[applause] >> larry scott came to the pac 12 with a plan and vision to reenergize the conference and lift it to new heights. after an expansion, negotiating and new blockbuster television agreement with fox and espn that guaranteed national exposure, he announced his vision for pac 12 enterprises which is being realized here today. it is almost like giving birth, isn't it? it is my pleasure to introduce larry scott. [applause] >> thanks very much. great to see such a terrific turnout today. this is such an exciting moment in the history of the pac 12 conference. on behalf all 12 universities and our presidents and chancellors that guide the conference as our board of directors, i want to thank everyone who has been part of the process to bring us here today. this is truly a seminal moment for the conference. it is an exciting time in college sports in general. there is no more exciting place to be that in the pac 12. we have a dynamic and bold vision for college sports and the future of our conference. it is an exciting time for television and technology in general. our conference ai

. >> the incredible passion and dedication the community has to women's health has reenergized me. i think the positive is that we're going to be concentrate on our mission to get breast cancer services to low income women, and political issues are not going to be distracting us in the future. >>reporter: now, they've not made a decision on the policy and had rebelled actually against the idea to cut funding which totaled several hundred thousand dollars last year. they said today's decision was a victory to all women. there could be major fallout from everything that has happened this week, and coming up at 5:00, we're going to find out if it's a little too late. >> the senator issued a statement that reads, it's a great day when our deeply held beliefs that breast cancer can only be wiped out if we work together. congressman nancy pelosi also weighed in. >> i commend them for seeing the light on this, but i more specially solute the women who spoke out on behalf of women's health. they showed their power and made a difference. women will be healthier. >> and senator dianne feinst

the results could have wider implications either reenergize in the congress party or giving the party of the current chief minister the chance to bring -- play a bigger role on the national stage. to tell us more about the vote, i am joined by our guest, senior fellow at the observer research foundation think tyktank in new delhi. there is traditionally a low turnout. what would it take for people to go to the polls and vote? >> ester de are the first phase of the election. the turnout has been over 52%. the real figures are yet to come out but all media reports suggest it is over 52% which proves people [unintelligible] democratic processes an institution which is great news. the second thing of yesterday's polling is there is a close contest between the political parties. in my understanding, there is a large contest with the ruling [unintelligible] and the former chief minister and the congress and the part y conducting very close fights. >> it is a very important election for all the parties involved. whoever wins this election, what will this mean particularly for the congress pa

he is hoping to reenergize his campaign. ron paul is holding rally tonight in springfield, virginia. the only candidates on next week's ballot in the commonwealth. >>> occupy protesters will be sticking around at freedom plaza for a little while longer. the national park service is finalizing an extension to their permit, which as of now, expires tomorrow. the extension would allow the protesters to remain in freedom plaza until april 29. the pr tests started back in october on the 10th on versely of the start of the war in afghanistan. >>> the dulles access road 267. starting at 9:30 tonight, vdot will close all of the eastbound lanes where it intersects the inner loop. the traffic will be detoured and then on to chain bridge road. crews will be working on the beltway express lanes project. the lanes will be reopening at 5:30 in the morning. >> another great looking day outside, just like most of the rest of this past month. topper, wouldn't it be great if every february was like this one? >> no. it would be great for some.

. >> they are part of a group that reenergize is vacant spaces. >> with the vacant lot in a city dying, a lot of people did not know how the change it. this is a book exchange. it has been here since july of last year. we have done an outdoor jazz the project. -- chess set project. we have done work with university students around the community space. >> what effect does that have? >> for people to see something happening is very powerful because it makes us feel hopeful and it encourages them. and also what we do involves local people and volunteers. it is connecting them to the city right now. >> something good can come out of this city experience from a year ago? >> it has been so bad, what can you do but try to turn it around and adapt, change, and really engage people with what is happening had on rather than try to go back to what was? i think it is a very unique opportunity to change how it is received around the world. not that it was bad before, not at all. but as an earthquake city, it can be had mired. -- admired. >> today is not just about remembering those that died, it is

is instrumentation for the crime lab, try to bring the crime lab back on board, rebuild it and reenergize it. also, it is part of building up that stephan -- that staffing, which we have to move out of hunters point 4. -- hunter's poing for. -- popint for. -- point for. with the america's cup, there have been issues as far as staffing and funding. hopefully, that will be resolved the next time we meet you. that is positive. bringing up the lack of training funds because we lost our affiliation with city college, captain barrett at the academy has been working diligently. that went forward. particularly critical as you move into hiring -- we hope to be hiring. each of the classes to go through would be a tremendous source of revenue for the department and offset general fund costs. with that, there is not any resolution to tell you. i do not have a budget to present you to tell you what you need to vote on. it is still in a state of flux. we are trying to come to some kind of resolution for how to do that. we will see what they have to say. president mazzucco: i appreciate your report. the

katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with a reenergized rick santorum. what a night for him. >> reporter: his numbers were unexpected. his take on prop 8 was not. he and the top two are not happy with the 9th circuit court of appeals ruling the ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. mitt romney points out the judges are unelected and looks forward to the california supreme court ruling. newt gingrich calls it another example of an out of control judiciary. rick santorum tweeted this: seven million californians had their rights stripped away by activist 9th circuit judges, as president i will work to protect marriage. a stunning turn of events santorum won the minnesota caucus with 45%. he got 40% in colorado to mitt romney's 35% and santorum took first in the missouri primary. romney remains confident santorum is tered and pitting himself against president obama. -- >> has he ever listened to the voice of america before? why? because he thinks he knows better. >> we'll keep campaigning down the road i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> report

this triple win for rick santorum reenergizes his campaign and it's a wakeup call to mitt romney. rick santorum's campaign is roaring back to life following a stunning three-state sweep. >> wow. >> the former pennsylvania senator scored double digit victories in minnesota and missouri last night and narrowly won in colorado where mitt romney had been considered the favorite. >> i don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney. i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> reporter: for weeks, santorum has trailed in the polls. he skipped the last two contests to campaign aggressively in all three states, hoping for at least one victory. his triple win could throw romney's front-runner status into question. >> i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the best. we'll keep on campaigning, but i'll expect to become your nominee with your help. >> the battle for the republican nomination now heads to maine where ron paul is hoping to stage his comeback on saturday. the texas congressman is the only candidate without a win. sti

increased dramatically and i personally served as the mentor for our hispanic group which has been e reenergized under the leadership of their president. >> i appreciate that and i look forward to the employment figures. thank you very much. >> senator webb? >> thank you, mr. chairman. and ambassador, congratulations. i wish you well in the new assignment that you i know you'll be conif i wered for. you have a terrific wealth of experience in this region, i think you'll be valuable to our country. you go there. india is a long way from iowa. i went to high school in nebraska, i can remember one cold winter morning working in a grocery store and i was reading hawaii by james mitchner and was fascinated by the stories and he talked about mangos and i bought one from the store i worked this and i brought it home and i said some day i'll go where these are grown, and a couple years later uncle sam helped me out and sent me to vietnam, i know what it's like to be so intensely interested in an area and you certainly have the background when it comes to south asia and india. leads me to a question just

truism dollars a time when washington's very hard of cash is coming budgets and obama wants to be reenergized number greg already remember he was the peace presidency brown is going to repeat student nine states and this is a very important step you must draw to a smaller number of foreigners but he says drone attacks will conduct special sources really it's not over yet and understand what's going to have the eighty thousand u.s. paid mercenaries who are in afghanistan remains uncertain. the turn now to some other stories making headlines across the globe cambodia's supreme court has sentenced the commercials chief jailer known as comrade to life in prison for crimes committed while running a notorious detention center appeal judges rejected the man's claim that he was just following orders while overseeing the torture and execution of more than twelve thousand victims he's already serving a thirty five year prison sentence for crimes against humanity. rescue teams continue battling heavy seas and strong winds to search for survivors after a ferry sank off new guinea with three hundred fifty

trillion dollars a time when washington's very hard cash is cutting budgets and obama wants to be reenergized democratic party member he was he's presidency brown is going to repeat student nine states and this is a very important step you must draw to a smaller number of fortified bases and conduct drone attacks will conduct special forces raids it's not over yet and understand what's going to have to be eighty thousand u.s. paid mercenaries who are in afghanistan remains uncertain. it's not only in afghanistan where on certainty reigns they taught taber investigate why russia and nato seem unable to find common ground over a missile defense shield in europe. old means of protection can be used. when global supremacy is at stake. between two thousand and five and two thousand and nine u.s. has spent fifteen billion dollars in the price to pay for the entire program that we are dealing with right now is another hundred fifty billion dollars that's larger than many country's entire military budgets went on things because the best form of. that's our special report about fifteen minutes time ar

and he's not the only one who claims the week reenergized him. check the late night comics. >> but for me, there's been an emptiness, something missing for quite some time now from the race. a mobile shaped hole in my heart. and then this morning, donald trump expected to make a major announcement about the presidential race. >> dr. lapook: thank god. >> schieffer: the donald endorsed romney just after the frontrunner came up with one of those "what was he thinking" sound bites. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. >> schieffer: excuse me. >> we have a safety net to help those that are very poor but my campaign is focused on middle-income americans. >> if you're a genuine conservative, first of all you don't say that you don't care about the poor. >> schieffer: how is all this playing with republicans around the country? former new york mayor rudy giuliani will be here to talk about that. plus analysis from michael, co-author of the real romney and our own john dickerson and norah o'donnell. so strike up the band.

programs and the diverse committee re-established and i hope you all are going to move it to be reenergized. we are waiting for that energy to get started. and then of course the possible use of lifeline link up for low income americans to have access to broad banband. there are many examples and i invite you all to share those along with the incredible possibilities that the digital age prings us and opportunities for the women and minoritieses that have not been possible before because of truly the capital investment, but today with fewer barriers and more platforms we look forward to hearing both of your visions. so, i believe that sunshine may be out regarding the lifeline link up order. but i think that we should open up and have a little discussion about it. maybe you all should ask me questions, and then i can respond to them, but obviously, you all know that this is something that i have worked on for many years at the state level and then at the federal level, and i want to applaud you all both, and i think that everyone in the room should applaud you all for taking this step to ac

and newt gingrich is stumping hard in tennessee trying to reenergize his campaign. >> while republicans battle in the motor city the president will speak to a conference of auto workers in washington. people likely remind them that the industry made its comeback on the shoulders of the federal bailout, which white house opponents opposed. >> a traffic alert for drivers at dupont circle in d.c. starting around 10:00 this morning ddot is turning off traffic lights in areas so crews can update the signals. crews will direct traffic for several hours as the work is being done. they plan to have the lights back on by the evening rush hour. >> metro riders sounding off over a proposed fare increases. >> it is important that we invest in the system so we don't end up in the place we are in right now ever again. >> day to care about their quality before they asked the patrons to dig deeper into their wallets. dozens of people showed up at a public hearing last night in bethesda. metro wants to raise rail fares by 5% and bus fares by 10 cents. the transit agency says the fare hikes are needed to

former house speaker newt gingrich is trying to reenergize his campaign stumping hard in tennessee meanwhile. john gonzalez, abc 7. >> the president is improving his standing with female voters. a poll finds his approval rating among women on the economy having jumped 10 points since december. that poll also finds women are more likely to vote for the president than gop rivals mitt romney or rick santorum. >> the deadline is approaching to register to vote in maryland. the deadline is march and 13 at 9:00 p.m. if you want to register or change your party affiliation or request a polling place change, you have to do it by then. the presidential primary election will be on tuesday april 3 >> . virginia senators will vote today on the house bill but requires women seeking abortion to undergo an ultrasound. the bill had been amended to delete a provision that mandated an increase of procedure. the measure now requires only an external do abdominal ultrasound. but the chains did little to quiet poteau activists. >> still ahead we have an update pawn on before need soldier in trouble for allegedly

katie marzullo joins us live with more on a reenergized rick santorum. >> reporter: the wins big butr as -- carry weight as far as der gates go. mitt romney points out the 9th circuit judges are unelected and he says he looks for to the california supreme court ruling. newt gingrich and rick santorum took to twitter. gingrich rote -- wrote: another example of an out of control judiciary. santorum: seven millian californians had their rights stripped away. as president i will work to protect marriage. -- santorum won the minnesota caucus with 45%, 40% in colorado romney 35% and santorum took first in the missouri primary. romney remains confident and santorum is taking on president obama. >> i don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney. i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. >> this was a good night for rick santorum we'll keep campaigning down the road but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> reporter: newt gingrich seems to be losing footing. ron paul came in aide had of romney in minnesota. there are two more c

>> i think it reenergizes, especially younger women who maybe thought the fights about abortion rights that belonged to an older generation. this is a way for people to really engage with what is a real threat, you don't have to exaggerate what is going on here when you have senate candidates like scott brown in massachusetts signing up to the notion birth control should be dropped, allowed to be dropped by employers across the board, not on religious grounds, but because they want to do that, that is an area where democrats can say this is where we stand. these are our values, this is why you should be engaged with this election, no matter what you think about the other subjects, this touches your life. that what is politics should be about. engaging people on all sides. this one, you talk about 50% of the population, it shirt is something the white house should engage in. >> jonathan, what do republicans think they are gaining by reigniting social issues. it's at a fever pitch right now. >> i think it's mostly reflection of what santorum actually believes. i don't think -- you got do

we have this machine set to run in 20 seconds, disengage for 15 seconds and then reenergize for 15 seconds, doctor would come in and examine the condemned to see if there is any signs of life or death. this is the head piece that would be used. if you notice, there is a cable here. this would actually go into this apparatus. the head is entirely shaved as well as both legs from the knee down and they're actually wearing shorts. there would be a sponge such as this. it will be salt brine solution that will be removed, placed into the helmet and go on to the head. also, there would be sponges that will be removed and placed around both ankles. this is a shroud that would actually cover the headpiece. you don't have an option whether to wear the blindfold or not. it's mandatory. the flow is by cable from the base of the chair into the headpiece and both ankles. and it would complete the circuit. this is the gurney that we use for the lethal injection. there are two iv lines come to the portal in the wall. one line would go to the left arm with the right being the backup. this is the room to w

. >> you should hear the yell she let go, like something reenergized her.ill run a couple miles get town 13 miles by march 17th we have about a month to get in shape in a month we will be in good enough shape to make this race. >> you will do awesome. >> let's do it. >> ready. >> got our fancy clock here too. >> ready set go. >> all right how much longer. >> are we almost done. >> my gosh. it will be a long run. >> off you go. >> yeah. >> that's great tucker. >> i am regularly running 4 or 5 miles i ran one further distance but honestly i am not close yet but i have a couple weeks i plan to go running today with the nice weather and it really co-operates i want to encourage people who might not be running marathons, get out. >> you complain a lot but you go out every day he is out every day. can i ask you a question are those little socks customary for men to wear? >> ankle churchiers. >> now they are i was -- chompers. >> now they are i was wearing a longer pair. >> not up to your knees. >> not up to my knees but more traditional tube socks. >> those are o

either way, it is a mistake, and it does reenergize a lot of people about obamacare, also, and opensr to a very unpopular piece of legislation, passed on a party-line vote so it is the worst of all worlds for the president and now he is stuck with it, it is hard --. >>neil: he cannot doyle -- dial it back. you get bishops and catholic hospitals and religious entities, the minute you mention "birth control," they say do what you want outside our facility but in our facilities this is a moral and ethical clause "no." the president seems to be saying, no, you are single like everyone else, that is the state interfering with the church. >>guest: it looks like it on paper and i suspect it will get a constitutional test in the court. but it also reveals something else, for the cat electric -- catholic whose supported obamacare, it was the reach, that is why so many catholics opposed. remember if you like your insurance you can keep it, this is the kind of institution into the private insurance market that will have ramifications, an example of why the bill was classic overreach and big gov

the farmers are watching that. >> demand for quality hops is reenergizing hop growers in washington'sthat's where most of the nation's hops are grown. >>> a san francisco bar is asking city residents for help keeping its doors open. last night dozens of people showed up to support the gold dust lounge. they started here at the powell street bar before heading out to a pub crawl to spread the word. the bar may be forced to close because the building's landlord ended its lease. >> it's an intrinsic part of san francisco's history and character. to put another faceless corporation retail store here would be a travesty. you cannot replace this or move it somewhere else. >> some of the bar's regulars have included herb cane, janice joplin and steve mcqueen. the bar wants san francisco residents to call their supervisors and ask them to consider giving the gold dust lounge local landmark status. >>> still ahead, the car crashing into an east bay apartment complex. we have video. >>> meals on wheels,th bay area city getting ready to allow food trucks starting tomorrow. >>> a notable warm-up

dramatically, and i personally served as the mentor for our hispanic affinity group which has been reenergizedunder the leadership of its new president. and i took great pride in working with them. >> well, i appreciate that, and i look forward to seeing in the employment figures which you gave which are very sound promising, but what sections across the spectrum they are. but thank you very much. >> senator webb. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ambassador, congratulations. i wish you well in the new assignment which i know you're going to be confirmed for. you've got a terrificwell of experience -- wealth of experience in this region, i think you're going to be very valuable to our country when you go there. india's a long way from iowa -- [laughter] i went to high school in nebraska, i can remember one cold winter morning working at a grocery store, and i was reading hawaii by james michener and becoming fascinated with the stories of asia. and he talked about mangos, and i looked over on a shelf in this grocery store, and there was a mango. i'd never seen it before. and i bought it with all my

he needs a breakout performance at this debate to reenergize himself and get some mojo back. this is not only the first debate in over a month, it's the last debate before the primaries in arizona and michigan and also before the ten states vote on super tuesday on march 6th. this is the last chance for the candidates to make a major impression on a national stage. >> did you really say getting his mojo back? >> i did say that. it's a little austin powers quote there. hope you enjoyed it. >> i did. thank you very much. paul steinhauser live for us. we appreciate it. and don't miss the last presidential debate before primaries in arizona and michigan and super tuesday, of course. cnn's arizona republican debate tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> who says you can't disco down if you're a political editor? who says? let's get you to rob marciano, who could possibly be considered the disco king of cnn. hello, rob. >> at 5:00 in the morning especially. we were pulling some moves before we went on the air. >> watch that hamstring. >> hope your mojo is moving along on this wednesday.

. >> christina, we had rick santorum seeing his campaign reenergized winning last week.n him a nice boost. he got a lot of boost out of the tuesday victories, particularly in colorado which was unexpected. they raised at least $2 million over the last few days. the super pac backing him raised a lot of money over the last few days. he got that sort of national media attention that he was frankly robbed of after the iowa caucuses when he was not declared the winner for more than two weeks. that was sort of the boost he needed. the other contests are pretty interesting. michigan, allots its delegates proportionally. if he comes in second, arizona winner take all. romney is pretty strong there. you never know. a lot can happen over the next two weeks as republicans take another look at the candidates. >> as we look at the past. a lot can happen in 24 hour. the next topic. susan, i'll begin with you. the contraception policy and health nrn issue. is this a concern that republicans could be seen as anti-women? >> i don't think so at the end of the day. when the worst things t