the americas. the president say he will b
listen, it s a good answer. it s a battleground state. we know that. it s also a real player in the primaries. i guess arguably it s the most important on super tuesday. a blue collar state, a working class state. mitt romney needs to win here. if he doesn t, questions about whether he can win the nomination. for rick santorum who s been trying to appeal to blue collar voters, very important state for him to win. the neighboring state to pennsylvania where he s from. large catholic population here. a lot of conservatives. today, look at this, can t get any closer to this. here s our cnn orc poll. that s about a dead heat, isn t it? i think it s pretty much all tied up at the top according to our poll with gingrich and santorum a little lower down. carol? i know it s early, but i wondered, do you see voters rushing to the polls? reporter: yeah, we ve seen a steady stream of voters right here. we are in hamilton county, just west of cincinnati, just a stone s throw from dow
wall street is celebrating. ali velshi will join me in a few minutes. president obama is speaking at a fire engine in virginia and is calling for a payroll tax cut due to expire at the end of this month. he also wants to boost federal grants to local governments to hire veterans at first responders. over the past three years, my administration s made it possible to keep responders on the job and now communities that make a prir tea to recruit veterans will be among the first in line when it comes to getting help from the federal government. the jobless rate for recent vets stands much higher at 11%. four of the three gop presidential hopefuls are making last pitches in in nevada. mitt romney holds a commanding lead. newt gingrich and ron paul are stomping away and rick santorum is holding the nonbinding primary on tuesday. forget about what you heard about the susan b. komen cutting support of the planned parenthood foundation. that was yesterday s news. planned par
hour for the state s primary. you are looking at the cnn express bus. gingrich is creeping up. romney is still the front-runner. today, the two battle it out at breakfast. they will both be at the same diner at the same time. we ll begin talking to tommy or tommy s ham house live this morning. imagine being stuck in a greyhound station for more than 17 hours. that s what happened to these people after a winter storm moved in. heavy snowfall is expected today in parts of the u.s. reynolds wolf will have the latest forecast. but, we start in south carolina where the curtain comes up on the republican presidential primary in a little while from now. where do we stand? paul steinhauser has a quick look. reporter: good morning, gary. polls open in an hour from now. so much at stake in this primary. listen, we saw the battle between romney and gingrich two nights ago. romney s lead shrinking in the polls here. gingrich moving up. don t count out rick santorum. he had a strong
the turn too late. and also in politics, newt gingrich is making up some ground you might call it. he is closing the gap the front-runner mitt romney in south carolina. trouble may be brewing, though. his daughters are having to come to his defense after an interview which is scheduled for today is about to go after him from his ex-wife. and a rare winter storm that pounded the pacific northwest. it is now heading east. rob is tracking the forecast. where it will go next and how much snow we are actually talking about this morning. don t know if you re a tune or it s been a while since you were a student. things are different now. reading on an ipad. how about reading your textbook on an ipad? that would be fantastic. how nice would it be not having that backpack that weighs 50 pounds. rescuers resumed their search for the nearly two dozen missing cruise ship passengers. new fears this morning that stormy weather could push the doomed cruise liner into deeper waters