we begin with breaking news on this tuesday. >> after began stan reeling from the rampage by a u.s. soldier. protests this morning. we're getting word of an attack on retaliation. southern support is what the republican candidates are hoping for. putting star power to work on the campaign trail. and clean get away. detergent theft on the rise. and the bus bandit. flying down a freeway at high speeds without tires. what it took to end this very dangerous chase.

good tuesday morning, everyone. we're watching the situation in afghanistan, following the deadly rampage on civilians by a u.s. soldier. >> an take on an afghan government delegation by militants. we'll get the latest in a moment. also today, hundreds of angry students held a protest, the first anti-american demonstration since the 16 civilians were prutly killed. the president the situation makes his more determined to get u.s. troops out of afghanistan. >> nick schifrin is live in kabul. can you update us? >> reporter: the fear today is that the anger from the incident over the week seasoned rising

and spreading. we saw two incidents. a large protest in eastern afghanistan. it ended peatfully. it was the first major protest outside the area where this incident occurred. that's a bad sign for the future. will there be more protest this is week. and in the last hour or, so an attack on a government delegation investigating the murders. this delegation includes brothers of the president, hamid karzai, and a dozen journalists. we don't know quite what's happened. it's a significant uptick in what the taliban has threatened to do. which is attack u.s. soldiers and anybody helping the u.s. >> and nick, considering the pru to t brutality of what happened on the week end, it seemed retaliation was inevitable. will there have an effect on the

american troop withdrawal? >> reporter: i think the pentagon, the white house, the u.s. forces here all say the same thing. this is not going change the strategy. we're still withdrawing and transferring security to afghans by tend of 2014. the fact is the popularity for the war back home is shrinking. the popularity of u.s. troops among afghans inside afghanistan is shrinking. you see some reports, some evidence that the white house and that people signed the accompliest tab lishment think we should reduce the troops quicker. to get to a much lower number before 2014. >> thanks, nick, for your insights. and in syria, opposition activists are stepping up pleas

for international intervention. more than a dozen innocent men, women, and children are said to have been killed, a charge that the government denies. word that syrian forces have planted land mines along the roads that the syrians are using to flee from the violence. there are 119 delegates at stake in the south today. the caucus in the state of hawaii as well as the primaries in mississippi and alabama. tahman bradley joins us with more. >> reporter: mitt romney realizes that the south is tough territory for him. he calls it an away game. he's hoping for a road victory. today, voters in two solidly conservative southern states make their choice for the gop nominee. alabama and mississippi pose a big test for mitt romney.

>> i've been getting hugs from the southern girls. >> reporter: recent polls show a tight race. rick santorum is hoping for a clean sweep. >> the people many mississippi and alabama want a conservative, for sure. >> reporter: newt gingrich is hoping for a comeback. he's getting help from chuck norris. >> hello, this is chuck norris. >> reporter: with gingrich and santorum signaling they're in this for the long haul, today's outcome probably won't change the runners the race. >> well, that would preclude, of course, rick santorum. rick santorum is not a person who is an economic conservative to my right. >> reporter: for his part, santorum is sticking to his main argument. >> you want to elect the most electable conservative, first

elect a conservative, because that's the one that is most electable. >> reporter: rom any says that nomination would be a disaster for the gop. >> concerns that gingrich and santorum will split the con seventy vote today as well. former vice president dick cheney canceled a trip to canada next month. because of demonstrations at a similar speech in vancouver last fall, he's decided to back out. the calendar says it's winter. but for much of the country, it feels a lot more like may. more than 200 record-high temps have been shattered since friday. new york city, a record high 71 yesterday. a big difference from last year when it was under 20 ininches o

snow. insects are out in force, much earlier than usual. one downside. >> not bad, hello, spring. time for a look at weather across the country. another warl day here in the north oaeas northeast. thunderstorms from atlanta to tallahassee. heavy snow in the cascades, sierra nevada, and northern rockies. >> 63 in sacramento. near 80 in phoenix. 65 in salt lake city. 80s from dallas to miami. mostly 60s from atlanta to bean town. >> not bad. coming up after the break. bracketology. how to improve your chances of success. and then detergent theft on the rise, easily resold on the

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welcome back, everyone. yahoo! is suing facebook over patent infringement. this just as facebook is about to sell stock to the public. yahoo! also sued google for

patents right before it went public. it received $300 million in 120k as a settlement. friday is shaping up to be a big day for apple. the company could sell more than 1 million new ipads on the first day of sales. that would be three times as many as the original sale of the ipad. home prices are falling, rents are rising. that may be the first stage in a housing market recovery. the backlog of foreclosures have finally clearing up. many investors are buying up homes as rental propertieproper. overseas markets are up the morning. tokyo's nikkei average added nine points today. hong kong's hang seng gained 230. the ftse opened higher in london. the dow jones went up 38 points. police nationwide are looking into a rising tied of --

rising tide of laundry detergent thefts. a minnesota man was arrested for stealing over $25,000 over the course of several months. some stores are putting tracking devices on the packages, like clothing. you could call this perhaps a grime wave. we're here all week. >> yes, you are. i don't have any competition for you. >> that's for the best. put down that burger. do i have to? research linking red meat and a risk of early death. how safe are the nation's school buses. new questions right now after two serious crashes. when you have dry skin, you do your homework.

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♪ check out the feeding frenzy off australia. more than four dozen sharks were spotted feasting on bait fish. some of the sharks were up to eight feet long. experts say it's a natural phenomenon, but it's quite unusual to see so many sharks so close to shore. >> we knew that what music mept, right? road conditions wet at times on i-95. slick on i-20 from atlanta to jackson, mississippi. rain soaks i-5 from seattle to sacramento. snow on parts of i-84 and 90 in the cascades. airport delays possible in san francisco and atlanta. two terrifying school bus

crashes are raising safety concerns about them. >> 50 students on the way to school in indianapolis when the bus slammed into a rail road bridge. a 5-year-old girl and the driver were killed. they're hoping the driver's autopsy will explain why the bus crashed. in caught state, a school bus veered off the road and flipped on its side. everyone on board suffered some kind of injuries. investigators trying to figure out what led to that crash, too. a stolen school bus made quite a scene on the roads in new mexico. a half dozen police cars gave chase. they threw down three sets of spike to bring the driver the a halt. >> wow. more than 100 people had to be rescued by boat after flood waters rose near lafayette,

louisiana. the water caught many people offguard. torrential downpours made parts of the city impassable. the big concern is the ele electrocution risk. and a didn't kind of risk. melanie was training for a race and a cow ran into her. the impact threw her 30 feet down the hill. thankfully, she was not seriously hurt. her helmet and bike got a little bit of damage there. >> cattle come, you have to moo-ve. looks like all red meat can lead you to an early death. one serving a day can increase you're likelihood of death by 20%. a serving is small, about three

ounces. the size of a deck of cards. a new health warning out there for men. men who drink sugar-sweetened beverages every day have a higher risk of heart disease than other men. they had higher bad cholesterol. no link between heart disease and artificial sweeteners. peyton manning's serge farc a new team could end today. he's set to meet the coaches of the tennessee titans and the miami doll vince today. arizona and denver are thought to have the inside track. time now for some more news. here's espn news. good morning, cole wright here are your espn news update. the bulls host the knicks on monday night.

tied at 38-38. derrick rose, the mvp, finishes. jeremy lin, he would channel his inner qb. to antony. two of his 21 on the night. knicks up two at the break. fourth quarter, niknicks down five. rose drives, rose hits. 32 and 7 monday. bull back in control by five. moments later, same score. noah with rose. it was hammer time. worth another look. mr. rose, angry over the noncalls the referees were giving him or not fiving him. five-point chicago game off the jump ball. from end to end, making it happen. bulls win, 104-99. the knicks have lost six straight. blake griffin hosting the celtics out west.

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recapping the top stories this morning. hundreds of students in afghanistan are protesting the massacre of 16 civilians baa u.s. soldier. as outrage builds in the country, taliban militants opened fire on government officials as they visited the site of those shootings. republican candidates are look for the conservative votes today. break out the sun screen again. another day of record warmth on tap for many cities. cherry blosz soms blooming in d.c. a month ahead of schedule. heavy snow from the cascades to the rockies. finally from us this morning. hollywood has rolled out the red

carpet for one of the most anticipated movies of the year. "the hunger games" hits theaters in ten days. the stars were out in force in l.a. last night for the world remere. george pennacchio was there. >> i loved the book so much. to see it come to life and be here with the cast, to have people age to see it is very exciting to me. >> reporter: josh hutcherson is one of the stars of "the hunger games." >> i believe it's one of the most powerful films i have seen. i was very nervous before i saw it for the first time. i feel more at ease now that i feel it's a great film. >> there's 24 of us. only one comes out. >> reporter: it takes place in the post apocalyptic world. mandatory reality show where almost all the contestants wind up dead. elizabeth sbanks part of the ensemble. >> she's a lovable villain.

it's hard to find those. i was a huge fan of the book. >> it is a dpriping yarn. it's a great story. a lot of action. it's young kids running around slaughtering each other. what's not to love? >> reporter: the film's cast is loving a moment in the spotlight. >> a lot of great energy. it's fun to be around. i promised myself before i got out here i would open my eyes and take t all in. >> not in my wildest dreams did i think it would be anything like this. >> reporter: and for many of the aerkts in the film, it's a beginning. >> i don't know how i'm going to top this. what is next? there's no movie bigger than this? >> i was such a big fan of the books before i knew there would be a movie. to me, it's incredible. i could be one of the fans out there. instead, i'm actually in the movie. >> an amazing start for those kids.