pro, espn radio called lehigh university a true cinderella team after they beat duke. con, rush limbaugh called them a bunch of sluts. [ laughter ] i guess -- i guess he's a duke fan. [ applause ] pro, the field has currently been narrowed down to 16. con, so has the list of potential fathers of snooki's baby. [ cheers and applause ] i'm still in. i'm still in the tournament. my brackets are looking good. i think it's jaleel white. [ light laughter ] pro, painting your face, buying a keg of beer and inviting all of your friends over to root for your alma mater. con, then finding out the university of phoenix online doesn't have a basketball team. [ laughter and applause ] i thought i saw that in a commercial. i thought they said they got a great basketball team. i'll play for it. if the university of phoenix online wants a basketball team, i will start for you guys. [ laughter ] pro, for players, the end of each game is the most thrilling 30 seconds in college.

will a cinderella team crash the set. will a cinderella team crash the dance again this year? captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, march 12, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. this morning the u.s. embassy in afghanistan is warning americans of possible violence in retaliation for sunday's mass shooting allegedly by a u.s. soldier. the soldier a is cuesed of shooting and killing 16 afghan civilians and turned himself in. president obama promises a full investigation. u.s. officials say the soldier was acting alone when he opened fire early sunday morning in the villages located in kandahar province. the soldier is reportedly based in washington state at joint base lewis mccoy. we have more. >>> good morning, terrell. the white house is still gathering its facts. but right now here's what we know. the villages where these killings took place are 500 yards away from a u.s. base in afghanistan and the shooting started sunday morning around 3:00 a.m. villages pointed to a bullet hole as they examined the damage

. >> they could be our cinderella team. >> everybody's got a shot. no pun intended. >> good wasn't they're definitely there, so we'll see. they always have the cameras, i can't imagine how many cameras cbs commits to this. >> how do they wait? >> they wait like that, yeah. you know, they're pretty humble. but it's totally exciting. we'll see who goes from our area. we're talking about a nice day today. yesterday got into the 50s in some parts of the area and stayed chilly in other parts in the 40s. we are now on a run of very warm days ahead starting with today and today is going to be in the 60s. we go into the 70s over the next few days. good bit of sunshine and we have a chance of showers tuesday or so. in the meantime, the temperatures, the day is going to be a gorgeous day to be out and about doing anything you're doing. you may want to use the earlier hour to get out a little earlier wherever your outside plans may take you. we have temperatures ranging across the region but it's a calm day. yesterday we had a breeze coming in from the north we

. >> every year, we have a cinderella team. top seeds have been toppled, too. >> that's true. that's the best thing about these games. you never know. >> my son went to loyola. >> my son is rooting for bcu. >> we are rooting for warm weather. it's feeling like summertime. the downside is the pollen is up. the tree pollen has been causing you to sneeze and wheeze a bit. it's going to continue to be high. starting under a clear sky, a half-moon hang iing in the sky. it's 56 at reagan national. west virginia into the mountains, blue ridge east to the upper 40s and 50s. leesburg, manassas, frederick. elsewhere, we are in the low to mid 50s. the view from space showing a clear sky here. lines of showers here. thunder and lightning moving across ohio to the east and the mountains in a few hours. for today, waldorf is quickly climbing mid-70s by noontime with lots of sunshine and peeking in the low 80s. by mid-80, low 80s. waldorf might have a shower or thunder shower coming through. starting off tomorrow morning with a little bit of showers around. upper 50s. sunrise at 7:19. here i

rams were the undisputed cinderella team of year. around, the clock that fairyight on tale and indiana came up day, to the sweet 16 for since 2002.me the final 45 seconds, on the run, he got rejected. teammate was there to t.lp them ou was 63-61. seconds, no dice for rob brandenburg. at rams finished the season 29-7. two huge upsets last night. no march madness shoppers today. wisconsin top vendor build. .- wisconsin top vanderbilt syracuse alumnus vice-president .oe biden in the house orne's dominated from outside well.side as sutherland came off the bench with 15 points. as late move into the sweet 16. gonzaga ties ohio state 61 with the three. jared salinger was crushed. he is 11 himself and the buckeyes advance. marquette advanced to the sweet 16. buzz williams with a heartfelt shout out to his sweetheart after the big win. work, do it every matter where it is surrounding year. have to be a line chaser to me.arried to she is tougher than all of them kids that we play with. .t is really humbling today.scoreless innings there are r

last year cinderella's team virginia commonwealth played drexel for the ncaa title. half troy daniels nailed a long three-pointer and in the second half darius sent it for your a long score. bcu won it 59-56, and will try to make another run for the final four this year. >> and loyola, maryland, is headed to the ncaa tournament for the first time since 1994. last night they knocked off fairfield, 48-44, to capture the atlanta conference. congratulations to them. he ran a big money bounty system that played players to deliberately target opponents. he's held the same position with other teams. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and how snoring could cause behavioral problems in kids. what parents need to know. ts need to know. ohhh my head, ohhh. [ speaking in japanese ] yeah, do you have anything for a headache... like excedrin, ohhh, bayer aspirin... ohh, no no no. i'm not having a heart attack, it's my head. no, bayer advanced aspirin, this is made for pain. [ male announcer ] bayer advanced aspirin has microparticles, enters the bloodst

between ohio and south florida, we have two cinderella teams. they play start, they will definitely have a sweet 16 cinderella team, which is great. >> so maybe i'll still be in it. let's see. >> 97% accurate right now. you had a great shot at beating most of your colleagues. >> i'm going to call the president and give him some advice. >> i think it's a good idea. >> thank you, joe. i know you're under the weather, so i hope you feel better. >> thank you, thank you. appreciate that. >>> today's tournament action begins here at noon eastern. every tournament game is like on cbs, tbs or tnt. watch onlights at ncaa.com/marchmadness. >>> but first, house training a dog can be frustrating, especially if you live in a high rise apartment or you don't have a yard. yes, been there. a new invention is helping dogs take care of business without going outside. gary tuchman has the story in this week's start small, think big. >> hopi skovron's career is going to the dog. >> these are my top two employees, actually. >> his dog's late night urge to answer nat

a couple of cinderella teams that came up with huge upsets didn't play so well yesterday. 15th seat norfolkf the win against missouri, lost badly to florida, 84-50 and after taking out duke, 15th seed lehigh was eliminated by xavier, 70-58. in that game it was close in the second half. they just couldn't put the ball in the hole. a good little run for lehigh by taking out duke. >>> coming up on "morning joe." it moves to illinois. mitt romney, rick santorum fighting for every last delegate. we'll handicap the race there. >>> when we come back here we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch president obama get in touch with his irish heritage. pounding a guinness on st st. patty's day. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] chicken broccoli alfredo. mushroom smothered beef burgers. hearty chicken and noodle casserole. so easy, you just need campbell's cream of mushroom soup to make them and a hungry family to love them. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> we told you at the top of the show that mitt romney won a decisive victory in the puerto rico primary yesterday despite ric

this is a very, very good final four, no cinderella teams, four he legitimate powers-- >> i'll get thei sing again, the producer will yank my mike. tiger woods on fire, it was-- >> it's been 30 months since he won a pga tour event and i wins the arnold pal meres, and the masters, and people were talking tigers is washed up, done. and tiger woods a favorite to win this thing and right back in the mix and jack nicholas's title of 18 grand slam wins not that unreachable. he's got 14. let's see if he can start that with the masters. >> harris: two of my favorite things, nascar and fox. >> and we had tony stewart in fontana, he's won 17 of 15 races which is very impressive. the second win of the season and also gone in legislation earlier this year. >> i live inniersy, the ground is quaking because someone is about to

. >>> the clock struck midnight for one cinderella team. lehigh university long island to xavier 70-58. the 15 seed mountain hawks shocked the world by dataing the two seed blue devils. the ten-seed musketeers are on to the sweet 16 to face baylor now. >>> and bad news for one local kid and very bad news for one of the tournament favors. tar heels point guard kendall marshall broke a bone in his right wrist. marm was knocked to the ground -- marshall was knocked to the ground and used his understood this break the fall. he is left handed, so he's hoping that there is a chance he could still play. it was his right hand that he injured. the tar heels play ohio in the sweet 16 game on friday. >>> if you are hoping to see brice harper take the field for the nationals opening day, you are out of luck. of the 19-year-old is starting the year in the minors. the nationals announced they are optioning harper to aaa skois. harper hit -- syracuse. harper hit .286. 28 at-bats this spring, not bad -- >> no. >> he told the "washington post" he's not happ

and winning, so what's the best cinderella team to pick this year? give you a couple, carol. wichita state is pretty good. not a lot of name recognition. they'll have to play kentucky in the sweet 16. a lot of people will sha away from them. very good, balanced team. i'd also throw memphis out there as a team that could surprise some people. they got seated eighth. they're probably about the tenth or twelfth team. >> i'm going to put you on the spot. who do you like to reach the final four? >> i'm going to go with kentucky, ohio state, kansas, and let's go with missouri as well. >> that would be the ohio state. that is my pick to win it all. do you think the ohio state can do that? >> i like it, carol. i like your pick, yeah. the ohio state, a, a very good team and, b, most of your friends are going to pick either kentucky or north carolina. ohio state has pretty similar chances to win it as the other two teams. if you want a different pick, a way to distinguish yourself from other people in your bracket pool, i think ohio state is a great pick. >> i

interesting to see the public perception from the fans how they are viewed are they this warm cinderella team or the bad guys? i think they are the latter. >> trace: head coach sean peyton scheduled to make $8 million this year, shep, now that's gone. >> shepard: wow. they can appeal these penalties, right? there is a procedure in place for that they can appeal these they have to appeal them to roger goodell. set jury and the judge in this case. he has reduced penalties in the past but it's been very rare and analysts say in this case it's a long shot the st. louis rams are now within without a defensive coordinator. jeff fisher says look, we knew this was coming. listen to him. >> you have to move on i don't mean to be incentive to this we have to move on. our job is to win games in this organization and greg has got to make from his mistakes and he is paying dearly for them. >> the last time someone was suspended indefinitely was michael vick. he spent 18 mobs in prison for dogfighting and then was reinstated to the league. shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher live tonight, thanks. it's really

we're looking for the cinderella teams. >> i love a cinderella story. >> harvard, you know, how often? >> remember george washington a couple years ago? i love those stories. everyone loves a good cinderella story. to your show, what's coming up? >> enough of the bracketology. >> yeah. >> we have serious news. political fallout in the aftermath of santorum's huge wins in mississippi and alabama. we'll assess what that means. also taking a close look at leon panetta's visit to afghanistan right now. and we're digging deeper on some of the situation. it's an ugly situation. my fear is it's going to get worse before it gets better, and it might not get better. >> we know that sara sidner was reporting, the soldier accused of that, he has left afghanistan. >> probably smart to get him out of there. >> thank you, sir. >>> before i let you go, wall street, this executive quits his job, calls goldman sachs toxic, destructive and all the company cares about is ripping off customers. my next guest used to work there, bob lesner, and he says it's par for the course. i think it's a cool car. i t

. >> the question is the cinderella team. they always throw it off.he brackets are exploded as a result of that. right now, we're dark this morning. a live view behind me from the city camera. 47 now at reagan national. and we're not going to see any daylight until after 7:00 this morning as we've gone to eastern daylight time. we'll have temperatures that are chilly. western and northern sfwhushs the 30s, warming later today. it's now in the upper 40s in washington. much of southern maryland, northern next, eastern shore -- northern neck, eastern shore, low to mid 30s. the view showing clouds that are drifting over us ahead of a cool front that will bring later today. sunrise, 7:23. increasing clouds, looking like we'll hit near 70 by mid-afternoon. then overnight, some rain moving in. occasional showers from early to mid evening and until around dawn tomorrow. during the day on tuesday, climbing to the low to mid 70s tomorrow. maybe an afternoon thundershower. otherwise partly sunny. sunny and mild wednesday, thursday, into the mid 70s. then maybe r

i picked the southern mississippi golden eagles as my cinderella team to get to the final four and iyas to beat kentucky in the finals. >>> according to a study by the defense department, 1 in 6 turning soldiers show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or ptsd. this often leads to addiction, dmesing violence, also to suicide. and yet, this is a stunning number. less than 40% of veterans that exhibit symptoms of ptsd actually seek help. mostly they say because it would make them seem weak and keep them from getting promotions. a former u.s. marine lieutenant served in vietnam and is an advocate for returning soldiers and the author of not just the best seller mat m matterhorn but what it's like to go to war, which has been given to every member of congress. he came out advocating for soldiers with ptsd. >> we're decent people. we've been brought up to not kill anybody. thou shall not kill. suddenly you take a 19-year-old and you you saga and kill. how does a kid handle that? >> he suggested that counseling be mandatory for returning soldiers. that's a big idea and an fortunate

they're a team, a cinderella team to look at. they play indiana an saturday. >> back to the list.hink coach californpari. the highest paid coach in college basketball. >> how much does he make? >> i don't know exactly. but he's north of $4 million a year. >> got anthony davis. >> he does have anthony davis. he's got the best player in the country. you watch him now. he'll be the number one pick in the nba draft. >> i think he is. i think he's a terrific coach. he gets kids to play hard. he has a lot of freshmen on his team. he gets them to play. they're going to be -- i think they're the team to beat. >> the final four will be the final four. kentucky -- >> north carolina. >> marquette. >> marquette. >> one more. >> and one more. >> that's not on the list. the list of five we need. it's very important. like most people, one of my favorite parts of the tournament is one shining moment. thanks for -- got bragging to do. one shining moment is in the mid 1980s when i was in sports illustrated. they were looking for a song. sing r songwriter from ann arbor. there's dave there. >> love

now, one of the things that makes march madness, the excitement of the cinderella team. here's rob marciano. >> college basketball. and kentucky go hand in hand. but when you think of kentucky basketball, the murray state racers aren't the first team that comes to mind. think again. >> we're trying to put murray state on the map for kentucky basketball. >> a roster of players whose resumÉs don't match those of the bigger programs is in the midst of what can be described as a cinderella season. they were ranked tenth in the coach's poll with 30 wins and one loss. now they're looking for the magic slipper in the ncaa tournament. it's all they can talk about in this small western kentucky town. where rudy's is murray's oldest restaurant. stop for lunch and get your basketball. >> it will be awesome. >> we believe in murray state. we believe they can g all the way. >> that sentiment fuels a team. >> it's motivation for us. >> the junior guard isaiah cannon leads the team in scoring. >> a smaller school or a bigger school, we're going to compete as if it's our last game. >> b

they're a cinderella team that i think you have to look at.n saturday. >> let's get back to our list. >> number four. >> the coach. coach calipari. i mean cal is the guy. you love him, you hate him, but you've got to fear his teams. he's the highest paid coach in college basketball. >> how much does he make about? >> i don't know exactly, but probably north of $4 million a year. >> he's got anthony davis. >> he does have anthony davis. he has the best player in the country. i suggest you watch him now because likely he'll be the number one pick in the nba draft. >> he's as good a coach as he is recruiter. >> i think he is. i think he's a terrific coach. he gets kids to play hard. he has a lot of freshmen on his team and he gets them to play. i think they're the team to beat. >> so the final four will be the final four, kentucky. >> north carolina. >> north carolina. >> marquette. >> marquette. >> one more. >> and one more. >> wait, we have one more thing on our list of five that we need to get to and it's very important. like most people, one

i was hoping my cinderella team would be loyola university of maryland, because i most recently livedortunately, they play ohio state. ohio state will probably beat them, and i picked ohio state to win the whole darn thing. so suzanne, will you join me in -- >> no. >> why? >> michigan state is my dad's alma mater, so i'm all about michigan state. i don't think they'll get all the way through the end there, but, you know, a little trash talk in here. i want to see them do well. but michigan state, i'm telling you, carol. >> come on, i want it. >> that's the best i can do. tell us about that wall. does it actually update in realtime the game? >> yeah. but this is the thing. we want our viewers to participate in our bracket challenge. it's easy to do. go to cnn.com/brackets. you'll see a place to sign in. fill out your bracket. we've already filled out ours, and then we'll compete, and at the end of the thing, i don't think we're going to send you money or anything, because that would be illegal. but we'll give you a big shout-out on the air, and isn't that enough? >> invite them down to

the final four is set and no cinderella teams will be heading to the big dance in the big easy this yearuisville in a battle of the bluegrass state and kansas versus ohio state saturday in new orleans. the winners play in the national championship game on monday. monday, soledad, that's the day. >> thanks, christine. >> welcome. >>> later today we are expecting to see what could be the biggest march yet in honor of trayvon martin, a month after he was killed, the unarmed teenager shot by a neighborhood watch captain by the name of george zimmerman. this afternoon at 4:00 eastern people will gather not far from where the young man was killed for a rally and for there we head to the civic center for a town hall meeting where trayvon martin's family is scheduled to speak. people across the country wore hodis to honor trayvon jackson. let me talk about this march and town hall. what are you hoping to get out of this next step in raising awareness? >> i think this next step is about unity, soledad. i think that america is ready for everyone to unite under justice. this is not the divisiveness

. >> that's your cinderella team, right? >> no. i'm going to vandy, as well.nking harvard could have a chance. they've got the janemy lin sanity scenario going on. that could be a tough pick. but vanderbilt beat kentucky in the s.e.c. championships. >> i'm more a blue collar girl and not an ivy league kind of gal. >> it's going to be the smartest team in the tournament when harvard plays vandy, that's for sure. >> let's talk about harvard. they haven't been in the tournament for 66 years. mary snow went to harvard to talk to the folks about that enormous achievement. let's listen. >> it wasn't long ago that the most famous basketball playing harvard alum resided in the white house. then lin-sanity struck. in february, new york knicks guard jeremy lin cat putted to the top of the alma mater basketball history, making harvard hoops cool. and now, there's this. >> harvard and the champ yops of the ivy league with reason to celebrate. >> for the first time in 66 years, the men's basketball team is in the ncaa tournament and crimson pride runs deep. >> arne duncan,

vcu was a cinderella team last season, so last night's result may not be a shocker.f to go. wichita state cannot answer, the 12th seeded rams beat the fifth seeded we talked about the top five upsets yesterday. vcu advances to play indiana. >>> syracuse leading unc asheville by three with 35 seconds left. syracuse's inbound pass goes, but the ref gives the ball to the orange. syracuse holds on to win, the orange avoiding becoming the first number one team to fall to a six-team seed. >>> harvard back in the tournament for the first time since 1946, taking on the harvard of the south, vanderbilt. the s.e.c. champions too much for the crimson, but vandy sank free throws to win. 79-70, they move on to win wisconsin. number two seed, ohio state against 15th seeded loyola of maryland. eric etherly, you're going to see him make a monster dunk here. it was such a monster dunk that a crew had to come out and fix the net afterwards. that was the biggest highlight for the greyhounds, though, ohio state moves on to play gonzaga. that's a look at your march madness highlights. bu

no cinderella teams will be headed to the final four. what does that mean for all our cnn brackets?rst day. >> it's not bad. at least you have one of the four. you have kentucky in the final four. that's not bad. you mentioned there aren't any cinderella stories, i disagree with you. take a look at this. your partner in crime, she's number one. brooke baldwin is second. we've got randi kaye, my partner in crime on the weekend. she's also tied for third. we find ashleigh, you're number 14. you're smiling in that picture, but i know deep down you're probably feeling more like this because of your picks. if you don't have any experience you're not doing well. >> i threw a dart at a dart board. ask me about hockey. >> it's going to be interesting to see how it played out over the weekend. should be a lot of fun. >> i just can't believe zarida is beating wolf blitzer. >>> a lot happening over the next two hours and we begin with rapid fire. >> just in, we learned that trayvon martin was suspended from school just before he was shot to death. in fact, we were told he gave 10 days suspensi

. >> everybody, including these two teams, are thinking maybe i'll be the cinderella story here. ing like a sinned rel owe team leading byu at the half. but led by noah heart sog who scored 16 of the 23 points in the second half. the cougars stanld an amazing comeback. >>> one of the tournament's top seeds, syracuse will play without his star center. the university declared the 7 foot brazilian ineligible. it didn't say why but he missed three games because of an academic issue. >>> in nba action last night, miami at orlando. the magic made a tough lay-in but it was tied in regulation. in overtime, lebron james missed a driving lay-in. howard got the rebound and nelson scored. howard woupd up with 24 points and 25 rebound. orlando wins 104-98. >>> when we return, refusing to take no for an answer. illinois fight back to get federal aid following a devastating tornado. [ woman ] when my asthma symptoms returned my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control me

a couple of cinderella teams with upsets didn't do so well yesterday. 15 seed norfolk state who pulledt missouri lost by 34 points to florida. after taking out duke, performing a great public service taking out duke, 15-seed lehigh was eliminated by xavier. >> who do you like, willie? >> i think you have to stay with kentucky. carolina is a little bit weak. kentucky looks like the team to beat. michigan state is sneaky. tom izzo always has them playing well. >> always. >> what about florida? we have a couple of s.e.c. teams in there as well. the gators in there. how far can they go? >> i think florida moves on and probably loses to michigan state. but they have a really good team there too. so i don't know. i think ohio state is another one you don't want to sleep on because syracuse is a little weak too. >> yeah. ohio state could surprise you. well, not surprise, but ohio state could win it all. everybody is talking about kentucky and north carolina. you know who's also very good team, willie? >> who is that? >> vanderbilt. you guys played well. we were hurting for you. >> thank you,

and which college teams will have the cinderella dream when march madness against. ke shumann said that's being determined right now. >> good morning. well, conference tournaments are the only chance for several teams throughout the nation to get into the ncaa tournament. the usf don fall into that category as they face the saint mary's last night in the semifinals. rex walters looking to keep his team's season alive the point guard on fire, 4 of 7 from the outside. then flying through the line and off the glass before the break, a career high 24 points for doolen. here's the gaehls in the half. to brad waldo. gives them their first lead with 12 minutes left and the dons never get back on top. saint mary's win and advance to the conference championship monday night in las vegas. >>> the stanford men case off today and thanks of ucla's upset of washington yesterday they can clinch a bid for the title with a win over the cardinals brewer playing spoiler second half. now a minute left. tied at 69. tyler lamb misses the three. travis ware with the put-back. up two. huski