i'm danielle nottingham. i'll have the story coming up. >>> welcome back with the news at noon. we continue with the republican race for president. mitt romney's path for the republican nomination is now wide open. he's campaigning in number today. but the g.o.p. front-runner knows he needs to revamp his image if he wants to get elected. danielle nottingham reports from the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney hit the trail in the northeast with new energy. the race for the republican nomination is virtually over and the former governor has his sights set on the november showdown with president obama. >> this president did not cause the recession. he just made it worse and made it longer and it's harder for the recovery to occur. >> reporter: romney is trying to improve his image. a new national poll shows twice as many voters find president obama more friendly and likable than the g.o.p. front-runner. romney faced weeks of attacks from the man who was once his biggest republican rival rick santorum. >> we already have one president who doesn't tell the truth to the american pe

here is danielle nottingham with the response now from the pentagon. >> the los angeles times published two photographs that appear to show u.s. troops posing with dead insurgence in afghanistan. in one picture afghan security forces and u.s. troops are seen holding the mangled legs of a dead taleban suicide bomber. the paper says an unnamed para to perform the second airborne division provided 18 photographs that were taken in 2010. the army has launched an investigation. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photographs absolutely violates both our regulations, and more importantly our core values. this is not who we are. and it certainly is not cool we represent. >> the latest incident surfaces at a sensitive time in u.s. afghan relations. in recent months the obama administration has dealt with a series of incidents that have sparked outrage in afghanistan. they include a video showing marines urinating on corpses. the accidental burning of the qur'an at a nato air base that sparked deadly riots. and in march and army sergeants alleged shooting rampage that killed 17 afghan vi

danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> a short time ago, romney congratulated santorum, calling him a worthy and able competitor. >>> new video of a shocking case of random violence in baltimore. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with new information on the assault that continues to spark outrage. jess? >> reporter: baltimore police say they are making progress in the case that left a virginia man beaten, striped and robbed on the sidewalk. this is new video of the assault on march 18th, outside the courthouse downtown. it shows the man being punched and hitting the sidewalk so hard you can actually hear it on that. the victim, a 31-year-old tourist, woke up in his hotel room. he couldn't remember what happened. that video is filling in the blanks now. >> jess, thank you. >>> city police say someone who is being questioned by detectives and prosecutors, so far that person is not being called a suspect. >>> two people killed in a head- on collision, in anne arundel county are identified today. the cars collided on davidson road in crofton yesterday evening. 70-year-old mary el

daniel nottingham reports that congress wants to know about past behavior. >>> more agents involved inumbia prostitution scandal could be at the job. >>> i would expect in the near future more secret service agent sleeving >>> members of congress investigating the scandal expect the secret service to fire more agents this week so far, six agents have lost their jobs but are on administrative leave, and members of the military under investigation. part of an advanced in setting security for president obama's trip to cartagena, colombia. some agents accused of hiring prostitutes and bringing them to the hotel. the secret service id mets won agent stayed at the hilton. the same hotel where president obama stayed during the summit >>> we do not know why he's put on the administrative leave, but now you are in the hotel where the president of the united states was going to stay, it gets more troubling. >>> senator joe lieberman says congress plans to launch your rings and determine if this behavior has happened before. former secret service director of basham does not think lawmakers will f

daniel nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> of ron paul and newt gingrich say they are still in that race. >>> weatherwise, what a difference a day has made. the clouds of yesterday are gone and the sun is back in business today after a day of rain and snow in some parts of maryland yesterday. marty is in outback, and bernadette woods in the weather center. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. good to see the sunshine out after some needed rain. we start out with the first warning doppler radar and show you that storm is still out there. but it will do for us, cause they'll during the day. the slightest chance for a shower still possible, but most of today is much better than yesterday was. temperature wise we are already better. still 37 degrees in oakland where there is snow on the ground and compared to yesterday at this time we are generally about 10 degrees warmer. more changes coming in the forecast. for that we sent it out to marty. >> good afternoon. a couple changes coming our way. number 1, a big one from setting up down to the south and west. thursday we are going for shy of 80.

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> the scandal also involved ten military personnel and as many as 20 women. by the way, prostitution is legal in colombia. >>> rocker ted nugent will meet with secret service agents today following a tirade he made against president obama at an nra convention. nugent said if president obama gets reelected, quote, i will be either dead or in jail by this time next year. nugent is known for his extreme right wing views on a number of issues. >>> top u.s. officials are strongly condemning published photos that appeared to show american soldiers posing with the bodies of insurgents in afghanistan. an 82nd airborne division soldier says the pictures were taken in 2010. secretary of defense leon panetta asked "the los angeles times" not to print the images. >> i'm not excusing that behavior, but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people or to our relationship with the afghan people. >> the obama administration is already dealing with a series of recent incidents which have strained relations with afghanistan, includin

in washington, daniel nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> nasa plans to eventually have three shuttles on display. they ended the program after a 30-year run. >> another high volume slow- moving morning on the jones expressway. sky chopper 13 is over the jf x-xray now. traffic appears to be back to normal for right now. this morning it appeared drivers were doing their best to avoid the new chokepoints. wjz is live on the ground as well. he's there with more with how drivers are coping with this reconstruction. good afternoon, derek. >> we all know the saying practice makes perfect. it appears drivers are learning how to deal with these delays. >> reporter: traffic is he but not crawling like it was monday mornings commute. even monday night ride home seems to be slightly smoother. welcome news for drivers expecting the worst. >> you would think it would be very bad, but it's surprising. >> there was a backup rate for 28 straight. it was not as bad as it usually is. >> the city shut down the leftmost lanes north and south area they need to repair underground takes before a potential si

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the photos come as the u.s. is meeting with nato alleys to finalize plans for with drawing from afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> a young mother is killed instantly when a man fleeing police crashes into her car. the same crash injured her infant daughter. now her family wants to know if police were chasing the vehicle that hit them. wjz is live at police headquarters. weijia jiang stays on this investigation. >> reporter: good afternoon. the victim's family tells wjz they believe this crash could have been prevented if not for police but a spokesperson for the department insists they are not to blame. a growing memorial marks the spot where jordasha rollins was killed. a vehicle fleeing from police smashed into her car. >> now i got to raise my granddaughter. what am i going to tell my granddaughter? where is he mother when she asks me where mommy? >> williams spoke exclusively to wjz outside johns hopkins hospital where she is recovering from injuries. williams was behind the wheel driving near north avenue a

danielle nottingham has the latest. >> reporter: g.o.p. voters are casting their ballots in western pennsylvania. the state is one of five holding republican primaries today. but mitt romney is looking to add to his commanding lead in the delegate count. >> i like him. and i think i'll probably do better landling money than -- handling money than obama does. >> reporter: but the massachusetts governor is already sounding like the g.o.p.'s nominee campaigning against president obama. >> i would like you to give me your support and show we're ready and willing to take on president obama. >> reporter: he's also making appearances with florida senator marco rubio who stumped as a potential running mate. >> romney benefits from being seen with him. rubio's cuban heritage might help hispanic voters be open to him. >> reporter: president obama will spend the day courting young voters. he visits two college campuses in battleground states to push for an extension of low interest rates for school loans. >> we have ridiculous amounts of loans. it's

danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: the un security council is meeting in an emergency session after north korea's failed rocket launch. >> it is indirect violation of 1874 and threatens regional stability. >> north korean officials says the rocket was supposed to deliver a satellite into orbit. the first stage ignited as planned. 100 seconds later it burned out and splashed down 100 miles west of seoul. it exploded on re-entry. >> i'm sure north koreans will go ahead with their space program because if they can sell it will deliver a blow to their regime. >> they dispatched a delegation to meet with south korean officials. the white house called the launch a provocative act that threatens national security and violates international law. the obama administration this tenned to stop sending. russian foreign minister also denounced the launch but said russia opposes any further u.s. sanctions against north korea. the rocket's failure is a major setback for north korea's new leader who attended a ceremony honoring his father and grandfather just after the launch. >> that was dani

danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> we will be following the results on an on-line, stay with cbs 5 and cbssf.com for continuing campaign 2012 coverage. >> california schools chief calling on csu to freeze compensations for their top administrators. the superintendent of public instruction sent a letter out yesterday to the csu chancellor of the board of trustees criticizing 10 percent pay hikes for the presidents of two campuses. he says that he will raise the issue of a salary freeze at a board meeting coming up next month. a son of the times? why more kids are getting playtime outside. >> new jersey firefighters go above and,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> here is a story that will tug at your heart. firefighters systematically removed 15 puppies from a basement out of the burning new jersey home. administering oxygen to all of them. when puppy is so small that it fits in the palm of a firefighters hand. authorities say that one dog that was not in the basement died of smoke inhalation. the surviving puppies were taken to a local veterinarian to be checked out. the little puppies ap

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> still to come when 9news now continues, crab lovers rejoice. because crisis could drop -- prices could drop following news that maryland's blue crab harvest is reaching record numbers. >> and we'll have a story that is sure to make you smile. see what happens when a local soldier returns home from the battlefield. >>> i'm one-on-one with my delegate, craig zucker from montgomery county. i'm delighted of the him on the show today but maryland lawmakers are on a collision course with holding a special legislative session. what's happening, what didn't happen explain it to us. >> well, i think right now on a course to eventually having a special session. we did pass a budget but as a result of passing the budget we're not having any type of revenue package and it went into a doomsday scenario with more than $500 million worth of cuts on top of $800 million that we've already cut. i'm very optimistic we will be called into a special session to help working families. but what we lose in transition is here is always of the good stuff that we

danielle nottingham here with how the race now shifts focus. >> mitt romney hit the trail in the northeast, with new energy. the race for the republican nomination is virtually over. and the former governor has his sights set on the november showdown with president barack obama. >> this president cannot cause the recession, he just made it worse and longer. it has been harder for the recovery to occur. >> he is trying to improve his image, and national poll shows twice as many voters find president barack obama more friendly and likable than the gop front-runner. mitt romney faced weeks of attacks from the man who was once his biggest republican rival rick santorum. >> we already had one president that is not tell the truth to the american people, we do not need another. nominated by at a party to do the same. >> when he suspended his campaign tuesday, he stopped short of endorsing mitt romney. but in the past he has said that he will support whoever the republican party nominates to challenge president barack obama. >> we will continue to go out there and fight to make sure that we defeat

danielle nottingham reports the issue could become a diplomatic dilemma for the obama administration. >> reporter: the human activist is reportedly under u.s. protection possibly behind the walls of the american embassy in beijing. it's believed u.s. and chinese officials are now working out a deal that would allow him to leave the country. he is a blind self-taught lawyer who spent four years in jail after speaking out against forced abortions in china. he and his family have been under house arrest where they were beaten and harassed. last week he escaped and later released an internet plea to the chinese government. although i'm free, my worries are deepened, he says. my wife, mother and children are still in the guards' evil hands. the white house is not commenting on chen's case but the obama administration nation as diplomatic crisis that could strain relations just days before important meetings between the u.s. and china. secretary of state hillary clinton and 200 other u.s. officials are scheduled to arrive in beijing later this week for talks on trade and the economy. one of

danielle nottingham has more. reporter: romney is expected to do well here in washington d.c. and maryland. santorum didn't campaign hard in either contest and his name isn't even on the ballot in d.c. the former senator is trailing in the delegate count and has less money in the bank. but he's brushing aside calls for him to drop out of the race. >> i think it would be an energizing thing for our party, a candidate emerged who, you know, isn't the blessed candidate of the republican establishment. reporter: he'll watch tonight's returns from his home state of pennsylvania. new poll numbers there have him six points ahead of romney. he'll need to hold on to that for three more weeks to cap capture the must -- capture the must-win state. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> meanwhile, president obama is hoping to grab a little of today's attention with a major speech. the president is scheduled to address the annual associated press luncheon being held here in washington d.c. in about 30 minutes. >>> in the last hour we learned that former vice president dick cheney i

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> international dignitaries at the south bay honoring the 20th president of san jose state. and the chief bedside treatment that is helping people with arthritis find some relief. >> some of the hottest,,,,,,,,,, >> tonight his last call for a landmark restaurant in the san francisco chinatown. long lines were already forming last night to. it they gained fame as the home of " world's rudest waiter. but the eatery will serve up its final meals after it was unable to pass certain fire codes. owners say they cannot afford to upgrade the outdated kitchen and they do not plan to reopen at any other location. he has been on the job for nine months. but today the san jose state university officially welcome their 28 president with a special inauguration ceremony. ann mackovic was there. >> i hereby invest you with the office of president of san jose state university. >> with much pomp and circumstance he became the president of san jose state. the first person of afghani to send to head up a major american university. >> i stand before you tod

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> rallies calling for the arrest of george zimmerman were held nationwide yesterday, including one in alexandria, virginia. dozens of people gathered in market square. they spoke out against what they call the injustice in the killing of trayvon martin in florida. alexandria's mayor bill yule was there and he said he's concerned about the law allowing people to use deadly force in cases like this one. >> we're also concerned about the stand down your rights law that allows folks that florida has in place along with 23 other states across this great country that will allow people to use in self-defense the excuse they were attacked and that's why they did what they did. >> virginia does not have a similar stand your ground law and mayor he euille told us he's going to use his political power to make sure one is not adopted. >>> a local coaching legend whose story made it to the big screen has died. coach paul doc hines, the assistant coach in the movie "remember the titans" died this weekend at a rehab facility in riverdale, maryland. co

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danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," warren buffett announces he has cancer. can a shareholder revolt over bonuses at one of wall street's biggest banks. randall pinkston is here with that and more. >> good morning. billionaire investor warren buffett is trying to reassure shareholders in his firm berkshire hathaway that his cancer diagnosis is not life-threatening. in a letter to shareholders tuesday buffett says he'll begin two-month radiation treatment in july. they say his chance for survival is between 97% and 98%. in february buffett announced berkshire's board had already selected someone to succeed him as ceo, but their identity has not been revealed. buffett's announcement came after the markets closed. in after-hours trading, shares of berkshire's class "b" fell a little more than 1%. >>> tokyo's nikkei gained 2%. hong kong's hang seng added 1%. >>> a series of positive earnings reports and subsiding fears over the european debt crisis fueled a strong day on wall street. the dow added 194 points while the nasdaq gained 54. >>> president obama

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the wholes. >> ron paul is the only active gop candidate who has yet to a single state. >>> more than two years after the worst spill disaster in u.s. history, federal agents make their first arrest ra arrest. they say a b.p. engineer intentionally deleted 300 text messages that pointed out the results to contain the gulf oil spill were failing and the amount of oil coming out was far more than the company was reporting. kirk mix now faces 20 years behind bars if convicted. >> i can't speak for him, but i'm sure his training and background helped him make the decisions he made that day. >> incredible surveillance video of a 50-year-old man who chose down a crook who stole his ipalled on the metro. this happened a week ago when daniel was on his way to a second job as an auxiliary police officer in fairfax county. after a long chase and with the help of of another passenger, he got his ipad back. unfortunately he broke his arm in the process. >>> the secret service today decided the state of the final five agents implicated in the columbia prostitution sca

. >>> i'm danielle nottingham in washington. coming up, the defense witness who could shake things up in the roger clemens perjury trial. then a little later, a shift in just how long the money for social security and medicare should last. >>> but first, opening statements get underway in the john edwards trial. a closer look at that case coming your way up next. >>> former presidential candidate, john edwards' trial began today in north carolina. he's accused of using campaign contributions to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. edwards claims he did nothing illegal. we'll have more on today's proceedings coming up at 6:00. >>> and today also marked the opening arguments in roger clemens perjury trial. and as danielle nottingham tells us, he's accused of lying do congress during the 2008 steroid hearings. >> reporter: roger clemens walked into a washington courthouse with his wife, debbie, at his side. the prosecution is using its opening statement to lay out its case that clemens lied under oath in 2008 when he testified t

>> i'm danielle nottingham. coming up, the white house defends the secret services response to the prostitution scandal. >>> even more secret service agents could be out of a job for their involvement in a prostitution scandal. >> we are learning more about the agents themselves who have been forced out. danielle nottingham is at the white house with the latest on this case. >> reporter: anita, we're learning more about the agents involved in this scandal as the white house defends the secret services response to the incident. the secret service is moving closer to a final decision about the future of eight agents put on administrative leave. cbs news has learned their polygraph test could be complete soon and the results will likely determine if they will have their security clearances permanently revoked and lose their job. three other agents are already out. including supervisor, greg stokes who was fired and supervisor david cheney who retired. one of cheney's earlier assignments was a security detail for fo

danielle nottingham has more on that story. >> reporter: mitt romney is reaching out for every last vote in wisconsin. >> thank you, please. >> reporter: he's hoping to get a boost from popular congressman paul ryan. >> we have an opportunity to give good wisconsin hospitality to this gentleman on my right shoulder of. >> reporter: rick santorum enjoyed some famous wisconsin cheddar and he worked to get the cheesehead vote in appleton. >> if we can get a good vote out of wisconsin, a loud confident vote from conservatives, then we can go into this race and win this. >> i'm rick santorum and i approve this message. >> reporter: santorum launched a new ad that appears to criticize president obama on healthcare, but is actually an attack on romney. >> what if i told you the man i'm talking about isn't him? it's him. >> reporter: santorum insists he is the best candidate to challenge president obama in america's heartland. the contest in wisconsin tuesday is shaping up to be his last chance to prove it. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> newt gingrich spent his day campaigni

at the white house danielle nottingham. now back to you, derek. >> chen supporters do believe a deal for his release will get done before clinton arrives in china. >>> investigators were back at the scene today of that deadly crash at the bronx zoo. it happened yesterday when an suv flipped over a guardrail and came crashing down just inside the zoo grounds. seven people from the same family died including three children. police say the car was traveling fast when it hit the center median, ran across several lanes of traffic and plunged 100 feet off the overpass to the ground below. >> everybody was taken back by it burb has a relative. everybody -- because everybody has a relative. everybody has a child or a grand parent. it's i have upsetting. >> investigators -- it's very upsetting. >> investigators are examining the height of the guardrail on that deadly crash. there was another deadly crash back in 2006 on that same stretch of road. >>> a sailboat was torn to pieces in a collision with a freighter or other large vessel

. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham at the white house.oming up the obama campaign takes its first swipe in the showdown against mitt romney. >>> right now we are waiting for a press conference to begin with the charges in the trayvon martin shooting. once the special prosecutor in the case makes her announcement, then we are expecting to hear from martin's parents who are here in the district of columbia. we'll bring it to you live at the top of the hour. >>> mitt romney now turning his focus to president obama even though technically he's still got two challenges for the republican nomination, but even the president's reelection campaign shifted its focus to the presumptive nominee. danielle nottingham has more on the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney takes a graphics company owned by a woman to kick off his campaign swing through the northeast. with his biggest threat rick santorum now out of the race, he's taking aim at president obama's record and trying to shore up support from female voters. pops show women have been slow to bac

danielle nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: clemens walked to court with his wife debby at his side. the prosecution is using its opening statement to lay their case that he lied to congress when he said he did not use steroids. >> i have never taken steroids or hdh. >> reporter: six women and four men are serving in the jury. >> it's a mix of men and women, black and white. people who seem very knowledgeable about baseball and others who have no idea at all. >> reporter: bryan macnamie is the prosecution's key witness. he said he saved the used needles as evidence. debby cummings was in court but has left the courtroom because she is a potential witness. >> i think debby clemens testimony is going to be a mystery and surprise of the trial. the defense wants to keep andy pettitte as condensed as possible. >> reporter: this is clemens second time going to trial. the government's first shot at the case ended last july with a mistrial. after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge declared inadmissible. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the fi

in tonight's wjz's campaign 2012 report, danielle nottingham reports, romney now has more than half the delegates needed to secure the party's nomination. >> reporter: mitt romney took the stage at an annual meeting of newspaper editors and publishers and immediately went on the attack against president obama. >> i'm offering a clear choice and a different path. and unlike the president, i have a record that i'm proud to run on. >> reporter: romney's visit to washington came after he swept three primaries tuesday, winning in wisconsin, maryland and d.c. the former governor's supporters are calling on rick santorum and newt gingrich to drop out of the race. but romney isn't mentioning them by name. >> i hope we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible, of course, because i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> reporter: romney now has more than half the delegates he'll need to become the gop nominee, but his chief rival isn't backing down. >> we're going to be all throughout the state over the next three weeks. >> reporter: talki

here is danielle nottingham reporting. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the times publish that appear to show troops posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly our core values. >> the two printed photos are among 18 taken in 2010 that a soldier wanted the newspaper to make public. secretary panetta says the pentagon asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> i am not excusing that behavior, but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people or to our relationship with the afghan people. >> the white house called the pictures reprehensible and said the president wants those responsible held accountable. >> the obama administration is already dealing with a series of recent inspects that have strained relations with afghanistan. last month an army sergeant allegedly killed 17 afghan civilians in a shooting rampage. earlier this year video surfaced showing marines urinating on afg

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> also involved ten military personnel and 20 women. prostitution is legal in columbia. >>> mother of the university of virginia, yardley love is taking the national stage about what took her daughter's life. violence against women act. she spoke in washington, d.c. yesterday. vice president joe biden, who offered the original bill back in 1994. >> no one had any right under any circumstances for any reason other than self-defense. >> found guilty of second- degree murder in her death and will be sentenced this august. >>> baltimore police raid the home of a west baltimore man after a narcotics investigation result in a search warrant, but what kept the raid in the news is what else they found in this home. wjz live found the details. mike? >> reporter: raided in early morning hours yesterday in west baltimore, on suspicion of drugs and found evidence of a drug fighting ring. when they entered johnny taylor's house, the warrant said they'd find drugs, but they also found this dog and this one and six more. >> when they exe

after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge declared inadmissible in washington danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> first witness is expected to take the stand tomorrow his trial is expected to last 4 to 6 weeks. >> investors strike out on wall street today. all the markets suffered significant losses the dow is down 103 points and back below that 13,000 mark, s&p off 12, nasdaq down 30 and back below the 3,000 mark to new york where alexis has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: stocks fell sharply on concerns about europe, new figures show europe's debt continues to pile up despite aggressive cost cutting and china's economy is slowing down after a report showed manufacturing in the world's most populated nation is contracting. despite that report, general motors is betting big on china, gm plans to open 600 new dialer ships and build two new cadillac models in china they said china is the fastest growing market for cadillac and other luxury cars. shares of wal-mart fell sharply following the new york times report about bribery in mexico. >>> ef hutton is talki

daniel noting ham has the late -- danielle nottingham has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: "the los angeles times" published to photos that party to show u.s. troops posing with dead bodies. the paper says an unnamed paratrooper from the 82nd airborne division provided 18 photos that were taken in 2010. the army has launched an investigation. in a statement the pentagon said, quote, these images by no means represent the values or professionalism of the vast majority of u.s. troops serving in afghanistan. anyone found responsible for this inhuman conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system. this latest incident surfaces at a sensitive time in u.s.- afghan relations. in recent months, the obama administration has dealt with a series of incidents that have sparked outrage in afghanistan. they include a video showing marines urinating on corpses, the accidental burning-of-the -- burning of the quran and a shooting rampage that killed 17 afghan villagers. the military is concerned the revelation of these photos could spark a new round of unr

danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the u.s. is launching a criminal investigation. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show american troops, posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos, absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core values. >> reporter: the two printed photos are among 18 taken in 2010 that an 82nd airborne division soldier wanted the newspaper to make public. secretary pineta said the paper asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> i'm not excusing that behavior. but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people our to our relationship. to our relationship with the afghan people. >> they said the president wants those responsible held accountable. >> the obama administration is already dealing with a series of incidents that have strained relationships with afghanistan. last month, an army sergeant, allegedly kill 17 afghan civilians i

danielle nottingham has the latest from the white house. >> anita, the head of the pentagon spoke out today and said this incident does not represent what the u.s. military is about. >> top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show american troops posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core values. >> the two printed photos are among 18 taken in 2010 that an 80 secondary born division soldier wanted the newspaper to make public. the secretary said the pentagon asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> not excusing that behavior. but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people or to our relationship with the afghan people. >> white house called the pictures reprehensible and said the president wants those responsible held accountable. the obama administration is already dealing with a series of recent incidents that have strained relations with afghanistan. last month, an army ser

danielle nottingham, cbs news washington. >> joining me now is political analyst.inds for mitt romney, i know it was looking for a triple pier and a knockout punch. >> a try fact that. >> more portly a knockout punch. will that be it, if he gets all three will that knock rick santorum out? >> doing the math on delegates, no. there are states coming up in the next several weeks and months that will still prove pivotal for rick santorum in states where they really worry about conservative voters, i mean a conservative candidate. one of those states is texas. pennsylvania is also looming on the horizon and rick santorum thinks he can win but the truth is in terms of perception, the more of these that mitt romney continues to win especially in the central states, wisconsin is big for him. it will solidify. this impression that he will inevitably be the nominee. it makes it harder for rick santorum to continue to raise money. >> no one likes to back a loser. we do have new numbers from survey usa, let's take a look at the gop numbers. mitt romney according to the survey

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> as a result of the investigation, ah secret service employee has been implicated in the scandal. and one member of the team has been cleared of misconduct but will still face administrative action. >>> a major drug ring is uncovered inside a severn home. police say they seized cocaine, marijuana, and oxy codon fills -- oxycodone pills with a street value of $20 million. jurel davis is charged with possession of oxycodone. >>> police in ann aroundle county -- anne arundel county need your help. they say these three men robbed a clothing store in hanover. the suspects claimed they swiped several wristwatches. the suspects then fled inside a dark vehicle. anyone with information should call. >>> preparing for the unimaginable, after last summer's earthquake. that quake prompted maryland's first-ever, large-scale earthquake drill. >> reporter: those who have trained for years to save lives in a disaster, gave towson university nursing students a quick course on life and death. >> what do we got? >> she is bleeding. she's go

danielle nottingham reports from the white house. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show american troops, posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> now, that behavior that was depicted in those photos, absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core values. >> reporter: the two printed photos are among 18 taken in 2010 that an 82nd airborne division soldier wanted the newspaper to make public. secretary pineta asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> i'm not excuse that behavior. but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people. or to our relationship with the afghan people. >> reporter: the white house called the pictures reprehensible and said the president wants those responsible held accountable. >> reporter: the obama administration is already dealing with a series of recent incidents that have strained relations with afghanistan. last month, an army sergeant allegedly killed 17 afghan civilians in a shooting rampage.

danielle nottingham reports. a criminal investigation is under way. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show american troops, posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> now, that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core values. >> reporter: the two printed photos are among 18 taken in 2010, that an 80-degree division shoulder wanted to make public. secretary pineta asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> i'm not excuse that behavior. but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people. or to our relationship with the afghan people. the white house calls it aphencible. -- aphencible. >> they were already dealing with a series of recent incidents that had strained relationships with afghanistan. last month, an army sergeant allegedly killed afghan civilians in a shooting rampage. >> reporter: earlier this year, video surfaced showing marines urinating on afghan corpses. and the accidental burnings

danielle nottingham has tonight's campaign 2012 report. >>> voters are casting their ballots in five states, where more than 200 delegates are at stake. mitt romney is expected to win all five. >> many people in the republican ranks have decided that they should line up behind him. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> reporter: mitt romney may be in the lead to win his party's nomination. but he's still working to win their support. >> you can always express your opinions, with the others running. but there's more on that ballot than romney. >> reporter: newt gingrich says he will be reevaluating his campaign after the votes are counted in delaware. >>> but governor romney is no longer talking about his republican rivals. he has his sights set on the white house. >> i'd like you to go out and vote in your primary and give me your support and show that we're ready and willing to take on president obama. >> reporter: the former governor is going to kick off his general election campaign this evening. with a speech called "a better america" begins tonight. >> what's up, tarheels? >> repo

danielle nottingham reports from the white house. >> reporter: rick santorum told reporters in gettysburg, pennsylvania, he is suspending his campaign for the gop presidential nomination. >> we ahead a -- made a decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign, effective today. we are not done fighting. >> santorum's decision comes two weeks before the primary in his home state of pennsylvania. recent polls show him slipping there. he was off the campaign trail for several days this past week. after his 3-year-old daughter bella was hospitalized. she suffers from a rare genetic condition. >> this was a time for prayer and thought. >> reporter: santorum came from the back of the pack to challenge mitt romney, the two going toe to toe, as santorum sold himself as the true conservative to replace president obama in the white house. >> reporter: he caught fire when he won some early caucus states, then the missouri primary. >> a month ago, they didn't know who we are. but they do now. >> reporter: he went on to win several st

in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. you can check in for complete coverage of campaign 2012. for the latest on all the campaigns and the candidates, log onto wjz.com. >>> two women die in a head-on collision in anne arundel county. police say one of the drivers crossed into oncoming traffic here on davidsonville road. she passed into another -- crashed into another car just before 6:00 last night. the victims are now identified as 26-year-old stephanie vanchero, and 70-year-old mary elizabeth corkle. police believe driver error is to blame but the investigation is ongoing. >>> a man is badly beaten in baltimore city. an attack recorded on cell phones. and the video is now going viral. eyewitness news is live. jessica kartalija reports. new video surfaces, showing the incident as it unfolded, with witnesses standing by, doing nothing. jessica? >> reporter: yeah, it's unbelievable, denise. and of course, this comes as many are already sensitive to racial tension. only in this case, the assailants were african american, th

danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> five other states have passed similar laws. department is suing those states as well. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. the study says baltimore needs to development an environment to save the middle class from shrinking. what is the fate of existing maryland dna samples, currently under the control of state police? >>> and a look at how important this year's draft system is. consider the need to add depth to the roster. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> another passenger jet has been hit by birds. we'll talk to captain sully sullen burger about this growing danger. tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> and here's tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ♪ [ man ] when i went to get my first new car, my dad said to get a subaru because they last. ♪ he drives a legacy, but i'm nothing like him. i got the new impreza. mayb

. >>> danielle nottingham tells as cut members of congress wants to know if this has happened before >>> more secret service agent involved in the scandal could be out of the job >>> i would expect in the near future to have several more agents lead >>> members of congress investigating the scandal expect the secret service to fire more agents this week. so far six agents have lost their jobs fiver on a leave, 11 members of the military under investigation. part of an advance team setting security for president obama's trip to cartagena, colombia. some agents accused of hiring prostitutes and brennan back to the hotel to rebate the secret service and ms. one agent stayed at the hilton the same hotel where president obama state during the summit. >>> we do not know why he's been put on leave but neither in the hotel where the president of united states was going to stay, it gets more troubling. >>> senator joe lieberman says congress plans to launch errands and determine if this type of behavior has happened before former secret service director does not think lawmakers will find anyt

danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the white house is working on a diplomatic solution to the problem. >> reporter: gunshots can still be heard in syria. but for the most part, government troops and rebel groups are holding their fire. >> the syrian government has ended the violence on its side. >> reporter: the shaky cease- fire is holding for now. but syrian government troops and tanks have defied u.n. orders to pull back from occupy towns. >> the lord is watching, however, with skeptical eyes, since previous promises made by the government of syria, have not been kept. >> reporter: the u.n. security council is considering a plan to monitor the situation in syria. >> reporter: the white house says it welcomed the reports of peace but warns syria should be judged by its actions. >> the assad regime has been long on promises and short on fulfillment of those promises, both to the international community and to its own people. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton again called for syrian president bashar assad

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> there was a surprise today at the bail hearing for the florida man accused of murdering an unarmed black teenager. the murder suspect george zimmerman took the stand. and in he had a message for the parents of trayvon martin. >> a shackled george zimmerman offered a surprise apology to the parents of trayvon martin who were in the courtroom. >> i wanted to say that i am sorry. for the loss of your sun. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i was. i did not know if he was armed or not. >> the apology happened at his bond hearing, defense lawyers called on his parents and wife as character witnesses. the testified by telephone because they had been threatened. >> i have never known him to be violent at all. unless, he was provoked, and then he would turn the other cheek. >> in the end the judge granted zimmerman a $150,000 bail. far less than $1 million bond requested by prosecutors. >> martin's parents left court quickly without speaking to reporters. >> it was devastating that he got to give a self-

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> romney needs 1,144 delegates to win his party's nomination. stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest on air and online at wjz.com. >>> they follow orders. so when katy perry asked the midshipman on stage during a concert, he did as he was told and then some. the pop singer locked lips with midshipman nicholas beezman, during her private show at the academy. the video has since made it to you tube, of course. in an interview with entertainment tonight, beasley says perry was a great kisser and hopes she does it again sometime. just following orders, ma'am. >> katy kissed a midshipman and she liked it. >> she liked it. >> we could go with fireworks. >> we could go on and on. >> we'll just move on. >>> still ahead at 5:00. disappearing act. caught on tape. a woman falls straight through the sidewalk. how it happened. and who came to her rescue. >>> bombshell testimony. what a key witness says about john edwards' love child. >>> i'm ron matz, in sykesville, carroll county.

danielle nottingham reports for wjz, from the white house. >> reporter: at a joint press conference,pan's prime minister, president obama would not talk about chinese human rights activist, chen guan chong. >> obviously i'm aware of the press reports on the situation in china, but i'm not going to make a statement on the issue. >> reporter: chen is reportedly under u.s. protection in china, after escaping house arrest. it's believed the two countries are trying to negotiate a deal that would give him asylum in america. >> what i would like to emphasize is that every time we meet with china, the issue of human rights comes up. >> reporter: the blind lawyer was in prison for several years, after he exposed forced abortions under the country's one child policy. friends say chen had help escaping house arrest last week, climbing over walls and even crossing a stream. he later made a video, asking the government not to hurt the family he left behind. >> reporter: my wife, mother and children, are still in the guard's evil hands, he says. >> reporter: negotiations for chen will be difficul