we have our primary reporter suzanne malveaux. >> it's been six and a half hours since these voting centers have been opened, and i have to tell you it's not as high as they had hoped or would expect for a number of reasons. that's because, first of all, after the cnn gop debate about a week ago, they all hightailed it out of here, went to places like michigan and those states that are more competitive. the second reason, however, is that romney is in the lead. they expect romney will do well fr a number of reasons. he's got the endorsement of the governor, jan brewer, as well as john mccain. the one person, brooke, he does not have the endorsement of that he did back in 2008, that is sheriff joe arpaio, maricopa county. he is a very controversial figure, he is a very powerful figure. we caught up with him at an art fair over the weekend. he's the guy, and you might see these pictures here signing the pink underwear -- he became famous for putting pink underwear and pink handcuffs on criminals to fight crime. took out coffee, salt

. >> suzanne malveaux saying sarah palin? you want to weigh in? >> there you go, sarah palin. you have inside scoop, suzanne? >> i think no way. that is my inside scoop. >> we got everybody's attention, didn't we? >> thanks, paul. >> top of the hour, that does it for us and suzanne malveaux, who knows everything presidential including our debate of course wednesday night, 8:00 eastern here on cnn you won't want to miss it probably the last debate, right? it's possible. >> before super tuesday, yeah. a big one. we'll be watching of course. nice to see you. >> how bright you are today. >> going to be a good day. >> coming up on easter. >> thank you. >> have a great day. >> live from studio 7 i'm suzanne malveaux. get you up to speed, a former california teacher charged with lewd acts against children, goes to court a half hour from now. mark berendt bound and gagged some of the children and took photos. some show cockroaches on the kids faces and mouths, really awful. others showing girls with plastic spoons held to their mouths. police believed they were filled with semen. >>> f

>> next two hours, suzanne malveaux. >> i can't top that. >> it's hard. coming off that paul steinhauser energy, you have to bump it up a notch. >> live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up it speed for this thursday, february 9th. at least 126 more people have been killed in syria already today. now, that is according to opposition activists on the front lines. this is the day five of the government's brutal onslaught in homs, day five, where neighborhoods are now raging battlegrou battlegrounds. a doctor there said bodies began coming in before the sunrise and says everyone is waiting to die. an activist echoed that earlier on cnn. >> what keeps you going? >> we have no choice, no other choice. we are dying slightly, and we tried to save each other at least, i mean, to keep somebody alive. because we believe we are all going to die here. >> with the death toll rising by the day, the u.n. is expected to take up an arab league proposal calling for a joint monitoring mission in syria. neighboring turkey, which has been critical of the

i'm suzanne malveaux.his plan would lower the overall tax rate from 35% to 28%. ed portland's plan will limit the ability of corporations to shift profits overseas. we now have video from the scene where two western journalists were killed in heavy shelling today in syria. they are demanding access to the city of homs to remove the bodies. marie colvin was a veteran journalist and remi ochlik. now, remi was on anderson 360 just last night. >> we're talking this is kind of poor, popular neighborhood. the floor that i am in. there are no military targets here. there is the free syrian army. heavily out numbered and outgunned and rocket propelled grenades but they don't have a base. >> new protests rage across afghanistan over the burning of kwor rans at a military base. the commander of nato forces say the burning was a mistake. the qarans was among other materials. they plan to train troops on handling religious materials. >>> we're getting news about a deadly train crash in arge gener general tina. a plane

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live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you you especially to speed for this wednesday, february 8th. rick santorum shakes up the republican race. he's coming off a three state sweep in minnesota, colorado and missouri. is an or rum hopes to cash in on his big wins. today he's in texas because an adviser says that is where the money is. so santorum said money isn't everything, but it's part of the game. >> we're doing very well raising money. i think last night we raised about a quarter of a million dollars online. and we feel like going forward we'll have the money we need to make the case we want to make. >> sap tore rum's rivals are nursing their wounds looking ahead to the next dates on the election calendar. newt gingrich is in ohio, one of the ten states holding haekss on super tuesday, march 6th. gingrich is hoping those races will revive in some way his campaign. mitt romney also looking for a win in colorado yesterday. now he's trying to rebound from his loss to sap tore rum. nonstop shelling is said to

i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed.t's up by 25 points. highest level in four years. final preparations are under way now for a farewell, not just a pop superstar but a daughter, a mother, a friend. whitney houston's funeral is tomorrow in the church where she sang as a child. the pastor says the service is going to be personal, dignified, and a gathering of celebrities, including aretha franklin. on the "today" show she talked about the difficulty of singing at this service tomorrow. >> it's not going to be easy. i can tell you that. it's not going to be easy. but cissy asked me to do and i'll just try to do my best. >> do you know what you're going to sing? >> i'm not really sure right now. not really sure. >> heavy shelling pounding the city of homs for a fourth straight day. it's said to have hit a civilian building. an opposition group says nine bodies were found in homs this morning. >>> congress is halfway done approving a payroll tax cut extension a short time ago. the house passed it by a vote 293-132. right no

and suzanne malveaux takes it and suzanne malveaux takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome. i want to get you up to speed on this february 1st. it is probably the biggest expense in the monthly budget, the mortgage. the president outlines a plan to help you get a lower borrowing rate which could save the average homeowner $3,000 a year. we will bring tote you live the remarks, and also we are going to break down the numbers. >>> mitt romney with momentum, and he is on the move today after his decisive win in the florida primary. romneymle campaigns in minnesota before heading west to las vegas. ron paul is on the campaign trail in vegas as well. he has a stop there next hour. and also next hour, rick santorum campaigning in colorado. and later, newt gingrich holding a rally in reno, nevada. >>> mitt romney's win in florida follows a brutal and bitter campaign already, but it paid off for romney who won by 46% of the vote compared to 32% for gingrich, and rick santorum got 13% of the vote as ron paul got 7%. on the starting point, mitt romney said it didn't bothe

suzanne malveaux, we know you have a lot coming up. thanks so much. >>> cnn tonight, two more opportunities for someone to separate themselves from their republican competition. coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries begins at 6:00 eastern with the special edition of "john king u.s.a." that's followed by cnn's complete live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. >>> syria's government is stepping up its shelling attacks. opposition groups in syria say at least 57 civilians have been killed today. there are also reports that the bodies of nearly 60 men were near homs. journalists are restricted from syria. details aren't clear. a british journalist has escaped sir yeah paul conroy was wounded in the same attack that killed american journalist marie colvin. the sunday times newspaper said he was smuggled into another country. >> let's see what zain verjee says with a look of some of the headlines. zain, the european union trying to at least cut off syria financially. >> re

top of the hour, i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed.hot and wounded when a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria of a high school 30 miles east of cleveland. the suspecteded shooter, who they think is a student, is in custody. i just spoke to someone and the students are being treated. one is in stable condition and one in serious condition. no word about how the other three are doing. students say it was chaotic. people basically running for their lives. the s.w.a.t. team let a few parents inside at the time to get kids and the parents were frantic. just listen to this. >> our units responded with the sheriff's department, state patrol and a lot of other agencies that i can mention at a later time. but a tremendous arrival time. we got there and we were given notification by the dispatcher that one of the teachers happened to chase the shooting suspect out of the building immediately at that point. our officers entered the building. went to the five injured students and ems was right behind the door and made sure the building was safe to

i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed.in the city of homs is now in the third week. world powers are meeting today, mapping out a plan to get humanitarian aid in and the dead and wounded out. the friends of syria group include the u.s., european and arab nations. we're hearing for the first time as well that arab nations have started supplying arms to syrian rebels. >>> protesters back on the streets of afghanistan for a fourth straight day voicing outrage over the burning of korans by troops at a u.s. military base. afghan officials say eight people have been killed in today's demonstrations. nato says burning the koran was a mistake and has apologized as has president obama. >>> all right. can't get a break when it comes to gas prices. regular shot up 12 cents. that was this week along. nationwide, the average price for a gallon of gas, $3.64. in some parts of the country, gas is already more than $4 a gallon. it's becoming an election year a hot button issue that president obama is addressing. >> anybody who tells you t

i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed.y identified as jose says he's in this country legally. he spoke to our own miguel mar kwez in this exclusive interview. >> at some point you felt used and then threatened? >> yes. >> why threatened? >> i got a text from him directly on my phone saying that i will never have business, that my family will be contacted. >>> in washington state, an avalanche kills three skiers in the cascade mountains. about 12 skiers got caught in a snow slide. one of them survived because she used an avalanche air system that works like an air bag. >>> senators are meeting with cairo today. they are talking about 19 americans facing criminal charges. the trial is set to begin on sunday. senators mccain and graham joined us with details about how those talks are going. >> we have met with the supreme counsel and also the field marshal who is the head of the provisional government, as you know, the speaker of the parliament. we met with the head of the muslim brotherhood and emphasized the importance of i

suzanne malveaux is up next. last time we tried to talk super bowl, we realized we couldn't have the conversation. how about jeremy lin? >> i'm not really this short next to you, fred. although you are tall. >> this time i'm standing. >> thank you. have a great day. >>> i want to get you up to speed for this thursday, february 16th. >>> more fierce attacks today across syria as the revolt continues and enters its 12th month. the u.n. general assembly plans to stroet this afternoon on a resolution condemning president assad for the brutal crackdown. our journalists in syria say government forces appear to be losing their tight grip across the northern part of the country. we're going to get a firsthand account on the ground from cnn's ivan watson. >> reporter: young men and old sit on the ground chain-smoking next to assault rifles, but they say they've gotten these weapons within the last couple of months. they're trying to protect their communities, their families and villages by laying rings of improvised land

. >>> live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux, get you up to speed for this friday, february 3rd. encouraging news about the job market today, hiring ramped up in january, the up employment rate went down for the fifth straight month. labor department says employers added 243,000 jobs last month. that's more than economists actually predicted. the unemployment rate dipped to 8.3%. more of the numbers, including a look at what kinds of jobs were added. >>> president obama has a plan to put veterans back to work as police officers and firefighters. he is going to outline his plan in his speech this hour, 11:25 eastern t would give grants to communities that hire vet traps of iraq and afghanistan. fire departments would get grants to hire and train these veterans. the map would also put veterans to work in the nation's parks. we expect that there is going to be strong opposition from congress over the plan because $5 billion price tag. >>> just one day away from nevada caucuses, most presidential candidates campaigning there today, all on the trail in nevada, trying to pick up any la

. >>> live from studio 7, suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed for monday, february 6. a father does the unthinkable, setting his own home on fire, killing his two young sons and himself. police in washington state say josh powell started the fire yesterday, moments after a social worker dropped the children off for a supervised visit. powell had lost custody of the boys, and he was a suspect in his wife's disappearance. he sent an e-mail saying only "i'm sorry, good-bye." a neighbor describes what he saw. >> i just knew that if there was anyone in there, they didn't survive. you could tell that instantly from what we saw. i can't imagine anyone killing their children. i just -- that's beyond anything i can imagine someone doing. >>> the state department shut down the embassy in syria hours ago. they are urging americans now to get out. syrian activists describe a weekend bloodbath that left hundreds dead in the city of homs. another 46 syrians are said to have been killed. activists accuse the syrian government of intensifying the brutal crackdown. russia and china gav

suzanne malveaux joining us from phoenix, arizona. thanks so much. >>> in chardon, ohio, this morning teachers are returning to work at chardon high. the school doors are being opened to any students who want to come in and talk with the counselors there about monday's deadly shooting. a third student, 16-year-old demetrius hewlin has died. daniel parmertor was killed. russell king jr. is brain dead and we have the frantic calls to 911 from students inside the school when this shooting began monday morning. >> did you see the shooter? are you a student? >> yes. yes, i'm a student. i was right by the shooter when he pulled the gun. >> okay. who was the shooter? >> his name is thomas lane. >> can you tell me how many? >> i saw him take out two and then i was -- i was gone. i was out of there. >> okay. were the students still alive? >> i don't know, ma'am. i didn't even check. i just got out of there as fast as i could. >> okay. but they went down, right? >> yeah. they were -- they were laying on the ground in blood. >> boy, the voice is

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"cnn newsroom" continues now with susan malveaux live in one of those states, phoenix, arizona. suzanne? >> thank you, deb. live from phoenix, arizona, where voters are picking the republican presidential candidate today. i'm suzanne malveaux, i want to get you up to speed for this tuesday, february 28th. >>> sad news from ohio. another victim of the school shooting has died. the medical examiner says that 17-year-old russell king was declared brain dead early this morning. the alleged shooter identified by student witnesses as t.j. lane makes an appearance in juvenile court. that is happening this afternoon. ohio's attorney general says he thinks it is likely that the suspect is going to be tried as an adult. a lawyer for his family says the young man is distraught, remorseful. but a student who was grazed by a bullet says the shooter didn't look like that way during the attack. >> his face was expressionless. it looked like he was on a mission and he knew that he was about to do it. >> we're going to go straight to a police news press conference happening in ohio. let's bring that to

saw zan m suzanne malveaux talked to some business owners in phoenix. take a look. >> all right.way we go. welcome to my office. >> reporter: it's beautiful. >> got the best view in town. >> reporter: the view, phoenix, arizona. small business owner kevin flanagan. how long have you been doing this? >> i've been flying hot air balloons for 28 years now. i've been the luckiest guy around. >> reporter: but kevin's luck is running out. >> the propane makes it fly, and it seems whenever the gas prices go up, the propane prices shoot up as well. a few years ago we were at about $1.85 a gallon and now it's 2.99 there are a gallon, just kind of overnight. >> reporter: how does that affect your profits? >> it takes any profit away. i would say most operators are at break even. >> reporter: we decided to come here at the desert rv cam. people travel here with their trailers, their rvs. these are the people really impacted by the rising price of gas. this is home for now, right? >> this is our home away from home. >> reporter: it's fantastic. it's huge. it's really big. what does it cost t

and then at noon, suzanne malveaux will be talking with denver broncos quarterback tim tebow who is int his prediction, giants or patriots. let's see if he makes this move, as well. i want you to tebow, suzanne. >>> now the economy and the staggering number of people who have lost their jobs. poppy harlow has been tracking families living this nightmare in an effort to bring attention to what so many americans are facing in this economy. >> had 401(k), savings plan, money here and there. we were doing fine. >> and how dramatic was the decline? >> it was almost instantaneous. >> reporter: unwilling to so he their faces on camera, but wanting to share their story, this new jersey family went from living on $130,000 a year to just about $15,000 now. >> we went completely off the charts. our decision is do we go out for a date or do we pay the electric bill. >> we don't have our home phony more. it's definitely cooler in the house. >> quicker showers. amazing this is dinner. something wrong with it. >> reporter: this father watched as his fiction figure telecom job went to india. >> i reme

. >>> the k"cnn newsroom" continus with suzanne malveaux. hi. >> we had a crucial vote in the race for the republican presidential nomination. i'm suzanne malveaux, i will get you up to speed for this wednesday, february 29th. people in parts of the midwest are sifting through what remains of their homes and businesses today. deadly storms slamming the area overnight killing five people in illinois, missouri, injuring 13 others in missouri and kansas. a storm chaser captured this funnel cloud on video. several tornadoes were reported in kansas, we'll have more on the severe weather from the cnn severe weather center in just a couple minutes. >>> rescuers are scouring the waters of mobile bay in alabama today. they are searching for three members of the u.s. coast guard missing after their helicopter crashed. crews recovered the body of a fourth crew member. this morning rescuers located the helicopter partially submerged in several feet of water. the chopper was on a training mission when it went down last night. >>> terrified school kids ca

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our suzanne malveaux already on the ground in arizona. she is talking to folks about the issues, one of them the skyrocketing cost of fuel. >> reporter: when gas prices go up, it doesn't just hurt commuters. i'm high above phoenix, arizona, with kevin flanagan to talk about how his small business is trying to stay afloat in these tough economic times. >> all right. make sure you join suzanne, 11:00 a.m. eastern next week right here on cnn. >>> the republican candidates have hammered president obama over his handling of the koran-burning incident in afghanistan. and some have compared the controversy to the uproar over abu ghraib. remember that? paula broadwell is back with me to discuss whether this is fair. what do you think, paula? is this comparison accurate? is it flawed? is it fair? >> don, i don't think it's quite accurate to say that they're the same. as we've noticed, there haven't been the same sort of wide-scale protestation that we've seen in the arab spring. so there have been protests, and there have been a lot of afghans sta

. >> live from studio 7 i'm suzanne malveaux. i'm going to get you up to speed for this thursday, february 2nd. new death toll in egypt. authorities now say 79 people were killed in yesterday's soccer riot. back-to-back funerals are now under way. the nation is officially in mourning. many people are outraged at police who say they simply stood by while fans stormed the field, attacking each other with rocks and chairs. military leaders are investigating whether or not the riot was caused by sports rivalry or political tensions. >> new scenes of the violence raging in syria. this video posted online is said to show rebel fighters who have captured a tank. the u.n. security council is again talking about how to end the bloodshed. arab and western nations want president bashar assad out, but russia and china will not accept any suggestion of economic sanctions or military intervention. >>> u.s. troops will stop fighting in afghanistan, start training and advising. the defense second says that is going to start next year. some repub

suzanne malveaux is off today. get you up to speed for this wednesday, february 15th. >>> she will be laid to rest on saturday in newark, new jersey, but the investigation into the death of whitney houston just beginning really. authorities now looking closer at the pills found in her hollywood hotel room the night she died a source close to the case tells the l.a. times that the doctors who wrote the prescriptions for those pills could be subpoenaed. >>> in syria, artillery and machine gun fire echo aross crosse the city of homs while a thick smoke from a pipeline explosion hangs overhead e opposition activists say government forces are set on planting every neighborhood that might hold disdent. our arwa damon is in the besieged city. >> reporter: around 7:30 in the morning began the sustained bombardment, various sounds of artillery being fired, impacting here as well as sporadic, heavy automatic machine gun fire has been heard and this has been the status quo in homs for over a week now. >>> just hours ago, iran

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