breaking news this morning. crisis in afghanistan. >> red hot outrage after an american soldier shooting rampage killing women and children overnight. the taliban vowing revenge. and dirty details. the movie that has washington talking. new reaction to "game change. ""how much is true. and the daughter's pain. bobbi kristina talks about the death of her mother whitney houston. good morning, i'm t.j. winick in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here, t.j. i'm paula faris. there are breaks developments in afghanistan after the deadly attack at the hands of a u.s.

soldier. >> the taliban released a statement overnight vowing revenge. >> abc's tahman bradley joins us. >> reporter: hi paula and t.j. the president of afghanistan called the shooting an assassination, a suspect is in custody. photos from the scene show the carnage. as many as 16 afghans including nine children and three women gunned down in the middle of the night. they killed a child says this mother.nato officials believe a army staff sergeant apparently carrying an automatic weapon and a pistol, left his base, went to a nearby village and shot victims at random. >> we can say definitively that this was an individual acting alone, not with authority. and we also have the individual, the suspect, in custody. u.s. custody. >> reporter: this morning,

investigators are interrogating the alleged shooter, a 38-year-old soldier from'lewis, washington. in a statement, president obama said the incident is tragic and shocking and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect the united states has for the people of afghanistan. >> i can't think of anybody in the world who would say that killing 16 women and children is okay anywhere in the world. much like when you're waving that american flag. >> reporter: the shooting rampage comes a month after u.s. personnel were seen burning korans. they worry this incident could further strain the relationship. >> it's going to complicate missions most definitely. >> reporter: public support for the long decade-long war remains low. a new abc news poll taken before the shooting found 60% of americans say the war is not worth fighting and 54% say theis who withdraw at once. the suspect is marded father of

two on his fourth deployment. on its website, the taliban is pledged revenge. >> and tahman, from a diplomacy standpoint. >> that's right that would lead the country past 2014. this is not good news, signing that accord. some afghan citizens are still upset over the koran burning from a month ago. and they continue to be furious over the death of civilians. and this is just the latest incident. paula and t.j. >> tahman bradley live in washington. thanks for that report, tahman. well, the shooting suspect san 11-year military veteran. he had served four tours in iraq before going afghanistan. >> abc news' martha raddatz says all of this will figure into the investigation. >> reporter: think about it, in the last eight or nine year, this soldier has been gone about half the time from his own family. there's absolutely no excuse for

what happened, but they are going to look into mental stability. was he suffering from posttraumatic stress? you've seen in the military over the years, a huge spike in suicides, a huge spike in posttraumatic stress. so, yes, that's exactly what they'll be looking at. >> so many questions still to be answered. we'll get a live update from the white house later this morning on "good morning america." and rising gas prices are hurting president obama in the polls. an abc news poll released overnight finds that 65% disapprove of the way mr. obama is handling the issue. just 38% approve of the way he's handling the economy. but it doesn't seem to be hurting the president's re-election chances. 54% of those polled thought that mr. obama would win in november. only 40% thought that republicans would win. and the president's most likely opponents is celebrating a milestone birthday on the campaign trail. mitt romney is spending his 65th birthday in alabama, ahead of that state's primacy tomorrow. the polls show the race between

romney and santorum and newt gingrich very close. and rick perry is knocking down speculation that he could be gingrich's running mate. a spokesman calls the speculation tumbling yet premature. and there are no talks about becoming a vice president. well, the 2008 presidential race took controversy in "game change." is it for fiction than fact? >> do you know what that is? >> reporter: game change, based on a book by two journalists gets deep inside the somewhere contain/palin campaign of four years ago. >> he doesn't want to deal with her. i haven't told him that she doesn't know anything. >> reporter: but it raises a question, what happened to confidentiality. >> you people are making it really hard for me. >> reporter: the story is based on anonymous quotes from

staffers. >> i wasn't properly prepped. >> reporter: form brush administration official nicolle wallace worked with palin. >> you weren't properly prepped because you wouldn't listen to us. you never listen your advisers. >> because you're overwhelming me with too much information. >> reporter: wallace was on abc's "this week." >> how true to life? >> true enough to make me squirm. >> i never want to deal with that woman ever again. >> reporter: so does this movie say more about the staff and the candidates. >> she basically opened up pandora's box. >> reporter: chris lehane is locking about palin's book. >> a lot of theme thought it was filled with fantastical versions. i think a lot of people have their own perspective. >> that poor girl. >> she wasn't ready for this. >> reporter: like palin, mccain says he won't watch the film. >> and they continue to disparage and attack her character and her person.

i admire and respect her. >> reporter: david kerley, abc news, washington. >> controversial. >> uh-huh. time for the weather across the nation. drenching rain in 30-foot waves in the pacific northwest. up to three feet of snow in the rockies and sierras. showers along the gulf coast from atlanta, nashville, pittsburgh and buffalo. up to 20 degrees warmer in the northeast. there were an incredible 167 record-highs over the weekend. those temperatures continue today. 68 here in new york city. dallas is 82, just shy of 80 in phoenix. >> record highs, we love to hear that. coming up, sold out, shortliage of the new ipad days before its big release. then the gripping interview, oprah and bobbi kristina brown talking for first time about the death of her mother. and "snl" with paula deny.

that's all later in "the pulse."

welcome back, everyone. and there is a glimmer of hope on gas prices this morning. aaa reports a gallon of regular gas is now at $3.79 a gallon. it is 30 cents more than a month ago, but the increases making slowing, only 3 cents in the past week. west coast refineries are coming back online after regular maintenance and oil prices are down. well, hard to believe but swiss voters this weekend turned down extra paid vacation. a referendum would have

increased the minimum annual holiday from four weeks to six. the government and businesses have warned that would increase costs and put the swiss economy at risk. things are looking up for young job seekers. their unemployment rate fell to the lowest level in three years, with 116,000 new jobs. that 25 to 34-year age group has been hit hard by the recession but it is considered a key part of the economy. and tokyo nikkei fell 40 porters. hong kong's hang seng was off 46 in lod london, the ftse opened higher. and the wall street opened higher. the nasdaq index gained 12. and if you have not ordered a new ipad already, you may not have it this weekend. the demand have been, quote, off the charts. apple says it will not ship for two or three weeks. the alternative is to camp out outside an apple store if you

feel like camping out. >> sure, why not. and it was another big weekend for dr. seuss. "the lorax" was top. again making it the top-grossing movie so far this year. it sold $39 million. in tickets for a two-weekend total of $122 million. "john carter" opened in second with a disappointing $31 million. "project x" was third with $12 million. and next on this monday morning, is it a dream team for denver fans? what are the chances of manning and tebow on the same team? and a month after whitney houston's death, her daughter defends her mom's image in a first interview with who else, oprah winfrey. se, but oprah winfrey. i tried it and my body felt so right, for a change. and then there's you... why should i try it? my system gets out of sorts but that comes with age, right? wouldn't you like to feel great? just because we're in that over 50... what does that mean? are we done?

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well, you might call it a rock star or rocky reception for hollywood's newest and biggest celebrity. and we do mean big. a giant rock arrived in l.a. over the weekend after making an 11-day journey from a riverside quarry.

the 340-ton granite boulder will be installed at the l.a. county museum of art as part of a $10 million exhibit called "levitated mass." >> interesting. can't wait to go see that exhibit. >> yeah. for morning road conditions wet on i-70 and 80 from illinois to pennsylvania. i-40 across from tennessee to 10 from new orleans to pensac a pensacola. aine-rain soaked on i-5. icy spots on i-84, 90, cascades and north rockies. if you're flying today, just a couple of airport delays possible in chicago and new orleans. well, whitney houston's daughter says she's coping with her mother's death. with the help of god and family. >> that's right. 19-year-old bobbi kristina brown told oprah winfrey her mother was her everything. brown said she stayed with her mom the night before she died and slept in her arms. she defended her mom's image. >> nobody knows how much of a great -- an amazing spirit she was. no one knows that. no one knows. >> that's why we're doing this so people can hear.

>> yeah, yeah. and that's what i want. and that's exactly what i want. because she wasn't only a mother. she was a best friend. she was a sister. a comforter. she was -- she was -- she was just -- this spirit that she had, which is, no matter where she was, no matter what she said to anyone, it touched everyone. >> brown says she also plans to become a singer and also act and dance. she did not discuss her father singer bobby brown. but tmz is reporting that she's been telling friends she doesn't want her dad's day but plans to change her name to kristina houston. well, happy birthday to an organization which has been shaping the lives of young girls for a century now. thousands gathered over the weekend in savannah, georgia where the girl scouts were founded over 100 years ago. juliette gordon began that organization after being inspired by the founder of the

boy scouts during a visit to london. with less than a month to the masters tournament, tiger woods' participate participation is a big f, woods withdrew with soreness in his left achilles tendon. that's the same achilles tendon you might remember that forced him out of two majors last year. if you haven't done so already, it's time to break out the brackets from the stop sleeve of the selection of the ncaa tournament. despite losses this weekend, kentucky, syracuse and north carolina earned three of the top four spots. michigan state picked up the march madness tournament. ment. first games began tomorrow. details on games from espn news. i'm chris cotter. with your espn news update. college basketball tournament finals on sunday. we start with the s.e.c., kentucky and vanderbilt. second half, we're tied at 39-39. anthony davis for offensive rebound.

the s.e.c. player of the year puts it back. kentucky up two. moments later, vandy down a point. john jenkins finds the dunk. vandy retakes the lead. eight minutes to play. kentucky up three, terrence jones is going to miss the jumper but ladarius is there for the rebound and the dunk. kentucky up five. 1:30 to go. tied at 62-62. kevin johnson, is vandy for the upset win. vandy with the first s.e.c. title since 1951. john hanson sitting out with a sore left wrist in the ncaa acc championship. florida state up 14. under two minutes left in the game, north carolina down six. harrison barnes with the jumper. to keep carolina close. 34 seconds left to play. still down four. to kendall marl pass to kendall marshall. buries the three. it is a one-point game. after florida state missed the free throw, unc still down.

marshall, the three-pointer. no good. unc down one. one final shot, down three with under four seconds to play. harrison, desperation three. north carolina falls to florida state 85-82, north carolina still the number one seed. that's your espn news update. i'm chris cotter, enjoy the rest of your day. sticking with sports for a moment, a major nfl rumor mill is grinding away this morning. if peyton manning signs with denver, what happens to tim tebow? manning just wrapped up visits with the broncos and the arizona cardinals. and sources at espn say that manning may be leaning towards the broncos which means quarterback phenom tebow would likely be traded. it go from tebow to manning -- not too bad quarterbacking options there. >> maybe tebow will be the backup? >> who knows. up next, on facebook where a woman finds her husband's other wife. plus, "saturday night live," on paula deen's recent troubles. that's all coming up on "the pulse."

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. >> what happened? a member of the u.s. military accused of a killing spree that left 16 civilians dead in afghanistan. bizarre act that has come calling for the berkeley chief to step down. mike has a brewing storm in the forecast. today a be the only dry day in your forecast. frances will check traffic. updating the top stories. the taliban is vowing to retaliate after a u.s. soldier killed at least 16 afghan civilians as they slept. afghan president karzai called it an assassination. >> that shooting suspect is an

11-year vet who was based at the joint army air force base in washington state. joint base lewis-mcchord has been called the most troubled base in the military with a record number of suicides last year. our new poll finds a race between president obama and mitt romney would be very close. 49% say mr. obama would be re-elected. 47% say romney would win in nov. november. looking at today's weather, drenching rain in the northwest. showers from new orleans, atlanta and pittsburgh. near 70s in the northeast. enjoy those temperatures. and finally this morning, they say that a woman's work is never done. but apparently, many of us won't have it any other way. >> that's right, as moms juggle jobs and family, a new study shows husbands actually want to pitch in. but guess who's stopping them? yeah. abc's claire shipman explains. >> i start doing e-mails from the bed. >> laundry. clean the room. >> get dinner started. >> and i do it all over again. >> reporter: the modern woman's time crunch.

but this just in. we can't blame slacker husbands or killer jobs anymore. >> women are still holding themselves to these standards that require that they're responsible for so much of what goes on at home, while really performing at work. >> come on. >> reporter: that's right. a surprising new survey by "real simple" magazine say women need to look in the mirror to find the real culprit. we say our biggest impetments to free time are helicopter mothering, hovering over our kids and house work. most say our husbands can and are willing to handle house work and especially to kids. but we don't delegate. we're perfectionists. 28% of us say we don't think it will get done right. and we hate cleaning but 45% wouldn't pay to outsource it if we could. let's be honest, we do it all because we can. we're good at all of it. but our tension over time can create high levels of cortisol,

a stress hormone that can contribute to heart disease, diabetes and dementia. a study found that women's cortisol levels plummet when spouses pitch in. of course, we don't let them. almost half of us refuse to take an hour of time for ourselves unless every dreaded chore on that list is finished. but that's impossible? >> it's possible. >> and we also find that women who schedule their free time, regardless of whether the to-do list is checked off are happier. >> reporter: and more satisfied, say researchers. give us a little control for more contentment? nod a bad trade. claire shipman, abc news, new york. >> ladies, let go. >> relax. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "goo closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> reporter: goo