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More than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. one of mexicos hottest beach resorts has become the latest front in its growing drug war. six people including a mother and her young daughter were caught in the cross fire and killed when a gun battle broke out on acapulcos main road. >> barry mccaffrey is a retired

Operating in many of these contested areas. >> wow. >> all right, general mccaffrey, thank you so much for your perspective here as we focus in on an issue that is all the talk here in mexico city for sure. just the stunning lack of regard for life in many cases here. thank you for your perspective. we appreciate it. well, coming up, a special tax -- thank you. coming up, we have a special tax day edition of the shallow end. can you guess why these guys say they deserve a tax break?

She agreed with the proposition, actually, first said by hillary clinton when she was here that the u.s. shares some responsibility here. that our, quote, insatiable appetite for drugs fuels the demand. the guns that come across the border. that being the case, if you agree with that proposition, what should the u.s. be doing? if we have responsibility, what should our role be here? >> well, of course, its unarguable that the real problem is addiction, you know. weve got 15 million americans tha...

Transiting it. the real problem is joint cooperation, not just security, but also prevention and treatment of addiction. its got to be a binational commitment. i dont think historically we pay much attention to mexico, and we should. 100 million people. theyre central to our economy and our political future. >> well, and never mind the border we share. so general, a simple question. is mexico a safe country? >> well, you know, 500,000 americans live there. they wake up in the morning, theyre not...

And in todays "decision 2010," is floridas charlie crist about to tap into his independent streak? the rumor mill is heating up over a possible jump from the republican party. first, washingtonspeak coming from nasa today from outer space. sts. thats space speak for space transportation system. the original name for the space shuttle program. and sts is part of all the shuttle mission name, too, but you already knew that, right, chuck? youre a big space geek. >> ground control to mexico city. ...

There today, savannah. >> im sure he does. all right. well, once a vacation hotspot, acapulco, mexico, is quickly turning into ground zero in the mexican drug war. three years since the start of the u.s.-backed crackdown, why is the death toll still rising? were going to ask the former drug czar and retired u.s. army general barry mccaffrey next. but first, its the white house soup of the day. no, its not moon rock soup. its one of savannahs favorites. its el paso chicken and rice. [ male ...

Changes in him for the worst. i think these are -- these are difficult times, and i think he desperately wants to make sure that hes doing the right thing, not whats going to make him popular but whats going to leave an important legacy for our kids and our grandkids. and theres a weight of, you know, when youre thinking about always doing the right thing, you know, and listening and taking the input and the feedback. but i think hes handled this well. you know, i want a president who is steady ...

Mexico. >> i cant resist asking you a news of the day question. >> what? >> do you think your president -- do you think your husband should appoint a woman to the supreme court? >> you know, i think that he will develop a process in the same way that he chose the last supreme court justice that is thorough and thoughtful and is going to identify the best candidates for the job, and hes going to pick the best person for the job. i think he did a phenomenal job in picking one of my favorite justic...

Army general and served as americas drug czar and has been following the story closely. general mccaffrey, i have to ask, if this drug war is expanding to these coastal cities which are just strewn with americans, at this point, you know, you just sit here and under, its only a matter of time before american citizens get caught up in this thing. you know, how serious is this looking from your perch? >> well, pretty serious. essentially 23,000 murdered, killed, in the last three years. a lot of i...

Lady of mexico about that, and i think there is some mutual responsibility on both sides. i think that the mexican officials are working very hard to do what they can on their end. i think that we as a country need to do more to curtail the demand. >> why not speak out publicly here about it? >> you know, my agenda here is focused on young people. you know, there are so many issues that connect our countries, and naturally, understandably, the issue of drugs predominates. but part of the reason ...