tina krauss, cbs news. >>> iranian officials claimed earlier this week that they are expanding nuclear operations south of the capital with more high tech equipment. >>> still to come when 9 news now at noon continues, specks everyday for a week? find out why pastors say that could lead to a happy marriage. >>> and the road to the white house goes through south carolina. find out what republican candidates are facing as they fight for the chance to unseat president barack obama. >>> news from new hampshire, it is very clear that mitt romney has momentum. the question is how will he fare in south carolina. and with me now is republican political analyst to talk about that rana jackson. >> how are doing, j.c.? thanks for having me. >> no surprises in new hampshire, mitt romney was an easy win. >> not at all. reporter: how about ron paul. >> new hampshire is killing me for a ron paul candidacy because he's independent, he is against the establishment and new hampshire is notorious for antiestablishment. so that fits ron paul quite well. >> so you think in south carolina how will he do? >>

as tina krauss reports, the fears are that the country is building nuclear bombs. >> reporter: officials are in iran and they hope their visit eases tension. >> we're looking forward to start with a dialogue. >> reporter: but iran insists it has a right to develop nuclear energy. they carried posters with photos of nuclear scientists who had been murdered in recent months. the foreign minister told u.n. inspectors they can stay as long as they'd like. the u.s. is concerned iran is trying to make a nuclear bomb. secretary of defense leon panetta told cbs60 minutes iran could have a bomb ready in about a year. >> we will take whatever steps are necessary to stop them. including military steps. >> there are no options that are off the table. >> reporter: an iranian army spokesman says any u.s. aggression will be crushed. >> tina krauss. >>> tension intensified when the european union slapped iran with legal sanctions. >>> a body discovered floating in the patasco river was spotted this morning off the water. police are working to identify the person right now. it's still not clear how that

tina krauss reports on the project that has the dutchess of york in trouble. >> reporter: three yearsgo sarah ferguson put on a black wig and snuck into an orphanage. a conviction could mean up to 22 years in prison. >> britain doesn't have an extradition policy with turkey but the turks are pressing scotland yard to help build a case against the dutchess. fergie hasn't commented but friends say she will be furious. >> sarah will be upset, outraged that the turkey authorities will blame her for something they have done. >> reporter: this is not the first time a video tape landed the dutchess in trouble. this time the british press is siting with fergie. portraying her as a mother and humanitarian trying to do the right thing. >> a british interior source says there is no chance the dutchess will be extradited to turkey. >>> kay is live in the newsroom with more on what this means for the trail -- kai is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: two court appointed psychiatrists previously declared the gunman criminally insane. the 24-year-old went on a shooting rampage at a near by youth sum

tina krauss. >>> tension accelerated between the west and iran last week when the european union slapped with a nuclear sanction. >>> we're following breaking news in south baltimore. captain mike perry has details for us. >> reporter: we have a report of a pedestrian struck by a high speed rail train. as you can see maryland transit police and baltimore city police are working along howard street it appears they do have both north and southbound rail shut down as they continue their investigation. no word on the condition of the person of this truck, back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you. >>> more violence in syria where protesters continued to call for democratic elections. demonstrators posted this visit owe online showing what's reported to be -- this video online showing what is reported to be a conflict. activists reported 28 civilians killed today alone. >>> elsewhere in the middle east, several americans are barred from leaving egypt. the state department says six americans are waiting for permission to leave the country while they are under investigation for funding