marie colvin died witnessing this. and she saw that, i saw that, we've seen it. this is absolute nonsense. the regime -- these are educated people. these are not people in the hills of afghanistan. these people were educated at universities. there's a whole system in place, and for 40 years the syrian people have lived under this system, themselves expert in the lies, deception and murder. we once again sat by and watched a whole regime commit murder. not war crimes, there's no war. the war is a fallacy. this is murder of civilians. it is from a regime that is expert in lying and death. they hopefully -- let's hopefully get these people on trial at the hague, the crimes against humanity. >> the other statement the syrian government made today was that they said that they were on the verge of approving a visa for marie colvin so that she could travel to the country legitimately. they have said that oftentimes, they promise visas to people and never delivered on that. they also claim they're going to launch an investigation to find out how marie was killed. do you

marie colvin died witnessing this. and she saw that, i saw that, we've seen it.s is absolute nonsense. the regime -- these are educated people. these are not people in the hills of afghanistan. these people were educated at universities. there's a whole system in place, and for 40 years the syrian people have lived under this system, themselves expert in the lies, deception and murder. we once again sat by and watched a whole regime commit murder. not war crimes, there's no war. the war is a fallacy. this is murder of civilians. it is from a regime that is expert in lying and death. they hopefully -- let's hopefully get these people on trial at the hague, the crimes against humanity. >> the other statement the syrian government made today was that they said that they were on the verge of approving a visa for marie colvin so that she could travel to the country legitimately. they have said that oftentimes, they promise visas to people and never delivered on that. they also claim they're going to launch an investigation to find out how marie was killed. do you have

. >> reporter: also getting the message out was veteran war correspondent, marie colvin, reporting for" of london. >> i was so star struck by her, actually, just because of everything that she'd done. her passion, her desire to tell the story. >> marie, you have covered a lot of conflicts over a long time. how does this compare? >> this is the worst, anderson. for many reasons. the last one -- i mean, i think the last time we talked when i was in misrata, there's nowhere to run. you can sort of figure out where snipers are, but you can't figure out where, you know, where a shell is going to land. >> reporter: on the cnn team's third night in baba amr, word spread that a ground offensive by the syrian military was imminent. >> it became clear that it was very difficult to find any place of safety there. safety was a relative term. the risks were building on that assignment. >> reporter: the risks were building. >> go! >> reporter: and time seemed to be running out. forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financial advice. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focuse

. >> also getting the message out was veteran war correspondent marie colvin, reporting for the sundayes of london. >> i was first star-struck by her actually because of everything she had done, her passion, her desire to tell the story. >> marie, you have covered a lot of conflicts over a long period of time. how does this compare? >> this is the worst, anderson, for many reasons. the last time i talked when i was in misrata, it's partly personal safety. there's nowhere to run. you can sort of figure out where a sniper is, but you can't figure out where a shell is going to land. >> on the cnn team's third night in baba amr, word spread that a ground offensive by the syrian military was imminent. >> it became clear it was difficult to find anyplace of safety there. safety was a relative term. the risks were building on that assignment. >> the risks were building. >> quick. let's go. >> and time, it seemed, was running out. ey'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when t

marie colvin will be laid to rest after a funeral mass on long island where she grew up. she was a long time reporter for the sunday times in britain. the british government has ordered an inquiry into her death. >>> the organization invisible children plans to release another video today about wanted african warlord joseph kony. the video is to answer questions about the group's efforts to find him. last fall the under the circumstances sent combat troops to catch him. invisible children is working to keep the effort going. the first video the organization released last week was viewed more than 73 million times on youtube. >>> tomorrow's another big day in the race for the republican presidential nomination. two big primaries. the biggest contests were alabama and mississippi. the latest poll by rasmussen shows mitt romney leading in mississippi but the poll suggests romney is in a three- way dead heat in alabama with santorum and gingrich. gingrich appears to have the most at stake since he only won two primaries so far and the south is a region of strength for him bec

but marie colvin died courageously doing the job she was passionate about reporting on the slaughter of men, women and children and i think obviously, the world will be a darker place for not having -- anthony as we discussed also, a terrible loss, good friend. this war has taken from us some very brave people. i think the world will be slightly darker, less informed place because of their loss. >> well, thank you for bearing witness in your photographs. of course, the testimony to all that you have accomplished, as well. good health, better health to you. paul conroy, thank you very much. very much indeed for being with us today. >> many thanks for having me. thank you. >>> up next, back to politics. actress eva longoria on why she has joined the obama campaign. this is andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. ♪ i'm michael bazinet, president of creative digital imaging of bangor, maine. we have customers all over the united states. we rely on the postal service for everything that we do. the eastern maine processing facility is vital to our operation and our success. if we lose this

today is the funeral for marie colvin... the american journalist killed in syria. colvin was killed last the city of homs.her body arrived n her home state of new york last week.colvin was a longtime reporter for britain's sunday times. a somber day of remembrance in japan... marking one year since the country was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami. grief, prayer and reflection filled japan's fukushima baseball stadium...the eastern coast...and triggered - devastating tsunami.one year later-- the country seems a long way from recovery.much of the debris along the tsunami- ravaged coast is gathered into massive piles... today more than 3-hhndred thousand people are still living in tempooary housing. ggrber is recalling some of its powdered infant formula... the recall includes gerber s. good start gentle powdered infant formula... in 23- poiit-2 ounce plastic packaging.the product number is g-x-p-1-6-8-4... with an expiration ate of marchh5-th, 2013. gerber officials say the formula does not pose a health risk... but people with the product should contact ge

marie's mother rosemary colvin said of marie -- "her legacy is be passionate and be involved in what you believe in and do it as thoroughly and honestly and fearlessly as you can." indeed. with those words, madam president, i yield the floor. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: while i did not know marie colvin personally as my friend and colleague from rhode island did, but his words, his passion, his emotion make us all know her, allow us all to know her a little bit better. even just reading the newspaper accounts, she was a remarkable person, but hearing from sheldon both here and speaking to him privately, it's obvious that those who knew marie were privileged and were touched by her lifelong before her untimely death. she leaves an amazing mark, and i just want to say to my colleague sheldon there are times that measure the mettle of a person, and one of them is when they go through grief and tragedy, and my respect for him, high as it was before, is higher still knowing what he's going through and how he has worked to ha

a video on youtube showing what they say is the burying of marie colvin in a cemetery in homs and herother in long island, new york, was desperate to get her body home but it shows the burying in homs and an activist said they had no choice because they could not keep the body any longer. the state department will get back to us and we cannot confirm it. >>shepard: that family has been through so were. major tobacco companies got a win in federal court. they were challenging the new requirement to put graphic pictures on cigarette packages and the rest like this showing the dangers of tobacco but a judge says the rules are unconstitutional. and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's her dad. the general's your soul mate? dude what? no, no, no. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't

marie colvin will be laid to rest in a private burial service in her hometown of oyster bay, new yorkcolvin was killed three weeks ago along with a french photographer during a bombing raid in homs. she was a war correspondent covering conflicts around the globe. she worked for "the sunday times" for 25 years. she was 56 years old. >>> meanwhile, the violence in syria continues as efforts to agree to a cease-fire in syria have now failed. the united nations envoy, kofi annan, says that there was little progress made during his two visits with president bashar assad. he called it a difficult task but said that there is still hope for peace. despite government forces constantly bombing rebel strongholds, both sides have rejected peace talks, demanding the other side end the conflict. >>> today attorneys for former penn state coach jerry sandusky will appear in court. they requesting more information about the young men who are accusing sandusky of child sex abuse. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing boys ranging from 8 years old to 17 from 1996 to 2009. prosecutors say the incidents

whose reporting you have seen all month and a spanish journalist javier espinosa and was with marie colvin and remi ochlik when they died. the syrian news agency put out a press release saying he is dead. the official syrian news agency posted a story today saying they recovered your body. the syrian red crescent, they claim, was unable to get your body out of the country because of, quote, armed terrorist groups. when you hear that, what do you think? >> well, i think that they're quite wrong. you can see yourself. if it is not because of the sufferring in baba amr, the would be a nice joke. >> it is one of the many lies the syrian regime told. this is just the latest. what you saw with your own eyes, can you describe what life has become like in baba amr for the people living there? >> well, it's an enormous tragedy, enormous, very, very rough situation. describe the normal day there, start shelling at 6:00 in the morning, very systematic and sick:00, start the shelling, they don't stop until 6:00 p.m. they don't shell at night. i don't know why. from 6:00 to 6:00, they stop for lunch, a

two weeks ago, the british photographer paul conroy was working with marie colvin, who was killed alongside a french journalist. mr. conroy is back in a london hospital. he has been telling the bbc about the moment he was rescued. >> there was a lull in the shelling. it was the free syrian army. it was a last ditch. they had wounded of their own to get out. they knew we were in bad shape. it was a last ditch attempt. it was a proper american helicopter out of the embassy type of we have one shot at this. they drove across the city through snipers. there was still shells going off. half of us got out and then the government attacked and shot a lot of people on the escape routes including the spanish journalist who was shot but not fatally. a lot of people lost their lives. they just aren't piling bodies in who were shot through the head. -- started piling bodies in who were shot through the head. every person in there is a hero, but these people especially put their lives on the line. i can only say the biggest banks to the syrian people. >> just about -- biggest thanks to the syrian people.

among the dead was the sunday times reporter marie colvin. her body and the french photograph have now been handed over to the red cross in damascus. >> the sunday times photograph who was wounded in the same attack is now back in london. the fighting has left syria's western critics with a big challenge. they want regime change but unlike in libya they aren't prepared to go to war to make it happen. >> we will make sure as we did in serbia that there is a day of reckoning for those who are responsible. so i have a clear message for those in authority in syria. make a choice. turn your back on this criminal regime or face justice for the blood that is on your hands. >> at the u.n. in new york, the syrian ambassador said his government was being slandered on no evidence other than opposition rumors. the international criticism is not going away. protesters in syria want weanses for the free army, gulf countries as well as western ones might prefer not to listen they've condemned the regime's action bus they don't want to fuel a full-on civil w

those two journalists were wounded last week during the same bombardment that killed marie colvin.yrian rebels reported that colvin's body and that of a french photographer were buried in homs on monday. >>> iran held parliamentary elections as leaders called for a big turnout to show they have the support of the people. government television showed long lines of voters waiting around the country. iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei placed his ballot. he said it is the duty of every iranian to vote. >>> a spike in oil prices and bank of america strikes back with a new fee. ines ferre is here in new york. >> markets in asia saw an end of the week rally. the nikkei added .75% to finish at a seven month high. the hang seng rose nearly 1%. >>> in the u.s., news that applications for unemployment benefits hit a four-year low. the dow gained 28 points, the nasdaq added 22. the tensions with iran over it nuclear program continue to send the price of oil up. it is now just under $109 a barrel. that's an increase of more than $10 a barrel since last month. >>> and bank of america is lo

marie colvin will be buried today. she was killed during a rocket attack last month in homs. she had been urged to leave but wanted to file one more report. colvin grew up on long island, covered wars for the times of london. she was 56 years old. >>> coming up on the morning news, why some apple fans have to wait to get their hands on the new ipad. not good. >>> plus, the girl scouts celebrate their 100th year anniversary today. we'll show you former scouts who made it big. this is the "cbs morning news." not gonna need those. come on. let's go, mikey. sandwich boy. what do you mean? [ grunts ] still training. ♪ what'd you get? black forest ham egg & cheese on flatbread... what's next? now i train. [ male announcer ] subway has what michael phelps needs. high-protein favorites to get him started and the turkey breast with kickin' jalapeÑos to keep him going. subway. the official training restaurant of michael phelps... and jay glazer. hey! and athletes everywhere. you should know that just one dose of children's advil® gives up to eight hours of fever relief. allowing your l

marie colvin was killed three weeks ago along with a french photographer during a bombing in homs. there will be a funeral service and private burial in new york city. she was a war correspondent covering conflict across the globe. she worked for the british paper "the sunday times" for 25 years. colvin was 56 years old. >>> efforts to agree on a cease-fire in syria have stalled. the united nations envoy, kofi ano ann annan, said he made little progress in meeting with cokofi annan. both sides have rejected peace talks demanding the other side end the conflict. >>> attorneys for former penn state coach jerry sandusky will appear in court. they're requesting more information it the young men who have accused sandusky of child sex abuse. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing boys ranging from 8 years old to 17 from 1996 to 2009. prosecutors say the incidents happened in his home, on the penn state campus, and on the road during bowl games. sandusky is confined to his home, awaiting his trial that is set to begin in may. sandusky denies the charges. >>> the coast guard suspended the

made it possible for the syrian authority retrieve the bodies of the sunday times correspondent marie colvin and a french photographer. also coroners' reports they whether has beened to embassy in damascus. one was smugged back to lebanon by activists with her colleague william daniels. she was taken to a hospital in beirut for a medical assessment before being flown to france in a government plane. syria's top of the agenda at the meeting in brussels. britain closed its embassy. it's taking a tough stand. , what i think matter is building the evidence and in the picture so we hold this criminal regime to account and to make sure it is held into account for its crime that it is committing against its people and there will be a day of reckoning for this dreadful regime. >> the free syrian army may have pulled out of baba amr before when it found itself pinned down but defiance continues. jim muir, bbc news, beirut. >> we will have more in two hours. we will have an interview with one of the last journalists to leave baba amr. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines

in damaskas, syria, the bodies the bodies of american journalist marie colvin and french photographer remi ochlik have been handed over to foreign diplomats. they were killed in the shelling of homes 11 days ago. colvin's photographer paul conroy was wounded in that attack and is now recovering in london where he spoke to our charlie d'agata. >> reporter: at the height of the relentless onslaught of homs, like countless civilians, veteran photo journalist paul conroy found himself trapped. then, he says, the syrian army took aim at the building journalists were working in. do people believe this is a targeted attack? >> when i look back at it, it was an attack. it fitted none of the patterns which normally the shelling was random. this did what it was meant to do. >> reporter: an ex-british artillery man himself, conroy described how syrian forces shelled the building. the first shots hit wide. a second round narrowed their target. >> the shots hit the house, and they fired and killed two very good people, wounded a few others, and destroyed the building. >> reporter: shrapnel shatter

it was he who broke the news about mary colvin's death, for example. people like abu saleh talk to the syrian army but is not syrian army. you mentioned in your statement as did senator lugar about the differences in the syrian organizations. there are differences. it makes it more complex. they talk to each other, sometimes they cord nate, but they are not organically linked? >> senator lugar? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to take up a point that you made about the oil exports and the success apparently in bottling up a high percentage of the income of the government. likewise, other sanctions against the country have caused what seemed to be in normal terms an economic depression in the country by most standards. this is likely to grow further. what isn't clear to me and i'd like some thoughts if you have them, about what food supplies are available to the people of the country, how much is produced in syria. we understand a drought has occurred this year, was a critical factor clearly in egypt, even while things were going on in tahrir square,

i don't know whether the body of -- of marie colvin, the american who wrote for "the sunday times" of london, whether that body has been recovered. if you have information, i want welcome that. the same for the frenchman. the fact is even as we talk about the big picture in syria, the humanitarian situation deteriorates daily. food and medicine is not being delivered to civilians. it is a tragic situation for the people of syria, and i'd like you to address that and specifically what you can do and what we can do to alleviate those concerns now and to convince the russians and the chinese to, notwithstanding their views on the assad regime, to at least support a humanitarian cease-fire. put pressure on assad to permit a humanitarian cease-fire so the people of syria can receive the food and medicine they need. >> congressman, i share your concern and your outrage. every day that goes by just compounds the crimes against humanity committed by this regime and their security forces. when we met in tunisia last friday, we made three commitments. first, increase humanitarian aid. i announc