carol, come in. how are you doing, carol ? hi. hi, carol. hi, everybody. would you like something to eat ? no ! but i'd like to talk to you, victor, if you've got a minute. why don't we step into my office ? okay. katherine, it was wonderful seeing you again. please, say hello to bill and the kids. i will. thank you, mr. brashov. bye, carol. take care. bye-bye. thanks for helping out, katherine. anytime. well, i'd better get back to work. - see you guys later. - bye-bye. - see you. wait, katherine, let me walk you out. thanks. katherine ! i know exactly what you mean. when eva died, there were so many details to take care of... and papers to fill out. - my son's been very helpful. - i'm very glad of that. victor, there's something i'd like you to have. the greek islands are supposed to be very nice this time of year. carol, i can't take these. give me one good reason why not. because they're yours. and because getting away is the most important thing in the world for you right now. i couldn't possibly take this trip. i wouldn't stop thinking about jess. wh

i'm carol costello. happening right now in the "newsroom," ten days is how long the head of the secret service has to come up with a full report of what happened in colombia. >>> backstage barbecue. chat nugent chatting with the secret service tonight. he's vowing cooperation. >>> not too dark. an acura ad causing controversy. a casting document coming to light asking for a specific skin toned actor. this morning acura responds. >>> silver spoons and greek columns. the president and mitt romney duking it out at duelling speeches. this morning we ask is it possible to have a civil election? >>> in the pipeline. a new route and chance for the keystone pipeline this morning. a bill fast track that would strip the president of his authority to rule on the pipeline. >>> and keeping up with the mayor? after conquering the reality show, perfume, clothes world, she wants to be mayor. can the world ready for kim? "newsroom" begins right now. >>> we begin this hour with the sex scandal involving the president's se

i'm carol costello.tration, the gsa, head to capitol hill to defend themselves and their agency against those allegations. >>> front line to fire fight. u.s. and afghan troops team up for an overnight air assault mission in one of the most dangerous areas of afghanistan. hours later, it turns into an all-out fire fight. >>> where's it at? where's it at? >> we'll take you to the front lines. >>> plus, you're going to pay more. the agency designed to protect consumers decides to allow credit card companies to increase some fees. >>> and pippa, a pistol and paris. the sister of the future queen of england photographed in a car as the driver points a pistol at the cameraman. we're live in london with the fallout. "cnn newsroom" begins right now. >>> now to those hearings on capitol hill. focused on wasteful spending by a government agency. an agency responsible for cutting costs for the u.s. government. the chief of the general services administration resigned after the lavish spending at the 2010 convention

carol?zie o'leary. lizzie, i would imagine if you're in washington and didn't know this was happening today and you would look up and you would say to yourself what is that? >> reporter: what in the world is that? you're not just seeing a space shuttle, you're also seeing a space shuttle on top of a 747. we're starting to get some folks very excited about it here. everybody has their eyed trained on the south. as john was talking about, this is really the signature capstone on 30-year shuttle program. one of the things that is important to point out is that this is really the sister ship of all of those other shuttles that we have spent so much time looking at and covering and it's flown 39 missions since 1984. it's been up in space a lot. the enterprise has been here but it didn't go up into space so once the "discovery" rests here, people will get a good look at something that flew 39 times into space. >> has it turned around to head back to the mall? >> reporter: not yet. it's still going

i'm carol costello. happening now, hawaii, ipods, gift cards, new questions flying this morning about spending at the gsa. will jeff neely, the man behind the vegas trip you paid for get up and walk out again today? >>> clearances yanked. secret service hooker scandal widens this morning. new information from the white house. your money, your taxes. the buffett rule blasted. republicans rallying this morning calling it trickle down taxation. >>> pricey light. the new light bulb to replace regular hits stores this sunday, earth day. this thing lasts for 20 years. it costs as much as 60 bucks. >>> new home. shuttle "discovery" hitching a ride heading up the east coast from florida to virginia. >>> amazing new pictures this hour. an eye popping eruption you have got to see. "newsroom" begins right now. >>> taxpayer outrage this morning is growing over the millions of dollars seemingly squandered by unanimous bureaucrats. right now the second hearing in two days. they are facing questions about their lavish

i'm carol costello. stories we're watching right now in the newsroom, it is quite possibly the most fun way to waste taxpayer dollars. ♪ donate my vacation >>> a video-taped rap song by federal employees complete with shades and a ukelele bragging about how they will never be caught wasting your tax dollars. >>> unemployment falls. our expert on everything economic christine romans will break down the numbers for us. >>> the fashion police are more like death squads. why spiky hair cuts, skinny jeans or a t-shirt too tight can be prison or worse. >>> the nfl is violent but kill they'd, take out the acl. pretty damning words from the saints defensive coordinator and all caught on tape. >>> round two at the masters and it's round 12 for the political controversy over whether women should be able to join the club. now it's hit the campaign trail and the the white house. >>> on this good friday a pilgrimage in jerusalem as christians honor jesus for his sacrifice. >>> but we begin this morning with those tha

carol?> alison kosik live at the new york stock exchange. >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. here are the stories we are watching right now in the newsroom. >>> george zimmerman is out of jail and free on 150,000 dollar bond and transladdle tes to $15 cash bond posted by his family. he is fitted with a electronic device. the attorney for martin's family says they are upset over zimmerman's release. >>> this is what it looks like in western pennsylvania right now. up to 12 inches of snow could fall. the powerful storm is packing high winds and could affect many cities across the northeast. areas with snow could see widespread power outages and strong winds could cause flight delays from washington to boston. >>> gas prices are going down a bit. aaa put the national average at $3.86 for gallon of regular unleaded gas down about 5 cents from a week ago, while the-by-weekly lundberg survey shows prices dropped a nickel and puts the national average at $3.91. both are hoping gas prices

i'm carol costello. fast and furious dallas cleaning up after twin tornadoes tore through down, big rigs tossed like toys, roofs ripped off houses. today the threat of severe weather returning. >> game on. mitt romney paving his own road to the white house. and new salmonella fears. an outbreak along the east coast. spicy tuna sushi rolls the key suspect. what you need to know and watch for. i screwed up. keith olbermann loud mouth liberal hits the letterman show. the question is has he become the worst anchor in the world? and boys club augusta national and new calls for women to wear the green jacket. will a ceo change the masters course? and play ball. opening day 2012 is here, new stadiums, new lineups and new chances. get your peanuts and crackerjacks grab a seat. the first pitch just hours away. >> but we begin in dallas. as many as 13 tornadoes danced around the city, tore through the suburbs. so far no fatalities but emergency crews are fanning out to see if anyone is trapped at the wreckage. tod

jason carol is there.he scene for us. >> reporter: there's a lot of excited people who are starting to arrive. hundreds of invited guests, school children coming in from new jersey, connecticut, and of course, here in new york we'll be on hand as well as guests from nasa. in fact, i have one with me here right now. this is susan maranoff. a lot of anticipation and excitement act "enterprise" finally making its way to new york. >> it's a wonderful day. i think the buildup has been great. even with it being here or supposed to have been here monday or wednesday, that makes it that much more exciting. >> it's windy out here today. 30 miles an hour gusts. but everything is a go. >> we had weather check this is morning. a little breezy, but we'll deal with it. >> an exciting day for new york city. not so exciting for the folks in houston who were hoping to get their hands on a shuttle. tell us how that came about. >> there were 29 originally who responded. three years ago, we were asked to respond to a second o

. >> see you later, carol. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. stories we are watching right now in the newsroom. >>> this isn't the madness of the ncaa or university of kentucky had in mind. if fans did this after the semifinal what will they do tonight? cops in lexington and lawrence are getting ready. >>> authorities have not charged george zimmerman with a crime but if they do a gun rights group is ready to defend him. >>> the widows of osama bin laden have learned what the penalty is for being so close to the most wanted man on earth. >>> sarah palin is hosting tooed show tomorrow. it's already getting interesting. >> what are you doing to prepare? are you reading some newspapers? >> oh! >> and it begins! >> you can still turn that plate around. >> that's a fine how do you? a great start. here we go! >> debit card debacle. if you had problems with your visa card, more details coming up. >>> as people head back to work, three lucky people possibly sleeping late and staying at home from work today. after the multimillion dollar jackpot find ou

carol, good morning. >> good morning. i'm carol costello. stories we're watching right now we have a winner or three. the maryland mega mystery is solved. two teachers and a secretary, spent just 60 bucks in tickets are the big winners. >>> fire threat from miami to maine. the brush fire situation now critical. >>> mad in miami. oh, protests and outrage after the marlins hand gear said he respects fidel castro. ozzie guillen apologizing. >> making millionaires pay. it's called the buffet rule. the numbers may nod add up. >>> a picture worth a billion dollars. you've seen the headline. facebook buys instantgram. this morning we'll tell you three things you don't know about the photo sharing company. >>> and puffy face, pounds and plastic surgery, the rumors have sparked an internet guessing game. ashley judd coming out swinging. >>> just within the last hour we learned more about the winning mega millions lottery ticket sold in maryland. lottery officials say the winners are, no not that mcdonald's lady but three public school employees. each

carol? >> yeah, we're figuring that out.gton, texas. >>> we want to give you a better idea of how things turned in the area. this is radar image from tuesday afternoon and it shows the violence across the dallas area and spinning off as many as 13 tornadoes. the trail of damage from beginning to end nearly 160 miles long. meteorologist alexandra steele joins us. just the amazing thing about watching coverage of these tornadoes, everybody had a camera out and they were shooting pictures. some of the pictures were unbelievably frightening. >> but i don't think i remember a tornado that we had this amount of video. just incredible video and pictures. everyone has one of those. a camera phone. so i think it's twofold. really, one, of course, i have heard you ask the people that have been out there and shooting this, you know, why are you out there, are you scared, et cetera? but in terms of kind of understanding tornadoes, we are seeing a lot more visually. you get a lot of insight from visual pictures. looking at these pictures

carol? >> wow.n kosik reporting live from the new york stock exchange. >>> stories we're watching in the "newsroom." police say a 4-year-old girl who disappeared while on vacation five years ago may still be alive. british police released a new picture this morning showing what madeleine mccann might look like now. they've been reviewing the case for nearly a year. mccann was at a resort in portugal with her family she vanished. >>> this morning the u.s. supreme court hears arizona's appeal over its controversial immigration law. can states enforce their own immigration laws or is that the federal government's job? arizona will argue illegal immigration creates financial and safety concerns. >>> the fbi and louisiana state police are investigating saints' general manager mickey loomis. the probe follows an espn report that says loomis had an electronic device in his superdome suite allowing him to eavesdrop on opposing coaches. >>> europe's tallest volcano is spewing lava erupting for the seventh ti

>> carol. carol. the great carol king. >> i'm old but i'm not that old!liteness. at any rate, we've been talking about changing altitudes towards women. as a woman who has been in one of the most vicious and eric ba bates can contest to this the music industry, tell us about your experience being a woman in the mid '60s and '70s and the rock industry and the lessons you learned from that. and i'd love to get your thoughts on the dialogue we're having today around women and women's freedoms. >> sure. i had actually a unique relationship to the business, because when i -- bv i caefore in, gloria steinem said i was the first woman to give a downbeat i never thought about it. i just went about mied by, did what i did. and somehow found a niche in my businesser i was accepted, treated with respect, given place where other women might not have been. i can't explain why, other than my confidence and my lack of -- >> inknha bigs. >> the fear of being held back wasn't in my psyche. where it was difficult was my home life. i valued myself in my business. i didn't v

"carole king: a natural woman." carole king joins me now. to your lovely introduction by saying that all those songs were co-written with gerry goffin. credit where do. >> you may as well but behind every man is a better woman. the thing that really fascinates me about this book is you've had these pivotal moments in your life where you've done these crazy things but actually i suspect have made you have a life that's been a lot richer than others. and the classic example i think you just did "tapestry" or were just about to do "tapestry." there you were in california. everyone is going crazy for you, selling millions of albums. you suddenly think, no, i'm going to go to idaho. >> that was not right after "tapestry." >> when was that exactly? >> it was 1976 -- '5 or '6 when i started to seriously look to go to idaho. "tapestry" was 1971. but my way of coping with it and having a life, i love that you like twigged right to that, having a life was, well, the fame was swirling around me and i was living in laurel canyon. i was with charlie lark

carol?sa, oklahoma. >>> also, jury selection begins today in the trial of a man accused of murdering jennifer hudson's mother, brother, and nephew. the singer is expected to play a crucial role in the trial. ted rowlands explains. >> reporter: in october, 2008, singer, actress, jennifer hudson, was told her mother, darnelle and brother, jason, were murdered and her 7-year-old nephew, julian, was missing. hudson returned to chicago where a frantic search was underway for julian and for the gunman. >> neighbors in the neighborhood did report hearing gunshots sometime earlier this morning, about 8:00, 29:00 morning. >> three days later, the little boy's body was found inside this abandoned suv. it led to the arrest of 27-year-old william balfour. >> reporter: the hudson family knew william balfour quite well. grew up in their neighborhood and ended up marching jennifer hudson's older sister, julia. balfour, known as flex on the street, has a long criminal history. the hudsons, including jennife

carol?o over to the american league and root for the detroit tigers. but i do feel for the mets fans. >> you have to hope that cabrera can play third base after moving if you're a tigers fan. >> i have no doubt in my mind, richard. he can play third base just fine. prince fielder, miguel cabrera. a one-two punch. thank you, richard. >> and they have good pitching, too. >> justin verlander, baby. >>> we're following a lot of developments in the next hour of cnn, let's check in first with alison kosik. >>> in a few hours president obama puts his signature on a new law that will allow small businesses to go. that's coming up in a few minutes. >>> i'm john zarrella in miami. muhammad ali throws out the first pitch in the miami marl lins' inaugural game in their new stadium. >>> i'm watching severe weather once again today. we have had tornado watches and warnings, who's under the gun today and when will the severe weather threat end? >> thanks to all of you. and we're getting a sneak peek at the

hi, stan. >> reporter: hi, carol. what an embarrassment isn't it, really, when you consider the eyes of the world's media were here. they gambled. they invited the media in and took us up to the launch site itself. i stood next to the rocket. that's how confident they were this could be a success. all of this was being played out against a backdrop of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the founding father of the country. this morning we heard the news not from north korea that the rocket had taken off but from the united states and then later again within minutes the word from the u.s. that this had in fact failed. still nothing from the north korean officials. it took hours before state media here actually acknowledged the failure and that in itself was an extraordinary step to put out a statement to say it failed and they were launching an investigation. other than that, nothing. we've had no comment from any officials. no one has come forward to explain what the process was, what may have gone wrong. no one has

carol? >> dan, you mentioned secretary of state carol costello leaves today for talks with china. a lot is at stake. the u.s. would like to see greater flexibility on security issues involving iran, syria and north korea and u.s. touting itself as a defender of human rights, though. in just about ten minutes we will talk to james rubin, a former assistant secretary of state under president clinton about hillary clinton's delicate dance. >>> in tucson, arizona, this morning, a surveillance video may offer new clues this morning in finding a missing 6-year-old girl. it shows a group of men and women leaving a bar around 1:30 in the morning a block from the home of isabel celis who was discovered missing hours later when her father says he found her bed empty and her window screen removed. police aren't revealing what these potential witnesses have to say. >> if fi anything, it's one less thing we have to concentrate efforts on. we have seen these people and we have identified them and we have

carole king joins me now.nd i want to add to your lovely introduction by saying that all those songs were co-written with gerry goffin. >> behind every man is a better woman. the thing that fascinates me about this book is you've had these pivotal moments in your life and i suspect made you have a life richer than others. and i think the classic example is you were about to do "tapestry." there you were in california. everyone is going crazy for you, selling millions of albums. you suddenly think, no, i'm going to go to idaho. >> that was not right after "tapestry." >> when was that? >> it was 1976 when i started to seriously look to go to idaho. "tapestry" was 1971. my way of coping wit and having a life, i like that you twigged having a life. the fame was swirls around me. i was in laurel canyon. i was with charlie larky. my second husband, my bass player as well. i already had the two goffin daughters. i really centered myself in my family. i wasn't doing lots of interviews and going to lots of parties and

carole king.ther. they're in the green room and after the break they'll join us on set. first, ♪ yeah birds yeah ♪ >>> for 18 years the farrelly brothers have scored hit after hit with their unique no holds bar comedy style. >> the last thing we need is bad luck. ♪ ♪ no no no >> what? >> hey, hey! are you done making all that big noise, huh? huh? ♪ ♪ i'm not going to stand on my reputation ♪ >> i'm going to give you a lesson in low center of gravity. hey, whoa. hey. ♪ they are-l say what they want to say ♪ >> and i think i saw it right behind your ear. >> now in their new movie the writer/directors are bringing back the classic slap stick comedy of "the three stooges". >> where's mine? >> they're small. >> why don't you have two? >> oh, now look what you did, mo, you got doughnuts stuck in my hair. >> you're in luck. i got a doughnut remover right here. >> what's a doughnut remover? >> it's one of these. do-not-remove. >> what are the odds of that? >> hey, mother superior is looking for you. >> he

carole king.the break they'll join us on set. first, >>> good morning, we got some overcast conditions in the region right now. we will take a look at first warning doppler weather radar. 42 on tv hill. there is moisture to the west. the question is can any of this creep into the area today. we actually have a few showers in the forecast. let's just see how it goes. i don't think it is going to be enough to give us long-term relief from the warnings we have been discussing but nonetheless anything is a break. 56 degrees will be your high temperature this a ♪ yeah birds yeah ♪ >>> for 18 years the farrelly brothers have scored hit after hit with their unique no holds bar comedy style. >> the last thing we need is bad luck. ♪ ♪ no no no ♪ >> what? >> hey, hey! are you done making all that big noise, huh? huh? ♪ ♪ i'm not going to stand on my reputation ♪ >> i'm going to give you a lesson in low center of gravity. hey, whoa. hey. ♪ they are-l say what they want to say ♪ >> and i think i saw it right

good morning, a.j. >> good morning, carol.nking you got to be a pretty good athlete to be an action hero and i guess the queen thinks the same thing. she personally decided that bond is the iconic british character that deserves to be opening the games this summer. so according to the sun newspaper in britain, she shot a short film where bond is given the mission to launch the olympic games. nobody seems to know if the queen actually had a cameo in the film. it's a good possibility she did. the report says they will play the video during the opening ceremonies and then it will end with craig parachuting into the stadium to open the games. i'm thinking you don't want to miss that mark parachuting into a stadium like that. the audience for the olympic opening ceremony could be around a billion people. and daniel craig will not get a second take if he indeed is parachuting in. it bill be fascinating to see that. >> he's going to have to give a gold medal performance. ha, ha, ha. >> exactly. >> let's talk about this member of the

i think it made me a better and more deliberate photographer. >> carol? >> i think it took me -- it takes you a while to get up your nerve. my first assignment was to drive with mrs. bush from the national observatory where the vice president lives to the white house and then to photograph them moving into blair house -- not the white house, to blair house. i think i took three photos i was so nervous. it just -- you don't want to intrude on their private time, but you do have to intrude on their private time because it is for all of us. eventually you have to think ten years, 20 years, down the road. this is telling history. >> david, you had won the pulitzer prize at age 25. you were in the white house several years later. did you have to approach the job differently upon landing in the white house? >> i had -- i got to know the fords before the day -- the day i photographed soon-to-be president ford, the day spero agnew resigned. i can say that in this room and most of you know who i'm talking about. i give a lot of lex tours as schools and it's a litt

good morning, carol. >> good morning, soledad. good morning to all of you. i'm carol costello. happening right now in the "newsroom," president obama hitting campuses today wooing young voters by taking on their student debt. we're talking to someone who says we should be forgiving all student debt. >>> one in three for the gop. john boehner sounding the alarm saying there's a one in three chance they could lose control of the house. >>> secret wiring, listening devices. we're not talking cia but football. new orleans saints general manager under fire this morning over allegations he eavesdropped on rival coaches. >>> still on duty. a shocking turnaround, sanford police chief bill lee tries to resign and is denied. outcry and disappointment from trayvon martin's family has a florida town this morning trying to move forward. >>> drying up. medicare and social security in major trouble on the way fast to being in the red. who do you trust to fix it? romney or obama? >>> desperately seeking susan. susan sarandon says the government tapped her phone lines and denied her security cl

carol? >> so, dan, i'm wondering, the republicans want an investigation. who would conduct that investigation? how much would it cost? >> reporter: well, that's unclear. what also is unclear, this is something that usually members of congress would have to call on the government accountability office to actually launch an investigation. so right now this is sort of the early stages of this. filing a complaint. again, more of what we've heard over the last several weeks because they believe even though the administration says that they are not using taxpayer money for campaign related events, they believe that this administration is sort of flaunting that rule and using air force one and other resources for official events that they believe are campaign events. >> dan lothian at the white house. fallon joked what it was like with the president in the house last night. >> we had the president of the united states, barack obama on the show. obama hung out with me backstage. he slow jammed the n

she tells all in her fascinating new book "carole king" and the extraordinary carole king joins me nowadd to your lovely introduction by saying that all those songs were cowritten with gerry goffin. >> behind every man is a better woman. the thing that fascinates me about this book is you've had these pivotal moments in your life and i suspect can you've had a life richer than others and i think the classic example is you were about to the tapestry and you were in california, everyone is going crazy for you and selling millions of albums and you suddenly say, no, i'm going to idaho. >> that was not after "tapestry." >> i was in '96. "tapestry" was 1971. my way of coping it and having a life, i love that you twigged right to that "having a life." the fame was swirling around me and i was living in laurel canyon and i was with charlie larkey, my second husband, my bass player as well. we had our first child together. i already had the two goffin daughters and i centered myself and my family. so i wasn't doing lots of interviews and going to lots of parties and doing whatever people who a