p.m. and sunday at 3:00. make sure to check out my book with christine romans, how to speak money. you can stay connected with us 24/7 on twitter. @ali velshi,@cnn your money. you're in the cnn newsroom. this saturday, february 11th. every republican running for president wants the backing of cpac and before the day is over, we will know which candidate the influential conservative group will be supporting. the group's annual conference is under way right now in washington, d.c. live pictures right now. peter, polls are showing republicans are less than excited about this batch of gop candidates. so does this mean that some are

struggling to throw their support behind any one of the four candidates? >> somewhat. there is certainly enthusiasm here for defeating barack obama and hear that from the candidates. that's their mission here. the problem is that republicans are not generally fired up about the field. polling bears that out. electability is obviously also a concern. the states that mitt romney won, for example, exit polls show that had electability was a american concern. but romney got a pretty good reception. rick santorum got a far better reception. but still, it wasn't a raucous bring the house down kind of applause for rick santorum who could be the republican frontrunner right now. so that speaks volumes about how republicans feel about this fred. >> in the meantime, there was a straw poll that will take place and the results may come somewhere in the 4:00 eastern hour. any hints or any real feeling as to which candidate might be the

most executed about the potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, potential results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here,l results? >> this is sort of judging from anecdotal evidence, conversations with people here, and frankly the bad week mitt romney has had, it will be probably a rick santorum or newt gingrich win. that's the sense here. tonight take that to the bank of course. straw polls aren't exactly the most important, most decisive thing in the republican race, but they are a good barometer of that snapshot in time and now rick santorum seems to have the momentum among conservatives after winning that trio of states this week. so i would not be surprised if he did extremely well in this morning's straw poll. sarah palin is there. what's she up to? >> she is. she's actually wandering the

hallwayses right now, totally mobbed by people. they took asided a few roerts including myself just to give her thoughts on the state of the race. she basically said that mitt romney needs it to do a better job of connecting with conservatives. the risk for him she says is that in november, conservative turnout could be lower. he could spoil the chances for republicans to beat barack obama because he can't bring out the republican base. i also asked her about the long drawn out primary fight. she said kind things about newt gingrich and rick santorum, kind of coming to their defense at different points. i said do you think a broker is good for the party. and she said why, this will make the candidates stronger, that conservatives k s deserve to ha voice at the table. but we'll hear her speak to the audience here later to give some other thoughts on the republican race i'm sure. >> all right.

peter ham by, thanks so much. right now mitt romney is doing something he has not done in this election cycle. he is visiting caucus sites in maine because today is voting day there. republicans have been caucusing in maine for weeks now and tonight they will pick their winner. both romney and ron paul are in maine today hoping to break their losing streeks. and cnn's caucus begins at 5:30 with a special edition of "the situation room." stay with us as we bring you the results. and join us every sunday at 4:00 when we dedicate an entire hour to the presidential contenders. tomorrow we'll be talking to the daughter of newt beginning glitch and we'll be asking her how she's planning a come back.h and we'll be asking her how she's planning a come back. a mem orial service is unde way for two children killed by

their father last sunday in a house explosion. hundreds of people are in tacoma, washington right now remembering the 7 and 5-year-old brothers charlie and braden powell. their father, josh paul, had lost custody of the children just days before the explosion. he was also the only person under investigationpaul, had lot custody of the children just days before the explosion. he was also the only person under investigation in utah for his wife's disappearance in 2009. in atlanta, a rally near the site of a vicious beating. . three men could be seen shouting anti-gay slurs, punching and kicking 20-year-old brandon white on surveillance video last week. that video was then circulated online and one of the three suspects has been arrested. 18-year-old christopher cain is charged with aggravated assault and robbery. overseas now, ahmadinejad says his country will make a major announcement about several major nuclear achievements

within days. he didn't give details. iran has consistently denied accusations from the west that it's building a nuclear weapons program. it says its program is strictly for energy production. and more street fighting, more deaths today in syria. this is the city of homs where witnesses tell cnn today it is the seventh day in a row of near constant she willing and tank fighting. here is ivan watson. >> reporter: residents this homs a woke once again at dawn saturday morning to another day of sustained bombardment from the military. that is a deadly retuoutine the have lived for for the week and a routine that has killed

hundreds and wounded hundreds of more at the hand of the u.s. ambassador to syrian of the syrian military. take a listen to what ambassador ford had to say friday night. >> we know who is shelling homs and it is not the armed opposition groups, it's the government. that's why i wanted that picture about put on our facebook account so that people could see there is the artillery and that's what's firing at homs right now. the opposition has rifles and machine guns and even a few rocket propelled grenades, but it doesn't have artillery. only one side in this has artillery. >> the syrian government has consistently argued since the beginning of this uprising that it is fighting arms terrorists linked to al qaeda. that is how they have turned the what started as peace pl protests around the country, be inningly we are seeing signs that the opposition is resorting to the use of arms to fight back

against the syrian security forces. one syrian opposition group claimed responsibility for killing ten syrian soldiers in the northern province as a result of an improvised explosive device and ambush. those are some of the tactics we saw in neighboring iraq. now, turkey has made an announcement, the turkish foreign minister visiting washington, that it will start a process, going to apply to the united states at its headquarters in geneva, to try to find some way to start sending humanitarian aid to syria. the potential obstacles to trying to send aid in would be significant and would probably require the mission of the syrian regime itself, which is accused of encircling cities like homs and preventing fresh supplies of food and basic

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>> what are your specialties? >> i make great honey baked lamb. my husband likes that. i make great ginger garlic lobster rice. i make really good fried chicken. i make a really good lemon pound cake. i make great vegetables. i can almost taste anything and like it. >> she's one of the chefs that just throws things, her husband and son there, we're in her kitchen with her in her santa mond monica home. we talk about a whole lot of things and see with a keeps her busy these days between division productions and dance performances. but first, it is the number one issue in american homes, getting your financial house in order. today in our weekly financial

fix, five easy ways, easy, to save money. ken and daria dolan joining us now. >> i want to talk about debbie allen's fried chicken. >> i woman can burn, i mean she can cook. she made some incredible smoothies there for us while we were at her home. but you'll hear a lot more from her. you two teach us so much about how to save money, so let's begin with how can people save a little money especially as it pertains to the phones, the land lines they may have in their house. >> yes. first of all, get rid of that land line. hello, we all have cell phones now. >> but sometimes you have to have one, right, for your home alarm, et cetera. >> well, for your home alarm, but you certainly don't need to pay for the long distance service. if you don't have -- we live in

a condo, so we have security, we don't need that extra alarm on our place. so consequently, by getting rid of a home phone line which costs us regularly 63 bucks a month, we can save over $700 a year. that's some real savings. >> that's a big savings. and you say you can also save when you make purchases for airline tickets, it's a certain time of day and day of the week in which should you do it. >> now, listen to this, fred. many people know that the airlines post their sales monday night at 8:00 and they run until thursday night at 8:00. okay, 8:05, 8:10, i'm on the phone to the airlines because they just opened the sales. no. don't do it. >> first off, don't be on the phone. do it online because you pay more by phone. >> that's another story. because here's why, fred. on tuesday morning when all the sale prices start floating around either on the airlines who didn't offer sales or even

the ones that did, a price war can begin. so we say, some people disagree, tuesday at 3:00, fred. >> 3:00 p.m., not a.m. >> all the price wars have settled by then and you might get a better price than 8:00. >> okay. fantastic. and then a lot of us got gift cards for the holidays and you say if you're not that satisfied with it, you need to sell it? that sounds so ungrateful. >> well, the fact is hopefully you were gifted the card because somebody cared enough to think that maybe you would enjoy it. but to be perfectly honest, what am i going to do with a home depot card except make work for him? so consequently, if there's no reason to send him off there because they've asked me not to allow him in the store anymore -- >> all right, we don't need to hear all this. >> it's just smart to get the cash take evolved in that card so that you can spend it on

something that you will appreciate and then say to the person, look what i got with your wonderful gift. >> two good web sites, gift card granny.com. and plastic jungle.com. both very good. >> and number four and five we can't get to it, but raising your auto deductibles, and then you say consider withholding federal tax all year long. ken and daria, thanks so much. we're out of time. and next year, we have to make plans for our valentine's weekend to have you all involved because you all have had this incredible working relationship and loving relationship for so long. >> 40 years. >> and we're both alive. >> all right. good to see you. thanks so much. of course more money tips, maybe relationship tips, too. you want to sign up for the dolan's free newsletter, go to dolan's.com.

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healthy options for people who get their snaps from vending machines. >> a lot of times people reach for sugary foods and things like that to try to boost their energy. that gives you a short term boost in your blood sugar, but ultimately leads you to crash. >> reporter: instead she suggests reaching for a snack with protein, also a handful of almonds. >> rich in protein, nutrients and healthy fat. it will give you sustained energy. >> reporter: or a greek style yogurt with a piece of fruit. >> that will give you protein as well as carbohydrate. it will give you an immediate energy boost and also the sustenance that you need. >> reporter: but she has one key message. >> the most important thing you can do to keep your energy up throughout the day is eat regular meals and snacks lout t throughout the day. from fame to gray's anatomy, dancer, director, can he be deb

she does it all. what keeps her career going strong? she weighs in coming up face to face.

so it's been 30 years since the debut hit tv show fame oig. who can forget the tough teacher played by debbie allen. >> you want fame, fame costs. and right here is where you start paying. in sweat. >> ms. allen is still dancing, producing, composing, you name it. recently i talked face to face with debbie allen about the similarities between her most famous characters and the passion that keeps ms. allen's nearly four decades long career going strong. what was your intention when you started the debbie allen dance academy? >> well, since i have been performing and doing everything that i do every i have been from israel to london to brazil to south africa, everyone has asked, ms. allen, where is your school.

so i jumped out there with my savings and jumped off a cliff with my husband. here we are 11 years later and we have developed some of the most talented young people in the business today. we are growing a new crop. i have a group called red birds who are the most talented of my little ones. they're like 7 to 10-year-olds. i mean, they really inspire me. i teach them. i actually teach them. places. let's go. quietly right now. >> so what do you spot in these dancers, whether they're 7 or 17? can you zero in and say they've got that it thing? >> i actually can. i remember the first day we opened for auditions, a young boy, his name was chris nobles, walked in. he pointed his foot, lifted his leg, i said that's it. okay. you have a scholarship. i was talking about you. >> awesome. >> is she a tough cookie?

>> she's actually great. she's a lot of fun. but, yes, she can be a tough cookie. especially with the students. i just remember that first day, that first audition. i was so nervous. >> you walked in there are those big feet and those legs. >> i was still growing. >> how old were you? >> i was 11. >> how do you think it's changed your life? >> it helped me become a better person, a dancer, professional. there's so much that she taught me that helped me become a better person, student, when i was in school and then -- now i'm in a ballet company i never thought i would be in. >> what's that like to hear all that? >> i really love that. it makes me want to cry. i have on hold myself right now because i just love that. >> that's pretty haveextraordin.

so do you make a dancer? >> it's all of those things. we develop dancers, we make dancer, but beyond that, with a what we are doing is developing another jen rafgs young people who have a sense of discipline. i went to public school, i learned thousa learned how to play class cal music, i danced. those programs are so blatantly missing. and i feel like what we're doing is in a big way, you know, kind of filling that void. >> wow. character, education. so more face to face with debbie allen, she says her heart still has a big one with the passing of longtime friend and student, michael jackson. in the 3:00 hour, ms. allen face to face about the king of pop's strive for perfection. and i'll be back at the top of the hour. up next, a preview of the grammy awards, "showbiz tonight's"

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right now on a special edition of "showbiz tonight" oig, showbiz at the gram anies. "showbiz tonight" teams up with the team behind the grammys to reveal the biggest, best, most explosi

explosive star showdowns. it's adelle's big comeback since her throat surgery. and she's got a big showdown with lady gaga for alabama of the year. ♪ the chris brown slash /rihanna . on the same stage in three years. and so cool. is the big job making mr. cool sweat? one-on-one with living legend and grammy nom inee tony bennet. a special edition "showbiz tonight," showbiz at the grammys, starts right now.

i'm a.j. hammer in new york. and this is a special edition of "showbiz tonight." the 54th annual grammy awards are on sunday night and "showbiz tonight" is joining forces with recording academy the folks behind the grammys to bring you up close and personal, biggest stars and biggest showdowns expected on sunday night and i cannot wait to see how those battles play out. you have adelle, lady gaga, the few fighters and bruno mars all fighting for album of the year, kanye west versus kanye west for best rap album. tony bennett's duet with amy winehouse, as well. it's "showbiz tonight" at the grammys that will surely be a night to remember. adelle could win it all at the

grammys. music experts agree, she'll have a big night. she's nominated for six grammys including the big three, record, song and album of the year. and no one would be surprised at an adelle clean sweep. >> she loved by fans and critics alike. >> but could anyone pose problems for adelle? bruno mars is nominated against adelle in hothose big three categories. >> bruno mars could probably come in with an upset. >> but still it's probably all about adelle sunday night. not only would she likely load up on grammys, sunday's show would be the first time she's performed since throat surgery caused will hher this to miss m last year. and also chris brown. sunday will be his first appearance at the grammys sinces he assaulted then girlfriend

rihanna the night before the 2009 ceremony. making things more interesting, rihanna is also performing at this year's show. >> there is going to be a lot of drama surrounding his performancend at fact that those two artists will be in the same space. >> but as always, the real drama will be in the grammy showdowns. the most competitive, best new artist. >> a three-way race. >> and then there's kanye west versus kanye west. the rapper's actually nominated against himself. >> it's an interesting situation where his watch the throne collaboration is up against his solo record. >> so we got to ask, if kanye wins for one album, will he throw one of his infamous back stage melt downs? >> he won't be happy if he doesn't walk away with anything, that's for sure. >> so it will certainly make for an exciting grammy night. i'm also thinking what should

really make the grammys exciting is the ll cool host. for the first time in seven years, there will be an official host of the grammys. and it's ll cool j. he's in pretty good company. past hosts have you included billy crystal and ellen degeneres. ll is a two i'm grammy winner and michelle turner caught up with ll at the staple center during rehearsarehearsals. >> you say you're a little under the weather. >> yeah, but i'll give you a little elbow. >> so seven years they haven't had a host and now you. are you a little nervous? >> i wouldn't say i'm nervous, but i'm not, you know, cocky like, oh, i've got it under control, it's done, i'm doing it. it's kind of one of those things where i realize this is a big responsibility and it's a large challenge, but i want to meet it and i want to make sure that everyone who sees the show has a good time. >> who are you excited to see get up there and perform? >> it's so funny because any other year, i would be able to give you a real definitive answer, but this year because

i'm the host, it kind of like becomes about the whole body of work. >> but i hear chris brown will put on a show like we've never seen before. >> yeah, chris is going to definitely do some crazy things. and it's going to be serious. >> so that's one to watch. >> and bruce spring teen wisteee a powerful performance. >> you cannot convince me that ll is not going to get on that stage and show these young folk that's can still put it on. >> get my tony bennett on? you never know. >> i took a sneak peek and here's what i want to show. jay-z's card is right here. where is beyonce? she doesn't rank? >> maybe hers is tucked behind his. we're not sure. >> is she coming? >> it still remains to be seen. we have to let it unfold. >> diana ross, then chris brown in between, and reba mcintyre.

ain't notice par party like a g party. >> ll says watch out for anies . you'll love the performances. >> thanks michelle. and as ll just told us, yes, the grammys will be very hot. and of course you can expect some real grammy shockers. it wouldn't be a thrilling night without all the big showdowns. the editorial magazine of billboard magazine, bill, we know everybody is eager to see who will win the album of the year. and stars this year include adelle, few fighters, lady gaga, bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win?uew gaga, bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win?w fi, bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win? fig bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win? >> last year it was adelle's universe. so it's a little bit of tough

luck for some performers who happen to be nominated in a year that adelle just owned. >> i agree it's hers to lose. and adelle's up for album of the year. she's going up against bon iver, bruno mars, mum ford and sons, katy perry. would you agree it would be a shocker if adelle didn't win? >> the one hinge the voters have shown is that they are willing to thumb their knows at expectation. i don't think a lot of people expected arcade fire to win album of the year. i know sitting in the audience that everyone was shocked when spaulding won best new artist last year. so nothing's really a lock. that said, any category that adelle is nominated in, she has to be considered the favorite. she's the exact kind of artist that grammy voters love. she's critically acclaimed, she made these amazing songs that connected deeply with people, that came from a very honest place of hurt and relationship pain. and at the same time, she was

commercially very successful. >> and on top of all of this, everybody is waiting to see what happens when chris brown takes the stage, his first public appearance in the same place as rihanna since he was arrested three years ago. and we've been in the staple center, we see they're both in the front row far away from each other. but, bill, you know that chris will give it his all. very quickly, this performance is a must see, isn't? >> i think so. chris has proven that his musical career is back on full throttle. >> bill, thank you so much. we move now from the gram any n grammy new koers to the legends. next two giant news makers, tone any bennett up for two grammys reveals to was made his duet with amy winehouse so magical for both of them. >> she told me when she received her first grammy, she said it wasn't that she won that

thrilled her, but the fact that tone any b tony bennett announced that she won. >> he says why lady gaga made him giggle while recording their duet. plus glenn campbell making his final grammy performance before the music fades away. stolen by alzheimer's. >> what did it they diagnose me as? >> alzheimer's. >> what's alzheimer's? >> it's an incredible showbiz interview. and now a big grammy show down, the whacky battle for best short form music video, adelle versus weird al i can't thiyankovic. ♪ we could have had it all sthoet all covered with beans, it didn't mean i'm crazy, i was

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a liz legal on party is mandatory. >> i'm not going to waste my time kissing her fan ny. >> tina fey is liz and the lege legendary betty white facing off, the battle for world domination in the best spoken world album category for their books. welcome back to "showbiz tonight," showbiz at the grammy, as we team up with the folks behind the grammys, the recording academy. the grammys are always is

celebration of the best in music, and the big show is also about magical moments from fresh faces. hold on to your seat, it will also be a night of icons. tony bennett kicks that up a notch with his duets 2 album. he's up for two grammys. tony just told me all about his magical memories from the collaboration and why lady gaga made him giggle on their duet. and in our showbiz interview, i had to also ask if music's biggest party ever gets old for him. >> i'm so fortunate. i've received 15 grammys through the years and i love it because the convention of the music world gathers around the grammys. and it's the one time all of us entertainers are on the road in different parts of the world and it's the one time when we all get together and have a big feast of saying hello to one

another and reminding us where we met and where we performed with one another. so it's always a joy for me to be around that grammys. >> and we're so thrilled that we have some new tony bennett to enjoy. i've been loving listening to duets 2. items an incredible album. and a lot of people were quickly talking about the fact that you did body and soul with the late great amy winehouse. i know you have have a ordinary respect for and really admired her talent. if you could take me back to that recording session. what's the magical memory from that time in the studio for you? >> everybody said look out, you know, but she showed up completely sober. and with her dad. and they were so mice to me. and she told me, she said when she received her first grammy years ago, she said it wasn't

that she won that thrilled her, but the fact that tony bennett announced that she won. >> take me back to that recording session. because i imagine it was a much different dynamic with gaga than it was with amy winehouse. what was the magical moment there for you? >> what happened, a lot of my fans have mentioned it, how come you're laughing while she's singing on the record. you hear me giggling about it. and what happened is i had no idea that she was that good a singer. a lot of people just look at her a big pizzazz, you know, but she's a making negnificent sink. >> 75-year-old glenn campbell also taking center sage for what could very well be his final grammy performance.tage for what could very well be his final grammy performance. he'll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease last year.

and you can definitely expect emotions to be running very high. even though glenn's memory is failing him, he's clear he has lived his life exactly as he wanted to. another very special showbiz news maker interview. >> reporter: last summer glen campbell made a stunning announcement. >> what did they diagnose me at? >> alzheimer's. >> what's alzheimer'alzheimer's? >> you start losing your memory. and your ability to reason. ♪ some days i'm so confused, lord ♪ >> reporter: but now after five decades as a music icon, the 75-year-old entertainer says he's calling it a day.

in august, campbell released his final album, ghost on the canvas. now he's in the midst of his farewell tour with a backing band that features three of his kids including daughter ashley. >> he looks at me sometimes if he's confused and i'll just smile at him. i just try to make him feel like he's surrounded by people that love him on stage. ♪ i am a line man for the county ♪ >> reporter: the recording cad smi honoring chasm bell with a lifetime achievement word and he'll be performing at the 54th annual grammy telecast. >> i'm flattered. i really am. all i wanted to do ever since i can remember was play my guitar and sing. >> it will be a touching performance. and wouldn't it be nice to have a reunion of another legend, the beach boys?

the boys are back and they're teaming up with the band foster the people. the beach boys will reunite live on the grammy stage for the first performance together if more than 20 years. "showbiz tonight" was right there at their rehearsal. wait until you hear what brian wilson and mike love told us. >> you said never in your wildest dreams did you imagine you would be attending the gram any, but you're not just attend, you're performing. up no best new artist. >> another show stopping interview. will the superstar siblings snap up the grammy for best new artist? you're watching special edition showb"showbiz tonight." and now another blockbuster showbiz showdown. kanye versus kanye. ♪

my beautiful dark twisted fantasy is up against his album with jay-z. if he and jay win, this would be their third groijoint grammy. but who gets to interrupt kanye if he wins?

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beach boys will reunite live on the grammy staple. the group foster the people will be part of this amazing musical moment, as well. "showbiz tonight" was right there as they were rehearsing the hit "wouldn't it be nice." we found out how this collaboration came to be. >> i believe they did pick the

songs because both adam and foster, they're long time, life time beach boys fans. so they knew exactly what songs they wanted to do. >> it was a huge shock. i think all of us almost passed up when they asked us to play. the beach boys were my first concert ever. i saw them when i was 7 years old and i never would sxrekexpe share a stage with them. >> welcome back to this special edition of "showbiz tonight." certainly one of the most anticipated showdowns on sunday night will be the battle for best new artist. it's an incredible showdown. we spoke with the superstar siblings of the band perry and even though they are now bona fide stars, they say which musicians take their breath away and about their dreams of the

first country/hip hop collaboration. ♪ >> you're attending the grammys, performing, and up for best new artist. >> tgrammys are like the super bowl. >> who do you want to rubble bows with? >> we heard paul mccartney would be somewhere around the grammys. >> bruce springsteen. >> and adelle, as well. >> big fan of hers. >> it tell me about your own moments on stage. >> one moment for me, we were play hg tribute to the women of country music, all the legends. and i remember there were some of the lenlnds sitting out on the crowd and when we started playing, my eyes caught with one of the others and i completely for got to sing. >> it was reba actually.

and his eyes just -- for some reason, she totally -- >> she made me nervous. >> who is that one artist that you're just dying to work with? >> we always wanted to do a collaboration with eminem. >> he's such a focused artist and his lyrics are so personal to him and i really feel like he approaches writing the same way that we do. >> i love the country and rap merger. >> can you talk to him? >> i'll call him up. >> and of course we wish the band perry the best of luck zund night. and that is it for this very special edition of "showbiz tonight." show piz at tbiz at the grammys. thanks for watching. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only

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