spending money is the same as losing money? i had $10 million yesterday and now all i see is this [ bleep ] highway. i don t understand. i don t understand where it s going. where s my money? we re going to have to dig this up and find my money. stewart s right. there s a big difference between building something and blowing it. next, mitt romney just can t shake the dog on the roof story. romney s on a bus tour through new hampshire. guess who is right there with him? that s right, the suv called the romney mobile with a fake dog strapped to the roof. you can see it there. he would be proud. next up, in michigan, two democratic female state legislators were banned from speaking on the statehouse floor this one. one, seemingly, for referring to her vagina in a heated debate over an anti-abortion bill. here s democrat lisa brown. i have not asked you to adopt
good morning everyone. welcome to early start. nice to have you with us. i m ashleigh banfield. i m zoraida sambolin. we re bringing you the news from a to z. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s get started. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with breaking news this morning. two american tourists kidnapped by gunmen in egypt. it happened in the town of dahab in the region of egypt. the report says that two americans were forced out of a car and taken away. the alleged kidnappers demanding the release of a man who was arrested a day before for drug possession. cnn s ben wedeman is live in cairo. i know these are late-breaking details. what can you tell us? reporter: the embassy is in close contact with the egyptian authorities. they say to resolve this situation. now, it s not unusual, the not the first time that tourists, including americans, have been kidnapped here. since the revolution at the beginning of last year, state authority in that part of egypt has really
isn t just a title, it s a job description. and they take it seriously that they have to go home, they have to meet with their constituents. that s what their i don t thijo about. they represent the people. thank you very much. coming up in the next hour, new steps to protect politicians. and also the sheriff in oklahoma city and his new dignitary protection unit. and i ll also talk to a new hampshire lawmaker with b.about rule in that state. lawmakers are allowed to carry concealed weapons on the statehouse floor. it s been exactly a year since the violent earthquake brought haiti to its knees. we ll show you the state of the country today and how families are coping. we ll have a live report for you from port-au-prince. do what? you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. tasty fiber, that s a good one! ok, umm.read her mind. [ male announcer ] fiber one chewy bars.