both of those men argued that they and not mitt romney are the true conservatives in the race, but mitt romney still holds the all important lead in delegates, which is the key to actually securing the nomination. and british prime minister david cameron has been holding talks with u.s. president barack obama at the white house. >> the agenda included strengthening bilateral trade ties and cooperation in dealing with the current challenges posed by iran, syria, and afghanistan. after their meeting, obama said bonds between the nations had never been stronger. chairman also said both countries would work to keep pressure on iran to give up its suspected nuclear arms program and that all options were still on the table. >> for more on both those stories, max joins us from our washington bureau. first of all, david cameron -- we see him -- he is actually quite cozy with obama a lot of the time even though they are from opposing ends of the political spectrum in fact. >> yes, they get along great. apparently they are good friends and every time they get together, there is much talk about bi

that is where mitt romney far as strips his rivals. he has flooded the airwaves with television ads attacking the competition and playing up business credentials. >> what i know is the economy. i spent my life in the real economy. i understand why jobs come and go. >> meanwhile, his rival, rick santorum, is showing himself as the truly conservative. he rejects abortion and same-sex marriage as a catholic. >> i think he is a moral man. the morals in america have gone down the sewer. >> i think mitt romney has a good chance to win the presidency. >> the other remaining candidate, ron paul and newt gingrich have fallen far behind. tuesday will decide whether romney can begin planning his one-on-one contest with the president or if you have to keep fighting of three challengers. but the general u.s. presidential election is not until fall, but for the contenders, including president barack obama, it's never too early. >> president obama has been wooing voters taking advantage of positive u.s. economic data to convince americans that his po

his next challenge, super tuesday next week, when 10 states held primary contests. >> mitt romney has the most money and the best campaign logistics. but still, he has to fight for every state, including his home state michigan. that just shows that he still has not convinced all the republican voters, especially not the very conservative ones. >> that was from washington. now, time for look in brief of what else is making news around the world. >> a suicide car bomber has been hit in a to a supply convoy in southern afghanistan. seven afghan civilians were injured in the blast. the capital of helmand province. a spokesman said no damage was done to the convoy and no one on board the convoy was injured. >> one taurus was killed and at least 40 injured when a bus overturned in southern cambodia -- one a tourist was killed. it was traveling from the coastal resort on the border with thailand. the accident. on terrorists attacked civilians. members of the security forces. ethnic tensions have been high in the province since riots three years ago left 200 people dead. ok, so we're going t

any chance of a break out win for mitt romney today? and then maybe not a break away when, but may be a surprise win. remember, we are talking about the deep south. that is a conservative stronghold, something where rick santorum, newt gingrich, the two conservative contenders, would naturally do well, but not a guy from the northeast like mitt romney. if he wins one of those states, that would solidify his position as the front runner. rick santorum wants nuking which out of the race. he wants to be the only real conservative in the race, as he says. in order for that maybe to happen, he needs to be better in both states -- mississippi and alabama -- then did gingrich. >> most representatives say this is good news for obama, but his ratings are dropping. >> yes, but that is different reasons. people say it is because of the gas prices. they have risen about 12 cents in the last two weeks. europeans would ask what they are complaining about since gas is still so much cheaper in the u.s. than in most countries in europe, but it is a big

. >> for the front runner mitt romney and his main rival rick santorum, ohio is an important battleground state. among some voters there, social values play more important role that economic concerns. >> the republican primary is a hot topic here in this church in ohio. at the pulpit today is pastor moore. for him, rick santorum is the man to lead america. >> i believe that mr. santorum reflects the values that the bible says if you will live your life this way according to the 10 commandments, i will bless that nation. >> churchgoers here have a lot of time for rick santorum. the back is total opposition to abortion and gay marriage. litmus test issues for many social conservatives. cindy is actively supporting santorum's campaign. she says he is more likely to stick with his principles than the front runner mitt romney. >> the direction our country goes well affect what kind of country my children live in. and i think that rick santorum will take our country into a direction where it it is a better society, a better culture for my kids to grow up in and of the adults in. >> so the fold

mitt romney has won the republican primary in illinois with nearly all the ballots counted. he has won 47% of the votes compared with 35% for rick santorum. the result takes romney a step closer to securing the republican nomination for the presidential election in november. >> on the second day of the state visit to berlin, israel's defense minister visited the holocaust memorial at the capitol's train station. between 1941 and 1943, not seize sent 50,000 jewish berliners to their deaths. track 17 is now a memorial. >> passengers traveling through frankfurt airport can breathe a sigh of relief. the long-running pay dispute between the airport operator and ground staff is over. the two sides said they reached a deal to hammer out the details of a new work contract. more than 1700 flights were canceled in recent weeks due to the strike action. >> some german soccer now. first bid for the german cup final ended in a very heartbreaking fashion last night. >> that is right. having battled it out with the german champions for over two hours, they fell to a goal in the dining seco