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The individual's cost. >> reporter: analysts say the south carolina law goes even further. nevertheless the obama justice department argues any such efforts are intended only to suppress voting by minorities and the poor. more and more states are passing such laws. in fact, john, mississippi which has a large african-american population held a referendum which 62% of the people voted in favor of photo i.d.'s. jon? jon: wow, 62%. that is pretty incredible. jim angle in washington, thank you. >> reporter: you bet. julie: new developments in the case of an american man accused murdering his wife ...

Room during this period of time and those, either that child or children have not said anything occurred. there is, you know, again very, very little evidence in the case. julie: all right. ted simon, we appreciate you coming on. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. julie: jon. jon: a mass poisoning at a drug rehabilitation center in mexico. authorities are now investigating whether the drug cartels are behind it. what it tells us about the drug war raging in that country and along our border. could you soon be playing slots or online poker legally from our couch? a new justice department o...

all of this coming at a very tense time as the iranian navy carried out 10 days of naval exercises that included warships and drones over this vital waterway. the exercises are being carried out on the eastern side of the straits and down into the gulf of aden and could put them on a collision course with u.s. navy vessels. the straight is 30 miles wide and about 20% of the world's oil passes through there. if the u.s. sanctions again the iran central bank are implemented. julie: what happens if the u.s.? >> reporter: in fact we've seen a rise in oil prices with a threat to close the...

navy carried out 10 days of naval exercises that included warships and drones over this vital waterway. the exercises are being carried out on the eastern side of the straits and down into the gulf of aden and could put them on a collision course with u.s. navy vessels. the straight is 30 miles wide and about 20% of the world's oil passes through there. if the u.s. sanctions again the iran central bank are implemented. julie: what happens if the u.s.? >> reporter: in fact we've seen a rise in oil prices with a threat to close the strait. oil has gone up above $100 a barrel. and essen...

donald trump and donald trump has met with almost all the republican presidential candidates, including mitt romney, rick perry, michele bachmann. the list goes on. donald trump, since he first started flirting with the presidential bid in the spring of 2011, has almost represented the very personal in your face style type of politics we've seen in the republican party. very anti-obama. it does seem that donald trump giving a candidate blessing is almost an i am pra mature on that type of politics. >> most importantly, newt gingrich was one of the first people to sign on to the debat...