was the only tv producer invited to whitney houston s funeral from any network. so we ll have not only the inside look, but also the explanation from bobby brown as to why he bailed on the ceremony. did you hear about the deadly avalanche near a ski resort in washington state. skiers buried in snow after falling 1500 feet. there were warnings of high avalanche danger. they were not supposed to be in that area. reports were it was an out-of-bounds area they were skiing in. we have all the details of that deadly avalanche coming up. the polls just keep coming in on his side. you might call it the santorum surprise. he s opened up an eight-point lead right across the nation in a brand new nationwide poll. does it mean what some people think it means? or is it a blip? we ll talk about it. mardi gras is getting an r rating. they are attempting to enforce a curfew for kids under 16 in the french quarter. how are they going to accomplish that? we ll try to find that out. i a
reporter: we spoke exclusively to that ex-boyfriend. he will only go by the name of jose right now, and he wants his face hidden and his voice changed because he fears retribution. but it is absolutely extraordinary that a 34-year-old mexican migrant finds himself in the middle of presidential politics in a bruising political year. these allegations that were in one of these newspapers are absolutely completely false. reporter: it s a grand canyon sized political shocker. we re outmanned. of all the illegals in america, more than half come through arizona. reporter: the tough on immigration sheriff outed by his ex-boyfriend. this is my personal and private life, but now it s not no private any longer. and it s an awful position for me to be in. reporter: he is in that position because of this man, jose, a 34-year-old mexican national, afraid to be identified but speaking out because he says he was threatened by his powerful ex-lover. and then at some point, yo
he now acknowledges that he is gay but denies the other allegations. we ll talk to the reporter for the phoenix new times to talk about this story. iranian officials over nuclear program, iran s foreign minister is now saying he expects relations with europe to improve one day after iran cut crude exports to the uk and france because of sanctions. the iaea wants to clear the military program. back in november, the u.n. watch dog program carried out weapons-related research. iran needs to dis-prove the allegation. a washington skier is describing her terror. she knew two of the three skiers killed yesterday. on the today show she described what it was like to see an avalanche coming towards her. there wasn t much sound and it literally is just trying to figure out within seconds what is happening and how you re going to deal with it. there s not a lot of happen. it happens really, really fast. a backpack outfitted with an air bag saved her life. and now to the re
charges in egypt s crack down on non-governmental organizations. the trial is set to begin on sunday. this video from syria is said to show men rushing into a burning house to save a child in the city of homs. cnn can t confirm the you authentici authenticity, rebel commander calls the uprising an orphan revolution without the international support given to other revotes. an advisor said it s premature to decide to help armed the rebels. rick santorum surging to a lead over mitt romney. ahead by eight points, five point drop for romney, five point jump for santorum since last wednesday. just before the arizona primary, all four candidates meet in arizona, republican presidential debate, moderated by our own john king, that is coming up wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in washington state, an avalanche kills three skiers in the cascade mountains. police say 12 skiers got caught in the snow slide, but the other nine dug themselves out. a deputy tells us that one of the s
ron brownstein in person. editorial director of the national journal. and will cain. was that familiarity or disappointment? with love. will cain who i always like to see sitting next to me. good morning. we ve got a lot to get to this morning. it was a tough week obviously with the death of whitney houston and really at the end of the week an opportunity to remember her and her legacy. she was laid to rest yesterday in westfield, new jersey. the private moment followed a service in newark, new jersey, on saturday. family, friends, and stars paying tribute. it was a beautiful service. it was whitney houston s own voice that ended the ceremony. so good-bye please don t cry we both know i m not what you you need the service lasted four hours and it was interesting to talk to the baptist pastors who were there who said, listen, we want to make it very clear, this is a religious service. this is not a performance. this is not a concert. this is a homegoing. re