uan josÉ rojas cardona, vuelve a la luz pÚblica tras un reportaje del new york times, donde se seÑalas de sus hermanos habrÍan contribuido financieramente a la campaÑa del presidente barack obama. la polÉmica de la donaciÓn, se centra en el pasado de cardona, acusado de trÁfico de drogas en estados unidos... krupskaia alis nos cuenta mas.. en septiembre del 2011, la revista mexicana proceso, difundiÓ un reportaje sobre juan josÉ rojas cardona, de quien dicen, se le conoce como "el zar del juego" por sus numerosos negocios en el ramo de las casas de apuestas, salas de sorteos y nÚmeros, tanto en monterrey, como en otros puntos del paÍs. segÚn ricardo ravelo, autor del reportaje, llama la atenciÓn que a pesar de que cardona tiene un expediente abierto en estados unidos, que lo relaciona a diversos delitos, el pueda operar en me Éxico, de manera abierta y sin restricciones. "se tuvo acceso a un expediente que según nuestras fuentes se integró en una corte de estados unidos por delito de homicidio, lavado de dinero y narcotráfico y que en méxico se debió continuar con ésta investigación p

. >>> la campaÑa dijo que ni Él n+ >>> josÉ rojas cardona fue sometido por delito de fraude, y desdestuvo en la picota de la opiniÓn pÚblica como un agente que utiliza sus recursos no tan claras para financiar polÍticos que le devuelvan los favores. >>> ramÓn garza autor de la revista indigo dice que cardona financiÓ las campaÑas del ex alcalde de monterrey. >>> este personaje regala por regalar un helicÓptero al municipio. >>> en mÉxico el dinero de los casinos es dinero sucio? >>> son la gran banca negra del crimen organizado. >>> dijo que rojas cardona aportÓ a la campaÑa de calderon, otros 10 millones a lÓpez obrador y 35 millones al pri. y tango publicidad y medios, dice que uno de los accionistas es rojas cardona. >>> en este momento no tengo informaciÓn, estaremos evaluando. >>> josÉ cardona fue vÍctima de un atentado, le dispararon 90 tiros, y se atribuyÓ a una revancha del crimen organizado. >>> haber prohibido el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo fue inconstitucional esto decidieron tres juces que rechazaron la propuesta por y les quitÓ el derecho a casarse, y nuestr

. >> la razÓn son hermanos de juan josÉ rojas cardona, un magnate de casinos mexicano que se fugÓ de es vinculado a la corrupciÓn y violencia. >> ha sucedido con campaÑas de republicanos y campaÑas de demÓcratas. >> y no quiere decir que estÉ bien, yo creo que las campaÑas tienen que hacer un mejor trabajo al momento de recibir esos donativos. >> carlos y alberto rojas cardona residentes en chicago y ciudadanos estadounidenses, donaron a la campaÑa de obama 30 mil 800 dÓlares. >> su hermana leticia recaudÓ 13 mil, reclutaron a personas que tambiÉn contribuyeron con altas cifras de dinero, sumando un total de 200 mil dÓlares. >> ante el escÁndalo, la campaÑa de obama no vacÍo vaciloÓ en reaccionÓ. >> tan pronto como se presentaron las preocupaciones devol vimos todas las contribuciones de que re escrian para nuestra campaÑa. >> tiene un largo historial con la justicia tanto aquÍ como en mÉxico donde tiene un caso pendiente. >> segÚn documentos judiciales rojas cardona fue juzgado y copo condenado en iowa por fraude y es un fugitivo. >> una vez en mÉxico sus actividades han sido bien d

pepe cardona ha jugado un papel importante.una declaraciÓn a travÉs de su vocera quien dice: "mÁs de 1,3 millones de estadounidenses han donado a nuestra campaÑa y constantemente revisamos estas contribuciones para identificar cualquier problema tan pronto como se presentaron estas preocupaciones devolvimos las contribuciones de los individuos y la de los donantes que reclutaron para esta campaÑa." >> y la portavoz de la campaÑa tambiÉn dijo el correo electrÓnico que nos envió que es importante mencionar que el fugitivo juan josÉ rojas cardona nunca donÓ dinero a la campaÑa. es decir, las traseras provinieron de sus dos hermanos y fueron devueltas. tambiÉn intente esta noche a hablar con uno de los donantes en chicago pero llame a su casa y me dijeron que no estaba y despuÉs no respondieron a mis llamadas. ilia. >> buenas noches. vamos a cambiar completamente de tema. los miembros del clero catÓlico tienen que denunciar a sacerdotes catÓlicos. eso dijo una alta autoridad del vaticano pero grupos que representan a vÍctimas reacc

individuos y los donantes que ellos reclutaron para la campaÑa. >>> al centro de la controversia cardonado y condenado en iowa por fraude y desde el 94 es un fugitivo, segÚn el depd de sdad era sospechoso de orquestar el asesinato de un rival y hacer do que naciones a campaÑas polÍtica en mÉxico, segÚn el new york times, los hermanos de rojas cardona pidieron que se solicitara al gobernador un perdÓn por sus cuentas pendientes ante justicia pero esto no se dio, telemundo. en otra controversia en relaciÓn a la campaÑa del presidente obama crÍticos lo acusan de dar una voltereta polÍtica se declarÓ a favor de... 4 aÑos el entonces candidato a obama decÍa que los sÚper (deberÍan ser declarado ilegales. la casa blanca, buscarÁ dicipar furia de la iglesia catÓlica y otros grupos opuestos a la profesiÓn de sdem de salud que obliga a empleados a cubrir anticonceptivos de sus empleados algo que va en contra de las creencias de cristianos, aunque no dio detalles continÚa defendiendo el plan que entra en vigor el aÑo entrante. con esto la primera pausa al regreso grupo criminal en mÉxico podrÍa de

pepe cardona ha generado una viencia.laraciÓn a travÉs de su vocera quien dice... [informaciÓn en pantalla]n en pantalla[informac > y la portavoz de la campaÑa de obama dijo que es importante mencionar que el fugitivo juan josÉ rojas cardona nunca donÓ dinero a la campaÑa. es decir, las donaciones provinieron de sus hermanos y fueron devueltas. tambiÉn intenté hablar con uno de los donantesen chicago, pero llame a su casa primero y despuÉs no ero respondieron a mis llamadas. >> vamos a cambiar completamente de tema. los miembros del clero catÓlico tienen que denunciar ante la policÍa a sacerdotes peloteros. eso dijo una alta autoridad del vaticano pero grupos que representan a vÍctimas reaccionaron diciendo que la santa sede debe publicar los archivos sobre abusos cometidos el mes pasado. el cardenal nevada dijo que los sacerdotes culpables tiene que enfrentar el sistema legal secular. vamos a pasar a los Ángeles con lo Último sobre lo que ocurre en la escuela miramontes. esta noche autoridades escolares anunciaron que la

a juan josÉ cardona, el hermano de los donantes. >> es un hombre que siempre ha estado en la picota deavores. >>la revista proceso publicÓ el aÑo pasado que rojas cardona habÍa aportado $ 10 millones a la campaÑa de felipe calderÓn, otros 10 millones al aspirante del prd y 35 millones al pri. el trabajo de los inmigrantes en los estados unidos fue el tema alrededor del cual girÓ la conversaciÓn que tuve hueco la secretaria de trabajo, hilda solÍs. hablamos del alto nivel de desempleo de los hispanos, el robo de salarios y de cÓmo denunciare y otros temas que por supuesto interesan a la comunidad inmigrante. >> sigue siendo una cifra muy alta de los hispanos con respecto a lo que eran digamos en el 2006, eran 4, 7, menos de un millÓn de hispanos desempleados. ahora la cifra estÁ mucho más alta, ¿quÉ es lo que estÁ pasando? >> todavÍa estamos en una crisis, no estamos creando trabajo y no estamos de acuerdo con la poblaciÓn porque la poblaciÓn ha crecido. los jÓvenes y tambiÉn las personas de mayor edad. muchos de ellos tienen dificultades encontrado trabajo. >> hay una prÁctica bastante

. >> gracias a dios y señro cardona no me fui de estados unidos. >> yo lloraba en la noche y pensabasentía muy mal. >> dentro de este complejo sistema, detuvo su deportación por a visa u. >> aplicó en estado de víctimas de delito. >> pedimos amparo y desde ayer sometimos la visa u y pido detener la deportación. >> por qué la visa u. >> fue victima en su restaurante. >> l aceptaron la solicitud. >> se detuvo la deportación por hoy y su visa será procesada en los proximos meses. >> se sugiere que la persona que lleva su caso tenga conocimientos. >> gracias. el gobierno federal pagará 350 mil dólares a hombres que dicen que sus derechos fueron violados por redadas en 2007.>> este martes, este jefe suspendido tras ser demandado por abuso sexual, dice que las acusaciones son falsas, se busca indemnización de un millón y medio de dólares. >> investigadores identifaron restos humanos.>> un mujer y su hija de 13 años apuñaladas en casa rodante y agresor un pariente, este hecho en cuadra 2.500 y las víctimas con heridas pero sin riesgo su vida. >> se investiga un hecho criminal, en salón de b

cardona was facing drug and fraud charges in iowa. the campaign says it has refunded all the money given by the cardona family and will refund any other donation that's are linked to the fugitive. >>> a developing story now. the u.s. is sending a strong message to syria. closing its dwleb. it is a foush get president assad to leave power and stop the violent crackdowns. this morning the u.s. am passdor and workers are back in the u.s. with their families. the closure follows nearly a year after the uprisings again. the state department officials say they worked with the syrian government for weeks on efforts to improve security at the embassy, but could not reach an acceptable arrangement. >>> authorities are investigating at least 130 current and former d.c. employees for unemployment fraud. prosecutors say the workers collected unemployment checks and a government paycheck at the same time. they say the fraud cost the district at least $840,000. of the 130 people involved, 90 are still employed by the district. they've been placed o

it's not that you are picking groups to favor and disfavor, helping and helping more. >> maria cardona you in a minute. but first, in minnesota, ron paul. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ >>> we're about to get some more vote results coming in very, very soon. stand by for that. we're about to get a bunch of new votes coming in to the cnn election center. in the meantime, rick santorum and ron paul aren't in nevada tonight. they are looking ahead to the contest on tuesday, this coming tuesday. for the first time, voters in more than one state will weigh in on the same day. gary tuchman is in colorado. let's go to david mattingly first. why is ron paul in minnesota as opposed to las vegas? >> the

ciudadano de estados unidos, conlleva beneficios, sobre todo en un aÑo electoral, bienvenida a ramÓn cardonao al voto, tenemos que ganar fuerza polÍtica. como ciudadano puede solicitar familiar inmediato, cÓnyuges, padres, hijos menores, de manera inmediata, y sÓlo hermanos, recibe trabajos que a un residento no lo dan, y puede salir del paÍs, un periodo ilimitado de tiempo. y cometer felonÍa te retirÁn la residencia y deportado, grandes diferencia. >>> quÉ proceso se hace para tramitar la ciudadanÍa. >>> es elegible un residente de 5 aÑos, o cuyo cÓnyuge es estadounidense, son 3 aÑos. nay que estar libre de delitos criminales, llenar el n 400 debidamente, pagar 595 dÓlares, siempre los 85 dÓlares para los datos biometricos, huellas, y fotografÍas, un total de 680 toda la documentaciÓn, estableciendo al individuo, y estatus de residencia permanente, esperar la entrevista, con preguntas iinglÉs, de historia, cÍvica, y gobierno, cien preguntas, diez preguntas, respondiendo 6, estÁ bien, si es mayor de 55 aÑos de edad, y quince de residencia, pidalo en su idioma, y los quo tienen capacidad ae p

maria cardona, lenny mcallister, thank you so much.reciate the time. >> thank you. >> thank you, susan. god bless. >> be sure to stay with us throughout the day for results from nevada. it starts at 6:00 p.m., don't miss it, with a special edition of "the situation room." then join wolf blitzer, anderson cooper and the rest of us for the results tonight. >>> one patriots player knows it pays to be massive but he knows he has to downsize when the time comes. we will meet him next. [ jody ] four course feast. man it's great. the guests love it. [ male announcer ] red lobster's four course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, red lobster manager and i sea food differently. i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. hold up partner. prilosec can take days to work. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! >>> we're just one day way from the big game, the patriots and the giants in super bo

here to talk truth tonight, republican strategist rich galen and john theory and cnn contributor mia cardona>> i didn't realize how short i was. >> we have seen this before in this volatile race where sort of who's the alternative? was this bachmann, perry, cain, this was santorum's moment. what happened? >> well, you know, it's a tough position especially if you've never done it before. but rick santorum has never been in this position. when we started in iowa it seems like 17 years ago but it was really only about eight weeks ago he was at 3%, kind of bumping along. then he did very well, turned out he won but who knew? so he's never been at the position at center stage as frontrunner with everybody aiming their arrow at him. he found it just a little tougher than i think he thought it might be. >> john, preparing for one of these debates. before lower in the polls, had to fight to get into the debate conversation. he can make his key points. he had to know his record, his votes were going to be center stage because he was the one surging in the polls. >> title x, title 20r. anytime you ha

cardona skipped bail back in 1994 and has been tied to mexican drug dealers. >>> today a federal appeals court is expected to rule on california's same-sex marriage ban, proposition 8. opponents argue the ban violates civil rights. proposition 8 was approved in 2008. it was struck down in a federal court appeal. the case is likely headed to the u.s. supreme court. >>> we're learning more about that house fire that killed the husband and children of missing utah woman susan powell. authorities say an ax was found near the boys' bodies, which was apparently used to wound the boys. their father, josh powell, sent e-mails minutes before the fire but never mentioned his missing wife. we have more. >> reporter: cell phone video shows flames raging through this home after it blew up in grand, washington. inside the police found bodies of josh powell and his two sons. powell's wife susan has been missing since 2009. investigators say they believe powell had been planning the fire for some time. they found two five-gallon gas cans inside the house, one near the bodies. >> detected boxes of toys a

you're right, he is going after a certain base right now. >> maria cardona, if the numbers keep comingre you keeping a ledger? are you and the democrats taking a ledger of all these extraordinary statements and comments thinking this will play well to the independents when it comes time to the general election? >> there's no question about that, ashley. in fact, i would say most of the ads for the campaign have already been written, not by the democrats but by the candidates themselves using their own wrords. that i think is what should be so concerning to the republicans. i completely agree with everything that trey said. yes, we understand do have to right now serve this red meat to their gop base. but that's exactly the problem. the gop base has moved so extremely to the right that it's going to be almost impossible for any candidate to move back to the center -- >> maria, i feel like we say this every couple years, whether we're doing midterms or presidential elections. i keep hearing the same things over and over, it's never been dirtier, it's never been nastier, we've moved farth

administration is returning $200,000 in campaign donations from the family of fugitive juan jose cardonahe disappeared after jumping bail in iowa 18 years ago and has been linked to violence and corruption in mexico. don't forget, he is the brother, not the donor. >>> the president is holding a fund-raiser in new york last night called runway to win. he hopes to raise money by selling tote bags, t-shirts, accessories all made in america by two dozen designers. >>> and madonna releasing details of her 2012 world tour that begins may 29th in tel aviv, israel, and comes to america on august 28th starting in philadelphia. i seem to remember -- this is kindi kind of taxing for me -- she started her last tour in israel. i remember she definitely performed in israel. i'll have to check that. >> i love her too. i know we were talking about her heels. she's got to bring those stilettos down. i was worried about her teetering off that stage. >> she had an injury. she was rocking the injury and rocking the four-inch heels. it's tough, rob. it's hard to walk in those heels. >> absolutely. looking fo

maria cardona, lenny mccall sister, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you.eas. >>> what about the places where history was made? where it's taken decades to preserve civil rights landmarks. ♪ [ male announcer ] why do we grow quaker oats? because there are mountains to climb. ♪ dreams to be realized. ♪ new worlds to be explored and hearts to be won. quaker oats. energy to get you going, fiber to help fill you up and help keep your heart healthy. super people eat super grains. >>> two mep, coming together at the heht of the civil rights movement. two men risked their lives to help young african-americans during those often bloody and deadly days. they gathered at meridia fielder and brooks drugstore to talk strategy. today, these two men have come together again in a bid to preserve that drugstore and help keep martin luther king jr.'s dream alive. they're joining me now. let me start. welcome to both of you, first of all. let me start with you, mr. levy. how did you and roscoe jones meet? >> we met in 1964 at the freedom hool. i was the director and he was t

maria cardona is in washington to talk politics and anna navarro is in miami to do the same.d bite that reflects the leaderboard. listen. >> this resembles riding space mountain at disney. i've been the front-runner twice. i suspect i'll be the front-runner again in a few weeks. >> insert space punt. maria, go. >> look, this has certainly been what i like to call the contest when it comes to politics because the only constant in this has been the changing of the front-runner consistently throughout and i think what it underscores ashleigh is that the majority of republican voters are not happy with the republican candidates. they have said privately and publicly, and i don't know if my friend ana will agree with this, they don't have their a team out there. they have their b team and some have called it the c team. the enthusiasm gap is growing for republicans and that's going to be a big problem for them. >> the whack a mole has -- do you know something? >> listen, to that end, something may whack that mole right up to the top again. newt gingrich may have another shot becau

maria cardona and lenny mcallister, we've got to leave it there. thanks so much. that is fair game. >> thank you. >>> as we've been saying, the situation in syria getting grimmer by the day. it really is carnage there. coming up, some dramatic new video surfaces online, the daring rescue, see it there, of a small child caught up in the violence. snipers in the area. >>> plus, a cnn reporter has made it back inside that country. not arwa damon's first visit. what she's been seeing on the ground, that's up next. only from visine®. just one drop instantly soothes and revives tired, overworked eyes. and comforts them for up to ten hours. visine® tired eye relief. try now and save $3. >>> inside the devastated syrian city of homs, an opposition activist is saying this. you have to be lucky to stay safe. syrian forces once again said to be shelling randomly, and pretty much constantly, while snipers pick off civilians at will. if you've been following the almost year-long onslaught anyone the regime considers a threat, you'll know that social media has been the primary

i spoke to cnn contributor maria cardona and lenny mcalester. >> it didn't seem he was prepared to receive to be the big target, going in this as the front-runner, nationally, he should have understood that he was going to be the one that was receiving all these attacks from all sides and should have been ready with a lot more pivot. seemed that romney was able to get under his skin, having said all that, i do think that he still performed well in terms of showing that he is the consistent conservative, that he is still the candidate that can be the anybody but romney, and what we've seen from romney especially this week in michigan, is that he still hasn't been able to seal the deal. so i think that santorum still has a chance here, still neck in neck in michigan and arizona and looking forward to super tuesday. so we'll see. >> lenny, mitt romney is from michigan, people have been talking about that, he tried to make the connection with the state that the trees are better, the streets are better, he drives their cars, but he still hasn't sold himself to voters there. why do you think? >>

joining me now, cnn contributor and democratic strategist maria cardona and ana navarro.e are going to have some fun, ladies, you ready? since those four aren't doing the trick for a lot of americans or at least gop voters, anyway, i have lined up a flip chart to take a looksy at some of the others that could swoop in. sarah palin as well as chris christie -- i wish i had a drum beat or something. indiana governor mitch daniels, much talked about. and also, former florida governor, jeb bush. all of them glossy, lovely, wonderful. people are begging for these people to enter the race. but i'm going to start with you, ana. they have worts too. the grass is not always greener. so what's everybody's freaking out over? >> well, it's worse than they have worts. they don't want to do it. i ran into jeb bush just a couple of days ago and he thinks all this talk is crazy. he's not open to it at all. so we just have to stop being wishful thinkers and get on to what we have on our plate. >> so not only him, but also marco rubio, right? i hear the way politicians answer those questio

. >> maria cardona, thanks so much. people can read more on your article at cnn.com. >>> all right.t ahead, more lin formation on the new york nix hot rookie, where he is crashing now at the all-star weekend and how he is changing betting lines. peppery poblano, sweet butternut. we're roasting, and grilling to create must-have meals with no preservatives. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> some stories we are working on for you later today. 2:35 eastern time, president obama visits the boeing factory in everett, washington, he will talk about domestic manufacturing and american exports. 3:00 eastern, nasa celebrates 50 years of americans in orbit. the first two americans to circle the earth, john glen and scott carpenter, will be speaking at the kennedy space center. a couple hours later, nasa will try again to launch an atlas rocket, bad weather scrubbed yesterday's scheduled liftoff. and we are following developments in the next hour of the cnn newsroom, check in first with susan candiotti. susan? >> hi, fred. you know, today could be the last day that whitney houston fans can br

joining me now maria cardona and lenny mcallister who's in chicago.eek's results with rick santorum. a lot of momentum, but is this a blip or a c-change for conservative voters. lenny? >> well, he's no longer rick santorum. this is rocky santorum. he is the underdog that keeps fighting against all odds. i keep saying this. he needs to run down the streets of philadelphia in a sweater vest and sweat pants with his arms up in the air and run up to the rocky statue. he keeps coming from behind to show that a underdog can make it in america. if he takes a part from the playbook and say, listen,ky be the inspirational figure to win back the white house, he can take this momentum and move forward. we've seen his fund-raising numbers come up over the past week. i think he can continue to do well in the debates and the momentum moving into super tuesday, rocky santorum do a number in march. >> but can rocky santorum go all the way to the white house, maria? i would think he would be the candidate that the administration would love to go up against. >> there's

the obama campaign donor said the american brothers of mexico casino czar pepe cardona.mexico. then there is another strange twist. four years after the guilty plea u.s. prosecutors convinced a judge to quash an indictment against cardena. so what is happening? what is the story shear guy who is wanted in texas and his brother is bund lars for president obama? >> he has turned out. he was convicted of fraud in iowa. he jumped bail then. went down to mexico. came back and then captured for smuggling marijuana. >> greta: new mexico or mexico? >> mexico. he federal prosecutors he jumped bail again and goes down to mexico here at the he is involved with a large casino down there. >> greta: and other allegations that he was illegally funneling money to mexican officials as well and rival assassination. >> state department cables that were released last year. they found that he totally was involved in a number of criminal activities. in doing so, he kind of cast out further things. >> greta: let me ask you about his brothers, two brothers that live in chicago part time. last f

earlier i talked with maria cardona and republican analyst lenny mcallister. likes to draw a hollywood analogy. >> well, he's no longer rick santorum. this is rocky san tore rupp. he is the underdog that keeps fighting against all odds. he needs to -- i keep saying this. he needs to run down the streets of philadelphia in a sweater vest and sweat pants with his arms up in the air and run up to the rocky statue because he keeps coming from behind and showing that an underdog can do it in america. and if he takes part of the play book from 200078 from president obama and say, listen,ky be the inspirational figure to win back the white house, he can take this momentum and move forward. we've seen his fund-raising numbers come up over the past week. i think if he continues do well in the debates and continues to do well with momentum moving into super tuesday, rocky santorum can do a number in march. >> yeah, but can rocky santorum really go all the way to the white house, maria? i would think he would be the candidate that the administration would love to go up a

when the owner -- where jose cardona worked. when the owner left in his garage. that's when he was shot. >>> the george huguely trial was an emotional experience for the 12 jurors. one of them now is speaking out. fox 5's karen gray houston in the newsroom with more. >> the juror talking is ian gromski, a microbiology prove at uva and said finding george -- professor at uva and said finding george huguely guilty was the most difficult thing he's ever done. gromski sat down with a reporter and said he is at peace with the decision. >> reporter: it took them hours, not days, but the 12 men and women on the jury didn't buy the prosecution's argument that george huguely was guilty of first degree murder. >> we all did not think the killing was premeditated. we don't think he went over there with the purpose of killing yeardley love. >> reporter: but he said he did feel that huguely had to pay a price for taking a life. >> we explicitly asked ourselves is he a threat to society and i think there was at least some feeling that as an alcoholic he would be. >> reporter:

live in washington to talk about this is democratic strategist maria cardona.with roll call and executive director of public notice. guys, i could not believe it when i saw those numbers. i was trying to figure out what it was. was it the momomentum from what happened in those last three states? it couldn't have been and what in cpac. let me ask you, gretchen, what is at play with that latest poll number? >> you have to look back at the last election and michigan. romney didn't win it because it was his home state. he won it because he was the conservative alternative to then john mccain. now he's not the conservative alternative. he's the mid of the road guy. >> conservative alternative, even though he used the severe alternative phrase i would have thought that would have harnessed all of those conservatives right back up for him. >> unfortunately not. >> why not? why not? just finish that thought. why didn't that severely conservative phrase work? >> i think just because of the contrast that you're seeing play out in the primary right now. you have the contr

they believe praither and two others planned on robbing the homeowner, but cardona and one of the homeowner'sfound them before he could rob them. he will be sentenced in june. >>> another local school is trying to contain a norovirus outbreak. howard university says the number of students report having severe stomach pains. the university is asking students and staff to take extra precautions so they don't get sick. earlier this month, george washington university dealt with an outbreak, and last week the virus forced an elementary school in westmoreland county, virginia, to close. >>> the president of the university of maryland university college is on indefinite leave. the chancellor of the state university system is giving no reason for susan aldrich's leave. a university spokesman calls the news a complete surprise. aldrich has led the school since 2006. umuc is the largest public university in the country. it has more than 90,000 students. many of them live overseas and take classes on line. >>> the 84th academy awards will honor the movie industry industry's best from the past year. the

>> in the summer of 2009, eric shrever and david cardona are hiking through utah's zion national park. they're both experienced canyoneers, skilled at getting through canyons by any means possible. that includes climbing, rappeling or even swimming. >> i've always loved the outdoors. i've been an avid hiker. but this canyoneering sport, it takes hiking to a whole new level, and i started dabbling in that about three years ago. >> i've been doing canyoneering for about a year with eric. >> this time, david is also going to be a cameraman. >> we thought it would be great to have it on camera and we could show other people what we do. >> but what they're about to record is their worst nightmare. eric is planning to rappel 300 feet into the beautiful but dangerous englesteed canyon. >> you can't really see the bottom of it. it kind of blows your mind away, just the scenery of it. >> they choose a spot and david helps eric set up for the rappel. >> i quickly noticed how tall, how far 300 feet is. i was very, very nervous. there are all sorts of factors that can lead to death and injury, as