change. it s all happening now. jon: there may be a big breakthrough in that tense diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and china over the fate of a blind chinese activist. good morning i m jon scott. harris: i m harris faulkner in today for jenna lee. the u.s. state department now says the man has received a fellowship at american university. and china has agreed to accept travel applications from him and his family. jon: the agreement seen as a face-saving option for the chinese government. each year hundreds of thousands of its citizens go overseas for educational purposes. chen sparked the standoff when he escaped home confinement to reach the u.s. embassy in beijing last week. mike emanuel is live in washington with the latest for us. mike. reporter: jon, good mourn. it s been quite the international drama ain t appears there may be a positive outcome for this chinese dissident. the 40-year-old blind activist has been in a beijing hospital since leaving the protectio
harris: two former rivals face-to-face behind closed doors today but rick santorum we re told not expected to endorse mitt romney just yet. so what will they talk about? a gun-toting robber cuts to the front of the line. one customer says, i m just not going to take that. wait until you see how this plays out. also, do you think some models you see these days are just either too thin or too young? you re not alone. now one of the biggest names in fashion calling for a huge change. it s all happening now. jon: there may be a big breakthrough in that tense diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and china over the fate of a blind chinese activist. good morning i m jon scott. harris: i m harris faulkner in today for jenna lee. the u.s. state department now says the man has received a fellowship at american university. and china has agreed to accept travel applications from him and his family. jon: the agreement seen as a face-saving option for the chinese government. each year hu