apparatus -- the air force's secret service.t is also responsible for planning and carrying out attacks and brutal massacres. >> one of those massacres took place here a year ago. thousands were on the way to protest against a military blockade. troops opened fire from an officers' barracks -- and officer's barracks. >> the massacre on april 29 last year was the turning point in my career in the secret service. on that day, i saw 120 bodies and 160 people who were detained. there were two children who were brutally tortured to death. i could not stand it any more. >> the father of one of the boys went on syrian state television after a meeting with assad to deny his son was tortured to death. state media even claimed he wanted to kidnap and rape the wives of officers. he says he knows precisely how the man died and that the official version of events is untrue. >> the boy's father did not talk about his son's torture during the meeting with assad because he was put under pressure. he was promised that 160 prisoners would be rele

there is a layer between the candidate and people once you get secret service. that is a far cry from the rick santorum of iowa flying coach with the guy to new hampshire and now soon to be surrounded by secret service agents. >> they have the security sweep and everyone has to be in and out. it does provide an extra layer and time. i have to ask you this. you are in michigan, a state that many thought would be a slam dunk for romney. i'm wondering and it is tight now. i'm wondering if it is premature. he hasn't lived there for a long. most young people don't know him. is it premature for people to think it is a slam dunk? >> i think it is. santorum took the lead a few weeks ago. it is tightened, as you said. romney has been talking about his michigan roots for a long time. santorum, this is a more conservative state than people think. there are a lot of evangelicals. listening to what rick santorum said today hammering that romney is not conservative. >> he said he would protect a woman's right to choose when he ran fraoffice in 2002 for governor. he said he ha

we've also learned that newt gingrich put in the paperwork last week for secret service. he has not officially been granted it yet. mitt romney, as we know, got secret service right after the florida primary, so he's had it for about a month now. so we could have as many as three of the four republican candidates, ron paul would be the exception having secret service soon but, again, mitt romney and rick santorum, it looks like both of them will have secret service protection on the campaign trail. >> is this going to change their protection -- change the voter access to these candidates at all once they get secret service protection? is it a little bit more limited? >> reporter: yeah, you're absolutely right. it really changes the dynamic of a campaign. you know, mitt romney's campaign sort of has this air of a top-flight organization, frankly, because they're surrounded by security at all times. so rick santorum is going to have all kinds of security around him. you've got to show up several hours in advance to his campaign events whether you're a reporter or a voter. t

told him he was secret service, and flashed secret service credentials. go and proceeded to search around the parking lot and found nothing. the warren commission was told about this and they asked the secret service, well, who did you have -- who of your agents were located on the ground? none. those of us who study the assassination would then look to see what happened as a result of getting this information. you would think there would be some sort of investigation. well who is this guy? why has he not come forward? how come his supervisor hasn't come forward to say, you know, it's ralph or something. nothing happened. there was no follow-up whatsoever, and there are -- i don't know what the total number is, but there are enough of those questions that make a lot of people scratch their heads and go, you know, what's really going on here, is there more to it, or was that just some guy who for some reason did not or could not come forward at the time? we don't know. most people are just not satisfied with the kennedy assassination and how it ended. leav

. >>> rick santorum is expected to get secret service protection starting tomorrow. newt gingrich requested secret service protection but he is waiting for a response, according to a person close to his campaign. former massachusetts governor mitt romney has had protection since february 1. secret service protection is given to nominees, but can be provided earlier if the department approves the campaign request. >>> this is something we can relate to. not getting a good night's sleep before work. if you are one of the many tired right now, we have five things you can do, to make a good night's sleep. >>> first -n your money. experts -- in your money, experts say nike may want to change how it handles its new shoe releases. coming up. good looking day, a little chilly right now. 30s in town with 20s in the suburbs. by 9:00 going to feel like 30s. noon though we are up to 546789 this afternoon south southwest winds 10, 15 miles per hour. i'll let you know when our next rain chance is, coming up in the next five minutes. here's monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>

it's hard for the secret service to protect their house.he secret service dropped black kour tans by the house to prevent snipers. even the question of what they would eat was confusing because the secret service has to vet everything. caused huge traffic in chicago. there is no such thing as a quiet restful weekend at home for them. >> makes sense. they were not wealthy prior to the election to senate. let's talk about that. much has been made of their consumer choices, interior decorators, clothes, vacations, michelle's dresses. tell me about the relationship between them and the average middle class family? the election and inauguration happened at a fragile time for the economy. >> it's a fascinating debate. i'm not even sure who's right. but there was one camp in the white house led by michelle obama who said, our personal choices are our personal choices. second of all, we are the first african-americans in the white house. michelle obama knew exactly what the negative stereo types were. she wants everything to look beautiful and soph

mitt romney already has secret service protection. and newt gingrich has requested a secret service detail. secret service protection has to be approved by homeland security secretary janet napolitano and congressional leaders. meanwhile, santorum is defending his sharp criticism of president obama over the weekend. >> president obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i understand why he wants you to go to college. he wants to remake you in his image. >> santorum made those comments while talking about the need to revive the economy's manufacturing sector in michigan on saturday. when asked about that sharp criticism, santorum said that college isn't for everyone, and people who choose other paths deserve respect. >>> today governors from around the country will meet at the white house to discuss ways to increase job growth and improve their partnerships with the federal government. last night the president and first lady hosted a black tie dinner as part of the nationa

getting this extra level of aura about him that comes with the secret service protection. it may be well -- it may well be that somebody on his side but that out. >> thank you very much. there is bad news for nato. >> elite nato report seen by the bbc suggests there is collaboration between the taliban and the afghan military and police. the taliban are receiving direct help from pakistan. of course but it is in kabul ha -- our correspondent is in kabul. >> this is marked secret on every page. it comes from 27 dozen interviews with members of the taliban, al qaeda, and insurgents who say that pakistan is supporting the taliban. that pakistan knew the location of leaders and leaders of the taliban are living next door to security. the taliban, they have adopted a tactic to lessen violence in some areas and almost withdraw troops. then they will return. when they return, they are more popular. finally, the entire mission in afghanistan is predicated on the hope that eventually the afghan army will be able to take over from foreign soldiers who will leave in 2014. this report

mitt romney is the only republican candidate with secret service protection. a robbery spree in northwest d.c. as police and residents on high alert investigators are trying to determine if robberies in columbia heights the last two nights are linked to recent robberies in friendship heights and tenleytown. police say that masked gunmen approached the victims, took their money and escaped in a getaway car the time is 6:36 and the temperature is around 41 degrees on this wednesday morning. still ahead, a payroll tax cut compromise just in the nick of time. josh gerstein has the details. herman cain is reaching the decision about his future not in politics but on "dancing with the stars." another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes coming up. >> the time as 6:39 and glad you joined us this morning we want to start with traffic because of a growing volume we have been watching. we go live to newschopper7 flying over the beltway in virginia at route 50/arlington boulevard, the inner loop between 236 and there is a little bit of volume. i will jump over t

marriage -- the only candidate to get -- -- to get secret service. @Ñh@ . >>> temperatures are in the 40s. this will clear later on today. temperatures cool, in the 50s. >>> it is 7:12. the morning after his big win in florida, mitt romney is making some comments that are raising eye bras -- eyebrows. alison burns is live with his controversial statement. alison? >> reporter: tori, that's right. mitt romney was taking his victory lap on morning tv when he said something his critics say prove he's out of touch. still, riding high from his big win in florida where he captured 46% of the vote, mitt romney was talking about his economic plan this morning and said he wasn't concerned about the very poor. >> i'm in this case because i care about americans. i'm not caring about the very poor. there's a safety net there. if it needs repair, i will fix it. i'm not concerned about the rich, they are doing just fine. i'm concerned about the heart of america. >> reporter: newt gingrich who captured 32% of the florida vote is vowing to stay in the race. rick sant

romney has been afforded secret service protection now.t tell you, watching television from the sofa, he looks more presidential. there's a subliminal effect i think that takes place with this. >> reporter: yeah, i think it definitely does add valuable, his campaign may say it makes him look more presidential, but it also poses a big challenge. we traveled with them the last six weeks, and i noticed yesterday when they were in sparks, nevada, it's more challenging for him to get up close and personal with his supporters, as they gather to hopefully shake hands, hand over a baby to take pictures with. it causes the potential for grandmothers to get nudged accidentally. for a campaign that's so meticulous -- recognize when we flew in on their charters one of the advance guys even pulled the red carpet out beneath the staircase, because they didn't want it to appear as if he was some imperial list arriving. they're specification to detail. while it makes him look more presidential, he's also ability to interact with the individuals and not ap

rick santorum is expected to get secret service today. administration officials say agents will join him in grand rapids, michigan. mitt romney also has secret service protection, and newt gingrich has requested the security detail. secret service protection is usually reserved for each party's presidential nominee. it can be provided earlier if homeland security secretary janet napolitano and congressional leaders approve it. federal law requires candidates to meet a series of standards including public prominence measured by polls and fundraising. >>> the gop candidates have just one day until the arizona and michigan primaries. recent polls show romney with a narrow lead in michigan. this weekend his campaign hit the fast track in florida. romney reached out to nascar fans at the daytona 500. santorum campaigned in michigan, as well. but also had a visible presence in daytona by sponsoring a race car. sunday, romney tried to outrevenue the image of an out-of-touch rich -- outrun the image of an out-of-touch rich guy while santorum gear

romney now under secret service protection, quickly regains heads composure.mith, majoring in political science. i asked him in this exclusive phone interview why he did it. >> romney that ends for a lot of things people in colorado do not stand for the lbgt community, december these are all things he's coming out against. people in my state i know are very, very concerned about the potential of a romney presidency. >> we reached out repeatedly to the romney campaign for a comment, but we did not get a response. it began a few weeks ago as a protest from the gay community. it's even made it into mainstream pop culture featured on "glee." >> you just got glitterbombed. >> but it's a huge spoke problem for the secret stuffs. special agent in charge of the secret service, he says the agents did everything right here. >> this one you saw talking to romney a moment ago. >> reporter: but someone that close to a keen could throw something more harmful than glitter. it could be used as a ruse for a larger second attack. >> he throws glitter on the governor, and the go

when mitt romney got secret service protection, we put out feelers to you to find out what his secretme should be. you sent back robo corps. it's how we refer to him all the time now. we ask you for santorum's secret service names should be. frothy mix church lady, satan sandwich misconception vestee v. >> xen and hotus. in december, we showed you a picture of two less bean soldiers coming off a ship kissing. one of you asked if they were two male sailors kissing would we show you. you asked we delivery. this is a homecoming to deliver and you're watching it here on the young turks. we are equal opportunity photo exhibitors here on the young turks. i want you to come back tomorrow because we're bog to be covering arizona, we're covering michigan tomorrow and like nobody else. we have governor jennifer granholm. we're going to be breaking it all down. "countdown" will also be part of all of our political coverage tomorrow. you can find me in my

right now mitt romney is the only republican presidential candidate with secret service protection. >>> romney is trying to use his michigan roots to win over voters in the great lakes state ahead of its primary in less than two weeks. the former massachusetts governor reminds voters of his upbringing in the state in this new tv ad. he also took out an ad in the "detroit news" in which he expands on his opposition to the 2009 bailout of the auto industry. michigan holds its primary on february 28. >>> china's vice president heads to iowa today. xi jinping will fly to iowa to meet with chinese language students. he came to the iowa community more than a half century ago to study farming practices. he met with president obama yesterday. he says his trip to the united states is about forging a deeper friendship with the american people. >>> a mexican official says the u.s. travel warning about traveling to his country is "ridiculous" and out of proportion. the head of the mexican interior department says millions of tourists visit mexico without incident every year. the u.s. state depart

it belonged to the secret service. it was parked outside sidwell friends school on wisconsin avenue where president obama's children go to school. we're told the car is marked as belonging to the secret service. they arrested the man. >>> here's something you don't see every day. a tractor-trailer who took a curve too quickly ended up flipping on top of a car. the 18-wheeler then managed to push an suv over the median into oncoming traffic. this all happened down in dallas, texas as wild as that one looks only one person was injured and those injuries are not serious. >>> expect to feel a squeeze on your wallet if you need to fill up your car this weekend. a spike in oil prices pushed the cost of gas to $3.65 a gallon for regular. that is the highest ever nationally for this time of year. and if you fill up in the district you'll probably be paying even more than that. the average here has jumped now to $3.82 a gallon. compare that to $3.74 just last week and $3.30 a year ago. our super screen shows us the prices in ma

. >>> mitt romney will be protected by the secret service. reportedly romney is not being given secret service protection because of any specific threat but because of the increase in the crowd sizes as the primary season has moved along. it's not unusual for the secret service to protect presidential candidates. herman cain became the first with secret service protection. but as you know he dropped out of the race in december. >>> 6:13. this morning as southern california elementary school teach sir behind bars accused of molesting two dozen students. he took lewd pictures of children wearing blindfolds. they were alerted by the allege facts of a cvs pharmacy technician. he is currently being hold on $2.3 million bail. >>> some say an east bay principal went too far when she suspended a six-year-old boy that was accused of sexually assaulting a classmate. the alleged incident happened two months ago. the boy's parents say their son was accused of inappropriately touching another student while they were rough housing. the boy now attends anot

who enters a building without permission with the intent to disrupt a government function as secret service is on the scene that you can be arrested and we're not just talking high profile buildings like the white house either the bill includes any grounds quote restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance so how far can this bill go and bridging on your first meant first amendment rights we'll keep you updated on the story. and speaking of your rights as the presidential campaign heats up we expect no issue to be off the table and as always the argument over gun rights and gun ownership is sure to fire off some heated debates it's a discussion that is had time and time again the sanctity of the constitution and the second amendment is sure to be invoked but when it comes to another right signing the very making of a democracy that is the right to vote that discussion is had far less often and as arctic correspondent christine for zero found out it's an issue worth looking at as major changes are in the works. it is a write transcribed into

romney is getting secret service protection beginninged to. -- today. >> mitt romney leaves florida with a decisive win and much-needed momentum. >> to the people all over florida, thank you tonight for this great victim prim >> romney took advantage of a more diverse little bit rat. -- electorat. romney turned his attacks toward president obama. >> mr. president, you were elected to lead. you chose to follow and now it is time for you to get out of the way. >> as romney heads west for saturday's nevada caucuses, he will begin receiving secret service protection. he may look more and more like he is cruising to the nomination but beginning rich says not so fast. >> we are going to contest in everyplace and we are going to win and we will be in tampa as the nominee in august. >> the former house speaker is hoping to survive february as the campaign rolls through states romney won four years ago in places like nevada and michigan romney's birthplace. >> it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between conservative leader newt gingrich and the massachusetts moderate. >> florida's

. >>> republican presidential candidate, rick santorum will get secret service protection this week. mitt romney was the only candidate given such protection. a spokesman declined to comment about this matter. the former house speaker requested protection. resources have not received a response from secret service. >>> the family featured in 19 kids and counting, are scheduled to campaign for rick santorum. they will be in michigan for events. >>> mitt romney picked up an endorsement from brewer. brewer believes romney has the pro business back grounds and history to lead the country forward. the primary is tomorrow as is michigan's, romney's home state. >>> 86-year-old world war ii veteran attacked and carjacked. look at this video. you can see the man crawling to safety. this happened in broad daylight at a busy gas station in detroit. no one offered to help the man. he had to crawl up to the gas station. several people walked by. he asked a ma'am with kids to open the -- mom with kids to open the door for him. >> i wondered why they was passing me if they saw me crawling. people d

government government officials they mean past present foreign anyone who is protected by the secret service and this of course raises a lot of questions about fundamental first amendment rights to freedom of speech and freedom to assemble especially in the wake of the occupy wall street demonstrations that have swept across the country so rick santorum who just got secret service privileges no protesting near him former presidents foreign heads of states protesting would be off limits near them and under the act the government has the power to bring charges against any american who engages in political protest around the country so anyone who enters a building without permission with the intent to disrupt a government function if secret service is on the scene you can be arrested and we're not just talking high profile buildings like the white house either the bill includes quote any grounds restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance so how far would this go on infringing on your first amendment rights we'll keep you updated on the story.

romney's camp confirms he will begin receiving secret service protection starting tomorrow. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: newt gingrich was unable to come back here in florida but insists he will be back to tampa for the convention making this a two-man race to the very end. >> thank you tonight for the great victory. >> mitt romney now has three times as many delegates as newt gingrich and starting tomorrow, secret service protection, too, after a decisive win in florida. he won women, seniors and hispanics, 46% of the vote after bombarding ads. >> a competitive primary does not divide it it prepares us. >> it will be a united party. >> gingrich did not call to congratulate romney. he insists he'll compete in upcoming caucus states. >> we will contest every place and we will win and be in tampa as the nominee in august. >> reporter: overnight, federal reports revealed whose funding these campaigns. wall street is backing romney, his pac earned $30 million last year. gingrich's pac got a $10 million donation from wonone casino own will fuel more ads. >>> the

the head of the secret service offices that pleasure boats that are normally docked at burnham harbor will be moved to no cost to owners >>chicago aldermen george kerr dennis is producing and proposal for a tax on sugary beverages one-third of u.s. children are are overweight or obese and studies show that it's partly because of too many sugary drinks are being consumed ... better education on exercise and nutrition is preferred by many of overtaxes >>next in the noon hour and workplace disputes between to immigration agents leaves one person dead at a california federal building to millions of out of work americans and the blackhawks stunned the conference leading new york rangers to snap a nine game losing streak we she was pulled over for not using a turn signal. now a 54 year-old immigrant is in jail waiting to be deported. the woman's family and immigrant support group claimed that her arrest was a violation of her rights julian crews is live details >>this is a developing story we were told that the woman is before an immigration judge at this hour facing the possibility of depo

the former governor will have the protection of the secret service beginning tomorrow. the campaign refused to comment further saying it does not discuss matters of security. romney will be the only republican candidate to have secret service protection, further cementing his image at least as the likely gop nominee. >>> while florida republicans were headed to the polls, the president was celebrating a $5 million day. president obama, the first lady, and vice president joe biden brought in at least $5.3 yesterday at a combination of fundraisers for his re-election campaign. the president mingled with supporters at two events in the district. tickets for both started at more than $38,000. first lady michelle obama attended a fundraiser in california, and the vice president attended two events in texas. the president raised nearly $40 million in the last three months of 2011. >>> a d.c. council member wants to fold on legalized online gambling in the district. council member jack evans said he plans to move a repeal bill out of his finance and revenue committee today. d.

care of everything they lost. >>> democracy 2012, rick santorum, is expected begin receiving secret serviceprotection today. newt gingrich requested the service protection last week, and former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, received the protection and has been getting it since the beginning of february. herman cain received the same type in november but dropped out of the race in december. >>> mitt romney has support of donald trump and his opponent is getting help from other reality stars. the douger family, from the tlc show, 19 kids and counting, scheduled to campaign for rick santorum no michigan ahead of the primary which is tuesday. >>> mitt romney trying receive support from sports fans. he visited the daytona speedway sunday and rain postponed the race. the daytona 500 is the first time a woman will be driving. danica patrick who drove in the grand prix will be driving in her first daytona a hundred. >>> martin o'malley is making news for sparring with new jersey governor chris christie. >> the heated exchange happened after both men appeared on face the nation. take a listen

let's start with the secret service protection. you were telling me a moment ago it's normal procedure. >> no cause for alarm. the way federal law is written, you have to meet certain polling and fund raising thresholds and then there have to be legitimate concerns for crowd control and security. romney would have been eligible for this back in the fall the way he's been raising money and polling. the party is starting to come around him. the crowds are starting to get bigger. he will be traveling more. having the secret service protection that has to be approved by congress sort of gives him the extra bubble, helps with the transportation, helps with logistics and again should be no cause for alarm. >> negative ads, do you approve -- they've proven they work? >> they do he spent about $16 million on negative ads. newt gingrich spent about $4 million. they are definitely helping there. were some reports you would be watching newscasts in jacksonville, florida and every ten minutes, every five romney ads between weather and sports.

services. this according to a secret nato report on detainee interviews seen by the bbc.akistan's foreign ministry called the accusations, quote, frivolous. >>> the world's largest breast cancer organization susan g. komen for the cure is cutting off financing for planned parenthood. the breast cancer organization says new rules prevent it from funding any group under investigation, and a republican-led probe in the house disqualified planned parenthood. >>> prince william is deploying to the faulkland islands today for raf search and rescue helicopter duty. in response, the foreign ministry of argentina said it was disappointed that the prince would arrive on their soil. >>> amazing video has emerged from uganda of an american tourist encountered by a group of gorillas that seem to like him. the endangered animals gathered around for a very close look at him and then went on their way. lucky for the tourist. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. researchers have found a way to translate actual words from a person's brain. scientis

today he is scheduled to begin receiving protection from the secret service.onents say they are not giving up or quiting the race. good morning. >> cynne, this thing was a blowout. romney won women seniors hispanics, whites, just about everybody but the poll shows republican voters still say he is not conservative enough so his rivals vowed to keep fighting. mitt romney leaves florida with a decisive win. >> thank you tonight for this great victim prism -- victory. >> after overwhelming the second place finisher, newt gingrich with a barrage of harshly negative ads, he turned his attacks to president obama. >> mr. president, you were elected to lead. you chose to follow. now it is time for you to get out of the way. >> as he heads west, the candidate will begin receiving secret service protection. beginning rich say -- beginning rich says not so fast. we are going to contest everyplace and we will be the republican nominee in august. >> places like nevada with a big mormon population and michigan, romney's birthplace. beginning -- it is now clear this will be

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speaker, the protections provided by united states secret service are vital to assessing security threatsnd providing a secure environment for our nation's leaders. one key aspect of the service's mission is to secure buildings and grounds where our leaders work and live. including the white house and the naval observatory. my bill would explicitly protect these residences of the president and the vice president from intruders and would clarify -- clarify current law to distinguish between those two are able to enter the grounds lawfully like the secret service and those who are enter without permission. this bipartisan bill would improve existing criminal law, to ensure that the secret service can continue to implement strategies that prevent potentially catastrophic security breaches. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this commonsense bipartisan piece of legislation, to protect our nation's leaders and national security. i thank mr. smith from texas for his leadership on this issue and the judiciary committee, as well as mr. johnson from georgia. and with that, mr. speaker,

when congresswoman pelosi is here, they work with the secret service. it shows the collaboration and cooperation with the agency. more importantly, your audit of this shows there are checks and balances to make sure the general area is -- general order is being protected. it is a very thorough report. i think it is probably most informative we had. commissioner turman: my comment was for the commission report. commissioner chan: thank you for the report. my question is more for the commission, in terms of the police commission log. i know dr. marshall has taken on the task of reviewing the logs for some time. do you want to rotate that so that everyone gets exposure to this responsibility? i think it is the police commission president gets to designate, but commissioners can volunteer. how do we want to do that? vice president marshall: i am all for it. i have been doing this for a long time. if it is up to the chair, however, to appoint who he wants. president mazzucco: do we have any volunteers? commissioner kingsley: i am happy to do it. which could

when congresswoman pelosi is here, they work with the secret service. it shows the collaboration and cooperation with the agency. more importantly, your audit of this shows there are checks and balances to make sure the general area is -- general order is being protected. it is a very thorough report. i think it is probably most informative we had. commissioner turman: my comment was for the commission report. commissioner chan: thank you for the report. my question is more for

soon, romney will be under secret service protection. talk to him later on "good morning america." >>> the director of national intelligence warned cob of new threats from iran. they're more determined than ever to launch an take on u.s. soil. >>> the warmest january on record in some places. still above normal in the midwest. >>> for the rest of today's weather, showers from the northeast to the gulf coast. snow in northern maine. more than a foot of snow in the cascades. >>> and as the economy improves, it's expected that more than 1 million construction jobs will be added over the next six years. women usually lose out of those jobs because they lack the strength of men. as we hear from abc's nick watt, a california program hopes to change that. >> reporter: in the shadow of a long beach power plant, a dozen women are stepping into tool belts. this innovative program trains women for, women, man's work. for the knew who make it through the grueling ten weeks, for those that can hack the physical demands, the rewards are great. because

the president at the white house science fair, but have you seen the experiment that made the secret serviceump? we're going to show it to you coming up. >>> new doubts whether nicotine gum and patches are worth it. research found nicotine replacement didn't help stop smoking long-term. without professional, stop smoking help. >>> happy birthday to the boy scouts. the group was first incorporated in 1910. today, it estimates it has 114,304,329 members and another 33 million volunteers. in the last 102 years, 117,649,303 merit badges have been handed out. the top five are first aid, swimming, camping, and citizenship in the community. >>> aspiring scientists of all kind came to the white house for a science fair. >> did you see the footage that gave the secret service a scare? president obama helped joey prime his harsh mellow cannon and fire it into the white house state dining room. the 14-year-old came to our studios last night to talk about it and said he was surprised by the attention. >> i kind of wasn't expecting it because other people were telling me, i don't encourage him to shoot i

. >>> there are questions about mitt romney's secret service protection after he was glitter bombed for the second time in a week. he was at a rally when a protestor showered him with blue con confetti hidden in his sleeve. they started glitter bombing all four to protest their opposition to the same sex marg. march. the students who glitter bombed romney last night was questioned by the secret service and then released. on the campaign financing front, president obama can thank all of the little people. according to the campaign finance institute, half of the president's $118 million war chest comes from people giving $200 or less. the small disowner contributions made up of 9% of the total from romney. santorum picked up $1 million in contributions since his primary yesterday. >>> a little rain and a little sun and maybe a little more rain. >> let's check in with sandhya patel. >> these are today's highs. it was a mild day. 67 in santa rosa and napa and oakland, morgan hill. look at santa cruz. 72 degrees. half moon bay 69. these temperatures are going up in most areas. want to show u