jenna. jenna: some may be dismissing it. some may be pursuing the national security leaks more but let's go back to what the high-ranking official from the military said, admiral mcraven, about some of these leaks potentially doing damage in some way to some of our operations abroad. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers says weekly he is hearing of governments and individuals thinking twice about helping the united states because they fear we can't keep a secret. >> people are saying hey, we're just not sure we can cooperate with the united states anymore. serious problem. they need to say listen, i'm in this thing fully. you get to talk to anybody you want. >> reporter: rogers says it is really important that the president cooperate fully with the department of justice investigation in this matter. many republicans doubt what they believe is a politicized department of justice is capable of conducting an investigation into these leaks. jenna. jenna: an important sto

jenna. jenna: today the president is doing several fund-raising events of the mitt romney in is europe talking about foreign policy. have we heard snuff from either man when it comes to the economy? >> i don't think so. but look, the next 100 days or, in a lot of ways not in either campaign's hands. i've been saying this for quite a while. the states that could have more to do with the outcome of our election could well be greece, spain, italy, nations in europe. if those places continue this sort of downturn that we're seeing and in the reports coming out of the u.k. that they are now three quarters into a recession it looks like, that is going to slow us up. we're growing but you have to be able to, those things are sort of out of either romney or obama's control. of course obama is the incumbent. so he will pay a price for that. jenna: one could take a contrarian point of view. there is moving target what is happening overseas. everyone is like, what is happening over there. how will weig

jenna: dr.s inflamed, say your knee, it's kind of puffy, if you scratch yourself, you can see the skin is inflamed, what does it look like when our insides are inflamed? >> this is the key understanding that the inside lining of the blood vessels in the heart, in our brains can get irritated and roughed up so that cholesterol can then get inside and also weaken any plaques that are there so they can break open, block up that artery and cause a heart attack or a stroke. and so it's really a unifying understanding of how heart attacks and strokes can happen. jenna: but you say it could also be link today a lot of different things like cancer, for example. dr. cannon, on that why do they think so many things are attached to the fact that we could have an inflammation inside? >> well, it's a natural response in the body to attack. so if you get an infection in the skin, the body attacks that, breaks down the, in that case, bacteria, kills it and then heals it over. but when that goes in overdrive, t

jenna?: mike emanuel, live in washington. mike, thank you. jon: get into america's election headquarters now. on the campaign trail governor mitt romney reportedly making some changes to his campaign staff or additions at least. the republican candidate said to be adding a few seasoned veterans to his communication team. this comes after some criticism of the campaign from fellow conservatives. let's get it into with monica crowley, radio talk show host and author of the new book, "what the [bleep] just happened". happy warrior's guide to the american comeback. julie roginsky former advisor to senate democrat frank lautenberg from new jersey. monica, adding to the campaign, primarily press people, spokesman, will that help mitt romney? are you one of those conservatives critical what he has been saying of late? >> i was disappointed it took governor romney so long to call obamacare a tax which is what the chief justice called it in his one man decision. took him a couple days to identify it

jenna: matt, you've to bring --. jenna: i have to stop you guys there. will have you come all back to debate this further. certainly we need more time. thank you to you all for the time today. we'll be right back more "happening now." and focus on the things that matter to you. jenna: well, right now new york city police are following up on a surprising lead in what's been a very cold case. the woman on your screen is sarah fox. eight years ago she was a student at julliard, and she was murdered. her killer was never found, it was a mystery that really rocked this city. now investigators have a dna match from an unlikely place. a sample found near fox's body matches dna found on chains used by occupy wall street protesters earlier this year. what's the connection? it's something that we're taking a closer look at with julie banderas. >> reporter: for years occupy wall street protesters have disrupted cities nationwide, but now the group may be connect today a murder here in new york city. officials have linked dna evidence in the 2004 murder of a julliar

jenna?s at the governors' conference, the president was also going to be in virginia today, so it is the state to be in, peter. thank you very much, peter doocy. >> reporter: yep. jon: there's a new poll out showing president obama with an edge over governor romney on several major issues. the president also holding on to his lead in a head-to-head matchup. the national survey by the pew research center gives the president a seven-point advantage, putting him ahead 50-43% over governor romney. stephen hayes is a senior writer for the weekly standard and a fox news contributor. that number, first of all, surprised me, stephen, because it's a bigger spread than i've seen in other polling. what do you make of that? >> well, the pew had a very large sample, you'd rather have likely voters than registered voters, likely to give you a better answer. but i think the fact that the sample was is so large suggests that it's a trustworthy poll, and pew generally is thought well of among people who do p

jenna. it was a fox news crew that was able to take this video of the interior of holmes's apartment. now they did not cross police barricades to gain access but this does give you an idea what police came upon when they eventually entered his residence. much of what was inside including explosives were destroyed but there was also quite a bit that police were able to gather for evidence purposes. it could be a year before the case against james holmes goes to trial. that according to the district attorney in the case, carol chambers. she said that after holmes's advisory hearing yesterday. the judge has placed a gag order on the case. jenna, that means we won't be hearing from attorneys or police anymore at this point. back to you. jenna: still plenty to talk about of course. the president yesterday or i should say on sunday mentioned this incredible story of these two girls, these two best friends that were in the theater. and we're hearing from them for the first time. tell us a little bi

jenna: yeah. jon: thanks, jenna.onal envoy kofi annan says iran has a positive role to play in ending violence in syria. really? traveled to iran and iraq in is effort to stop the bloodshed. can washington trust iran to be peacemaker in this crisis? we'll have former ambassador john bolton on that. from the little league to the courtroom, what were these grown men fighting about at this ball game that now has them lawyering up. [shouting] in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spotn the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. jon: new next hour, the fbi indicting five men for the murder of border patrol agent brian terry. the feds also offering a one million dollar reward for i

jenna: one of our top stories today. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. the extensive war games are happening right now in iran. there is word tehran test-fired a whole bunch of ballistic missiles including one capable of hitting american targets in the persian gulf. the shahab-3 missile can travel 800 miles. we can't forget about our own troops. because rain is-- bahrain is where the u.s. navy's fifth fleet is based. pentagon ordered more american warships into the persian gulf. all this comes days after the european union and its new oil embargo took effect. this is also, just in front of talks restarting on iran's nuclear program and a lot of questions about what those talks will actually produce. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. jennifer, what can you tell us about the missiles and some of the war games we're seeing out of iran today? >> reporter: well, jenna this is a shaw hab-3 missile that is capable of going 800 miles. it is capable of striking israel and capable of hitting different american american bases

jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. the president starting a two-day campaign today, a two-day campaign swing through virginia, a very important state. with 13 electoral votes at stake it is one of the most hotly-contested battleground states this november. the president visiting one staunchly conservative area he won in 2008 but they're up for grabs this year. governor romney is reaching out to conservative republicans by appearing with former vice president dick cheney at a fund-raiser as there is new buzz who potentially mr. romney might pick as a running mate. no such thing as a quiet summer friday when we're this close to elections. campaign carl cameron live from washington with more. so, carl, we're hearing a lot, a lot of talk about, well, let you say the name. who is everybody talking about? >> reporter: condoleezza rice, condoleezza rice. four or five months ago i mentioned her as one. people look at. people said no, it will never happen. back in tech mitt romney said he would not pick a running mate who is pr

jenna? jenna: all the fireworks go off at the same time? >> reporter: yeah, either the worst one you ever seen or maybe the best one you have ever seen because it was some fireworks. jenna: excellent point. glass half fall. harris, thank you. jon: the whole thing one big finale. next part ever the health care debate sunday way. chief correspondent jim angle joins us live from washington with that. jim? >> reporter: democrats republicans argument against the health care law want to return to the old health care system. republicans an analysts say that is not true. listen. >> the health care system, status quo is unacceptable. as a physician it doesn't work for patients. certainly doesn't work for doctors. >> they need to be able to talk about a health care vision that is different from the obamacare vision and they need to be able to announce some principles that people can understand and agree with. >> reporter: now while a large majorities hated the individual mandate in the new law they consistently liked the coverage of preexisting condi

jenna: hi, everybody. i'm jenna lee. bill and martha talking a little bit about the poll up on foxnews.com. we'll take you live to capitol hill now for a key hearing in the house as lawmakers focus on the prelimcations, real implications on the supreme court ruling on health care. specifically the decision that allows the individual mandate to survive as a tax. the debate begins today. and it is ahead of a big vote tomorrow. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel back on capitol hill after a little recess. so, mike, what is the case for this health care repeal vote this week? >> reporter: well, jenna, republicans argue because you just had the supreme court decision. the supreme court said health care is constitutional if it is a tax. so republicans are saying to their democratic colleagues do you support this unpopular law? if it is a tax? the american voters deserve to know. here is house speaker john boehner making his case. >> the american people do not want to go down the path of obamacare. that's why we vot

jenna. jenna: we don't want to minimize the fact that families lost loved ones in this gun walking sting. it is one aspect, i don't want to minimize it at all, being so close to the election we'll ask about the political implications of this story. what are they? >> we'll have to wait and see. this is not a story that has gotten great publicity through the mainstream media. it sort of broke through a month ago when president obama asserted executive privilege for the first time in his presidency. that received some coverage. i think these reports will generate some more coverage but again, we're in the middle, end of july. we're in summer months. so i don't expect that it will have a great deal of political implications. i mean obviously the overriding issue right now for the election, still the economy and jobs. and unless there is something else that comes out right before the election, regarding this the "fast and furious" case, it probably won't have a significant impact on the election

jenna. jenna: short term there could be a lot of beef on the market but not for a good reason because farmers are trying to work everything out. doug, thank you very much. >> reporter: my pleasure. jon: there is breaking news on the battle for syria's future a showdown looming in one of the country's two main power centers, the city of aleppo. there is a new sign that the army of president assad there has intensified the attacks against the fighters hoping to topple his regime. world affairs contributor, dominic did i did i is following details live from jerusalem. dominic. >> reporter: you're right there. forces stepping up to defeat forces in damascus and aleppo. we have images released on the internet. if authentic it shows attack by government militia on a refugee center and shelter for women and children in the city of homs. this is a place certainly seen the brunt end of the oppression by president bashar assad. hear the cries of women and children. how they are trying to carry injured

jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. fresh off the campaign stop in pennsylvania governor romney is in ohio on the second day of his swing through the rust belt. he is getting ready to hold a town hall in this very important state as jon mentioned. we've been talking a lot about it. check out these incredible statistics from our brain room. voters in ohio picked the winner in the last 12 presidential elections. that is roughly the last 50 years. and no republican has ever won the white house without the support of the buckeye state. plus in 2008, no state saw more visits from presidential candidates barack obama and john mccain than ohio. so it seems like we're on track for that again, doesn't it, jon? right now it is shaping up to be a pretty close race in the state. "real clear politics" average of polls giving the president a slight edge at this time. he leads governor romney, 46-43%. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in all places in ohio. how does that work out? in bowling green, carl. what is the l

jenna: dr. russell can someone be insane and be mentally disturbed and still no know the difference between right and wrong and be tried as a regular person that doesn't have those issues? >> absolutely, jenna. good morning. it is important to keep in mind even a fluidly psychotic person should be held accountable for his or her actions if they or she knew what they were doing and knew what the conduct was criminal. the insanity has been around since the beginning of humanity, jenna. the reason we don't want people to be executed or imprisoned with life without parole. but i can tell you jenna, anybody who fits that bill is not going to be mentally equipped to be engaging in the complex planning an concealment that we saw in this case. jenna: so that concealment has been referred to in this notebook that was apparently sent to a psychologist. dr. russell, on that, the defense might be filing a motion. we expect to see it to claim that notebook that was sent to that doctor is privileged because h

back to you, jenna. jenna: rich edson in d.c. thank you. jon: a fox news alert now on the civil war only getting worse in syria. one day after a rebel bombing that left three members of president assad's inner circle dead. you're watching amateur video of that brazen attack. amid concerns that bashar assad may be in hiding. but the country's state-run news agency now reports assad did attend the swearing-in of the new defense minister today. meantime the rebels are not backing down, closing in on damascus, vowing to as they put it, liberate the capital city. government forces are striking back. dominic di-natale following all the late-breaking developments from our middle east bureau in jerusalem. >> reporter: jon, the big question indeed where is president bass shar al-asad? as you say he was present according to state tv at the swearing in of the new defense minister. we've seen no video or pictures. there is report in the u.k. he was in the meeting where the bombing took place that killed the defense minister and his brother-in-law and t

jenna: nice to have you with us rick. i'm jenna lee. we're half an hour away where suspected mass murderer james holmes will hear the formal charges which the rampage killed 12 and lefts to's it of dozen dozen of others injured. holmes had the dyed reddish orange hair. he seemed dazed. this time around we'll not get a look at him because the judge banned cameras inside the courtroom. the judge issuing a gag order in the case. defense attorneys say it has been repeatedly violated pointing to recent leaks to the media and they will likely bring that up as an issue in today's hearing. alicia acuna is live in colorado with more. alicia? >> reporter: jenna, there are a few things on tap for today in addition to the filing of charges. james holmes will be in courtroom number 201 for the filing of charges in the expectation is that at minimum there will be 12 first-degree murder charges. there are two crime scenes that we know of. the theater where the shooting took place and. this is up to the direct attorney. >> carol chambers is an aggressi

jenna: iaea.'s take a look at that clip. >> i think it is established, it's clear they're not building nuclear weapons. you made the argument very fine. but if you did build a nuclear weapon, what country would you blow up first? >> the question is wrong. >> so have you, word, you're not building nuclear weapons? >> certainly 100%. resent any of these allegations. >> iaea. that is good enough for me. jenna: let's go to the other clip as well when you took a look what potentially was happening inside iran. >> in 2003, the facility near iran was outed as a nuclear weapons site. iaea sought permission to visit the site. a year and a half later. and in the interim publicly available satellite imagery showed the entire site was raised, including removal of first six feet of topsoil, eliminating all traces of evidence. the iaea considered the matter closed. jenna: the iaea is something we talk about a lot. we're still talking about whether or not some of these inspectors can get into iran. so in your op

jenna? jenna: interesting story for us to today, john. thank you very much.e is an incredible laboratory sitting on the ocean floor off the coast of florida but it is the last of its kind. we'll look at live pictures and there is dr. silvia earl, one of queens of underwater exploration. jenna will be talking to her live about possibly the end of the aquarius habitat. we'll be talking to her life coming up. ♪ . [ male announcer ] turn 1, daytona. riverside exit, i-95. variante ascari, monza. mile 7, highway 1. wehrseifen, nurburgring. the horseshoe, twin peaks boulevard. every famous cue has an equally thrilling, lesser-known counterpart. conquer them, with the lexus is performance line, featuring the is 250. real performance demands real precision. this is the pursuit of perfection. jenna: the last undersea research lab is in danger of closing after more than two decades. it was once funded by the government but because of budget cuts it has to turn to the private sector. there used to be 50 of these bases around the world. now there is just one. it is called

>> reporter: hi, jenna. just to give you an idea how really important the state is of course the president was here earlier this week and romney comes today. this is day three actually of mitt romney's attacks and aggressive criticisms of the president, trying to put mr. obama on defense. it is a two-pronged attack, really. one going after the president for his remarks last week that suggested if you had a business you didn't build it. you had help presumably from the government. secondarily an ongoing criticism of the obama administration for what romney calls crony capitalism. there is new ad out from the romney campaign today that talks about some of those examples. it includes a sound bite from chuck schumer, senior senator from new york who was also a critic of some of the obama administration's stimulus spending. watch. >> where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra, 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland. >

back to you, jenna. jenna: greg, thank you.e news media are getting a lot of mileage these days from campaign attacks, blasting governor romney's career at bain capital. president obama is defending the latest attack ads targeting governor romney, listen. >> first of all, we've done a whole slew of positive ads that talk exactly about how we need to change our education system, how we need to change our tax code, how we need to rebuild america, how we need to promote american energy. so those just don't get attention in the news. jon: this morning governor romney slammed the obama campaign for dishonesty. >> the best offense is to look at the president's record. i really think the american people are going to tire and probably have already tired of all the attacks and misdirected as they are, one after the other attacks have been shown by independent tax checkers to be dishonest and false. a campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs. jon: joining us is ellen ratner. and jim pin pinkerton, both fox news

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jenna: i'm jenna lee. brit tish police arrested those who were con spiring terrorist attacks the owe olympics begin three weeks from now. the country is on high alert because of them. greg palkot is live with more. greg? >> reporter: we've been talking to authorities over the past several weeks and they say as the olympics approach they are on high alert for any kind of terror attack. today is a sign they are ready to move. stressing the six arrests we saw today, not directly linked to olympics but three people nabbed by armed counterterrorism officers early this morning happened a mile from the olympic site. those officers using by the way stun grenades and tasers as well. they were reportedly, according to scotland yard, in early stages planning four attacks against the u.k. in fact other raids happened across london. the arrests said to be tied international islamist terrorism. according to our sister network, sky news, police could be moving the raids up in advance of the games. a terror scare on a hig

jenna: jon. jon: jenna thanks. a teenager in florida is claiming insanity as he goes on trial today for attempted murder. here is a look at him. wayne tracy. he's accused of a brutal beating that left a girl with permanent brain damage. the defense says he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of his brother's recent suicide. these disturbing images show the extent of the injuries inflicted on a 15-year-old girl. he is accused of stomping on her head with steel-toed boots. these pictures were taken in an icu shortly after the beating in 2010. in a recorded jailhouse call with his mother tracy asked about her condition. >> have you ever heard anything about josie? >> no i haven't. last i heard she was home, she was going into rehabilitation. >> i'm still praying. >> you should. jon: she suffered irreversible brain damage we're told. let's talk about this case and specifically the plea, the defense. faith jenkins is a former prosecutor, rachel selfis a criminal defense attorney. rachel, would you

jenna: good morning, everybody, i'm jenna lee in new york. he accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others during a shooting rampage during a screening of the new "batman" movie. we expect to have a hearing as he appears before a judge at the bought hour. jon: the suspect's hair was dyed red and told officers he was the joker the as we learn details about this deadly plot and his sick goataway plan and the twists that helped save lives. police combed through the once booby-trapped apartment where he found batman memorabilia. he is lawyered up and cops say he is refusing to cooperate with them. alicia acuna is live outside the courthouse in centennial, colorado. alicia? >> reporter: hi, jon, the district attorney here, carol chambers, did talk to reporters inside the courthouse. she says the death penalty could be an option in this case, however before that happens she says that there must be a conversation with the victims and their families first. chambers says it is something that could take weeks or even months. back here at their t

jenna: we have this fox news alert.hooting at a movie theater in colorado that has truly sent this nation on the edge this friday and has become the worst shooting massacre at virginia tech. lots of news to get to. rick: i am rick folbaum in for jon scott. we are getting brand-new information on the suspect and victims who were shot in cold blood. and also on the investigation, which we are told the suspect's apartment is booby-trapped. this unfolding during the brand-new batman movie and aurora colorado. a man dressed in black. wearing a gas mask and a bulletproof vest. armed, entering the theater about 20 minutes into the film. witnesses say through come kind -- that is when the mayhem are out up to. people diving for cover. the gunmen targeting anybody who ran to the door to get away. bullets tearing through the wall, into the theater which was also packed with other theaters. also showing the batman movie. dozens of frantic 911 calls flooding into police. take a look at some of them. >> they say someone is shooting

jenna. jenna: we'll have the information up on our website. rick, thank you. now this fox news alert from syria. a stunning revelation and threat from the government. president assad, a spokesman for the foreign ministry there is saying that syria will use chemical and biological weapons if it comes under attack by another country. claiming it will never use these type of weapons against its own people otherwise. syria acknowledging for the first time that it has weapons of mass destruction and these are called, causing alarm bells to ring louder from washington it israel. joining us dominic di-natale live from our middle east bureau with more. >> reporter: jenna, a astonishing admission from the syrians forced after israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on fox news yesterday that israel would act if it had to prevent attacks of chemical weapons by, for example, its arch rival hezbollah or managed to get its hands on those in the middle of chaos going on in syria. in a statement toda

jenna? >> all right, savannah. we'll have much more from you out in aurora in just a little bit, but we want to turn our head now to this morning's other top stories from cnbc's courtney reagan at the news desk. courtney, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. good morning, everyone. >>> investigators now believe that two missing iowa cousins were kidnapped. they arrived at this conclusion friday after an fbi dive team failed to find the girls' bodies in a lake near where they were last seen a week ago. 10-year-old lyric cook-morrisey and 8-year-old elizabeth collins vanished after going for a bike ride in evansdale, a small town in northeast iowa. >>> the u.s. department of agriculture has declared a drought disaster in more than 26 states, the largest such declaration in the history of the program. u.s. corn and soybeans are at record high prices while the nation's cattle herd is at its smallest level in at least four decades. forecasters say the hotter-than-normal temperatures, w

jenna?>>> it has been nine days since 8-year-old elizabeth collins and her 10-year-old cousin lyric morris sy went for a bike ride and never returned. a major development in the case. investigators say they have proof the girls are still alive. nbc's craig melvin has the latest. >> reporter: in a surprising twist, federal investigators now think someone snatched 20-year-old lyric morrissey and 8-year-old elizabeth collins and the little girls are still alive. >> we feel strongly that the girls are alive. >> reporter: the fbi spokeswoman says their theory is based on physical evidence. friday, the local sheriff said he believed the young cousins were abducted. while officials are not saying much about their proof, saturday, they made another plea. >> we feel there is someone out there that has pertinent information about the girls' whereabouts and we would like to take this opportunity to ask them to come forward. >> reporter: federal officials revealed they're interviewing persons of interes

jenna: thank you.here are new questions today on what really happened in the bizarre deaths of a 6-year-old boy and his father's girlfriend. the little boy was the son of a wealthy pharmaceutical executive. he was said to have fallen down a flight of stairs and later died from his injuries. well just days later his father's girlfriend, who was the only person home at the time of the boy's fall was found dead in the same home in some bizarre circumstances. everything was ruled accidental until now. we'll show you why there is now a new call for a new investigation. and the president's comments on the role of big government in small businesses sparked a title wave of controversy, saying if you built a small business and made it a big success you didn't build that. today our focus group debates the ongoing controversy. >> i am upset because i know how hard i've been working, i mean working ten years without a vacation, around-the-clock, i've sacrificed my relationships, with spouses, kids, everything, i s

jenna? >> mike taibbi, mike, thank you very much. >>> 12 people were killed, 58 injured in this shooting rampage. people with so much to live for gunned down in cold blood. this morning, we're learning more about the dead and those lucky enough to survive. nbc's kate snow is also in aurora with more. kate, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jenna. after the families had all been informed, the coroner's office released the official names of all 12 of the dead. this morning, 26 people are still in the hospital, struggling to hang on. nine of them in critical condition. and one of those is a mother of a very young girl who died at the movies. ♪ i once was lost >> reporter: she was so young, just 6 years old. >> a vibrant little girl, a 6-year-old, just as bragging about learning how to swim on tuesday. >> reporter: annie dalton's great niece veronica was at the movies with her mom, who is still in the hospital, paralyzed with a bullet still lodged in her neck. gone too, 18-year-old

jenna? >>> stephanie, thanks.y of missing fort bragg soldier kelly bordeaux isn't giving up hope that she will come home alive. a special ceremony was held on saturday to honor her. this as authorities say they want to learn more from the registered sex offender who was with her the night she disappeared. t >>> a symbol of hope. as the family releases butterflies marking the three-month anniversary of her disappearance. the 23-year-old fort bragg soldier, army medic, disappeared in april after a night of drinking and karaoke at a fayetteville, north carolina bar. >> you never think this would happen to you. i mean, it's a terrible thing when it happens to other people. but you never think it would happen to you. and when it does it's just like the worst feeling you could possibly have. >> kelli's husband mike was in florida the night she went missing and is not a suspect. police have now questioned for a third time a registered sex offender seen with kelli that night. nicholas holbert worked at the bar, which has

jenna? >> rohit kachroo, thank you very much. >>> now let's get the rest of the morning's top stories from mandy drury at the news desk for us this morning. mandy, good morning. >> good morning, lester and jenna. good morning to you at home. >>> the obama administration just declared afghanistan the latest new non-nato ally. secretary of state hillary clinton announced the alliance today during a surprise visit to kabul. >> we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan's future. >> this means the u.s. won't abandon afghanistan when it pulls out in 2014. >>> libyans are all smiles as they vote today for their first parliament since the overthrow and death of moammar gadhafi last year. the election is likely to be dominated by islamist parties, similar to what happened in egypt and tunisia. >>> and a serious political debate on jordanian tv could have turned deadly friday when a member of parliament pulled a gun on an activist. after trading insults, the parliamentarian fir