tsunami, no. emergency, yes. a massive earthquake rattled the coast of indonesia today not far from where the killer quake and tsunami hit back in 2004. the ground has not stopped shaking yet. we re hearing about aftershocks several hours since the initial quake. disaster officials are fearing a repeat of 2004. they sent out a tsunami warning to the entire indian ocean. so far no reports of serious damage or injuries. syrian government says it will end fighting by tomorrow s deadline. that s according to special envoy kofi annan who says he received a letter agreeing to the cease-fire from the syrian foreign ministry. but the government says it is reserving the right to respond to attacks from, quote, what they re calling armed terrorist groups. opposition members say at least 30 people have been killed today. for mitt romney it s all but certain now. rick santorum s exit clears the path for romney to win the republican nomination. we re going to talk about the road ahead
filled sendoff. plus espn is accused of using a racial slur. did the network cross the line with its headline about new york knicks guard jeremy lin? there s been world reaction. we ll hear what people are saying. and the navy s.e.a.l.s are called into action on the big screen. it s a new blockbuster thriller, and, no, those are not actors. we ll talk to the real men on the front line and in the movie. we start, though, with whitney houston being laid to rest today. she is being buried next to her father in the fairview cemetery in westfield, nng. that s about 25 miles south of newark. but the funeral service was held yesterday, where her grace was remembered. so was her grace and her passion. we ll have much more later on in this hour. an arizona sheriff outed by a phoenix newspaper has stepped down as the state s co-chairman for 34i9 mitt romney s campaign. sheriff paul babou is accused of threatening to deport his ex-boyfriend if he reveals the relationship. he ann
mitt romney and ron paul went to caucus sites today. mitt romney s first time campaigning in maine this cycle. they ve been going hard after this win to avoid another loss as both suffered on tuesday. this is a two-man race? romney and ron paul? essential. rick santorum and newt gingrich essentially. it wasn t a part of their whole delicate calculation to come up here and campaign. a few weeks ago when the other three were in florida, ron paul packed up his sweaters and headed north. i was here with him. he came up here because he has a strong young following here. strong libertarian following. he figured those 21 delegates up for state, maybe he could do well and get his first win. he is 0-8, but mitt romney came along and said not so fast. he started campaigning last night. thank you, shannon travis reporting. the situation room is straight ahead with wolf blitzer on our political team joining us. wolf, tell us about the coverage you have of the maine caucuses comin
the outside world with william cohen. it is a new day hopefully a far safer one for sunlts at a los angeles school at the center of a shobi ishocking child abu n scandal. they were greeted with an entirely new staff. the whole staff was replaced after the arrest of at least two teachers accused of committing lewd acts with students. eight alleged victims are expected to announce the first lawsuits in that case. president obama is let sing states off the hook when it comes to the no child left behind law. the president is expected to announce this hour that he s freeing ten states from stricter parts of the law in return for a promise to improve how they evaluate and prepare students. those states will no longer be forced to meet the requirement that all students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. mr. obama s announcement is due to start at 1:55 eastern time and we ll bring it to you live. finally big relief to the tune of 26 billion for distressed homeowners. if y
candy crowley. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. when the u.s. invaded iraq back in march 2003, few people imagined it was the start of a nightmare that would last almost nine years, cost more than 4,000 american lives, plus hundred of billions of u.s. taxpayer doll lors. the u.s. mission in iraq which had been gradually drawing down will instead come to an abrupt end in just over two months with all american forces out of iraq by year s end. president obama himself announced the end of the iraq war. today, i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america s war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand unit