have gotten it wrong could be wrong. enough already. it s not like it s rocket science. we put the laws of physics to the test once and for all. that and more right here, right now on cnn. hi there, i m susan hendricks. you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin in syria where evacuations are on hold after talks between the red cross and syrian officials failed. at least 100 people were killed today alone. half of those in the city of homs. [ speaking foreign language ] armed groups fighting against the government say syrian troops are shelling homes and terrorizing residents with snipers. humanitarian groups and aid workers say the situation is getting worse. at the moment, cnn has no reporters and no cameras inside syria. the government strictly limits access right there. but i want to show you one way we are able to bring you images of the fighting. freelance film makers, sometimes amateurs with video cameras, release their material for the world to see. this was recorded in
we begin with a developing story from afghanistan. at least two u.s. soldiers shot and killed inside the interior ministry in kabul. the taliban are claiming responsibility. they say this is retaliation for the burning of korans at a u.s. air base. anti-american protests over this incident have been intense, they have been deadly. four afghan civilians were killed today. now all military advisers for the international security forces are being pulled out now. we have the very latest on what we know. nic, what do we know? reporter: well, the most interesting thing is the gunman who is believed to be northwestern is still at large. these two american officers found in what we understand from an afghan senior policeman was a secure part of this government ministry. obviously deep concerns as to how the security breach happened and of course the taliban claiming responsibility. they do this reasonably often. sometimes they re right, sometimes they re just trying to get politica
with a double-digit lead over newt gingrich. part of his advantage comes from early voter who is went his way more than 50% of the time. here s a reaction from gingrich, just a short time ago. mr. speaker, do you still see a path to the nomination? of course. how? unify the conservatives, you win the delegates, and then you have the nomination. freshman florida senator marco rubio is a very popular man these days. he s been mentioned as a possible vice presidential choice for whomever comes out on top. but he says, no way. my answer hasn t changed on that. i ve answered it repeatedly. the fact is, i m focused on my job here in the senate. i ll do anything the nominee wants me to do in terms of getting elected. i don t think that s going to be vice president. i don t think i m going to be the vice presidential nominee. rubio, who was speaking with our soledad o brien, also talked about why he hasn t endorsed everyone. i have relationships with two of the four c
be changing. an american research group poll out today shows newt gingrich surging ahead of mitt romney. 40% of south carolina s likely primary voters according to this poll say they would vote for gingrich. romney falls behind to just 26%. mid-week gingrich and romney were in a dead heat. south carolina is a big state but somehow this morning both gingrich and romney campaigned at the same greenville restaurant at the same time. but romney avoid ad showdown by arriving 45 minutes early and leaving just minutes before gingrich actually showed up. stay right here we ll have a live report from south carolina in a moment. also this morning firefighters contained a 3,000 acre wildfire burning near reno, nevada. flames destroyed nearly 30 houses. about 10,000 people had to leave their homes but evacuation orders were lift ad couple of hours ago. investigators think they know what caused the fire. they say a man came forward yesterday admitting that he improperly discarded firepl
mississippi and alabama. the latest real clear politics average showing an especially tight race in alabama, where mitt romney, newt gingrich and rick santorum essentially are all tied within the margin of error. john roberts, live for us from birmingham right now, john. reporter: good morning to you john. outside of the alabama theater here in birmingham where later gingrich and santorum will be appearing at an alabama republican party forum, we ll bring that to you on fox, of course, gingrich pushing hard in the deep south because he really, really wants to win alabama and mississippi. difficult for him to make the case he is a viable candidate going forward and resist those calls from the santorum campaign for him to get out if he doesn t win here. in alabama, currently, he is leading. in the polls, mitt romney is nipping at his heels and a new arg poll in mississippi has romney out in front, so newt gingrich is making the case as he did to chris wallace on fox news sunday that ro