repeal. and in his view, the presence of gays and lesbians in the military has become accepted. mitt romney has now apologized for what he called stupid high school pranks that may have gone a little too far, but he says he never bullied anyone. romney has been accused of being part of the gang that targeted a student by holding him down and cutting off chunks of his bleach blond hair. the other classmates have come forward to defend romney saying he was clownish but never malicious. the alleged victim has since died but his family is expected to release a statement some time soon. federal investigators have interviewed the colombian prostitute at the heart of the secret service scandal. dania londonio voluntarily met with them at the u.s. embassy in madrid a month after the prostitution scandal broke and cost eight officers their jobs. the investigation is almost complete. a chicago jury will begin a third day of deliberations today in the trial of that man charged wit
didn t dare to expect. two kidnapped by a man who killed their mother and sister found alive. the break came overnight. abc s tahman bradley joins us with the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. afterty tense two-week manhunt police acted on a tip and s.w.a.t. moved in and the two girls in the woods. remarkably these little girls after all they went through appear to be unharmed. the massive manhunt to find alexandria and kyliyah bain ended with the two little girls found alive. when i seen those kids, they was it was a huge relief. reporter: they are suspected kidnapper adam mayes who had been on the run from the fbi was found in the woods behind this church in guntown, mississippi. preliminary reports indicate he shot himself in the head and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. reporter: overnight they were treated at a local hospital. they appear unharmed although they were hungry and dehydrated. mayes, a former brother-in
ban on gays serving openly in the military has not affected morale or readiness. panetta says he gets monthly progress reports from military leaders on the impact of the repeal. and in his view, the presence of gays and lesbians in the military has become accepted. mitt romney has now apologized for what he called stupid high school pranks that may have gone a little too far, but he says he never bullied anyone. romney has been accused of being part of the gang that targeted a student presumed to be gay by holding him down and cutting off chunks of his bleach blond hair. the other classmates have come forward to defend romney saying he was clownish but never malicious. the alleged victim has since died but his family is expected to release a statement some time soon. federal investigators have interviewed the colombian prostitute at the heart of the secret service scandal. dania londonio voluntarily met with them at the u.s. embassy in madrid a month after the prostitutio
he supports domestic unions. but he does not support an amendment like the one in north carolina, which would prohibit rights for same-sex couples. what happens in north carolina now? this could have wide ranging impacts, and not just on same-sex couples but on male and female couples as well because it will prevent domestic partnerships in the future and any attempt at civil unions. north carolina also a battle ground state, a state that president obama won four years ago, he d like to win again. it s where the democratic convention is going to be. will this hurt him? maybe. on the flip side, maybe it will wake up the supporters of same-sex couples and generate support come november. where will same-sex marriage be on the ballot in november? minnesota is going to have a very similar ballot to what we just saw in north carola. and washington state as well will be vote to go ban gay marriage. both those states considered pretty safe for the president come november. we were h
shall be valid or recognized in this state. cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington, d.c., this morning. boy, has this been playing out. we first heard the vice president joe biden. he says that he endorsed marriage equality and he is a roman catholic. how is this going to play out politically in washington? it puts president obama, in a way, in a bind because vice president biden and other top members of the administration has come out in favor of same-sex marriages. he does not. he supports domestic unions. but he does not support an amendment like the one in north carolina, which would prohibit rights for same-sex couples. what happens in north carolina now? this could have wide ranging impacts, and not just on same-sex couples but on male and female couples as well because it will prevent domestic partnerships in the future and any attempt at civil unions. north carolina also a battle ground state, a state that president obama won four years ago, he