you're in the "cnn newsroom" great to see you. i'm suzanne hendricks in tonight for don lemon. we start with, this a developing story, two american officers shot dead in afghanistan. not on the battlefield but in a place where they should have felt the safest, at their office inside of a highly secured government building, and the person who pulled the trigger is still out there. our own nick patton walsh is standing by in kabul where this all happened. nick. >> reporter: a day of much confusing at times contradictory information, what has emerged is two americans have been shot dead on the afghan interior ministry compound. apparently according to afghan police source on a secure part

in that compound where western forces have some of their training personnel. the taliban have leaped forward to claim responsibility, saying that the gunman was work for him. naming him as abdul rackman and saying he was acting in revenge because of the burning of the koran that happened about a week ago on the american air base. just east here of kabul. that of course which i.c.e. have not confirmed. they say the gunman is not a westernerer an he's at large, escaped from the skeechbt crime. this may suggest he is perhaps an afghan and we have heard from across the atlantic a statement from the u.s. department of defense that the afghan defense minister has pledged to cooperate in this investigation and apologize for the instant, that may perhaps afghan security personnel were involved in it, but really this plays into the larger issue of trust between americans and afghans. nick paton walsh, cnn kabul. >> nick, thank you. now because of this general john allen, the top nato commander in

afghanistan is putting all military advisers from government ministries in kabul. before this happened, allen visited a base near the square of another deadly attack on the scene there on thursday. in that that incident two american soldiers were killed during riots over those burned korans. allen cautioned his troops against seeking revenge. >> these are the moments when you reach down inside and you grip with discipline and makes you a united states soldier and you gut through the pain and you gut through the anger and you remember why we are here. >> again general john allen speaking there. as nick mentioned, the military says those korans were burned by mistake at bagram air field. an investigation is now under way. former south african president nelson mandela is said to be recovering comfortably after undergoing hernia surgery. mandela was hospitalized earlier today. the news sparked fears that the

93-year-old icon was seriously ill but a family member insists the surgery was planned and says mandela will likely be released on monday. the name of the hospital where mandela is being treated was not released. now nelson mandela is beloved by his nation, as you know, and around the world he gained notoriety after enduring 27 years in prison for battling apartheid. after his release in 1990 mandela was awarded the nobel peace prize. in 1994 he went on to become south africa's first black president serving one year as promised. retired from public life eight years ago and since then has remained in seclusion. now to new york where fresh details are emerging in a bizarre hospital incident involving the youngest sochbt late-senator robert kennedy. we're still getting details in here. douglas kennedy and facing misdemeanor charges after he claims to some sort of altercation with two nurses as he tried to leave with his newborn son.

cnn's susan candiotti is following this story and the fallout from new york. susan, what have you learned? >> reporter: well, susan, the question is, was he defending his rights as a parent and protecting his child, or refusing to follow a nurse's order? douglas kennedy was visiting his wife molly in the maternity ward about two days after herpc-section and said he wanted to take his baby outside for some fresh air. it was about 7:30 on a saturday night last month in a hospital in a new york city suburb. baby beau was suadeled in his blanket and cap. kennedy says some nurses were willing to let him go but when others disagreed, things took a nasty turn. in sworn depositions to police, nurses say they convinced kennedy to leave in an elevator, then he headed to a stairwell. the nurses say, that's when things got particular. >> and this particular father grabbed her, her wrichts and her arm and twisted it, so severely she had tremendous pain in her arm. she then backed off with the

other nurse standing right there. this gentleman then proceeded to kick her and kick her so hard with so much hard with so much violence that she flew through the air and landed in the middle of the corridor. >> kennedy's lawyer says he was trying to protect baby beau and used a knee, not a foot to stop the nurses. >> the only aggressors were the nurses and the nurses said he could go outside and it only changed when another nurse and another nurse after that became aggressive and blocked douglas from walking with his baby outside to get fresh air. >> the nurses told police the baby's head was shaking violently from side to side. kennedy says the baby slept through the whole thing. the baby was not injured. an emergency room doctor who saw

what happened defended hi boyhood friend in a statement. quote, the nurses were the only aggressors. to charge mr. kennedy with a crime is incomprehensible. the local d.a. charged kennedy with a misdemeanor for child endangerment and harassing the nurses. >> i find it interesting that a doctor is saying look, i was with him at the time and this is really the nurses' fault. what do the kennedys saying as a whole about the allegations? >> mr. and mrs. kennedy in this case who are the parents of five children call the allegations absurd and say they were not trying to kidnap their baby. >> it sounds like it's the nurses versus what kennedy is saying about this and luckily the baby is okay. what do the nurses plan to do next? will they sue the kenneldy family? >> we don't know whether they

will yet but their lawyer did send mr. kennedy a letter a month ago before the charges were placed suggesting he hire an attorney and check his homeowners's insurance policy. >> whatever happens, the baby is okay. >> exactly. an official with the large diocese of philadelphia is asking the court to throw out child endangerment charges against him. a 1994 memo shows he created a list of problem priests but a cardinal had that destroyed. he is accused of keeping priests who abused children in the ministry transferring them from parish to parish moving them around. this is the first that charges those who refused to stop abuse not just those who are accused of abusing. no evacuations allowed in syria today as heavy gunfire and

explosions blasted the city of homs. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> you see the explosion here, hear the panic. at least 100 people are reported to have been killed across the country just today alone hatch in homs. red cross talks with syrian officials broke down putting a stop to evacuations. the red crescent is asking for two-hour daily pauses in the fighting to deliver humanitarian aid. cnn has no reporters or cameras inside syria. the government strictly limits access from outsiders. thanks to a french film maker named manny we are able to show you a close look inside of that area. [ gunfire and bombs ] we will show you more of this

video and life through the eyes of a rebel fighter tonight at 10:00 eastern time. mitt romney trying to secure a win in what you may call his second home state. and today he brought out a secret weapon to win voters over. did it work? the story in two minutes. [ female announcer ] when your child has a fever,

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santorum had a ten point lead three days ago. in arizona the news for romney could be better. he is ahead of santorum there. in an american research group poll 39 to 35% but his lead has dwindled by three points in ten days. here is where romney has trouble. we are talking about michigan. he is trailing 38 to 24%. factor in the margins of error here is it a tossup in arizona and michigan. losing michigan would be embarrassing for mitt romney. he was born and raised there. his father was governor there. joe johns is standing by in detroit, michigan. many thought this would be a slam dunk for romney just a few weeks ago. what is he doing for a last-ditch effort? >> reporter: you know he has had problems with conservatives who viewed him with suspicion but he has had problems connecting with

audiences. i talked to a man in troy michigan where romney appeared today who said he feels that romney can be canned, if you will and he compared him to rick santorum who he said sounded more spontaneous and authentic. what the romney campaign is trying to do is find ways to help the candidate connect. one of them is to bring out anne romney who is the wife of the candidate. they brought her out here in troy, michigan. and she really warmed up the audience and connected with them. listen to the sound bite. >> year ago when we were making the decision to do this again. it was a tough decision. i told myth i was never going to the this again. he laughs and said you say that after every pregnancy. so. maybe i should do all the

talking and let him stand here and watch me. i have also decided no more debates. if we are doing a debate he is going to sit in the audience and watch me. and that will be it. >> she has an advantage, though. she grew up here in michigan. she was going to be received warmly as specially in this place. >> i think that was a great move. anne romney funny, warmed up to the audience there. they are trying to humanize mitt romney. but he has so many missteps. he was talking about loving the trees and loving michigan but talked about the cars that he drove and the cars that his wife drove, right? >> right. right. exactly right. and the thing about that. i was in the room there at that cavernous football stadium. the message that he was trying to give is that he and his wife

anne really like cars. but the message is that they are really, really rich. that is a problem for him. there is never a time where he does huge damage to himself but is it a bunch of little cuts and a lot of times is it the way that he refers to things and talks about things. truly a problem for mitt romney going forward. he is going to go up against a guy who connects with audiences in barack obama. >> anything can happen in michigan and arizona. joe johns in michigan. thank you. in tuesday two more opportunities for the candidates to separate from their competition. our coverage begins at 6:00 eastern with john king, usa followed by complete live coverage of the results starting at 7:00 eastern. there are 45 drivers

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in a reversal compared to other major sports, the nascar season starts with the most celebrates contests of the year, the daytona 500. danica patrick has her first daytona 500 start ever. joe, it's been a wild week already for danica, right? >> reporter: yeah, susan. it has been an up and down few days for danica patrick. she crashed two cars in just three days. but the positive is that the two cars she wrecked they weren't her fault. the bad news her garage guys got a lot of work to do. on thursday during the dual event it was the final lap. she was coming around the last curve she was clipped on the side. the camera angle on the inside of the car showing her remove her hands from the steering

wheel. she learned that in indy car. after that race she rebounded well. she qualified on the first spot on the nationwide qualifying event on friday. and saturday down goes danica again. it was like 50 laps into the race when she was hit by her teammate. cole whitt nudged her into the wall again. she was frustrating and exchanging expletives with her crew chief over the radio. crashing two cars in three days. not the way she wanted to start her weekend at daytona. but the greatest thing about sports is that she has a chance to rebound tomorrow. it's the daytona 500. it's the big race, the most prestigious in the sport. if she can shock the world and win the race no one is talking about the cars that are messed up. >> when you see the inside look at that car you see how brutal

that sport is and how dangerous this is. she is getting magazine covers, you name it. how are the other drivers responding to that attention that danica is getting? >> reporter: the smart drivers like the attention. it helps the sport. some of the other drivers that don't understand the attention don't like it. here's the thing she has an effect like tiger woods has an effect on golf. when she races, tv ratings go up and merchandise sales go up. but a lot of drivers are jealous because of the amount of money she is making. she does not have a lot of success on the track but she makes more money than most of the drivers out here. that is where the jealousy lies. but she insists she won't be caught up in the jealousy talk. >> i don't really think about what other drivers think of me or how they feel about me. it's for me -- it's just about working hard and doing my best on the racetrack and getting

results. that's when i get the most amount of attention. >> she does get a lot of attention and is it unwarranted but it draws attention to the sport. >> people need to look at the health of our sport to form the right opinion of it. she is bringing in new fans and fans that were not interested before. that keeps us all employed. >> reporter: the big question on a lot of people's minds does she have a shot at winning the race on sunday? and the answer to that question is yes she does. last year trevor bayne won his first daytona 500. if he can do it, danica patrick has a great shot as well. >> looking forward to tomorrow. thanks, joe. you can have the fastest car on the racetrack but ask just about any nascar driver and they will agree if you don't have a strong pit crew you won't walk

away with that checkered flag. rob marciano found out firsthand after training with carl edwards' pit crew. take a look. [ squealing ] >> let's go. [ squealing ] >> 25 seconds. >> very good. >> you look intimated running out in front of a race car. >> coming in hot. >> did rob make the cut? find out later this hour. a nurse in new jersey has spent the last four decades working in the operating room. she is in her 60s but nowhere near retirement and it's not because she needs the paycheck. you'll meet her. [ male announcer ] that. right there -- reminds you

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it's an election year, as you know. is it no surprise that politicians are giving their two cents about what americans want and what they need. but we want to get to the heart

of what it means to be you, be an american. we asked reporters to define american how we are evolving culturally and socially. tonight we go to morristown, new jersey and a nurse who has been working for decades in a operating room with no plans to retire. >> reporter: at 62 years old ann is not near retirement. >> you have the knowledge and the chance to share it. that's what i like to do. >> ann has tons of energy. >> this is the o.r. table. >> reporter: after 40 years in the operating room, ann trains nurses and medical students at this new jersey hospital. it's a field where experience counts. >> years ago there was a saying that older nurses, seasoned nurses alt their young. i'm not saying that still doesn't exist in the field but

the younger person recognizes that the older person can be help to them. >> reporter: last year aarp neighbored her employer one of the top ten employers for workers over 50. >> you want older workers is that right? >> absolutely. >> why? >> they bring us invaluable experience, knowledge, and skills. >> reporter: allison murphy a 28-year-old nurse mentored by ann says the contribution of older co-workers can't be overstated. >> we really truly learn from them. they are innovate everybody and are on top of the new procedures. >> reporter: but there is a prejudice against older job candidates. experts say, though, it's a myth that they are less productive or less innovative.

>> everything gets better with experience and therefore everything gets better with employees who are older. job performance increases. turnover decreases. knowledge of the work increases. >> are there risks to have an older work force? >> we have not found any risks. >> really? >> our employee health care costs have gone down. >> the company's health care costs fell 1% last year. but what is going up is the number of americans 55 and older in the work force. many older workers don't believe they can afford to retire. but others like ann say staying on the job is more about financial security. >> the majority of my work right now is because i love my work and i don't want to stop. >> you don't want to stop? >> i don't. >> reporter: in morristown, new jersey, poppy hallow, cnn money. >> ann is amazing.

we want to know what makes you an american. share a video like ann, a photo, a story. you could end up on cnn. include your name and the words i am america. half past the hour now. susan hendrix in for don lemon. want to take a look at the headlines. two american officers have been shot dead in the highly secure afghan interior ministry and the gunman is at large. the taliban is claiming responsibility saying the shootings are in response to the burning of qurans at a u.s. base. the military says it was a mistake. a relative of nelson mandela says the former south african p president is in satisfaction condition after undergoing hernia surgery.

he was hospitalized today. we are told mandela is comfortable and could be discharged by monday. the compound in pakistan where u.s. special forces killed osama bin laden last may is being demolished. if you look close here you can see heavy machinery knocking down the walls around the compound and the three story building where bin laden had been hiding. they didn't want to turn it into a shrine for would-be followers of bin laden. we are feeling the pain at the pump. but is washington paying attention? and will our leaders do anything about it? we are asking the tough questions. i find the omega choices overwhelming.

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in an election season headlines become key ingredients for campaign promises. but with the price of gas spiking across the country and promises from the campaign trail can the government do anything to lower the price you pay? we look at if and when washington may be able to get

you some relief. >> reporter: as prices at the pump rise so does the rhetoric on the campaign trail. >> they are saying by the summer drive time it will be $5 a gallon. >> i developed a prom for american energy so every american can look forward to $2.50 a gallon. >> gas prices have doubled since the president took off. >> reporter: the average has risen 40 cents a gallon over the year. and increasing energy production is a topic of debate. >> gas prices are a tangible and real impact on people's lives. people feel it. that is why it is a political issue when it comes to the two parties. >> reporter: the house passed a bill to increase offshore drilling, open the arctic national wildlife to drilling and fast track approval of the

keystone xls pipeline. the only way to reduce prices is to cut the gas tax. >> but to judge the merits of a long term project on whether it has a short term impact is like not saving for retirement. >> the bill faces stiff opposition in the senate where democratic lawmakers are working on their own bill without the drilling measures. president obama has an all of the above approach improving car and building efficiency and developing alternative energy sources. he says america can't drill its way to lower gas prices. >> there are no short term silver bullets when it comes to gas prices i have directed my administration to look where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead. >> three house daycares asked

the president to develop an aggressive strategy for releasing oil from the reserve to reduce the prices. atheana jones, cnn, washington. as of today the gas climbing for the 18th straight day. i know you are feeling it. but there is a disparity on the prices around the country depending on where you live not just the actual cost but how much of an income is going to putting gas in the tank. we are here to break it down for us. >> there is a lot of information out there for you. we'll hone in on a couple of key points here. you mentioned the 18th consecutive day and there is no signs of that stopping at this point. the average national price is $3.67 for a gallon of just regular unleaded fuel. that is up 30 krecents from a mh ago. this is what you are paying per state. the dark reds, california,

hawaii and california those are the states paying the most at the pump, $4.20 is the average in the state. colorado, utah and wyoming you are toward $3 a gallon. but this shows you what percentage of your income is actually going toward what you pay at the tank. the states with the biggest problems, mississippi 11.8% of your income and montana with 11% as well. that is a big chunk when you look at the numbers from that category. >> if you are wondering where you stand where you live check it out on cnn.com. a three-year-old boy decides he wants to be a girl. his parents agree. but is this what is best for the child known as zachary. we are discussing with our human behavior expert after the break. in order for americans to

compete better globally, experts say they will have to stay in school longer during the year. but as education contributor steve perry explains the challenge comes down to spending the money. >> the rest of the world is going to school longer than the american children. one of the reasons why is we made it too expensive to spend the children to school year round. the buildings run whether we are in them or not. is it the administrators and the teachers they get paid more if they work a longer year. to pay them more would mean we would not be able to run a longer jeer year. we need our teachers to understand that our schools need to go longer not just longer for longer's sake but longer to give children to have a deeper dive in academics. the question becomes when will we decide we will run those schools in this country?

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doctors in england say they have encounters one of the youngest cases of gender identity disorders. zachary was three years old when he refused to live as a boy.

now his family and school accepted his desire to live like a girl. wendy, great to see you. let's talk about the misconception surrounding gender identity disorder. explain what it is. >> gender identity disorder is when your brain doesn't match your body parts when you feel that you belong to a different gender. while this is an extreme case because it has been identified so early in life and these parents took him to a lot of professional visits and they have four other children. they are not inexperienced parents. they keep his close it with gender neutral clothes so if he wants to switch back they are open and accommodating. >> zachary is five years old now. at three is when he decided to live as a girl. my personal opinion is that at that age you know and he is not

too young. do you think a five-year-old is capable of making that decision? >> certainly young children, toddlers and two and three and four-years-old play with gender a lot and experiment with gender roles. the question is whether to allow him to live entirely as a girl at this stage. i think at the end of the day it has to be child led as long as the parents and school are not pressuring one way or another or making a big deal about it we will all turn out how we are supposed to turn out. >> people equate sexuality to this and one of the questions was does this make him gay? i don't think sexuality plays a part in this. >> gender identity, gender role and sexual orientation are three distinct concepts. gender identity is how you identify male or female.

gender role is the roles you do in your household and sexual orientation is something different. this biological boy may grow up to be attracted to women. we just don't know. >> i think this family is very brave for doing this and courageous. it's not an easy decision. they have other children. do you think coming out and talking about this in the public could damage their son zachary? >> the question of whether to put any child in the media is always an issue. but i wonder how much they are sheltering him from the media exposure. submitting one or two photographs to the media so we can be more open about gender. it's crazy in this day and age to think with all the mixes and matches that there are only two genders there is a range of gender and we fall somewhere in the scale. >> you see the sad stories in

there and the children abused in the wrong homes. and this boy is happy as can be smiling with the family makes you wonder. thank you, wednesday can. a suspected drunk driver charged in an accident that kills two people. we hear about this happening far too often. but a passenger is also charged with being responsible for those deaths. a passenger in the car. we are talking with holly hughs next. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota.

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handing over the keys to a designated driver is considered a smart practice when you had too much to drink. but a tennessee woman is facing 30 years behind bars for doing that. she gave the keys to her boyfriend saying she was too drunk thinking he was sober enough to drive. he wasn't and struck and killed, sadly, two young boys, two pedestrians. let's talk law and justice. hol hol ho holly hoougs is here. she hands over her keys and now she is in big trouble.

>> this is what we call party to a crime. they are charging her because the person she because the person she was with committed this crime. i understand that when you're doing an armed robbery and somebody gets shot, even though you didn't pull the trigger, you were all in it so you can be charged. this just seems fundamentally unair to me. she did attempt to do the right thing. she handed over the keys. she said i know i am too drunk to drive. he's an adult. he's two years older than she is. he should have at that point in time checked himself, done just what she did and say i am too drunk to drive as well, let's get a cab. so this one bothers me. i'm not a big fan of party to a crime in these instances. >> i think the attorney on the other side may say let's say they were at a bar together, she saw he was drinking several cocktails, maybe she knew. could this set the precedent? could this change how these cases are tried.

>> the way i would counter that argument is she's impaired. she's admittedly impaired. she's so drunk, she knows she can't drive. what makes her judgment any better when deciding somebody else is impaired. she shouldn't be judging other people's ability to drive. >> she handed the keys over. >> that's exactly right. i don't think she should be charged in this particular incidence. >> we'll be following this. let talk about a bizarre case, a sad case. a man admitted to shooting another man. he's pled not guilty by reason of insanity. he says he's even seeing spirits from olivia newton john. really bizarre. the woman, the widow, was banned from the courtroom. she was kicked out because of her behavior in the courtroom, even hugging witnesses, calls out in court. finally the judge said enough, you're out. and there's a lot of

inconsistencies here, holly. >> there absolutely is. i have a good friend of mine that is very close to this investigation so i've gotten some very good feedback and information. i think we'll see some very powerful psychat trk testimoiat and it just going to break your heart. this particular man doesn't have any history, then he gets involved with this woman who, like you said, takes the stand, gives all kinds of inconsistent stories, says things that other witnesses are coming behind her and going that's just not true. she was giving out information about, oh, my husband was shot, before they even announced it. how did she have that inside information if she wasn't part and parcel of this whole thing? it is a heartbreaking case. you've got a father who has been

murdered with children left alone without a daddy and on the other side you've got a man who i think we're going to hear some serious testimony does have some mental issues. >> i believe it was the doctor who said andrea schneiderman's reaction when she found out her husband had died, it wasn't normal, he said. who know what is the normal reaction is. as you said, you have inside information. holly hughes, thank you. >> we're talking nascar again. do you think what you have what it takes to be a nascar pit crew? on the team that now has the pole position for tomorrow's daytona 500. see if rob passed the test in two minutes. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines

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how they make it happen. that was fast. what's the goal here? >> we shoot for 11 seconds in practice. >> you'll have your left hand here. when he pulls it out just -- >> how much does that tire weigh? >> 65 pounds or so. >> i've been changing diapers for three months. if that's more than nine pounds, i can't lift it. >> so you got the job already. >> right. >> jack man leave -- >> it's like playing froggers. >> good analogy. >> 25 seconds, rob. very good. >> you look a little intimidated running out in front of a race

car. >> he's coming in hot. wasn't sure he was going to stop. >> the 17 car in for pit practice. the 99 team in the weight room. >> you the strength guy? >> i'm the strength guy. >> i need some help. >> how often do these guys trains? >> twice a week doing total body strength workouts and two other days doing conditioning work outs. >> that hurt. >> nascar is a long season. they do a lot of pit stops. >> all right,this one of the cars that carl will be running down in daytona. what are the things we're working on today? >> today we're working on the set up stuff. we're going to check the air pressure. >> all of what you're showing me is incredibly precise, serious engineering. a lot of people say they're just driving around in circles. that must drive you bananas. >> to make a 2,500 pound car

turn left at 200 miles an hour -- >> what kind of secrets? come on. >> no. >> carl edward and his team won the pole at tomorrow's daytona. i don't think rob is giving us his day job, which is good for us hp. >> two american officers have been shot dead inside the afghan ministry. the taliban is claiming responsibility saying the shootings were in response to the recent burning of korans at the u.s. base. the military says it was an accident. >> the body of an american journalist killed wednesday in searias will likely be buried inside the war-torn country. her mother told reporters it's too dangerous to remove her daughter's body from syria. a french journalist was also killed in that attack. >>'m