southern states on tuesday. i m not ready for this. reporter: overnight, a separate system bringing snow to parts of the northeast, including dangerous conditions in eastern pennsylvania where there was a rollover accident. this car flipped upside down on the side of the road. and by the end of the week, that same brutal storm system that originated off the pacific coast could also take aim at the northeast. there s another concern looming in this area, all that snow you see on tree branches could snap down some trees onto power lines and create power outages. it s also frigid here, just 12 degrees. all of the problems in this area now headed east. back to you. big thanks to you, miguel almaguer, for that report. joining me now bill karins. the question is, how bad is this storm system going to get and where is it going to hit the hardest? the central plains, alex.
report and get you the latest on the number casualties and local reaction. it s within one year since an earthquake triggered a tsunami and nuclear disaster in japan. see how the people of japan are marking this sad anniversary. a houston pastor asks members of his congregation to get tattoos for lent. we begin with breaking news out of afghanistan where government officials say seven people are, quote, feared dead following a shooting blamed on a u.s. service member. the incident taking place in the kandahar province. cnn s sara sidner in the capital city of kabul. a lot of conflicting reports on this story so far this morning. what have you been able to sort out? reporter: we heard finally from the kandahar government who say they were 15 casualties as they know it. seven feared dead and the other eight wounded. those people being treated by coalition forces in a medical facility in kandahar. according to isef, so far they have not released any kind of numbers when
competitive with romney and santorum knows that. his campaign knows that. they certainly wish gingrich would get out of the way. but the race is entering a stage where the candidates aren t necessarily behaving rationally. there s a lot of reason to believe none of these candidates can overcome romney in the delegate race. fact they re staying in in the first place means they re not being driven by the mathematics of decision. if romney were to win one of the southern states on tuesday, does that mean the race is over. it doesn t, alex. i would think the odds on favorite is that he will win one of the states on tuesday. you ll see santorum continue to fight on. there are a couple big battlegrounds coming up that will determine how long this race will go. illinois is coming up next week. molly, really quick, the article you wrote about the southern discomfort people have with mitt romney.
on a strong showing in tuesday s mississippi and alabama primaries, and he s still going after mitt romney, this time in reference to gas prices. the president seems to suggest to you just like dr. chu. dr. chu is the secretary of anti-energy. to be honest, he said that before he became secretary that he wanted americans to pay european levels of $9 or $10 a gallon. so last week give him credit for being honest. last week he testified in the house, and somebody from mississippi actually, said to him, gas prices are really hurting people. what are you going to do to lower gas prices? and to be fair to dr. chu, he honestly said, nothing. now, newt gingrich rather has plenty of company in mississippi. mitt romney is there as well holding a rally later today in pascagoula. rick santorum is next door, rounding up support with three stops across alabama. first time claims for unemployment benefits ticked upwards last week. labor department says that 362,000 people filed for
very closely. as they try to win the support of voters in the midwest, gingrich is in tennessee as we has a strong showing on southern states on tuesday. in just a moment. former speaker will be my guest. before he does, an exchange between gingrich and david gregory of nbc news has created a lot of buzz over the past 24 hours. it all happened when gingrich was asking about sandra fluke s testimony but rather than take the bait. he reminded voters but b the radical record of president obama. watch this. david, i am astonished at the desperation of the elite media to avoid rising gas prices, to avoid the president s apology to religious fanatics in afghanistan. to avoid the trillion dollar deficit. to avoid the longest period of unemployment since the great depression and decide rush