demands for answers in the afghan government. no stranger to trouble. and primary push. voters in alabama and mississippi head to the polls in what could be a turning point in the race for the republican presidential nomination. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. right now in afghanistan growing

attack by a u.s. soldier. he attacked a village where 16 civilians were killed sunday morning. in east afghanistan, hundreds of angry students calling for a public trial. the taliban are threatening to behead american soldiers. mandy clark joins us live from afghanistan this morning. mandy, what do you know about this morning's attack? >> well, it seems that the attack could have been an ambush because the attackers struck from a number of sides. it's unclear at the minute if anyone has been killed or injured but we do know the delegation was visiting the villages as part of a government investigation into the shooting and that two of afghan president hamid karzai's brothers were part of the mission. >> they're the prospect of more violence. could we see violence like this in the days to come? >> reporter: that's a very real

possibility. in the past, we've noticed that as protests carry on, they seem to get angrier er and angrier er and more and more violent, and violent protests seem to be a slow burn in afghanistan, so the possibility that violence could spark off again is very real, and everyone is still on high alert. >> mandy clark in afghanistan this morning. thank you. we'll be in touch. meanwhile we're learning more about the sold wrer accused of killing 16 afghans. he's the father of two. secretary of defense leon pa panetta says he may face the death penalty. president obama says it's tragic but they'll not speed up plans. >> what we will not do is do it in a way that it's a rush for the exit. we have to make sure that the afghans can protect their borders and prevent al qaeda from coming back in. so we're going do it in a

responsible way. >> but "the new york times" this morning says the obama administration is considering accelerating withdrawal of soldiers from. the name of the suspected sergeant has not been released. as ben tracy reports, the base has seen its trulk. >> reporter: iraq war veteran jorge gonzalez was not shocked by the killings of the afghan civilians but not by the base. he runs a veteran known coffee shop for the base where he often aurs comfort to troubled soldiers. some here hat four or more combat tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> nobody can take that much combat, nobody can take that much stress. and they're final going to hit

the wall and explode. >> reporter: this base has grappled with high-profile incidents. there was the 2010 thrill killing of ten afghans. and a soldier murdered a park ranger on mt. ranier. since then, 26 lewis-mcchord soldiers have committed sue sight. >> they give up. they have nowhere else to turn and they thought the military would have their base for life lr last month the medical center was placed on leave. megan mcclos ski is reporting on the stars and stripes independent military newspaper. >> there have been allegations that it was for reasons of money. soldiers just being too expensive to take care of soldiers with post-traumatic stresses did order. >> reporter: members of congress are looking into allegations of

ptsd. meanwhile more than 5,000 soldiers from this base are currently deployed in afghanistan. ben tracy, cbs news, lakewood, washington. the politics now. game-changing primaries in alabama and mississippi. for thepresidential hopeful, it's an all-out battle to claim the nearly 100 delegates up for grabs. mitt romney wants to close the de. rick santorum is looking to gain some momentum and newt gingrich may need a win to stay in the race. we have more. >> good morning, terrell. at this stage of the game, th they're clawing for any possible advantage. right now the man with the most approved is newt gingrich. during his final push for votes, he's in the race for the long haul. >> i dot no believe the other two candidates can beat obama and i believe it's the most important race of our lifetime

and i will not leave the field. >> reporter: his focus has been on the southern states. the latest poll shows he's in a fight for first and second in both blame and mississippi going into primary day. rick santorum supporters have called for gingrich to drop sought so the conservative base can rally behind the former pennsylvania senator. santorum says it's time for this to be a two-man race. >> whether he pulls it out or not, where does he go from here. we go next to illinois and he's sitting at 10%. we're at 31%. >> a new cbs new york times poll shows rick santorum has a four f h point lead over mitt romney but the survey also reveals 73% of those thing it's romney who will end up clinching the nomination. the former massachusetts governor didn't let the weather stop him from campaigning in mobi mobile, alabama on monday. >> if you think washington is a mess, i hope you'll send me there so i can fix it. >> reporter: romney is looking

to pull off one victory if there the south to prove he can win over evangelical voters and carry very conservative states. blame has 50 delegates up for grabs, mississippi has just 40, but every one, terrell, counts. for president obama, some troubling news from a just released cbs news/new york times poll. he topped off. the in pen department voters, 37% approve of how he's doing his job but the same poll shows the president leading each of the four republican candidates in a head-to-head matchup. illinois officials don't know why the government denied funding to the town of harrisbu harrisburg. last month a tornado all but destroyed the small town, killing seven people. seems the damage did not

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more than 16 years. they were finally tracked down and arrested last year in southern california. bulger is 82 years old, charged with 19 murders. >> the new jersey jury of the so-called webcam trial of the rut zers student could begin deliberations as early as evidence. the defense rested yesterday without calling him. he's charged with a hate crime for setting up a webcam rah to spy on his roommate for an incidental encounter with a man. on "cbs moneywatch," americans are blaming president obama for the rise in gas. ashley morrison here in new york. ashley, good morn nothing good morning to you, terrell. asian markets are up. japan's nikkei rose slightly while hong kong's hang seng advanced about 1%. the policy makers will meet for the first time since january tonight. they're not expecting major announcement but it is believed

they will keep short-term interest rates a at record low for the foreseeable future. the dow added 37 points while the nasdaq dropped four. the obama administration is bringing a new trade case against china in an effort to level the playing field. they want to see china end its export restrictions on high-tech goods such as tvs and hybrid car batteries. they will ask the world trade organization to facilitate the talks. >> americans are bwondering if anything can be done to slow down the price of gasoline. the average price of regular is now $3.81. that's about 31 cent as way from the all-time high. a cbs/new york news poll shows the majority of the americans, 54% believe president obama can to to keep the price down. one thing he can do is release oil from the strategic oil

reserve, but that's only the event of a supply disruption. court papers filed monday show the bank will pay about $20 billion to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. $5 million to l go to federal and state government. some will be used to send $2,000 checks to 750,000 americans who were victims of improper foreclosure procedures. it's good to see someone's taking accountability. >> ashley, good to see you. thank you. nasa released new pictures of the second largest moon, rhea. rhea's about 950 miles in diameter, roughly one quarter the size of earth's moon. its surface is rough and heavily cratered, it has a very thin atmosphere and perhaps a small ring like sat earns. pretty cool. up next your tuesday morning

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here's a look at the weather in some places around the country. washington, 75, atlanta, 78, st. louis, mostly sunny, 76, denver mostly 71 and seattle, 44 degrees. in medical new this morning, a spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down but a new study shows that men who down sugary drinks suffer heart attack ms.er than those who don't. dr. jon lapook has more. >> reporter: americans consume tenth of their calories by

drinking sugar. >> your typical 12-ounce soda contains about ten teaspoons of sugar, and many people are consuming 20 ounces of soda in a standard soda. that's a huge amount in a short time. >> reporter: he says that quick hit of sugar can seriously affect heart health. researchers enrolled more than 42,000 men and followed there diet, weight, smoking and exercise in 22 years. men who drank one 12-ounce sugar sweetened drink a day had a 20% higher risk of heart attacks. >> continuously taking in high amount of glue cows result in stresses that in the long run show up in heart disease and diabetes. >> reporter: but showing a link between sugary drinks and heart attacks does not prove sugar is causing them. dr. steven nissan is a cardiologist at cleveland

clinic. >> i suspect they're drinking these sugary drinks with burgs and fries and other kinds of unhealthy fast foods, so it's very likely that people who choose to drink sugared soft drinks have a variety of habits that are not heart healthy and it may well be those habits that are responsibility. >> i'll remind them, this is an association and does not prove cause and effect. as always i'll focus on known risks, cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity. cutting down on sugary drinks will likely be part of the game plan. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. an incredible ground breaking could have people who are paralyzed walking again. researchers managed to get a paralyzed rat running in days after reattaching a nerve ending. they eat hoping the same could won on humans.

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. good morning. welcome to 9news now today. is tuesday, march 13. i'm andrea roane. it's warm out. thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. monika santami is going to have traffic. she's live in the field today. she'll have that in a little bit. a little wet. howard bernstein is here with

our weather first. >> some wet streets. most of the showers we had overnight are quickly pulling away. then the concern will be do we get any thunderstorms that will pop this afternoon because it is that warm. >> it's warm. >> it's advertised 55. there will be lots of outdoor lunches as people are walking along the tidal basin. 70 degrees at lunch time. highs today 75 to 80. at 5:00 a few showers or storms around. temperatures still in the middle 70s. right now cloudy and 58. showers overnight. don't focus so much to the west but the yellows adds oranges are on the -- and oranges are on the eastern shore. the last sprinkles are coming through south of warrenton and culpeper 29. northwestern fairfax county coming out of ashburn and sterling, over through

chantilly, points north to great falls but the heavy stuff down st. mary's county, calvert county and the eastern shore. that is quickly scooting off to the east. temperatures very mild overnight. 60 at this hour in hagerstown. 63 in culpeper. it's 55 in easton. this afternoon we're looking at temperatures which will make it 75 to possibly even 80 in places like culpeper and manassas. monika santami is out in the field somewhere. what are you doing? >> reporter: hey, howard. i'm going to be doing traffic reports out on the beltway so you'll have real live sound effects of traffic this morning. in the meantime let's just tell you first how it's going. the beltway is looking great. no problems to report all around town with the exception of the outer loop at arena drive. construction from overnight. stay to the right to get by. 95 on the northbound side. take a live look in springfield. you're doing well to that point and on to 395 to the 14th street bridge. my intern kate is going to show

us 66 on the inbound side where you do have construction at nutley straight. stay to the right n. centreville lanes are open. in my next report we'll take a look at 270. back to you. >> thank you, monika. the race for the g.o.p. presidential nomination turns to mississippi and alabama today. newt gingrich is looking for wins in both primaries to turn his campaign around. >> while former pennsylvania senator rick santorum believes this could be a two-man race between he and mitt romney. >> reporter: dug his final push for -- during his final push for votes in alabama, newt gingrich told republicans he's in the race for the long haul. >> i do not believe the other two candidates can beat obama and i believe this race is the most important in our lifetime and i will not leave the field. >> reporter: his focus has been on the southern states to reenergize his campaign. he's in a fight for first or second in both alabama and mississippi going into the

primary day. rick santorum supporters have called beginning rich to drop -- gingrich to drop out. santorum says it's time for this to be a two-man race. >> whether he pulls out or not, where does he go from here? we go next to illinois and he's sitting at 10% in illinois. >> reporter: a new cbs news- "new york times" poll shows nationally rick santorum has a four-point lead over mitt romney over likely republican primary voters but 73% of those polled think it's romney who will end up clinching the nomination. >> watch out for that. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor didn't let the weather stop him from campaigning in mobile, alabama monday. >> if you think washington is a mess, i hope you'll send me there so i can fix it. >> reporter: romney is looking to pull off at least one victory in the south today to prove he can win over evangelical voters and carry very conservative states. cbs news, washington. >> ron paul