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>> people being killed was not a lot easier. its a very hard thing to live with. >> the sheriff said today given the desperation of the gunmen, this was bound to end violently. >> unfortunately if final outcome was three innocent people lost their lives. still, the vast majority of the people held there that day were released unharmed. i attribute to that some very brave souls who put themselves significantly in harms way and frankly the leadership of the organization, i think, handled it very w...

If we waited and people were killed, it would be hard to live with yourself. >> people being killed was not a lot easier. its a very hard thing to live with. >> the sheriff said today given the desperation of the gunmen, this was bound to end violently. >> unfortunately if final outcome was three innocent people lost their lives. still, the vast majority of the people held there that day were released unharmed. i attribute to that some very brave souls who put themselves significantly in harms w...

romney built a major lead among republicans and the gop infighting has been nasty and brutal. is he ready to take on president barack obama? and already focussing in on a november matchup and his campaign is depicting mitt romney as an out of touch millionaire. will that strategy pay off. im wolf blitzer? im wolf blitzer? youre in "the situation room. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com were also learning that george zimmerman, the shooter of trayvon martin, will be speaking public...

Desperate. the whole attempt to defend him in the court of public opinion has been underwhelming. remember the friend defending george zimmerman didnt really know him that well, that backfired welcome and justing in the last couple days that the attorneys for george zimmerman have never met him face to face and their insisting the guy has evidence and is believing him. what does it mean in the real world? it mean fst this special prosecutor declines to bring charges, given the public perceptions...

Everything is safe before we can do anything. >> reporter: the snow has begun to melt here in hartford, but the damage has been done. 250 schools here in connecticut will reportedly be closed later today. when classes resume, all depends on when the communities get their power back. back to you. >> is it december or what? where does this come from? crazy here. >> the snow outside is still out there. >> be careful driving. a lot is going to freeze up. black ice, salt crews are out. >> this could ...

republicans to say no. >> if congress does something, then i cant run against a do nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then its not a matter of me running against them, i think the american people will run them out of town. >> democratic political strategist jamal simmons is in our washington bureau along with karen ready. do you think the president is right, he has found way to get the jobs bill with a tax increase, too? >> i think he does have it right. lining up for the repu...

$450 billion jobs plan. house speaker john boehner doesnt like it. >> nothing has disappointed me more than whats happened over the last five weeks. to watch the president of the united states give up on governing, give up on leading and spend full time campaigning. >> the president dares the republicans to say no. >> if congress does something, then i cant run against a do nothing congress. if congress does nothing, then its not a matter of me running against them, i think the america...

Country. >> youre a republican, right? >> i am. >> you are a republican. so what do you make of all this birther talk? what do you make of president obama putting his official birth certificate online? >> well, im glad, you know, that that is finally come out and be done. but you know, for someone like donald trump to come out and say, you know, ask certificate. hes created a buzz that the media has caught ahold of and thats why hes up in the polls. hes found something to kind of be the lightnin...

Check out this high-speed report from birmingham, alabama. >> reporter: its high-speed world of indycar racing. adjusting is key to success. three-time indy 500 champ helio castroneves knows all about it. >> when its cooler weather, obviously, you have more down. it feels like new tires all the time. when its hot, its a complete -- its the opposite. >> reporter: danica patrick splits her race time between nascar and indycar and there are big differences. >> in indycar, we have this rule where it...

Be left in a bathtub on ale roof and if something like this happens, it is so exposed. >> keeping spent fuel in a pool is how everybody does it across the world. we do it -- the fuel itself has -- >> across the united states its in a place that is so unsecure that if there was, god forbid, an earthquake or a plane crash, a terrorist attempt, is it -- is it justing up in the roof if the building gets destroyed and the water gets shut down and power gets shut down could this happen in the united s...