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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. 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 terrorizing residents with sniper and shelling homes. 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 kamras, release their material for the world to see. this was recorded in homs by a very brave french film maker. he name is manny. [ machine gunfire ] >> reporter: urban guerrilla warfare like this is relentless and terrifying. the fighters take crazy risks. but stay still find time to look out for manny. [ gunfire continues ] back at the headquarters, the battle is raging. free syrian forces have detonated a bomb below the roof top position where government snipers are trapped. after more than 12 hours, the snipers are still putting up a fight. [ gunfire continues ] casualties are mounting. free syrian fighters have entered the government's security building. [ horn honking ] [ gunfire continues ] it's room-to-room fighting now. stairwell-to-stairwell. it's a humiliation for president assad. with bullets still flying, fighters make off with boxes of much-needed ammo. >> the morning after. the secret police building has been gutted, as has the local post office. down the street, there's a long line for bread. with parts of the city besieged, you can no longer get to shops in neighboring districts. >> a couple of blocks away, and you're in a district where many belong to the president's sect. they have not been attacked. homs, now a patch work dividing along sectarian lines. this doorway is as far as sunni muslims can go. for them, one step into the street and they're in sniper alley. >> it is truly unbelievable what's going on there in syria. we also want to tell you that cnn has learned that american journalist marie colvin, who was killed wednesday in homs, will likely be buried in syria, according to her mother who said aid workers have been trying to getler body out of the country but it's just too dangerous. two american officers shot dead in afghanistan, not on the battlefield but in a place where they should have felt most safe. at their office inside a government building. and the person who pulled the trigger is still out there. our own nick patton walsh is standing by in kabul where this all occurred. >> reporter: a day of much confusing information. what has emerged is two americans have been shot dead on the afghan ministry compound, on a secure part of that compound where western forces have some of their training personnel. the taliban have leaped forward to clean responsibility saying the gunman was working for them, saying he was acting in revenge because of the burning of a koran that happened a week ago on a u.s. air base. that, of course, not something which can be confirmed. they say the gunman was not a werner and he escaped from the crime. this may suggest he is perhaps an afghan and we have heard from across the atlantic a state from the u.s. department of defense that the afghan defense minister pledged to cooperate in this investigation and apologize. but really this plays into the larger issue of trust between americans and afghans. nato, in a real rush here to get afghan security forces ready to take over security to they can begin to withdraw. an instance like this just damaged that vital relationship. today, already we see a reaction from the commander general john allen, withdrawing all his military advisers from ministries in an around kabul as a precaution. in fact, it could begin to impact that vital training mission. but the real impact is going to be psychological on u.s. and nato soldiers. they've already seen an increase in instances which men on afghan uniforms turn their weapons on troops training them. this is a place where they should have felt safest and it's occurring in this climate of protests across the country. pro- really this instance happening in the secure afghan interior ministry is going to play heavily on the psyche of many nato soldiers here. nick payton walsh, cnn, kabul. nelson mandela is said to be recovering after undergoing hernia surgery. he was hospitalized earlier today. the news sparked fears that the 93-year-old icon was seriously ill. but a family member insists the surgery was planned and nelson mandela will likely will released by monday. he's beloved by his nation and around the world. he gained notoriety after enduring 27 years in prison for battling apartheid. in 1994, he went on to become south africa's first black president, serving one year as promised. he retired from public life eight years ago and sense then has remained in virtual seclusion. the compound in pakistan where u.s. special forces killed osama bin laden last may is now being demolished. the work is being done at night using flood lights. if you look close here, you can see heavy machinery knocking down the walls and the building where bin laden had been hiding. a pakistani said they didn't want to turn it into a shrine for would be follows of osama bin laden. what happened between the son of robert kennedy and two nurses at a new york hospital? that report is next. also, take a look at this. people are out of control. guess why? because of sneakers. we will show you and tell you more about what the fuss is all about. what's this? 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[ female announcer ] travelocity. get great deals on all kinds of beach vacations. in an election season, headlines become key ingredients for promises. but with the price of gas skyrocketing, can our government do anything to lower the price? >> reporter: as prices at the pump rise, so does the political rhetoric. >> they're saying by the summer drive time, it will hit $5 a gallon. >> i have developed a program for american energy. >> reporter: and in washington -- >> gas prices have doubled since the president took office. >> reporter: average gas prices have risen some 40 cents a gallon over the past year, and boosting domestic energy production is an important topic of debate on capitol hill. >> gas prices are so important because it's such a tangible and real impact on people's lives. they can feel it. it affects their everyday life. that's why it's such a political issue when it comes to fighting between the two parties. >> reporter: the republicaned controlled house passed a bill that would increase offshore drilling, open the wildlife refuge to drilling, and fast track approval of the keystone pipeline. this would not bring down gas prices immediately. the only way to do that is to cut the gas tax. but they say that's not necessarily a reason to reject them. >> to judge the merits of a long-term project whether it will have short term impact, that's like not saving for retirement now because you're not retired. >> reporter: president obama has touted what he calls an all of the above approach. one focused on increasing domestic production, improving car efficiency and developing alternative sources. he said america can't drill its way to lower prices. >> while there are no short term silver bullets, i've directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead. >> reporter: on wednesday, three house democrats sent the president a letter asking limb to develop an aggressive strategy to release oil from the reserves. if white house has taken no response off the table 69 athena jones, cnn, washington. >> gas price also be a big topic sunday morning on "state of the union" with candy crowley. she will ask if the president successfully made his case to fight rising prices or $5 will become the norm. that begins at 9:00 eastern. don't miss that. just three days to go before a pair of key primaries in arizona and michigan. rick santorum's national lead has shrunk to a single point. it's that close. the survey shows santorum leading mitt romney 31% to 30%. santorum had a ten-point lead just three days ago. it's ever changing. in arizona, the news for romney could be better. he's still ahead of santorum, 39% to 35%. but his lead has dwindled by three points. and here's where romney has real trouble. in michigan, where he's from. the latest arg poll has him trailing 38% to 34%. losing michigan would be embarrassing for mitt romney, considering he was born there, raised there, his father was governor there. our joe johns is standing by in troy, michigan. joe, many thought this would be a slam dunk as you can imagine for romney just a few weeks ago. what is he doing now for a last ditch effort? >> well, you know, he's had problems with evangelicals, with social conservatives, who viewed him with suspicion somewhat. but he's had problems connecting with audiences. i talked to one man in this audience here in troy, michigan, where romney appeared today, who said he feels as though romney can be canned, if you will, and he compared him to rick santorum who said he sounded more spontaneous, more authentic. so what the romney campaign has been trying to do is find ways to help the candidate connect. one of the big ways is bringing out one of their so-called not so secret weapons, that would be ann romney, who is the wife of the candidate. they brought her out here in troy, michigan, and she really warmed up the audience and connected with them. listen to the sound bite. >> year ago when we were making that final decision whether to step forward and do this again, it was a tough decision, because i told mitt four years before, i was never going to do this again. he laughs and said, you know what, ann? you said that after every pregnancy. maybe i should just do all the talking and let him stand here and watch me. i've also decided no more debates. if we're going to do another debate, he's going to sit in the audience and watch me. and that will be it. >> reporter: she does have an advantage, though. she, like mitt romney, grew up here in michigan. so she was going to be received warmly, especially in this place. >> joe, i think that was a great move, ann romney very funny, kind of warmed up to the audience there. and i know they're trying to humanize mitt romney, but it's almost like he has so many missteps. he was talking about being from michigan, loving the trees. then he talked about the cars that he drove and the quote unquote cars that his wife drove, right? >> reporter: right, right. and the thing about that, i was in the room there at that football stadium where he gave that speech. and the message he was trying to send was, he and his wife, ann, really love cars. but i think the message that some people might have received is that they're really, really rich. so that's a problem for him. as you said, there's never a time where he does any huge damage to himself. it's just a bunch of little cuts and a lot of times it's about the way in which he sort of refers to things, the way he talks about things. truly a problem for mitt romney going forward, especially if he gets the nomination, because he's going to be up against a guy who tends to connect with audiences when he has to. that would be barack obama. >> yeah, as we have seen before, joe, anything can happen in michigan and in arizona. joe johns, thank you. tuesday, two more opportunities for one of the republican presidential candidates to separate from the competition. our coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries begins at 6:00 eastern with a special edition of "john king usa" followed by live coverage of the results starting at 7:00 eastern. you know, the oscars are this weekend and one nominee could become the first african-american ever to win best documentary. that's next. ring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. i like yoplait. it is yoplait. but you said it was greek. mmhmm. so is it greek or is it yoplait? 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