submit to random drug testing and we've seen legislation like that brought up in states like florida indiana and now possibly iowa and as we've spoken about many times on the show florida actually passed that law that drug tested their welfare recipients and guess what it backfired in that state it turns out that only two percent of those who submitted to the drug tests actually came back positive ninety six percent of those on welfare came back clean and there was this other two percent they couldn't get results for so the link between drug use and welfare was shattered and a whole lot more state money aka taxpayer money was spent on doing all the drug testing and yet now we have this i mean that which is just another it sounds by republican lawmakers to try to criminalize people if they see as taking someone else's money even if it's a mother getting the government mandated child support to take care for kids thankfully voices of sanity a reason laughter sjogren's proposal for divorced parents forcing the state senator to kill it but if you have a question this one is unsettling money make

republicans have proposed anti-abortion trap laws in session in alabama, arizona, florida, indiana, minnesota, north carolina, oklahoma, tennessee, west virginia. the idea with these measures is that republicans are supposed to pretend that these laws aren't anti-abortion per se. it's just that in this particular field republicans like a lot of regulation. they think that red tape is good for their state in this one particular field. it has nothing to do with abortion. any impact in running abortion out of business is completely coincidental. that's how you're supposed to play trap laws, right? in mississippi they have forgotten that's the way they are supposed to say it. here's the state's republican governor how excited he is to use overregulation in an effort to make it impossible for anybody in mississippi to get a legal abortion. >> it has been seven years since we have got good pro-life legislation passed out of the mississippi legislature. that is a bill that gives us a great opportunity to do -- to accomplish what our goal needs to be. our goal needs to be to end all abortions in miss

alabama, arizona, colorado, florida, georgia, indiana, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, mississippi, montanada, new hampshire, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, texas and utah. in each case some different language but laws that are similar in the basic idea, to stand your ground's in now, this is something else that allows states out there to have a lot of states have something called a castle doctrine. the difference, stand your ground applies to this idea in certain cases it is okay to use force if you feel threatened. well, castle doctrine refers to it being on your own property. in some states, authorities determined the judicial determined your own property can be more than your home. maybe it's your car or workplace. if you feel threatened you have the right to meet force with force or use force when you feel threatened. castle doctrine in the states you see here. interesting, this patchwork in the country, different laws in different states. a few states out there that actually require you to retreat if you feel threatened in certain situations. you have a handful of states write the

state remember what it is, nevada, colorado, ohio, pennsylvania, new hampshire, north carolina, indiana, florida and virginia, what did the president get in those battleground states in 2008? he got over 54% of the vote. so the president is not looking stronger in the battleground states, he's performing weaker than he did four years ago. >> but he's still ahead. >> right, but here's the point. if you are dropping -- remember, he won by about 53-47. what happens if he today, at a bad time for mitt romney, the president is unperforming what he did three years ago by four points that's correct means he has the capacity to have a 50-50 race and romney will strengthen now the primary will be behind him. the president is not in good shape. and point to the battleground poll. he carried all those battleground states. if he has dropped three points to 51 in the battleground states that's correct means some of those states like indiana and virginia and north carolina and florida and ohio could fall out of those -- those were all close states, they could all fall out of his column and at that point the r

such as indiana, florida, ohio, iowa, nevada, virginia, and north carolina. by the way, that is where he'll travel for the coronation -- i mean, nomination. where the democrats will have the national convention and while he's likely to win the younger vote, that vote, so far, appears to be far more tepid than before, especially in light of bad job numbers and loss of optimism among younger voters. he leads in the like ability factor but worries over economic issues are now beginning to outweigh the love issue among recently polled voters. bottom line, this election shapes up to be a colossal battle that is going to go right to the wire. tonight, we'll explore the key issues, that will steer the candidate, the campaign, and, the country. [applause] when he first ran for president he promised economic recovery and according to the white house the president delivered on that promise. >> the economy is fastly improved from what it was when barack obama was sworn into office as president. >> but the numbers don't agree with the press secretary's statement and here

such as indiana, florida, ohio, iowa, nevada, virginia, and north carolina. by the way, that is where he'll travel for the coronation -- i mean, nomination. where the democrats will have the national convention and while he's likely to win the younger vote, that vote, so far, appears to be far more tepid than before, especially in light of bad job numbers and loss of optimism among younger voters. he leads in the like ability factor but worries over economic issues are now beginning to outweigh the love issue among recently polled voters. bottom line, this election shapes up to be a colossal battle that is going to go right to the wire. tonight, we'll explore the key issues, that will steer the candidate, the campaign, and, the country. [applause] when he first ran for president he promised economic recovery and according to the white house the president delivered on that promise. >> the economy is fastly improved from what it was when barack obama was sworn into office as president. >> but the numbers don't agree with the press secretary's statement and here

such as indiana, florida, ohio, iowa, nevada, virginia, and north carolina. by the way, that's where he's going to travel for his coronation-- i mean, nomination (laughter) . that's where the democrats will have the national convention. while president obama is likely to win the younger vote, that vote appears to be far more tepid especially in light of job numbers and optimism among younger voters. obama needs in the likability factors, but worries over check issues are beginning to outway the love issue among recently polled voters. the bottom line, a colassel battle that goes right to the we are. and tonight we'll explore the key issues that steer the candidate, the campaign and the country. [applause] >> when barack obama first ran for president, he promised economic recovery and according to the white house, the president has delivered on that promise. . >> the economy is vastly improved from what it was when barack obama was sworn into office as president. >> mike: but the numbers don't agree with the press secretary's statement. here for a closer look,

such as indiana, florida, ohio, iowa, nevada, virginia, and north carolina. by the way, that is where he'll travel for the coronation -- i mean, nomination. where the democrats will have the national convention and while he's likely to win the younger vote, that vote, so far, appears to be far more tepid than before, especially in light of bad job numbers and loss of optimism among younger voters. he leads in the like ability factor but worries over economic issues are now beginning to outweigh the love issue among recently polled voters. bottom line, this election shapes up to be a colossal battle that is going to go right to the wire. tonight, we'll explore the key issues, that will steer the candidate, the campaign, and, the country. [applause] when he first ran for president he promised economic recovery and according to the white house the president delivered on that promise. >> the economy is fastly improved from what it was when barack obama was sworn into office as president. >> but the numbers don't agree with the press secretary's statement and here

the bags were distributed in alabama, florida, illinois, indiana, maryland, massachusetts, michigan,rk, north carolina -- i'm still going -- ohio, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia and wisconsin. so they could be out there widely. they're stamped with a used by date of april 11, 2012. >>> fresh off baseball's annual celebration of jackie robinson day, new research suggests there are fewer african-americans in baseball today than since the earliest days of integration. african-americans make up just over 8% of major leaguers. that's down from 8.5% last season and less than half the 17% in 1959 when the red sox became the last team to integrate. the number of african-americans peaked in 1975 when th$1975 whe compromise 27% of all roflters. a lack of college scholarships and opportunities are said to be contributing factors in the steady decline. >>> ahead on "early start," a principal arrested and charged with child abuse. look at this. it is shocking video of him yanking an 11-year-old boy off a bus. he was yanking him by the neck. you know there are consequences here. we'll share it

former florida governor jeb bush doesn't think he's a possibility. then there's indianaernor mitch daniels. >> when william f buckley ran for mayor of new york, he said if he won, he would demand a recount. >>> the investigation into the secret service sex scandal in colombia continues to grow with some white house staffers involved. >> reporter: the secret service under scrutiny this past week, now a 12th agent has been put on leave. >> he is a problem. and he now equals the 12th problem among the 20 women, this individual, is a problem. >> reporter: on face the nation, senator lieberman said this agent was not staying at the now infamous hotel, but at the hilton, where president obama was going to stay. >> now we don't know at this point what that 12th agent is being charged with and why he's been put on administrative leave. but now you're into the hotel where the president of the united states was going to stay, and it just gets more troubling. >> reporter: many have asked if there is a pattern and culture of bad behavior. a former secret service director said no. >>

florida. >> brown: from elkhart, indiana, correspondent elizabeth brackett reports on the comeback of the recreational vehicle industry now offering jobs in a tough economy. >> i need immediate quick recovery and it's right here. don't turn your back on the r.v. industry. they know what they are doing. they have been through this cycle many, many times. watch and see what happens. >> woodruff: we assess north korea's capabilities and amtionas it reads a long- range rocket launch. >> brown: margaret warner has the story of a high level political scandal in china, involving corruption, murder and the ouster of a communist party official. >> woodruff: and from the ivory coast, special correspondent jeff sapienza explains how new water-taps are bringing together communities once divided along ethnic lines. >> water committees in the villages are a step forward. they just need support now, to be backeby the government to go ahead and ge peace a chance. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years.

he has to win florida, he has to win ohio. most believe indiana will go back into the republican fold. so where was the president today? the president was in north carolina today. tomorrow he will be in colorado and iowa. where is mitt romney tonight? he is in the state of new hampshire. watch the candidates. where they go over the next several weeks tells you where they think the battle states that will decide this come late october and november. >> thanks very much. i want to bring in ari fleischer occur, cornell belcher. it's all about the pivot. we've already been seeing that from romney this week, this pivot? >> we have. we've been seeing it a couple of weeks. he's been talking about women voters. he's been talking about younger voters. he's been talking to hispanic voters. you know, this is somebody who understands that he's got problems with these interest groups. so -- or with these constituencies i should say. so he does have to make this pivot. but on the other hand, he's also got those conservative republicans that he's got to rally aro

florida senator marco rubio and indiana governor jeff daniels are among the possibilities being talked about. >>> news of a scandal involving wal-mart. that is coming after the break. . make plans now to join joel and victoriaia osteen in our nations capital on saturday, april 28th, for america's night of hope 2012. god is going to take you places that you've never even dreamed of. it's so uplifting in every way, shape, or form. it's probably one of the most inspiring moments that i've had in a long time. he's a god of the future. he's not a god of the past. in philippians, it says "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me." we are so excited about america's night of hope right here in washington, d.c. at national's park. it's going to be a great evening of music and inspiration. we're looking forward to seeing you. it's going to be beautiful here in april. come spend the weekend with us. bring your friends. bring your family. you won't want to miss it. america's night of hope at national's park in washington, d.c., saturday, april 28th. visit joelosteen.com for ticketing

florida is always a presidential battleground, ohio, indiana.ichigan in there for a minute. let's come over this way, iowa will be one. i'm going to leave those ones for that now. colorado, new mexico, nevada, focus right there you look at those state there is, these are bat grounds what will happen? we don't know, a long time between now and then. president obama has a double-digit lead in all the national polls right now, forget about them. we know, november 2012 will be more competitive than november 2008. let's just assign some, for the sake of argument. mitt romney thinks he can win in michigan, say prove it the auto bailout should benefit president obama. let's leave that one red for now. santorum bows out in pennsylvania, can romney win that? tried twice, let's for now, romney campaign might not like it, say that one says in team obama. these ones get interesting, president obama won in virginia and north carolina, for the sake of hypotheticals say romney takes north carolina and obama, this is part of the latino problem, part of the youn

what the ntsb is learning about a plane crash in florida. [ music and singing ] >>> the collapse at the indiana fair killed seven people but prosecutors want -- what prosecutors want from the country group sugarland. >>> meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warn forecast coming up. i'm carol, and this is my cvs pharmacist. i had to switch my insurance plan. but then my prescriptions got more expensive. i felt helpless... frustrated. it was very frustrating. then john... maurice... jill stepped in... made some calls... and saved me hundreds of dollars. that's a lot. it meant a lot to me. taking the time to help you with insurance questions. another reason to transfer your prescriptions today. ♪ i'm carol, and i bring all my prescriptions to my cvs. >>> nearly dozens suspected islamic militants are behind bars in french after a series of raids. the police arrested ten people, another 19 suspects were arrested last week. raids come two weeks after an al qaeda-inspired gunmen went on a shooting spree. >>> more information today about what caused the fiery plane crash in i siberia.

florida panthers. it will be at new york to face the rangers. on monday, the milwaukee will come to town. then they will face the indiana pacers. the d.c. united in soccer has just one game this week on saturday at 7:03 p.m. against seattle. -- at seventh 30 p.m. against seattle. >> a lot of people around the world are talking about this. a local police department's brush with pacman. >> the caped crusader made his way through the area. more on what we know about the super hero. >> he is dressed like batman. >> it has been viewed all over the world. this police dashboard camera caught a man dressed like that man pulled over in silver springs last week with a bat mobile lamborghini and all. you can hear police officers as what he is up to ny his real license plates are not on the car. >> i am on my way to georgetown inner-city hospital. >> ok. can i see the registration daffs i like the out man. >> thank you. -- ken i see your registration? i like your outfit, man. >> thank you. >> batman's real name is lenny robinson. he is visiting children at several hospitals and posing with the license tag that got him in trouble. just like he told

the university of florida graduates just 38% of its players. michigan's basketball team, 45%. indiana, 47%. and, yes, that figure excludes star players who leave school early for the nba. for uconn, it's a pathetic record. and jonathan mandledove is one of the statistics. you didn't make it all the way. >> i did not. grade troubles as far as, you know, myself and staying up with the studies and stuff like that. and staying up with the help that i was given. it just didn't work out for me. >> reporter: mandeldove, a 7 foot center, has been a coveted basketball player since he was 14 years old. >> watch your feet! it's all about foot work, ladies! >> reporter: now 24, he helps coach his younger sister in skills drills. but without a degree, his chances for actually being a coach are limited. >> i'm only short three classes. three classes. >> why can't you just get it done? >> you know what? i had to leave the school because my gpa wasn't where it needed to be in order to graduate. so they told me i have to leave school, come back and finish up with the three classes. just take some time

florida senator marco rubio and former florida governor jeb bush have beth said they don't want the job and then there is indiana governor mitch daniels. >> you'll remember what william f. buckley said and they asked him what he would do if he won. he said demand a recount. i think i would demand reconsideration. >> reporter: karl rove says a vp choice does not have much impact on the race. >>> a little girl was supposed to be sound asleep in her bed. when her parents went to wake her, she wasn't there. the latest on the search for this missing 6-year-old. ♪ [ female announcer ] the vertical chair-climb. it's not an olympic sport, but it takes real effort and it takes a diaper that fits their every move. pampers cruisers with 3-way fit adapt at the waist, legs, and bottom for up to 12 hours of protection and all the freedom to play like a real champion. pampers. proud supporter of babies' play. ♪ >>> a french socialist beats french president nicholas sarkozy and now faces a challenge in a runoff vote. the president there has been trailing to the socialist candidate and is expected to lose in the second round no