secret service tonight. he's vowing cooperation. not too dark. an acura ad causing controversy. a casting document coming to light asking for a specific skin toned actor. this morning acura responds. silver spoons and greek columns. the president and mitt romney duking it out at duelling speeches. this morning we ask is it possible to have a civil election? in the pipeline. a new route and chance for the keystone pipeline this morning. a bill fast track that would strip the president of his authority to rule on the pipeline. and keeping up with the mayor? after conquering the reality show, perfume, clothes world, she wants to be mayor. can the world ready for kim? "newsroom" begins right now. we begin this hour with the sex scandal involving the president's secret service. lawmakers demanding answers and the clock is ticking. in the meantime, time runs out for three secret service employees caught up in the debacle. cnn's brianna keilar is he white house to fill us in. good morning, brianna. >> reporter: good morning to you, carol. right now congress is starting to very much demand answers. this is a letter that has gone from the top republican and top democrat on the house oversight and government affairs committee to mark sullivan, director of the secret service. they want a number of answers and they want them by may 1st. they want a detailed description of the misconduct of these alleged misconduct of these 11 agents. they want to know specifically who was involved and not just who was involved but who had timely knowledge. they want to know action taken against the actions involved back to 2002 and know about any disciplinary actions involving any agents on overseas trip since 2007 and also sort of a note in this letter, they want to make sure -- they want to see that the secret service they've investigated have been able to ascertain that all women involved were of age. talking to cnn sources familiar with this investigation, at this point it appears at least by the i.d.s that women turned in that they were of age. lastly, i should also mention that there's expected to be a hearing next week wednesday before democratic led senate judiciary committee where secretary of homeland security jan janet n janet will be testifying. one says she didn't know he was a member of the secret service. >> and she then there was this bizarre scene unfolds where she enlists the help of this other prostitute and the other american and they sort of knock on the door. she says they were discrete. weren't trying to make a scene. they spent a couple hours trying to coax this guy to open the door. according to her he wouldn't say a word. and finally she gets fed up and goes to leave and then runs into a police officer in the hotel. tells him the story. he goes back with her. you have a bizarre scene where you have two colombian police officers now. the two prostitutes. hotel security guy shows up. at some point more of the americans come out of their hotel rooms. >> that's how the pay dispute came about. the woman says it got even more odd. she says the american men stood in front of the door and tried to block the colombians from knocking on the door and that's when it became more of a police matter. on another note, secret service agents plan to talk today with rocker ted nugent. the meeting follows comments nugent made over the weekend at an nra convention. remarks some took as suggesting violence against president obama. nugent says he welcomes the chance to sit down with agents. >> we actually have heard from the vet service and they have a duty and i salute them. i support them. i'm looking forward to our meeting tomorrow. i'm sure it will be a fine gathering. >> nugent will talk to the secret service in oklahoma before he performs at a concert in a bar tonight. divers are searching a north carolina pond this morning following a lead in the case of private first class kelli bordeaux reported missing from duty at ft. bragg on monday. she was given a ride home from bar early saturday morning. he had says her daughter had the driver let her out before she got home. they are stopping short of saying foul play may be involved. >> the information we've received from a unit in command at ft. bragg, very good soldier. not the type of person that would come up being awol or missing. the fact that nobody has heard from her since. >> police are asking anyone with information about bordeaux to come forward. a jetblue pilot that acted bizarre during a flight will use an insanity defense at his trial. he had to be restrained by passengers after leaving the cockpit. he's charged with trying to interfere with flight crew members' duties. more prison time for lenny dikestra. one woman says dykstra held a knife to her throat. the smithsonian will hold a ceremony to officially receive the space shuttle "discovery" which arrived in d.c. on tuesday on top of a 747. first step toward being placed on permanent display and replacing the shuttle enterprise. astronaut john glenn will be on hand along with half of the 31 discovery commanders still alive. silver spoons and greek columns are part of the presidential race. >> i want born with a silver spoon in my mouth. >> one thing you won't see at the democratic convention. you won't see president obama standing alongside greek columns. he's not going to want to remind anyone of greece. >> and don't forget the duelling dog stories. it's getting nasty. it's just april. more on that coming up. for millions of baby boomers, it was must see tv every saturday. today stars and fans pay tribute to dick clark and the way he changed america's cultural landscape. also still ahead, a new embarrassment for pippa middleton and her in-laws and the entire british royal family. we'll tell you about a raunchy party and the video you were not supposed to see. 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[ traffic passing ] ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] the vatican's investigation into how nuns live their live the in the united states is finally over and now the largest group of nuns in the united states is in trouble with the vatican. they are being reprimanded. the investigation found the leadership conference of women religious to have serious problems. the main problems being challenging church teaching on home sexuality and i filed a piece on this investigation in 2010. here's a closer look. >> some of my friends asked me whether vatican officials suffer from a deep seeded hatred of women. >> reporter: on the washington radio show -- >> could they be serious? >> reporter: the role of women in the catholic church is a popular one. the talk has been heated after since the vatican ordered two sweeping investigations into the religious views and lifestyles of american nuns. investigations that have alarmed many sisters like marlene whose organization represents thousands of american nuns across the country. >> we weren't quite expecting to walk in to this kind of a process that would test our authenticity and our integrity. >> reporter: one of the investigations involving a two-part questionnaire consisting of 120 detailed questions like what is the process for responding to sisters who dissent publicly from church teaching and discipline? how does the matter of dress of your sisters lend to the dignity and simplicity of your vocation? what are the procedures for dealing with matters such as civil disobedience, criminal activity, sexual improprieties, et cetera? >> i think they want to do able to control what nuns do in every aspect of their lives. >> reporter: at this year's leadership conference of women religious, some nuns say the investigation feel like an inquisition and are fighting back by boycotting all or part of the questionnaire. >> are we ready for prayer? >> reporter: many nuns who haven't lived in convents fear the vatican wants to force them back into both. she also fears rome wants to silence nuns when they disagree with the pope on issues like gays in the church or women's rights. some who the church now allows them to do. >> some of it might be a deep seeded misunderstanding. >> reporter: the vatican is hoping that the father who was just appointed the number two official for religious life can help calm the fears surrounding these investigations. >> there is a need for a dialogue. i think dialogue means that two parties are honestly conversing in search of the truth. >> reporter: sister marlene hopes that's true. >> there's no turning back. i don't think that happens in any kind of living organism. god doesn't turn the church. doesn't turn creation in opposite directions. >> the nuns worst fears are realized now. an american bishop has been appointed to make changes to the organization and some women in the group say they are absolutely stunned by this verdict. now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, ted nugent threat to president obama or loud mouth? ted it was supposed to be a fun night. you at the two frogs grill in oklahoma on your great white buffalo tour but before you take the stage tonight, there's that meeting with the secret service. all of that is okay. first amendment rights and all. it's that next part that got you into trouble. >> if barack obama becomes the president in november, again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. >> that could be interpreted as a threat against a u.s. president and that would be against the law although it's not much different than what nugent a longtime board member of the mra sanra in 2007. he said this of obama and hillary clinton. >> obama is a piece of [ bleep ]. you ride one of these into the sunset you worthless [ bleep ]. >> obama wasn't president yet. as for nugent, he says the secret service are my buddies will either be shooting some taxpayer ammo at targets or eating barbecue and maybe nugent will serenade with his latest single "i love my barbecue." the chorus, it's what americans do. pull up a chair. i'll get a beer for you. that will call things down. facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your comments later this hour. acura is apologizing for a super bowl ad featuring jerry seinfeld. the ad in question and why it sparkeded a controversy over race. the chevy cruze eco also offers 42 mpg on the highway. actually, it's cruze e-co, not ec-o. just like e-ither. or ei-ther. or e-conomical. 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[ laughs ] [ car door shuts ] [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. now very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 chevy cruze ls for around $159 per month. e.p.a. estimated 36 miles per gallon highway. good morning. i'm carol costello. stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom." secret service agents will interview ted nugent before his show in oklahoma tonight. he made remarks over the weekend that some critics say suggests violence against president obama. dick clark's family says there will be no funeral for the showbiz icon and no decision has been made on a public memorial service. clark who hosted "american bandstand" for 33 years died of a heart attack. he was 82. india says it has successfully fired a long range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. it means many chinese cities would be within striking distance. the test flight was not meant as a sign of aggression but deterrents the two neighbors, china and rival already have nuclear weapons. the firing of arkansas football coach bobby petrino led to a fund-raising bump for the university. they are donating $1 million for a student athlete center and the foundation's chairman is throwing in another quarter million of his own. both gifts are in the name of the athletic director, jeff long, who canned petrino over an inappropriate relationship. remember the acura super bowl ad that featured jerry seinfeld and jay leno doing battle over a sport car. >> i would love to have the first one. >> sorry. you are number two on the list. >> who is number one? >> that guy. >> so you're number one? >> just a reminder for you. the casting call sheet for that commercial has been revealed and it asked for an african-american actor to play the car dealer you just saw. the thing is it specifically called for someone who was "not too dark." nowak acura is apologizing. what is acura saying? >> it's one of those things where you are, like, really? did i read that? acura saying it's sorry but defending itself in a statement from acura they say we apologize to anyone offended by the language on the casting sheet used in the selection of actors for one of our commercials. we sought to cast an african-american in a prominent role in the commercial and we made our selection based on the fact that he was the most talented actor. acura says it will make sure this doesn't happen again but they are also passing a buck a bit. acura says it didn't know about this until just now. they say she hired a casting agency and that the agency was the one that made that casting sheet that said they are looking for a nice looking, friendly, not too dark african-american. in the long run is it likely to hurt the acura brand? not likely. still definitely what were you thinking kind of a moment. carol? >> you got that right. let's talk about this new report. wall street has this new report out on the job market. how are things looking? >> not great. 386,000 people signed up for unemployment benefits for the first time last week. it was higher than expected 375,000. and then last week was also revised higher as well. so all in all, not the right direction that we want. another concern we're looking at ahead of the open, we're hearing talk of a possible debt downgrade for france. one of the richest countries in europe. it often helps to bailout other nations so the downgrade