secret service tonight. he s vowing cooperation. not too dark. an acura ad causing controversy. a casting document coming to light asking for a specific skin toned actor. this morning acura responds. silver spoons and greek columns. the president and mitt romney duking it out at duelling speeches. this morning we ask is it possible to have a civil election? in the pipeline. a new route and chance for the keystone pipeline this morning. a bill fast track that would strip the president of his authority to rule on the pipeline. and keeping up with the mayor? after conquering the reality show, perfume, clothes world, she wants to be mayor. can the world ready for kim? newsroom begins right now. we begin this hour with the sex scandal involving the president s secret service. lawmakers demanding answers and the clock is ticking. in the meantime, time runs out for three secret service employees caught up in the debacle. cnn s brianna keilar is he white house to fill us
heat warning. we are 30 minutes from the start of the boston marathon. forecast high by afternoon, a sweltering 84 degrees. organizers telling some runners to come back next year. 18 hours of attacks. afghanistan military putting a end to weekend barrage bombings. the risk american troops are facing. the snl surge. mitt romney said to be considering a guest spot on the show but will it help or hurt his image? have you ever put in more than 40 hours a week and not paid for it? a new wave of lawsuits. this time workers are fighting back suing their employers. newsroom begins right now. we begin this hour with shocking new questions about the president s inner circle and the secret service agents entrusted with protecting his life. this morning, 11 agents and officers are on leave and under investigation. they are accused of hooking up with prostitutes at a hotel in colombia where they were praying security for the summit of the americas. the president say he will b
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five people are dead from injuries related to a suspected tornado in woodward, oklahoma. and the kansas governor has declared a state of emergency. let s go to susan candiotti in wichita. i m wondering whether the early warnings in the region that you are in right now might have helped the situation. reporter: i can t imagine that they didn t, howie. they had to have played a huge role in that. after all, this is the first time i think since 2006 that they were able to give people who live in this region at least two days warning to be prepared for the storm. now, certainly it may have helped in many instances, but tornadoes, you know, can hit at random, but you can t help but think that it did help some people to be better prepared for the storm. weather system the weather forecasters doing their job. this is not over, and so at this point what s our information on where the greatest threats may lie in terms of other communities that might be struck by these twisters?
dozens of people were hurt. hundreds of homes were damaged, and destroyed. a live report in a hard-hit town in oklahoma is just ahead. but here is how one survivor in iowa described the storm. you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it s about more than you can bear. we re glad larry hill is okay. the u.s. coast guard searching for four people missing from a yacht that ran aground during a race in san francisco. a massive wave hit the eight-person crew aboard the yaud called low-speed chase. then hit the rocks near the islands about 25 miles due west of san francisco. we re told one person died, three others were rescued. deadly attacks in the capital of afghanistan. insurgents targeted several key areas of kabul, including the embassy area. presidential palace and the parliament. the taliban claimed re