susan mcginnis in washington with details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, b betty. from the swell of questions and answers on day two of these talks, it seems that the -- it has been -- it was not a very good day for the obama administration, not a good day for that individual mandate. a lot of questions about whether americans can be compelled to buy anything from social security to broccoli. americans supporting and opposing president obama's health care overhaul make their voices heard outside the supreme court as justices wrap up historic arguments inside. 26 states are suing, calling it unconstitutional for the government to require americans to buy health insurance. court observers say conservative judges on the court appear ready to rule the individual mandate unconstitutional. justice kennedy is considered a moderate and could be the deciding fifth vote. he talked about how health care differs from other forms of commerce. >> that is different from what we have in previous. that changes the relationship of th

susan mcginnis is in washington to break down all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney is just about halfway there, almost halfway there delegateways, so strong position. illinois was a must win for both romney and santorum. despite romney taking illinois, santorum and for that matter all of the candidates, show no sign of giving up. mitt romney thanked supporters in illinois for his double-digit win over rick santorum. & >> what a night. wow. >> reporter: and immediately turned his focus to defeating president obama in november. >> it's time to say these words -- this word -- enough. we've had enough. >> reporter: exit polls showed the economy was the most important issue among voters in illinois. mitt romney says it's his number one priority. >> i'm running for president because i have the experience and the vision to get us out of this mess. >> reporter: cbs news estimates romney will take 41 of illinois's 54 delegates, widening his overall lead. >> at some point romney gets to be able to say, these other guys are spoilers. i'm going to get there. why are we d

susan mcginnis with the latest from the campaign trail. >> that's good news.u. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum into this week's primary contests. he celebrated another win last night easily capturing all of puerto rico's 20 delegates. >> the hispanic voters are going to vote for the republicans if we stand something, conservative principles that bring growth and good jobs and rising home values. >> reporter: he spoke to supporters in illinois where polls show he's locked in a tight battle with rick santorum. as romney gains an even bigger lead in the delegate count, his wife is calling on republicans to end the fight for the nomination. >> it's time for us to get behind one candidate and get the job done so we can move on to the next job which is bringing us one step closer to defeating barack obama. >> reporter: but all of the other three republican contenders say they're not going anywhere. santorum says romney hasn't proven he's a good enough candidate. >> this a primary process where somebody had a huge advantage, huge money advantage, hu

susan mcginnis is in hard-hit henryville, indiana with the recovery efforts. susan? >> reporter: ann, this town, this tiny town right here is among the hardest hit from these tornadoes in the entire midsection of the nation. this picture shows just what 170 mile-per-hour winds can do. in this very tight knit religious town, you can imagine how they spent their sunday. >> yoblg there's hope lost. there's hope renewed. >>> nurse penny mitchell drove 5 hours from chicago to help. >> ms. necessarily? >> reporter: she went door to door, checking on residents like june knew, who says in the midst of the devastation, she feels blessed. >> look around you. there's a lot left, a lot left. >> reporter: sheriffs deputies delivered bottled water, helping people take shelter in the church basement when the storm hit. >> the church is the building, the church is the people. >> reporter: the town spent sunday praying, cleaning up after friday's devastating tornadoes, a sight repeated across the midwest, including hard-hit kentucky. he spent meals in west liberty, kentucky. >> i kno

susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. this is a little sketchy. >> reporter: definitely. good morning. mitt romney long battled the reputation of being a flip-flopper and now a comment from one of his own advisers is churning up those concerns and it all centers around an etch-a-sketch. just as republicans begin to coalesce around gop front-runner, mitt romney, he's forced to defend himself after a campaign stop in maryland. >> it's an honor to be here. >> reporter: one of his advisers talking about the general election compared the fall campaign to an etch-a-sketch saying you can shake it up and start all over again. romney says his positions won't change. >> i'm running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican governor. i'll be running as a conservative republican nominee for president. the policies and positions are the same. >> reporter: at campaign stops throughout louisiana, rick santorum pounced on the gaffe. >> that should be comforting to all of you who are voting in this primary. that whoeve

susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: 15-year-old courtney cummings walked with her parents past the wrecked high school in indiana this morning. the ninth grader won't be back in school any time soon. >> i want to be there. i want to be in my classes. i want to see my teachers and i want to see my friends. >> reporter: tornadoes killed at least 39 people and displaced thousands in five states. the latest victim was angel backcock. she was found alive in a field in indiana on friday after the rest of her family died. many hoped she would be the miracle survivor but the toddler died from her injuries sunday night. a new coating of snow that fell after the storm is complicating cleanup in many parts of kentucky andeanian. utility workers are trying to restore power as quickly as possible. >> they spray painted on the ground where we're going to put our poles and we can't see the spray paint. we have to try to clear the snow off to make sure we don't hit utilities in the ground. >> reporter: the winter weather is also making conditions hazardous for homeowners trying to survey damage an

susan mcginnis reports. >> no justice! >> reporter: protesters chanted for justice as thousands packed a florida park demanding action for an unarmed teenager killed by a neighborhood watchman. >> you want an arrest? >> reporter: they're calling for the prosecution of george zimmerman. he claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. the 17-year-old was killed while visiting his family in sanford last month. >> he didn't deserve to die. and i pledge i will not let my son die in vein. >> reporter: zimmerman was never arrested and there are questions about whether or not race played a role in the investigation. >> enough's enough's, we are tired of going to jail for nothing and others going home for something. >> reporter: the congresswoman representing sanford, florida, says martin's case will be the focus of a hate crime hearing on capitol hill next week. mounting pressure forced the police chief to step down temporarily. >> i do this in the hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to the city, which has been in turmoil.

susan mcginnis with the story that is giving crews reason to hope. >> reporter: first-responders combed through the rubble, searching for the survivors. >>> we hope we haven't let any stone unturned. >> reporter: this crew picked up a photo album that they hope to get to its owner. >> we have had several families say after the fact, they will say that is the only picture we found. that is all we have left of our family. >> reporter: the tornado demolished the town, sending a school bus into a building, dropping a tractor- trailer on a gas station. the tornado that tore through henryville headed across the state line into eastern kentucky. cutting a path of destruction 52-miles long. the national weather service is classifying it as f--4. >> as it in that violent category that most tornadoes never come near to. >> reporter: and young survivor is recovering at a louisville hospital. rescuers in salem, indiana found the 2-year-old anyway field here her home. in ohio, a twister tore and the area. back in hen rieville, long-time henryville is trying to stay positive. jones will have to start

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> syria's neighboring countries are rushing to prepare camps near the borders to handle refugees fleeing the fighting. >>> d.c. fire investigators say they responded to a blaze on the ninth floor of the f.b.i. building. it happened just before 2:00 this morning. the fire started out in a cleaning cart. no one was hurt. a cause is under investigation but the authorities do not believe this is a case of arson. >>> new at noon, montgomery county police have charged two people with the murder of an aspen hill man. the victim was found along superior street near elizabeth street around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. all police are saying about the victim at this time he that he is a young man. the investigation is still in its early stages. police are trying to find a motive. they say the men all knew each other. >> we were just talking -- we are just talking with him at police headquarters right now. we believe we have the person who was there at the scene at the time of the shooting. >> we now know who the suspects are that have been charged. 19-year-old an

susan mcginnis, cbs news, henryville, indiana. >>> and republican candidates are scattered across the country today. courting voters in three different states ahead of super tuesday. one of the 10 contests tomorrow will have a lot of attention on it. and that will be the one in ohio. the polls show that mitt romney is gaining ground, putting him in a virtual tie with rick santorum. today, the former pennsylvania senator reminded voters in the buckeye state that the white house will be one with ideas, and not dollars. >> but this race is not going to be won or lost in the fall on money. this race is going to be won or loss on someone who can capture the imagine nation of the american people. >> reporter: newt gingrich is focusing his attention on his former home state of georgia, while ron paul is headed to alaska. the first candidate to visit that state this year. >>> and an emotional plea for help from a local man who is desperate to lose several hundred pounds and apparently it is already working. representatives from the dr. phil show have reportedly contacted 23-year-old robert gi

susan mcginnis in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the central issue this week the supreme court will hear is whether it's constitutional to require americans to buy health insurance. but today the court is going to hear arguments about whether it's legal for them to even decide on this law before key elements of it go into effect. people have been lining up outside the supreme court all weekend. they want a seat to watch historic arguments over whether or not president obama's health care law is constitutional. today is day one of arguments. the focus, should the high court postpone a decision since the law doesn't go into full effect until 2014. the law requires what's called an individual mandate, meaning all americans must buy health insurance or face a fine. tomorrow's main question is, can congress force people to buy something? 26 states are opposed and some lawyers say if the court upholds the law, it could have far-reaching consequences. >> if the administration wins on this one, it is, frankly, hard to see what would be left

susan mcginnis reports that federal investigators are leading the inquiry. >> reporter: the passengers had to pin down in midair has been charged with interfering with a flight crew. a federal affidavit states captain clayton osbon became incoherent tuesday while at the controls and turned off the plane's radios. according to documents the 49- year-old then told his copilot we need to take a leap of faith and we're not going to vegas. >> reporter: realizing there was a problem, the copilot locked the captain out of the cockpit and requested an emergency landing. mark saluk was sitting in the front row. >> i'm looking at this happening and he's getting more and more violent. >> reporter: when the incident escalated he helped subdue the captain. >> he started yelling inside you know to the flight deck you know throttle to idle. throttle to idle. al-qaeda is here. >> reporter: what caused the captain's behavior is still noton. the fbi is forget -- known. the fbi is investigating. he has no disciplinary records. fred walker also a pilot, says he's known osbon for at least ten years. >> he

susan mcginnis in washington with the latest. good to see you. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. rick santorum may have hurt himself in puerto rico when he said english would have to be the official language there if it were to attain statehood. now on to illinois with mitt romney holding a comfortable lead. >> that's good news. thank you. >> reporter: mitt romney will carry more momentum into this week's primary contest. he celebrated another win last night, easily capturing all of pourt ricoh's 20 delegates. >> they're going to vote for republicans if we stand for something, conservative principles that bring growth and good jobs and rising home values. >> reporter: he spoke to supporters in illinois where polls show he's locked in a title battle with rick santorum. the state holds its primary tomorrow. as romney gains an even bigger, lead in the delegate count, his wife is calling on republicans to end the fight for the nomination. >> it's time for us to get behind one candidate and get the job done so we can move on to the next j

susan mcginnis has more. good morning, susan. this has a lot of people talking. >> reporter: definitely. good morning, betty. this odd behavior may have started even before that flight took off. this pilot was late for the flight that day. he missed the preflight briefing. according to an affidavit, these incoherent comments happened at takeoff. jetblue pilot passengers had to pin down in midair who has been charged with interfering with a flight crew. a federal affidavit say captain clayton osbon became incoherent tuesday while at the controls and turned off the plane's radios. according to documents, the 49-year-old then told his co-pilot, we need to take a leap of faith and we're not going to vegas. >> jetblue 191 we have to go into amarillo requiring an emergency. >> reporter: realizing there was a problem, the co-pilot locked the captain out of the cockpit and requested an emergency landing. mark was sitting in the front row. >> i'm looking at this happening and i'm -- he's getting more and more violent. >> reporter: when th

susan mcginnis reports from hard-hit henryville, indiana. >> reporter: utility crews are working to get the lights back on in henryville. thousands are still without power in the areas hardest hit by this weekend's tornados. at henryville high school, they used heavy equipment to scoop up the debris. courtney cummings is a freshman. >> i want to be there. i want to be there, i want to be in my classes, i want to see my teachers, and i want to be with my friends. >> reporter: school has been canceled for at least the rest of the week. just like the work crews and residents, volunteers are working overtime, taking in loads of donations and handing them out. >> it's going to take a long time to rebuild, but this is great community, and there's a lot of hope here, and we're going to get through it. >> reporter: 15-month-old angel babcock is the storm's latest victim. rescuers found her alone in an indiana field, but she died two days later. her father, mother, and two siblings also died. the whole family was laid to rest monday in salem, indiana. >> it's just a nightmare. everybody's just t

susan mcginnis reports tonight the shooting is almost certain to spark a new round of anti- american protests. >> reporter: victims were covered with blankets in the back of a truck as villagers examined one of three homes attacked. witnesses say an american soldier opened fire in two villages killing 16 people including nine children and three women. several others were wounded not far from a u.s. base in southern afghanistan. >> u.s. forces are providing the highest level of care for those injured. we are still attempting to ascertain the facts. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the suspect, from fort lewis, washington, was on his first tour of after been stan but had served a couple of prior tours in iraq. afghan president hamid karzai called it an assassination and says the shooting cannot be forgiven. president obama phoned karzai to offer condolences and express his shock and sadness. nato is working with local villagers to help understand what happened. >> what's the motivation of the perpetrator? it has to be found out in the investigation. >> reporter: the shooting could not

susan mcginnis has more on the recovery efforts. >> reporter: ann, this is one of the hardest hit areasidwest, here in henryville, indiana. today, second day of cleanup, a very emotional and painful day for the folks here. as you could imagine, being a religious community and being on a sunday, the church services really brought out the community. sunday services at churches across henryville were emotional. church goers wiped away tears and hugged one another. >> what we're hearing is people who have lost everything are showing up to help their neighbors and friends and family. and so i don't believe there's hope lost. there's hope renewed. >> reporter: nurse penny mitchell drove 5 hours from chicago to help. >> miss nell? >> reporter: she went door to door, checking on residents, like june ngu, who says in the devastation, she feels blessed. >> look around you. there is a lot left, a lot left. >> reporter: sheriffs deputies delivered bottled water, helping people take shelter in a church basement when the storms hit. that building is now gone. >> i was telling everybody, the church is

susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> today the top u.s. command near afghanistan is scheduled to testify before the senate armed services committee. he will address the deaths of afghan civilians and burning of qurans at a u.s. base in afghanistan. the general is expected to tell congress the u.s. should stick with its strategy and not speed up its withdrawal despite recent events. general allen will also tell lawmakers the coalition and its afghan allies have made sustainable progress against the insurgency. he's scheduled to deliver similar testimony before the senate on thursday. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians could be formally charged as soon as this week. staff sergeant robert bales met with his lawyer yesterday and will continue discussions the next few days. >> the lawyer says the soldier wasn't drunk the night of the shooting spree and doesn't remember the massacre. randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: moving trucks hauled away the contents of staff sergeant bales' washington state home, a week after

as susan mcginnis reports, the incident is almost certain to spark a new round of antiamerican protests. >> reporter: victims were covered with blankets in the back of a truck, as villagers examined one of three homes attacked. witnesses say an american soldier opened fire in two villages, killing 16 people, including nine children, and three women. several others were wounded not far from a u.s. base in southern afghanistan. >> u.s. forces are providing the highest level of care for those injured. we are still attempting to ascertain the facts. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the suspect from fort lewis, washington was on his first tour of afghanistan, but had served a couple of prior tours in iraq. afghan president hamid karzai called it an assassination and says the shooting cannot be forgiven. president obama phoned karzai to offer condolences and express his shock and sadness. nato is working with local villagers to help understand what happened. >> what the motivation of the perpetrator has to be found out in the investigation. >> reporter: the shooting could not have come at a

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susan mcginnis has details. >> good morning, betty. it is starting. the gop candidate have been hogging the spotlight for months now and the president has been out there at some events speaking sort of campaign-like. but you can really tell that he and the vice president are out there now and they're laying it on thick. >> when he faced his country -- >> president obama's campaign team is enlisting the help of hollywood. >> we would see rewards from tough decisions he had made. >> oscar winning actor tom hanks narrates this 17-minute campaign documentary that highlights president obama's first term. the video is just the latest sign the president's reelection campaign is in full swing. today he flies to chicago and atlanta for fundraisers and he's starting to attack the republicans. >> we're starting to see a lot of politicians talking a lot but not doing much. >> vice president joe biden is traveling to battleground states and going after the gop candidates even harder. >> if you give any one of these guys the keys to the white house, they will bankr

susan mcginnis is in indiana tonight in one of the hardest hit areas. >> reporter: the pews at st. francis xavier church in henryville were packed for emotional services. parishioners wiped away tears and hugged each other. by day's end the pews were overflowing with donated clothing. outside the church, smoke and gyms rolls out the barbecue to see grateful crowds. >> lot of times in these situations people don't get any hot food. so we decided to come down and cook for everybody. >> reporter: nurse penny mitchell drove five hours from chicago to help. >> miss neil? >> reporter: she went door to door checking on residents like june new who said she feels blessed in the midst of the devastation. >> there's a lot left. look around you. there's a lot left. >> reporter: but the death toll rose on sunday, 15-month-old angel back cock who was found alive in a field died of her injuries. a curfew remains in effect from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. officials fear looting and want to keep people safe from things like downed power lines and gas leaks. the downtown area of hard hit west liberty, ke

susan mcginnis is in henryv, indiana with the latest. su. wayne jones is shifting thrh what's left of his henryvil, to work around the clock to search for for the missing d where she used to work. >> i don't see any possible way anybody could have survived this. >> the tornado that came through henryville moved with such force, it blew the back wall off of the high school gym here. devastation like this stretches across the midwest and south. a shot from the air shows the storm's path through kentucky, in a town of west liberty, the national guard joined state police searching for survivors. residents who got out alive are not allowed to go home yet. >> it was declared marshal law and we are asking everybody to stay out. as you can see it, is a very dangerous area. >> in ohio, a twister tore up the town of moscow. and at least one person died in alabama. where the first storm started friday morning. back in henryville, wayne jones is trying to stay positive. >> i have insurance that covers everything. i will just pay everything off. and star

susan mcginnis begins the coverage tonight from henryville, indiana. >> reporter: first responders combed through the rubble searching for tornado survivors. >> we just hope that we've not left any stone unturned at this point. >> reporter: the crew in henryville, indiana picked up a photo album they hope to get to it owner. >> after the fact they'll say that's the only picture we found of the family we have left. >> reporter: the tornado demolished the townsending a school bus into a building, dropping a tractor-trailer on a gas station and shearing the walls off of homes. >> i've seen some of the most incredible and intense damage i've ever seener. >> it headed into eastern kentucky cutting a path of destruction 52 miles long. >> reporter: the national weather service is saying it's an f 4. >> it's in the violent category that most tornadoes never come anywhere near to. >> reporter: one young survivor is recovering in louisville. rescuers found the 2-year-old in a field near her home. in ohio a twister tore up the town of moscow killing two people and a few people died in alabama. back

as susan mcginnis reports congress may soon get involved. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: protestors chanted for justice as thousands packed a florida park demanding action for an unarmed teenager killed by a neighborhood watchman. >> you want an arrest? >> reporter: they're calling for the prosecution of george zimmerman, he claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. the 17-year-old was killed while visiting his family in sanford last month. >> he didn't deserve to die. and i pledge i will not let my son die in vain. >> reporter: zimmerman was never arrested and there are questions about whether or not race played a role in the investigation. >> enough is enough! we are tired of going to jail for nothing. and nothing going home for something. >> reporter: the congresswoman representing sanford, florida says martin's case will be the focus of a hate crime hearing on capitol hill next week. the sanford police chief stepped down temporarily. >> i do this in the hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to the city which has been in turmoil. >> reporter: we have learned the suspect

in washington, susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> syria's neighboring countries are rushing to prepare camps near the borders to handle refugees fleeing the fight being. >>> the trend of warm weather in our area today. wjz found lots of people outside in short sleeves. just enjoying the pleasant conditions. so beautiful out there. the sun was out earlier. the clouds are definitely moving in, though. and it was pretty windy outside today. meteorologist tim williams is updating temperatures in first warning doppler radar. and tim, should i say it was breezy today? >> actually, mary, i think today you could probably get away with windy today. winds have been up around the 20 to 25-mile-per-hour range today. that's a little above breezy conditions. and 35-mile-per-hour gusts. right now, we are looking at 25- mile-per-hour winds. 72 degrees at the top of the hour. and the new temperatures are now coming in. 30.07. barometer is in control. that southwest wind is still bringing in very, very mild air. and as i mentioned, the temperatures are starting to fluctuate. 72 still at bwi marshall. 52

in washington, susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> the arguments will continue through tomorrow.a ruling is now expected in june. >>> gas prices are creeping closer to the $4 mark. prices here in baltimore climbed six cents a gallon this week. right now the average price is $3.93. and experts think prices will jump over the next few weeks another 10 to 20 cents. >>> to sports with less than two weeks to go until opening day the orioles are trimming down the roster. they have cut nine players including bergesen and berken. new pitcher tommy hunter had his best performance of the spring playing the pirates, hunter pitched six shut out innings striking out five batters. the orioles beat the pirates 4- 1 yesterday. there are now just ten days to go until the home opener. and of course we've got one of the most beautiful ballparks in the country and there year it is turning 20 years old. here's jessica kartalija to insplay the big changes underway to -- explain the big changes underway to make the stadium even more fan friendly. >> reporter: the countdown is on to the start of the new

as susan mcginnis reports for we'll, -- wjz, the copilot is now being called a hero for what he did. >> reporter: the family of a jet blue copilot, credited with taking control of a midair incident, says jason dowd doesn't want to be called a hero. court documents reveal he diffused the situation, when pilot jason osbun became increasingly incoherent. the copilot's father-in-law says he is not surprised doud knew what to do. >> he is a great guy. probably the best son-in-law i could have. give you the shirt off his back if you want it. >> reporter: investigators say he got osbun out of the cockpit, locked the doors and took command. passengers say osbun then started yelling up and down the aisles. doud then asked passengers to restrain the captain. together, the crew requested an emergency landing. >> jet blue 191, declaring emergency. >> we're going to have to go into amarillo to declare an emergency at this time. >> reporter: the fbi will review the plane's cockpit voice recorder to learn more about how events unfolded. investigators have also interviewed doud. >> reporter: he hasn

susan mcginnis reports for wjz from henryville, indiana. where residents have new problems to contend with. snow. >> reporter: utility crews are working to restore power. downed power lines and gas leaks other big -- are are the biggest concerns. at head rivo high school, workers use equipment to scoop up the wreckage. courtne cummings is a freshman. >> i want to be there. i want to be in my classrooms. and i want to see my teachers and i want to see my friends. >> reporter: school has been canceled for at least the rest of the week. >> reporter: they are wasting no time cleaning up henryville. and insurance companies can be seen all around town. >> this is going to take time to rebuild. but this is a great community and we'll get through it. >> reporter: angel babcock. rescuers found her alone in an indiana field. but she died two days later. her father, mother, and two siblings also died n. north carolina -- died. in north carolina, a 17-year- old was thrown hundreds ever feet into an interstate. >> the top half of the house came off and

susan mcginnis is in washington to explain it all. good morn, susan. >> hey, good morning, betty. today is the most critical of the three days at the supreme court and folks are camped out outside hoping to get a seat inside to witness the arguments in this case because the outcome is going to impact virtually every american. day one of the historic protest brought out protesters. today they tackled the most controversial part of president obama's health care law, the so-called individual mandate. it requires americans to buy health coverage or pay a fine. attorneys general from 26 states have sued saying the government kept do that. >> we have all kinds of national problems be it global warming or anything else. if they suggest that have to buy a service to solve that problem the relationship has changed forever. >> reporter: a new survey shows more than half of the respond t respondents don't like the survey and more than 47% disapprove of the overhaul. four justices were appointed under democratic president, five under republicans. monday lawyers argued whether the court can de

in washington, susan mcginnis, 9news now. >>> "cbs this morning" has much more on this case.t the top of the hour, they're going to have a live report from sanford, florida including more from trayvon martin's parents. >>> the plan to put a tax surcharge on big earners is moving forward in maryland. the house of delegates advanced a major tax package thursday. among the provisions a tax hike for individuals making more than $100,000. and couples making more than $150,000. the house plan would generate about $220 million in additional revenue that's less than an opposing tax plan being considered in the state senate. >>> the government is watching you and it's keeping the information it gathers even longer than it used to. the "washington post" reports counterterrorism officials can hold on to data if gathered about you for up to five years. the timeline used to be 180 days for people with no known connection to terrorism. data includes visa and travel records, the plan was approved by the obama administration and the justice department thursday. the white house says the move

susan mcginnis has the latest from washington >> just as republicans began to coalesce around gop front runner mitt romney he is forced to defend himself after a campaign stop in maryland >> it is an honor to be here >> one of his advisers talking about the general election compared the fall campaign to end etch up sketch saying you can shake it up and start all over again. romney says his positions will not change >> i was a conservative republican governor and i will be running as a conservative republican nominee, hopefully, and the policies and positions are the same >> at a campaign stop rick santorum pounced on it >> -accompanied to all of you who are voting in this primary that whoever you vote for will be a completely new candidates >> the comment comes as romney gains more support. former florida gov. jed bush endorsed him and says it is time for the gop to unite. president obama is focusing more on his reelection and is defending its energy policy while campaigning can't pineville louisiana, new gingrich said the president is depending too much on foreign countries to lower ga

susan mcginnis reports for wjz. >> reporter: government forces in syria launched a new wave of deadly crackdowns targeting rebels trying to overthrow the regime. the fighting has left at least 7500 dead. the conflicts began nearly a year ago and show no signs of ending. >> world leaders, including president obama, are calling on the syrian president to stop the attacks and up and down. so far the top officials have remained loyal to him, but a high-ranking member of his government posted a video to youtube announcing that he is dissecting. read from a piece of paper saying, i do not want to end my life servicing crime of this regime. this. >> pentagon officials told lawmakers they are considering a range of options to stop the bloodshed. everything from arming the rebels to the possibility of military action. >> ahead of the senate foreign relations committee says and nobody wants to sit on the sidelines that he believes now is not the time to strike. >> it is not libya. they have a very sophisticated missile defenses system, and they have a stronger military. >> but the calls for act