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Deep freeze on Capitol Hill
With Washington's airports reopening this morning, the nation's capital is showing signs of life. The same can't be said for our government though, which is taking its fourth snow day in a row. Our Jim Acosta reports on the blizzard that has left Washington eerily quiet.
Maryland Gov.: 'A lot of digging out to do'
The big blizzard may be over for the Mid-Atlantic states, but the dig-out is just beginning. Maryland was hit with nearly two feet of snow yesterday and that is on top of the two feet it got over the weekend.
It could take days, maybe weeks, to clear all the roads. Governor Martin O'Malley wants his state declared a disaster zone. He joined us on Thursday's American Morning to explain why he has stern words for anyone griping about unplowed streets.
Related: Snow misery lingers in mid-Atlantic
Haiti judge could rule in Americans' case
(CNN) - A Haitian judge could rule Thursday on whether to release 10 Americans detained in Port-au-Prince on child abduction charges, an attorney for one of the Americans said.
The judge has investigated the case against the group thoroughly, Hiram Sasser, director of the Liberty Legal Institute, told CNN's "American Morning," and the testimony of Haitians in the case "really exonerated Jim [Allen] and the others."
Allen is among 10 missionaries charged a week ago with kidnapping children and criminal association for trying to take 33 children out of Haiti without proper documentation following the January 12 magnitude-7.0 earthquake there.
His wife, Lisa Allen, said Thursday she has suffered "horrific anxiety" since the detentions. "I'm confident that the people of Haiti will do the right thing and bring Jim home," she said. FULL STORY
Saving Haiti at any cost
It's been a month since the earthquake hit Haiti. While the death toll now tops 200,000, many victims with critical injuries have been saved thanks to hospitals here in the United States.
But that care comes with a price. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in Port-au-Prince and reports on a relief fund that is reimbursing U.S. hospitals for caring for Haiti's quake victims.
Full coverage: Haiti earthquake
War games with Iran
With Iran now ramping up its nuclear programs, tensions are rising between the U.S. and Tehran. So what would happen if America, or perhaps Israel, wound up taking military action against the Iranians?
In Washington, they're conducting war games to prepare for just about any scenario. Our Chris Lawrence has the report.
Feds and Toyota too cozy?
We now know the cases and claims of uncontrolled acceleration in Toyota vehicles go back to at least 2004. But we have also uncovered allegations that Toyota has known about the problems all along. And in some cases, the feds may have looked the other way.
Was there too cozy of a relationship between the company and the federal agency who is supposed to enforce the safety standards? Our Deb Feyerick investigates in this CNN exclusive report.
Full coverage: Toyota recall
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