. >>> hello, i'm milissa rehberger. at least 19 occupy open protesters were arrested after they tried to enter a vacant convention center. police say the protesters threw bottles, pipes, rocks, even imp viced explosive devices against police officers. police used tear gas and flash grenades to break up the crowd of about 2,000 protesters. >>> and newt gingrich says he's in until the gop convention. gingrich is behind mitt romney in the florida polls. now back to "lock up." >>> i don't know what else you want. this is it. this is life. okay? you know, you've got your cell, you've got this, and the yard. that's all there is. there's nothing else. come out, go to a table, play chess, get on the phone, get a drink of water, and that's it. prison consists of nothing else. inside the cell, a couple hours, maybe in the day room, a couple hours maybe in the yard. and that's it, day after day after day after day after day after day after day. it's the same thing. nothing changes. >> 90% of prison life is actually boredom. and it

. >>> hello, i'm milissa rehberger with some breaking political news. newt gingrich has picked up a big endorsement tonight in florida. former presidential candidate herman cain gave his support just days before the crucial primary. cain made a surprise visit in west palm beach and says he's making the choice because of gingrich's political choices and ideas. more news later. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >> if there's one place to discover the blues, it's in the nation's prisons and jails. incarceration brings not only the lack of freedom but cramped quarters and the ever present threat of violence. but we found one of the most discussed and reviled aspects of prison life is the food. >> this is the jungle. you want to eat, you came to the wrong place. >> we're not [ bleep ] animals. we're not dogs. you feed dogs. you serve us chow. >> and portion sizes rarely compare to those on the streets. >> this is for little kids. that's why we pray. pray for canteen. >> should focus on how little these [

. >>> hello, i'm milissa rehberger.ays before the new hampshire primary, the republican presidential candidates squared off in the nbc news facebook debate this morning. most of the candidates took aim at front-runner mitt romney, but president obama was also in their sights. see the full debate again at the top of the hour right here on msnbc. and two people are dead after a bus crashed in southwestern montana. 30 others were injured. the bus may have hit black ice. now back to "caught on camera." >>> hello. welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. whether they're lashing out in public, fighting one on one, or brawling en masse, politicians sure know how to disagree with each other. india, october 1997. the state assembly erupts into violence. this man is a political adviser, and he has a ringside seat at the spectacular event. >> it was expected that there may be some shouting slogans, throwing of something. but physical manhandling and physically throwing of objects to the extent of injuring the other

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. added 200,000 jobs last month and helped push the unemployment rate down to 8.5%, a near three year low. president obama says real progress has been made on the jobs front. >>> and a federal judge and a prosecutor and attorneys for john edwards met behind closed doors today. no word yet on what was talked about. edwards is asking to delay his trial on campaign finance charges. he's citing an undisclosed medical condition. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> get down. >> hey. i need that dude up there strip searched. >> the special response teams at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, have a broad range of responsibilities. they respond to crisis situations. >>, go, go, go. >> conduct cell inspections for weapons and drugs. >> once they're strip searched, they're going into the rec yard. >> and escort high-profile inmates to court to name a few. but sometimes, these elite law enforcement officers find themselves taking on v

. >>> hello, i'm milissa rehberger.ctly one year ago today that a deranged gunman opened fired, killing six, wounding several others, including gabby giffords. she led the pledge of allegiance tonight. >>> and republican candidates faced off today in new hampshire. there were just two days left under the stays holds its primary. now back to our msnbc special. >>> camden, arkansas, august 2006. >> okay. you know i didn't do it. i don't know who did. >> 12 years old thomas codville becomes talking to himself alone in an interrogation room after police tell him he's responsible for the murder of his 11-year-old sister caylee. finches i didn't do it. i didn't do it. i swear to god that's the truth. >> unlike rex krebs, thomas is a complete stranger to the criminal justice system. >> here he's 12. his sister's dead. he's emotionally an infant at this point. if emotional wounds were visible, this child would have bled to death before the first interview was over. >> in the summer of 20 0u6, thomas is about to enter the eighth

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. cruise company that owns the ship that ran aground and capsized on friday said it appears the captain made errors in judgment. five people were killed and 15 are still missing including americans. >> the most toxic space junk have landed in the pacific. the most toxic parts of the $170 million russian space probe probably burned up in the atmosphere. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. in our next video, police go from pursuing a suspect to comforting a victim. it's a gripping story that shows that to serve and protect means more than just catching the bad guys. >> a late-night police chase ends when a car slams into a brick wall. >> oh! >> april 8, 2011, myrtle beach, south carolina. officers ryan headley and matthew cox are working the night shift. they're on the lookout for a reported stolen vehicle. >> i saw the vehicle pass by me, and as i was turning around on the suspect vehicle i saw that the driver of the vehicle was a

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. were shot in the attack a year ago. >>> net for two weekend face-offs with mitt romney taking the brunt of the attacks at the nbc news facebook debate. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. we're watching adventure seekers pushing the limits, breaking records, and all too often crashing. but why do they do it? what makes them drive faster? climb hider? take bigger chances than the rest of us? our next risk taker has an interesting motivation for a stunt that puts him on top of the world. christian skoue is balancing on a cord above a fjord. attempting the highest slack line walk when suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006, christian is atop kirad mountain in southwest norway. he's strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch. his only protects if he falls will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his death. >> translator:

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. people were arrested at michele bachmann's office when security told them they couldn't come in. >>> they'll see live performances from justin bieber and lady gaga before the ball drops at midnight. more news in one hour. now back to "lockup." >>> whether smuggled in or fabricated from everyday items, inmate-made weapons are a constant concern to officers at indiana's wabash valley correctional facility. with so much effort focused on keeping weapons out of the prison, it might come as a surprise that in one housing unit, scissors are given to inmates nearly every day. >> how are you doing? >> may i get a pair of scissors? >> certainly can. how's the sewing project going? >> pretty good. >> good, good. >> i got it about halfway done. >> these good. that's what we want to hear. >> thank you, sir. >> keep up the good work, you hear? >> all right. one of the main things we do in our unit, which is kind of unique, is we have taken up quilting. most of us men never sewed before when we cam

i'm milissa rehberger.hree days before the new hampshire primary, the gop presidential candidate is criss-crossing the granite state. they have two days within the next 24 hours. watch msn nbc starting at 9:00 a.m., in switzerland many villagers have been cut off as forecasters predict 19 feet of snow this weekend. now back to deadly dreams. >>> unfortunately, the best witness in the case is dead. eva is gone. she was the best witness in this case. >> d.a. chris frisco had a problem, stephen reitz, under investigation for killing his girlfriend eva weinfurtner. but judging from the violent crime scene and witnessing eva's autopsy, frisco was convinced this had to be calculated, conscious. >> when people are sleep walking, it's not easy to form all of these various steps in your mind. it's not as if he had thrashed about in the room and knocked over the furniture and woke up. everything he did was directed specifically at eva to ultimately murder her. >> ultimately d.a. frisco wouldn't get a chance to make t

i'm milissa rehberger. the finding gop debate took place this morning.he attacks were focused on mitt romney during the nbc facebook debate. he's leading in the state polls. it was a day of remembrance in tucson, arizona. residents gathered to come met rate the deadly shooting. six were killed. 13 were wounded including representative gabriel giffords. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. how we react when our life is on the line says a lot about who we are. one woman found herself in a do-or-die situation, staring down the barrel of a gun with only her wits to help her survive. a truck driver is abducted at gunpoint, taken hostage in her own rig, forced to drive or die. >> he goes, it's time to end this. i just didn't feel like my odds were that good at that time. >> christie lawrence's harrowing ordeal begins on july 23rd, 2006, at this now-closed gas station in the dallas suburb of fairview. the 51-year-old grandmother is in her truck along with her dog hollywood waiting to meet her daughter and

i'm milissa rehberger.wo days to the iowa caucuses and the latest poll from t"the des moines register" still has it within a margin of error. mitt romney is at the top of the poll followed by ron paul and rick santorum. >>> a shooting happened during a routine traffic stop. police say the suspect fled on foot carrying a long rifle. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> i'm surrounded every day by murderers, rapists, child molesters, cannibals, serial killers, and the worst of the ilk, man kind. but me and the men in here are -- hard to believe -- pretty decent guys. >> the old-school convicts and the younger less disciplined inmates at indiana state prison usually keep a distance between themselves. but another segment of the prison population roams wherever and with whomever they choose. >> we've got guys in here that used to cause us problems all the time. they got a cat, around they change just like that overnight. >> many isp inmates are allowed to ado

i'm milissa rehberger. crunch time as they are hours from torcht's debate.heels of that, the kennedys will meet in the morning for the "meet the press" debate. >>> and the obama administration is directing the fbi to expand its definition of raid. included in the new definition for the first time is the possibility for men to be counted as victims. more news later. now back to "twist of fate." >>> tuesday, may 2nd -- laura's surgery today went great. they set her broken leg and elbow and added a couple of plates for stabilization. she'll get to be more entertaining going through metal detectors now. the tracheotomy went well also. there is no longer anything in her mouth. all the tubes, et cetera, have been removed. laura's color has improved a great deal. she also is still moving quite a bit. >> six days after the high-speed crash that nearly killed her, laura van ryn was still in intensive care in a coma. she was heavily bandaged, her face was swollen. as the days went by, her family never left her alone. all these hours that you spent by her side, what we

>>> i'm milissa rehberger. just two days before the iowa caucuses a new iowa "des moines register" poll puts mitt romney at the top with ron paul and rick santorum close behind. >>> police are looking for a gunman who shot a park ranger to death at mt. rainier national park in washington state just a tu hours ago. the ranger was shot during a routine traffic stop. police say the gunman fled on foot carrying a long rifle. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> there's certain ways that you conduct yourself in here, too, you know what i'm saying? >> somebody wants to talk to him. you know what i'm saying? i got to sit down. >> i might have to come up like this, or he can just turn inside here and walk this way. >> yes. this is how you do it. you do your back that way. you know what i'm saying? >> ain't nobody gay up in here. >> few things in prison are as key to survival as having a good cell mate. >> when you live with a person 24 hours a day, you build up a brot

>>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.roup of 150 social leaders have announced they'll back rick santorum. he's been polling behind mitt romney and newt gingrich in south carolina. >>> and the man police say shot and killed three coworkers on friday has died. 50-year-old ronald dean davis died of a single self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. now back to "house on murder mountain." >>> what do all these deaths have in common? well, the owner, bimla boyd. in 2005, eric mason left tv news for a new line of work. the investigative reporter became a private investigator. and in 2008, the newly minted private eye walked into the oregon state penitentiary, where at the visitors' desk, he recognized an inmate named scott cannon. he said i tried to find you, i have been looking for you, i knew you were a good investigator, would you take on my case. i said absolutely. i didn't hesitate at all. >> you covered the story as a journalist. >> correct. >> now you're investigating as a private eye. >> um-hum. >> is scott cannon the

i'm milissa rehberger. new hampshire is gearing up for two debates.y'll go head to head in just a few hours for the first one and there's tomorrow morning's "meet the press" debate which can be seen right here on c. >>> and while new york is seeing warm weather, europe is definitely not. in switzerland, things have been cut off as they expect 19 feet of snow this weekend. now back to "twist of fate." >>> whitney cerak's mother and sister had driven three hours, not really daring to believe what they'd been told. that there was a chance that whitney, whom they'd lost, mourned, buried five weeks ago, that whitney was not dead, but alive. now in the neuro wing of the rehab center they slowly pushed open the door, and looked at the young woman inside. >> i remembered this right away. i could just tell it's whitney. and i just said, it's whitney. and carly just like pushed past me at that point just to run in there. just almost like stumbled on top of her. just loving her. which woke whitney up, and she was just kind of shaking her head like, yes, it's whi

. ♪ got you in a stranglehold, baby ♪ >>> i'm milissa rehberger.rds has announced she's stepping down this week just after a year from being shot in the head. >>> and in florida where early voting is already under way for the gop primaries on the 31th, the final preparations are being made for the next gop presidential debate. brian williams moderates. tomorrow night at 9:00, 8:00 central. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far we've seen all types of bold, brazen, and bizarre activity. in our next story, police were scratching their heads. this was the case of an angry customer who wasn't demanding money or better service. she wanted chicken mcnuggets, and she was prepared to fight to get them. a furious young woman takes out her frustration on a mcdonald's drive-through window, punching it out when she can't get her hands on an order of chicken mcnuggets. >> i can't tell you how many homicides i've been to, but i've never sperned assault over fast food. >> after leaving a new year's par

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. a park ranger at mt.ainier's national park was shot to death during a traffic stop. the park is closed as police search for the gunman who is believed to be armed with an assault rifle. the victim was 34-year-old margaret anderson, a wife and mother of two. >>> with the iowa caucus two days away, mitt romney has a slight lead over ron paul. rick santorum has been gaining ground in the polls and is now climbing to number three. >>> more news in one hour. now back to "lockup." >>> on the first wednesday of every month, inmates gather in the yard of indian's wabash valley correctional facility to have their pictures taken by prison staff. >> whole body again. >> it gives inmates an opportunity to connect with loved ones. >> i'm standing here, waiting to get my picture taken, so i can send them out to my people. i got fraend out there, she's been writing me off and on for the last three years, so i'll send her one and probably my grandma and my mom and dad. >> all the housing units get them once a month. >> f

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.s to the iowa caucuses and the latest poll from the "des moines register" has the race still within the margin of error. mitt romney leads ron paul with rick santorum climbing into the top three. >>> 68 occupy wall street protesters rang in the new year in jail after a surprise swarm on zucati spot to their previous encampment just before midnight. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> you would think that putting criminals behind bars would stop them from committing crimes but as we found out from talking to cos and inmates, that's usually not the case, especially when it comes to gangs. >> the gangs inside the prison control drug trafficking, extortion, any kind of crime that you can think of that happens on the streets, it happens within the prison system. >> actually gang members, their number one source in making money is through narcotics. out on the street and in the institution, they can make just as much money in the institution as they can on the s

i'm milissa rehberger. new hampshire is gearing up for two gop debates before tuesday's primary.ad twice in the next 24 hours including tomorrow morning's "meet the press" debate which can be seen right here on msnbc. >> mt. rainier park has been reopened. a park ranger was shot and killed. an iraq veteran went on a shooting rampage before drowning in a creek. now back to "a shot in the dark." >>> chaz higgs is a calculated murderer. who used his trade to accomplish his goal getting rid of his wife. >> chaz higgs's trial began in june in this reno courtroom. it would be the first murder case for prosecutor christopher hicks who along with veteran d.a. tom barb hoped to convince the jury that chaz higgs had deliberately killed his wife, nevada state controller kathy augustine, by injecting her with a lethal drug. >> he took the time to load up a syringe full of a devastating drug. he took the time to plan that and inject his wife with it. and then to stand there while she basically suffocated. >> to prove their case prosecutors first had to show that succinylcholine killed kathy a

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.ible for dozens of arson fires in los angeles. they have not identified the suspect, but police say he resembles a person of interest who was caught on video. the 53 fires terrified area residents. no injuries have been reported, but the blazes cost about $2 million in damage. >>> police believe a body found in a remote area of mt. rainier national part is that of the mt. rainier shooter. an identity has not been confirmed, but authorities believe it is that of iraq war vet benjamin colton barnes. >>> as voters turned their attention to iowa, president obama wraps up his vacation in hawaii. and he and his family will be leaving tonight and arriving in washington tuesday morning. he'll be landing just hours before the gop presidential candidates square off. now back to "hardball." >>> back welcome back to "hardball." according to polls, mitt romney is seen as the most electable republican candidate against barack obama, but on the eve of the iowa caucuses, he remains flatlined with a ce

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.ntinues in the wake of a crash of a luxury cruise liner. three people are confirmed dead. nearly 70 passengers are confirmed missing. >>> a big snowstorm is moving further east after giving the midwest the first real taste of winter weather. heavy snows and whipping winds caused trouble for drivers and airports. >>> two years have passed since liana duke and her little boy, eric, fell off the cliff at the end of lost dog road. by now, roger brauberger had suppressed his suspicion that what happened that warm summer day was anything but an accident. >> i didn't want to associate the bob duke i knew with the bob duke that wanted his wife and kid to go. i tried to separate it in the back of my mind. >> anyway, roger the drug addict was busy hitting bottom. >> i was stuck, a slave to that. would do anything for my next fix. >> then one january night, roger answered the phone. it was bob, calling from houston, where he had gone to live with his older brother. >> he called me and wanted to k

i'm milissa rehberger with the nbc/marist poll.ingrich called romney dishonest, a liberal and described the ad campaign he's facing. rick santorum has spent the last two days in the hospital with his youngest daughter, bella. he told reporters in a conference call this evening that she is turning the corner. now back to msnbc undercover. >>> not every child designated as a runaway is a runaway child. >> marc klaas, whose organization helps track down missing girls, says that local police often dismiss teenage girls that disappear as troublemakers. >> if you have situations where the parents are reporting the kids missing, and the police are excusing it or justifying it in any way, shape or form, of course you're going to have an irate family. >> marc klaas speaks from firsthand experience. in 1993, his 12-year-old daughter was kidnapped from her own bedroom during a sleepover. >> my daughter polly was kidnapped by a vicious, brutal, long-time criminal was thought to have run away for a long period of time. it offers a very easy jus

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.a serious heart problem. the doctor also says edwards will need a procedure next month. edwards is seeking to delay his trial on campaign finance charges. the cardiologist says in court papers the condition could be life threatening if left untreated. >>> joran van der sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of a young peruvian woman. he pleaded guilty on wednesday to killing 21-year-old business student stephany flores. van der sloot is the prime suspect in the disappearance of alabama teenager natalee holloway. holloway's parents want the man extradited to the u.s. to face charges. >>> and joe paterno is in the hospital tonight. paterno who is 85 is under observation for complications related to lung cancer treatments. the former coach was fired from penn state in november amid scandal. he began cancer treatments late last year. now back to "hardball." >>> i'm proud to announce that i am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. president obama was speaking today at the university of michigan.he country and said if schools continue to jack up prices they will get less money from taxpayers. and there were important guests in the oval office. the white house released a photo of the president meeting with former president george h.w. bush and jeb bush. no word on what they talked about. now back to "lockup." >>> many prisons in the country offer military style reform programs called boot camp. the elayn hunt correctional center in louisiana claims its boot camp is one of the best. the 200 inmates in the program can reduce their sentences by successfully completing the course, but you'll see, it often comes at a heavy price. ♪ all i do is double time ♪ >> it's all right. >> the boot camp program at elayn hunt is called impact. >> in my honest opinion, this is the best form of rehabilitation offered by the department of corrections. >> for every 100 inmates who complete the program, the state of louisiana says it saves more than $1 million. to qualify for impact, participants mu

>>> i'm milissa rehberger with breaking news from the campaign trail. jon huntsman is dropping out of the race for the gop presidential nomination. the former utah governor came in third in the new hampshire primary on tuesday and at the time indicated he would continue his campaign. sources inside the mitt romney campaign tell nbc news that he won't be involved in an event tomorrow where he is expected to throw his hat behind romney. romney is now one of five candidates vying for the position. nbc will have complete coverage. for now, stay tuned for "to catch a predator." >>> hi, how are you? >> "dateline's" hidden cameras head to the beach, and so do these suspected predators. >> how you doing? >> look at the beach. it's so pretty. i'm kind of shy. >> no hug? >> reporter: grown men online targeting kids. >> brought my clothes. >> there is a college teacher who arrives bearing gifts. >> chocolate and flowers, very nice. >> a man who is shy but hopes our decoy isn't. >> flash me. >> come on, come in here. it's freezing. >> flash me. >> and a volunteer f

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger with breaking news from the campaign trail.ng out of the race for the gop presidential nomination. the former utah governor came in third in the new hampshire primary on tuesday. nbc news political director chief white house correspondent as well and host of msnbc's "daily rundown" chuck todd is joining us. my first question to you is does this come as a surprise at all to you? >> it's not that big of a surprise. it was surprising that he chose to go on after new hampshire when he didn't finish in second place, number one. number two, if he chose to go on it was surprising that he went on to break double digits in south carolina. his advisers told me that after new hampshire if they felt like they could go on their goal is to deny romney's vickory. period. that's what makes this more surprising is he's getting out and when he gets out tomorrow he's endorsing mitt romney at 11:00 at his event down there in south carolina. so that's probably the most surprising part because all of the reporting about the two of them not getting a

i'm milissa rehberger.abrielle giffords announces she's stepping down from office this week. she was shot in the head just over a year ago and wants to focus more on her recovery. >>> and former penn state coach joe paterno has passed away of lung cancer. paterno was forced out of his job this fall after a sex scandal involving his former assistant coach came to light. he was 85. >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. working as a park ranger on the national mall means preparing for all sorts of challenges. inaugurations, protest marches, even the threat of a terrorist attack, but when a magnitude 5.8 quake rattles the washington monument, that's not surprising the ranger on duty at the top is a little shaken. a rare earthquake jolts a national monument, and a park ranger faces the test of her life. >> i felt very, very, very terrified, very scared. thinking that i may not get out of the building. >> then while inspecting the damage, an engineer is taken for a hair-raising right. nicol

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. administration says the american man sentenced to death in iran is not a spy. it is blasting the islamic republic for a pattern of arresting innocent people and coercing them into making false confessions. 28--year-old amir hakmat si iranian decent. he was in iran to visit his grandparents. the state department is demanding his release. >>> a florida man from the former yugoslavia is charged with plotting to attack crowded locations in the tamp aflorida, area. according to the justice department, he recorded a video shortly before his arrest. in it he said his planned attacks were paybacks for wrongs done to muss plims the suspect was arrested saturday after buying explosives and weapons from an undercover agent. >>> today, kate middleton celebrates the big 3-0. the duke and duchess of cambridge were on the town last night at the premiere of "war horse." rumor is her brother-in-law and center pippa are throwing a bash in her honor. now back to "hardball." >>> we're back. breaking news

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger.ugh for fuel to be pumped out of its tanks. they want to remove the fuel so it doesn't leak and destroy the environment. also today, searchers found two more bodies. so far, 15 are confirmed dead. 17 others are missing. >>> at least two tornadoes ripped through jefferson county, alabama, overnight killing two people and injuring more than 100 others. according to the red cross, more than 200 homes were destroyed. hundreds of others are heavily damaged. >>> senator mark kirk is intensive care following a stroke. part of his skull had to be removed earlier to allow for swelling in his brain. no word yet on how long his recovery could take. >>> representative gabrielle giffords resigned over the weekend. today she spent one of her final days in office finishing the community meeting she started more than a year ago, the day she was shot. giffords is expected to attend a state of the union address tomorrow. >>> now back to hardball. >>> we're back. president obama's gearing up to make the

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. nevada, are working to hold the line against a massive brush fire tearing through that area. 26 homes have been destroyed. thousands have been evacuated. the blaze is about 50% contained. >>> rescue workers in italy had to suspend their work on the shipwrecked "costa concordia" today. the ship moved again in choppy waters. raising fears about the stability of that vessel. 11 people are confirmed dead. 21 others are still missing, including an american couple. >>> the u.s. is weighing whether to close its embassy in damascus, syria, because security conditions there are deteriorating. thousands have been killed in that unrest. a host of international leaders have called been the syrian government to step aside, including the u.s. >>> france is considering pulling its troops out of afghanistan. an afghan soldier turned his gun on them kill fourg and wounding 15 others. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." newt gingrich deflected the question about his second ex-wife m

>>> i'm milissa rehberger. gop presidential hopeful rick santorum is taking a break from the trail. saturday doing his taxes than campaigning in florida. he's strapped for cash and trailing far behind newt gingrich and mitt romney in the sunshine state. >>> it was a terrifying scene in cincinnati when a floor collapsed sending construction workers sliding to the ground below. happened at the safety casino under development. at least a dozen workers were injured. >>> the man known as the barefoot bandit was sentenced today by a federal judge to 6 1/2 years in prison. his federal sentence will be served concurrently with state prison time. he achieved international fame for a daring series of thefts that ended with his capture in 2010. >>> and costa cruise lines has offered uninjured passengers more than $14,000 each. the compensation would account for lost baggage and psychological trauma. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in the past week alone, if you listened to newt gingrich, you heard the name of one man repeated again and again -- saul alinsky. >> the deba

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger.orum says he'll be back on the campaign trail the next few days. he spent the last few days in the hospital with his youngest daughter bella. he said she's turned the corner. >>> ten people were killed in a huge pile-up on i-75 in florida early this morning. drivers say they were blinded by heavy smoke and fog. officials are investigating if a fire may have been set deliberately. >>> now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. many of us are blessed to have a furry little friend in our lives. cats and dogs cannot only be our pets but members of our family. but for an animal hoarder, what starts off as caring for a few pets becomes overwhelming. a warning -- you might find what you are about to see disturbing. in florida, neighbors call police to complain about their neighbor's out of control hoarding. but authorities say it isn't clutter that they find. >> turned out to be 700 cats on the property. >> he's director of animal cruelty inve

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.administration is vigorously defending the health care overhaul. in filings with the supreme court, it says the law was a response to a crisis in the national health care market. the government is asking the court to uphold the so-called mandate that requires americans to buy an insurance or pay a penalty. >>> a study by the i.r.s. shows taxpayers underpaying by an estimated 17% or $450 billion. after audits and enforcement fell to 14% or $385 billion. the data covered the year 2006, and was similar to findings from 2001. >>> the u.s. navy has rescued an iranian fishing boat from pirates. the "uss kidd" responded. a navy team boarded ship and detained pirates. it occurred after iran said american vessels were not welcome in the gulf. back to "hardball." >>> he not only wasted government money, he made it more difficult for entrepreneurs and innovators to come up with new ideas in the future. this president doesn't understand how this economy works. it's time to get a president who does

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger.bama took part in a google/youtube question and answer session. he talked about a range of issues including the state of the economy. mr. obama says he's committed to keeping the recovery going and that things are picking up. >>> a nuclear plant in northern illinois shut down earlier after losing power. operators released steam from the plant to help cool that reactor. the steam contains low levels of radioactive tridium but officials say the levels were not a threat to workers or the public. >>> iran's foreign minister is offering to extend a visit by u.n. nuclear inspectors. it's the inspectors first mission in iran since november. they want to talk to scientists and inspect documents and work to secure future visits. >>> alaska is in a deep freeze. it's so cold that local officials are asking residents to stay inside. anyone who does venture out is advised to pack an emergency road kit. it is negative 41 degrees right now in barrow, alaska. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back. repu

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.the sunshine state two days before the florida primary. a new poll shows mitt romney has support from 42% of likely florida primary voter. newt gingrich trails at 27. rick santorum is third with 16 and ron paul is last with 11%. >>> five people were found dead inside a birmingham home. police discover the victims. no arrests have been made. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. it's sometimes called black friday, the day after thanksgiving when shoppers line up at stores long before dawn, lured out of bed by the promise of big savings. but in 2008, this holiday tradition turned into chaos with rioting, broken doors, and a customer stampede that left one man dead. it's a shopping tradition that's been around for decades. black friday gets its name from retailers who all year are said to have finances in the red or below zero. with a big turnout on the day after thanksgiving, those stores hope to finally turn a profit and get back in

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. happening. 29 people are now said to be missing from the shipwreck of a cruise liner "concordia." among them an american couple from minnesota. six are confirmed dead. the ship's owner says it was human error that caused the horrific crash off the tuscan coast. investigators are focussing on the ship's captain who has already been arrested. >>> a tanker carrying much-needed fuel is just outside of gnome, alaska's harbor. a fuel transfer could begin tonight. without that deliver ethey'd run out of fuel by march or april. the tanker began the very slow journey from russia. and the occupy movement marked the holiday with a march. demonstrators gathered at the african burial ground and marched to the new york federal reserve. the protesters said their crusade against corporate greed echos the slain civil right's leader's crusade for equality. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." this is going to be a big segment for everybody watching this show. in the past couple weeks

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. president obama says the u.s.fter bringing troops home from iraq and killing osama bin laden. speaking at the pentagon he unveiled plans for a leaner, but superior military. the new strategies have a focus on counter-terrorism and homeland security. some republicans are criticizing the changes. >>> a new video of casey anthony has surfaced. in the clips she talks about her post-trial life and at one point called her video diary. one of the attorneys says it was released without her consent and now they're investigating how the video got posted. >>> 5,000 artifacts from the titanic are heading to the auction block. the treasures will be sold as a single block and are valued at $189 million. they go on sale in april 100 years after the ship sank in the north atlantic. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." we've spent most of the show tonight talking about the republican versus republican fight, but ultimately, the winner is going to take on the guy living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, whose team is

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. the death toll is now at 13.ast 19 people are still missing from that accident that happened more than a week ago. >>> penn state community commemorated legendary coach joe paterno's life today, who died this morning after suffering from lung cancer. now back to "bringing brooke home." >>> nearly two weeks after brooke wilberger disappeared while working outside of these apartments in corvallis, oregon -- >> search teams spend a twelfth day surveying acres of land. >> -- the search was winding down. the official end would soon come. members of brooke's family expressed their gratitude. >> you've given up so much to help and i was thinking yesterday, brooke would be saying, they didn't even know me. >> while detectives were still looking at sung koo kim as a person of interest, at least one of brooke's siblings took one look and thought, no way. >> i personally didn't think he had anything to do with it. i just looked at him and thought she could get away from him. he didn't look very threatening to me. >> and soo