the federal register. we're cutting out those that we don't need. they cut out 0.1%. that's talk without action. if i'm president, i'll put a stop to all the obama era regulations and get rid of those that are killing jobs. >> mitt romney live in jacksonville. don't forget the debate tonight on cnn, 8:00 eastern. that does it for us. we'll be back here tomorrow morning. 9:00 a.m. eastern. let's go to washington, d.c. at the top of the hour. hi. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the presidential candidates go toe to toe tonight. as they face off in jacksonville. romney and gingrich are in a

virtual poll. romney is ahead by just two percentage points. on the campaign trail, gingrich conceded that all the super pac attack ads have now hurt. but he's not backing down. >> i can promise you i am going to fight every day from here until we win the nomination, because i am not going to allow the monied interes that are bose buying those ads to come in here and into other states, to misinform people and think we're too dumb to fight back. >> jessica buchanan, she is safe. right now at a u.s. navy base in italy after her rescue from kidnappers in somalia. u.s. special ops troops parachuted in and picked up buchanan and a fellow aid worker and killed all the people holding them hostage. her father expects to see her some time today. massive crowds of people said to be supporters of syrian

president al assad gathering in cities across the country today. it ran at the same time that opposition groups are reporting deaths and injuries from street clashes today between security forces and people defected from the army. the syrian government blames the violence on terror groups. that's australia's prime minister gill lard after her security detail shoving her into the safety of a car, protecting her from sticks, rocks and a rowdy crowd of protesters. now, the mob surrounded a restaurant where she was and other politicians at tending a ceremony. they shouted shame on you! they're angry at the australian government's policies towards aboriginal people. the prime minister got away safely. no one hurt. nobody arrested.

unbelievably tragic story out of pakistan. at least 100 people have died after taking what officials suspect was tainted heart medicine. investigators say in lahore, it may be contaminated with a heavy metal. what's even worse, it was provided by a government-run agency for free. the factory where the drugs were manufactured has been sealed off. brazilian rescue workers are desperately digging through the rubble of three collapsed buildings. this is in the historic center of rio de janeiro. they have recovered five bodies. rescued five people so far. 19 are still missing. just look at those pictures. no word yet on what caused those buildings to crumble. and a coast guard and divers from the port of long beach, they are training on how to respond to an underwater disaster. like the shipwreck in italy. we are watching live pictures here as you see them going through that mission. our casey wian, he's going to

join us later this hour for a live look at that training exercise. he's out with the divers off the california coast. >> they are actually using a welding torch to cut into a piece of metal. this would be done if a ship was submerged. if the ship was run aground. they might use this type of a technique to salvage this ship. they might use it to try to get a ship upright. they might use it to cut through a ship to rescue people. >> pretty amazing stuff. joe paterno fans, they're paying their respects today at a public memorial service for the former penn state football coach. thousands of tickets were handed out for the event. the school's expecting a huge turnout. paterno was buried yesterday. here's your chance, talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the u.s. military is touted by some as a symbol of our global

power. so not everyone is on board with president obama's decision to trim the military including the leading republicans running for president. that brings us to today's talk back question, and carol costello with me here in washington. >> reporter: i know i'm one floor below you. welcome to washington, suzanne. >> good to see you. >> reporter: the united states is about to become a lean, mean, fighting machine. defense secretary leon panetta will announce half a trillion dollars in military cuts later this afternoon. that trims the army by 38,000 soldiers and marines will see a reduction too. the navy's number of carriers were dropped. and then the number of drones will be grounded. the underlying strategy here is to focus on small, secret operations like the raid that killed osama bin laden instead of larger ground wars like iraq and afghanistan. although when it comes to iran, the president says he's up for anything. >> let there be no doubt america is determined to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon

and i will take no options off the table to achieve that goal. >> reporter: but many republicans say the president's desire to snip snip snip will hinder america's ability to wage a ground war if necessary. mitt romney says a leaner, cheaper military will endanger the united states because it not only has to worry about iran, but north korea and china too. >> as president on day one, i will focus on rebuilding america's economy. it's a foundation of our strength. i will reverse president obama's massive defense cuts. time and again, we have seen the attempts to balance the budget by weakening our military only lead to a far higher price in the future. not only in treasure, but also in blood. >> reporter: romney suggests funding a larger military by defunding what he calls obamacare. so the talk back question, does the smaller u.s. military make

sense? facebook.com/carol cnn. i'll read your responses later on. >> you know, it's interesting, carol, i was covering the pentagon when it was secretary rums feld. they were talking about trimming the military back then. it is only then we are seeing this finally happening. i suppose it's about the timing here, whether a democrat or republican. the commander in chief is going to take the hit for trimming the military >> reporter: i know. it's an interesting twist because they were all for secretary rumsfeld's plan, but they're not for obama's plan. what if iran does develop nuclear weapon, what if we do go to war against iran, then where will we be with the smaller military? >> i love to hear what folks have to say. thank you. here's a run down of the stories we are covering first. it's debate night on cnn. jacksonville, florida, republican candidates take the stage at 8:00 p.m. eastern time.

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we've got a big republican debate here on cnn and of course

the fists already flying. newt gingrich out on the trail right now trying to rip mitt romney's record as a conservative. let's take a listen. >> and he says, you know, i don't want to go back to the reagan/bush years. i was an independent then. he won't tell you that now because he's counting on us not having youtube. that's how much he thinks we're stupid. and we're not stupid. the message we should give mitt romney is, you know, we aren't that stupid and you aren't that clever. >> wow. joe johns, live from florida, where this is all going down. joe, the gloves coming off. how ugly do we think it's going to be tonight between these two front-runners? >> reporter: anybody's guess. we got a chance to talk to newt gingrich a little while ago, after that fiery speech he gave here. and i've got to tell you, he says all he's going to do tonight in the debate is talk

about the truth, but he also admits he's clearly angry. he's angry at mitt romney and his campaign for what he calls dishonest assertions about him and his record and angry about television ads they have been putting out here in florida that gingrich admits have affected his campaign in a negative way. and gingrich lashed out at romney in the news media about his connections to wall street, about his connections to lobbyists, to monied interests. even the republican party, but as far as going after mitt romney tonight in the debate, suzanne, he says what he's going do is tell the truth. you can read into that whatever you want. >> we'll be watching. stakes are high, and especially for mitt romney and newt gingrich. paul steinhowser is joining us

from jacksonville. how do we think this is shaping up between the two frontrunners? >> reporter: so crucial, suzanne, you're right. this a winner take all state. this is the last time we'll' sa -- we'll see all four on the stage before the primaries. here's the latest poll of people likely to take part to vote in the primary here in florida. 36% for mitt romney, 34% for newt gingrich. that's basically a dead heat. you can see rick santorum and ron paul lower down. one more number, look at this. we asked are you going to change your mind? 25% of people who say they're backing one candidate or another say, yes, i may change my mind. another reason why this debate is so crucial. debates have been outsized in importance in this example. i think tonight is the exact same. we have the us be behind me over here. 8 1/2 hours from ynow you will see wolf blitzer.

>> we are counting down, paul. thank you. cnn the only place to see tonight's presidential debate. we have teamed up with the florida republican party to bring you the latest match-up just days before the florida primary. live from jacksonville tonight, 8:00 eastern. all right, so the mayor who made the insulting taco comment, he's now apologizing. mayor joseph maturo from east haven, kconnecticut. he makes this remark following the arrest of four of the city's police officers. now, they're charged with racial -- with federal racial profiling investigation. here's how it starts. >> with such tension in the latino community, with the force of 50 officers, still no police officer of latino ancestry. >> and your point being? >> what are you doing for the latino industry? >> i might have tacos when i go home. >> all right. jason carroll, you spoke to the mayor, some people saying he put

his foot in his mouth. not just a taco. what did he say? >> reporter: well, the mayor admits, suzanne, that he put his foot in his mouth. he did offer an apology. he said the stress of the situation got the better of him, and he said he'd read a statement, an apology. but when pressed he went on to explain what he meant by that statement that got him into so much hot water. take a listen. >> can you at least tell us, do you think the apology will be enough? i think that would help. >> i certainly hope so. i created something that went viral. it was something that the media says gotcha. and ran with it. i accept full responsibility. i have apologized profusely. >> reporter: do you think it would be helpful if you at least tried to explain what you were trying to say about the latino community? that's what i'm saying.

if you were -- >> here i go getting myself in trouble. >> reporter: in hind sight what were you trying to say? >> i don't feel bad going into any community. i didn't feel persecuted by what happened in our town prior to that. so by going into another section -- that's all it meant. that i could go into a different section of a community and have a bite to eat. i didn't feel -- i didn't feel as though i was being -- or our town was being, um, discriminatory or that i was. that i wasn't afraid to talk to or be in the company of anybody. >> reporter: so once again, you have the mayor's explanation of why he said what he said and why -- what he was actually trying to get to the heart of. connecticut's governor basically saying that the mayor's comments showed an incredible lack of judgment. when i asked mayor maturo about what the governor had to say, he said i have to admit the governor is right.

i'm sorry. >> how is the latino community reacting to the apology? do they accept it, are they satisfied? >> reporter: well, you know, when we were out in east haven and spoke to some members of the latino community, basically what we're getting from them they feel as though there's so much hurt in the community. so much distrust between the latino community and officials, especially police officers. they feel at this point it's going to take more than just words. in fact, suzanne, some members of the latino community are calling for the mayor to step down and remember he's only been in office at this point for about a month. suzanne? >> and jason, finally, does the mayor believe that he's got a real problem with racial profiling in his community? does he realize the serious nature of what the charges are here? >> reporter: well, i think he understands the nature of the charges. i mean, that is clear. but in speaking to the mayor, i think at this point he is standing by those officers and that they are innocent until proven guilty. but when you look at what federal prosecutors are saying about this particular situation, saying that there is a culture

that exists within the department, basically saying that these four officers were bullies with badges. this investigation going back until 2009. basically saying that this is an on going situation and may be more charges forthcoming. even though the mayor is standing by his officers, offering an apology, there might be some serious problems there. >> all right, jason carroll, thank you. well, new orleans has dealt with a lot of brazen, deadly street crimes but one is causing a lot of outrage because a good samaritan was killed in front of his kids. 44-year-old father tried to stop a woman from being carjacked. he ran to her aid, he jumped on the hood of the car to stop it and that's when the carjacker shot him and ran off. >> his two boys were with him getting ready to get on the school bus. 9 and 10 years old. and pretty much saw what happened. they ran down with him until

somebody showed up. they were there with him when he passed. >> mike ainsworth spent his time volunteering for causes. and i'll talk to his brother next hour. and live off the coast of california, underwater emergency training. you're going to see first hand what would happen if disaster strikes like it did on that cruise ship in italy. and a new study ranks the most literal cities in america, based on the number of bookstores, newspaper circulation and how educated folks are. in fifth place, boston. fourth, atlanta. minneapolis residents were named third. seattle came in second. so let's think on this. number one, most literal city in the country? we'll have it next.

all right. so if you live in one of the cities with a lot of well-read, smart people, here's the list. top five. but what city comes in as the most literate? washington, d.c. there you go. my hometown. on the big buzz, wall street, felicia taylor is live at the new york stock exchange. give us a run on the numbers, what are we looking at? >> well, i knew you were well read. i could tell that about you for sure. >> we read all the time. >> read all the economic reports today. >> oh, sure. all the time. >> of course. okay. so i'll do for it you. when it comes to the jobless numbers, that actually increased in this previous week to

377,000. that's not the kind of thing we want to see as the numbers tick higher, but then again it is still below the key level of 400,000. the revised number for the previous week was increased by 4,000 and not the direction we want to see, but still moving in the right way in terms of its staying below 400,000. we saw weaker than expected new home sales but durable goods orders were up 3%. that's on the big-ticket items. that's a good thing. we have had some corporate earnings today. particularly from caterpillar. its earnings were stellar and that stock was up 3%. netflix which has been under pressure lately, it saw -- added subscribers. that's good in terms of forward guidance for that country. that stock is up 23%. it's trading at 115, 116. which is well below the over 300 level. good news for netflix. the market is up about 26, 27 points on the dow and on the nasdaq it's down five points. the market is retreating a little bit as they continue to digest what the federal government said on wednesday about the economy.

indications are that the interest rates are going to remain at very low levels through the end or possibly later into 2014. the concern is that the recovery isn't happening as fast as people would like, that's kind of sinking into the marketplace right now, that perhaps forward guidance isn't as good as we'd like to see. >> so the fact that things are generally improving and anyone the fed says yesterday they're not all that optimistic about the economy, does that explain the disconnect that's just not happening fast enough? >> yes. that's exactly right. i mean, you know, we'd like to see things picking up a at a faster pace. in terms of the jobless neumberi talked about before, we need to see three or four months of job creation. the other thing that was key in the report on wednesday is that the federal reserve has left the door open for added stimulus. what does that mean? that's sort of pumping money into the economy. what that means is that they think that those problems in greece could be a serious -- a serious nature. that they're not going to get an

agreement to satisfy the debtors. that's what with enee need to sd stimulus, but nevertheless, that's not something we want to happen. >> all right. felicia, thank you. so god forbid if we were to have a disaster like that shipwreck in italy, you remember, would u.s. emergency crews actually be prepared to act? casey wian live to let us know. casey, show us something. >> reporter: well, suzanne, i'm at the port of long beach, california, where dozens of law enforcement agencies train to handle a disaster just like or even worse than the costa conyard ya. we'll show you the long beach police department gets divers into the water to rescue people. more important to do. g he wasn't focused on his future. but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement planning for our military, veterans and their families. now more than ever,

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all right. i want you to check out this amazing video that we have just gotten here. i'm going to read the latest information. this is actually out of slovakia. what it shows is the collapse of a roof that was above an ice rink. just -- people seem to be panicking, they're running here. this was a tremendous amount of snow that was on top of this ice rink that just had that -- just crumbling to the ground there. and there was a slovakian former national hockey league star, richard zednik, who was training a number of those hockey players at the time when this -- the players suddenly noticed that

there was a trickle off plaster that started to fall from the roof and then it turned into a torrent before the entire roof collapsed. let's listen in. now, the people who were there are quite lucky because this collapse didn't actually happen. it didn't extend to the outer edge of that rink, so all of the folks who were there managed to escape unharmed. this is a rink that was only opened back in november, but there was an incredible amount of snow that was on the roof there. and when they were training, those players just watched that unfold. you're looking at the damage there afterwards. but the trickle that just kind of mounted and within a matter

of seconds, you can see it just breaking away. huge pieces. i believe that is the trainer who was running. and then this tremendous amount of snow and pressure that built up, causing that roof to collapse. thank goodness, nobody -- amazing, no one was hurt in that accident. here's a rundown some of the stories we are working on. an underwater training session. we'll take you live off the coast of california. and the tense exchange that a lot people are talking about. president oba president obama and jan brewer. find out what happened there. a father labels his three teenager daughters dirty whores. he is accused of killing the girls and a wife. shocking story about an alleged honor murder.

so it's been 13 days since the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy. divers are now back on the scene searching for more than a dozen people who are still missing. they do not expect to find survivors. italian newspapers say the ship's captain told a friend that his managers pressured him to steer toward the island. but in his answers to the court, that captain admitted that he made a mistake when he crashed into the rocks. that tragic accident has raised the question of how u.s. ports train for similar disasters. our casey wian, he's about to show us. he is with rescue divers at the port of long beach. tell us what it's like, what they're doing, what kind of training exercise is going on. >> reporter: well, suzanne, we are at the port of long beach, california, with the long beach police department. and they have got a specialized diving team that's trained to deal with any kind of a disaster that might happen here.

especially involving people in the water. now, there's 250 cruise ships that depart from the los angeles long beach port complex every year. think of all the people on the ships and think of how they have to get divers into the water quickly. they can't do that with a boat all the time. so one of the ways they do that is with the helicopter. long beach police department as you can see there has a helicopter ready to deploy to have the divers drop into the water. so they can get to potential victims very quickly. they are one of more than a dozen agencies under the direction of the coast guard that responds to an actual emergency. so we're -- there you see it now. they're actually diving in that -- that helicopter flying very, very low. gets out of the area very quickly. so these divers are trained. they have access to sonar and to communication equipment. they are able to get into the water very, very quickly and rescue people out. now, as we mentioned depending

on what kind of a maritime disaster might be encountered here, they have a dozen different law enforcement agencies who work together. if it's a cargo vessel that's a different type of activity that they do. if it's a passenger ship, and as we mentioned there's a lot of cruise ships that come out of this terminal. they're able to respond very, very quickly with quick deploy divers like that. suzanne? >> that's amazing. we'll show more of that later in the hour. casey will have more of the underwater recovery exercises. pretty cool stuff there. thank you, casey. inea pig: row...row. they genatectry, wch le me rf t. guinea pig: row...row.took one, 8 months to get the guin: ..row. lile cbby one to yell row! guineaig: ro's kof strange. guinig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: t an easierayof strange. save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. e u

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we're getting a lot of responses to our talk back question. does a smaller u.s. military make sense? thomas says, yes, a smaller military makes sense. in the new world that we exist in. the next war is going to be a cyber war and we could always rebuild the army in a crisis if we had to. carol costello has more of your responses, but first, time for

travel insider. cnn reporters, yeah, we get the inside scoop on places to travel, to go. we have a look at the sea manatees in florida. >> reporter: crystal river is one of the best places in florida to find manatees. the water is 72 degrees year round. pretty warm by manatee standards. a bit chilly otherwise. so i picked up a wet suit on the drive down. what would you tell someone who wants to look cute in a wet suit? >> it's not going to happen. >> reporter: you kind of feel like a sausage when you're wearing one of these. >> yes, you do. >> reporter: let's just say wearing a wet suit is part of the adventure. and you don't have to buy one. you can rent one. and everything else you need for a terrific manatee vacation. right on the crystal river national wildlife refuge. okay. i have my snorkel gear.

wet suit and stand-up paddleboard. but first things first. >> there are certain things that you cannot do. you cannot harass a manatee in any way. so you don't want to change its behavior. if it's sleeping, you absolutely don't want to wake it up. you don't want to swim over to it and scratch it and try to get it to come to the surface. nothing like that. hang back. watch him in its natural environment. if helicopt wants to come over , that's fine. let it do the interactions. don't you initiate. >> reporter: keep in mind harassing a manatee is illegal. you can be fined up to $150. it's $10,000 in extreme cases plus a year in jail. well, mission accomplished. we found a manatee cow and her calf right off the river. it was nice and quiet. we were the only ones here and we got some great pictures. karen waygood, florida.

you've been sounding off on the talk back question. carol costello with some of your responses. hi, carol. >> hi, suzanne. the talk back question today does a smaller u.s. military make sense. this from ryan, yes, the military going in a different, more automated direction. we can commit crimes against other americans by putting citizens in harm's way. by making the military smaller is a horrid idea. the united states is a military power and that's one reason we can defend the freedom so our country stands for so the military cut is a bad idea. this from samantha, i'm a military brat spouse and we're in debt up to our eyes and we need to cut spending wherever we can. it is only logical that we trim back. but the amount of technology

that's developed, a strong military is no longer dependent upon the number of boots on the ground. and this from mrt -- of course it makes sense. the gop will tell you that you don't have military bases in every country, where we're not safe. and these are the same people that led us into two wars. it's not the u.s.'s job to police the world. a smaller military does not mean a weaker one. keep the conversation going. i'll be back with you in about 20 minutes or so. >> all right, i think someone was trying to call you. do you know who i think it is? >> was it you? >> of course it was me. so, you know, you hear the expression one man's trash, another man's treasure, right? so there's this woman in arkansas, she pulls out a lottery ticket at a trash can at the store, and the prize is $1 million, so you'd think she'd walk away with the money. it would be an easy thing to do. her name is sharon jones.

note not so fast. she's in a legal battle with the store's manager. the manager said this is my trash can, this is my property, this is my ticket. what do you think, finder's keepers? >> yes. money makes people do interesting things sometimes. >> you know, the store manager, she wasn't shopping around in the trash. >> no, she would have thrown it out. >> that's right. that's right. so this woman, she's trying to keep her $1 million. finders' keepers. >> what was the woman doing digging around in a trash can at the convenience store anyway? >> i don't know. maybe she's in a rough patch anyway. that $1 million is going to do her some good. maybe they'll split it. >> that would be nice. >> all right. see you, carol. i'll call you later. pick up your phone. >> sorry. >> okay. see ya. all right. so mesa, arizona, supposed to be what 76 degrees, got a lot hotter than that when president obama and the arizona governor

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all right. the dustup in the desert, tension on the tarmac. that's just some of the headlines describing a rather intense exchange between president obama and arizona governor jan brewer. so it happened when the president arrived for a campaign stop in arizona yesterday and keeping with tradition they were there to welcome the president. that's when things got interesting. and the reporter picked to represent the print media covering the president's arrival, known as the pool reporter, she's joining us from

vegas. carrie, great to see you. you and i covered a lot of the pools with the president over the campaign. we know at times it can be -- he can be thin-skinned but we know he rarely loses his cool. you were there. what really happened between these two? >> reporter: yeah, you can tell from the moment he stepped off the tarmac this was not going to be -- this was not a normal encounter. you know, we see him step off the plane it's usually smiles, hand shake, very quick interaction before he moves on to the limo, but clearly when he stepped off the governor handed him an envelope. she could be seen waving her finger at him. and then they started talking over one another. sort of the final break was when he walked away when she was still talking. she threw her hand up in exasperation. these are very sort of relaxed, quick affairs. so clearly, there was something up. and you know, at that point we

were able to go over to the governor to talk to her about it. >> and -- go ahead, i'm sorry. >> reporter: i was going to say, everybody sort of moved away. followed the president to the rope line. and she, you know, he said, governor, what happened? and she said that she handed him an envelope to invite him back to arizona to go to the border. it seemed that set it off. the root of this is a meeting two years ago at the white house which she met with the president. she emerged from that meeting and said it was a cordial meeting. but subsequently in a book she described it, you know -- quite differently. said she felt it was -- he was ko kond dending, so he wasn't happy about it. when she asked him to visit again, i'm happy to do that, but i'm not pleased with the way that you characterized the last meeting. so clearly, this was on his mind when he stepped off the plane and when she brought it up.

he obviously felt a need to say something. but the whole encounter clearly, very, very unusual for, you know, a tarmac interaction. >> yeah. interaction. >> yeah, and, carrie, at one point she said she felt threatened. i want you to listen to what she said. >> he changed the subject to my book, "scorpions for breakfast" and was not happy with the way that he was portrayed. i wasn't angry at all. i felt a little bit threatened, if you will, because of the attitude that he had because i was there to welcome him. >> what do you think she meant by that, threatened by him. what did you see in the body language? >> i think she was clearly caught off guard. i can't speak to her being threatened, feeling threatened.

clearly she was caught off guard. she did not expect i think for him to challenge her basically on the requests that she was making, it's not normal for that, sort of quick interactions. when i spoke to her afterwards, she was clearly caught off guard. she was flustered. she just said, i'm happy that he's here but i'll have to regroup which clearly suggested that at that moment in time she was just surprised. >> they are not talking about it very much. but she certainly is. the governor. do you think there's an advantage to her to make hay of this and perhaps this is leftovers from the bad blood that they had over the immigration bill? >> reporter: it certainly feels like there's a benefit in some

ways to both the president and the governor. the governor is seen challenging the president in a state where right now he did not win the state in sar zoarizona. their immigration law they tried to pass that federal government challenging it. so this is her way of waving her fingers at him. the president, on the other hand, put up a fight to her. so that might help him in some ways with his supporters. >> all right. carrie, as always, great to see you there on the frontlines in the pool covering the president. good to see you again. thank you. >> reporter: thank you, suzanne. secretly taping and seeing the tape of three dead girls. you're going to want to listen to the translation of what he says about them. >> may the devil deaf indicate

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investigators secretly tape a man accused of killing four women. on the tape he calls these dead women dirty whores. that is what is even more shocking, these women are the man's wife and three teenage daughters. paula newton has the aljed massacre in the what they call honor. >> reporter: in so many ways, they were typical teens. smart, beautiful, enjoyed going out with friends and flirting with boys but that's what might have gotten them killed. it was during a family vacation in june 2009, a car carrying the teenagers and the woman they knew as auntie, mysteriously plunged into this open canal,

drowning all four. the girls' parents tearful explained, it was a horrific accident during a pit stop back from their trip from the niagara girls. they say the girls took the car out for a spin while the rest of the family was in the hotel. >> police say they were learning something very different about what went on here. >> reporter: suspicious police bugged the minivan. what they heard, they say, evidence of first-degree murder. investigators claim hours of wire tapped conversations reveal how and why the parents and long with their song planned the mir ders. they also learned the so-called aun tea was in fact his other

wife, co--wife in the secret polygamous marriage. mother, father, and son were all charged with murder and they've all pled not guilty. prosecutors are relying heavily on the bugged conversations. he said in the afghan conversation, i say to myself, you did well. would they come back to life a hundred times, you should do the same again. in another, may the devil defecatoe on their graves. this is what a daughter should be, such a whore. >> i think the wire taps are extremely damaging to all three of them. >> every wire tap, every witness, she's become an advocate to the victims. >> when you said, may the devil

[ bleep ] on their graves, what did you mean by that? what other possible explanation but that is there for any of these things? >> but interrogations of the family never uncover canned a motive. why would they kill four members of their own family? the prosecution contends these were honor killings carried out by parents from a very conservative afghan background to punish rebellious, increasingly westernized daughters. and calling social workers to get her out of a violent home. auntie rona was her advocate and

suggested it was ran into the canal. police also believe the victims may have been killed or beaten unconscious before the car hit the water. that would explain why they didn't escape, even though the seat belts were unbuckled and the canal was only seven feet deep. in one of the most chilling conversations ever recorded, he labels his daughters dirty whores, steadfast, he says, my conscience is clear. prosecutors are trying to prove that honor was more important to life, even if it meant killing their three daughters. paula newton, krmplt nn, kingston, ontario. >> top of the hour, suzanne malveaux, i want to get you up

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so what's happening and australian government towards the people and people got away safely. nobody was hurt and nobody was arrested. brazilian rescue workers desperately digging through the rubble of three collapsed buildings. this is an historic center of rio de janeiro. jessica buchanan is safe in italy after her rescue from kidnappers in somalia. killed all the people holding them hostage, buchanan's father says he expects to see his daughter sometime today.

we are just 25 days into the new year and new orleans has already experienced 18 murders. the latest crime, especially tragic. yesterday this father of two ran to help a woman who was being carjacked in his neighborhood. he was shot and killed. mike's children were with him at the time waiting at the school bus stop. they saw their father die. sitting at his side, the woman who was carjacked, she was saved. she was rescued and wasn't even hurt. joining us by phone is mike's brother bill ainsworth. our condolences to you and your family that something like this could happen. what kind of man was your brother that he would risk his life to help someone in distress? >> very selfless and always

willing to help someone else. that was just typical mike. if he needed something, anything, if he could help in any way he would. so when he saw this lady and luckily she walked away from it. it's what he set out to do. he helped her. >> bill, do you know what happened? do you know how that happened? >> yeah, i've gotten a clearer story. a lady screamed and he was running over in the direction the guy was already in the car with her. he jumped on the hood and the guy shot through the windshield and caught him in the ribcage and he wound up jumping off the

car and my brother made it across the street and collapsed in a front yard. it was the lady's yard who was being robbed. his boys ran up and were with him when he passed. you know, it was pretty much what happened, just gave himself like he normally would. he just gave what he had. >> bill, i imagine the families are really trying to take good care of them? >> they are in shock. last night they were handling it better than i thought they would. tler not handling it real well but they are 9 and 11 years old.

it's a lot for them to take in. >> it certainly is. it's going to be so hard for both of them. i understand that your brother was the kind of person who volunteered for the police to help raise money so that he was somebody who was always reaching out to the community. is that right? >> yeah, it is. he and i both got started at the same time doing volunteer work for an organization and he just -- while i'm proud of what he did a thousand times more than me. he was very above and beyond everything and anything that he could do. anything that he was asked, he was there for it. anything at all. it didn't matter what they needed. >> bill, can you tell us what is taking place where you live there? we understand that there have been 18 murders in 25 days and

when you have your brother coming to the woman that is being carjacked, people want to know, what is going on in your community. >> well, this year has been busier than most as far as murder goes. busier than it has been in a few years. i have no idea what people are thinking and while most people are afraid to stand up and do anything, which is just empowering to do such things. and it's not like people to say we're not going to do it. >> we commend mike for what he did, the extraordinary sacrifice that he gave and, again, our condolences to you and to those kids and to your family during

this time. really appreciate the fact that you came on and talked to us today. we have a composite sketch of the suspect. he is 5'6" to 5'8", black male. approximately 44 years old. this is what police have put together of the suspect believed to have killed this good samaritan who died trying to save the life another. here's your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the u.s. military is taught tauted by everybody as a symbol of power. but not everybody is on board to trim the military. this is today's talk back question. carol costello is live with

more. hi, carol. >> hi, suzanne. the united states is about to become a lean, mean, fighting machine. defense secretary leon panetta will announce half a trillion dollars in cuts. that means trimming the army by 38,000 soldiers and marines will see a drop in soldiers as well. the underlying strategy is to focus on small secret operations like the raid that killed osama bin laden. although when it comes to iran, the president says he's up for anything. >> let there be no doubt, america is determined to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon and lee take no options off the table to achieve that goal. >> but many republicans say the president's desire to snip, snip, snip will hinder america's ability to wage a ground war if that becomes necessary. mitt romney says a leaner, cheaper military will endanger

the united states because it not only has to worry about iran but north korea and china, too. >> as president on day one, i will focus on rebuilding america's economy. it's the foundation of our strength. i will reverses massive defense cuts. time again. we've seen an attempt to weaken the military only lead to a higher price in the future, not only in treasurer but also in blood. >> romney suggests funding a larger military by defunding what he calls obamacare. so the talk back question for you today is, does the small u.s. military make sense? facebook.com/carolcnn. >> most people, i don't know if they realize this, but the idea of reducing the military was

under president bush but it's been in the works for a long time. >> i know. and back then democrats were against the idea and now they are all for it. it's a strange political climate we live in. >> all right. we'll wait to see what vera has to say about it. here's a rundown of the stories we're covering in the next hour. life and special opps and getting secret kudos. a former navy s.e.a.l. joins us live. and, then, bill gates wants to pay more taxes. really? he's going to explain. and then -- >> it makes such a huge difference, not only in the health of their bodies and finds and you talk to any principal or teacher where a lot of these new initiatives are rolling out and you see everything across the board. >> ramp he will ray has ideas of making school lunches better and healthier. my conversation with her coming up next. athe progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs.

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jessica buchanan owes her freedom to a u.s. special operation that saved her and a colleague from kidnappers in somalia. a small specially he trained groups choppered them out of the country. chris, it's interesting when you look at this, it's a small unit and quick reaction. this is where the pentagon is putting their resources for the future. tell us about the budget, the pentagon budget and why it's critical at this time. >> well, suzanne, the budget

definitely says that they see a lot of potential in asia. so you won't see a cut in aircraft carriers. you're going to see fewer marines. 5% a year is completely protected and will continue to grow. >> it was under rumsfeld that they started to talk about revamping the military, making it a leaner machine. why is it happening now? >> when secretary rumsfeld made that call, it may have been the day before september 11th, everything changed. all of a sudden we were in two big land wars. now that we're out of iraq, now that afghanistan is in the winding down phase, now that you're going to see the military revamping. >> is it actually more expensive to train these elite special

opps than doing special training for the masses? >> huge. s.e.a.l.s go through 30 months of training. it's a tremendous investment. >> thank you, chris. we're going to talk to a former s.e.a.l. and what it's like to work in that secret military world. republican candidates are pouring, pouring money into that state. florida has always been a critical state for politics. john zarrella is looking at one woman who is monitoring all of

those campaign funds. >> reporter: nancy watkins, straightforward, no nonsense. >> we do not hide these committees. >> this building is 610 in tampa florida. at any given time, nancy watkins, certified public accountant and gop consultant is handling the 100 political entities. >> i just need to sign the outside and we love usa pack. bottom line, her job is to make sure that none of them run afoul. >> my job will be to make sure you play within the foul lines.

>> reporter: of the state and federal laws. >> every dollar that will go in and out for your activity will go through this office so i make sure thaw remain in compliance. >> reporter: connie mack, a quarter century ago, she hasn't stopped since. she's got the mom men toes to prove it. a photo with president ronald reagan. >> look how i stand away. can you see the reveranc that i hold that man? . >> reporter: oh, yeah. and, of course, the hanging paper weight. >> november 2nd, 2000. >> reporter: watkins is certainly self-assured while undergoing cancer treatment 18 months ago, a bald watkins posed

with bald when they put their head on the pillow. >> in republican political sir kells, watkins is on many aspeed dial. john zarrella is is joining us live. i'll never forget, i think i have a ballot, a souvenir ballot from the weeks and weeks of figuring out bush v. gore. they say she's on speed dial. tell us why. >> reporter: listen, a lot of these organizations that she sets up, some of them in the last year, 18 months, she's literally listed as the treasurerer with the federal election commission on dozens and dozens of these. some of them do not have offices, standing buildings. most of them don't.

they don't even have television offices. most of them run through her office and that way she can keep a close eye on all of them to make sure she don't fall under the myriad of election laws. she was telling me last thursday and friday she was getting calls from people who wanted to set up what is called independent expenditure committees. those are you and i. if we were not affiliated with a candidate or directly affiliated with a party, we can parachute in with all of our money, dump a bundle of money into florida to either support a candidate, an issue, or to bash somebody. and she was getting calls from individuals wanting to do that, literally within a week, week and he a half, of florida's upcoming primaries. some of these are tens of

millions of dollars. >> that is unbelievable. she's got a huge job. okay, john, thank you. a breast implant maker is at the center of a health scare. an investigation into a french implant maker reveals some problems. we're going to tell you what women who are thinking about getting implants need to watch out for.

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plus, there's street flooding. the biggest thing to worry about is the potential flooding. quite a bit of spin with this storm, suzanne. >> all right. thank you, chad. >> you're welcome. a breast implant maker was arrested today. the details of the case are scary stuff for women who have these implants. the founder of polyimplant pros thesis was arrested after a french woman who had the implants died from cancer. elizabeth cohen is joining us. tell us, first of all, what was wrong with these french implants? >> well, they had a high rate of rupturing, suzanne. that was the problem. and then it was discovered by british medical authorities that the silicone inside of them, it wasn't medical grade silicone. it was intended for matresses. that's what this group says. so little cone rupturing that wasn't intended for the body, apparently. >> how many women have these

implants? do you know? >> they weren't sold here. they weren't sold here in the united states. now, if there are women that went to france to get implants, they need to make some inquiries to find out if they have them. >> you talk often about empowering patients. how do women empower themselves to get an implant safely? >> you should know that the silicone here is considered safe. and so first of all you want to think about your options. it's not the only option. there are other options like saline. no matter how you do it, you want to ask your surgeon what other risks and come pli case indications. ask the question. ask if the doctor is board-certified. and that's an easy internet search to see if they are board

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three very rich men agree with the president. we're going to talk to them. and i talk to rachel ray about her push to get kids to eat healthier. a debate here on cnn, stakes are high, the race is tight. a new poll showing mitt romney and gingrich very close. romney is ahead by 2 percentage points. john king is joining us in jacksonville. john, all eyes on florida where you are what do you think the voters are expecting tonight? >> reporter: the biggest prize so far, san tar rum wins iowa, gingrich south kacarolina. what are they looking for? somebody who has the best

economic plan. near 10% of unemployment. a devastating housing crisis. florida has not recovered from the meltdown in 207 and 2008. the economy and jobs is no doubt the biggest issue. number two, this is the first state where we will have a significant voice by latino voters. very important in this state and the republican primary. here's the biggest question as we look for this debate. the last debate before the primary, we know it's had an oversized opinion on the influence and the gingrich surge in south carolina because conservatives said we want somebody with feisty fashion. much more assertive, they know that tonight is their last chance to speak to an audience. i would look for both gingrich and romney to be quite assertive if you look at the polling, it's a two-man race. >> a win or take all in the

primary, could this evening, the debate performance of these guys, could it be a make or break moment for any of these candidates? >> it's hard to say make or break with three separate winners so far. somebody will leave here with a big basket of delegates. the question is, can that person -- let's say speaker gingrich wins florida, can he win in nevada, maine, then arizona and michigan or will romney come out of florida with a narrow victory but the big basket of victories put together three or four wins together? if this race goes on into march and april, that's a nice piece to have in your wallet. the question is, will it be a delegate race? will it be clinton-obama 2008 or will momentum hold?

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the president says he wants to see millionaires and billionaires pay for in taxes and two of the richest guys in the country, they don't think it's such a bad idea. poppy harlow is live in dabos, switzerland. george soras and warren buffett, they all agree they wouldn't mind paying more taxes. why? >> reporter: for bill gates it's an economic argument. to have a financially stable america, taxes must go up and rich must bear for of a burden.

for billionaire george soras, he says it's about stabilizing the economy and creating a situation where middle of the road americans have more opportunity because without that opportunity we see social uprisings just like we've seen in the occupy movement. i want to you take a listen to both of their answers on that point. >> it's a great deal of frustration and anger and something ought to be done. that's why i'm personally happy to pay more taxes. >> reporter: is it class warfare? >> that's what my fellow hedge fund managers are saying but i think it's because they don't like to pay taxes. >> it's absolutely the case that taxes will have to go up to close the government deficit and i certainly think the rich should pay a larger share of that increase as we ask everyone to make some sacrifices. >> reporter: i want to qualify

that, suzanne, because bill gates also went on to say, it's an illusion to believe that the rich paying more is going to take care of the budget problem, is going to close the massive budget deficit. that's not going to be the solution. but he says it's part of the solution. one interesting point also, this debate about capital gains and if they should be taxed at a higher rate than 15%, he said that there needs to be more parity, capital gains and money people like mitt romney should be taxed more on par with ordinary income. money like you and i make. i thought that was an interesting point. we need to see the numbers, this is is a number guy and they really get it. >> talking about the buffett rule, it's clearly very heated political issue. what are the pros and cons? >> reporter: so the pros of the wealthy are paying more in taxes

would be that you get more money for the government and those are some of the pros that you'll hear argued. nobody like bill gates and here are the cons. if you impose higher taxes on individuals they are going to invest less and that's going to mean a weaker economy and that is not going to mean job creation and a more stable economy. a clear divide, over whether or not paying higher taxes is the solution and it's a very clear divide here. those are the pros and cons, many more details, but that is the basic argument. >> okay. poppy harlow, thank you. it's very pretty there. you're doing great work. how do you get school kids to eat healthier lunches? you get tv chef rachel ray to make the menu. that's right.

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lunch rooms across america, 32 million school kids eating pizza loaded with fat and eating salty tater tots. i want you to watch this.

all right. first lady michelle obama ate lunch in alexandria. the first lady was there with rachel ray. they were there to unveil new rules for lunch. pizza still considered a vegetable but under the rules it should be more healthier, less sodium, more whole grain. they are supposed to serve more fruits and veggies and the milk is now low fat. i spoke to rachel ray about getting kids to eat healthy food. first of all, tell us what was on the menu. >> reporter: a whole grain taco and a turkey taco filling with a lot of spice and really develop kids pallets.

there's a lot of color, corn and bean salsa, fresh fruit that included kiwi that the kids knew how to eat and peal. it was a beautiful balance. today's a red letter day for american kids in that next to pizza or a french fry we are guaranteeing that starting this fall, universally a child will get a balanced meal. there will be more whole grains. there will be dark leafy greens and fruits and vegetables. it's going to spill over to set that same standard in all of the vending machines across the country, too. it was so exciting to see the children eating food that was good for them and excited to talk to each other about food or interact and sit down and enjoy their meal. it was a lovely lunch and i loved my own taco. it was delicious. >> it looks really good. it's good to hear that the kids are eating that food, what's on their plate.

you talk about the fact that 30% of american children are overweight. what do we need to do beyond changing the school lunches to address that problem? >> you know, i don't think a lot of people make the connection that the obesity and diabetes 2 are next door neighbors to children going hungry in the world. and through our public system, if we give every child a promise for decent nutrition and hopefully a promise of year-round nutrition, access to breakfast programs, it makes such a huge difference, not only in the health of their bodies but in their minds, their test scores go up. you talk to any principal or teacher where a lot of these initiatives are rolling out, you see better attendance, grades, a

stronger generation. we can't afford -- literally can't afford to have a generation of kids on adult medicines as children. >> rachel, you brought up twip 2 diabetes. recently paula deen came under fire while keeping her diagnosis of type 2 diabetes a secret. do you think you and other celebrity chefs and her, do you think that they have a responsibility, you have a responsibility not only to promote good cooking but also good health? >> i think of life as all things in moderation. i think on a super bowl weekend i'm going to have nachos and i don't mind showing people how to make nachos. but you can choose a whole grain chip, put beans on there made lard-free, a lean meat, lots of veggies on top. i think you can eat all food as long as it's in pairing and in moderation, of course.

it's all about portion size and what you're eating along with what is not the best choice for you. >> all right. super bowl sunday, we all make some bad food choices. my personal favorite, homemade potato salad. navy s.e.a.l.s to the rescue. the unit that killed bin laden has freed two aide workers, including an american woman. her father says it makes him extremely proud to be an american whochlt are these heroes? i'm going to talk to a former u.s. s.e., and l.

the military team that staged a nighttime rescue operation included the navy

elite team 6. they got out safely. the top secret world of special opps doesn't get much attention but president obama and pentagon have used it for several high-profile and successful missions. i want to talk to eric, who is a former navy s.e.a.l. and author of the book, "the heart and the fist," the education of a humanitarian, the making of a navy s.e.a.l. so, eric, congratulations on all of the work that you've done and it's top secret so a lot of it we don't actually know about. but how do you think this rescue mission went down in somalia? any time that the s.e.a.l.l.s are called in, to do a parachute mission, that is even more

risky. in 1983 we lost a couple of guys. it's executed by the best commando force and we're really proud with how it all turned out. >> what do you think those guys were going through, do you suppose, in hunting down those kidnappers and trying to find the hostages? >> i think they knew going in that they were part of an incredible team. one of the things that makes them so formidable is they have the support of everyone around them. as they are enderitering the battlefield and focused on making the hostages home alive. >> eric, how much of your training is physical and how much of it is mental? >> well, it's physical, it's mental, and it's also moral, suzanne. buds is considered to be the hardest mail tear training in the world. in my class we started with over 220 people. by the time we finished we were

down to 21. it's more than just the physical. what's also important is that everybody has the right moral sense sa built and the mental toughness to be successful on the battlefield. >> and we see that the training of you and some of your colleagues as well, this is the kind of work that you've done super secret and now the president has talked about the team that took out bin laden. you've written a book about it. i assume that you believe it's a good idea, right, to talk about this in a public way, what you do and what the other navy s.e.a.l.s do as well? >> there are certain tactics and procedures which must remain secret because the most important thing is that we continue these operations and that the navy s.e.a.l.s undertaking them are able to remain safe. what is fine, i think, to talk about, and what the s.e.a.l. community is happy to know about, they have been working about for ten years on a daily

basis dedicated to protecting americans. and so when it comes to questions about the character of navy s.e.a.l.s, we want to let america know that there is a good investment that they've made in this force. >> and the pentagon announced that it's investing more in that force today. thank you, eric. good to see you. >> my pleasure, suzanne. we're getting a lot of responses to today's talk back question. we asked, does a smaller u.s. military make sense? colleen says, yes, i've long thought that we need to reduce our military and foreign presence and use the money for defense-related jobs at home. carol costello is up next with more of your responses. us in florida... make that alabama... make that mississippi. the best part of the gulf is wherever you choose... and now is a great time to discover it. this year millions of people did. we set all kinds of records. next year we're out to do even better. so come on down to louisiana... florida... alabama... mississippi. we can't wait to see you.

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we've been sounding off on our "talk back" question. carol costello is here with some of your responses. hi, carol. >> suzanne, does a smaller u.s. military make sense? we got a lot of response to this question. jason says, we will be the superpower of the world for the foreseeable future. unless we want a reinstatement of the draft, i suggest we support and fund our military. this is from nancy. if they would downsize the pentagon, the military wouldn't be a burden on the united states. cut from the top. it's the only sane solution. and it's already a lean, mean, fighting machine.