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well, good evening. im erin burnett. we have breaking news tonight. extraordinary scene on capitol hill today. the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng the blind chinese dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into the emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator -- you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. ...

an extraordinary scene on capitol hill today. the chinese activist at the center of the firestorm between the united states and china interrupted a hearing, cried out for help. chen guangcheng, the blind dissident who sought refuge in the american embassy in beijing called into an emergency hearing about his case and pleaded through a translator as you can see the call happening, asking specifically to speak with secretary of state hillary clinton. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i re...

with "time" magazines nancy gibbs and michael duffy and our exclusive guest, house speaker john boehner. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." mr. speaker, primo view, great digs. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> how many days have you thought, did i actually want this job? >> a lot. >> big headaches. mr. speaker, thank you for joining us. let me start right out with the weeks story, which is the student loans. the president has issued a veto threat and said if t...

house speaker john boehner. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." mr. speaker, primeau view, great digs. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> how many days have you thought, did i actually want this job? >> a lot. >> big headaches. mr. speaker, thank you for joining us. let me start right out with the weeks story, which is the student loans. the president has issued a veto threat and said if this keeping the student loan rates low comes to me with money paid for by m...

may officially get behind him or will they? we have details meetings, planned ahead. >> and birds cause another scare in the sky. this is the second one this week. a flight with 54 people on board turns around after geese smack into the windshield. ew! >> and president obama slow jamming on student loans with jimmy fallon. >> now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people. >> oh, yeah. >> the president going late night to grab some young voters. well have the hi...

im erin burnett. "out front" tonight countdown to nuclear showdown. the rhetoric rising ahead of a make or break moment for iran and the rest of the world. a week from tonight, negotiators will be arriving to talk to iran about the disputed program, a debate about where iran will talk to the united states, britain, france, germany, china and russia may not just be rhetoric. this could be real talk and send the world down a path towards a military strike. now, ron suggested it might mov...

toulouse. israeli officials say all four bodies will be flown to israel for burial. a gunman shot and killed three french soldiers of north african descent in two separate attacks and the shootings are connected, they say. opposition sources are saying that 14 people have been killed this tuesday following clashes in the syrian capital on monday. rebels attacked a neighborhood home to some of the regimes inner circle after 34 were killed nationwide. those are the headlines. im monita...

were only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. >> the top two gop contende...

the story and she has a live report. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians will meet with his lawyer for the first time today. staff sergeant robert bales arrived at ft. leavenworth, kansas, a military prison over the weekend. in afghanistan, people are outraged and now there is speculation u.s. troops may be leaving the country even sooner. officials in france are warning jewish organizations to be vigilant because a killer could be targeting jews. today a gunman...

nomination is his, if he pulls off an illinois upset. spring nearly sprung. what the heck is this? no joke. more in an a foot of snow on the ground in flagstaff, arizona. more on the way, too. bizarre. a major late winter storm shutting down the interstate 40 for nearly 200 miles. in nebraska and oklahoma, the trouble is tornadoes. look at this. storm chasers captured this twister in the town of willow, oklahoma. reynolds wolf is tracking all of the severe weather. >> dozens of occ...