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spring offensive. that threat follows this deadly attack in kabul but a taliban suicide bomber two hours after president obama left afghanistan and the taliban claiming its just a sign of things to come. lets go straight to nick payton walsh in kabul. when the taliban says spring offensive, tell us exactly what that means. >> reporter: well, something they were talking about two weeks ago but today their statements shortly after barack obama left made it clear they consider it a new op...

our national security. >> within two hours of the presidents departure, a suicide bomber rocked kabul. at least seven people were killed. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack. the nfl suspended four players from the new orleans saints today. anthony hargrove, scott fujita, will smith, and jonathan vilma were all named in the so-called bountygate scandal. players were allegedly offered bonuses for hurting players. the league has already suspended sean payton for the 2...

Barack obama. >> reporter: romney and obama are battling each other for the younger voters who can swing this election. campuses in north carolina and colorado, the president focused on student loans. >> we only finished hanging up our student loans eight years ago. think about that. im the president of the united states. >> reporter: he also got some laughs on nbcs late night with jimmy fallon. >> do you know mitt romney? >> i have meat him though were not friends. >> reporter: that is an under...

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...

cartagena. thats where we find drew griffin now. youve been down there all weekend. whats the latest? >> reporter: this woman, her name is dania suarez. 24 years old, anderson. single mother of a young son. the young son goes to school. she herself goes to english-speaking class. we went to the apartment where she lived. its down a dirt alley, a middle class neighborhood, a gated community. her neighbors were -- quite frankly they were stunned that this was the woman involved with this...

six secret service members so far very -- have been forced out of the agency. all starting in a hotel in cartagena. thats where we find drew griffin now. youve been down there all weekend. whats the latest? >> reporter: this woman, her name is dania suarez. 24 years old, anderson. single mother of a young son. the young son goes to school. she herself goes to english-speaking class. we went to the apartment where she lived. its down a dirt alley, a middle class neighborhood, a gated co...

far ohave opinion forced out of the agency. all starting in a hotel in cartagena. thats where we find drew griffin now. drew, were now seeing this woman. youve been down there all weekend. whats the latest? >> reporter: this woman, her name is dania suarez. 24 years old, anderson. single mother of a young son. the young son goes to school. she herself goes to english-speaking class. we went to the apartment where she lived. its down a dirt alley, a middle class neighborhood, a gated co...

trouble. a 12th military member is under investigation. he was part of a group that provides the white house with information when the president travels. six members have been forced out of the agency. more departures could be on the way. all starting in cartagena, colombia. thats where we find drew griffin now. were now seeing this woman. youve been down there all weekend. what have you learned? whats the latest? >> reporter: this woman, her name is donia suarez. single mother of a yo...

You -- by the way, the d.o.e. investigations, there are thousands and thousands of grants out there. they are investigating 300 of them. >> eric: lets talk about what this is. this is a congressional hearing -- >> bob: tell us what this is. >> eric: stay on the subject, shall we? this is congress and how they spend the money. $60 million of travel within the department itself with the contractors. several hundred million dollars is a gross understatement? >> dana: that is the scale, right? that ...

Laying off the final 12 employeeat t delawar plant. dont blame fisker, blame the owns who gave fisker your hard-earned green. case and point. this clown testifying at a congressional hearing yesterday. >> did you know how much d.o.e. spent on travel last year? >> i dont have the answer. but the amount of money spent by the federal employees is paltry compared to the money spent ment department. >> when you say paltry, that is a general term. >> i have not looked at the number. my understanding i...