can do it like jeni does. >> yeah, she sure is. >> and cnn is not going to be the same without her. we are at a loss because jeni cook is leaving us. >> we are. i mean one thing she -- >> i begged her and begged her to stay. she's going on to bigger and better things. >> yeah, i know one thing that's great about jeni, she's always can do. you ask her for something, got it, it's done. >> yeah. >> she's like that, but, don, i guess, just remind our viewers, for people who don't realize what an executive producer does, they really sort of honcho the whole operation for your show. >> she does, she's in charge of everything. that picture of us standing in front of the wall @donlemoncnn, jeni created that, the set you're sitting on, the background that viewers look at. everything -- the entire look of the show, the cnn flipper that comes on, the entire look is jeni cook.

she and i went into the set and in the control room and did certain looks and certain camera angles and pentagons that we wanted for the show. she's in charge of the graphics, she's in charge of the editorial process, what goes on the air and what doesn't go on the air. and jeni cook is amazing. and i want jeni cook to know she's always welcome to come and work with any show. i welcome her to come work on any show i work on. and what i want her to know is that she is amazing -- >> jeni's in my ear, don. she's crying and says, tell him thank you. >> she should never let anyone extinguish that fire she has. she's very special. she's extremely, extremely talented and i love her to death. >> she's also living proof that there is life beyond news. all right. don lemon, enjoy the rest of your vacation. i'll see you later. >> thank you. >> that does it for us. jeni, we wish you the best of luck, and come back. i'm alina cho, have a good night and a great week.

a first in the fight against hiv. researchers claim they've cured a toddler of the virus that causes aids. and happening now in rome, cardinals of the catholic church meeting in the vatican to plan the conclave to pick the next pope. a deadly sinkhole revealed. a look at the freak event that swallowed a man in his own bedroom. in line a lion, a march snowstorm about to bear down on cities like minneapolis and chicago, with washington, d.c. not far behind. >> cruel, merciless lion. >> i'm so tired of it. i know everybody is. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. we're starting with what could be a major medical break through. the gamechanger in the fight

against hiv. scientists say a mississippi girl born with the virus that causes aids has been cured. that would make her the first child, only the second person in the world that can make that claim. as elizabeth cohen told us, this all happened by accident. it's a startling announcement. doctors say they've cured a 2-year-old in mississippi of hiv, the infection she'd had since birth gone. >> it's fantastic news from any number of angles. of course that a child has been cured this happened really quite easily and quite inexpensively. >> reporter: the cure came about as kind of a fluke. the baby was born to an hiv-positive mother who transmitted the virus to her daughter. the baby was put on hiv drugs, but the mother more some reason stopped giving them to her when she was about 15 months old. she was taken back to the doctor around her second birthday, and tests showed the baby was hiv free, even though she had been

off medication for 8 to 10 months. >> what fantastic news. this is something that i don't think anybody would have expected. >> reporter: the key to success might have been that the baby received relatively high doses of three hiv drugs soon after birth. usually hiv-positive newborns get low doses of one or two drugs after birth. if other babies could be cured after 15 months on drugs, that would be huge. now hiv-positive babies take these drugs for life, and they can be toxic. more studies need to be done, but this case may have inadvertently paved the way for other babies to have a brighter future. elizabeth cohen, cnn, atlanta. >> this is such big, important news for so many people. >> incredible. >> at 7:00 a.m. eastern, soledad will talk to the vice president and director of research for amfar, the foundation that funded the study for this girl's cure. >> later on, elizabeth cohen will join us as well to talk about this.

more than 100 cardinals beginning the process of choosing the new pope. a vatican spokesman says catholics around the world may not have to wait long to find out who it will be. the new pontiff could be in place, listen to this, by march 15th before easter. the cardinals meeting this morning and this afternoon to set a date for the conclave. one cardinal who abruptly resigned and said he would not attend the conclave is now admitting he is guilty of sexual misconduct. cardinal keith o'brien, britain's most senior roman catholic cleric released a statement saying "there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardin cardinal." three current and one former priest accuse him of inappropriate sexual contact. new develops overnight concerning john kerry.

during kerry is meeting with mahmoud abbas. kerry pledged $250 million in u.s. support to syria's future as a democracy. new developments in a story that we saw unfold right here on "early start." it is a deadly sinkhole opening up beneath a tampa area home. demolition teams are tearing down the house right now. if you look closely, you can catch a glimpse of the massive hole. it's said to be about 30 feet ride, 60-feet deep. it's filled with clay debris. researchers giving up the search for jeff bush, there is a picture of him. he's presumed dead two days after he fell into the sinkhole. this happened while he was sleeping. george howell is in florida for us this morning. what is the latest here, george? >> good morning. you can see it behind me. there's not much left of what was once a one-story blue home. a house full of family memories.

here it's like a memorial site. all weekend family and friends watched tearfully as crews carefully, delicately tore down the walls here. a demolition crew started work sunday on a florida home condemned because of a sinkhole that killed one of its occupants. hundreds of spectators watched as a backhoe plunged through the roof, ripping down cals, putting pieces of the bush family life on public display. >> the family is very close-knit. many of the family lived in the house over the years, belonged to the grandmother. and so they all have a close, personal connection. >> crews helped salvage valuables including military medals and an american flag. but authorities say it will not be possible to recover the body of 37-year-old jeffrey bush, he is the only one of six family members at home who was unable to escape when the sinkhole opened thursday night. his brother, jeremy, says he tried to save him. >> i ran in there, all i could

see was this big hole. all i seen was the top of his bed. i could see nothing else. so i jumped in the hole, tried digging him out. i couldn't get him. all i could hear -- i thought i could hear him screaming for me, hollering for me help me. i couldn't do nothing. the search for bush was called off when authorities said it became clear he could not survive. tearing down the home will give officials a better look at the sinkhole which is still expanding and help them find the best way to fill it. several other homes had to be evacuated. people were only given 30 minutes to get their belongings. >> george, how long will it take for the crews to clear through all of the debris and actually unearth this sinkhole? >> still to be determined, because again it's a delicate, methodical process. we know the demolition will continue this morning at 8:00 a.m. eastern time. but, again, how long it takes, they're doing their best to go slowly, to remove any valuables

they can as they tear the walls down and eventually we'll get to see the scope and scale of this sinkhole. >> you know, i have been reading that sinkholes are common in that area, but people actually dying is uncommon. we're watching as they tear apart these peoples homes. who pays for all of this and where will the family go? >> from our understanding, the family will wait for insurance it will take some time to clear all of this and the family is getting support from the community through memorials and such. >> george, thank you. millions of people in the midwest waking up this morning to more snow. yes, you heard that right, more snow. another winter storm dropping several inches from north dakota to iowa and heavier snow is expected in chicago this afternoon with up to ten inches on the ground by tomorrow.

the national weather service issued a winter storm warning through tuesday for the region. many people wondering will it ever stop? let's get to jennifer dell gad delgado. >> you can see the snow coming down through parts of north dakota and south dakota. for areas like minnesota, it's spreading into the region there and eastern parts of iowa. where is it headed? john wants to know. areas like chicago, they'll be looking at the potential of six to eight inches of snowfall. from here working over towards the east. that will come later in the day, we're talking about the storm coming in two waves for parts of the upper midwest and the northern plains. here's a look at some of the winter storm warnings as well as watches out there. you saw this last week, the week before. you kind of are used to it. those will be in place until tuesday in the afternoon. how much snow we're talking, you can kind of visualize for

yourself. a lot of these areas, 6 to 8 inches along the area and the border between indiana as well as illinois. we could see seven to ten inches of snowfall. the uncertainty comes as it moves over towards the east. for washington, d.c., you're wondering will you be picking up snow? the totals here showing you 10 to 12 inches of snowfall. that's going to depend on whether or not we get warmer air in there. if we get the arm air, that will scale back totals. for new york, areas up the east coast, it will depend if this low moves to the north or east. today high temperatures are not looking bad. weather going downhill tuesday and wednesday. never ends. >> you showed, like, ten inches over washington, d.c. you wanted to see a shutdown and the government grind to a screeching halt? that will do it. >> i caused hysteria in d.c. >> thank you very much. president obama is ready to announce his choice for budget

director. he plans to nominate siylvia matthews burwell for the office of management and budget. she previously served as deputy chief of staff for president bill clinton. so can you feel it? that's the question as we kick off the first full week of forced spendi ining cuts. $85 billion getting slashed from the budget between now and september. no one knows what kind of impact this will have on the u.s. and the u.s. economy. >> we're going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world at a time when we need it most. >> unemployment instability and uncertainty. >> they will cut back meals to once a day because of the cuts. >> it's a pittance, it's a slowdown in the rate of growth. there are no real cuts happening over ten years. >> they will add hundreds of

thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. people will lose their jobs. >> that clears things up. the white house says president obama worked the phones this weekend calling lawmakers on both sides of the aisle looking for some kind of compromise on this budget and spending situation. >> this next story is for you. she is the first woman ever invited to try out at the nfl combine. but her dream of making history as an nfl kicker turned into a bit of a nightmare. laura silberman's try-out ended yesterday after just two kicks. she suffered a quad injury and was forced to bow out. she was the first woman ever invited to a league tryout. she hopes to show everyone her leg when it is healthy. >> she hurt her leg in training. >> at least she was there. she started. >> there was a lot of press there. she can do better than that. >> yes, absolutely.

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don't like to give running commentary, as they call it. we do expect an update, she is the head of state and people will be worried and concerned. she hasn't been in hospital for a decade. she never cancels public engagements, and she canceled all of this week's engagements including a high-profile visit to rome. people are concerned about her. she want to hear she's getting better? is she dehydrated? is she suffering? is she getting out? she will probably be getting out tomorrow if things go as planned. >> she did cancel a week's worth of activities, which is unusual. has the queen had any visitors? >> she hasn't had visitors. the british royal family know if visitors do start arriving, it will heighten concern. if they were told it will only be a couple days, they probably won't visit. i have to say there's been discussion here about the statements put out. we don't get a lot of

information so we do pore over the information. the line we're getting is she suffering from the symptoms of gastroenteritis, so are they looking for an underlying condition that would have the same symptoms as gastroenteritis? so there is some speculation about this being something else and something more serious. >> that san interesting distinction. thanks for your report. 17 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date. here is crihristine romans with the top stories. >> scientists say a 2-year-old girl has been cured of aids. she is the second person in 32 years to be cured of the virus that causes aids. she received high doses of three hiv drugs 48 hours after birth.

cardinals of the catholic church are meeting this morning and will meet again this afternoon as they plan the conclave to select the next pope. a vatican spokesperson said we could see a new pontiff in place by march 15th, giving hem a little over a week to prepare for the next mass, palm sunday. accused murderer jodi arias is back on the stand again. last thursday on her fifth day of intense cross examination, arias broke down. she is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in 2008. three men will be arraigned today on firearms charges. one of the three suspects fired a gun yesterday then ditched it in a snowbank. a k9 search dog was looking for the weapon, as he was searching with his paw, the gun discharged. >> i've been in this business for a long time and seen a lot

of k-9s find weapons, this is the first time when the gun discharged. i imagine the dog was startled. but these dogs that make it through training are courageous animals. >> no one was hurt when the gun went off, including ivan the dog. "jack the giant slayer" number one at the movies. the first big budget action film made $28 million, but cost 300 million to mac. still it won the weekend followed by "identity thief" and "21 and over." >> we are in the post-oscar zone. >> you have to have a lot of good weekends in a row to come up with 300 million. it is a catch-22 for the unemployed. they need a job to pay overdue

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drop in the major markets in europe and a huge drop in the chinese stock market. >> huge. >> lots of data this week headlined by the monthly jobs report talking about the furloughed budget cuts. you might not notice anything didn't today in your life, but we're watching china closely. quite frankly it's trying to cool its hot property market and that action is pushing stocks down. we're watching about the sequester. you won't notice anything different today. the market could be hurt over the next few weeks as the results of the forced spending cuts play out. the dow 75 points away from the highest close ever. this story is so important, so frustrating for people who are looking for a job. you get a callback, you score an interview, your references put in a good word for you, then you fail the credit check. that's right, employers do a background criminal check and a credit check. many of them. a new report shows employment

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new this morning, it could be a groundbreaking case in the battle against hiv. doctors say they cured a little girl of the virus. >> is there anybody that's willing to help this lady and not let her die? >> not at this time. >> you heard right. that is a nurse refusing to help an elderly woman who just collapsed and then later died. the appalling details ahead for you. >> amazing. plus the agony of defeat. mitt romney opening up,

describing what it's like to run for president and lose. welcome back. a very interesting interview. welcome back. i'm john berman. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. it's monday, march 4th. it's 31 minutes past the hour. it's a break through in the battle against hiv. for the first time in the 32-year history of the virus that causes aids a child has been cured a mississippi girl who was born with hiv is now infection-free. the key to success is that the baby may have received high doses of three hiv drugs within 30 hours after birth. >> it's fantastic news from any number of angles. of course that a child has been cured, but this actually happened quite easily and quite inexpensively. >> researchers say more studies need to be done, but this could forever change the way that babies born with aids are treated. we have a lot of questions

this morning about an independent living facility in bakersfield, california that refused to administer cpr to aan an 87-year-old resident. the woman collapsed there last week and no one on staff was willing to revive her. the people who operate glenn wood gardens say it is not their policy to provide cpr because they're not a nursing home. listen to the 911 operator trying to her some help. >> then hand the phone to a passerby. if you can't do it -- give the phone to anybody there that can do cpr. give them the phone, please. or if you have any citizens there. anybody there can do cpr. give then the phone, please. i understand if your facility is not willing to do it, give the phone to that passerby, that stranger. i need -- this woman is not breathing, she's going to die if we don't get this started. >> is just unbelievable audio. the woman was eventually

transported to a hospital. she later died. >> poor family. the faa this morning investigating what caused a small plane to crash and kill four people on board. the plane went down and burned shortly after takeoff in northern new mexico. this happened yesterday. the victims, two adults and two children have not been identified. strong, gusty winds in the area may have played a role there. this morning crews in florida are getting a handle on a brush fire that burned two dozen structures, including ten homes in marion county, florida. the fire around ocala national forest has scorched more than 1,900 acres. it's about 80% contained. so far no injuries have been reported. teachers in strongsville, ohio are officially on strike. a weekend bargaining session failed to produce an agreement between the teachers union and the board of education. the walkout effects 400 teachers, counselors and nurses. school officials insist classes

will be in session today for students and for the non-striking staff. dennis rodman fresh off his basketball diplomacy tour to north korea made his sunday show debut, sitting down with george stephanopoulos. when asked about kim jong-un's threats to the united states and that country's record on human rights, the hall of fame basketball star losaid this. >> i understand what he's doing. i don't condone that. i hate the fact he's doing that, but that's a human being, though. i didn't talk about that. i understand that. i understand that. >> it's amazing. dennis rodman probably knows more about kim jong-un now than any american diplomat. >> considers him a friendment. >> he met him face to face. rodman describes kim jong-un as a humble man who loves power but insists he doesn't want war. we are hearing now from mitt

romney for the first time since he lost the presidential election. in a fox news interview, romney reflects on the hard-fought campaign and the infamous 47% remark that helped sink his candidacy. the former gop candidate also talks about how much losing hurts. >> i still care. and i still believe that there are principles that we need to stand for. i look at what's happening now. i wish i were there. it kills me not to be there. not to be in the white house doing what needs to be done. >> cnn's shannon travis is live in washington. how did romney explain that 47% comment? >> it is startling. i covered the campaign for months, as you know. this is the most candid i've seen romney actually. he talked about that quote that you just played about it killing him not being in the white house and openness about how much

those 47% remarks stung his chances. back then romney was speaking at a private meeting with donors, talking about how 47% are dependent on government. now romney admits the pain it caused. >> when you speak in private, you don't spend as much time thinking about how something could be twisted, distorted, and could come out wrong and be used. i did. it was very harmful. what i said is not what i believe. my whole campaign, my whole life has been devoted to helping people, all people. i care about all people of the country. but that hurt. there's no question that hurt and did damage to my campaign. >> damage likely caused because president obama and democrats, you remember, hammered away at romney for that line throughout the campaign. >> and ann romney was talking about how much it hurts not to be in the white house, for her husband not to be there. what was she saying?

>> she was equally candid. she said she cried at the loss, and imagined what life would be like for all of us with a president romney. >> i know he would have been a fabulous president and i mourn the fact he's not there. it would have been -- it would have been much better for america, i believe in my heart, if he had been there now. i totally believe at this moment, if mitt were there in the office, we would not be facing sequestration now. >> one last thing. ann romney said she mostly moved on and admitted she considered an offer to go on "dancing with the stars" but turned that down because at 64 she's not flexible enough. >> really? i think she would have been great. >> it's an interesting interview. ann romney said she has mostly moved on but not completely.

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welcome back to "early start." tragedy striking a young couple in new york. they were expecting a baby and were on their way to the hospital because the mom to be was not feeling well. but on the way their cab was broadsided by another car and both parents were killed. doctors were able to deliver the expectant mother's baby boy. at this moment, police are still searching for the occupants of the other car. susan candiotti has more.

>> reporter: an hasidic community in mourning, a funeral held on a brooklyn street outside a synagogue as the caskets of two young parents to be are remembered. so is their miracle baby boy, delivered three months shy of his due date. doctors quickly performing a c-section after a hit and run crash that killed his parents. >> it's terrible. sad. one year, not even married a year. you know, they are going in for the happiest time to have a baby. that's what happens. terrible. >> reporter: the couple were headed by cab to a hospital around midnight saturday. >> suddenly she wasn't feeling well. just they wanted to check it out. >> reporter: they never made this is what the cab looks like after police say a hit-and-run driver smacked into the passenger side of the cab at an intersection. the roof is sheered off. investigators say the driver of a light-colored bmw and a

passenger took off on foot. the front of that vehicle smashed. >> the message to the driver in my younger years was give yourself up before we find you. >> reporter: the baby's mother was dead on arrival at a hospital, but doctors saved her son. at his parents funeral, friends and family said the mother to be worked. her husband studied the torah and both were looking forward to starting a family. >> we just lost a beautiful couple. two wonderful people. always with a smile on their face. always trying to help. >> reporter: now help is pouring in for their new baby boy who will be raised by two sets of grandparents. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> such a tragedy. the driver of the cab was taken to the hospital and later released after doctors determined he was not seriously hurt. pedro de la cruz told reporters he's lucky to be alive. >> the only thing i can remember is when somebody was on the side

of me, passenger side, telling me don't worry, don't worry, the ambulance is on the way. that's the only thing i remember. >> de la cruz described the young couple in his cab as nice people. he said he feels just awful about what happened to them. that is a terrible story. joe biden apologizing sunday for something that he didn't do. the vice president joining hundreds of marchers in selma, alabama to commemorate bloody sunday, a day in 1965 when civil rights activists were attacked by state police. they were marching to pressure congress to pass the voting rights bill and biden says he should have been there. >> i was involved in my state in a small way, which was still fighting the lingering vestiges of jim crow. but i regret, though it's not

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good morning. welcome back to "early start." it's 48 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date. >> a medical break through to tell you about this morning. a mississippi toddler born with hiv has been cured. the girl is now 2 1/2. she's the second person and the

first child to ever beat the virus that causes aids. doctors report she received higher doses than usual of three hiv drugs within 30 hours after birth. instead of the most common lower doses of one or two drugs. certainly a very big medical break through. in florida, the house where a sinkhole opened up and swallowed a man where he slept is being torn down this morning. the sinkhole is believed to be 30 feet wide and 60 feet deep. 37-year-old jeff bush is presumed dead. a child in maryland suspended from school for two days because he molded a breakfast pastry in the shape of a gun. his name is josh, he suffer the from adhd. he was being creative, his teacher called his dad and his dad called the suspension

insanity. lat . that's keith olbermann, he may be returning to espn. olbermann spent five years there in the 1990s and confirmed he had dinner with the president of the network. espn insists no deal is imminent. olbermann is suing current tv for $70 million alleging breach of contract. >> thank you. catholics may have a new pope in less than two weeks. a vatican spokesman said benedict xvi successor may be in place by march 16th. cardinals are meeting this morning and this afternoon, trying to set a date for the concla conclave. john allen is in rome for us. so what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning. what we know is the cardinals this morning are meeting in the first of what are called their

general congregation meetings. this is where all the cardinals of the world get together and the idea is to try to take stock of the issues facing the church and also outline the qualities the next pope is going to need. as you say, of course, at the top of the to-do list is they have to set a date for the conclave. we're not expecting them necessarily to get around to that today. first they have to go through a fairly lengthy set of ceremonial items, such as swearing oaths to maintain the confidentiality and so on. we're hearing the date may be march 10th, somewhere in that neighborhood, john. >> all right. john allen in rome for us, thank you very much. >> i wonder if we can see the list of what those qualifications or qualities are that they're looking for? >> those oaths of secrecy, they are pretty serious when you swear them at the vatican. >> i would love to know what they're looking for. facebook as we know it is about to change again. more on this week's big announcement coming up.

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young men, pick yourself off the ground. young men, just because your funding is down, there's no need to be unhappy. >> fun to be here. al"early start" continues right now. it is a first in the fight against hiv. researchers claim they have cured a toddler of the virus that causes aids. happening now at this moment at the vatican, cardinals from the catholic church meeting to plan the conclave to pick the next pope. a deadly sinkhole revealed. a new look at the freak event that swallowed a man in his own bedroom. and in like a lion. a cruel, unwelcomed lion. a march snowstorm about to bear down on cities like minneapolis, chicago, with washington, d.c.

not far behind. you know how well washington handles snow. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. it's monday, march 4th, it's just about 6:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with a potential game-changing break through in the fight against hiv. scientists say a mississippi girl born with the virus that causes aids has been cured. that would make her the first child and only the second person in the entire world who can actually make that claim. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is joining us live from the cnn center in atlanta this morning. this is just remarkable. tell us about this. >> it really is. newborns when they're hiv positive they are in for a lifetime of drugs, but given what's happened today, that could change. it's a startling announcement. doctors say they've cured a 2-year-old in mississippi of hiv, the infection afounnouncem.

the infection that the child has had from birth is gone. >> this actually happened really quite easily and quite inexpensively. >> reporter: the cure came about as a fluke. the baby was born to an hiv positive mother who transmitted the vir to us her daughter. the baby put her on hiv drugs, but the mother, for some reason, stopped giving them to her when she was 15 months old. tests show the baby was hiv free, even show she had been off medication 8 to 10 months. >> what fantastic news. nobody would have expected this. >> reporter: the key to success might be that baby received relatively high doses of three hiv drugs soon after birth. usually they get low doses of one or two drugs after birth. if other babies could be cured after just 15 months on drugs that would be huge.

now hiv positive babies take these drugs for life and they can be toxic. more studies need to be done, but this may have inadvertently paved the way for other babies to have a brighter future. this baby's story was publicly discussed for the first time yesterday in atlanta. >> incredible news. elizabeth, any possible way the virus could reappear in the future for that child? >> sfwlzoraida, anything is possible, but they tonight find this under regular routine tests. they are only finding fragments of rna and dna in the baby, they have to search for it very hard and at very low levels. could it come back? i suppose so, but it is unlikely. >> i had no idea that transmission from the united

states from mother to child is rare now. only 00 cases a year or fewer. but this could help babies worldwide born with hiv, right? >> it could. and the reason why those numbers are so low, zoraida, most of the time doctors know that the mom is hiv positive while pregnant and they give her drugs to reduce the transmission rate. this was more like women in other part of world. she tint know she was hiv positive until she was delivering the bab and that may explain why they gave her super duper high doses. as far as for the rest of the world, absolutely. if babies in other parts of the world didn't have to be on drugs their entire life that would be incredible. >> and cnn medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen, thank you. soledad o'brayen will be joined by rowena johnston.

happening right now, more than 1200 cardinals gathering to choose the next pope. catholics around the world may not have to wait long to decide who the next pope will be. he could be in place by march 5th. cardinals meet this morning and this afternoon. one of the things they will discuss is possibly setting the date for the conclave. one cardinal who abruptly resigned is admitting he is guilty of sexual misconduct. cardinal keith o'brien released statement that said there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below the standards of expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal. john kerry is in saudi arabia as his marathon overseas trip continued. he planned to meet with mahmoud

abbas also visiting there. a late addition to the secretary's schedule. kerry wrapped up a two-day visit, pledging 250 million $ths in u.s. aid to stupt the country's future as a democracy. >> you saw it on full on "early start." a giant deadly sinkhole opening up underneath a tampa home. teams are tearing down that home right now. you can catch a glimpse of the massive sinkhole, 30 feet wide, 60 feet deep. filled with delay and debris. rescue workers gave up the search for jeff bush. he is presumed dead. george howell is in seffner, florida. what is the latest, george? >> this neighborhood this home, was sort of a memorial right now. this house was full of memories,

but now you see the heap of wood left over. friends and family watched all weekend tearfully as crews carefully and delicately tore down the walls here. a demolition crew started work sunday on a florida home condemned because of a silk hole that killed one of its occupants, hundreds of spectators watch as a backhoe plunged through the roof. >> the family is very close knit. many of the family have actually lived in this house over the years, belong to the grandmother. so they have a close, personal connection. >> crews helped salvage valuables, including military medals and an american flag. but authorities say it will not be possible to recover the body of 37-year-old jeffrey bush. the only one at home unable to escape from the sinkhole that opened thursday night. his brother jeremy tried to save him. >> i ran in there and all i

could see was this big hole and the top of his bed. i didn't see nothing else, so i jumped in the hole, tried to get him out, and i couldn't get him. i thought i would hear him screaming for me, hollering for me, but i couldn't do nothing. >> the search for bush called off when authorities said it became clear he could not have survived. tearing down the home will give officials a better look at the sinkhole which is still expanding and find the best way to fill it. several other homes had to be evacuated. people were only given 30 minutes to get their belongings. >> reporter: back to a live picture in seffner, florida. i want to show you the home up close. you see the chain-link fence. the two homes on the side had to be condemned. crews believe this sinkhole could be crowing. as they tear this down, they will have a better idea of how big it is. >> george, sinkholes do happen.

the question a lot of people want to know right now, there any way to predict them? >> not really. what we understand, it comes down to the depletion of the water table in florida. a lot of homes sit on limestone. when the water table is depleted, the limestone can be fragile. and then you have these voids, the sinkhole like you see here. >> george howell for us in seffner, florida. great to see you. here we go again. millions in the midwest waking up to more snow. another powerful winter system dropping several inches from the dakotas to iowa, and heavier snow expected in chicago this afternoon with ten inches on the ground. they are kind of used to that, but it's no fun. the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning through tuesday by that entire

region. >> i would think by march we should be done. jennifer delgado has been watching this storm. we blame you for this. explain to us what happened. >> you ask whether or not you think it's late for this. historic storms have popped up in march. not out of picture. we're dealing with snow, not looking that impressive. but heavy snow through north dakota. lighter stuff through south dakota and from minneapolis you are dealing with light snow, same for rochester. what we're going to see, the snow is going to be picking up, even as we go through the afternoon for areas like chicago and wisconsin. snow picking up. but for regions in north dakota, south dakota, picking up potentially a foot of snow and would we'll add in some strong winds, winds in combination with 7 to 10 inches of snowfall. anyplace in punk, winter storm warning, areas from minneapolis to chicago. 6 to 9 inches potentially.

6 to 12 inches of snowfall. it is heavy. anywhere you see in purple. moving down toward the east this is where you will see some up certain conditions, across parts of the east coast. areas of the model, showing you 12 or more inches of snowfall. the track of the system as it moves up the coast, the potential for very strong winds, coastal flooding and that could lead to power outages. once we get closer to the east coast of the storm, we'll get a better idea of the impact across the region. we'll talk more about that later on. >> that was you, washington, d.c., in the purple. >> richmond, virginia, everywhere. >> at least are you forewarned. president obama set to announce his choice for budget director. silva matthews burwell is set so be no, ma'am natured. she heads the walmart

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welcome back to "early start," everyone. regrets. mitt romney has a few. i won't sing, don't worry. in his first post election interview, romney reflects on the campaign and the critical mistakes that may have cost him the election. and interview on fox news says romney isn't over it. >> i still care and believe there are principles we need to stand for. i look at what's happening right now. i wish i were there. it kills me not to be there. not to be in the white house doing what needs to be done. >> cnn shannon travsis live in washington this morning. and those famous 47% comments came up. what is he saying right now? >> is he essentially saying what he couldn't say back then. they essentially hurt his

campaign a lot. that happened at a private meeting with some tonners, secretary rhettly recorded, and now in the fox news interview, listen to romney describe them now. his reaction and how they hurt. >> you know, when you speak in private, you don't spend as much time thinking about how something could be twisted and distorted. i did, and it was very harmful. what i said is not what i believe. obviously, my whole campaign, my whole life, devoted to people, all people. i care about all the people in the country. but that hurt. there's no question that hurt and did real damage to my campaign. >> damaging because as you remember, john, president obama basically seized on those comments. >> u.s. interesting. mitt rom noaa wishes he was in the white house, hurts every day he said. ann romney also part of that interview.

and if mitt romney is not over it, it really seems she is really not over it. shannon. >> that's right. she's not. she basically says she mourns the fact that her husband isn't in the white house. she has admitted she has cried at the loss a few times and casting a little bit of blame on the campaign itself, but also at us, john. take a listen. >> it was not just the campaign's fault. i believe it was the media's fault as well, is that he was not being given a fair shake. people weren't allowed to really see him for who he was. >> that's not an unusual line of attack, republicans saying the media is to blame for a lot of their electoral problems. ann romney also said that she considered going on "dancing with the stars," but she decided against it because she is

turning 64 and just is not flexible enough. >> that would have been something to see. big story this morning. a potential blockbuster medical break through. scientists say a mississippi toddler born with hiv has been cured. this unidentified girl is now 2 1/2 years old. only the second person in 32 years to be cured of the virus that causes aids. she received relatively high doses of hiv drugs within 30 hours after birth instead of the usual low doses of one or two drugs. cardinals meeting at the vatican. they will meet again as they plan the conclave to pick the next pope. we could see a new pontiff by march 16th. giving us a week to prepare for the next mass palm sunday. three massachusetts men will be arraigned on firearms charges this story has an unusual twist. police in essex, massachusetts,

fired a gun yesterday and ditched it in a snow bank. and that canine search dog was sent to search for the weapon and the dog was searching with his paw in the snow bank when the gun discharged. >> i have been in this a long time, seen a lot of canines locate weapons, this is the first time where the gun discharged. imagine the dog was startled. but the dogs that make it through the training are courageous animals and they are the best of the best. >> the long paw of the law. fortunately, no -- that would have been so clever had i said it right no one was hurt when the gun went off, including ivan the dog. >> will ivan be the subject of internal affairs investigation. >> great it was facing the other direction. it could have been a trajin ending. >> and this weekend's episode of

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new this morning, it could be a ground breaking case in the battle against hiv. researchers say they have cured a little girl of the virus and it could have wide reaching affects. >> concern for the queen. queen elizabeth waking up in a hospital bed this morning. had enough of winter yet? too bad. minneapolis, chicago, washington, d.c., all in the path of a march snowstorm right now. >> brace yourself. >> i know. on that note, i had say good morning. welcome back to "early start."

>> i'm john berman. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. >> about 30 minutes past the hour. we have a real break through in the battle against hiv. for the first time, a child has been cured. a 2-year-old mississippi girl born with hiv is now infection free. the success may have been that she received three hiv drugs within hours after birth. >> this actually happened really quite easily and quite inexpensively. >> researchers say more studies need to be done, but this development could forever change the way babies are born with aids and how they are treated. a developing story this morning in london. queen elizabeth in the hospital. battling what appears to be a stomach bug. hospitalized yesterday. as a precaution after showing

symptoms of gastroenteritis. it can cause dedehydration and is particularly of concern for elderly patients. how is she doing this morning? >> so far today, the pals didn't want to give a running commentary, but so many people are concerned. probably because the queen hasn't been in the hospital for ten years. pretty resilient and very healthy for her age. they canceled the whole week's worth of public engagements, which she never does. the last time i can remember her canceling anything is last year, and before that, i can't remember. this is a big deal, because she normally doesn't get in this condition. we expect an update over the next day or two. the palace indicated she may be in today and tomorrow and then may come out.

>> people are a little skeptical about exactly what's wrong with her. can you explain why? >> because the statement we have. the one statement we got last night, talking about gastroenteritis and reporting that she has it, but the statement says she is suffering from symptoms of gastroenteritis, the stomach bug we are talking about. they haven't confirmed that's the diagnosis. some concern they may be looking for an underlying condition at the hospital which could be more serious, could be less serious. the fact is we haven't got clarity on that and the statement quite carefully worded. >> max post evefoster, live in . thank you. nation's heartland getting dumped on again. another powerful winter storm making a mess of the morning's

commute. by tomorrow, chicago could see 10 more inches of snow on the ground. meteorologist jennifer delgado in the cnn weather center. even more snow, jennifer. >> even more snow. this might make zoraida a little homesick for chicago. >> not really. >> potentially six inches of snow, even more. in north dakota, the snow coming down, same for parts of minnesota, minneapolis. fairly quiet right now. the snow will be developing and will get heavy, especially as we go later into the day. we have these warnings and watches out there. and we have a warning for blizzard conditions to set up later this evening for parts of north dakota. anywhere you are seeing in pink, for parts of minneapolis, 6 to 12 inches of snowfall and the warnings extend to the east. this storm will not sit in the northern plains. it will be moving through parts of the central midwest. snow will be heavy through parts

of chicago, indiana, forth wayne, heavy snowfall. and it moves toward the east, a big uncertain, as this low potentially could strengthen and if it moves over toward the east, more snow for the south. and if it moves up toward the north, we could see snow affecting areas like new york. of course, very uncertain now. once we get closer to the time. we'll have a better idea. but i can tell you this. while we're uncertain what the potential track of it i can tell you this. we will see potentially coastal flooding with the surge and windy conditions. you get heavy wet snow it will lead to power lines being down. for areas like washington, d.c. and richmond, virginia, talking 6 to 10 inches of snow. people are freaking out. >> i don't blame them. i look for the record. i like that first snowfall and then i'm done with it. >> it was nice, go away. >> thank you.

we appreciate it. 34 minutes past the hour. up to 7% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. childhood adhd can lead to a greater number of psychiatric disorders. elizabeth cohen joins us from atlanta. suicide is a concern here. what is going on? >> it certainly is disconce disconcerting. millions of kids have adhd. take a look at this they looked at 200 adults who had adhd as children. 57% of those adults had some kind of psychiatric disorder. and they were five times more likely to commit suicide. and we're talking about disorders like alcohol abuse, anti social behavior, anxiety, depression. these are very serious

illnesses. >> so what is the connection here between hyperactivity as a kid and suicide as an adult? >> the issue, when kids have adhd, they can easily become depressed, because they are not performing well, not doing well in school. try and try, and this is a life long disorder. people don't just sort of grow out of it for the most part that depression can then become suicide, and it's exacerbated that people with adhd are impulsive. you have a bad combination, easily depressed and impulsive, that can lead to suicide. >> so given these findings, what are you recommending that parents do? >> what parents do, if they fear their child is adhd, they need to get early treatment to reduce the risk your child becoming anxious or depressed. go to cnn.com. my colleague leslie wade has a wonderful blog.

>> i am headed over there. thank you so much. elizabeth cohen, appreciate it. 36 minutes past the hour. school officials in strongzville, ohio, say that classes will be in session, despite a teacher strike. the walkout affects nearly 400 teachers, counselors, and nurses in strongsville schools. nba bad boyden misrodman fresh off his diplomacy sitting done with this week's george stephanopoul stephanopoulos. when he was asked about kim jong-un's human rights violations, he said this. >> i don't condone that. i hate the fact that he's doing that. but he's a human being. he his hird guard down, is he a friend. i didn't talk about that. i understand that. i understand that.

>> rodman described kim jong-unas a friend, a man who loves power, but insists he does not want war. >> still a crazy ping toure to look at right there. facebook has something new up its sleeve. more on this week's big announcement, coming up. the outrage over a low blow caught on camera in the nba. and actcident taye digz liv in our studio. live with us. michael, tell us why you used priceline express deals to book this fabulous hotel. well, you can see if the hotel is pet friendly before you book it. and i got a great deal without bidding. and where's your furry friend? oh, i don't have a cat.

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welcome back, everyone. soledad o'brien with a look at

what's happening on "starting point." lots to talk about. doctors say a 2-year-old girl is cured of hiv. how is that possible? and it could the outcome be used to treat other infected children, even adults? the key to the medical success here. 50 years since some of the most pivotal moments took place in the civil rights movement in birmingham, alabama. the march from selma to birmingham was marched by vice president joe biden. we'll speak with cosby, william bell senior and george french. a 7-year-old suspended for turning his breakfast pastry into something that sort of kind of looked like a gun. did the school overreact? or did the school take appropriate action? we'll talk to the second grader and his dad will be joining us

as well. >> that will be very interesting. >> breakfast fast pastry. >> thank you, soledad. fnl history was made yesterday when the first ever female player tried out at the combine. >> how did she do? >> two and done. however, at this level no woman has ever made it this far. a tremendous day yesterday. bud silverman, $275 and a dream to become the first woman to play in the nfl. battling the leg injury, the 28-year-old only able to last two kicks, regional combine open to anyone willing to pay the registration fee. allowing all participant, including a woman, a chance to participate. >> i've always been an athlete, game every, when i had the opportunity to be in the ffl, one of the world's most

competitive league, i absolutely had to take the chance. >> danica patrick's day cut short. a blown tire caused her to crash into the wall at phoenix. this a week after crossing the finish line in daytona. and carl edwards, victory in the desert and made a bid for the u.s. olympics gymnastics team. edwards hasn't won in his last 70 races. nice back flip. the clippers, and ibaka should about checking his inbox, because a suspension is likely for this low blow. mount vernon appears to secure the win, but the errant pass from 55 feet. edney says you bet you. take a look.

edney, inbounds the pass, eventually gets the ball back, keep your eye on the red light. it never comes on until edney releases the ball. movory kobe and lebron. edney, his twitter account has tripled in terms of followers, knocking off the seven-time defending section champs. >> you heard the announcer calling for mt. vernon. he was convinced mt. vernon had taken it. amazing. want more sports? check out how lebron james would have stacked up against every team in nba history. if he is the best? logon to bleacher report. one footnote from the ridiculous shot. edney led the hugenots to a

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morning. jenna mccarthy will be nominated for the epa. and physicist earnest monies will be nominated to take over the energy department. he was undersecretary in the energy department under the clinton administration. actor taye diggs, best known for his role on "private practice." he has a prand new role, working to fight child hunger in america. teaming up with kellogg's as a paid spokesperson for their share breakfast program. >> kellogg's wants to help the 1-5 child who starts each day without breakfast. >> it helps you think, it helps you run, it helps you do almost everything in the day, and you can't be starving. >> can breakfast help change a

life? can a great start help lead to great things? breakfast plus kids equals endless possibilities, helping set them up for a successful day. we believe in the power of breakfast. so each time you share this video with a friend, we'll share another breakfast toward our goal. together, we can make a difference in the lives of children in need. >> so taye is joining us now. this is national breakfast week. >> yes it is. >> i had no idea. >> thank you for for joining us. how much children go without breakfast every morning? >> one in five. >> 16.7 million children struggle with hunger every day. >> people don't realize this is an issue we are dealing with in our own country. i teamed up with kellogg's and we're focused on getting over 1 million breakfasts to kid that otherwise would go without. i have a kid.

i come from very humble background, so i remember what it was like to go to school without necessarily having a great breakfast so this weighs heavily on me. >> numbers staggering. one in five children may go without breakfast, 17 million children struggle with hunger what can you do? >> end childhood hunger. if people want to help if to sharebreakfast.com. and when they comment on the p as and videos, really heart warming videos, we share a breakfast to a young person. >> we were doing a little bit of research, how important is breakfast? it's very difficult sometimes, even with people who have the means to get their children to eat breakfast it improves your math scores as well. >> absolutely. 100%. we want to nail that home. >> all right. >> breakfast is that meal we eat usually at the end of our day. but we still think it's very important. i have to ask you if i'm allowed

to. you decked a guy trying to rob your house. >> oh, man, let me tell you. it was not nearly as cool or as exsexy as it seems. but everybody is safe and i appreciate the concern. >> all right. and i want to end definitely on this note. trying to help children who are hungry. where exactly can people go in order to help out? >> sharebreakst.com. and whenever they comment on what they see, we can provide a breakfast to a young person in need. >> go there and share away. really good for you and this really hits home. and i want to ask one more question. and it's about your next season coming up. "private practice" just ended its six-season run. what are you working on next? >> i'm focusing on this, and once this wraps up, i'll probably try to find another tv job, doing some movies or something else. >> good luck, you have a lot of fans here on cnn.

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