i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one hand and stretching forward with the other he said. people said you are a genius. my father dinka was the genius replied the apprentice. he taught me what 7 generations have learned, i am the 8th. i had bound [inaudible] who answers to moses shannon. both mean safe water. he seems more confident now, wiser. playful mostafa. i had so much to tell him, he could not see me. he could not see me or hear me in this strange land. he touched the spotting smiles. [inaudible] with birds, flowers and animals inspired. i turned to someone tell moses, shannon is going to free you one day. they can find joy, [inaudible] in my mind, i have always been free. free as the wind, thank you so much. [applaus

he might step af he doesn't win. >> shannon: it doesn't sound like the meeting to get in the race worked with gingrich. >> get him a spot at the convention against johnun for everybody. >> shannon: oh, boy. >> rubio is different from the other endorsements, in that he has potential to convince there. can be original tea party and establishment that matter. >> last night i talked to rubio in an interview for fox news. and i said given the fact that you don't just support the arizona, isn't at it problem? he said you know, this is not about me. i don't think the vice presidential ticket is going to make a difference in the republican vision for america's future, versus the obama's vision. he thinks that vision can sell the latinos and all americans. >> shannon: all right. thank you, panel. by the way, sat down the karen santorum and she opened up about her husband's campaign and why she was initially against him running and what she wishes people knew about him. you can see the full interview at noon eastern. here is a pr -- on sunday. here is a preview. >> we take it one step at a time, one primary at a time. we're in this for the long haul. make it t

shannon. you what i. got to against john i know we're just going to have to have jim brann on again so he can answer that question for us let's move on for now is this spring michigan state university is offering of course and how to survive one of the. the two credit online course is literally titled surviving the coming cummings zombie apocalypse catastrophes and human behavior and the course begins and ends with a catastrophic event simulation were students are assigned into survivor groups and it goes from there is this a sign of sentiment we've talked about the headline and to cater and all these different things and i mean the fact that they're actually actually forces and surviving a zombie apocalypse seems to me that's what's weighing much more heavily on people in this country is a very dark reality versus consumer sentiment numbers that came out positively whatever farming i think i think was even more deeply than i think all the all these zombie movies that you see more of it's become extremely popular over the pa

it is not much longer than any other race has been. >> shannon: we will watch and see how the road to august in tampa plays out. former governor johnu thank you for your team today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: congressman darryl issa is asking the department of health and human services that may show that your tax dollars is being used illegally to pay for lobbyist. they asked catherine sebelius why she believes the use of money is mother missable. they asked for a full kale investigation by the department of justice. we will keep you update. >> ahead we will break down president obama's healthcare law before it heads to the supreme court. we will tell you exactly what is in the law and a vocal propromint of the law joins us to tell us why it is in the interest of the country. he voted for it. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ female announcer ] live the regular life. fore! no matter what smal

shannon. >> reporter: hi john jon.aring two companion cases today, both involve 14-year-old convicted murderer and sentenced to life without any chance of parole. i stepped out of the first case, that involves evan miller, he and another juvenile convicted of robbing a neighbor, beating him with a baseball bat and setting that man's trailer on fire, leaving the man to burn to death. they ruled it's no chance to send him off for the crime. the justices have decided recent relevant cases that first of all, one, bans the death penalty for juveniles and life without parole in most cases but not specifically when the case involves murder as it does in these cases. stephen briar expressed concern about where to draw the line asking attorneys could you send a 12-year-old to prison for life, what about a ten-year-old or eight-year-old? justice scalia pointed out that 39 states do allow juveniles to face life without parole and in a few minutes, family members of the victims are going speak out on the steps of the supreme court

. >> shannon: here's what the current frontrunner, former governor mitt romney had to say about that possibility. >> we got mind john mccain last time. he lost 19 states in the primary process. but when the process was over, we got behind him. we worked for him and helped his effort. the party came together. he lost. there are a lot of things that could have come differently and i think he could have won. but we will come together. in part because president obama has been such a failure. >> shannon: mitt romney says whoever the nominee is, republicans will coalesce. how do you heal up the wounds and the barbs? >> the main point that mitt romney made at the end, barack obama is the great uniter of republicans. he will pull the republicans together because we know other differences and preferences among these guy, any one of them is better than barack obama. our country has to have a change in direction, the obama administration has been the biggest lurch to the left in american political history. any one of these would set us back toward where we need to be as a country. i am confident about the party coming together

shannon, you were on this case within 24 hours. i understand you spoke to an eyewitness. what did this person tell you? >> the guy's name was john. when we interviewed him the night after, he said that he heard the screams, that he was in his condo, that he looked outside, and trayvon and george zimmerman were actually fighting, that george zimmerman was the one that said, help me, help me, help me. he said he walked inside. he locked the door, went upstairs, and that's when he called 9-1-1. he told them to knock it off, that he was going to call the police. he said by the time he got upstairs the gunshot had gone off. when he looked down, he said he saw george zimmerman then kind of on top of trayvon's body. he said before he said it was trayvon that was actually on top beating up george zimmerman at that time. that's what he claims he saw. >> jeanine: but we don't know whether or not this witness, you know, at this stage, if there was a tussle -- clearly there was a tussle, i think everybody agrees with that -- at what stage this so-called witness saw them. i mean, was that the first part? he didn't see the actual shooting. is

. >> i had met shannon before so the star struck part of it was gone but my fiance is a broncos fan too. she was weirded out. >>> john wall taking it himself for the monstrous jam with 12 last night. back to nene. something for wiz fans to finally get excited about with a double double in his first game as a wizard, the wiz handedly bleat the new jersey jets 108-89. the nationals made a big announcement yesterday that's been somewhat overshadowed by all the n.f.l. news. stephen strasburg will be the team starter on opening day marking the first opening day start of his career. that game is april 5 in chicago against the cubs. also former reds skins defensive coordinator gregg williams has been suspended by the n.f.l. indefinitely for his role in the saints bounty scheme. that's a quick look at sports this morning. have a great thursday. >>> it wasn't just gregg williams. the former redskins coach who now works for the rams. the n.f.l. handed down its biggest punishment ever. saints head coach sean payton has been suspended for the year without pay. the n.f.l. determined payton and some other saints officials didn't s

. >> >> shannon: in light of a lot of international breaking news, husenator john mccain on as well.ble story today that a u.s. soldier, apparently in the middle of the night, left his base, his camp in southern afghanistan, kandahar and shot up a village and apparently killed unconfirmed reports more than a dozen afghan civilians. i talked with senator mccain about that. he is very much a defender of the -- of the u.s. mission there and he says, this is terrible. the difference is that -- al qaeda and the taliban do this kind of thing for a living. here, it's an aberration and it shouldn't stop us from continuing to -- to complete the mission in afghanistan, which is to stand up the afghan government and military against the taliban and al qaeda. i will say, newt gingrich took a very different position and in effect said, this may not be doable. >> shannon: well, a show full of news and a panel. and a special award for you this week. congratulations, and we will have more on that on the show today. >> chris: thank you. >> shannon: you can catch chris's complete interviews right afte

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shannon travis. going to have to borrow them. thank you, sir. >>> cnn is the only place to be on super tuesday. starting with a special edition of "john king usa" at 6:00 eastern. complete coverage of all ten states at 7:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> will african-americans turn out in large numbers in november for president obama like they did in 2008? is it a sure thing this time around? that's next. i wonder... what's left behind? [ female announcer ] purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. removes 99% of dirt and toxins without dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] from neutrogena® naturals. and it's surprising what it goes through in the course of a day. but what's even more surprising is that brushing alone isn't enough to keep it clean. fortunately, you've got listerine. unlike brushing which misses 75% of your mouth, listerine cleans virtually your entire mouth. so what are you waiting for? it's time to take your mouth to a whole new level of health. listerine... power to your mouth. >>> black voters turned out in historic numbers to vote for president obama in 2

shannon, let's hear you. >> i think this is something that had to be done. i commend johnlway because change is very unpopular, especially when it's been successful. this young man came in for the broncos, 1-4, leads them to the afc west division title. wins a playoff game. but john elway felt, mr. bolen also had to sign off because this was a huge commitment, in order for them to win a championship moving forward, peyton manning at any chance could be their quarterback, he needed to be their quarterback. i understand. people, why won't they keep tebow to let him learn under payton manning? my grandfather used to tell us, as long as the lions and elephants are in town, so is the circus. they had to remove -- >> by the way, shannon will be here with shannonisms that you love. >> the circus is coming to new york. >> yes. >> more about this another day. thank you. >> thanks, guys. >>> a little bit more serious story now as we look at this, two young women killed in a drunk driving accident. the horror of this moment captured on video from inside the car. we'll have that next.

guy, so according to john, yes, he had spoken to the police which would speak to kind of somebody backing up what george zimmerman had told them originally. >> sean: all right, shannon. great reporting. thank you for being with us. joe, thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. coming up next, we're going to continue to follow the developments out of florida. up next, we examine how the media has been reporting on the death of trayvon martin and then later, it is our next installment of the real obama tonight as we continue to vet the president. we examine the implications that president obama would bring to the nation if, in fact, he was elected for a second term. that and newt gingrich coming up tonight on hannity. >> sean: welcome back tonight to hannity as we continue covering the developing story out of florida and the death of trayvon martin. now, according to a newly-released cnn poll, when asked if george zimmerman should be arrested for the shooting, 73% said he should. 11% said she should not, 16% have no opinion. joining me to talk about the media coverage of the tragedy and how it shapes public opinion, guys, welcome back. we now have one eyewitnes

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shannon: thank you. safe travels, we'll be watching to see what happens in coming days. >> thanks, brett. >> up next, george clooney and the enough project's john prendergast bring attention to war torn sudan. chris wallace has the interview after the break >> bret: all of the news out of afghanistan and iran overshadow another foreign trouble spot. that is until this week when a witness with star power appeared on capitol hill. actor george clooney told a senate hearing about his recent trip to the dangerous border area between sudan and south sudan. he testified about the targeting of civilians there by the sudanese government forces forcd hundreds of thousands of people have been driven from their homes. after the appearance, clooney and prendergast, an activist who traveled to the region, stat down with chris wallace. he began by asking them to explain what was happening in that volatile area. >> what's going on right there right now is exactly what we we saw in the beginning of darfur, the same people, bashir charged with war crimes, the defense minister hussein. >> all three from sudan? >> all three charged with war crimes at the hague, a

guy, so according to john, yes, he had spoken to the police which would speak to kind of somebody backing up what george zimmerman had told them originally. >> sean: all right, shannon. great reporting. thank you for being with us. joe, thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. coming up next, we're going to continue to follow the developments out of florida. up next, we examine how the media has been reporting on the death of trayvon martin and then later, it is our next installment of the real obama tonight as we continue to vet the president. we examine the implications that president obama would bring to the nation if, in fact, he was elected for a second term. that and newt gingrich coming up tonight on hannity. the next revolution in music is happening here. pandora rocks the big board. cannot be contained. [ clang ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. see your lexus dealer. [♪...] >> i wish my patients could see what i see. that over time, having high cholesterol, plus diabetes or high blood pressure or family history of early heart disease, can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup. and they'd see that it's more important to get t

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shannon travis earlier in the day. let's find out why washington state is such an important state in this republican race for the white house. chief national correspondent john king is joining us at the magic wall with a closer look. john, washington state very important in this contest. not only for the republican nomination but in november especially as well. >> could conceivably be battleground state. the democrats have had good luck in recent cycles. if you go back a little bit, washington state used to be a swing state. hasn't been that way in a while. mitt romney says if he wins the nomination, he would take a good look at washington state. let look at the map. it's lit up romney because of the early results. that's not final. what governor romney is hoping for, this is to springboard into super tuesday. governor romney has momentum. he won michigan, arizona and wyoming. he has momentum now. it was senator santorum, the purple state, the purple had the momentum not long ago. romney hopes to get more. 30% of the results in, mitt romney leading, ron paul in second place, tie for second place with rick santorum and ron paul. this would be number one. a bi

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. >> shannon: and you mentioned that you were very much struck as a young child by the asass nation of johnand of the agents that were around him trying to help him at the time. >> absolutely. i was 8 years old when president kennedy was assassinated and i think everyone remembers where they were that day if they were old enough to have a memory. i remember quite well the photograph of agent clint hill on the back of the limb see lie doing his best to protect the president and mrs. kennedy. when dad explained what it was i said that is an interesting job and something i would like to do some day. >> shannon: what does that take to say i want to step up and protect the president. what does it take to do that? >> well, in terms of willingness more than anything. you have to be willing to do it. it is a life of sacrifice. long hours, little sleep. a lot of jet lag, missing food, water. nutrition basically. you take very dedicated people and you train them and train them and train them until they are up to the task and when people first come into the secret service they don't start out protecti