defense leon panetta and all of the joint chiefs have certified the military is ready to repeal don t ask don t tell. president obama signed the repeal of the military s ban on openly gay troops in december. since then, the military has been preparing personnel for lifting the ban. a new cnn poll shows 64% of americans think the u.s. should play a dominant role in space exploration. half of all americans think the end of the shuttle program is bad for the united states. papers filed this week show former california governor arnold schwarzenegger does not want to pay maria shriver spousal support. they re expected to reach a confidential out of court settlement following revelations he had relations with a household staffer. and chile is digging out from more than 7 feet of snow. what in the world is happening? it is so bad that a catastrophe has been declared in several
spousal support. they re expected to reach a confidential out of court settlement following revelations he had relations with a household staffer. and chile is digging out from more than 7 feet of snow. what in the world is happening? it is so bad that a catastrophe has been declared in several areas. well, here s your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,724 after climbing 152 points yesterday. the s&p went up 17 points. the nasdaq grew 20. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 121 points while in hong kong the hang seng spiked 457. well, hope that some longstanding issues were finally being addressed sent stocks surging. rumors a deficit deal in washington was imminent. also thursday, eurozone leaders
this case. new york state is not going to take the risk that somehow other jurisdictions, courts get involved. they are going to say, if he s let out at all, you have to stay in manhattan. remember, this district attorney, he s not even the other four boroughs. he s going to have to stay here in an apartment where his comings and goings are very tightly controlled. he can go to the doctor. he can go to the lawyer. that s about all when you re under that sort of 24-hour detention. i think washington is out of the question. and i think his departure from the imf is not a question of if but when. yeah. a question of tile. jeff toobin, appreciate it. thanks. see what happens tomorrow. a source close to arnold schwarzenegger says the revelation he fathered a child with a household staffer has been difficult for him and he s apologized to his family. the new york times is reporting the child s mother is mildred patricia baena, a former housekeeper for the schwarzenegger family. these a
sorry. the exchange coming from the transcript of the audio. bill: that s a big old sorry, huh? we say that every day, actually! alisyn: not like a jet situation! bill: let s do that. five minutes past the hour. got new polling numbers showing republican candidates getting a boost now that donald trump and mike huckabee are out of the race. the numbers from suffolk university show the former massachusetts governor mitt romney in the lead at 29 percent among that field, followed by sarah palin and the former new york city mayor rudy giuliani who may not run. giuliani has 10 percent on that poll, pawlenty has 8 percent, the poll also suggesting that not one would beat president obama if the election were held today. alisyn. alisyn: maria shriver now hiring a top celebrity divorce lawyer. according to reports, birth records show her younger son with arnold schwarzenegger and her husband s love child with that household staffer were born less than a week
nbc is confirming the identity of the household staffer involved. nbc s stephanie stanton has details. reporter: it was a shocking public confession by the former governor of california. arnold schwarzenegger admitted he fathered a child with a long time household staffer. nbc news reports that two sources close to the couple have identified the staff person as 50-year-old mildred baena. neighbors say she hasn t been seen since a day before the story broke. according to celebrity websites, the child, a boy, is now around 13 years old. as new of the betrayal hit, schwarzenegger s estranged wife, maria, was in chicago for a final taping of the oprah winfrey show. clearly, she is determined to move forward, putting her family first and trying to heal. reporter: and while news of the paternity has hurt schwarzenegger s family and reputation, film critics say it s not likely to terminate his movie career.