SAMBOLIN: Fifty-three minutes past the hour. Time to check the stories making news this morning.</s>BANFIELD (voice-over): U.S. military says it has never had any access to the scene where Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly gunned down up to 17 Afghan civilians, and that could hinder the military's prosecution of Bales. It's according to a U.S. official who tells CNN that Bales returned to his base -- he's confirming this now, that Bales returned to his base and told his roommate that he had been out killing Afghan civilians.</s>SAMBOLIN: Federal charges now filed against that JetBlue pilot who had a midair meltdown. The first (ph) officers are saying the captain, Clayton Osbon, talked about taking a, quote, "leap of faith" before passengers were forced to grab him and hold him down.</s>BANFIELD: Workers in Spain are on strike. It started at the stroke of midnight. They're upset over the new conservative government and its austerity measures in that country. State TV in Spain says nearly 5,000 demonstrators have now been detained by police.</s>SAMBOLIN: And when guard dogs just aren't enough. A farmer in Houston, Texas, is trying something different to protect his property -- bee. He hired a bee wrangler who brought in hives to keep thieves from poaching tractors and other farming equipment.</s>BANFIELD: Well, you can just dress for that, can't you? Genius.</s>SAMBOLIN: You're not expecting it.</s>BANFIELD: Exactly. Now, it's been on the news.</s>BANFIELD (on-camera): Kind of blew that guy's cover, didn't we? It's 54 minutes now past 6:00 on the east coast. And coming up on EARLY START, Republicans seem to be really choosing their guy. Former president and a possible running mate throwing their hat behind this man, Mitt Romney. What does it mean for the others? You're watching EARLY START.
Official: No Military Access To Crime Scene