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Some americans, id argue many americans, just cant get enough of the british royals. >> you know who you are, so get out your calendars. prince harry is -- yeah, right. prince harry is coming to america between may 9th and the 15th with stops here in washington, d.c., also in new york, new jersey, connecticut, and colorado. cnns royal correspondent, max foster, joins us from london now. we remember the last time harry was here, it sort of turned into a scandal. what are you expecting this time? ...

Detector. >> thanks. all right. a woman who has endured the unthinkable, the violent death of two of her children is speaking out on cnn tonight. cherry west says her teenaged son was stabbed to death back in 2008 in new jersey. thursday in georgia, her 13-month-old boy was shot in the face and killed during a robbery attempt. two georgia teenagers face murder charges in the death. a 17 year old will be tried as an adult. another boy who was first reported to be 14, but is 15, is being tried a...

1400 flights have been cancelled due to weather. in the south, the same system was more fury than flakes, triggering powerful thunderstorms, packing hurricane-force winds, strong enough to send this jet liner into a hangar and giant trees tumbling. the good news is, forecasters say the snow should melt away quickly, so get out and enjoy it. it wont be long before were all complaining about how hot it is. isnt that the truth? we should point out that the weather here is going to get better eventu...

Been crossed or not? the house intelligence committee joins us live. and the most successful team youve never heard of, as march madness gets even crazier. wolf blitzer is off, im joe john. >> im kate baldwin, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. youre in "the situation room." confirmation today that the gun used to kill colorados prison chief is the same gun found on the prime suspect who was killed in a shootout with texas police. >> today, an emotional memor...

Particularly on the more controversial parts. >> and they have to listen to the voters who put them in office as well. >> well see how it goes. >> tom foreman, thanks so much. to the white house now where president obama is using the swearing in of new citizens to press for quick action on immigration reform. lets turn to cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar for more on this. whats the latest? >> reporter: hi there, kate. 28 people became u.s. citizens here at the white house today. th...

Im kate bolduan. youre in "the situation room." it is a huge week for anyone with a stake on either side of the same-sex marriage debate. and a lesbian cousin of chief justice john roberts, seen here, is among those who will be watching closely as the supreme court hears arguments on two major cases. cnn crime and justice correspondent joe johns has details. >> reporter: theyre waiting to witness history. >> as a gay american i think its very important to be a part of history. >> reporter: score...

Yesterday. heres the problem, in our latest poll, cnn poll, only 25% of republicans support same-sex marriage. that kind of a gap is a huge problem for the republican party. the vast majority of republicans oppose it. thats a wedge. so far, theres only one republican in the senate, rob portman, who like 15 minutes ago endorsed it. heartfelt statement, and i admire that, but thats it. one republican in the united states senate and thats it. the republicans have a long way to go on this, and parti...

E-mail us at the lead@cnn.com. hash tag youre it. earlier we asked you to come up with a title for jim carreys next anti-gun song. may i present your efforts. lemony snikts, a series of unfortunately box office bombs. and the eternal arrogance of the liberal mind. i guess some conservative entrance. that does it for "the lead" today. join us every day this week at 4:00 p.m. eastern. ill turn you over to it kate bold juan whos ataking over for wolf blitzer in "the situation room" 0. a quicker t...

California couples including jeff and paul who say they have a right to marry just like heterosexual couples and the states domestic partnership laws arent good enough. >> the term "marriage" is important. it has global recognition. no one celebrates a domestic partnership-versary. they celebrate an an aversery of marriage. >> that was joe johns reporting. and well tell you a strange legal alliance will argue tomorrow that californias proposition 8, one of the cases before the court, will argue ...