also this morning, a rare look inside syria after a fatal attack in damascus. while the fighting rages on, syrians demand an end to the suffering. sand then giving preschoolers a boost. who is calling now for new national standards and why they may make a big difference for some very young minds across the country. later on, a young preacher who can carry a town and send his message to the faithful with a hip-hop beat. you re going to want to wait to hear his sermon. whatever gets the message across. you can t argue with that. before all of that, we get to the looming battle over budget cuts on capitol hill. the deadline for a deal is less than two weeks away. president obama is pressuring lawmakers, but congress won t be in session until later on next week. here s abc s jonathan karl. reporter: the president brought firefighters and cops to the white house to warn emergency workers will be among the first to goes if those across the board spending cuts
the increasingly conservative wing of that party. allows him to keep going. janell? i think he needs to build his economic credentials and show he has ideas that go beyond your standard party line. he s got to differentiate himself in some way. we ll see what rick santorum and his sweater vest cook up in the next few days. thanks to my panel, richard, robert, mike and janell. that is all for now. i ll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern/11:00 central. until then you can follow us at twitter @now with alex. andrea mitchell reports is next hosted by the always-awesome luke russert. you re more awesome than i. great to see you. a lovefest. indeed. coming up, a rare look inside syria as the violence escalates and the international community debates whether to arm the
but those are the latest reports coming out here. duncan, thank you so much for your live report. up next, a rare look inside syria. nbc s a man mole yell din is now inside syria with arab league monitors. i ll talk about the assad s deadly crack down on protesters and what he is seeing there. plus, the president has called out the supreme court on the citizens united decision which gave great power to the super pacs. but will is the president need the super rich donors to avoid what newt gingrich called being romney boated. and a rival chef now slamming paula deen on twitter after she announced her diabetes diagnosis. you can find our twitter pain nyquil: you know i relieve coughs, sneezing, fevers? tylenol: me, too. and nasal congestion. nyquil:what? tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion.
he went for a walk, he went for a swim, and he ended up in a lifeboat. jeanne moos, cnn new york. here we go, hour number two. all eyes today on the silver and bronze in new hampshire. the biggest prize may be in south carolina. also a rare look inside syria. let s play reporter roulette on this tuesday and begin with you in new hampshire. obviously it is decision day. all eyes on who will get the number two and number three spots tonight. you just spoke with john huntsman. is he feeling confident? he is feeling very confident, brooke. i have to tell you, it s very calm outside the webster school here in manchester. it s been like polling palooza here all day long. we ve seen several candidates go through the media mosh pit in a last appeal to voters before this primary is wrapped up. we had a chance to catch up with john huntsman. he made his way through the crowd to talk to voters at the last second and we asked him what his expectations were for tonight. here s what he
he has been accused of spying for the via. i will bring the details in a few minutes. i m alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. top honers were just doled out to the world s automakers. i will tell you which vehicles drove off with car and truck of the year honors at the detroit auto show. that s coming up. kyra? thanks. at the top of the hour, taking you on a rare look inside syria s violence. our nic robertson is there we will have more on the developing story. osteo bi-flex has really helped my knees. osteo bi-flex has been incredible for me, and i swear by it. [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex, the glucosamine chondroitin suppment with 5-loxin advanced. shows improvement in joint comfort within 7 days. osteo bi-flex, my knees thank you. [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex. the #1 doctor and pharmacist recommended brand.