reporting live in atlanta, i'm renee marsh. back to you. >>> look for the latest updates on democracy 2012 at abc2news.com. click on the news, then politics tabs. we got you covered on everything you need to know election-related. >>> time to check traffic. here's angela. >> good morning. as you get ready to head out, heading to the capitol beltway, i would suggest i-95 instead of the bw parkway. we have a three-car collision, southbound 295 at maryland 100 adding to the delays. where we were already increasing in volume there. not too bad here if you're on the bw parkway near the baltimore beltway. i-695, moving well with no delays to report for you. also traveling on i-70 right now looking pretty good at 29, that stalled car and traffic gone, back up to speed eastbound on 695. and looking pretty good as far as drive times go. still no major problems on the top side of the beltway, six minutes from bel air to providence. again, the west side, seven minutes from 795 to i-70. >>> 6:03. later today a rally will be held in annapol

rene marsh has more on whatts at stake in today's voting. 3 mitt romney has momentum going into super tuesddy.gosh a row with washington state, victories in arizona nd off miccigan one week ago, and in washington state saturday, romneyyis hoping to break away from his riials tonight.he's racked up endorsements from high profile conservatives, including house majority leader eric cantor, which could boost his connervative &pcredentials.mitt romney is really the only man in the racc wwo has a plan, bold pro-growth plan to create jobs and get this economy back on &ptrack.but rick santorum, whh hasn't had a win for nearly a month, believes e has a fighttng chance in one of tonight's most important contests -- ohio.i know all the esttblishment is, you know, ining behind the guy with the most monny buttwe havv sooe coorageous people here in ohio who've stood by us. romney and santorum are statistiiaaly ied in the be an important battleground -3 in november. tte south will also be a major test for romney tonight. newt gingricc his home state of georgia. but if romney ddes ell in tennessee, i

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renee marsh is joining us live from cobb county georgia with more. >> of voting is underway and today is a big day. we are talking about super tuesday. more than four moderate delegates are up for grabs. that translates to one crucial day for all of the candidates. reporter >> mitt romney has momentum. he is fresh off of victories in arizona and michigan and in washington state on saturday. romney is hoping to break away from his rivals tonight. he has racked up endorsements from high- profile conservatives including house majority leader erick kanter. >> mitt romney is really the only man in the race who has a plan, a bold pro- growth plan to create jobs and get the economy back on track. >> santorum has not had a win in nearly a month and believes he has a fighting chance in ohio. >> the establishment that run the and santorum are statistically tied and the state. the >>darya: it is 6 of 2:00 a.m., it is windy, cold and wet. and that it is. here is the breakdown. we have wet roads on the golden gate bridge. mostly sunny and windy. a when it buys will be in effect from noon through m

rene marsh joins us live from atlanta to break down all of the election results. rene?reporter: good morning, dave. yeah. it was a big day, super tuesday, the most important day of this primary season, and mitt romney walked away with the largest prize of the night. we're talking about ohio. still, though, with that victory, it was not as decisive as he would have liked. it was a good night for mitt romney but not a knockout. >> tonight, we have taken one more step towards restoring the promise of tomorrow. tomorrow we wake up and we start again. >> reporter: he won six of the 10 super tuesday contests in ohio. romney reporters point out that rick santorum recently had a double-digit lead in the poll there. >> the fact that he closed that gap in a few weeks and won i think it's ha testament -- i think it's a testament to the fact that he has resilient and mom -- momentum. >> for us to be giving him a run for his money in ohio, that should raise serious concerns for hill. >> we've won in the west, the midwest, and the south and we're ready to be winning this country! >>

. >> in washington, i'm renee marsh. >> wow, that was technical. did you understand any of that?no comment. >> join the club. hey, the orioles are worth more than you think, and an investigation on big spending for fan sandee freddie, and the findings are not good. those stories and more, let's join jane king in new york to look at the day's business news in the bloomberg business report. >> hello, stan. fannie and freddie back under the microscope. an inspector for the federal housing finance agency opened an investigation into travel spending at the two government-owned companies last year. that's after lawmakers complained they spent over $600,000 to send workers to a conference last october. about half of the money spent was of questionable value. all together, fannie and freddie have drawn $190 billion in taxpayer aid so far. stock futures this morning pretty quy for the start of things today, like they have been. yesterday, mixed close. one drag on the market was baker hughes. it drove a selloff in energy shares. and as gas prices continue to climb past the $4 benchmark in

rene marsh is live with reaction to the shooting. >> reporter: that's right, ken.tion about -- we've been able to confirm and can tell you that the soldier has been moved from his outpost where he served. we also know a little bit more now about this -- about what this solder did while in afghanistan. he was a part of security forces. we do know a little bit more information as well as far as the age. we know he's in his 30 mids. he served in iraq and this was his first tour of duty in afghanistan. he was at a base in washington state. of course, this morning, now afghanistan's parliment. they are calling for jigs tis, they are -- for justice, they are asking for a public trial in afghanistan. this after 16 civilians were shot dead including in that 16 nine children and three women. the u.s. saying this herrer acted alone. the pakistan now saying that they will get revenning at this point -- saying they acted alone. the pakistan now saying that they will get everything needed. this is file video that you are looking at of the base. the president said he had his ful

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rene marsh reporting. and we'll have coverage of super tuesday on. news and at ktvu.com. >>> there is a -- on the news and at ktvu.com. >>> police have issued an arrest warrant for the mother of the 9-year-old boy responsible for the shooting in seating. the child accidentally fired the weapon seriously wounding a classmate. investigators say they did not keep the loaded weapon in a secure area at the family's home. police are expected to take the moi -- expected to take the boy's mother into custody. >>> a new study to be released today by the u.s. education finds minority students at schools across the country. more than 70% of students involved in arrests are either latino or african-american. the study also says that african-american students are three times more likely than their white peers to be suspended or expelled. later today, arne duncan is expected to discuss the full report. the chief is defending his department after a deadly attack that occurred in the berkeley hills. the homeowner called berkeley police last month and reported there