the nation's first primary election, the race heats up. watch the new hampshire republican debate airing tonight on cnn 8:00 p.m. eastern time. here is a look at where the 2012 contenders will this be week. the new hampshire primary is on tuesday so most will be there for the next 48 hours. rick perry and santorum are in south carolina now and others will soon join them. thank you for joining us, this special hour of politics. join us every sunday at this hour, 4:00 eastern time. now stay here for the latest news right here in the "cnn newsroom." one year ago today, gunfire at a tucson, arizona, shopping center left six dead and 13 wounded including arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. today, she and so many others impacted are reflecting on the tragedy and the recovery. take a look right now at some

live pictures. it is a dark room, but it is fitting of the somber atmosphere there on this one-year anniversary. the event will be called reflections and it is about to get started there on the university of arizona campus. it is honoring the lives of the shooting victims, the survivors and the citizen heroes who helped following those shootings that took place at that shopping center, at that safe-way parking lot. in a few minutes, we'll have a live report from thelma gutierrez there in tucson. about 100 soldiers are on lockdown at a military base in washington state. that means no one in, no one out. commanders at joint base lewis mccord are looking for anyone who may have possession of some sensitive military equipment that didn't turn up during an inventory last month. mt. rainier national park's gates are open again after a park ranger was shot to death on new year's day.

a private service will be held tonight and a public memorial service on tuesday. a park spokes person says the park is safe. >> it is a place of strength, a place of refuge, a place of spirituality and a place of recreation and fun. >> authorities believe anderson was killed by a former soldier, benjamin barnes. his body was found face down in a creek not far from where he allegedly shot anderson. now to the 2012 race. and the nation's first presidential primary, it happens in new hampshire in just about 48 hours from now. the gop candidates spent the weekend there trying to win over undecided voters. the latest state poll shows mitt romney with a commanding lead. and that front-runner status put romney in the line of fire at two of the weekend debates. at today's debate, romney's

rivals went on the attack saying the former massachusetts governor would be unable to beat president obama in the general election. fireworks also flew at an abc news debate last night. our political round table weighs in on that face-off in just a few minutes. back to what is sure to be an emotional evening in tucson, arizona. it has been that all day long. one year ago today, gunfire at a shopping center left six dead and 13 wounded, including arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. cnn's thelma gutierrez takes a look back at what has been called one of the worst shooting rampages in arizona history. >> we have breaking news for you. several people have been shot. the shooting occurred at a grocery store. >> we have discovered that we have 18 individuals who were shot. >> january 8th, 2011. a day tucson will never forget. >> the bodies laying on the concrete. >> the screaming, the crying, the bleeding.

>> 19 people were shot that day, six of them died. the youngest, 9-year-old christina green, was one of many who had gone to the safe-way store to meet arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. christina was there with her neighbor susie i'heilemann. >> and then gunshot. >> christina was shot in the chest. >> i was holding hands with christina. we were eyeball to eyeball. she was confused. and scared and i knew when we were lying on the ground outside of safe-way, the light went out of her eyes. >> as many of the victims laid bleeding in pools of blood, two men wrestled the gunmen. >> i put my legs on his -- behind his knees an my arm on the back of the small of his back and i was stepping on his neck. >> the gunman is in police custody. >> he's jared lee loughner, 22 years old. >> the scene was chaotic with triage victims.

>> is anyone injured? did you say gabrielle giffords was hurt? >> i couldn't see an exit wound. i didn't know if there was one. all i saw was the entry wound. that's where i was applying the pressure. >> reporter: in the end, it was hernandez, the paramedics and the trauma team who saved gabrielle giffords' life. >> this is as good as it is going to get. when you get so the in the head and the bullet goes through your brain, the chances of you living is very small and the chances of you waking up and actually following commands. >> reporter: january 8th, 2011, will be remembered as a catastrophic day, one where a year later a community has pulled together to honor the victims and survivors of the deadliest rampage in the city's history. >> and thelma gutierrez joining us now live from tucson. you spoke exclusively as well with gabby giffords' chief of

staff. how is she saying gabby is doing right now? >> well, she talked to us today and told us that it is, as you had described, a very somber day for everyone here in this city, but also gabby giffords, who one year ago, of course, her life completely changed. she said that not only was she here for the anniversary to commemorate this day, which will be held right here in this mall, thousands of people, fred, are expected to come to the mall here at the university of arizona to remember those victims, but she said that she was also ready to visit that safe-way store, the place of the shootings. she said yesterday she was with gabrielle giffords and mark kelly as they went to that store to share a private moment. >> i saw her yesterday. we had -- she wanted to stop by the safe-way. she hadn't been yet. i was with her for that

experience and, you know, it is a very intense feeling to stand in the space where, you know, six people lost their lives and 12 others were injured and her life changed. and so memories started to come back, actually yesterday while being there, which was interesting for her. >> reporter: pia also told us that gabby giffords wanted to visit umc, the medical center where her life was saved and she went yesterday right after visiting that safe-way store. she went into the medical center. she met with the doctors and the nurses there, talked to them. she hadn't remembered anything of her time at that medical center, but she said that it was very important for her to go and personally meet with those people who saved her life. >> and so what was that moment like for her, you know, visiting where -- be it at the supermarket or the hospital and coming face to face with some of the people who were there for

her, or perhaps are helping her to kind of recount what happened? >> reporter: well, she said it was a very private moment, that she allowed gabby giffords, mark kelly to walk to that area, the place right in front of the store where she was meeting with some of her constituents who had come that morning when the first shots rang out at 10:11 in the morning, but that she went over to that area, pointed at it, she and her husband talked about it. again, fred, very private. you can just imagine, though, how emotional it was. and she had described it as an emotional time for her. >> thelma gutierrez, thanks so much, in tucson. looking ahead now, in two weeks, polls showing mitt romney is the man to beat in south carolina, which is when that primary takes place. the first of the south, a preview of that primary and a breakdown of the new hampshire debates. plus, a thrilling stunt goes

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carolina. that primary, first of the south, the latest cnn/"time"/orc poll shows mitt romney with a sizable lead, 37%, 20 points from his closest rivals, rick santorum and newt gingrich. for a look ahead to south carolina and a breakout of the new hampshire debates, jim acosta joins us from exeter, new hampshire, senior political editor mark preston and political editor paul steinhauser also with us. but from manchester, so, jim, let me begin with you, i understand romney is getting hammered today over a few comments made. >> that's right. earlier today, in nash withua h at an event and he made a comment that took a lot of people by surprise. he said he himself has worried about getting a pink slip in the course of his lifetime and that struck a lot of the reporters covering this campaign as sort of odd because mitt romney is the son of george romney, who is

the head of american motor cars, very successful businessman, also the governor of michigan. and mitt romney led what has been a fairly privileged life and so those comments are obviously something the other campaigns are going to be seizing on as the hours go on as we tick closer to the new hampshire primary. i have to tell you, i think the reason why governor romney said that earlier today is because he is being savaged now by newt gingrich. there is a pro gingrich super pac that just came out with a documentary, infomercial, if you will, earlier today, that basically goes after mitt romney's days at bane capital, downsizing companies, laying people off. now, the romney campaign and governor romney will tell you, wait a minute, you know, romney also was a part of a venture capital firm that created companies and they cite staples and other companies such as that. but it is interesting to see the romney campaign come out with a very quick response to what appears to be a serious attack

coming from the gingrich forces through this infomercial going after mitt romney's days at bane capital. it is very interesting out here. >> is there a feeling that the romney camp doesn't want to take anything for granted, it doesn't want to feel comfortable it is leading, even though some polls show him leading in in ham. >> that's what he's been saying all weekend long. don't look at the polls, don't take things for granted now. he should win by a fairly comfortable margin. if you look at the suffolk university daily tracking poll, which has been coming out showing, you know, basically the way this campaign has been shaping up in the last several days, mitt romney over the last week or so has dropped by 8 percentage points, he has a 15 percentage point lead over ron paul. that may sound like a great deal to a lot of people out there, but not as big as it was a few

days ago. i don't think there is enough time to catch up with him, but they're looking at that number and perhaps some of their own numbers and getting a tad worried heading into south carolina after new hampshire. >> so, paul, in manchester, is this what happens when you're out in front, the other contenders nip at your heels, trying to chip away at your character or of your resume? is that simply what is happening here with mitt romney out in front? >> it is business as usual. we saw with rick perry jumping into the race and became the front-runner the texas governor was attacked by a lot the other campaigns and other debates brought him down. same thing with herman cain, brought him down as well. and gingrich, let's go back a month ago. newt gingrich was the front-runner here in iowa and across the country in nationwide polls and came down as well. you had the doubleheader of debates this weekend in new hampshire. and first debate last night and you can see that coming up a little later today on cnn, it seems like mitt romney emerged unscathed, but that was not the

case this morning in the debate up in concord, new hampshire. again, this is what you do when you're in front you come under attack. >> so, mark, did those debates help any one particular candidate? because certainly last night and this morning, mitt romney was the one who was being attacked if not by those who were asking the questions, but by the fellow candidates as well. but does that help particularly the undecided voters make a decision as it pertains to new hampshire? >> certainly helps on the margin. i think we need to look back, fred, to newt gingrich whose campaign imploded in june of 2011. everyone thought that he should actually get out of the race, but the bottom line is he was able to use these presidential debates over the past six, seven, eight months to really rebuild the candidacy and saw him really come on strong in the beginning of december. he has since then collapsed, of course, because of his -- coming under a state of negative

advertising. what happened in the past 24 hours with these two debates, question is did anybody really win or lose. some can say even though that newt gingrich or mitt romney came under sharp attack this morning, it wasn't enough for him to really lose a whole lot of ground. and as jim said, we do expect him to win pretty comfortably on tuesday evening. >> so, jim, you know, mitt romney is still spending some time in new hampshire. rick santorum, who has enjoyed a surge since iowa, has left the state. he's in south carolina, already thinking about the next primary. would that hurt the candidate, just a couple of days leading up to the primary vote? >> well, you know, i have to tell you, rick santorum spent a lot of time here in new hampshire over the last several days. he was holding, i think, by my count, 17 town halls between wednesday and friday evening. i think i have that count right. it could be more than that. many of these events, the fire

marshal or not many of these events, a few of the events, the fire marshal had to come out and move people outside because there were too many people crammed into the town halls. he had a positive response coming out of iowa. the problem for rick santorum is he got into some social issues that may not play well here in new hampshire. there was one event i was at earlier this week in front of a college crowd where he, you know, compared homosexuality to polygamy. that did not go over with that crowd. he was booed as he left the podium that day. and looking at the suffolk daily tracking poll, it looks like he was surging coming out of iowa and then plateaued a little bit here in the state. those kinds of politics, the socially conservative politics will play better down in south carolina. that probably explains why he's down there today, but i will tell you, i've talked to the santorum forces about this, and what they will tell me and perhaps this is just sort of spinning, they say they're fighting for each and every one of these primaries after iowa. they feel like they're in a very

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it is the start of a new year and most people make new year's resolutions or goals or something like that.

and they break them. sometimes quicker than they actually make them. but the grind stone.com's editor at large deborah shakily says it is easier if you set goals instead of making resolutions. what is the difference between the two? goals, resolutions. >> a resolution is like resolve. i think a goal is something that has actionable steps and you want to achieve it at the end. resolution is a more ongoing commitment on a day to day process. we're already at january 8th, some people will break their resolutions by the end of this month. so do something new, do something different. >> okay. so help us do that. how do you break tradition? >> one thing that a lot of people are doing is having a family summit. you can do this today. get together with your spouse, your family, maybe a few friends, and think about what your goals are for the new year. pick three categories. maybe family, health, career, maybe doing money. and pick a few attainable goals and a few stretch goals. you want to check in with this throughout the year. but it is a way to kind of think

about the accomplishments of the past year and look ahead to the new one in a fresh way. >> okay. that's good. that's a different approach that gets everybody involved. everyone is invested and everyone can remind one another, kind of easier said than done? >> you know, it is always easier said than done. i think the key is to check in, maybe quarterly, you know, do a spring check-in, a summer check-in and so on. it is funny this is actually a kardashian family. want to be like kim kardashian, you can do this too. there you go. >> okay. is that the inspiration or the deterrent? >> it is partially the inspiration. it is about setting reach goals. think of something that you never might think is possible and just go for it. >> okay. and then you say, you know, spring cleaning. a lot of times people say i'm going to get more organized, i'm going to remove the clutter, et cetera. you say you should involve everything from your closets to even your facebook. >> do winter cleaning. this is a great time of year to have a ritual of pruning, whether from facebook, all those contacts that you don't really

like or people -- hopefully people won't defriend me now, but -- defriend. the contacts in your telephone, maybe a bathroom cabinet or the kitchen cabinet, just go right now and just clean it out. throw things away. out with the old, in with the new for the new year. >> these are things i want to do rather than i should do. it is pressure, isn't it? >> it is true. a lot of people -- >> what do i do? >> a lot of people pick new year's resolutions that are things they should do. it is i want to -- i should quit smoking, i should lose weight. and that's a sure way to set yourself up for failure, because you have no motivation and you're focusing on relying on your willpower. whether it is wanting to take a photography class or wanting to ask for promotion, put these at the forefront of your mind, something that adds passion and a little bit of fun and as a small goal you can accomplish even in january. >> that's good. when you look at goals, you can look at this, as, you know, look at the year too as incrementally when you can achieve goals as

opposed to resolutions, people think it is a whole year investment and they get turned off. >> one more thing to do is pick a general theme. this is a big trend. we saw it on facebook. one word what is your one word theme for the whole year, family, gratitude, discipline, maybe stick that on a post it note on your desk, get a plaque to remind yourself a broader way of thinking about how you want to be for this new year. >> you're beginning the new year with something very special, expecting your number two. >> yes. baby number two is due in may. >> baby number two. >> deborah, thanks so much. happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. this is a nightmare. have you gone bungee jumping. >> no. >> would you ever? >> no. >> you won't when you see something like this. yes, the bungee cord breaks. what happens next. you got to see it.

some international headlines now. it is new zealand's worst offshore environmental disaster. this cargo ship hit a reef off new zealand in october, sending debris and oil into the ocean. the ship has now split into two. officials fear the rest of the ship's oil will now leak into the water. north korea is marking the birthday of newly installed leader kim jong-un. a video documentary that aired on north korean television today shows the son of kim jong-il in his role of military leader, riding horses. most analysts put the new north korean's age at either 28 or 29. and birthday celebrations also planned for the duchess of cambridge tomorrow. the former kate middleton turned 30. she and her husband prince william walked the red carpet a

few hours ago at the london premiere of steven spielberg's film "warhorse." ♪ let's dance and another birthday for the ageless david bowie, turning 65 today. david jones adopted the name david bowie in the late '60s and hits and grammys soon followed. one hour special day more s calendar. the african national congress turned 100 years old this weekend. former president nelson mandela we're told will not attend the festivities due to his failing health. a thrilling tourist adventure goes horribly wrong. could have been worse, though. this is erin worth, a tourist from australia, plunging toward the river right there. oh, my gosh. and then the cord of that bungee breaks. watch the cord, one more time there. she falls to the water below,

300 feet, and amazingly, she actually survives that. >> it wasn't black straightaway and i felt like i had been slapped all over. i had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of whatever it was caught under. i think it is a miracle i survived. >> it turns out the cord broke at just the perfect moment if there is a perfect moment. she avoided serious injury because it broke when she was already so close to the surface of the water. she's bruised pretty badly. that river is known for being filled with crocodiles, by the way. that is nuts then, knowing about the crocodiles especially. i want to bring in cnn's errol burnett. i'm going to call you crazy now too. you did that plunge, though you're lucky, the cord didn't break. tell me what is the fascination with the jumping that way into the river. >> well, fred, the reason i was there and doing it, i must

admit, was for professional purposes. it was for -- i'm on cnn international called inside africa where we go to the most remote and interesting places on the continent and reveal the most fascinating parts about it. we were there doing news. this is the location divided between zimbabwe and zambia. they're trying to attract tourists to this location. what you'll see now is kind of the kicker. when i did that jump that erin did, i did this just christmas at the end of last year, it was thrilling, it was amazing. and as anyone who has jumped from a plane or bungee jumped or paraglided knows, it is a thrill that you're seeking. that's why you decide to risk your life and do something that everyone else sees as -- >> my heart is stopping as i'm watching this tape of you taking

that plunge. and you're spread eagle there like, you know, this is no big deal. along the way, there are many -- or before you took the plunge, was there ever a moment where you said, my gosh, will this cord -- will it support me? >> that's the fear everyone has when you do something like this. and to be, you know, just to put a sober note on what happened to erin, when you do an extreme event like bungee jumping, you're taking your life into your own hands, you do sign a release and say to yourself, after signing your life away, i hope now that this cord stays tight. it could possibly have been the same cord that i bungee jumped on that erin bungee jumped with that snapped. >> how did that cord look to you? it looks tattered in this picture. >> fred, do you know how to inspect a bungee cord because i sure don't. >> i'm not when i take a big plm

going to inspect everything. that's just me. >> i completely agree with you. the company that i bungee jumped with, erin bungee jumped with and the cord snapped, they're under investigation by the local government there in livingston. when you go somewhere, the bungee cords, you mentioned how the cord broke before she reached the surface of the water, these cords, they do stretch, they do give, and these agencies are monitored and rated. and this incident could happen anywhere in the world. something goes wrong. it is not really appropriate for us to say this is a zambian issue. it could happen in new zealand, it could happen anywhere. >> that's right. which is why i'm not signing up for that. i'm glad that you're courageous to do so. thank you so much. >> thank you, fred. thank you. >> thank you so much. appreciate that. enjoy cape town. beautiful city. aretha franklin on the red

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. one year ago today, gunfire at a tucson, arizona, shopping center left six dead and 18 wounded including gabby giffords. she is reflecting on the tragedy and the recovery. and earlier today people gathered around the safe-way store and rang bells at 10:11 a.m., the exact time that shooting broke out. live pictures now by way of a web cam at an event called reflections happening right now. people are honoring the survivors and the lives of the shooting victims, including one of the youngest victims, 9-year-old christina taylor green, who went to the store that tragic day to meet congresswoman gabby giffords. her two best friends are expected to speak at that event.

and it is also an emotional day for congresswoman gabby giffords, she becauwas shot in head and has been on an incredible road to recovery. giffords and her husband astronaut mark kelly will attend a vigil this evening at the university of arizona. earlier today, our thelma gutierrez spoke with giffords' chief of staff, pia carasone. >> how is she doing right now? >> good. i saw her yesterday. we had -- she wanted to stop by the safe-way. she hadn't been yet. so i was with her for that experience and, you know, it is a very intense feeling to stand in the space where, you know, six people lost their lives and 12 others were injured and -- >> and her life changed. >> and her life changed, exactly. and so memories started to come back actually yesterday while being there, this which was interesting for her. and from there we went to the icu where, you know, she doesn't really have any memory of being there. but for her family, it was an

intense environment, that icu. she was there to thank the doctors and nurses which was very special. >> so much of her time is now spent in houston where she's undergoing rigorous rehab. how is she able to get her work done on behalf of her constituents? i know it has been a top priority for her. >> slaugabsolutely. when she took office, her number one priority was serving this district and the 600,000 constituents roughly that she represents. and from day one, hiring staff like gabe zimmerman who already at a young age dedicated his life to public service and was able to do the same in her office was really, really important to her. we have continued that. we have opened the office the monday after the shooting, bright and early like we normally would and began receiving constituents and their concerns like any other week. >> video conferences. >> and as the year wore on, we were able to plug the congresswoman in more. we talk regularly over video

chats and telephone obviously. so she's gotten more and more involved the better she gets. >> in other news, police investigating jerry sandusky may have gotten some of their biggest breaks by reading his book. the former penn state university coach's autobiography published in 2000 is called "touched." joining me by phone is sarah ghanem, reporter for "the patriot news" in state college, pennsylvania. tell us how jerry sandusky's own words may have helped investigators. >> very interesting. i talked to the mother of victim six who was found because her son actually came forward in 1998 and made allegations with another boy against jerry sandusky about an incident in the shower of the penn state locker room. that case wasn't pursued by the district attorney in 1998, but fast-forward about ten years when police were looking into new allegations of assault, of sex assault, on one minor boy.

they saw that report. they found this mother's name and number in that older police report, called her up, and she sat down with them. police at this point had been investigating jerry sandusky for about a year, maybe a little bit more at that point, but they only had one alleged victim at that point when they sat down with his mother and she opened this book and basically opened their case. and said to them, you know, my son was friends with a lot of boys when he was -- when he accused jerry sandusky. i think you should talk to those boys too. they all hung out together. they all hung out with jerry sandusky and she pointed them in the direction of four more alleged victims and that's when their case really exploded from one allegation by one boy to multiple allegations over multiple years. and that's what took it to the point that we are now. >> was it the case or is the police response that perhaps they were unaware of the book, they didn't know that there might be this kind of material available to them in this book?

>> that's unclear. police aren't really talking about the story. they didn't respond to my request for comment on this. they said only that, you know, investigations evolved, and it is true that this investigation took a significant amount of time. it took three years. the grand jury involved and that can sometimes slow down the process, but the governor who was the attorney general at the time that this investigation was happening has come under heat and questions about why it took three years and did it -- could it have gone faster, did it take too long, was it stalled in any way. if you look at some of his other pedophile investigations, over his time as the attorney general, there are several cases where arrests were made sooner, however, you know, every investigation is different. and it is not always a comparison that you can make, but that is something he's getting a lot of questions about lately. >> sarah ganim of "the patriot news," thanks so much. we're two days away from the

new hampshire primary and, you know the sunday talk shows were talking about that today. the new hampshire debates and looking ahead to south carolina. we break it down for you right here.

two days before the new hampshire primary and guess what the sunday morning talk shows were talking about. politics you think? here are the highlights. >> are you totally comfortable as a former speaker and head of the democrats, majority leader of the democrats, with a president running against congress? >> to answer your question, i have no problem with the president's statement. i think he should run against

this do nothing congress. >> the president has to, though, live within the rules and within the confines of something called the united states constitution. he may not like it, but the reality is is that this president is making -- they're not even recess appointments, but making appointments when the senate is not in recess. >> thank you. >> well, if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't he run for re-election? why did you bail out? >> people who spend their life in politics imagine that if you get in politics that that's all you want to do, that if been elected to something you want to be elected and re-elected. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? the fact is you ran in '94 and lost, that's why you weren't serving in the senate with rick santorum. the fact is you had a very bad re-election rating. you dropped out of office. so this idea that suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind, just level with the american people.

>> it is clear there are a majority of republicans who are resistant to him. he only got a quarter of the vote in iowa. this is essentially his home state. he has one of his homes here and he was the governor of the neighboring state. so we'll see how this process goes. the fundamental problem is one of trust. i don't think conservatives trust him. >> what about if they decide to block us off at the straits of hormuz? >> i think they need to know that if they take that step, that they're going to get stopped. we made very clear that the united states will not tolerate blocking of the straits of hormuz. that's another red line for us and that we will respond to that. >> all right, the best political team on television has you covered. primary night, new hampshire, tuesday night, our coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern with wolf blitzer, erin burnett,

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have more fiber than other leading brands. they're the better way to enjoy your fiber. unemployment, the auto industry and corporate earnings, our money team is keeping an eye on all of that. let's start with alison kosik in new york. >> the jobs report confirmed that 2011 was a year of improvement. the unemployment rate finished the year at 8.5%, the lowest it's been in almost three years. 200,000 positions were added in december, bringing the tally for

the year to 1.6 million jobs. the jobs situation has come a long way from 2009 when the economy lost 5 million jobs. kodak shares took a beating falling almost 30%. there was talk of a possible bankruptcy filing, though nothing was confirmed. the new york stock exchange did, however, warn kodak that it is in danger of being delisted because they traded below $1 a share for 30 days. felicia? >> thanks, alison. 2011 was a surprisingly good year for the american auto industry. gm, ford and chrysler all posted double digit sales increases with chrysler sales rising 26%. the big three also gained market share for the first time in decades. there was also a milestone in the music industry. digital music outsold physical cds last year. the first time that's ever happened. billboard and nielsen say digital sales accounted for more than 50% of all music sales. poppy harlow has a look at what's coming up in business news.

poppy? thanks, felicia. wall street turns its attention to corporate earnings this coming week. aluminum giant alcoa and jpmorgan chase will kick things off. analysts expect companies in the s&p 500 to report 12% growth in fourth quarter earnings, not bad, but a few months ago expectations were higher. we'll also get the latest look at retail sales, the fed's beige book, and the latest consumer sentiment reading and in detroit the auto show kicks off. cnn money will have a team of reporters in detroit tracking it all for you. fred, back to you. >> thanks so much, ladies. appreciate that. much more straight ahead in the "cnn newsroom" with don lemon. >> just a few minutes away, right? these debates, the pious, let's cut the pious whatever. i was like, okay, that was interesting. two big debates as the candidates prepare for the first president yial primary in new hampshire. i'll speak with former cbs news anchor dan rather about the

election. he's not holding back. he has a few choice words and folksy, driving through a car wash -- >> so many presidential races. he has a lot to offer. >> and he's working for hd net now. he'll be there. says the republicans are playing with dynamite now that they're talking about major changes and fears there could be some surprises on tuesday. so we'll see. also, you were getting the latest from reporter sarah ganim about the penn state investigation. we'll talk with johner with t w about the new coach. there is a bit of controversy, the lettermans club, a lost them not supporting him. and also, the live report from new orleans. >> like going home. >> yeah, where my lsu tigers are getting ready to play for the college football championship against alabama. >> today, they're not wearing purple and gold? >> because i will be wearing it

tomorrow, where i'm going to the game. someone got me tickets. >> save your tie. >> yes, go tigers! sorry. i lost my mind. >> i feel sorry for sorry, i've lost my mind. >> they're playing alabama? >> they're playing alabama. roll tide. i'm so tired of hearing roll tide. i was on the plane the other day and had my lsu hat, the flight attendant said thank you for flying then she goes, roll tide. >> that's what happens when you adverti advertise. >> wednesday, i'll be back at work and probably will be talking like this from screaming. >> as long as you have a little fun. >> you wear the purple for me. >> i was just wearing it because i thought it was a nice, soothing kole who for the day. good, we look forward to seeing you this evening. i'm for all the teams. there you go. i have no favorites.

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. ♪ who can forget that moment from the video music awards last august, beyonce announcing to the world she was expecting by rubbing her little belly there. there it goes, right there. the reveal. well today, she is reportedly a mom and crazy in love. eonline says she gave birth to a little girl last night in new york. it's her first child with jay z and the baby's name, blue ivy carter. the queen of soul was in atlanta to accept a trumpet award on behalf of her late father. aretha franklin received the red carpet treatment at the ceremony. he was a baptist minister who worked to end discrimination against auto workers in detroit. reverend franklin was recognized

for his civil rights work. >> tell me about your dad's impact on your music. obviously performed in his church. >> very early on, he taught me a number of things. having to do with timing and praising and different things like that. and coaching me in different ways. >> do you think he knew just how famous and successful you would be? >> i don't know. he did say at one point that one day, i would sing for kings and queens. he did say that. and i have, subsequently, i have. >> and you can see more of soledad's interview tomorrow morning on "starting point." and now, jackie jeras here with a look at the weekend weather. more warmth or a cold front. >> the cold front moved through, but a cool front, we should call it. the temperatures have gone down, but it's still crazy above where we should be this time of year.

everybody on average east of the rockies, a good ten degrees above normal. we've got an area of low pressure that's developed. and this is going to be a storm that we're going to be tracking the week ahead, so we get through tonight and tomorrow and we're talking about real rough travel conditions along i-10 as well as i-20 and we're expected to see several inches of accumulation, but you get up into the high country, it will be more like six to ten before all is said and done. this is going to be a big weather maker in the southeast, through georgia and the carolinas, into d.c. and new england as we head into your third wednesday, thursday, for you as you make those travel plans. expect to see a lot of delays as a result of this. this is a rainmaker. not a snowmaker because the temperatures are so high. it will get cooler on the backside of it, as well as breezy, however, it's not going

to be a heavy snow across the great lakes, so that's big picture as we head into monday and the temperatures to put it into perspective, in terms of where we're going to be and where we should be, look at the high in minneapolis tomorrow. 44. that's 21 degrees above average. 53 in st. louis. 14 above the norm and atlanta, 65 degrees. that's 13 degrees above where you should be. so, the mild air continues. the winter that feels like it didn't happen. >> we've gotten so spoiled, but i'm afraid of what's around the corner. winter, i'm sure, is going to make another arrival. >> got a few months to go yet. >> thanks so much. that's going to do it for me. much more straight ahead with, where is he? my friend, don lemon, on the way. okay, very good. >> i can do it as well as you could. aps on window] dave. aps on window] >> both: hey, dave. >> hey. >> hey, dave. >> mr. dave... >> dave? >> 'sup, dave?

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