it came down to the economy and where have we heard that before? live were us in paris. quite a turn of events. this was a new era for france. the first time in 17 years this country has elected a socialist president. it is over after only one term. a victory speech just a fur hours ago. he promised to unify the country because it was a close race. some of the big challenges ahead, the euro zone debt crisis. you also need a growth plan. this debt crisis has a direct impact on u.s. stock prices. directly impacts in the u.s. he promised all the soldiers from afghanistan by the end of this year. he was a little bit. all right. thank you very much. voters in greece are also showing many of their leaders the exit doors. greece s economy is so bad it could drag the rest of the world down with it. they accepted bailout money in exchange for extreme spending c cuts. the economic ripples from today s results could hit very close to home for americans as you heard. we had better pa
death of junior seau. new questions about whether his suicide was the result of a concussion back in his playing days. we re in danger. the words of chen guangcheng now begging the united states to allow his family to board hillary clinton s plane to america. would you pay $1,500 for a piece of stale cake? cnn newsroom starts right now. we do begin this hour with breaking news. with a rare and startling look inside the mind of osama bin laden. right now the public is getting its first look at documents seized in the raid that killed the al qaeda mastermind. they are in his own words. and they capture a fading leader desperate to launch another catastrophic strike on the united states. hundreds and hundreds of pages are now appearing on the website of combatting terrorism center at west point. peter bergen is our national security expert and was given early access to this so-called treasure-trove of material. what s been your biggest take away? i was able to review som
huge deal. set the scene. reporter: this is a big deal, wolf. a trip by the president of the united states to a war zone like afghanistan is extraordinary and this is only the third time that president obama has made this trip. it s been over a year. the last time he was there was in december 2010 and furthermore, at the presidential palace which is where he is right now for brief remarks with president hamid karzai and to sign the strategic partnership agreement with afghanistan to talk about the u.s. relationship with afghanistan beyond 2014. that s extraordinary. the last time the president was in afghanistan in december of 2010 he could not make that trip from bagram air force base which is about 30 miles or so north of kabul to the palace because of weather concerns, and certainly security is always a concern as the president is in the comfort of the air force base. if you look at past trip, wolf, the last one only lasted four hours and it s very late at night in afgha
sunday mr. obama vowed to prevent it. here s part of santorum s address this morning. as i sat and watch this play out on the world stage, i ve seen the president who has been reticent. he says he has israel s back. from everything i ve seen from the conduct of this administration, he has turned his back on the people of israel. israel prime minister told the group time is running out for a peaceful resolution to the threat of a nuclear iran. benjamin netanyahu s remarkses came after his meeting with president obama and before his visit the leaders of congress. netanyahu met with top senators and next hour he will meet with house leaders. now in the 1:00 hour, president obama will hold a news conference. if that shifts the spotlight, at least momentarily from republican presidential politics, well, it s the perk of being president. he s expected to announce more help for homeowners at the risk of foreclosure. one step is tailored for service members and veterans who can
aggravated murder. there s also one count of felony assault. we re standing by this hour to hear from the football coach who is being hailed as a hero for chasing the suspect out of the school cafeteria where the shoot it is took place. let s go to ted rowlands right now standing by with more on what is going on. dramatic developments under way even as we speak. reporter: wolf, the charges just came down within the last few minuted filed by david joyce. it s three aggravated all against t.j. lane, the 17-year-old who still in the eyes of the law is a minor. we do expect that at his next court appearance on march 6th, next tuesday, he will be sent to adult court, from then on out he will be considered an adult in the eyes of the law. right now says other things that have happened. today the students return to school for the first time along with their parents and counselors were on site there. we also are going to hear from that teacher hero, frank hall, the teacher that h