that information and do the right thing. i can assure you as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. also a medical mystery. she s beautiful, talented. 4-year-old sofia and the illness that has doctors scratching their heads. i saw her left hand mid grasp stop working. dozens of other cases under close watch. america s military facing a hard reality. i had someone come in this horning asking about the draw down. the pentagon slashing kbun is and jobs. the defense secretary heading to rough wooaters as he visits washington. it s a slap in the face to anyone who s served over the past decades multiple times and left their life to do this. you re live in cnn newsroom. good morning. i m carol costello. thanks so much for joining he. the clock is ticking in arizona where the governor has a few days left to decide whether to veto a bill that s become a lightning rod in the battle. in effect that bill would allow busines business. in the i
the president obama calling karzai s bluff here? well, you know, you might wonder that. you might think that he s plague sort of a game, but let s remember, the president of the united states statement about all of this, seen and heard by al qaeda, by the taliban, by the taliban over in pakistan, in that safe haven. it doesn t get more serious than this. what is going on is hamid karzai has made clear, publicly, he will not sign the essential security agreement that the u.s. needs to see in place to keep troops there after 2014. without that security agreement, without that legal framework, there is no choice. u.s. troops have to leave at the end of 2014. the president of the united states, out of patience with karzai today, after talking to him, seeing that he s not going to side, the white house was ready to go with a press conference, saying, okay, now the president is ordering the pentagon to plan for that zero option. no security agreement, no legal framework. the u.s
lesbians, unmarried mothers, unmarried couples. virtually anyone who is isn t already protected under the federal rights act. this bill faces strong opposition from gay and lesbian people in arizona and others. they do not show opposition to the bill from others who fear that sb-62 will lead to boycotts of the state. others have said they want governor brewer to veto it. some lawmakers voted for the bill and are now having second thoughts. one of them defends their intentions, saying it s not anti-gay but pro freedom of religion. here s an attorney for the alliance defending freedom, a national group that actually helped draft sb-1062. there s been a lot of lies and misinformation spread about this bill. this bill is not about denying people services. this bill is advocating for basic freedom, ensuring that everyone s human dignity is respected. so the government is not allowed to force or coerce or compel anyone to violate their sincerely held believes or go against their
we begin with the growing backlash to the bill in arizona. mitt romney now joining the calls against it. he tweets, veto of this is right. he s against it, so are john mccain and jeff flake. so are big corporations. with the super bowl coming to phoenix next year, governor brewer has the nfl to worry about. local business leaders are calling for a veto. so are the crowds outside the state capital where we re joined with the latest. is there a feeling, miguel, that the business interests, that they are having a big influence? reporter: this is probably having the biggest influence on this. the governor has heard from every business in this state. the biggest concern for them is the uncertainty that this bill inserts into their workforce, saying employees with a deep religious belief could sue their employer for offers abortion services. so the business community applying an enormous amount of pressure. governor brewer is back in her state. any idea when she s going to make