concern about unemployment's impact on public health is a concern for at least one former obama white house official. as reported in "the new york times" on november 17th of last year, white house chief of staff william daley asked one interest group lobbying for stricter epa rules, an interest group lobbying the administration for even stricter epa rules, mr. daley said, quote, what are the health impacts of unemployment? i and my colleagues in congress have urged the epa to seriously consider the cumulative impacts of their rules and how they negatively impact jobs, families, children and the elderly. finally on tuesday, the obama administration made a surprising announcement in that regard. the white house announced a new policy on studying cumulative impacts. now finally, after much of the damage has been done to employment and public health, the obama administration now wants to find out what is happening across the united states because of their rules. well, here's the answer. their rules, closing power plants, shut doung factories, raising gasoline and electricity prices, costing jobs, they a

concern about unemployment's impact on public health is a concern for at least one former obama white house officialw york times" on november 7th of last -- november 17th of last year, white house chief of staff william daley asked one interest group lobbying for stricter rules, even stricter epa rules, mr. daley said, quote: what are the health impacts of unemployment? i and my colleagues in congress have urged the epa to seriously consider the cumulative impacts of their rules and how they negatively impact jobs, families, children and the elderly. finally, on tuesday the obama administration made a surprising announcement in this regard. the white house announced a new policy on studying cumulative impacts. now, finally after much of the damage has been done to employment and public health, the obama administration now wants to find out what is happening across the united states because of their rules. well, here's the answer. their rules -- closing power plants, shutting down factories, raising gasoline and electricity prices -- they all cost jobs, and they make people less healthy as stated in

. >>> wednesday president obama officially welcomes british prime minister david cameron to the white house. it marks the second day of his official visit and the two leaders plan a news conference later in the day. watch the white house arrivals at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span3. and after that an economic summit hoested by the atlantic. panelists focus on the economic recovery here in the united states as well as globally. we'll hear remarks from leading experts and government officials including gene sper ling and larry soummers. >>> congratulations to all this year's winners of c-span's com. a record number of entered a video on the theme the constitution and you, showing which part of the constitution is important to them and why. watch all the winning videos at our website, studentcam.org and join us as we show show the top 27 videos on c sfan and we'll talk with the winners during "washington journal." >> an ancestors came adros oceans in a ships you wouldn't go across the lake with. they built their tiny cabins and did it neighbors helping one another, not federal grants. >> as c

and tomorrow president obama hosts prime minister cameron at an official dinner at the white house. c-span.org will also stream all of the guest arrivals. the obama administration yesterday blocked a new texas law requiring voters to show a government-issued photo i.d. at the polls. she he spoke to a reporter for more on the story. >> the justice department monday blocked texas from enforcing its new voter i.d. law. gary shar covers the statehouse and state politics for the houston chronicle and san antonio express news. the ruling seemed to focus on the large number of registered voters in texas that don't have driver's licenses. how difficult would bit for them to get those alternative i.d.s? >> it all depends on where they live. there are 81 counties in texas that have no department of public safety driver's license offices. so if you are living in some of these remote areas and you have no transportation, it's going to be very hard to travel to another county that might be 100 mile or 125-mile round trip. or in the metro areas, houston or san antonio, for example, there might not

the case garnered more attention from president obama who hosted david cameron at the white house. >> u.s. military officials say the suspected soldier was taken to a pre-trial confinement facility in another country, but will not say where. the president and prime minister continue to defend the mission. president obama welcomed david cameron to the white house. overshadowing the traditional pop and circumstance, follow from sunday's alleged shooting by the u.s. soldier in an afghan village. a mission that will not change course. >> we will not give up on this mission. >> the prime minister and president faith they are committed to pulling out of the country in 2014 and gradually shifted to a support role next year. >> if i do not anticipate that we will be making any sudden additional changes to the plan that we currently have. >> their comments come as we end -- leon panetta made a surprise visit to the afghanistan to meet with troops in smooth over tensions with the country's leaders. >> the purpose of my visit was to indicate how would four in the relationship is. >> we are all tired of this war. we're

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perhaps trying to steal some of the super tuesday thunder, president obama will hold his first news conference of the year. white house officialsnsist the timing is coincidental. you can watch the news conference live at 1:00 right here on nbc 4. >>> we'll keep a close eye on the votes as they come in. look for election coverage starting at 10:00 tonight following by news4 at 11:00 right here on nbc 4. >>> 6:06 now. we'll tell you about the virginia college basketball team finally made the ncaa tournament the easy way. >>> don't call it the ipad 3. what apple will call the newest version of the ipad. expected to be released tomorrow. >>> off to a cold start out there. >>> a video that is quickly going viral. ♪ >>> not your -- your average music video here. that is the american university men's swim team. they coordinated a routine to the song "party rock anthem" by lmfao. the group recorded moves while on a training trip in miami. and wouldn't you know it went viral. >> wouldn't you know it? you know, if you're training -- swimmers work hard. they are having fun in miami. why not? >> as well they should. absolutely. >>> let's c

obama administration than it did during the george w. bush presidency five hundred thirty eight officials went from the executive branch to the private sector or vice versa during bush's eight years in the white house and in a little more than three years three hundred and forty two obama officials have taken trips to that revolving door so might not just one up bush when it comes to the war on terror and civil liberties but looks like maybe the revolving door as well. well this weekend the reason rally took over the national mall here in washington d.c. billed as the largest gathering the cycle of movement in world history national are part national mall part service estimated over thirty thousand people were in attendance and despite the rain the participants waited for hours to see speakers like richard dawkins and savage so we have to ask of the largest gathering in history of atheists humanists secularists freethinkers skeptics whatever it is that you like to call them what does it really mean i was being more open minded society or judging by the rhetoric that comes from g.o.p. candidates legislation is being brought up in states across the country as the tension between the religious and the

president obama made his second call to the afghan president in one week just after midnight asking for clarification. karzai characterized the president as angry. officially the white house said "president obama called president karzai to offer his best wishes and congratulations to on the birth of their daughter. only latinoer they agreed to discuss president karzai's concerns about the penn of foreign troops in afghan villages. the state department said car stkarzai was not alone in his reaction to the weekend massacre. >> we are all justified in being angry. it was a horrific incident. >> reporter: the staff sergeant who went on a shooting spree killing 16 afghan villagers is on his way to a maximum security prison in kansas. his civilian attorney who once represented serial killer ted bundy began laying the ground work for a defense that will argue his client suffered from post traumatic stress. >> the family was counting on him not being redeployed. they were told it was over and literally that changed. >> reporter: he pushed back on the notions that his client had a drinking problem or trouble with his family. >> they were totally shocked. he never said anything an

perhaps trying to steal some of super tuesday thunder, president obama will hold his first news conference of the year. white house officials insist the timing is coincidental. you can watch the news conference live at 1:00 here on nbc 4. >>> things are back to normal this morning at george washington university after students were warned of a possible gunman on the loose. an alert went out last night that a man possibly armed with a gun was the specialed running from the white house -- was seen running from the white house. a man fitting the gunman's description was seen changing clothes in the building. police searched the library and campus. the gunman was not found. >>> we are following overnight developments from a suspicious package found in franconia. investigators with the bomb squad are on the scene trying to determine if a box is an explosive. this is happening at the townhouse in the 55 -- 6500 block of gilder street. this is an ongoing scene that started around 5:30 last night. fairfax county police roped off the area. a cleaning lady found a box covered in tape containing nails and wires. a realtor called her i

obama and cameron. day two of cameron's official visit to the white house. here's more. >>> a musical and 19-gun salute to american-british relations. officially welcoming the prime minister david cameron and his wife to the white house. >> it's now been 200 years since the british came here to the white house under somewhat different circumstances. >> i am a little embarrassed as a stand here to think that 200 years ago my ancestors tried to burn the place down. >> reporter: the elaborate ceremony kicking off a day of policy talks. president obama outlining his vision from greater transatlantic relations. and calling it one of the greatest the world has known. >> through the grand sweep of history, through all much its twists and -- all of its twists and turns, there is one constant: the rock-solid alliance between the united states and the united kingdom. >> reporter: prime minister cameron touching on global matters, including iran and afghanistan. >> afghanistan, iran, the arab spring, the need for trade for growth and jobs in the world economy on, the b

obama hosted a special dinner last night. prime minister david cameron and his wife were guests of honor at an official white house dinner. it was the obama administration's biggest with over 300 guests. >> lined up nicely there. >> yes, they are. >> very cool. >> we were home for that dinner. >> you didn't get an invitation? as we heard charlie rose was there. >> we'll listen to the news at 7:00. >> one of these days. put on andrea on the list. she can tell us about it. >>> i want to talk about the forecast. we've got a beautiful day ahead where we're looking at temperatures which will be climbing into the 80s. our day planner forecast here -- i don't think i put the computer in play mode. we'll get things moving this morning while we look at that -- that's a -- that's actually not a current picture but close enough to what's going on that i wanted to pop that on there. our bus stop forecast, there we go. we have clear to partly cloudy skies. temperatures in some spots in the 40s. 50s and even 60s out there at bus stop. very comfortable this morning. here's our day planner. 58 degrees at 8:00. by noon 73. it is going to b

back to the white house, live pictures here, as president obama is welcoming british prime minister david cameron to the white house. this was all part of the festivities of hosting an official state visit, the state dinner later tonight, but, of course, the big topic of conversation this afternoon at the joint press conference and with what the media is going to be asking a lot about is this issue with afghanistan, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan, it's a trip planned months ago but it's coinciding with the growing anger on sunday's shooting spree by a u.s. soldier that killed 16 afghanistan citizens. what is leon panetta hearing from karzai this morning? >> reporter: hi there, chuck, i'm having a bit of problem with the audio, i didn't hear your question, but i can tell you that the secretary of defense leon panetta did make his way down to helmand province first where he met with u.s. marines. an interesting occurrence happened there, the marines, about 400 of them were in the tent. they were actually told to leave the tent, take their weapons off and come back into the tent which is very unusual. usually u.s. service members are allowed to hold on to thei

. >> president barack obama gave british prime minister david cameron a formal welcoming ceremony today at the white house by speaking some british english. it's not an official state visit. that's because the queen is considered the british head of state. president barack obama and the prime minister are holding talks today. >>> president barack obama said he does not anticipate any sudden or additional changes to the timetable for drawing down u.s. troops in afghanistan. those comments came during a join news conference with british prime minister david cameron in the rose garden this morning. mr. cameron said he believes nato can achieve its goal of keeping afghanistan from again becoming a haven for terrorists. the u.s. and britain have the largest military presence in afghanistan. >>> the pentagon says an afghan drove a stolen truck on to a british airfield today where defense secretary leon panetta was landing for an unannounced visit. defense secretary leon panetta landed safely and proceeded to the u.s. base camp leather neck next door for a town hall meeting with troops. british commanders say the afghan drove the truck into a ditch near a ramp where

. >> the white house says first lady michelle obama will lead an official u.s. delegation to the opening ceremonies of the 2012 olympics in london. they will run until august 12 and it is a tradition for first lady's to lead the delegation them still another half-hour of good morning washington. >> coming up, investigators may have found an art masterpiece hidden for more than four centuries. >> temperatures are in the 70's? what is of with this weather and what are the pros and cons? >> not just temperatures in the 70's but also rain and the chance of more rain. i will >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight at had -- the mitt romney chance to prove his conservative credentials. >> plus, more violence in afghanistan when militants attacked a group of government workers of visiting the site of a weekend shooting spree. great to have you here with us on this tuesday, march 13. >> we start with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> in prince george's county across the wilson bridge, the topside of the beltway it is the ty

tonight the obama as host a state dinner at the white house for the camerons. >> leon panetta was not injured after officials say a stolen vehicle crashed right near to where his plane was landing in afghanistan. his surprise trip comes in the wake of a mass shooting by an american soldier. panetta spoke before a group of soldiers. he said the incident is upsetting, but does not define the relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan. >> each of these incidents is deeply troubling. we have to learn the lesson from each of those incidents. that way we do everything possible to make sure that they do not happen again. >> his two day visit includes meetings with president karzai and afghan defense officials. >> america opposes air traffic controllers have a contract extension to that. they have agreed to extend the current contracts through june 2016. this deal affects 15,000 men and women who work in the control tower's. it will get the same. it's given to other federal workers instead of negotiating workers on the -- negotiating races on a case by case basis. >> the episcopal church needs more than $20 milli

remains be tape tie landfill. >>> president obama and the first lady hosted a dinner at the white house to thank the armed forces to served in iraq. top officials thanked the soldiers and their families for the sacrifices and president obama proposeed a special toast. >> to the country we love. to the men and women who defend her. and to that faith, that fundamental american faith that says no mission is too hard, no challenge is too great through tests and through trials, we don't simply enduring, we emerge stronger than before knowing that america's greatest days are still to come and this great because of you. cheers! >> all troops were withdrawn from iraq in december of last year. >>> ahead this hour, she is the daughter of a legend and a star in her own right. now leila ali is getting in the ring to help put the spotlight on something important. >>> another sure sign that spring is almost here. the white house has announced plans for this year's easter egg roll. we'll tell you how you can get in on some of that and grab some tickets when fox 5 morning news continues.  a. >>> this morning, davy jones is being remembered by h

white house. president obama is now officially on the campaign trail. the rhetoric has changed. the "los angeles times" writes this is the earliest and biggest campaign ever if presidential history. >> he made five stops and made $5 million in five stops. >>dave: impressive. five fundraisers alone on friday, one with oprah, and perhaps he should be in private equity when done with the white house. some are criticizing the president saying he is spending far too much time campaigning and focusing on re-election and not enough time governing. the white house spokesman reacted to the criticism. >> i maintain that the president is spending the vast preponderance of his time on his official duties. as is everyone who works here. >> every president goes through this when you are on the campaign trail. >>dave: but known has had the amount fund raiseers of the president. >> a money machine. >>dave: twice as many fundraisers as george bush and three times as many as clinton. >> and all the presidential duties, can you do them on the campaign trail? >>alisyn: hard to say. >> do you have t

british prime minister david cameron and his wife begin a two-day official state visit at the white house today. tonight president obamand prime minister cameron will travel together to dayton, ohio to watch an ncaa toarmt basketball game. in the meantime, first lady michelle obama and the prime minister's wife will take part in a mini olympics competition with school kids in the washington d.c. area in celebration of the 2012 london summer olympics. >>> tonight the santa clarita city council will hold another meeting on the 49ers' stadium project. the council is expected to sign off on the final budget and funding plan. now, the price tag for the 49er's new home has now jumped to $1.2 billion. but the big project is now on the fast track with cruz set to begin in a few months. the current goal is to have the new stadium ready in time for the 2014 season. >>> petaluma police are looking for online sales of baseball equipment, anything from pitching machines to chalkers. that is how they hope to catch the thief or thieves who took thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the petaluma little league. someone broke int

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the white house says michele obama will lead the official u.s. delegation into the opening ceremonies of the 2012 olympic games in london, but first mrs. obama will hold a mini competition today with activities for d.c.-area children. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span's 2012 local content vehicles city's tort takes our vehicles on the road. march featured shreveport, louisiana. >> he was a local man who was born here and lived here most of his life. he started accumulating books when he was a teenager. over his lifetime he accumulated over 200,000 volumes. if we have a gem in the collection, it will be this one. it is in the original binding from 1699, and it was once owned by a famous scientist, and you can see his written his name, i. newton, and we're not pulling it out as much. >> we look at the pioneer museum. >> high near madison is a long stretch from what is today. -- high near medicine is a long stretch from what it is today. >> the things we take for granted like things been germ- free, we use the term ea

obama the u.s. president is saying that officially he's not agreed to this we had the white house officials saying today that nothing has been agreed but bear in mind is an election coming up of this year and when it comes to prices they need to be alone order from people so that it is worth mentioning that as you can see prices are indeed there are a high if we move on that we can see that european markets down are open for business and it is a mixed view as you can see greece is still up some headlines they have now asked for more money it's now been agreed not hundred eighty billion dollars which we first thought is are two hundred twenty five billion dollars that's agreed amount of money that they're going to get to keep them afloat as you can see mixed picture right now be following it throughout the day the russian market is they too have been struggling for direction and also a mixed picture you've got there apparently largely being put down to slow growth in china that's having a direct impact on this part of the world we look at the stocks and we can see there's a few stronger by. doing better

perhaps trying to steal some of the super tuesday thunder, president obama will hold his first news conference of the year. white house officials insist the timing is coincidental. you can watch the news conference live at 1:00 here on news4. >>> we are going to keep a close eye on the votes as they come in and look for election coverage starting at 10:00 tonight. followed by "news4 at 11:00." turning to the weather, very cold start to the day. but sunshine. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein has a look at our forecast for today and the rest of the week. >> good morning. finally we are thawing out. it was down near 20 degrees near dawn. temperatures around the region have warmed up to near 40 degrees right in washington and the nearby suburbs. and elsewhere out of the mountains still many locations are near the freezing mark. it has been a cold start all over the atlantic seaboard from the canadian border all the way down to georgia. now as we look at the view from space over the last 12 hours we have had a clear sky but there are a few clouds now coming into the mountains. few sprinkles of light rain out of the highlands of wes

obama scheduled to speak at any minute. whe does start speaking, we'll go live. >> the trayvon martin case is coming to the white house today. eric holder will meet with ministers and officialso attend. the meetings were planned long before the case exploded nationally. the case centers on sanford, florida with martin's death at the hands of george zimmerman on february 26th. minutes ago, high school students in miami walked out of class in protest. sanford was the site of a rally yesterday with protesters demanding zimmerman's arrest. since then we have seen demonstrations in city after city with marchs taking up the cry "i am trayvon martin" to new york to los angeles. >> bill lee insists his department followed proper procedure in their investigation. >> while i stand by the sanford police department, personnel and the investigation that was conducted in regard to the trayvon martin case. my involvement is overshadowing the process. >> lee did not answer when reporters asked what he meant by "temporary". >> lee isn't the only official leaving the investigation. the governor appointed a new state's attorney to lead the probe into martin's death. george howell joins us from

. >>> at the white house, president barack obama met with the prime minister and told him, the u.s. will always have their back. for weeks, israeli officials have made it clear they're considering a strike on iran if it doesn't halt aspects of the nuclear program. he said he is confident president barack obama understands israel's position that it has a right to self- defense. >>> ahead in six minutes, setting the table for super tuesday. we'll run down the polls and see who's who has momentum for tomorrow's primaries. >>> police have just begun clearing out a stage by student protestors. police are still lined up in front of the capitol building blocking hundreds of demonstrators from getting inside. officers displayed a third order and have cleared tout second floor. demonstrators are rallying against the high cost of education. the event today did not have the required permit. here's video from earlier today of a splinter group that stayed for the sit in. members call themselves occupy education. the others that marched today said they're not affiliated with that group. >>> supporters gathered outside the courtroom today where three wer

obama are headed toidate dayton ohio to a basketball game. tomorrow the president will host the program and an official dinner at the white house. we will have live coverage of the prime minister's arrival at the white house as well as the guests attending and toasts from both leaders. c-span.org will screen arrival in their entirety and watch it on c-span at 6:15 eastern. >> c-span's local content vehicle cities tour takes book television and american history programming on the road. the first weekend of each month. march featured shreveport, louisiana with book tv at the noel memorial library. >> it was a local man who was born here and lived here most of his life. he started accumulating books when he was a teenager and continued into his 80s. over his lifetime he accumulated over 200,000 volumes. if we have a gem in the collection, it is probably going to be this one. one of the books we are most proud of. it's in the original binding from 1699. it was once owned by a very famous scientist. you can see he has written his name, i newton. we are not pulling it out so much because it is starting to flake away on the title page.

president obama has directed officials to use foreign assistance and diplomacy to promote gay rights across the country. >>> and the white house says that the president's oldest daughter, malia, is safe, was never in danger during a strong earthquake today in mexico. malia is on vacation with a school group in the southwestern part of the country, according to reports from the region. and the u.s. geological survey says a major earthquake was felt strongly in that area. >>> back in one minute with more "washington today." >>> listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. four audio streams of commercial free public affairs programming. congressional hearings, white house briefings and speeches from national leaders. supreme court oral arguments. book tv. american history tv. and the sunday talk shows on the weekends. and podcasts of some of our regularly scheduled programs like q & a and news makers. the c-span radio app free at the itunes app store or blackberry app world. >>> welcome back to "washington today" here on c-span radio. we're streamed on web at c-spanradio.org and being carried on c-span 3. news from afghanist

coming out of the white house for the official on arrival of david cameron, the prime minister and his wife. the president should be coming out shortly along with first lady, michelle obama . welcoming them to the white house. there will be lots of, and circumstance. coverage begins on c-span3. we are providing analysis of a u.s.-british relations. there will be a joint conference at noon. -- turned into c-span for that. we will be covering the state dinner tonight at 6:15 p.m.. go to c-span.org if you are interested in following today's visit. the car has pulled up outside the white house. we will be showing this to our viewers as we continue to talk to stephen flanagan . we want to get our callers involved in the conversation, as well. democrat -- republicans -- independents -- 202-682-0184 if you are outside the united states. especially if we have a british audience this morning. let me ask you, as we wait to see the president, about this headline in "usa today." is there still a special relationship between the u.s. and britain? guest: president obama and the prime minister, in their articles, talked about a special relationship. in some ways, that is a better chara

new pictures of president obama and the british prime minister david cameron meeting at the white house. this is the photo op. vice president joe biden is along with officialhe importance of the relationship between britain and the united states. >> we stand together, we work together, we bleed together and we build together in good times and in bad because when we do, our nations are more secure, our people are more prosperous, the world is a safer and better and more just place. >> it won't be all business today. take a look who is coming to a state dinner later tonight with the camerons and obamas. mumford and sons will play. also r&b singer john legend. he's one of the president's favorites. other guests are damian lewis and the great golfer rory mcilroy. we're covering that for you later tonight. >> it looks like they're physically restraining a flight attendant. >> they're physically restraining a flight attendant? >> yeah, she lost it. >> we have the 911 call. you can hear what the passenger said as this incident occurred. >>> and if you ever wondered what it's like to be clint eastwood, you're about to find out. that just ahead in showbiz. ew. seri

white house office of national aids policy. and president obama named him today to lead the nation's fight against aids. officials credit him with being instrumental in the decline of new hiv infections in recent years. >> there is some new research pinpointing difference that's make groups of people more sus septemberible to chronic health problems. american heart association is separating diets into five categories. southern, traditional, healthy, that is mostly fruits vegetables and grains, women are more likely to follow this plan. popular with men is the sweets diet, large amounts of sweet snacks and desserts, alcohol diet includes a lot of protein, salads and alcohol. and if you want to get a good work out at the gym put a bottle of water in the freezer. a study found people holding a cool bar on a machine work out longer than those holding one at room temperature. scientists say cooling the hands makes exercise more comfortable. authors suggest holding a frozen water bottle while exercising. that does not sound measurable. >> makes it hard to lift weight autos there is another look at the ready. >> when ge

white house officials were annoyed at the speech at apac where president obama has not been tough enough, he would send not one, not two, but more carriers in the gulf and take on iran, all that saber rattling, the president said i am the commander in chief, let's not be so casual about this talk of war. there was more than a little bit of echo of aaron sorkin and the american president sitting against the same back drop in the movie "the american president" you had your 15 minutes, i'm the command near chief i know what it's like to talk to the troops in walter reed. let's not be casual about things very, very serious. >> andrea, the president it struck me when i was listening to the press conference when he said if some of these folks think it's time to launch a war they should say so and explain to the american people exactly why they would do that and what the consequences would be. everything else is just talk. almost angry but mostly sort of strong-sounding comments from the president. i wonder if you're hearing from the white house that is connected to the way the president has be

. >>> coming up, more from last night's official dinner at the white house, the biggest ever hosted by president obama. we'll be back. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> welcome back. we'll be in the 70s by lunch time. a drive home temperature of about 80. monika, over you to. >>> here's the beltway in college park on the outer loop. that's the top side of your screen. traffic moving well over to the 95 interchange in silver spring. no problems on 95 out of baltimore or the bw parkway. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into virginia at 5:18. >>> here is what's making news now at 5:11 this morning. this morning u.s. defense secretary leon panetta is going to meet with afghan president karzai. he is trying to relieve tensions after a weekend massacre of 16 civilians which is being blamed on an american soldier. that soldier has been transferred to a military base in kuwait now. >>> the defendant in an aggravated sexual assault case is the gunman who opened fire at

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british prime minister cameron and his wife begin an official two-day state visit at the white house today. tonight president obama and the prime minister will travel together to dayton, ohio to watch an ncaa tournament basketball game. tomorrow night there'll be a formal state dinner at the white house in honor of the british prime minister. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi's trial ended before it even began. that's because of an 11th-hour plea deal. >> this has caused my family, the fire department, the sheriff's department and the city a great deal of turmoil and pain and disappointment. >> yesterday prosecutors agreed to drop the domestic violence charge and two other misdemeanor counts. in exchange, the sheriff pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment charges stemming from a new year's eve argument with his wife, eliano lopez. now mayor ed lee must decide whether to file official misconduct charges against mirkarimi. that could result in his forced removal from office. for now the sheriff is getting ready for sentencing which is scheduled for next monday. mirkarimi will get three years probati

president obama set to make his first visit to the demilitarized zone that divides north and south korea. white house officialsounced today that the visit will happen this sunday it will come during a three day trip to seoul, south korea on topics include nuclear security and trade. the last four u.s. presidents have all visited the dmz. president obama's trip is set to be the first since george w. bush back in 2002. of course, it comes amid tense times with north korea which recently announced it would move ahead with a planned long range rocket launch despite u.s. and other objections. ed henry with the news. is he live at the white house. this summit that's coming up in seoul, man, it comes in the middle of tense times, ed. >> it really does, shep. north korea threatening to move forward with that missile launch that comes after they had sort of had a handshake agreement with the u.s. that they were going to sort of suspend nuclear activities in exchange for some food aid. now there is a lot of questions about kim jong un, the new leader, still very young. taking over after his father kim jong il passed awa

officials are condemning it. >> it did not in any way reflect the values we share with the afghan people and our resolve to work together. >> president barack obama called to offer condolences. the white house says the tragedy will not derail the u.s. mission in afghanistan. >> it's important in the aftermath of this terrible and tragic incident to remember why we are there and what our objectives are in terms of u.s. national security. the gunman's identity is not released. he's a staff sergeant in his 30s from washington state. he's serving his first tour in afghanistan but had been deploy to iraq several times. according to the pentagon, he will be judged by u.s. authorities and will not face punishment under the afghan judgment system. the massacre compounds the already fragile relationship between the the military and afghan people. just weeks ago, military personnel accidentally burned the koran which caused controversy. >> it's time for the afghan people to stand up. how long can we take this war? there's no progress being made. >> we also talked to a local director with council. she's concerned the tal ban could use the shootings to recruit more extremists. >>> after the race to the

official trap beings of washington and the white house. and an opportunity for the president to show the prime a slice of american life. >> yet conservative critics of barack obama say he's taken time to appreciate britain's importance. >> i think that all u.s. presidents eventually come to the conclusion that britain is absolutely vital to american interests. it is important strategically. >> the red carpet is being rolled out and a state dinner held in his honor. hear the words special relationship a lot from u.s. officials told me. yet in a changing world britain is far from being the only country with a close connection to the u.s. >> the u.n. and arab league envoy to syria is planning to meet members of the syrian opposition today. the president says a number of people killed in the syrian uprising is more than 8,000. police in bangladesh say at least 150 are missing after a ferry carrying 200 passengers capsized and sunk. about 35 survivors have been found. it is believed it collided with an oil tank er about 20 miles south of dhaka. >> a shiite moslem has been killed. it he died trying to put out a fire. >> european fire fighting. >> absolutely. we mentio

caught some of it on camera and president obama caught on an audio recording that was heard by the press pool saying that he needed space. white house officials downplaying this saying this is an acknowledgment of what everyone knows that there are election year politics in play with a lot of decisions and the fact is when there is a hot mic and a president is caught saying something, it makes news. it made news before. we know as we're here at the summit people look at what's going on at the summit and really want to know what's going on on the sidelines and it is rare we're able to see an unscripted moment like this, john. >> it is rare, and any politician including this president that had this happen before should know better. he is saying back off, don't pressure me until after the election and if i win, you will probably get a better deal. needless to say, the republicans jumped all over this, right? >> they are. they're extrapalating from this. the point republicans are making if president obama has flexibility after the election on this issue of missile defense, what other issues might he have flexibility on and we have been seeing, fo

. >> president obama wrapping up his first official visit to oklahoma, he's talking specifically today of the energy strategy for the white house, the all of the above energy strategy. specifically talking about the keystone oil pipeline built down to the gulf. they're not supplying oil to americas, but how worried is this re-election team in light of gas prices and the surging that people see at the pump? >> i remember talking with him four years ago and look what we have gotten done. we have reduced our dependence on foreign oil by a substantial amount. we have had oil production up over the last eight years, and so with the corporate average fuel economy which means we're going to save money with more fuel efficient cars. the president is ensuring that we do the best we can to conserve and using energy more efficiently. natural gas prices are coming down because we have record production of natural gas under this presidency. so it's basically, generally speaking good news, moving in the right direction, but these exogenous forces, instability in the middle east, increasing demand in china and in brazil which is causing world