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the process of establishing a team of highly skilled and experienced detectives in the south african police service. >> the decision was announced shortly after news of the charges against the first investigator came to light. he faces seven counts of attempted murder related to an incident in 2011. he allegedly fired on a minibus loaded with passengers to try to stop the vehicle. he is due to go on trial in may. oscar pistorius is by no means off the hook, but police have been forced to can see mistakes. prosecutors now say are unsure about claims that he is found at the scene. questions were raised about police credibility. >> our police survey seemed to be very corrupt and not very efficient at what they do. that has a big impact on people's lives in general in this country. >> the court still has many questions to answer, and the trial proper is still a long way off. >> bomb attacks have killed 12 people and wounded dozens in southern india.% two blasts hit a crowded shopping area. police said the bombs were left on bicycles close to a restaurant and a bus station. >> there have been no claims

south african home. he may have mistaken steenkamp a intruder. she reportedly planned a valentine's day surprise for her boyfriend. south african police services investigating the early morning incident. >> we have taken cognizance of the course of the morning of an alleged break-in ore the young lady was allegedly mistaken to be burglar. obviously our forensic investigation is still ongoing. we're not sure where this report came from. it didn't come from the south calf can police service. our detectives are on the scene. you're forensic investigators are on the scene. >> reporter: they acknowledge a series of domestic receipted calls in the past but refused to elaborate. south african has the second highest rate of shooting deaths in world and high rate of the assaults. he was in a affluent, secure part of pray tore you. he tweeted himself in a shooting range of november 2011, bragging about his score. jon: it was a violent place when i was there a decade or so ago. this is getting all kinds of media attention, right? >> reporter: absolutely the media is all over the story. pistorius is olympic star. he made history at the london games last

public interest and who the applicant or accused is, it is of vital importance that the south african police service as they learn about the profile of the matter allocate a senior and experienced detective to take control of the crime scene with a view to testifying in court as a matter of course if bail is opposed. warrant officer bota said there are aspects of the defense portion with which he agreed and that were consistent with the defense's version of the applicant or the accused being in the passage insofar as the trajectory of the shots, but warrant officer bota's concessions by no way mean that he agreed with the defense's version, a version was put to him. he also had the state version that there were three cartridges in the bathroom and ballistics indicated that the shots were fired from 1.5 meters way. equally, he on more than one occasion repeated that he considered it improbable, he even went so far as to repeat as i've said that there were three cartridges in the bathroom. i want to highlight it can never be said that warrant officer bota is the state's case. it's his evidence that ma

it definitely didn't some from the south african police service. >>> plus squalid, smelly and steamy. >> i promise you none of my family members on there will probably never ever take another cruise. >> reporter: the cruise from hell, known as the carnival "triumph" just hours from docking in alabama, after being stranded in the middle of the gulf of mexico. what are the passengers getting, 500 bucks and this. >> at carnival our promise to our guests is to provide a great vacation experience. >>> also, mega merger, american, u.s. airways now the world's biggest airline. what it means for ticket prices. >>> and top dog. >> the affenpinscher. banana joe. >> the little black pooch packing up his best in show ribbon and a bag of chew toys and heading to wall street. >> joey, banana joe. >> banana joe ringing the opening bell live this hour. "newsro "newsroom" starts now. good morning, thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol costello. we start with a shocking valentine's day tragedy, the world renowned olympian oscar pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfri

it doesn't come from the south african police service. our detectives have been on the scene. >> reporter: steenkamp a model and victims' rights advocate planned to surprise her boyfriend. they acknowledged a history of domestic related phone calls from the house in the past. stats come wild by the united nations show south africa has the second highest rate of shooting deaths in the world and a high rate of assaults an robbery. miss tore you -- pistorius's home is in a secure area of pretoria it is common for people to own their own firearms. bill: he was the national figure in that country. >> reporter: absolutely. the media is all over the story. the pistorius is an olympic star and amputee runner. he made history last year in the summer games as the first am amputee to compete in the olympics. so-called "blade runner" campaigned for year to be able to compete against able-bodied athletes n 2012 his work paid off and he was cleared to compete with the world's top athletes. bill: thank you, elizabeth brand is working on the latest and w

this morning south africans are shocked by the latest twist. >> the police service seems to be very corrupt and not very efficient at what they do. >> reporter: the prosecution is arguing that the athlete should remain in custody for premeditated murder, but they say the evidence doesn't contradict the evidence claimed that he thought he was shooting an intruder. his friend kenny is in court to support him. >> only family and friends and fai faith, i think, is helping him hold up. >> reporter: it does seem increasingly likely that oscar pistorius will be granted bail. the case against him has been seriously weakened by several police blunlders and the prosecution is struggling to show that he's a strike risk or poses any serious threat, so he could be free to await his trial. charlie, norah? >> emma hurd, thank you. >>> now to washington on the automatic budget cuts that could happen next week. a new poll finds 40% of americans are willing to see those cuts take effect. government agencies are already sending out warnings while the president and congress are pointing fingers at each other.

services for her will held tomorrow. >> reporter: south african oscar pistorius is leaving racing now. he wants to focus on charges. the police arrested the double amputee track star on thursday. prosecutor says he shot his girlfriend at his home in the south african capital. he's charged with premeditated murder but he claims he thought he was shooting an intruder. >> it's tragic circumstance and it's unfolding. we can only give oscar our support at this time. >> reporter: now new details are being heard. she was in her night gown when she was first shot in the bedroom. she then ran in the bakts room and locked herself inside where she was shot in the head, hand, and arm. police took a 9 millimeter gunnen from the home and found a bloody bat. they visited him over the weekend and say they're standing by him. >> we have had overwhelming support for oscar from a lot of fans on a global scale, really on a global scale. >> reporter: locals prayed for pistorius and steenkamp at services on sunday. >> i think it's important for church to show. >> reporter: he's prepared for his court date later this week. >>> well, coming up on th

that he didn't phone what is south african -- the south african equivalent of 911, which is either the police who would have then immediately put him through to ambulance servicesl assistance. so fair questions being asked there. >> all right. we'll be watching, all along the way. that's for sure. dr. james grant, thanks so much for your time. >> my pleasure. >>> we're only nine days away from $85 billion in forced budget cuts and the white house and the republicans in congress, they're trading blame instead of trading ideas to avoid the drastic spending reductions that will impact almost every american. our national political correspondent, jim acosta, went to the white house to press for some answers today. jim, what did you hear? >> reporter: wolf and kate, the white house basically said it's up to the congress to act. so, forin other words, the whit house and the congress moved one step closer, one day closer to those automatic budget cuts that start going into effect at the end of next weekend. and as we've been saying throughout many of these manufactured crises, here we go again. the white house is sounding the alarm. poor children will be tossed out of

service between the 24th street station and daly city and some transfers on the blue line will be affected. >>> new information this morning about the murder investigation into olympic athlete oscar pistorius. south african policeat in the runner's home. detectives say they believe he either used that bat to break down the door of the bathroom where his girlfriend was hiding, or it's possible she used it in self-defense. investigators say either way, they have a, quote, rock solid case against pistorius, who has denied the murder charge. his best friend called him at 4 in the morning to say there had been a terrible morning, and that he wished god would, quote, take me away. >> it's so important, it's -- even made an impact in a positive or negative way. but just maintaining integrity. >> there is now outrage over last night's airing of a reality t.v. show featuring pistorius's girlfriend reeva steenkamp. she recorded the farewell message when she was voted off the program which is a takeoff of the american show survivor. women's rights groups accused producers over exploiting the death of the 2009-year-old model. >> i believe he would have been the next runner in south africa. it is a sad but abrupt end to a w