and it s primary day in puerto rico. 20 delegates up for grabs, but most eyes are already focused on tuesday s contest in illinois. we ll tell you why. starting monday flying gets a whole lot easier. especially if you are over 75. we ll explain. we now go to joint base louis mcchord in washington state where u.s. army sergeant robert bales served most of his military career when he was not deployed. that s why we find our casey, and he has more on bales defense team. casey, good morning. the attorneys say they will meet with bales this week. what, if anything, do you think we can expect from that meeting? reporter: well,, randy, that s right. we got a word late yesterday from staff sergeant bales defense team. it s two civilian attorneys and his military attorney saying they will, in fact, travel to fort leavenworth, kansas, where staff sergeant bales is currently being held and meet with him in person sometime this week. as of right now, up until now i should say t
later in the hour, we will do a gut check on which candidate benefits most if newt gingrich drops out of the presidential race. what is george clooney doing in handcuffs? hello. we ll tell you. the man accused of killing 16 afghanistan civilians. a plane carrying bales is in ft. leavenworth. he s in a cell by himself. the man accused of the heinous attack in afghanistan is much different than the decorated combat veteran they know. i was completely blown away. i was devastated, heart broken. i mean, completely shocked. i would describe him, he was super fun to hang around with. kind of the life of the party kind of guy. super loving, friendly to everybody he met. great with his kids. i just i don t i don t see how this happened. i never saw signs of marital problems. they always seemed happy. we have more on bales. the married father of two who was in his 30s. reporter: it all began last sunday, a u.s. soldier left his base in the middle of the night, made his
afghan president meeting overnight in kabul. they were trying to diffuse tensions over the mass killings of those afghan civilian, allegedly by an american army soldier who has now been moved out of afghanistan. a deadly school bus crash in southern pennsylvania. the bus driver was killed when the packed bus collided with a semitruck on the highway. 28 students were injured. 6 had to be air lifted to a hospital. two inmates pardoned got driver s licenses and cars while they were still behind bars. all of this courtesy of the governor, his wife and his staff. ed lavendera with a cnn exclusive coming up. up first, with tensions rising in afghanistan meeting in kabul overnight. the u.s. soldier accused in a mass killing of afghan civilians has been moved out of the country to a military base in kuwait. that s angered lawmakers who want the american to be tried on afghan soil. and, this morning, there s word of new protests, as well. there are so many new developments overn
but the math and money and more people doubting that that may be enough as we move on your early start. good morning everyone welcome to early start i m ashleigh banfield. i m zoraida sambolin. we re bringing you news from a to z, 5:00 a.m. in the east. alabama, mississippi, rick santorum a southern sweep. a heartbreaking tragedy in switzerland, 22 children killed when a bus crashed in the wall of a tunnel. that bus carrying 46 children, and six adults was returning to belgium after a school ski trip. a total of 28 people died, police are investigating now. prosecutors in alabama plan to seek the death penalty against this woman, accused of literally running her 9-year-old granddaughter to death. the girl was forced to run around the family house for hours as punishment for lying about eating chocolate. president obama and david cameron holding formal talks at the white house with the war in afghanistan, iran s nuclear program, syrian crisis and the global eco
in their homes. we are learning he suffer a head injury in iraq but was found fit for duty. we re live at the pentagon. a disturbingly familiar sight in louisiana. take a look at your screen. hundreds of people are having to be rescued. 18 to 20 inches of rain falling in some parts of southern louisiana. police deciding not to charge the man. the family of the dead teenager is outraged. we ll break down why there are no charges in this racially charged case. up first, concern that u.s. afghan relations have hit a new low after a deadly shooting rampage. hundreds of afghan students demonstrating overnight, this is in response to the cold-blooded killing of 16 afghan civilians, most children, allegedly by a u.s. soldier. u.s. officials say the army soldier suspected of the killings suffered traumatic brain injury while in iraq. this was two years ago. it s not clear, however, if that played any role in the attack. the soldier is in custody but is refusing to speak with in