ms. preston took on this new beat in january of 2011 after working as the newsroom's first social editor. preston began her career right here in philadelphia at the bulletin newspaper and the "philadelphia daily news." she also serves as an adjunct professor at columbia school university of journalism. moderating is christopher wink cofounder of technology news site technically philly and its parent company technically media, a media services consultant for the online ecosystem. he leads the transparent city, open government reporting project including coverage of the city i.t. policy. he has appeared in the "philadelphia inquirer" pittsburgh post gazette and the morning call and now i ask to you silence your cell phones in consideration of your fellow guests but i encourage you to use them. if you would like to tweet questions for our panel tonight, please use the hash tag pound cc privacy. and now without further adieu, please join me in welcoming lori, kashmir and jennifer. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. i apologize for starting a little late. it turns outlet lapel mics to put on

. >> mark preston, ms. sweeney, thanks so much. our coverage of the super tuesday primaries begins at 6:00 eastern. that's followed by complete live kovlg of the primary results at 7:00 with john, wolf blitzer, erin burnett, canty crowley and so many more people. >>> paula deen is the face of southern cooking. working at her empire wasn't so hospitable. we'll tell you about the latest accusations against paula deen. >>> plus, a woman polishes her nails on a southwest airline flight and when the plane lands, she is hauled off to jail. what happened? we'll talk about that just ahead. and it's free. ya know, for whoever you are that day. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. you know, typical alarm clock. i am so glad to get rid of it. just to be able to wake up in the morning on your own. that's a big accomplishment to me. i don't know how much money i need. but i know that whatever i have that's what i'm going to live within. ♪ ♪ >>> checking stories cross-country now. we begin in new jersey where a former