"end point." jen rogers, what have you got? >> i want to follow up with ali velshi. i was in l.a., it paid more to fill up the car than it did to rent the car. gas prices, $5, $6 doesn't seem out of whack. >> mitt romney is the biggest loser tonight. if he wins, he was supposed to win. if he loses the republican party is in a big collapse. i love watching all of this. a train wreck is awesome. >> we have to leave you out. go to deb fayer rick who is going to update us on breaking news as we follow this continuing story. >> thanks so much, soledad. we'll take it from here. let's begin this morning with the latest from shar done, ohio. a second student has died after yesterday's shooting at the high school. he is 17-year-old russell king jr. a 16-year-old daniel parmertor died in the shooting. three others remain hospitalized. the alleged gunman is identified

as 17-year-old t.j. lane, a sophomore and student at a nearby school for at-risk kids. he's accused of targeting a table of students at a school cafeteria. authorities have searched his house. lane is due in juvenile court this afternoon. recent facebook postings by lane hinted at his dark side talking about, quote, death. not just stalking you, but inside of you. even using the line, quote, die all of you, unquote. the school remains closed. flags flying half staff across the state today. people in the community coming together last night for a vigil. and this, sound from police dispatchers as the horrific scenes unfolded at the school. >> chardon, we have three students down in the cafeteria at this time. we still don't know where the shooter is. also there's a fourth one down in room 200. >> student named mueller gradesed by a bullet in the ear

describes the attack and what he saw. >> he took one shot. he didn't say anything the entire time. he took one shot and then that's when we looked to see what was happening because it sounded like a firecracker almost. i saw him shoot which hit one of my other friends that was sitting at the table with us. and then as i was turning around, that's when he hit me. >> ted rollins is in chardon, ohio, this morning. let's start with the alleged shooter's family. what have we heard from them? >> well, they are speaking through an attorney, deb. they are saying that there was no way that really they could have predicted this. they say they are sorry to the community. they say they are grieving along with everybody else. take a listen to what the family attorney said publicly last night. >> any idea why this happened? >> he's -- let me say this, he's a very confused young man right

now. he's very confused. he's very upset. he's very distraught himself. this is a very scary circumstance that i don't think you could have possibly even foreseen himself in the middle of. >> how is his state of mind when you spoke to him? what is he like now? >> very upset. very, very scared and extremely remorseful. >> reporter: t.j. lane will make his first court appearance at 3:30 local time, deb, in juvenile court. it remains to see if the prosecution will ask if he moves up to adult court status at that hearing. again, that coming up in a few hours. meantime, there is no school today in any of the schools here in chardon. >> ted, i understand that there are surveillance tapes that were inside the school that captured the shooting. have police described what they

show right now or is it still too early? >> reporter: well, we haven't seen the tape, but someone who has seen the tape talked to the cleveland plain dealer and this person lays out what is on this tape that is pretty extraordinary. apparently you can see everything. according to the person that's seen the tape told them that you see t.j. lane walk into the cafeteria, sit down by himself at a table, then get up and pull out a gun from a knapsack or some sort of bag, walk up to another table where three students are sitting and shoots one of them in the head, one of them in the back, and one of them in the abdomen then walks and starts to make his way out of the cafeteria. at that point he comes in contact with another student, the female student, joy rickers, 18-year-old who is in serious condition this morning, and shoots her apparently because she was in the way. then apparently you can see that teacher run him out of the school. what you can't see on the tape, according to this individual

that has seen it, is daniel parmertor. it's unclear where or when he was shot. >> ted rowlands is there. interesting, the second person who died apparently according to a witness had recently begun dating t.j. lane's ex-girlfriend. so police investigating that aspect of it as well to see if that could potentially be the motive. thanks, ted rowlands. coming up ali to talk about how social media can give too much information, especially in dangerous situations. and for the first time in more than two weeks, voters again having their say in the republican presidential race. for front-runners mitt romney, rick santorum, the stakes pretty high. a total of 59 delegates up for grabs today in two states. arizona is winner takes all. michigan will divide its delegates based on the results. considering it's the state where romney grew up, it is a critical

weigh station that desperately needs to regain momentum. cnn's paul steinhauser is in detroit. suzanne malveaux joining us at the arizona state capitol in phoenix. let's begin with paul. too close to call right now, correct? >> reporter: very correct. just about every poll here taken in the last week or two indicates it's up for grabs. this is from american research group. it came out yesterday. that's pretty close. rick santorum at 36%. mitt romney at 35. you can't get much closer than that, deb. that's why every vote really matters here. as you mentioned, we're in bloomfield hills. this is where mitt romney grew up, where he went to elementary and high school. voting been underway since 6:00 a.m. about three hours ago. and here's what makes michigan interesting. it's an open primary. that means republicans, so can independents and democrats can vote in the primary. there's a lot of talk about democrats crossing over trying to deny mitt romney a vote in

this case. so is the santorum campaign. take a listen to this automated call from the santorum campaign making a pitch to democratic voters. take a listen. >> on tuesday join democrats who are going to send a loud message to massachusetts mitt romney by voting for rick santorum for president. >> reporter: santorum campaign standing by that robo call. the candidate himself backing it up. i tell you, mitt romney pretty upset about all of that. calling it dirty tricks. take a listen to what he 15id in a tv interview. >> senator santorum did something today which i think is deceptive and a dirty trick which is he's put an ad out there sounding like a labor ad telling labor folks and democrats to go vote against me and to vote for rick santorum. >> reporter: well, romney himself is going to come before cameras in about 1/2 hour from now, take questions from reporters. i have a feeling he'll be talking about this.

we'll have live coverage. >> absolutely no question about that. interesting, mitt romney has to win michigan because if he doesn't, arguably it goes against his premise which is that he is the candidate who can actually beat president obama. the candidates all there in michigan, not arizona. how come, slam dunk in arizona? >> reporter: to a degree. the polls there are not as close. remember, michigan, 30 delegates at stake. it's proportional. you don't have to win here to grab delegates. that's why you see a lot more traffic from the candidates, romney, santorum, even ron paul cam page here. newt gingrich hasn't made many visits to michigan. deb? >> paul steinhauser for us. thanks so much. we'll be following you. now we'll go to arizona. suzanne malveaux at the state capitol in phoenix. how is the race shaping up there? >> reporter: actually, the voting centers just opened about an hour ago. the winner takes all here, 29 delegates. now romney so far a slight edge in the lead here. not surprising.

last go around 2008 he came in second place to senator john mccain but back then, deb, that is when he had the endorsement of one tough sheriff. it's that sheriff here that essentially has made immigration a hot button issue this go round. >> so very nice to meet you. >> thank you. >> reporter: sheriff joe ar pay owe, the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in america. >> why don't you run for president? >> reporter: we found him selling pink underwear at a local art fair. he first made them famous when he forced inmates in maricopa county to wear them along with pink handcuffs. his tough stance on crime and illegal immigration has made him a king maker among the republican candidates. many have come to him to kiss the ring and win his coveted endorsement. >> michele bachmann, herman cain and of course perry i campaigned for him in iowa, which i see a lot of iowa people walking by.

romney called me briefly. >> reporter: for now arpaio is being coy while he enjoys the attention. >> reporter: everybody's come to you. they need your support. they want your support. are you going to give it before the tuesday primary? >> no. >> reporter: no? >> no. >> reporter: not even a hint? >> no. >> reporter: it's hard to take two steps without someone approaching him with praise. he's also known for banning movies, coffee, cigarettes, and porn from his prisons, all in the name of saving taxpayers money, like the $20,000 he says he saved by cutting salt and pepper from his prisoner's diets. >> can i shake your hand? you keep up the good work. >> thank you. >> i'm an immigrant and i did it the right way. >> reporter: but it's arpaio's tough stand on illegal immigration that has drawn a line in arizona's desert stand. the justice department accuses him of making random stops,

searches and arrests. many hispanics we talk to here agree. >> they pull you over and you ask them how can i help you? what did you do? they say -- they start just asking for your i.d. and stuff. i've experienced it. anybody that says that it doesn't happen, they're hypocrites or they just don't want to believe the truth. >> always stopping the latino community or always going, targeting the row income community. >> reporter: but the sheriff is standing his ground. >> i am the sheriff. i'm going to enforce those laws. some people don't like it, go get another sheriff. >> reporter: speak to some of the hispanics here who accuse you who say, i've been unfairly pulled over. i've been unfairly targeted by your office. >> these are isolated incidents. there's no systemic racial profiling. i know it. and i want the justice department to prove it. let them prove it. >> reporter: the issue is so hot

and so did i advice sieve among voters here. even this phoenix couple that's been together for eight years can't see eye to eye. >> i don't think there's racial profiling. >> i've been a victim of it. are you kidding? >> i live by a home depot. illegals stand up there all the time was annoying as can be. they come up to your car. you felt unsafe. >> how can you look in a car and tell if somebody is illegal or not? >> reporter: so that, as you can, is really a hot issue. it's an emotional issue among voters. they're all paying very close attention to what the candidates have to say about immigration and their policy, but they're going to have to rely on what these candidates said. nearly a week ago at the cnn gop debate. since then they've high tailed out of arizona. so we'll see if the voters actually feel neglected and take it out on them as well. it will be very interesting to

see how this particular issue plays out and how they vote today. >> the question, clearly what happens in arizona could be sort of the first firing shot as to what happens around the rest of the country vis-a-vis immigration. suzanne malveaux, we know you have a lot coming up. thanks so much. cnn tonight, two more opportunities for someone to separate themselves from their republican competition. coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries begins at 6:00 eastern with the special edition of "john king u.s.a." that's followed by cnn's complete live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. syria's government is stepping up its shelling attacks. opposition groups in syria say at least 57 civilians have been killed today. there are also reports that the bodies of nearly 60 men were

near homs. journalists are restricted from syria. details aren't clear. a british journalist has escaped sir yeah paul conroy was wounded in the same attack that killed american journalist marie colvin. the sunday times newspaper said he was smuggled into another country. >> let's see what zain verjee says with a look of some of the headlines. zain, the european union trying to at least cut off syria financially. >> reporter: yeah, they are. they're really imposing much more targeted sanctions where they really hope there will be some kind of impact. let me just give you a flavor of what the international newspapers are saying today. i picked three. this is what the international "herald tribune" has as its headline. it says, arm syria's rebels. it says, it's going to get worse before it gets better. no one can put this genie back in a bottle. this is the mother of all

fights. assad regime is finished. when it dies is the only question. take a look at "the national." it says an economic bloodbath will test assad's staying power. the fate could yet be decided by economics, not intervention. if opposition could convince syria's men and women that their businesses would fair better, the regime may crumble from within. take a look at the china daily. its headline, syrian people's true friend. this is a scathing attack on u.s. foreign policy. it says, despite its efforts to brand itself as the protector of the arab people, the u.s.'s conduct lacks any moral backing. history's sure to be the judge of the u.s.'s interventions into the internal affairs of the arab world. just a few of the headlines of what the newspapers around the world are saying. >> so interesting since syria is heralding the fact that everyone voted for constitutional change which essentially keeps

president al-assad in power and denies the parties that have opposed him from running in future multi-party elections. zain verjee there in london. thanks so much. ohio's accused school shooter t.j. lane is expected in court later today. what charges could he face now that a second student has died? we'll have the latest for you coming up. and if you want access to your child's text messages, sounds simple, right? no. you have to go to court. a bill in the arizona state legislature would change the law. the story when we go cross-country. tores. how do i play london calling? whole lotta love? a b minor 9th? [siri] i found this for you. add migraine headache to my list of band names. tell julie and kate our band is playing at the garage tonight. [siri] here's your message to julie and kate. call me rock god. [siri] from now on, i'll call you 'rock god'. ok?

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and checking our stories cross-country. a cumulative commuter plane made an emergency landing at newark airport in new jersey last night. the front landing gear failed on approach to the airport. no one on board was hurt. arizona could become the first state to let parents access text messages on their child's phone. right now parents need a court order for that access. the parental access bill has been passed. it has passed in arizona senate committee. and check out this fire ball at the daytona 500. juan pablo montoya slammed into the back of a jet dryer incinerating his car. the jet dryer was filled with fuel. well, he got out okay but that crash forced a two-hour delay.

we're going to have more on the race and the more dramatic pictures coming up later this hour. schools are closed today in the small town of chardon, ohio, following a deadly shooting -- high school shooting that's now claimed a second victim. many in the small community are struggling to understand why a quiet teenager identified by witnesses as t.j. lane and described as normal and friendly would allegedly open fire at a school. lane's scheduled for an initial juvenile court appearance this afternoon. cnn "early start" anchor ashleigh banfield. ash leigh, the charges he's going to face, what could it be? >> i'll be honest with you, everything from aggravated murder which in that state incorporates a premeditation right on down to assault causing bodily injury. it's really critical to do some csi at this point, crime scene investigation, to find out how he got the gun, what he did with the gun, where those people were sitting, how they were shot.

there is a lot that still sort of needs to come into play before i think we'll know the full scope and menu of the charges that this young man is facing. it is extraordinarily serious, deb. also, that state used to be a death penalty state. there's a moratorium. you can face life no parole. life, no chance of ever getting out if you're convicted of a top count. >> what's amazing also is that in the beginning when this first broke people thought it was a random shooting. as witnesses came forward it seemed to be a more targeted shooting, which obviously goes to your issue of premeditation. the things that he posted on either facebook or twitter, can those be used as evidence against him. >> oh, can and will. you absolutely know it. we all the time see these things coming into court cases. they're trying to figure out state of mind. his -- some people might have looked at his facebook postings as sort of dark poetry. when someone dies and you are accused of it, all of those things come in to try to

determine what your mens rea a is. more critical than that is is what those witnesses are going to be able to tell us. they're going to be able to paint a picture of just what exactly transpired in that cafeteria and make no mistake, premeditation can be formed in one second. you don't necessarily even need those facebook postings. you can have things that transpire right then and there that conceal your doom. >> yeah. you and i have both sat in court cases where lawyers, defense lawyers have argued, well, it's only when they pull the trigger does it actually then come to fruition. up until then you can still get out of it. how could he get his hands on a gun? you're supposed to be 21 years old. you don't need a permit or license though. what's the situation? >> some unusual circumstances in ohio. i was looking at some research. you don't need a permit to buy one, which is kind of different, but you do have to have a permit to carry one. if you're a gun seller, you can't sell to someone under the

age of 21 unless that person either does shooting sports or hunting and can be proven thus. i think there's also some background on this young man that shows he was an after individuavid hunter. that lawyer you mentioned, when lawyers talk about pulling the trigger. his lawyer has been on television talking about remorse, sad. not so sure that's the best thing. right now he's looking at the possibility of perhaps even mounting an insanity defense. that becomes more difficult when you suggest he knows something was wrong. >> absolutely. especially because when you look at the facebook postings and you hear some eye witnesses who knew him, you wonder whether this was a child who was unraveling and nobody caught it in time obviously. ashleigh banfield, thank you so much. we appreciate your insights. your water bill could double, maybe even triple. old pipes and pumps need to be replaced. we'll tell you which parts of the country could be shelling out more money for those fixes. another italian cruise ship in trouble. the costa allegra is a long way

from home and it has no power. more than 1,000 people are on board with no air conditioning and no working kitchen. the stories coming up next. rt. my mother said, "well, maybe we ought to buy this hot dog cart and set it up someplace." so my parents went to bank of america. they met with the branch manager and they said, "look, we've got this little hot dog cart, and it's on a really good corner. let's see if we can buy the property." and the branch manager said, "all right, i will take a chance with the two of you." and we've been loyal to bank of america for the last 71 years.

in trouble. the allegra lost power. cnn's zain verjee following the story. zain, the costa company having a couple of problems. what's the latest on this ship? >> reporter: i just got off the phone a short while ago with someone in the office of the president in seychelles that's monitoring this. what they said was just a few moments ago the coast guard had already reached the ship. there was also an air force plane there and the two tugs, deb, that had been making their way to the vessel have reached it. what they're going to do now, i was told, is that they're going to be changing the navigation route from this island that they were initially supposed to go to called darush to port victoria. what i'm also told is that they expect to be on land now sometime late wednesday, early thursday. now it really just depends on the sea conditions out here in

the indian ocean. there are, as you say, 1,000 people or so on board. they're all okay. eight from the u.s., 13 from canada. they all had a very cold breakfast this morning but they were grateful for it. you know the kitchen as well was on fire so they can't do anything there. the ship has been adrift for a while. they just cannot wait to get on land. >> okay. well, i'm sure a number of people rethinking their choices of booking on that particular cruise line. zain, thanks so much. we'll go live to la bone yeah, michigan. mitt romney is speaking to reporters. listen. >> there's a real effort to kidnap our primary process, and if we want republicans to nominate the republican who takes on barack obama, i need republicans to get out and vote and say no to the dirty tricks of a desperate campaign. >> so many states have been sort of skequeakers.

are you happen bring with the campaign? >> i'm very happy with the campaign. i'm trying to do better and work harder. make sure we get our message across. i think in the final analysis i anticipate becoming the nominee because i think what people want to talk about is the economy and how to get good jobs in the country. there have been a lot of other issues that have come up. this, i think, comes down to a question of who can create jobs that have rising incomes for the american people. that's something i know how to do. i know how the economy works. that's the way i'll be successful in the final analysis. we have four candidates all battling it out. this isn't going to be over in a day or two. >> the campaign hasn't been able to win other independent voters. your approval rating with independents has fallen quite precipitously. do you think the negative tone and tenor of this race is affecting you and would it hurt you in a general election? >> there's no question but that

when you have a contest with four people, all trying to distinguish themselves from one another, it will have an effect on our positive ratings. in some cases our flaws over emphasized, but i do think in the general election all of what's gone on during the primary becomes very much a thing of the past and we focus on what's being said in the general. by the time november comes around the things we're talking about will be quite different than the things we're talking about then. precisely what they'll be, foreign affairs, things that emerge at the top of the pile, but i do believe that the economy and creating jobs will always be the foundation of the election and i think my record in the economy will be something which holds me in good stead. >> let me ask you, what would you say the republican party members would say michigan should never have been this close and the greater concern that you have yet to be able to excite the republican base

support. >> it's very easy to excite the base with incendiary comments. we've seen throughout the campaign if you're willing to say really outrageous things that are accusative, attacking of president obama, that you're going to jump up in the polls. i'm not willing to light my hair on fire to try and get support. i am who i am. i'm a person with extensive experience in the private sector, in the economy. i understand job creation. from a personal standpoint i understand that and from a theoretical standpoint. i want to use the skills to help the country. if i get selected, great. if i don't, i can live with that too. i'm putting myself out there because i think i can do a better job getting america back on track. i think this president's taken us in a very dangerous direction and that we've got to get him out of the white house. i'm not willing to say anything to get that nod. >> you say you've made some mistakes. i'm curious what you're talking about. >> i can't imagine you would have a hard time coming up with that. never repeat your mistakes.

please. >> senator santorum has made comments recently about religion and the denouncing of j.f.k.'s speech. i wonder if you agree with him? >> i gave a speech on religion in america and it describes my views. i pointed out that sometimes the term or the phrase the separation of church and state has been used by some to demand that there is no recognition in our society, that there is no recognition of god in the public square. i disagree with that. i do not believe we should establish secular rimp as a new religion in america. i believe we are a nation under god and express my views to that speech some time ago. i respect president kennedy and his expression of his own views and felt that his speech was an indication of those views. my speech was an indication of views that are somewhat different than his, but religion

certainly has a place in the public square. >> you have explained your own vote in democratic primaries as a way to influence their selection of their candidate. how do you square that with what you said today? >> it's very different being a candidate for president, buying ads, telling democrats to go mess into a republican primary and to vote against me, particularly when he doesn't describe his own position on the very issues he attacks me for. in my case, i was certainly voting against the democrat who i thought was the person i thought would be the worst leader of our nation, in this case as i recall it was bill clinton. i wanted someone other than bill clinton. i voted against ted kennedy, tip o'neal and bill clinton. seemed like a good group to be against. >> governor romney, your campaign consultants and the consultants for the super pac that's supporting your bid are sharing office space and some of the same vendors. my question is not if you're following the letter of the law

because i know you have said that you are, but do you think that squares with the intent of the law governing super pacs, that there's not more separation of those entities? >> i think we've been very careful to make sure we're following the law as well as the intent of the law. i think the law itself is a very strange, awkward, and inappropriate piece of legislation. i think this idea that people are limited in giving to a campaign and that they're unlimited in giving to a super pack and that, therefore, the campaign can't guide the very advertisement that's affecting its future makes no sense at all. i think our campaign finance laws ought to be thrown out and rewritten to remove this extraordinary anomaly. >> governor, you've sort of -- >> so mitt romney there speaking to reporters in michigan saying -- urging republicans to get out and vote, that after a robo call basically urging democrats to vote for santorum.

mitt romney saying that republicans need to get out. also talking about his record and slamming super pacs saying it's completely unfair that you can't give unlimited money to campaigns but you can to super pacs. we'll bring you more as he says as he says it. up next, big news on social media. they can have instant access to information, but will they do more harm than good? we'll be asking our guest, that on the other side of the break. erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. can your makeup remover do that? [ female announcer ] neutrogena® makeup remover. pop in the drum of any machine... ♪ ...to wash any size load. ♪ it dissolves in any temperature, even cold. tide pods. a powerful three-in-one detergent

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the medical examiner identifies the latest victim as russell king jr. another student, daniel parmertor died yesterday. three other students are still hospitalized with injuries. last night a vigil was held for those victims. many in the community say they're shocked and confused. here's what an emotional neighbor said about the victims and the accused gunman identified by witnesses as t.j. lane. >> i've never been hit so hard with something that happened like this with good friends, neighbors. it really bothers me because they're good people. >> what do you know about t.j.? >> very nice young man. talked to me when he went up and down the road. he lived 1,000 feet from my house here, and he'd go up and down the road, waive at me, talk to me. >> well, lane is scheduled for a court hearing later this afternoon in juvenile court. social media sites flu flew

into a frenzy spreading information in a heartbeat. strategy director for likeable media, ally is here. ally, when does too much online information become dangerous? >> you know what, i think sometimes when you're filled with so much information it's important to take a step back and check where it's coming from. things spread so fast, especially on twitter with retweeting photos that you really need to take a step back and see is this being linked to a credible source. is this really the truth of what's going on because a lot of misinformation can spread very quickly through social media. >> what's so fascinating is that the whole social media concept, for our viewers, there were children inside the school who were texting to their parents. that information was then being forwarded to other parents. i mean, it was almost like that game of telephone where everybody is getting it out so fast, so quickly.

there are also, though, certain -- when you look past twitter and go to something like facebook, for example, there are some disturbing posts that pop up on facebook, rants, which t.j. lane had. do people pay attention to them? one witness said, would he saw something but nobody thought anything of it. >> yeah, definitely. i really think that social media more and more is becoming an outlet for people and a place where people who feel like they don't have a voice can really talk. so i think that it's really important that we take things seriously. sometimes students are just looking at facebook or twitter as a cry for help and really posting things there and i think it's really important that we do take things written there seriously. >> you know what's so interesting, allie, a lot of the young kids, they don't have their voice yet. facebook, twitter, it all gives them a voice. but as online social technology gets better and frankly gets

more, how do we streamline information so that we're simply not overwhelmed and really controlled by it? >> yeah, that's a great question. you know, i think during a crisis social media can be an amazing tool. we saw kids tweeting from inside the school and it was really the best way to get some real time information during it. i think, you know, keeping that in mind, i think when you're a viewer of the social media sites, you're seeing things on facebook and twitter, you need to check where they're coming from, check the validity like i was saying and just kind of make sure that these things are real and credible and also, you know, only share information that you know is relevant. don't retweet or share a picture if you're not 100% sure that it's correct. that being said, i really think it's a great way to share information during a crisis. >> sure. no question about it. though i must say when this all broke the first thing i thought was, wow, if i were a parent, would i try to call my child or would i simply be terrified that

my child didn't have the phone on vibrate, thereby, alerting the gunman to their location. so there's so many things that we have to think about that we didn't have to before. clearly, getting information, it's better to know than not know. that's what parents were experiencing yesterday in that school. allie, thanks so much. likeable media, thanks for your guidance and insights. well, next hour a senior who was just down the hall in science class when the shooting occurred joins me with her mom to share their story. stick around. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! tle emotional here? aren't you getting a little industrial?

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we're following lots of developments for you in the next hour of "cnn newsroom." let's check in first with our ted rowlands. ted? >> reporter: another student has died as a result of the shooting here in ohio yesterday. we're learning more about the suspect, as well, who will make his first court appearance coming up in a few hours. we'll have the latest coming up at the top of the hour. i'm cnn political editor paul steinhauser. at a polling station, could democratic voters decide who wins the republican presidential primary here? details at the top of the hour. i'm alison kosik, 20 years

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>> this is chardon rescue, we have an active shooter at the high school. repeat, active gun shots at the high school. chardon, we have three students down in the cafeteria at this time. we still don't know where the shooter is. also, there's a fourth one down in room 200. >> ted rowlands is in chardon, ohio, for us this morning. and ted, what can you tell me about the two boys who died? >> reporter: well, you know, obviously, deb, these were young men in their teens who went to school at 7:30 in the morning, were waiting to take a bus to another location, basically another campus where they learn trades. and they were shot and killed without warning. there was a surveillance tape that has been seen by someone who talked to -- and the gunman got up from another spot and

shot them. as you can imagine, this community is absolutely distraught about this. and there was candle light vigil last night where people came out from the community and these people, the ones that have died, and then the two that are still clinging to life are obviously in everybody's hearts and prayers this morning. >> and ted, with so much sort of developing right now, the investigation in full swing, have police or sheriffs deputies said anything about the possibility that this was a targeted shooting? that the suspected gunman knew exactly who he was aiming for. it does seem he knew one if not more of the boys at the table. >> reporter: well, clearly, according to iwitnesses and according to the actions on this videotape, it appears as though t.j. lane was targeting this group of kids. why? who knows. there's a speculation that he was the victim of bullying or this other speculation about a

possible girlfriend scenario. you know, who knows what the details are and the validity of all of these different potential reasons. but according to the witnesses and according to the person that has seen this videotape, it does appear as though he targeted these kids specifically, the ones at a table. there was another young woman that got in his way as he was trying to leave the cafeteria according to this videotape and the person that saw it. that seems to be more of an accidental thing. but the -- well, not accidental, but nonplanned thing. but as you mentioned, it does appear these three students were targeted. >> one of the boys actually at that table in the cafeteria when the shooting broke out knew the suspected gunman and was actually grazed by one of the bullets. he has given a remarkable eyewitness account, what do you know about him? >> reporter: well, his story is amazing. as you mentioned, this is a young man that looked up and saw as you said the flashes of the

gun as he witnessed his friends being shot. he describes how he looked into the face of this alleged shooter and he said there was no expression at all and that he was able to get away. he was grazed in the ear. but a remarkable young man that was able to get out. he actually made one of the initial 911 calls after he got out of the school. but this young man was right in the middle of it and clearly very lucky he didn't get hit. >> ted rowlands for us in ohio. i know a lot more information is going to be coming out of there and we'll be checking in with you in a little while. also coming up, a senior just down the hall in class when the shooting occurred, she's going to join me to share her story. coming up live. for the first time in more than two weeks, voters are again having their say in the republican presidential race. for front runners rick santorum and mitt romney, the stakes, they are pretty high. a total of 59 delegates are up

for grabs today in two states. arizona, that's a winner-takes-all state, michigan divides its delegates based on the results. considering michigan is the state where romney grew up and where his father was very prominent is a critical weigh station for a campaign desperately needing to regain momentum. cnn's paul steinhauser is in the detroit suburb. and we're first going to go with paul. paul, the democrats actually having a pretty big say over who could win michigan. what's going on there? >> yeah, they sure could because this is an open primary in michigan because, of course, republicans can vote in the republican primary, but so can independents and democrats. take a look at this. this is the most recent poll, american research group came out yesterday. look at that, 36% for santorum, 35% for romney. you really can't get any tighter than that.

and, you know, this is setting up, washington state on saturday, and ten states a week from today on tuesday. what happens here could have an impact on those states. in bloomfield hills, mitt romney grew up here. talked to a lot of voters here, a lot of them are supporting romney in this area, but they also say the economy, the top issue, deb. >> and paul, interesting, you know, the democrats who are going to turn out, mitt romney now he realizes what's happening gave a press conference to reporters in which there was an overwhelming sense of urgency in his call to republicans to come out and vote. if he doesn't win michigan, effectively, how does he convince the rest of the country he can beat barack obama? >> reporter: exactly. that's a big question mark for mitt romney. and you mentioned the democratic crossovers here in michigan. and urging democrats to vote

against romney because that's what most democrats think would be the bigger threat to president obama. rick santorum getting involved himself. take a look at this automated call from the santorum campaign to democratic voters here in the detroit area. >> on tuesday, join democrats who are going to send a loud message to massachusetts' mitt romney by voting for rick santorum for president. >> reporter: well, the santorum campaign standing by that saying no problem here, reaching out to any kind of voter who can vote today. as you can imagine, mitt romney and his campaign furious with this. here's what romney said about all this. >> i think the hardest thing about predicting what's going to happen today is whether senator santorum's effort to call democrat households and tell them to come out and vote against mitt romney is going to be successful or not. i think republicans have to recognize there's a real effort to kidnap our primary process.

and if we want republicans to nominate the republican who takes on president obama, i need republicans to get out and vote and say no to the dirty tricks of a desperate campaign. >> reporter: in an extremely close contest, crossover democratic voters could be crucial. >> rick santorum who has accused the other republican candidate of ganging up on him shows he's got a little bit of a street fighter in him with that. steinhauser, thanks so much. and we're going now to arizona where the race is also really close. a mere 4 percentage points separate the front runners, and given the margin of error, that actually puts them in a statistical dead heat. miguel marques in gilbert, arizona. and has it been a surprise to the romney camp that the lead has narrowed so much?

>> reporter: well, they won't admit it's a surprise, but certainly not only a surprise, but a shot. two weeks ago, romney was up by 20 points here across arizona. he has the endorsement of both the governor, jan brewer, senator john mccain, the only candidate who could run ads here and despite all of that, the numbers have narrowed for him. >> so arizona has not sort of seen the kind of campaigning there that the candidates are doing in michigan. why is that? have the candidates basically said done deal? >> it's a tough call for santorum. it's a winner take all state. if romney wins by one vote, he gets all 29 of the electoral votes and santorum's running a scrappy campaign, he doesn't have as much money as romney. a lot of early voting here, as well. about 250,000 ballots have already been cast in early voting here. today we'll have less of the

votes cast in this primary election done today in realtime. so it was a hard call for santorum. and i think he probably looked at the map and said this, you know, michigan is where we should make our biggest effort. but he may come within a few points here in arizona and his camp will probably see that as hugely encouraging as they move into super tuesday. deb? >> just finally, arizona's economy has really been struggling. do you get a sense that any of the candidates are really addressing that with voters who are going to the polls today? to the people there? >> reporter: yeah, this is the one big thing that the candidates have really avoided talking about. you drive around the streets of mesa and the smaller suburbs around phoenix, and it is shocking to see the number of stores and businesses closed all around this area. and the candidates in the cnn debate last week pretty much talked about the border, border security, immigration.

they didn't address what they were going to do to help arizona. and a lot of people are wondering where are they on the economy? people feel lost here. more than half the homeowners are under water. the economy is a massive, massimas massive issue here. >> incredible given the number of the debates that have been held that the voters don't even know the position on the economy. thanks so much, miguel marquez in arizona. tonight, two more opportunities for someone to separate themselves from the republican competition. coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries begins 6:00 eastern with a special edition of "john king usa" followed by cnn's live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and, of course, the best political team on television. well, fire ball at the daytona 500. unbelievable. juan pablo's car slams into a

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checking our stories cross country. a commuter plane made an emergency landing at newark airport, new jersey last night. the front landing gear failed on approach to the airport. no one onboard was hurt. arizona could become the first state to let parents access text messages on their children's phone. right now, believe it or not, parents need a court order for that access. the parental access bill was passed in arizona senate committee. and check out this fire ball at the daytona 500. juan pablo montoya slammed into the back of the jet dryer incinerating his car. he got out okay, but the crash forced a two-hour delay. we'll have more on the race later this hour with lots more of those dramatic pictures. well, now let's talk about what's at stake for the gop presidential candidates. 59 delegates are up for grabs in michigan and arizona. that's combined. arizona is a winner takes all

state. michigan will divide its delegates based on the results. john avalon is the columnist with newsweek and the daily beast. you just got back from michigan. tell us how important tonight is for the candidates especially since michigan is reflective of voters in swing states. >> that's right. first thing to keep in mind, there are more delegates at stake tonight 59, than in any single process tonight. this is actually the largest delegate prize on one night we've had to date. this is high stakes. arizona, as you said, winner take all, mitt romney has had a sizable lead there, but it has been shrinking. michigan is too close to call. this is where all the attention is because we're looking at a photo finish. and this is mitt romney's home state, a place he won four years ago. this is high stakes and too close to call. it's exciting stuff to cover. >> and john, in michigan, this is what's amazing.

and many people may not know, but you can actually lose the popular vote but then win the delegate count. could that happen? and will that just confuse everyone? >> this is a really important point as folks were watching the returns come in tonight. usually proportional delegates means is whatever the split a candidate gets, that's the delegates they get. not so in michigan. this is not academic, this is really important. it's not a popularity contest tonight. instead, michigan's giving its delegates according to congressional district. there are 14 congressional districts in michigan. so you could conceivably have someone lose the popular vote because the population centers around detroit, wayne county, those suburbs, but win delegate count, and at the end of the day, this is a delegate fight, not a popularity contest. even though the polls show neck and neck, you could see a situation where mitt romney wins the popular vote and wins support in the detroit and suburban region, but santorum's able to pull ahead in delegates,

that's where the delegates are. it's really important as we're looking to declare who the real winner is tonight. it's not just the popular, it's the delegates. >> it's fascinating and probably not coincidence that president obama's in washington today giving a speech about the auto industry and the bailouts there, especially since that's a huge issue in detroit. mitt romney just a short time ago referred to santorum as an economic lightweight. is that going to resinate with michigan voters? >> well, you know, romney's hoping it is. he is playing defense in a state he should be running away with. you know, romney and santorum have dismissed the bailout. romney in particular pronounced terms. it's interesting because 56% of americans now believe the bailouts have worked. romney's strategy has got to say, look, republicans, especially social conservatives, be careful what you look for, look at the implications if rick santorum wins the state and the nomination, is he going to be

taken seriously as presidential timber as opposed to romney's core strength if the economy's issue number one, trying to run on the entire, and he's not going to stop now. >> he's repeated over and over again, the economy has created jobs. the coverage of the primaries begins at 6:00 eastern with a special edition of john king usa followed by cnn's complete live coverage at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. next, more details on the school shooting in ohio. a senior just down the hall when the shooting occurred is going to join me to share what she saw and experienced coming up in a moment.

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schools are closed today in chardon, ohio, following yesterday's deadly school shooting. two dead, one of them was declared brain dead. witnesses say 17-year-old gunman t.j. lane targeted a table in the cafeteria, opened fire, and hit five students, three of them

are still hospitalized. 18-year-old candace page was in science class down the hall. candace and her mom join us now. we spoke to you yesterday and you gave us great information about what was going on and what you were experiencing. candace, when you were talking to your mom even via text, explain what everyone was doing in that school. what you heard and what you saw. candace? >> did you hear them? >> hey, candace. >> hi. >> listen, we spoke to your mom during while all this was happening. for you, you knew two of the victims, specifically russell king, how close were you to him? >> a year or two ago, but we kind of drifted apart when we both went to auburn.

it was kind of we didn't really talk or anything, but we were really close before then a little bit with our other friends. >> did you know there was a friend, an eyewitness who says russell king may have started dating the suspected gunman's ex-girlfrie ex-girlfriend. is that something kids are talking about today? >> i'm not sure about that. but i know i had heard that before. but i'm not really sure on anything why he did it or why he specifically targeted russell. >> all right. and that's one thing that police obviously are investigating. you were down the hall, what did you hear? what did you see? >> well, i was in the classroom, kind of far away from the cafeteria. i was in science class and i had heard people saying in science that they were getting texts from people in the cafeteria

that knew what had happened, and that's how i knew what was going on. >> and some of those texts that you have, what do they describe? do you remember? >> there was some panic. yeah, kind of like the kids were just like a little bit panicked. parents were really panicked. but overall, the school handled it very well. >> right. and your teacher, what actions did your teacher take in order to make sure that you were safe? >> we were just basically in lock down and we had the door locked, we were hidden down in the classroom against the wall where they couldn't see us. after about half an hour, they evacuated us to the elementary school. >> and teresa hunt, you were so

vital in speaking with us yesterday putting things in context from the texts that your daughter was giving us. the gunman, the suspected gunman, what is talk in the town now about who this young man is? >> i heard that he was a very quiet individual, more gothic, more dark person, sad at times, but no anger issues. he wasn't in trouble in school in any way that we know of. he rode the bus with my niece every day to school. he was really -- she said a really nice kid to her. he wouldn't start up a conversation, but if she talked to him, he would hold the conversation with her. she didn't expect this at all. i know a lot of kids are saying a lot of stuff -- >> right. did your niece say anything. he was quiet, kept to himself, but would engage. did your niece say anything about the possibility, for

example, that he looked like he'd started having a hard time or his demeanor changed or anything to that effect? >> no, no, there was no signs physically. he always stayed the same, she said, his personality stayed the same. >> yeah. >> and -- candace, you're saying yeah also. did you know the suspected gunman? >> i didn't know him at all. i had no idea who he was. i barely saw him. >> all right. candace, how difficult is it for you and your friends to go back into that school when it reopens? >> i think it's going to be extremely difficult, especially for the kids that were in the cafeteria, and it's going to be hard for the students to get into the cafeteria.

they'll just think about it the whole time and i don't think most of them will go in there. it's definitely going to be really hard on a lot of the kids. >> that was clearly a safe place where everybody used to hang out. how busy would the cafeteria have been at that time of the morning? >> the cafeteria's really popular, everybody goes there, and it's just something that kids are going to have to try to deal with to get through, you know, the school. >> have you gone to any of the grief counseling? they did have -- they were offering it to teenagers, anybody who needed to talk. what is it on your mind now? what scares you? >> i think it's a really great thing. i think kids should do it. i haven't gone myself, but i'm thinking i should. just because i was close with russell. i mean, the help's there if kids

need it and i think they should take the opportunity. >> tell me a little bit more about your friends, about the two boys that died, russell and daniel. the kind of kids they are and what you can tell us about them. >> yeah, people really loved all those kids. and, you know, they were the highlight people's days. they were just really outgoing, smart, and they loved making kids laugh. and that's what they did. >> well, clearly the town's going to do something to memorialize them, to remember them, perhaps have a collective grieving period. candace page and teresa hunt, thank you so much for being part of this. and good luck to you moving forward. we appreciate your time. we're going to take a break, a quick break, and then we're going to be back at the half hour. 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss

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political buzz is your rapid-fire look at the best political topics of the day. three questions, 30 seconds on the clock. playing today, democratic strategist robert zimmerman, patricia murphy, and the contributor to the daily beast and cnn contributor will kaine. welcome, everyone. >> good morning. >> two important primaries, arizona, michigan, the coverage starts here, cnn 6:00 eastern. predictions. you first, will. >> me first. me first to do the impossible thing and predict what millions of people will come together today to decide on some outcome in a popularity contest. but i'll try. arizona, easy mitt romney win, the endorsement of jan brewer, the governor who has 75% approval rating among republicans should help, and he's leading every poll by like 10 points or more. michigan, the one that's impossible to call. i'll say this, i have no special insight, i don't know, but mitt

romney is fighting hard, and usually when he's not doing well, he leaves smoke signals, that's not happening, so i'll say mitt romney wins michigan, as well. >> patricia, what are your predictions? >> very similar. i'm going to say arizona, mitt romney, not a problem. michigan, mitt romney by a pinky, and that could change, though. but the fact it is so close for him in michigan is already a loss for mitt romney. it should not be this close. this is an embarrassment for him. it shows the problems with his ability to connect with people. there is not a ground swell really going in either direction. i think it's a toss up there, but i'm going to put a pinky on the scale for mitt romney because he can't afford to lose. maybe mitt romney. >> all right. and robert, what about you? your prediction? >> okay. certainly arizona's going to be a strong state for mitt romney, even though it's a winner take all and he'll capture the majority of the delegates. the real focus will be on the voters in michigan.

going back to voting for theodore roosevelt. voting for george wallace in the democratic primary or upsetting by voting for john mccain when george w. bush had it in 2000. because of that contrarian history, i'm predicting that state's going to go slightly for rick santorum. but to patricia murphy's point, the fact it's even close running on this radical message is a defeat for romney. >> pinky worth. pinky worth. rick santorum's campaign using robo calling urging democrats to vote against mitt romney. tough campaigning? or political dirty tricks? ladies first, go ahead, patricia. >> thank you, tough campaigning, all's fair in love, war, and politics. democrats don't even take a vow of chasty when you register for a political party, it's not against the law, very much within the law. i think rick santorum is hitting mitt romney for not supporting the bailout.

rick santorum did not support it either. i think full information would make that clean and easy, but this is not a completely honest ad. >> good enough. robert you next. >> look, these are the rules of the road, the rules that govern primaries, that's why as a democrat national committeeman i've argued to keep democrats closed to democrats and republicans for choosing candidates. normally this doesn't have much of an impact in terms of open primaries in terms of one party influencing the other. the role of michigan is organized labor. they could have a marginal impact in the election. >> what about you? is this political dirty tricks or just scrappiness? >> tough campaigning, but not one without risks. they're going to explain it they're appealing to the reagan democrats, the blue collar socially conservative workers out there they could come over and make into rick santorum supporters. but it's also feeding into at the same time some organized democrats are telling their people to go vote for rick

santorum. so together it becomes this like admission of unelectability for rick santorum that you guys should come vote for me. you democrats should vote for me because, mitt romney has a better chance to beat barack obama. i think this could be something romney could use down the road if santorum loses. >> all right. because the democrats probably picking a different candidate come the real vote. okay, your buzzer beater, 20 seconds each, third question. mitt romney had a special guest at a rally last night just outside of detroit. let's let him tell it. >> a friend, a guy who makes great music who introduces me by dvd everywhere i go, kid rock! >> all right. interesting endorsement there. so here's your buzzer beater question. what other hard partying rockers do you want to throw behind one of the candidates? robert, you first.

>> i'm sort of like mitt romney at a nascar event answering that question. but i would say all of these candidates can take a lesson from bono, "pride on a beautiful day." but they're running on such a negative, angry message, anti-education message, i would say kanye west album "college dropout" may fit their theme or maybe. >> you got buzzed. will? >> did you say me, deb? >> yes, you, will. >> i think what's happening here, is could you have more ill-suited couple than kid rock and mitt romney? more of a contrarian nonsensical relationship? so if you carry that logic out, rick santorum should have somebody like metallica. newt gingrich would be somebody soft and nice playing the standards. >> at the same time, kid rock, obviously popular with nascar. so maybe he'll get that vote

too. patricia, you last. >> since you're talking about michigan and detroit, i'm saying i need to know what prince is going to do, i need to know what eminem is going to do. so goes michigan. i have always -- >> i have always said that. nobody believes me. >> we always say it, don't we. >> totally with you. >> going to be interesting to see what happens. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> thank you. cnn tonight, two more opportunities for one of those candidates to separate themselves from the pack. coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries begins at 6:00 eastern with a special edition of john king usa followed by cnn complete live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. oh will you grab us some yoplait?

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character made famous by michael douglas is working with the fbi. alison kosik, what is behind this unlikely pairing? >> deb, you know what? maybe greed ain't so good after all. in fact, it could land you in jail. for 25 years, gordon gekko, he's been the epitome of a sneaky crook, as you said it, he's trying to help the fbi catch criminals just like him. he put out a new 30-second psa featuring the actor michael douglas. and douglas today, and he says the movie is fiction, but the problem is real. he asks that viewers should contact the fbi if they think there's been a financial crime committed as part of an effort to crack down on insider trading. the fbi has put quite the force behind this. it's hired 250 new forensic accountants, got almost 250 convictions last year, and sometimes you know what, deb, it

takes a thief to catch a thief. >> absolutely. and of course, 20/20 is hindsight, obviously. a few new reports on the economy today. how do they look, alison? >> modest gains right now, the dow's up about 31 points, ever so slightly above that 13,000 level. that level, some economic reports came in today, durable goods orders for items like refrigerators and airplanes, home prices came in. both of those reports showed that those numbers fell sharply, fewer orders from manufactured items came in january. it signals a sudden change about how businesses are planning for the future. with home prices, they fell to their lowest level since 2002. that led to a flat open, but stocks are recovering as we are seeing right now after consumer confidence came in stronger than expected. deb, looks like americans are a bit more optimistic about the job market. >> and that is a relief. alison kosik, thanks so much. well, kids playing those

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the new cast. showbiz correspondent michelle turner joining us from hollywood. any real surprises on this? >> you know what, deb, a couple surprises. the cast has some big names and lesser known stars, as well. first of all, soap star jack wagner, then we have melissa gilbert also from little house on the prairie, wide receiver donald driver from the green bay packers, william levy, cheri shepherd, martina, disney star roshon fegan, jaleel white, and gladys knight. i think this is an interesting list, deb. some of my favorites going in, i think jack wagner, he's on "the bold and the beautiful," i think he'll be very good. and i'm angst to see how gladys knight does because i'm a fan.

>> i want to see how urkel does. that's a dead-on impression. uma thurman, congratulations, what's the word on that? is she pregnant? do we know? >> well, yes, we do know, "showbiz tonight" confirmed this, uma thurmon is pregnant. this is her third child. this is going to be her first with her current beau. we don't have any information on the due date, she's been very coy about this pregnancy so far, she was seen out and about at new york's fashion week earlier this month, no one could tell she had a baby bump. very good news for her. she looks beautiful in that picture. >> that's so stunning and also "dancing with the stars." thank you so much. really appreciate it. want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, you can get it absolutely, check out "showbiz

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and here's some stories that we're working on for you later today on "cnn newsroom" at 11:30, president obama will speak to the united auto workers conference in washington. he's expected to talk about the bailout that saved the auto industry. at 2:30, the house judiciary committee holds a hearing on a controversial obama health care mandate. it forces health insurance plans to provide contraceptive

coverage. then at 4:30, legislative leaders will take part in a ceremony dedicating a marker to commemorate african-american slaves who helped in the construction of the u.s. capitol building. and today in your daily dose of health news, if you think the so-called active video games is helping kids get enough exercises, the new study suggests otherwise. all the bowling, dancing, and ping-pongs may help kids burn more calories than watching tv, but researchers at penn state university say kids who played them didn't get any more vigorous exercise than kids who spent time playing video games sitting on the couch. well, polls are open and the race is tight between mitt romney and rick santorum. next hour, susan malveaux is live from arizona, a big issue there, securing the border. suzanne catches up with

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yes, today's gop primaries, a total of 59 delegates up for grabs in michigan and arizona, but also at stake, momentum in the national race. cnn political director joins me. and michigan could reflect what other swing states are going to do, right? >> not only reflect that, but there's been such an emphasis because mitt romney is the son of michigan and he was supposed to win michigan right now, the polls show it is very close. but as you said a few moments ago, it's all about momentum coming out of tonight into super tuesday, and really who wins the narrative. the narrative tonight will define who has the momentum going forward into super tuesday. >> what about super tuesday? really, right around the corner, next week. is there a chance for newt gingrich who we haven't seen really in michigan and to gain some ground there during those primaries? >> well, he has to, right? he's put all his eggs in the basket so to speak in the south,

here in georgia, in fact, today he's not in michigan as you say, he's here in georgia holding several campaign events that will be here tonight. he has said it is really important for him to do well if not win georgia as well as tennessee if he does not do well on super tuesday, there will be calls, deb, for him to leave the race. and for those folks to get behind rick santorum. >> you know, if -- so mitt romney, i think one of the things that i've been reading and that is that whoever emerges is going to be pretty bruised and bloodied. and then they're going to have to regroup to go up against president obama. how difficult is that going to be? they can say, oh, no, this is part of the process, but there is damage done, no? >> it is part of the process. in some ways it's good for the candidate because the candidate becomes battle hardened heading into the november election. however, the obama campaign has turned on their vcr, they are videotaping, recording everything going on on in this republican primary in the most devastating accusations wil