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Force. officials say 34 air force officers were involved in cheating on a proficiency test. a spokesman says, clearly we have issues, but insists the u.s. arsenal is secure. breaking news overnight out of egypt. a series of explosions at or near police stations in cairo. at least four people killed. more than 50 others wounded. two other explosions followed nearby at different police stations. one of those blasts wounding several people. surf is up today in santa cruz, california. they are e...

Scandal of its kind. now the pentagon is scrambling to get to the bottom of it as quickly as it can. in the nuclear weapons business, there is absolutely no room for this kind of thing among the people who have their fingers on the trigger of the u.s. arsenal. it started with a probe into illegal drug possession, but unexpectedly led investigators to an air force cheating scandal. nearly three dozen airmen. some cheated on a proficiency test last august. others apparently knew about the cheating...

Week. >> no question about it. thank you so much, stephanie. we also have a shocking scandal involving the u.s. air force to tell you about this morning. take a look at this number. 34 officers in charge of our nuclear arsenal set to be involved in a scheme to cheat on a proficiency exam. they have been removed from the command and raising new questions about the people with their fingers on the button and their qualifications. lets bring in senior washington correspondent joe johns with more on...

Students in all eight wards of d.c.s public schools have improved. the reading proficiency rates and also math proficiency rates both since 2007. its real progress in education, but is real progress completely captured by a proficiency test? critics might say that the state of urban public education cant be measured in a graph. joining me now, to talk about this, are two folks who know a lot about d.c. schools, past and present. this is alison stewart, author of the new book, "first class: the l...

About proficiency testing in terms of testing yourself and also your lab to make sure that what you all are doing is working properly? >> a proficiency test is a test given to me by an outside company. its mailed in and its a set of samples that i have to work as if it were a regular case. and i perform that testing and send the results back to that company. and then they send a notice back saying, yes, you got the correct results or, no, you did not get the correct results. im required to take ...

>> to tell us if you could, briefly about proficiency testing, testing yourself and your lab to make sure what youre doing is working properly? >> a proficiency test is a test given to me by an outside company mailed in. samples i have to work as if it were a regular case. i perform that testing and send the results back to that company and they send a notice back s saying, yes, you got the correct results or no, you did not get the correct results. im required to take an appreciatecy test about...

he visited a l pos precinct near orlando on the eve of the primary. he pledged to stay in the race. >> well beat a big lie campaign with a big truth campaign, beat money power with people power. we are going to go all the way to the convention and we are going to win in tampa, and we are going to be the nominee with your help of the republican party soinchts but if the polls are right mitt romney is likely to be the big winner, his healthy lead hasnt topped him from taking a few final ...

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. heres 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. hes been mentioned as a possible vice presidential choice ...

the largest haul yet. the winner takes all of them and seizes momentum as the clear-cut front-runner. so if the polls are right, mitt romney could be coasting to an easy win. cnns john zarella is at a polling place in tampa. johns, hows the turnout been? >> reporter: real good. this is actually the largest republican precinct in hillsboro county, the tampa area. about 3800 registered republicans here, and turnout has been very good this morning. a lot of people going before work. a lot...

Machines? people have real problems. thats why they go to the hospital. dont ask for papers before treating them. the law would also require doctors to ask for documentation of citizenship after treating emergency patients, because theres nothing like waking up from surgery to have someone yelling, papers. if the patient or prospective patient cant produce proof, the hospital must report them to the authorities, or they will be held liable. by the way, ill bet this wont discourage people from vi...