hooker scandal hits the hill. the first member of the obama administration getting grilled this hour on the colombian prostitution debacle. the white house saying their staff is in the clear. why do they have to testify? coverup. john edwards former top aide coming clean admitting he helped cover up edwards affair with his mist res mistress, rielle hunter. has presidential politics moved from behind the podium to on the stage? newsroom begins right now. we begin with startling new developments in a missing child case that riveted much of the world nearly five years after madeleine mccann vanished during a family vacation to portugal, british police came out this morning and say they believe she may still be alive. they released a new image showing how she might look. she ll be 9 years old in mid may. she was 3 years old when she vanished. investigators face blistering criticism for the way they handled that case. max foster is following the latest developments from l
on that letter and the need for it. shannon bream thank you. jenna: a new national poll showing mitt romney pulling ahead of rick santorum in his home state of pennsylvania. earlier this week santorum was predicting a big win in pennsylvania, even as calls increase for him to get out of the race after romney s latest primary sweep. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in washington with more on all of this. how do you see pennsylvania right now. reporter: there is one poll that shows mitt romney ahead. the real clear politics average shows it s basically a one point lead for rick santorum. that is not what rick santorum was hoping for. this is the state that he has long said is his must win. he represented the house district just south of pittsburgh for a couple of terms and he was the u.s. senator from pennsylvania for a total of 12 years. he lost that seat in 2006 by a record 18 points to bob casey, the current democratic senator from pennsylvania. and with romney n
and boys club augusta national and new calls for women to wear the green jacket. will a ceo change the masters course? and play ball. opening day 2012 is here, new stadiums, new lineups and new chances. get your peanuts and crackerjacks grab a seat. the first pitch just hours away. but we begin in dallas. as many as 13 tornadoes danced around the city, tore through the suburbs. so far no fatalities but emergency crews are fanning out to see if anyone is trapped at the wreckage. today s dallas morning news describes the onslaught as fast and fierce. it show as twister surrounded by debris. and the star telegram shows rubble. in arlington texas, at least 150 homes were destroyed. good morning. good morning, carol. it s amazing how widespread this damage was. that s a bedroom if you can t make it out behind me. they are going through places like this to make sure no one is trapped or injured. look at that. oh, my god! violent weather whipping across north texas spawn
bret: ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. attorney general holder said today he expects to be questioned by investigators looking into fast and furious and he will cooperate. the inspector general office is trying to determine who was responsible for failed gun trafficking program. the u.s. military says it s really to resume the trial of five men accused of planning and aiding the september 11 attacks. pentagon legal official signed off on trying them together at the naval base. president wanted it moved to civilian court but congress balked and the president backed down. mitt romney is going for the kill off a three-state primary sweep. he is at this moment preparing for rally at the home state of his chief rival, rick santoru santorum. chief split correspondent carl