we've lost brianna.e will get -- we will try to get brianna and get back to the south lawn of the white house when the president begins speaking. >>> let's continue on with presidential politics now. newt gingrich is expecting renewed calls for him to drop out of the race, but he says he's staying put. >> i want to tell you a second what will become a challenge is we'll have three or four days of news media. they'll say why doesn't newt gingrich quit. these are the people who said last june i was dead. they recycle this every six weeks. the biggest challenge will be raising money because we came in second which is as much as we wanted and we will have gotten delegates -- >> let's bring in our political director, mark preston. good morning. >> good morning, carol. >> newt gingrich, i mean, let's face it, he suffered two big defeats, right? because he was expecting to win in those states, but he didn't, and he still says he's staying in the race. >> he still says he's staying in the race. in fact, he put t

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brianna keilar shows us where she goes to unwind. >> i'm brianna keilar and i cover the white house for. one of my favorite places in the d.c. area is old town alexandria, virginia. about 7 1/2 miles south of the white house. a place you can come and get a great meal, do a little shopping and get a history lesson. this is after all the hometown of george washington and here at the old presbyterian meeting house you can find the gravesite of his personal physician james craig. it's a little spooky, one of the stops on the ghost tour here in town. but i say we get out of here and go find some other spirits. >> this is one of my favorite places to end the evening, the px speak easy. completely unmarked. the blue light means that they're open. you can knock on the door and come in. when you get upstairs at the x you might be lucky enough to show up on a night where todd thrasher and owner and bartender is here to mix you a drink. so what are we having tonight? >> what are you in the mood for, rum, vodka, g ishin. >> let's try gin. >> this is the leblanc, fortified from france, dash of gin,

brianna, it's something that's so worthwhile. everybody who's done it has enjoyed it. >> reporter: it's actually something i read in the program, wolf, and i find it to be just really tremendously rewarding, and it's amazing the kids are so into it, so it's really a fabulous program. >> brianna keilar at the white house. thanks for the publicity for this excellent, excellent idea. >>> here in "the situation room" hanning now, serious signs that the syrian regime may be tighter than it looks as the death toll climbs, the violence races on. our correspondent barbara starr stands by. >>> to an altar boy to a warlord. shocking about this dangerous leader going viral online. what the united states is trying to do to stop him. >>> what the marines are calling unlawful orders from the commander in chief of the united states. why do anti-obama facebook postings have him in serious trouble with the pentagon right now. we want to welcome you from around the world. "situation room" straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation

. >> let's discuss what's going on with brianna keilar. it jumps out at me, "do we look at the day's headlines or do we remember what we as a country have been through?" here's the question, is the campaign, the obama campaign worried that the day-to-day headlines might be dragging them down? >> reporter: no doubt, wolf. i think it's very clear the campaign does not want that to be the metric by which voters measure president obama and what they're really trying to do with this movie is build energy, build some excitement, which polls show is really lacking, compared to 2008. i asked white house press secretary jay carney about whether or not this day-to-day strategy of making the president's case is perhaps not working and he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks, an oscar winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting that i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications

with more now, let's go to brianna keilar join being us live in seoul. brianna, the president obviously talking tough. >> reporter: yes, he is talking tough. and, andrew, as the welcoming ceremony here at the nuclear security summit is set to get under way very soon, we're also getting word that north korea is prepping for that long-range missile launch that is it is moving forward with more mid-app according to a south korean ministry official, there actually has been movement of the rocket to the facility in the northwest, the launching facility. it's being moved to that facility and there was a south korean report that south korea was preparing to shoot down that rocket should it come into south korean territory. we actually have some clarification from the south korean defense ministry official that really they're getting ready to track the trajectory, should any part of the rocket fall into south korean territory. but, yes, very tough language from president obama and really a direct appeal to north korea's leaders. listen. >> here in korea i want t

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brianna keilar what's happening?reporter: we've learned the president as he's going on this energy tour over the next couple of days, when he's in oklahoma on thursday his plan according to a source familiar with his announcement is to say his administration will be expediting the permit process when it comes to moving along this portion of the keystone excel pipeline. as you'll recall baaing in january the administration objected to the entire 1,700 mile pipeline that would have brought fuel down from the oil sands of canada all the way down to the gulf. this is a segment of that pipeline, as right now transcanada, the company behind the pipeline tries to rework basically the root on the northern part, so this is a segment of this original pipeline route that would go from cushing down to the gulf. no doubt criticism from some environmentalists and already being met by some criticism from republicans on capitol hill. >> brianna keilar, thank you very much. >>> big stakes today in illinois for mitt romney and if he c

let's get a little of the behind the scenes from cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar.e theme was america's backyard. 362 guests. it was quite the night. >> reporter: yes. carol, i don't know what your backyard looks like, but i can tell you george clooney is not in mine, unfortunately, nor is rory mcelroy, the professional golfer. dame enlewis who is a british actor on homeland, cable tv series which i should tell you president obama is a very big fan of. so this was a dinner that took place on the south lawn where there was a very large tent set up. it was actually quite a ways from the white house. trollies took guests down to the lawn, to the dinner, and of course, you know, the highlight of this, i think, especially for a lot of women, is the fashion and wondering what michelle obama wore. you said she wore marcasa, this beautiful gown that had a very bold necklace on it. this was kind of, you could tell, by looking at samantha cameron and a lot of other women, it seemed like hues of blue were the colors. at one point president obama, as he was entering the dinner,

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i'm lucky he stepped up. >> brianna. i know you have beautiful nova star.the father, davon. >> no. >> where is he today, in terms of parenting? howevering any help? are you getting anything? >> no. he comes and goes as he pleases. it's tough. >> two different stories. a teen dad who is present. and a teen dad who is not contributing at all. what are the national 12statists showing? >> a year and a half after their born, they are not around. what katie and joey share is the exception. >> i'm going to ask you on the show, "16 and pregnant," we see your mother and your sister to step up to the plate. it wasn't easy for your sister. she, too, was pregnant. and made a very different choice. >> yes. she made a sacrifice. she decided to get an abortion. i know she's sad on the inside because we're grieving a life. but we're also trying to celebrate mine. >> you're willing to admit that you thought about life if you had made that choice. >> yeah. like, when i see my sister get up and go to school, go to work, do her thing, it tears my heart because, i can't want th

brianna keilar is at the white house.he administration about this latest blow to the alliance? >> carol, they are very concerned. there's enough challenges with afghanistan. this is obviously something that creates a huge challenge, going further for the at mrgs. it comes on the heels of this burnings of korans. there's also the concern of the cumulative effect hat this point. you saw yesterday how quickly president obama reached out and made a phone call he did that from the limousine from one of his daughter's game. president obama is calling this tragic and shocking and stressing -- and this is something that you're hearing a lot of administration officials hear, carol, that does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the united states has for the people of afghanistan. and he goes onto talk about accountability. i fully support their commitment to get the facts as quickly as possible and hold accountable anyone responsible, carol. >> so the apologies are out. president obama is sa

it killed their daughter and sister, brianna franco. pretty walker and the driver of the other car. the citation is punishable by up to $2,500, but drivers were under the influence of the time. >> at least one suspect is being -- has been arrested on a couple that just bought a new computer. police say these brothers work to carry out the attack. police telling us that one brother is still on the run. they attacked a man and woman last month as they went into the parking garage. there was also a third suspect involved. he has not been arrested. take a good luck. this is a man wanted for several armed robbers. >> the most recent was tuesday morning. >> that is where we find kai reed with the latest on the investigation. the involvement of the fbi? >> that is right. the fbi has taken over the investigation because they think the suspect may be involved in other cases. they are hoping someone recognizes the picture. this is surveillance video showing the suspect walking into the royal farms store and pulling out a gun and ordering the clerks to open the register. the camera catches him

cnn white house correspondent, brianna keilar, is with the president in columbus, ohio. republicans say the president can't legitimately claim credit for this, can he? >> reporter: no, candy, he really can't. in the company today, transcanada saying on the federal level, all they have are minor details to work out with the army core of engineers. it us not something that requires presidential intervention. the president is trying to make a rhetorical point, that he is on board with oil and gas as a form of energy development. i think another very important aspect to this, though, is perhaps he signaling that he might flip-flop on that much more controversial northern segment that stretches up into canada? that's the thought of some of the oil industry and fear of some environmentalists. he made that decision in january before this early spike in gas prices. he made that decision. it was heralded by environmentalists. as gas prices rose, it became a very big political liability. that is backed up about i this gallup poll we are seeing that shows a majority of americans th

[applause] and of course, anita, tonya, brianna, you are my constant inspiration and strength. i would not be standing here without you. thank you for putting up with me, the long hours, and for tending to laugh at my jokes all these years. [laughter] [applause] junea year-ago i stood before yu and tumble league accepted the honor of serving you as interim a year. it was a historic day in so many ways, a time of transition for our city and proud day certainly for our chinese community. [inaudible] there could be no other answer and no greater honor than serving my city in this capacity. i stood before you then that as a different kind of public official. and i was someone who would never run for office, somebody who had been in the trenches of government for many years, and before that and activists to work from the outside to change government. finding -- fighting for the rights of tenants and immigrants, working to make government more fair and accessible for everyone. i came in determined to apply what i have learned during all those years. i came in at determined to bring a

later that night 18-year-old brianna and two friends got into a car, drove the wrong way on i-97 and route 50. their sebring crashed head on into a bmw killing the driver and three teens. the civil citations carry up to a $2500 fine and no jail time, not going far enough. >> if indeed alcohol was furnished at a party in which teens died i think a civil citation is ridiculous. >> reporter: no one in the franco home would talk. the state's attorneys office says now there's no law in place that has tougher penalties like jail time for adults that serve alcohol to minors. >>> 6:06. city police officer has been suspended following the death of a 13-year-old girl from west baltimore. the department is not releasing details, only saying that the off-duty officer was suspended for "conduct after the shooting death of monae turnage." turnage's family says the officer is dating the older sister of one of the young suspects charged in the shooting. the girl's family said later they discovered the body beneath trash bags in an alley in northeast baltimore. >> how could you do this? you're talkin

later that night brianna franco and two of her friends got into a car and drove the wrong way on route 50. the civil citations carry up to a $300 fine, no jail time. something that doesn't go far enough. >> if indeed alcohol was furnished at a party in which teens died i think a civil citation is ridiculous. >> reporter: no one in the franco home would talk. the state's attorneys office right now there's no law in place that has tougher penalties like jail time for adults that serve alcohol to minors. linda so, abc2 news. >>> a city police officer suspended in connection with the tragic death of a 13-year-old baltimore girl. the department is only saying that the off-duty officer was suspended for conduct after the shooting death of monae turnage. her family says that the officer is dating the older severe sister of one of the yuck suspects -- young suspects charged in the shooting. it's believed it was accidentalful the girl's body was discovered later under trash bags in northeast baltimore. >>> ricky braska shipped cocaine between two cities. his partner and brother was sentenced to

brianna keilar, our white house korntd is in cu correspondent is in kurk.oma happy to see the president. >> reporter: you know of all the places president obama is visiting on the energy tour, oklahoma is the least friendly politically. solidly red state. state lawmakers have criticized president obama's energy policies which he is coming here to tout and trying to describe as an all of the above approach, a combination of renewable energy and oil and gas. and the oklahoman, the largest paper in oklahoma has called this trip of his disingenuous. frankly the president isn't here to win over voters in oklahoma. he's here for the visual. this is cushing. a major oil deposit ory in the u.s., a transport to the gulf. he will be announcing today that his administration is doing everything it can to expedite that southern part of the keystone xl pipeline which would go from cukushing down to the gulf. the federal government has very little involvement compared to the northern part his administration rejected the initial proposal for. >> he's fasttracking permits f

later that night brianna franco and two friends got in a car and drove the wrong way on 97 and 50. their chrysler sebring crashed into a bmw killing the driver and three teens. the civil citations carry up to a $120 fine, no jail time. something that doesn't go far enough. >> if indeed there was alcohol that was furnished at a party in which teens died i think a civil citation is ridiculous. >> one in the franco home would talk. the state's attorney's office says there's no law in place that has tougher penalties like jail time for adults that serve alcohol to minors. >>> calvert county officials investigating after a strange respiratory illness killed three members of the same family. it started with a woman experiencing a cough and fever. she died after seven days. her three adult children who came to care for her while she was sick got sick themselves shortly after. two of them have since died. health officials say it could be flu-like complications from a bacterial infection. phone calls went out to parents of school-age children yesterday. >> it's like the plague it scares me.

brianna suffers from multiple sclerosis and and needs medication. >> contra cost contract attorneys will file a lawsuit. nathaniel burris is charged with killing his girlfriend and her friend who was waiting for her. he is scheduled to go to trial in september. this is the first time contra costa county is seeking the death penalty in years. >>> they are investigating a triple homicide. they received a 9-1-1 call from a home around 3:30 yesterday morning. they found a 31 year old man and two teenagers. all had been shot and killed. they don't think the shooting was random. it doesn't appear to be a murder suicide. >> when officers arrived, they went into the house and searching the house and they actually unfortunately located three deceased victims at the and the person who originally called 9-1-1. the motive is under investigation. >>> three people could be arraigned this week in connection to a huge meth bust in san jose. had he seized meth from an apartment on woods drive on thursday. the drugs were found while investigators were looking for stolen ipads and it is worth an estimated

. >> first to brittany and brianna. your reaction. >> i remember hearing this ad on the radio before. i think it was a well-placed ad, because a lot of people have a problem with mitt romney saying he's a flip flopper and that blatantly shows what they're talking about with examples that are his own words. i think it was very well-done. >> anna. >> yeah. i think that the biggest problem for romney is it going to be obama care and it being similar to romney care. so i think that it's an effective tool to use a candidate's words against themselves. i do have a question, though. i'm curious about with media and the access to media that it tends to be biased, is there any safety guards that you believe are still left in place for integrity and journalism? >> c-span, and steve skully. they're right here. my big beef with the public is so many people in the public only want to hear what they want to hear, and that's a huge problem. there's a market out there for that on both sides of the spectrum, and if the public isn't dema

our white house correspondent, brianna keilar, shows us where she goes to unwind. >> i'm brianna keilarer the white house for cnn. one of my favorite places is old town alexandria, virginia. you can come and get a great meal, do a little shopping and even get a history lesson. this is, after all, the hometown of president washington. you can find the grave sight of his personal physician, james drake. it's a little spooky. but i say we get out of here and go find some other spirits. >> this is one of my favorite places in old town to end the evening. it's completely unmarked the t and the blue light means that they're open. you can just knock on the door and come on in. when you get upstairs, you might be lucky enough to show up on a night where todd, the owner and bartender here, is here to mix you a drink. so what are we having tonight? >> i don't know. what are you in the mood for? rum, vodka, gin? >> let's try gin. >> this is a fortified wine from france. put a little dash of gin to give it a bit of a backbone, orange sour water. stir 30 or more times, not that i'm counting. smack i

the president. >> i'm brianna keilar and i cover the white house for cnn.and one of my favorite places in the d.c. area is old town alex andrea, virginia. it's about 7 1/2 miles south of the white house. this is a place where you can come and get a great meal, do a little shopping and even get a history lesson. this is, after all, the hometown of george washington. here at the old presbyterian meeting house, you can find the grave site of his personal physician, james crate. it's a little spoop spooky. it's one of the stops on the ghost tour here at town. but i say we get out of here and go find another spirit. this is one of my favorite places in old town to end the evening. this is the pxvtv. ite completely unmarked. the blue line means they're open so you can just knock on the door and come on in. when you get up his at vx, you might be lucky enough to show up on a night where todd brasher, the owner and bartender, is here. what are we going to have tonight? >> what are you in the mood for? >> let's try gin. >> purple basil, a dash of gin to give it a ba

brianna also gets help with writing.r, 46 under served kids are enrolled and the waiting list is long. there is a personal reason for devoting himself to this project. >> i was held back because of reading deficiencies and i had trouble reading throughout school. i dropped out of high school. >> the auto biography inspired him to trourn school. the program started with help and generosity of neighboring palo alto families and businesses. and every month, students given two new books. >> i want them to show us what they're learning. and that is why i talk to them to, my other kids. >> setting up sites and 10 books at home sites in cities across the state. ask across the united states of america. >> and like malcolm x he believes tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today. >> to help them out go to abc 7 news.com. terrific. >> let's get another check of the forecast right now. >> there is rain ended. >> that is right. we're looking at a warm up. there is a mount diablo there. clouds out there. there are clouds cle

good report, brianna, thanks very, very much. we'll stay on top of the money trail. >>> he only has two primary wins and he's trailing badly in the delegate count so why is newt gingrich still in the race? jack cafferty is coming up with "the cafferty file." one expert says it simply doesn't add up. >>> and severe weather happening right now across parts of the united states. we're monitoring storm chasers, they're out in the thick of it. [ male announcer ] the cadillac cts sport sedan was designed with near-perfect weight balance from front to back... and back to front. ♪ giving you exceptional control from left to right... and right to left. ♪ the cadillac cts. ♪ we don't just make luxury cars. we make cadillacs. >>> jack cafferty is here with "the cafferty file," jack? >> wolf some people just can't take a hint. newt gingrich was seen dining at a trendy restaurant with his wife. the voters have made it abundantly clear they are not interested in mr. gingrich being our next president. he's won a total of two states, south carol

brianna keeler is joining us.t by a microphone telling russian president -- outgoing russian president dmitry medvedev that he needed more space when it comes to the missile defense system that nato is planning in europe. why did he need more space? basically an election year politics, this was an exchange that was caught as reporters entered the room where the two men were meeting at the end of the a 90-minute formal one-on-one discussion. >> this is my last election, after my election, i have more flex blts. >> i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. >> there is a very prickly issue between the two issues. the u.s. which is leading this effort says this is about protecting europe, this is about protecting an iranian strike. by russia kbrisled saying that it violates, russian involve tenry. >> in the last hour, the president's comments were alarming and troubling. certainly western -- what's the reaction, what are you getting from white house officials traveling with the pr

when she's not following the president. >> i'm brianna keilar and i cover the white house for cnn. of my favorite places in the d.c. area is old town alexandria, virginia. it's about seven miles south of the white house. this is a place where you can come and get a great meal, do a little shopping and even get a history lesson. this is, after all, the hometown of george washington. here at the old press byterian meeting house, i can find the grave site of his personal physician, james crate. it's a little spooky. but i say we get out of here and go find some other spirits. this is one of my favorite places in old town to end the evening. this is the pxvtz. it's completely unmarked and the blue light means that they're open, so you can just knock on the door and come on in. when you get upstairs, you might be lucky enough to show up on a night where todd is the owner and bartender is here to mix you a drink. so what are we having tonight? >> i don't know. what are you in the mood for? rum, vodka, gim? >> let's try gin. >> orange flower water, a little bit offite ice to star. stir 30

let's discuss it with our cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar.trailer is the opening line by tom hanks -- do we look at the day's headlines? or do we remember what we as a country have been through? is the campaign really worried that all the day-to-day headlines are really going to drag down the prospects of the president getting himself reelected? >> reporter: i think, wolf, if the campaign had his way, that would not be the metric by which they would want voters to judge president obama, they see him trying to create enthusiasm and excitement, rand really kind of a mood by evoking some of these iconic and historic moments that have happened in the obama presidency, especially as polls show, the campaign is facing an enthusiasm gap compared to what they had in 2008. i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >>

. >> all right, thanks so much brianna. the red cross is trying to help out.e people impacted by storms. we have more information on how you can contribute on our website wjla.com. >> the trial involving a series of deadly shootings at southeast d.c. enters its third week in d.c. superior court. five people were killed in the attacks back in march of 2010. five defendants on trial including orlando carter and andre morgan. more than 100 people could testify. president obama and israeli prime minister will likely focus on iran during their white house meeting. this comes as israelis are considering preempt tim nuclear strike. the president will convince him not to order a strike. attorney general eric holder said to outline the framework for targeting u.s. citizens overseas. he says that lethal force is lethal under a resolution approved after the september 11 attacks. >> a dog walk ended in a deadly fight yesterday in southeast washington. the suspect, a d.c. council campaign volunteer who is expected in court later today. the victim? a next door neighbor. joh

. >> brianna keilar, the russian president had more to say about mitt romney and it wasn't pretty. tell us exactly what he said. >> reporter: he sure did. he was really, i guess, you could say defending himself and defending russia and by doing so entering the fray of u.s. presidential politics all of the way from south korea from this nuclear security summit here. it was quite the smackdown that president medvedev gave. this is a translation of more of what he said. >> translator: as for ideological cliches, i have already spoken on the subject. i always get very cautious when i see a country resort to phrasings such as number one enemy. it's very reminiscent of hollywood in a certain period of history. i would advise two things to all presidential candidates. my first advice is to listen to reason when they formulate their positions. reason never harmed a presidential candidate. my other advice is to check their clocks from time to time. it is 2012 not the mid 1970s. no matter what party a candidate represents, he has to take the current state of affairs into account. that's the