last september he was sent to kabul. his daughter leah says in a way, she till expects him to come home. "oh i didn't believe it because he's like my hero, he always comes to save us, and i keep thinking he's going to save us again and it's hard to believe" believe" his wife of 24 years s behind peggy...four children...and a 3 year old grandson, malachi. the guardsman who always put his children first...inspired his son to join the airforce...and evennswore him in. violent protests ccntinue in kabul over the burnings of korans at a u.s. base. president obama has apologized for the burning...but it isn't stopping the violent protests there. afghan president hamid karzai is calling for calm after tte shooting of two americans interior ministry on saturday. - so far, four u-sstroops in all hhve been killed. in carney, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. detectives are investigating an overnight shooting in nortteast baltimore.it happened here... on 27th street.when officers arrived on the scene... they found a man who had b

but we begin in a snowy kabul where nbc's atia abawi has more on today's bloodshed. atia? >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, though there are fewer protests today, there is still a great deal of anger here, primarily directed towards americans and other foreigners. six days on and the rage continues. in kunduz province, demonstrators targeted an american base today and in the chaos, someone threw a grenade, wounding at least seven u.s. soldiers. meanwhile, a manhunt is under way for the suspect in yesterday's killing of two high ranking american officers working inside the heavily fortified interior ministry in kabul. officials are looking for abdul saboor, described as a low level intelligence officer or driver at the ministry, who slipped away after the shootings. police have questioned his family. for his part, president hamid karzai went on tv today to offer condolences to the families of the slain americans, and to call again for an end to the protests over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. he said our emotions were shown all over the country regarding this

and gore in kabul -- anger in kabul. nato issues an apology. it is midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 2:00 p.m. in the syrian city of homs reports that it is now facing the heaviest bombardment with more government troops massing on the outskirts. the details may be sketchy, but the overall picture is now pretty clear. after two weeks under attack, homs is the scene of a humanitarian crisis. the international red cross, normally discreet about its dealings, has taken the unusual step of calling for a cease-fire to get aid in and the wounded out. jim muir has the latest. jim? >> it has been among the heaviest bombardments baba amr has undergone. the from the live extremely rare getting from there, it would shell after shell, -- the life stream -- the live stream we were getting from there, it was show after show. the events of the day, to put it in some context, let's look at this report. >> but armond went on relentlessly. hundreds of shells and rockets slammed into baba amr, which has been under siege for more than two weeks. several hundred rebels fighters from th

. >> for the children of kabul sheldon adelson -- for the children of kabul, politics is the least of their concerns. they are dying at a tragic rate from sheer cold. nearly 40 children have frozen to death this winter and about 40,000 people are living in flimsy tents. >> this could be seen from another century but this is afghanistan, 2012. they fled to kabul for safety, now they are overwhelmed by the cold. born three months ago, this baby has already fallen sick. her mother is helpless. they cannot keep themselves warm. >> we took my daughter to the doctor but the medicine didn't help. now, we cannot afford to go again. across kabul, it is the same story with thousands of people displaced by the fighting living in makeshift camps. some help is coming in. these hats are donated by people of britain but this is just touching the surface of the problem. at some camps, the -- they only have tents to shelter from the harshest winter in decades. this is home for this family and where his baby daughter died last week. his other daughter asks him where she has gone. we were up all night,

at bag ram air base in kabul. despite official apologies, there is concern this eruption of anger may spiral out of control. atia abawi is in kabul tonight. >> reporter: thousands of angry afghans took to the streets today in various cities of afghanistan chanting, "death to america" for a second day of protests. they're protesting the burning of the koran and other religious material by u.s. soldiers in bagram air base north of kabul. since the incident, nato profusely apologized, calling the incident unintentional. they say those soldiers were cleaning out a library at a detention facility on the base and didn't realize what they were burning until the afghan staffers saw what was happening. these protests turned violent and deadly. today, seven afghans were killed and dozens more injured while protestors were throwing stones and molotov cocktails at foreign installations. the u.s. embassy was on lockdown as well as other guest houses throughout the city and the country for fear of escalation of violence. we exp

officers, a secure compound in kabul. the deadly attacks come after growing anti-american rage triggered by the burning of the koran and other religious materials being thrown out by the u.s. military. here's what we know at this hour. those two american officers were shot and killed inside the heavily fortified interior ministry inside the capital. captain john allen immediately ordered all advisers out of secured location. we begin with abc's nick schifrin in kabul. nick. >> reporter: david, i've been to the area where these advisors worked, and to get there, you have to go through three check points, each with a pat-down search, and then go through a metal detecter. either the gunman was from the ministry interior or working with someone on the inside. after five days of fury, many american troops in afghanistan are worried nowhere is safe. this afternoon, a man -- believed to be afghan -- walked through the ministry that controls the police. he opened a door with a keypad lock. inside, a u.s. major lieutenant colonel

but if kabul is defensible. but the fact is i can't imagine americans hollering to go going back into afghanistan once we're out. >> romney quit sizes this president on iraq and afghanistan. iraq doesn't look so hot but i don't hear romney talking about sending troops back in there. everybody wants out! everybody wants out! >> well, the human toll that was left in afghanistan, as far as the united states concerned, is really -- it's really an eye- opener. how many bodies we've lost and how much money we spent. there it is right there in >>> predictions, pat? >> john, as you know, obama has told the catholic church that the -- they're to provide can't acceptives in hospitals and schools and all the rest with health care. and he is in a firestorm with the church and lot of catholics liberal and otherwise. he will back down. >> eleanor? >> well, 98% of catholic women use birth control at some point in their life and reproductive life so i think the backlash to any backing down would be significant. >> it depends on

but if kabul is defensible. but the fact is i can't imagine americans hollering to go going back into afghanistan once we're out. >> romney quit sizes this president on iraq and afghanistan. iraq doesn't look so hot but i don't hear romney talking about sending troops back in there. everybody wants out! everybody wants out! >> well, the human toll that was left in afghanistan, as far as the united states concerned, is really -- it's really an eye- opener. how many bodies we've lost and how much money we spent. there it is right there in >>> issue three, the do nothing congress! >> senate works on consensus and we haven't been able to get that because the republicans, i repeat for the third time, i want to make sure everyone understand this, obstructionism on steroids. >> the u.s. congress in 2011 was the least productive in 64 years, since recordkeeping began in 1947. item, legislation. passed 80 bills, 8-0, out of 7,000 bills introduced. item, credit. standard & poors downgrade of u.s. credit from triple-a to d

this incident has fuelled their resentment even further. >> let's go straight to kabul for more. "times" correspondent is on the line with us. do we know why the koran was found burned down in the first place? >> from the information we have, it appears these books were seized by guards at the detention center, a prison holding some 3000 taliban and al qaeda detainees, because they have been used to pass extremist messages to each other. it was ordered that these books be disposed of. some soldiers took it upon themselves to take them to and consideration area used for rubbish at the edge of the military base. >> this is another public relations disaster for the u.s. in afghanistan. we know there has been an official apology. is there anything else u.s. officials can do to make amends? >> well, the commander of all foreign troops in afghanistan, american general john allen, has tried to act swiftly on this. he spoke on television all day yesterday explaining how this was a mistake, a bad mistake, and he went to pains to explain how an investigation has been launched. the outcome

our correspondents in kabul tonight. >>> your voice, your vote, the michigan finish line approaching and tonight are worried republican leaders now demanding a fresh face? >>> flying high. american pilots suddenly in huge demand in china. the pilots lining up with china willing to pay up. >>> to the rescue with life-saving medicine running out for children who need it. the hero doctor stepping in and why does this keep happening. doctors and hospitals running on empty? >>> and best friends but who's best actor. that famous stare-off in "oceans eleven" turns off into a face-off tonight. >>> good evening on this sunday night. we begin with the man hunt for the trusted afghan officer who took aim at two american officers this weekend and killed them. after getting past several security checkpoints with his credentials then pulling out his weapon. it happened inside but was supposed to be a secure facility in kabul and late today we learn the name of one of the men killed. 44-year-old lieutenant colonel john lot ofus and rioting spread for a sixth day. a violent reaction to the u.s. burn

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abc's nick schifrin is in kabul for us tonight. nick. >> reporter: diane, tonight, there's a crisis of trust. the afghans don't trust the americans because of the koran burning. the question is, how do you win a war when you don't trust the person you're fighting next to. tonight, a nationwide manhunt. after the most chilling case of an afghan killing an american in ten years of war. an afghan working for the government walked into one of the most secure buildings in kabul. he shot two american officers in the head as they sat at their desks. the threat to americans has never been higher. this morning, suicide attackers rammed a car into the largest u.s. base in eastern afghanistan. it's all creating fear between american and afghan partners. here's how that's playing out. for years, i've watched soldiers meet with afghan officials without body armor to show trust. not anymore. tonight, one officer told me there must now be five armed soldiers in the room when he meets with an afghan. and here's why that trust is critical. the whol

last september he was sent to kabul. his daughter leah says in a way, she still expects him to come home. 3 3 "oh i didn't believe it because he'' like my hero, he always comes to save us, and i keep thinking he's going to save us again and it's hard to " believe" mar-chanti leaves behiid his wife of 24 years peggy...four children...and a 3 year old grandson, malachi. the guarrsman who always put his chhldren first...inspired his son to join the airforce...and even swore him in. violent protests continue in kabul over the burninns of korans at a u.s. base. president obama has apologized for the burning...but it isn't stopping the violent protests theree afghhn president amid arzai is calling for calm after the shooting of two americans officers inside the country's interior ministry on saturday. so far, four u-s troops in all in carney, joel d. smith, ox &p45 morninggnews. 3 morning news. joel d. smith, foo 45 in all havv so far, four u-s in - troops in all have been killed. in carneyy joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news.

of course but it is in kabul ha -- our correspondent is in kabul. >> this is marked secret on every page. it comes from 27 dozen interviews with members of the taliban, al qaeda, and insurgents who say that pakistan is supporting the taliban. that pakistan knew the location of leaders and leaders of the taliban are living next door to security. the taliban, they have adopted a tactic to lessen violence in some areas and almost withdraw troops. then they will return. when they return, they are more popular. finally, the entire mission in afghanistan is predicated on the hope that eventually the afghan army will be able to take over from foreign soldiers who will leave in 2014. this report says the afghan security forces are collaborating with the taliban. they are selling them weapons and even at the vehicles. members of the afghan government are crossing over to the taliban. we asked nato about this. they said it is confidential. they refused to comment. >> in kabul. the security council is debating whether to adopt a resolution in syria that has been promoted by the arab league. it call

was one of two soldiers shot to death by an afghan soldier sunday in kabul. conrad is one of four u.s. troops killed since tuesday. >>> americans are targets since the burning of the korans. president obama has apologized, but it's called the american president in afghanistan into question now. >> reporter: seven u.s. military trainers are wounded when a peaceful protest turned violent. it happened in the northern province as protestors lobbed grenades at a u.s. base. two americans were killed. the afghan president urged calm on nationwide tv. >>(translator): it's time now to return to calm and not to allow the enemies of the people of afghanistan, the enemies of peace and stability of the people of afghanistan to use this from this time and bring danger to the properties of our people and our country. >> reporter: just yesterday, two american troops were shot and killed in the afghan interior ministry in kabul. but the ambassador to afghanistan says the u.s. effort must continue. he says, these are terrible tragedies, but we have to redouble our efforts. we

things are still tense and kabul -- tense in kabul. there is a peaceful protest with no violence whatsoever. >> thank you everyone. appreciate it. take care. >> thank you, everybody. question looking at the u.s. capitol here were both the house and senate are in session today. two bills including one addressing eminent domain concerns. those will take place at 6:30 eastern. lawmakers will begin with the annual reading of george washington's farewell address before considering a judicial nomination later in the day. watch the house live here on c- span and the senate on c-span2. a little later today on booktv.org, we will have more on david brock's "the fox affect." you can see that live online at booktv.org. our road to the white house coverage continues later today with rick santorum. live at 7:30 p.m. eastern on our companion network, c-span3. >> this is a seven what solar panel with a little battery pack. this collects the power and you can charge for iphone, cell phone, all of that directly. >> what you are seeing here on this chip

we're live in kabul with the latest. >>> one tape. two stories. douglas kennedy's accused of having a violent confrontation th nurses at a hospital. he says they were the aggressors. the nurses blame it on him. we'll talk to their attorney. >>> it's hollywood's main event, the academy awards. all eyes will be on tonight's red carpet. we'll see the stars and what they're wearing from the fashion to the oscar predictions. we've got it all covered "today," sunday, february 26th, we've got it all covered "today," sunday, february 26th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning, i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. how you doing? >> i'm great. super. >> oh, gosh, how did you know? it's crazy. >> because you gave us that look that please mention it. >> i wait 365 days to give you that look. >> happy birthday. >> you're so quiet. >> i didn't mention a word this month at all. having a fantastic day. >> a little surprise for you. can you wait? >> only one surprise? >> two surp

soldiers unintentionally burned korans at a base north of kabul on tuesday. nbc news, kabul. >>> in neighboring pakistan, crews are starting to demolish a compound where osama bin laden was killed last may. a senior pakistani government official tells nbc news they started today and they've already done 80% of the work. the compound is near an elite military academy, and bin laden had been hiding there for some six years. the decision to remove the compound, according to some, will eliminate the concrete reminder of an embarrassing chapter in pakistan's history. >>> the locked-out employees of an embattled country club have joined forces with an occupy movement. it left cooks and cleaners out of work. health insurance is at the center of the labor dispute. the manager of the club say due to rising health care costs, employees need to pay more to insure their families. >> the club has never passed on those costs to the employees. now, like any other business, in america, you have to start to share those costs. that's what all businesses in america have done. >

nearly 40 children have died so far this winter in kabul. the afghan minister responsible can only offer apologies. >> i am sorry for what has happened, especially to the children. they don't have the support they need and they are the future of our country. >> afghanistan can't cope with its own winter, the future looks bleak. >> it has been a big night for british pop music? >> a week after a spectacular sweet p at the grammies, adele picked up two awards including the prestigious british album of the year. she is the most successful pop export in years. >> the pop stars roll up the red carpet. they're here to support the u.k. music industry's big night out and show the world that britain got talent. the music industry has been concerned with the cost of illegal downloads, how difficult it is to break new acts, and adele. the singer that has done very well. tonight was no exception. >> adele! >> thank you so much. it has been amazing. it's been an amazing year. i want to thank my record company for letting me be the star wanted to be. and

it happened at the afghan interior ministry in kabul. let's go to nick paton walsh, nick, what are you learning? >> reporter: a lot that is unclear, what we do know is two americans were shot dead in the interior ministry here in kabul. that should be one of the safest places, frankly, for them in the country. we do also know the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. naming the man they refer to as their holy warrior, saying he shot four american personnel, obviously at times they tend to exaggerate their claims of their acts here. unclear at this point from a senior security source, exactly who was behind this, pretty clear from isaf the individual was not a westerner, we can out internal dispute between nato forces and pointing toward the possibility of some kind of afghan being the gunman here, but this came up from the taliban. we hear quite often sometimes they are right, sometimes they're wrong but they always try to get political capital from instances like that. i should bring more breaking news we're hearing from

we got caught up in an angry crowd in kabul, holding batons. and wanting to attack westerners and western compounds. what protected us and most of afghanistan were the afghan security forces. protestors have gotten out of hand. the afghan army is trying to stop them. they are firing off warning shots. we nearly got stuck in the protests and we have to run. last night the commander of nato forces here went to the u.s. base where two americans were killed in yesterday's protest. >> now is not the time for revenge. now is not the time for vengeance. >> reporter: military leaders and politicians haven't had much success stopping the violence, but religious leaders have. in some mosques today, they tried to calm their congregations, reminding them the koran does not allow them to kill anyone, even westerners and nonmuslims. today that seemed to make a difference. >> atia abawi, after a tough day in kabul. >>> now to the threat from iran and its nuclear secrets. there is a new report out tonight from the united nations how fast take ran is working on

it happened at the afghan interior ministry in kabul. according to reuters, the dead are believed to be a colonel and a major. much more on this story as information becomes available. >>> meanwhile, people are taking to the streets for the fifth straight day in afghanistan to protest the burning of korans by international security forces. three people were killed today and another 50 were injured when protesters apparently tried to burn down a united nations building there. eight were killed in protests yesterday. president obama and the commanding coalition generals in afghanistan have apologized. >>> let's move to syria now and the humanitarian crisis there. the red cross hoping to get back into some of the hardest hit areas to get the wounded to safety. we are talking about homs. the city has been the he center of the uprighting and the main target of the military. activists say at least 17 people were killed there already today. joining me now is cnn's michael holmes live in beirut. >> well, going back into the besieged neighborhood

nick paton walsh joins us from kabul. two american officers killed in what would have been a secure area. what do we know about the kind shooter able on pull something like this off? >> reporter: well, many different claims at this point. what we know is it this will gunman was not a westerner and he is currently at large. so escaped from the scene of the shooting. as you say, the taliban have named him saying he was acting for them as a result of anger from the koran burning that happened nearly a week ago on an american base not far from where i'm standing. but that's pretty much it at this point. u.s. officials very keen to stress they are still piecing together the facts here, although we have recently learned from the department of defense state side that in faskt the afghan defense minister has apologized for will incident and also pledged to investigate, cooperate in the investigation as to how it happened. so a hint there perhaps that maybe afghan personnel are somehow involved in perpetrating this crime. >> anyon

this is generally a safe place, downtown kabul, very well guarded and accord to u.s. military officials an afghan gunman shot and killed the major and colonel, while advising afghan police officers in downtown kabul, the gunman is still on the loose, military says there is a manhunt on the lookout for him but he's still apparently missing. now, the exact reason for the shooting is unclear, but, most u.s. officials and afghan officials believe this is connected to the burning of korans by u.s. troops. we have seen weeks of protests, days of protests, here, all week, they have become large and violent, and have spread across the country. we saw again today, three afghans were killed in kunitz province after they -- kunduz provinces after trying to overrun a u.n. facility in kunduz and we are seeing it across the country and have seen large protests, trying to attack embassy, consulate and u.s. bases in eastern afghanistan. this is a situation, that is getting worse by the day. now, to put it into perspective how bad the crisis has become, general john allen removed all

you see in the cabinet in kabul or regions of kabul to govern. we're in the embryonic stages at the moment. there's no certainty that the process will produce results. >> all right, thank you very much. thank you. >>> the u.n. general assembly is set to condemn the violence in syria to be held later in new york. the measure is almost certain to pass although it doesn't carry the same weight of a security council resolution, it's a show of support for an arab plan for transition in syria. in other news, foreign minister discussing in syria the chinese counterpart said it's sending a minister to the country to negotiate the violence. let's deal with this u.n. general assembly vote. i mean on the ground, it's largely irrelevant. just symbolic? >> that's right. it's not going to make any difference at all. what it will do is re-emphasize once again the sharp differences dividing the security council for both. and, of course, the russians and chinese featured a very similar resolution there. the russians are going to change that the resolution is befo

kabul, province, and city is one of those areas. and those were the security forces i saw in the streets. those were the security forces that actually protected us today. chuck? >> that is a positive development. atia, thanks for your reporting. stay safe out there. >>> well, while much of the political focus has been on the republican campaign trail you may have missed some important action around the beltway. so bring in kristen welker live at the courthouse. what did we miss this week in washington when our focus has been in other places? what you got? >> reporter: well, chuck, you know, as you mentioned, the republican race has gotten a lot of attention, also the economy, high gas prices. we're noticing that social issues are also coming back into the national discussion in a big way. all of that was in play this week in washington and elsewhere. after months of bitter fighting over the payroll tax cut extension -- >> congress needs to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance. >> i will be voting, heck

also we've seen general john allen withdraw nato advisors from key ministries in and around kabul. that could potentially if it goes on for a long time, hamper the vital training mission nato has undertaken to get them ready to take over security of the country so nato can begin to withdraw. deep concerns here really at how this incident in this climate of mass afghan fury because of the koran burnings, how this may impact on the vital relation of trust between afghans and americans. >>> nick peyton walsh. the pension released a statement today this comes from pentagon press secretary george little. "this act is unacceptable and the united states condemns it in the strongest possible terms." >>> turning to politics and the gop race for the white house. let's take a look at the latest poll numbers coming out of arizona. it's a dead heat. mitt romney leads with 39%. rick santorum is close behind with 35% but that four-point difference is within the margin of error. newt gingrich trails with 11%. ron paul comes in last with just 9%. arizona is just one of two battleground states votin

let's go over to kabul. we're joined by our correspondent. can you flesh out what mr. karzai did say? >> well, mr. karzai admitted that contact had been made with the taliban in the presence of the americans, which is something that he's never said before. but we also understand from senior officials close to the president that, in the last few weeks, face to face talks, telephone conversations, as well as a variety of messages were being passed between senior afghan government officials and senior taliban officials. >> i don't suppose there's any great surprise that there are back channels open. but coming public on it does raise the question what sort of level these talks are taking place. do we have any idea yet? upe according to the president, this is a very senior level talk. senior members of the insurgency, but bear in mind that kabul is hoping islamabad would allow direct access, perhaps to someone like his deputy and facilitate talks. that itself mr. karzai is wish on his truck to is lad abam. >> has it made his announcement on the back of the trip that he's j

this type of violence is unheard of in kabul. we have other cases where soldiers have been attacked by afghan soldiers and police officers, two other u.s. troops were killed earlier in the week. this violence has been building and building. more than 30 afghans have been killed in protests across the country. there is a lot of anger among the afghan population among the security forces and frustrated with u.s. and international forces. this anger does not appear to be going away. there were hopes this entire crisis would begin to fade away. this latest incident in top commander john allen has pulled out advise frers the ministry. it doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. >> gregg: thanks very much, conner. >> heather: another fox news alert. final hideout of terrorist leader being reduced to rubble. the demolition of osama bin laden's compound. they are using the backhoes to tear down the three-story building where he was killed by navy seals. outer walls came down and the compound itself. demolition team working at night

in kabul, police dispersed the crowd with gunfire. the protests erupted when copies of the koran, used by prisoners at america's largest base in afghanistan, were accidentally burnt, along with ordinary garbage, on monday. any desecration of the book is a terrible insult to muslims. today in his letter to afghanistan president hamid karzai, president obama expressed his deep regret and promised a full investigation. karzai urged protesters to stop the violence, but he also demanded a public trial for those responsible. the taliban had been quick to exploit the incident by calling on afghans to rise up and kill westerners, saying those who do will be heroes. the main worry now is tomorrow. the holiest day in the muslim week, and when large crowds gather in mosques all across the country. the tone the religious leaders take during friday prayers will determine if these protests can be contained or if they'll only get worse. mandy clark, cbs news, kabul. >> pelley: seven u.s. marines serving here in this country were killed last night wh

the american embassy in kabul on lock down right now. new protests raging across afghanistan all in response to what the u.s. is saying is an inadvertent burning of muslim holy books at a military base there at bagram. thousands of afghans are massing outside that air base, u.s. choppers firing flares to try to break up this crowd. >> officials say some of the religious material was moved because detainees were writing on the documents to exchange extremist messages. still, the united states is apologizing saying that it was an honest mistake. general john allen, the top commander in afghanistan, ordered an investigation saying it was not intentional in anyway. he also said that there would be training for the soldiers that they could identify all of those religious materials. >>> back here in this country to politics now. it's the big day in the detate in the desert. polling on this day is showing it's a statistically dead heat of the two top front runters. romney at 36% and santorum tucking in neatly behind at 32% within that margin of

atia reports from kabul. >> reporter: two americans were killed in afghanistan today, they were u.s. military officers working as advisers at the interior ministry. the reports are they were sitting in their office when gun fire was heard and afghan military official ran into the room and found the dead bodies and the gunman had gotten away. >> as an immediate measure we have pulled personnel from the various ministries and offices all over kabul. there is personnel from all different branchs of isef are in the asian function and support function and assisting, technical assistants across kabul. >> it is still unconfirmed this is related to the quran protest going on for the fifth consecutive day, afghans still out rajed that u.s. soldiers unsbeng ally burned quran at a base on tuesday. >>> as we mentioned earlier, prices at the pump are on the rise. the national average for a gallon is now about $3.70. the gas prices here in the bay area are quickly approaching the 5 mark. drivers said they have no choice but to spend money. >> i wasn't happy about it. it was the highest i had seen.