montel williams on keeping america great. that's all for us tonight. "ac 360" starts now. thanks. good evening. it's 10:00 on the east coast. we begin keeping them honest with pentagon and white house beginning to weigh military action to stop the slaughter in syria and those that say the administration is going too slow and doing too little. senator john mccain says so. i'll talk to him one-on-one shortly. and also you'll hear from leon panetta who lays out the hazards of acting in haste. with that as a backdrop, new virdio has emerged from inside a hospital in homs. it's sickening stuff. it appears to show patients who have been tortured in that very same hospital by government forces. we'll show you that video in a moment. syrian state television trying to show that the state of homs has returned to normal. they showed this video today after bombarding the city for months. especially the baba amr

nabt. neighborhood. cleanup crews, cars on the streets, even ordinary people returning. that's what they showed on syrian state television. on video posted on youtube today, video how the of homs, you get a far different picture. the streets as you see empty of cars and people. rubble is deeper. destruction more complete. a top u.n. official who just got inside homs today say parts of the city were completely devastated. those were her words. she says authorities kept her out of certain areas even though they promised her complete access. authorities have still not allowed the red cross in to bring humanitarian relief into the besieged neighborhoods. in homs, the guns were still firing. as always we're not there to see for ourselves because the regime keeps out reporters when it's not shelling or killing them. the estimates are tens of thousands have now fled the killing. a french doctor suggested reports of torture in government controlled hospitals continue. hospitals that have turned into

houses of horror. >> translator: the regular people from the population do not trust the government hospitals anymore. there are confirmed stories of amputations for no reason, removal, kidnapping, executions, even torture. >> torture inside hospitals. we've been hearing these reports for many months. we've reported on this program over and over but tonight there appears to be video evidence of that torture. video reportedly taken undercover in a homs hospital that shows a ward full of wounded men chained to their beds. some of the injuries appear to have been afflicted by beating or electricity. at one point the camera pans over to a table on which you can see what appears to be jumper cables. this video is consistent with that doctor's account and numerous videos we've now seen of torture victims after the fact. this though is the first time we've seen tools of torture in a hospital. given all that, washington is

grappling with what to do next. secretary of state clinton meets with her russian counterpart last week. russia has been protecting syria diplomatically arming the assad regime for decades and continues to do that. today joint chiefs chairman told lawmakers that initial planning is under way for operation again syria, but his boss, leon panetta, cautioned for now. >> it doesn't make sense to take unilateral action at this point. as secretary of defense before i recommend that we put our sons and daughters in uniform in harm's way, i've got to make very sure that we know what the mission is. i've got to make very sure that we know whether we can achieve that mission, at what price, and whether or not it will make matters better or worse. >> that answer came in response to a sharply worded question from ranking republican senator john mccain who asked secretary panetta, "how many more would have to die" before the secretary is convinced that america should intervene? i spoke with senator mccain shortly after that exchange.

senator mccain, the secretary of defense and the president have both said taking unilateral military action at this point would be a mistake. why do you think they're wrong? >> first of all, i don't want to take unilateral action and it's unfortunate they portray it that way. we need a coalition of nations that would join together and stop the massacre that's taking place in syria as we speak. you have reported extensively. there are 7,500 people who have been massacred and more to come. testimony by the director of national intelligence is that momentum is on the side of bashar al assad and other testimony saying assad may go but it would take a long period of time. i would add that head of our central command testified yesterday that if assad were taken down, it would be the greatest blow to iran in 25 years. we intervened in bosnia. we intervened in kosovo because people were being massacred. that is part of the president's stated national security policy. we need to act and we need to act with other nations who will join us in this cause. >> you talked about not going unilaterally. the secretary of defense says it's not like libya where there's a coalition of states including arab states, calling

for intervention, and the chairman of joint chiefs says the syrian air defenses are much more sophisticated than the libyans are, more difficult to hit. >> we spend almost a trillion a year on the military. we can't take out the air defenses of syria? that's a horrific waste of the tax payers' dollars. every time that one of these crises happens and i remember well under president clinton, bosnia and kosovo, we can't do it. they can always think of reasons not to do it. we led from behind in libya. we were the last ones on board. by the way, the saudi foreign minister called for arming the rebels.

there are other nations that are working to help the syrians. those people who watch cnn every night are treated or have the opportunity unfortunately to watch the sad spectacle of syrians being massacred. if we can do something about it, and we can, we should unilaterally -- not unilaterally, no boots on the ground, with other nations. who will join us if we lead, and we can bring this to a halt. >> it has been portrayed you were calling for u.s. planes flying bombing runs. your not calling for that. you're calling for other nations in the air as well. >> absolutely. it's unfortunate. i said foreign air power. libya, they were able to do it with british and french and others. and uae aircraft and others. we have the capacity in my view to stop assad and this

slaughter. but it's also going to require sanctuary, arms training, and some other things as well. but now it's reached the point where you have artillery and tanks against ak-47s. it's going to require foreign air power, and again, the united states not going alone, but the united states leading. >> as you pointed out, we have been reporting on this pretty much every night for a year. i have been disappointed that a lot of other networks haven't been reporting on this because of the -- we had the videos available even if we're not allowed into the country ourselves. what do you say to the americans who look at this, look at the pictures and say this is horrific but the u.s. is volved in two wars and we can't afford and shouldn't be involved in another one? >> first of all, again, i would like to say i watch it regularly, and it's been extensive coverage. and my answer to that is what does the united states stand for? what do we believe in? we believe in freedom.

we went co- -- to bosnia, went to kosovo. we regret enormously, we didn't do something to stop the genocide in rwanda. if we look back, if we fail to intervene, years from now, and thousands and thousands of syrians have been massacred while we stood by because we, quote, can't address the issue, we can. we're the best military in the world. i understand the strain on american military. i understand the sacrifices made by american families. but i also understand the proudest part of american history is when we have tried to help other people achieve the same goals that we so passionately articulated when we declared our independence. >> two quick political questions. i would be remiss if i didn't ask you about last night's super tuesday results. your candidate, governor romney had a good night, winning the super prize, ohio. do you believe the time has come

for the other candidates to get out of the race? >> i would hope so, but i can't tell the other candidates what they should do. they have to make their own decisions. i am aware how tough an environment this is, so they have to make up their own minds. but it is a fact that the longer this drags out, the higher the negatives of mitt romney and the harder it will be to win an election in november. that's fundamental facts. >> governor palin was on cnn last night saying she would leave the door open to her name being placed into nomination if there was a contested convection. what was your reaction to that? >> i'm glad to see that sarah's still willing to get in the arena. i greatly admire and respect her. so sarah, you know, i view with great interest your comment last night. but i also think that, you know, this thing is going to be resolved hopefully sooner for mitt romney than later. >> senator mccain, i always appreciate your time. >> thank you, anderson. >> let us know what you think

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if you go across the map, 23 states have voted so far. 14 for governor romney. that's dark red. seven for senator santorum. that's purple. two for newt gingrich. that's the orangish-pink. no victories for ron paul. what's up next? kansas on saturday. santorum thinks he will win there. speaker gingrich said he won't compete. this is a race between santorum and gingrich than romney. yes, he'll run some ads. he hopes to get delegates. he's hoping that santorum and gingrich split the contests so no one conservative emerges. here is why team romney says we're inevitable. other guys can't win. this is where they are after super tuesday. 40% to the finish line. the finish line is 1,144. they have in the ballpark of 430 delegates. nobody is even close. add the three up, they don't match governor romney. the race over the next week is not romney territory. kansas on saturday. santorum expects to win that. gingrich pulled out.

interesting question next tuesday night. mississippi and alabama. if rick santorum can win kansas, mississippi and alabama, he will say gingrich get out. i'm the conservative alternative. if gingrich wins these states we switch these to gingrich, assuming santorum and romney pick up some delegates but gingrich wins them, we could end up here, romney closer to the halfway mark, santorum in second place, gingrich third, and if this is the saw nario, this is what the romney campaign wants. they think all four candidates stay in. they have taken a hit over the next week or so, but the four candidates in the race from here on in, and it's turned back to more favorable territory. >> more with the raw politics more. let's talk with james carville and kevin madden. james, despite his success last night, you know, questions remain about mitt romney's ability or inability to connect with conservative working class

voters, evangelical christians, strong tea party supporters, people that say faith is very important to them. what is keeping him from connecting with those voters? >> you know, our colleague at cnn pointed out he can't carry the south or evangelicals or blue collar voters. he has a real problem with basic constituencies in the republican party. having said that, he's the only one in the field i've maintained this consistently that has any chance whatsoever to be the nominee. he's in a race against 1,144. it looks like he's not going to get there until may or maybe june before he ties them up, and they have to bring the superdelegates in for him to tie it up. this has not been a kind process for governor romney at all but he's still going to win it. >> kevin, is the inevitability argument the right one to push? >> i've never liked that argument. i think this was a campaign that was built around earning the nomination. and i think in large part, the governor has begun to earn the nomination and is in a position

right now where he's very likely to be the nominee because he took that attitude, and that was going out and talking about the economy, talking about the big issues that are immobilizing the republican voters and making the case he's best positioned to beat president obama in a general election as a result. inevitability, i don't want to use that word. well positioned right now. likely nominee. i think after last night that's clear. >> kevin, when you hear people say he has an inability to connect with these groups, these core constituents of the republican party, what do you say? >> what's driving voter anxiety is their personal situation related to the economy. a lot of what happens with governor romney when people question whether he has the ability to connect, it is questions to do with his personal wealth. issues about him.

when governor romney has an ability to talk about the future, what he wants to do to create jobs, to create prosperity, to create greater economic certainty for america so that all americans can prosper and all americans can be fully employed, that is where he has a connection with voters. >> you're making it sound as if -- >> his reason for running is related to the economy. there he has a better connection. >> james, do you buy that? kevin is making it sound like he hasn't had the ability to talk about those things. he's been running for a long time now. >> let me be uncharacteristically blunt. i agree with barbara bush who said this is the worst campaign she had seen in her lifetime and with all courtesy to mrs. bush, she's seen a lot of campaigns in her lifetime. santorum and gingrich are so pathetic as candidates they can't even get on the ballot. santorum couldn't get on the ballot in some congressional districts in ohio. couldn't get on the ballot in virginia. romney, not only can't he put these people away, they're going to keep going until late may or june. this thing is being played out. i don't say this as a democrat. i've been consistent about this. this field is horrible and romney is not connecting out there. even if big midwestern states where he's outspending santorum five, six to one he's winning by a percentage point or two

percentage points. this is very, very damning to the mitt romney brand. that's just a fact. every republican knows that. kevin knows that. everybody knows that. >> i respectfully disagree. governor romney has 53% of the delegates right now. folks like santorum and newt need -- they need 65%, 70% to get the delegates. >> kevin, you're going to win. you're going to win. that's not the issue. you don't have to convince us of that. you're going to be the nominee. the problem is what you've been put through and how you've damaged the brand to get there because you can't put away two of the sorriest presidential campaigns in the history of american politics. >> here is what happens in the general election. and this is the nature of all primaries, james, uh yo know this. what's going to happen now is we'll have very clear contrast on the number one issue and that's the economy. and general election matchup between governor romney and president obama. president obama does not have a record to run on related to the economy. >> you think whatever damage has been done, you think that will be forgotten by general election?

>> i think what we've seen because of the volatility of this race, anderson, voters have had an ability to reframe them contest by contest. when we get into a general election, we'll be well positioned to make sure this is a referendum on the president's absolute lack of leadership on the economy, his inability to change the status quo in washington -- >> what about that james? during a tough time people say this is doing damage and when the general comes, it's a different story. >> it's going to be a competitive general election. no doubt about that. these guys are not going to get to the general election for a long time. in the meantime, he has to go unify a fragmented party and go to tampa and unify his convention and the obama people aren't going wait very long. they are going to start on governor romney in the immediate future here. the things that he's had to say in his primary from immigration

to tax policy to personhood amendment, all that stuff has all been cataloged and logged and every position he's done. this guy won't have a chance to get out of the chute. he's been a very, very disappointing candidate. very disappointing to republicans and the republican establishment and they're going to have him because they got to have him. not because they want him. >> one last point. i'll tell you there's one thing right now that really, really unifies republicans. it's the prospect of beating president obama in a general election and you couple that with independent voter dissatisfaction, even many conservative democrats in key swing battleground states, their dissatisfaction with the president on the economy and you have a good prospect for governor romney to win in a general. >> james, do you feel more confident in president obama's ability to get re-elected than you did two months ago? >> you know, of course i do. i think there's some sort of overconfidence. i never was confident in '92. i'm a catholic. we're not brought up to be confident about much.

but yeah, i do. what makes me confident here is -- i'm being really honest here. romney has not been a very good candidate. if they can keep him from talking it will be fine. he makes the same mistake over and over again. obama has shown that he has gotten better on his game and as you go through that, you can see this happening. i wouldn't say i'm confident but i certainly feel better than i did before. you look at his latest polls, you can't help but feel better. "wall street journal"/nbc poll was as bad a poll i've seen for a party in a long time. it was really bad if you're a republican. >> thank you very much. >> is she a soccer mom or a notorious million dollar madam? >> also, the man accused of killing 77 people in a rampage in norway last summer was formally charged today. details ahead.

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we've been profiling the republican candidates' wives. "up close" tonight, ann romney. last night, she introduced her husband to a crowd of supporters. >> i said, mitt, i'm never going to do this again, but here we are. and the reason i'm here and the reason i'm behind mitt and the reason i'm fighting so hard and out there is because i believe he is the only person that can turn around america. so let's let him do that.

>> she's the best. she is the best. >> well, mitt romney, of course, won six states yesterday including ohio. he hasn't had the breakout victories he needs to put santorum behind him. the votes of women are going to be huge, and many seem ann romney as a huge asset. >> in the romney house hltd, ann romney has a host of titles. trusted adviser, the mitt stabilizer, mother, and grandmother. but she's also the great protector of all things romney. >> the last person on earth you would want to cross would be ann romney. if you go after one of her kids or after her husband, she's going to be there. >> ron scott has known mitt romney since 1985 and just wrote a book about him. he says ann is no pushover. >> she got into a tiff with one of her teenage boys. and he was smarting off and she

was trying to get away to go to the cape for the weekend, and he was going back and forth with her. finally, she got in the car and slammed the door and said, see you later, and took off and left him standing there in the driveway. >> scott said ann even stood up to her mother who voiced concern years ago when ann and mitt started having so many children. >> the mom said, gee, you're overpopulating the earth, and ann at one point said, mom f you want to see your grandsons on a regular basis, you need to knock the off. >> i'll tell you the personal story. what you see is what you get. that works in mitt's favor on the campaign trail. i believe he will be the nominee and also will be the next president of the united states, but only with you help. >> what kind of asset would you say ann romney is on the campaign trail? >> she's a terrific asset. somebody that people can relate to wru yorb look at her and listen to her speak and she exudes warmth and friendliness

and kindness and sincerity. unfortunately, that doesn't come through with her husband as much. he seems more programmed and stiff than not the warm, easy-going, comfortable person that ann is. >> ann romney humanizes her husband, calling him her most disobedient child. she often shares secrets about his love of chocolate milk and his, quote, obsession with peanut butter. >> we are high school sweethearts and still are. which is awfully nice. we have five wonderful sons, 16 grandchildren. >> like mitt, ann grew up wealthy in michigan. her father manufactured auto parts. she and mitt fell in love in high school. mitt proposed when ann was just 15. they married while in college at brigham young university. ann had converted to mormonism in high school. their love affair had been part of the campaign rhetoric, dating back to this ad from mitt's 2002

senate run, simply titled ann. >> our first real date -- >> the night of the senior prom. >> mitt pulls up to pick me up in some goofy looking car. >> an amc marlin. >> he was embarrassed about it. >> it was awful. >> it was very romantic. >> he admits without ann, he's a bit lost. if i'm away from ann for a week or so, i get off course. she has to bring me back, moderate me down. >> when he was heading up the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city, he sent for her after he had been away just a few weeks. on debate night, she's his security blanket. is. >> the camera focuses on ann and he sees her and that settles him and he's off to the debate. >> still, ann may not be perfect. in 1994, during mitt's senate campaign, she told the boston globe, money was so tight in college they considered selling stocks from their portfolios. critics painted her as out of touch. >> everybody who read that gasped.

>> ann's greatest challenge, though, had nothing to do with politics. in 1998, she learned she had multiple sclerosis. '. >> it was a devastating thing in my life. it was tough. i went from being a very active, involved, and hands-on mom to hardly being able to take care of myself. >> to feel better, she turned to holistic therapy and horseback riding, but her battle didn't end there. in 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. whether it's cancer or the campaign trail, ann romney is a fighter. she has beaten two life threatening diseases, but she knows with the gop nomination still up for grabs, there are many more battles ahead. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> following a number of other stories now. isha is back with a 360 bulletin. >> anderson, the head of the u.n. watchdog agency said iran is reporting information about their nuclear program and may have failed to declare some facilities to the u.n.

his remarks come a day after the united states, france, britain, china, russia and germany agreed to resume negotiations with iran over its nuclear program. >> in oklahoma, three people were injured in a shooting outside a tulsa courthouse. police say the gunman shot into the air and then fired at officers who responded. they returned fire. the 23-year-old suspect is in custody. a loosely knit international hacking group that goes by the name anonymous is claiming to shut down the vatican website. the hackers said the attack is against the catholic church, not the faithful. >> for the third year in a row, slim keeps his ranking as the world's richest person. his net worth, $69 billion. forbes magazine released its annual billionaires list today. and anderson, researchers at texas state university say the moon may have caused the titanic to sink, at least indirectly. apparently, the moon was

unusually close to the earth in 1912. scientists say that caused the ocean's tide to rise and also resulted in more icebergs than usual in the area where the titanic met its end. >> i read that today. i was confused by it. >> how so? >> i don't know. i'm not really a science guy. >> did you real slowly? no, i read very quickly. >> well, go back and read slowly. >> time now for the shout. we found this on youtube. if you wondered who had the coolest parents ever, this name is josh. >> hey, josh. >> hey josh! >> happy birthday from grandma and grandpa nelson. we wrote you a little song for your birthday. so we thought we would record it for you. >> yes, we did. >> so i hope you like it. ♪ 18-year-old birthday ♪ 18-year-old birthday blues

♪ >> i should have said grandparents. belting out a happy birthday blues tune. it would be cool by itself, but wait, isha, there's more. check out the moves. >> there's more. >> oh, yeah. there you go. yeah. >> yeah, i would be mortified. >> could you imagine how mortified this grandchild must be? >> yes, because i'm mortified just watching it. >> i'm embarrassed too, i'm imagining -- yes, but i appreciate the love they're showing by doing this. as an adult i appreciate it. as a kid, i would have been horrified. >> oh, web cams. what can you say? >> i love out the grandmothers in the back is rocking out to

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more with anderson in a moment. it's been nearly a year since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit japan. villages were reduced to rubble or washed away completely. nearly 16,000 people were killed. estimated damage, $300 billion. it was hard to comprehend. >> you have to refocus your eyes. none of it makes sense. it takes a while to kind of adjust to what you're actually seeing. this is what was the top of a house. this was a roof of a house right here. that's completely crushed and collapsed. there's a car over hereof.

there's another car over there. there's the contents of multiple houses here. there's a mattress over there. there's another house over there that's collapsed. and almost as far as the eye can see, it's just debris. >> last week, this was farmland. now, soaked in seawater, a sickening sight. >> this feels like it's the ground, but it's not the ground. this is probably about ten feet up off where the ground is. there's so much debris piled on. there's an entire van beneath me. >> last week, there were some 20 homes in this area. now, there are none. >> but all those lost homes, lost lives, and shattered families were just the beginning. the tsunami's 30 foot waves unleashed a second disaster as the power plant close to the coast lost power and their

backup generators failed, setting off a nuclear emergency. 60,000 to 70,000 people who lived in the danger zone were ordered to evacuate. days later, the crisis went from bad to worse. >> there's breaking news tonight. a developing nuclear scare that seems to be getting more serious by the hour. i want to bring you up to date with satellite imagery, which shows the problem. new explosion. the third at the fukushima power station south of here. 11 people were injured yesterday, so now there are three overheating reactors to be concerned about. the radiation levels at the damaged nuclear plant have increased to quote, levels that can impact human health and anyone in a radius of 30 kilometers of the plant should remain indoors. this is according to the chief cabinet secretary, made a state moments ago. >> this is a counter. you have seen these, you wave it over a particular area. you can get an idea of how much

radiation is in the area. this is pretty reflective of what we'retokyo. about 20 times higher than normal. >> today, the power plant is still one of the most hazardous places on the planet, even today. we were able to visit the plant. here's what we saw. >> a year after these reactors at the fukushima plant exploded in a meltdown, reporters were reminded this is still one of the most hazardous places on the planet. we wore head to toe protective gear, respirators, and has mat suits. then we drove up to the worst accident in 25 years. this is our first look on the ground at the reactors. this is the heart of the nuclear problem in japan. what you're seeing over my shoulder are the reactors. there are four of them. two you see over my right shoulder, those are two of the reactors that exploded in the early days of the disaster. when you take a look, you can see they have a long way to go. this is a year after the disaster, and you can see that

the force of the explosion crippled those buildings. you can understand how so much radiation spewed from the point when you're standing here. an army of 3,000 workers are now here daily, in shifts to control the melted nuclear fuel and contain the further spread of the radiation. inside the on site crisis management building of the plant, a control center monitors the progress and safety 24 hours a day. the highest risk we still see is if something goes wrong with the reactors, the plant manager says. the plant is in cold shutdown, but the nuclear fuel needs constant cooling, and the situation is far from over. tepco says plant won't be decommissioned for at least 30 to 40 years. the challenge is evident as we drive around the fukushima plant. debris still mangled from the tsunami sits untouched because of radiation concerns. these blue tanks and the larger gray ones hold water contaminated with radiation. tepco is continuously challenged

with finding more space for the water. work conditions and safety while they have improved since the early days of the disaster remains a constant concern. this woman used to give tours to the public at the power plant. before the accident, i explained to many people that the nuclear power plant is safe, she says. now that this has happened, i feel very sorry that i ever said that. she also lived here and is now an evacuee, uncertain of when or if she can ever return home. a year later, she and 78,000 others are the legacy of this accident, paying the price when nuclear energy goes wrong. cnn at the fukushima nuclear power plant. >> wow, so much devastation. it's almost hard to believe a year has gone by. just ahead, by day, she was a mom of four from the new york suburbs. now she's accused of running a successful prostitution ring with an a-list clientele.

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surveillance video and audio recordings to back up the allegations. miguel joins us with more. >> reporter: this is a woman that we're getting to know a lot about. you saw the picture in court and she looked like a school mom basically. a librarian. but you see that picture that made such a splash here in new york today, splashed across the page of the "new york post" and you get a different view of the woman. something much sexier. prosecutors claim she made millions of dollars over a 15-year period running prostitutes out of an upper east side apartment and they believe they also have witnesses they say and in at least one encounter that they recorded there were minors involved. prostitute minors involved as well. they are taking a very hard look at the entire history of this woman and what she was doing running this on the upper east

side. >> this alleged to go on over a long period of time. what do we know of her alleged client list? >> a great interest on wall street today. she was picked up on wall street coming out of a morgan stanley broker's office that she was dealing with. prosecutors say she was there to do a business deal, to raise money for another illicit business. her defense attorneys say she was there to get funding to run a website. she wanted to run a dating website. that broker she's with is being talked to by investigators and wall street is abuzz with who else might be out there. in the recordings prosecutors say she claims to have clients around the world. high profile wealthy clients around the world. she claims to have law enforcement sources and friends in law enforcement that would inform her if there was an investigation under way. prosecutors said they had to mount a complex operation in order to get her because she lives far upstate in new york and they had to get her here in manhattan because they believe she was getting ready to flee. possibly to canada. she was hiding money away they said. it was quite an operation it sounded like. >> appreciate it.

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we're following a number of stories isha is back. >> a development in the trial of a former rutgers university student. dharun ravi sent text messages to his roommate, tyler clementi trying to make amends. they were sent the night clementi committed suicide. he's accused of using a webcam to spy on clementi's intimate encounter with another man. the man accused of murdering 77 people in an attack in norway last year was charged today with

homicide and committing acts of terror. behring breivik was mentally ill. when he allegedly opened fire. he's pleaded not guilty. today, apple unveiled the latest version of the ipad. it's high definition with a faster processor, better camera, and sharper display screen. it goes on sale in the u.s. on march 16th. two solar flares the sun may create a geomagnetic storm that could disrupt high frequency radio communications, global positioning systems and power grids on earth. the peak of the storm could hit tomorrow. and say hello to these adorable little cubs. they were born yesterday to an endanger ed tiger in washington. the cubs are male and female and weigh only about half a pound each. zoo officials say they're healthy. so far, they have not been

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time now for the ridiculist. tonight, we're adding the high price of popcorn and candy at the movie. one guy in michigan has had suing a movie theater because they charged him $8 for a soda and a box of goobers. i love them and you can get them around the corner for less than $3. you say you're going to stay away from the concession stand because it's a complete stand. thex thing you know, you're taking a loan out on your 401(k) to buy a bag of sour patch kids. it can be so hard to resist. the theaters know how to lure you with the smell of popcorn, the fake smell of buttery spread or whatever they're calling it now. the candy displayed under glass like jewels. in the good old days, the dancing hotdog. ♪ let's all go to the lobby

to get ourselves a treat ♪ >> hot buttered popcorn. ice cold soft drinks. mouth watering candy bars. why not get some in the lobby? right now. >> like pav love's bell. is that supposed to short circuit your senses to buy candy against your better senses. can someone get me junior mints. i feel like i can't function without them right now. can we do that? no, okay. so the guy suing the movie theater is taking a stand against injustice, but it's an injustice let's face it, could be solved without all of the time, energy, and paperwork of filing a lawsuit, like employing the ingenious technique of, i don't know, having pants pockets. he said he used to smuggle in his own candy and soda, although it's michigan and they refer to it as pop, which i think is darling. but anyway, he said he had to

stop doing that because the theatre posts a sign saying you're not allowed to bring your own food. seriously, that's all it took? a sign? there might be an easy way for the movie theater to end this. put up a sign on this guy's lawn saying please don't file lawsuits. jeffrey toobin who much to his credit did not immediately hang up on us when we called to ask him about this said everybody is rooting for the guy because we know refreshments are a total rip-off, but he has about zero chance of winning the case. >> if this guy runs into a grumpy judge, he could wind up losing his case and having to pay the other side's legal fees. so i think paying for the goobers might have been a better option. >> goobers. good point he made. here's what really bothers jeff toobin. >> what is the deal with mike & ike. i have seen this candy my whole life. i have never seen one person eat it. what kind of name is it for a candy? >> i owe