BANFIELD: Hi, everybody. It's 51 minutes now past 6:00 on the east coast. We're looking at checking all your top stories this morning.</s>BANFIELD (on-camera): And a French raid by police picked up 20 suspected Islamic militants, most of the arrests coming from Toulouse. And Toulouse is the place where that gunman, Mohamed Merah (ph), killed seven people in three separate attacks earlier this month. Merah ultimately was killed in this standoff last week, police saying, but there is no connection at this point to be made between this case and these arrests.</s>CHO: Here's what you need to know in the political world today, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich had a private meeting last weekend in Louisiana. That was right before that state's primary, which by the way, was won by Rick Santorum. Sources telling our John King that the meeting was productive and pleasant, but no details about exactly what they might have discussed.</s>BANFIELD: Dramatic video of three firefighters in Dearborn, Michigan, on the roof battling a fire at a dry cleaning business. They're trying to poke a hole in the roof, eventually, at the building, but look what happens. It gives way, and one of those firefighters has to grab on for his life. His colleagues barely pulled their partner to safety, but we are glad to report today that they are OK. Heroes, absolute heroes. Bravery.</s>CHO: And saving each other.</s>BANFIELD: Incredible, look at that.</s>CHO (on-camera): Just ahead on EARLY START, new voices being heard in the Trayvon Martin case. It's a CNN exclusive. You're going to hear from the shooter, George Zimmerman's, brother revealing new details of the moments before the shooting.</s>BANFIELD (on-camera): And also, it is a world record. This lottery everyone is talking about, the mega millions just hours to go before the numbers are drawn for the largest lottery jackpot in the history of mankind. Better get in line now, though, because the lines are getting longer as the day gets shorter. This is EARLY START. We're back after the break.
Romney And Gingrich Meet Privately