greta is next. thanks for being with us. we will see you tomorrow night. greta, take it away. >> tonight get ready because we are only hours away from the policy opening in michigan. and a short time of a polls open in michigan, they open in arizona. 29 delegates from are up for grabs in arizona. how important is that? it is winner take all in arizona. each of the four candidates is looking to pick up much-needed momentum headed toward super tuesday. so who is going to get it? here's arizona senator john mccain. senator, nice to see you, sir. >> thank you, greta. >> it's a big day tomorrow in the state of arizona. you have endorsed governor romney. but i'm curious, with it 50,000 early voting, which way you think those early voters went? i know that right now governor romneyok is leading in the poliy

there. >> all indications we have from the early balloting is that mitt romney is going to do very well tomorrow. we don't want to height inspecttations because so much of this game is that. but we are confident he will do well here in arizona. and from what we hear, we will do well in michigan as well. >> michigan is a little different because it's a proportional state, is that right? arizona is winner-take-all? >> yes, indeed. it probably matters maybe in some ways a little more in michigan." michigan is a big and important state. >> what do you think is bigger for the voters, illegal immigration or jobs? >> jobs by far, greta. we were at the top of the crest of the housing wave, you know, and we in nevada and florida and to some extent california had the furthest to fall and we are still a long, long, long way from recovering here in arizona. >> why were you at the top of the housing? why were you pulling so much down there and selling so much? >> well, as you know, arizona is

one of those places that people love to retire and also to come and work. so with the population growth, we had a commensurate housing boom. people began to speculate, and i'm not exaggerating when i tell that you speculators would buy two or three houses, let them sit vacant for a year or two and flip them. that's how serious the problem was. so when it all came crashing down we were hurt very, very badly, and still are. nearly half the homes in arizona are, quote, under water, less than the value of their mortgage. >> what can a pressroom do for the housing industry in arizona? and how quickly. >> i think quickly is not probably as easy as it would have been at the beginning of the crisis if we had gone in and cleaned up and gotten a fresh start. remember when the savings & loan crisis happened back in the

'90s? arizona again was one of those that was hurt very badly. but they went in and got rid of the bad assets and started over. we didn't do that at the beginning of this crisis. now i think the president is on his fourth -- they give them different names like ramps and hamps and all these according ad none have worked. one of the things they could do, again, in my view, is looking for relief for people who close to being able to afford to stay in their houses by reason of their income and foreseeable income. we could work on that. but it's still very tough here. >> i'm always curious, in terms of what a president romney, a man you endorsed or president santorumer and president paul or president gingrich, you have a republican house and senate, you are much more likely to get what you want. in light of the fact there's a high probability the senate will

remain democratic, what difference does it truly make to have a republican president on something like housing? >> well, i think, first of all, the federal government can do enormous things. unfortunately many times without the approval of congress. the second thing is if government it going to restore housing most quickly, it is an economic recovery and we all know there is a slow recovery going on now. why is it slow? because of business, for lack of confidence in the future. their unwillingness to invest and hire and create jobs because they don't know when the next regulation is coming down. they don't know what obamacare, the next 1,000 regulations that are going to be laid on them. they don't know what is going to be the next situation as far as taxing the rich is concerned. so with a mitt romney as president they would have a certainty of what their economic future would be. one of the things that i know that romney would do is to cut

back on this flood of regulations. we would do everything we could to stop obamacare, repeal and replace it. where thousands of regulars are coming down. and put a business sense back into the economy. mitt romney believes business creates jobs. obama believes government keys jobs. look at the money they put into the failed technologies. >> all the republican candidates want to get rid of the regulars. now let me ask you to distinguish between the other three and your candidate. if they all want to get rid of regulars and you think that's a good idea, why could a president romney do it better than the other three in your mind? >> well, i think one reason is that he has the background. not only did he save the salt lake city olympics, he has been in the free enterprise system. and being at capital they watt some companies that failed but

they bought some that succeeded. one is called staples. he knows how to create business and jobs. he understands it extremely well. he's also had the experience as a governor working with the democrats in the legislature and he got things done when he was governor of massachusetts. finally, i think he can restore confidence in the american people this that they have a pretty good guy here. he's a good family man, a fine individual and one that can enhance the prestige of this company -- this country. >> okay. we will have much more with senator mccain later. but right now it's less than nine hours with policy opening in michigan and we could all be surprised by michigan. we also here there could be some political mischief going on. but all eyes aren't only on those two states but the wing states. who is winning in the swing states? according to the latest gallop

poll, mitt romney is leading obama by two points. but the news gets worse when he gets paired with santorum. so should the president be worried? abc news editor rick klein joins us. good evening, rick. before we get to the swing policy, i'm curious, in fact it's on the front page of the detroit newspaper thatten rick santorum is asking democrats to cross the line tomorrow and vote for him. >> that's right. he's joining liberal democrats who are saying the exact same thing,. any voter can vote if they want. and and the romney campaign is critical of the late maneuvering t can swing a couple points t won't determine wane or the other the way the race swings bust if it's a close election it could be the crossover voters.

democrats that either like santorum or don't like romney. it could make a difference tomorrow. >> what difference does it make than obviously the delegates to romney? is this an important state to him because he's from michigan? >> it's the most important state so far because of the psychological impact it would have for him to lose. already he's lost so much. the poll you put up shows a lot of it. his whole appeal toward elect ability was being able to beat president obama in a way the other candidates couldn't argue that. is now go longer the case f he were to lose in michigan, his home state, the state that he won decisively four years ago, a big battleground, a big mid-western state, a state that determines the presidential election is a much bigger ballgame when you two being about the candidate that's best suit today beat president obama. >> suppose he does lose michigan or a close race and he has a commanding victory in roz, -- in arizona, doesn't that take away some of it.

>> he is heavily favored in arizona. winner takes all there so he could be the winner there regardless what have happens to michigan. a loss in michigan would throw it wide open. most say mitt romney will probably pull it out, but rick santorum would suddenly be a contender for the republican nomination if he won in michigan. >> when you look at the swing states, the ever-important states come november, and sen. rick santorum does better against president obama than does gov. romney? >> think i it's a surprise. i think a lot of republicans, certainly a lot of washington republicans who are watching it from a close perspective with a lot of interest, wouldn't make the same argument. you talk to a lot of republicans, their fear is rick santorum going up there and going against president obama would mean losing a lot of states in the fall and losing decisively to president obama. but i think these are the states people are paying attention to

the messaging. they know they are battleground states. and rick santorum has an undeniable appeal not just to religion voters but working class, blue-collar voters and lot of them living in this state and right now are not sold on mitt romney. >> a lot of discussion about gov. romney and sen. santorum because of michigan and arizona. but speaker gingrich, when he hit the suggest he were were states we will hear with him. are people counting him out or is he still in the game? >> he isn't really part of discussion right now. it's har to go dark as long ago he says. three weeks ago he didn't show up at all in states that voted and rick santorum had a huge night. it's been about a month that newt gingrich can claim any kind of momentum. he has to look at the states next week. those are the states he can win. remember the big banner he had after the first four states, 46 states down. that number get getting smaller and smaller and newt gingrich has no more wins to show for it. >> how come it isn't a runaway

race for gov. romney? he is essentially where he was when we started this about a year ago. >> that's the question that's bouncing around the room in boston as we speak. the romney spokes and a lot of republicans thought he would have it essentially wrapped up by now. if not technically, he will be well on the road. right now he will be hard pressed to get a majority of delegates before tampa. there's something about these campaigns that test these candidates in fundamental ways. unexpected things happen toward then of the ballgame and with rick santorum he caught a late wave and he tapped into something real, exploited the weakness that is mitt romney has and exposed some new weaknesses. for mitt romney to argue he's the more electable candidate, that's not the situation they expected if matched up against rick santorum. >> thank you. >> thanks, greta. >> this one will make you shutter. gas prices are climbing and climbing quickly. the senate average sit hitting $3.70 over the weekend and just as quickly gas prices are sparking a battle between

republicans and democrats. they are blasting president obama policies. he is blaming them for driving up prices. good evening, sir. >> if evening, greta. >> before we get to gas prices, i'm curious i asked rick klein, you endorsed gov. mitt romney. how cam he isn't running away with this at this point? he has a lot of people that endorsed him like yourself and mccain and his numbers seem like they are where they were a year ago. >> it's a long campaign, greta, but he's been a very steady an date throughout the campaign. there's been ups and downs but i think he will have a good day tomorrow. i still think gov. romney is the man who is best positioned to be the republican nominee and the best person to beat barack obama come november of this year. so i think the american people in these various states are going to be voting tomorrow, and the souper tuesday, it will become more clear with time. >> the swing states have rick santorum doing better against

president obama than gov. mitt romney. after tomorrow the numbers may change dramatically. what is your explanation why santorum is doing better in the swing states than romney, at least tonight? >> i think momentum. he came out of the caucus states that you mentioned earlier on, colorado, minnesota, and got momentum. there's a wave that goes with that. but it is a long campaign. i think the issue for us as republicans is who has the best chance of winning those independent voters in november of this year. and i think if you look at the various polls and you kind of go inside the numbers, it's pretty clear that the person would best appeals to those voters that are going to determine the outcome in november, the independent voters is mitt romney. i think in the end he will be our nominee, but it's a process. and i expect the process and we are watching it play out and obviously the voters in michigan and arizona will have an opportunity to be heard tomorrow. >> gas prices. there are a lot of reasons why gas prices go up.

do you blame president obama for the gas prices now? >> well, look, i think that any political leader you have to look not to what they say but what they do. this president with his words says he's for an all of the above strategy when it comes to energy but his actions say he's for none of the above. if you look at all the areas he said no to, whether it's alaska, whether it's offshore, whether it's oil shale, whether it's the keystone pipeline, streamline permitting, more leases, all those things this administration has said no to. as a consequence, we have lots of areas in this country that are off-limits to energy production and we are continuing to be dependent upon these types of countrying around the world that we don't have the best relationships with. so i think, yeah, the president's policies clearly have put us in a position where the energy cost for consumeners this country, and you talk about the swing states that rick was mentioning earlier, those were all states pocketbook issues will really matter in the

elections this fall. when gas prices have literally doubled since this president took office in 2009, it's a big issue that will play heavily on the minds of voters when they make up their minds. >> what i read, what has an influence on the gas prices, it's a lot of things. there is the uncertainty what's going to happen in iran, problems in sudan and nigeria, the problems there. we have all sorts of long-term problems that create gas prices that spike it up. i'm curious if you really sort of laid those to blame on the president? >> well, look, greta, i think there are lots of things that happen in the world. the world is kind of a turbulent place. but that's why it's so important we not be dependent upon events that happen around the world. we control more of our own destiny. gas is a global commodity. the more supply we have, the lower the price is. when we lower the price, it's better for american families and consumers and small businesses. and it's better for american workers because when we produce energy here at home we create

american jobs and i think the american people understand and get that. what we don't need is what's being proposed. you heard senator schumer say earlier today that secretary of state hillary clinton ought to go to the saudis with hat in hand and ask them to up production. that's not where he want to be as a nation. as a nation we want to be developing your own resources. we have plenty of them here. they have been put off-limits by this administration. that needs to change. republicans believe in an all of the above strategy, a real all of the above strategy is includes a lot more domestic production that will make us safer and more secure and create jobs for american workers. >> and i'll take the last word on this. the frightening thing is the gas goes up and is creates a drag on the economy. this could be a grimmer problem tan what we pay at the gas pump. thank you, sir. >> thank you, greta. >> and one democrat said he knows how to lower gas prices

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>> if you put gas in your car this week independent voters know face prices just got higher and here's worse news, it's going to get worse, much worse. drivers in several states paying more than four dollars a gallon and analysts say the national average will hit $4.25 in just 30 takes. some democratic members of congress say it's time president obama do something and that something is to tap into the strategic oil petroleum reserve. but will it really help lower gas prices? congressman welch says yes but there is disagreement within the democratic party. good evening, sir. >> good evening. >> you have written the president is asked him to tap in. why? >> two things. one is this is a tool.

the strategic petroleum reserve has 700 million barrels of petroleum. two presidents, president clinton and president obama used this before and gas prices came town between 8% and 33%. so it's a tool. second, it's a tool that can be very effective when speculation as opposed to supply is a major problem. and anytime there's a lot of uncertainty as there was with libya, and now there is with iran, the futures market, the speculators, make a killing. what happens with the release of some of its strategic petroleum reserve, it's a shout out to the speculators and lets them know that the administration is going to be on the side of the average person pulling up to the pump and trying to bring their price down. this is tool that we can use. ice not answer to a long-term

energy strategy. but when speculation is driving up the cost, as goldman sachs says, about about $27 a barrel, and bart chilton of the commodity future trading commission, he said about 15 bucks every time you fill up your tank. >> but there's increased demand. you have china and india that has an unbelievable appetite and is driving it up as well. i'm curious, a couple things, how much do you want to tap into the 700 million? that's the first thing. secondly, how long do you think it will have an impact? it's a short term solution. and thirdly, when are we going to fill it back up? >> number one, you are right, if the economy starts to get a little bit stronger and as we get increasing demand from china and india and other country,s, that will have an impact on the price. and that's where senator thune was talking about, it is a legitimate issue because you need a long-term strategy to deal with that.

there's lots of opportunities in this country to generate more energy. natural gas can be part of the long-term future. but the second, when you do have speculation, and there's tools that allow you to take immediate action, that its going to be short term, but put some brakes on the speculators. have them lose money instead of make money, why not do it? that's what previous presidents have done, republican and democratic. it is short term and you would have to leave the management of that to the executives. as i say -- go ahead. >> i was going to say in terms of speculation, i think we are still going to have speculation out there because we have the wild cards. we have sudan, any jere yeah and iran in the immediate and it's bipartisan. president on both sides have done this to deal with short term problems. i'm curious why hasn't president obama done this, has he responded to your letter and has he said he might? what's the response. >> there's a debate whether you should use the strategic petroleum reserve only in almost cases of war.

people are very strained about holding back. my view we ought to be more liberal and see if we can help the average person in this country who are getting hammered by the cost of gas when they bow to bow -- go to the pump. this is like a tax. people don't have the ability to pay with the speculation premium they have to pay. so we ought to step in by using the tool on a short term basis, see how it works. and number two, i think we have to crackdown on speculation in the futures market. we ought to be much more aggressive about making it tough on the speculators basically to make money because of the pain and the uncertainty that is occurring in other parts of the globe. >> and there is that big picture issue. it's in the just putting the gas in the tank. is that when gas prices go up and over a prolonged period of time, it is a drag on the economy and hits us. >> that's right. >> food prices go up, everything goes up. it's a little more than just your gas tank when you step back

and look at it. >> that's right. we have a common interest. you know, there's a fierce debate, as you know, between republicans and democrats about what is our long-term energy future. tom lean we all represent republicans and democrats who are getting hammered at the pump. if there is a step that we can take this is short term and immediate and provide some benefit, and where history has shown that the president releasing from the strategic petroleum reserve has brought gas prices down, 8% to 33%, why not use it? why not give the american consumer a break. >> we will watch what the president does and what the other side of the discuss it. congressman thank you. nice to talk to you. >> thank you. >> coming up, a horrific scene at a ohio high school. there's new information tonight on the suspect. that's coming up. and an american tourists get the scare of their lives. this is right next door and it's not going away, but it's coming up.

>> deadly gunfire breaks out inside an ohio school. tonight there's new information about the alleged shooter. police say a teenager described as a bullied outcast opened fire inside the cafeteria this morning. one student dead, murdered, and four others wounded. an arrest now has been made. police say a brave teacher helped with the capture. >> we got there, we were given notification by the dispatcher

that one of the teachers happened to chase the shooting suspect out of the building. he immediately at that point, our officers entered the , and got ems in there. one student did not survive. >> we are getting a look at a disturbing facebook post. the alleged shooter is believed to have written it in december the. "now, feel death, not just mocking you, not just stalk you, but inside of you, >> the alleged gunman will be arraigned tomorrow. we keep reporting about this. at this time it's american tour efforts in mexico that are attacked. we are joined by skype from mexico city. james, tell me what happened to

these tourists. >> this particular incident happened in porta villarta. a number of passengers from the cruise ship came on shore, they were told they were taken into a jungle area, there would being water falls, wildlife, dense canopy, a typical jungle experience. but then what happened is when they get to get back on their bus, another form of wildlife unfortunately, which is prevalent in mexico at the moment, gunman got on to the bus and robbed them. there were 22 u.s. tourists. i think mostly from california. and they were robbed of their jewelry, their money, their passports, their cameras, and then the government -- they fled off the bus and fled towards hills in the distance. this is what actually happened. obviously a horrendous experience. even more so because this, every

year there is what is culled a torism fair in mexico. it's a national tourism fair. you have to 36 years it's been taken way from acapulco. the government hasn't given any explanation but acapulco is in the middle of a serious drug problem between cartels. but this is the place, place,porta villarta, this is where it will be held. but how well? >> is this connected to drugs or cartel or another form of thugs and crooks? >> it's a good question. it looks like bandits, thugs and crooks. but the warring aspect, this wasn't con by chance. obviously somebody knew that this was a tourist stop-off, a tourist destination from a cruise ship.

so obviously this thing was planned and carefully planned. carnival has actually said they are going to stop the tour in the jungle but that's not the point. the point is that are tourists safe in this particular area? this is a serious incident, a very serious incident obviously. >> thank you. we keep talking about mexico every single night and it seems like the violence coming out of that country gets worse and worse and worse. and now to have american tourists actually robbed and in fear of their lives is horrendous. >> thank you. >> coming up, americans facing trial in egypt. should the united states go in and rescue them? they are hold up right any on u.s. embassy grounds in cairo. john mccain is just back from the middle east. he goes on the record next. and angelina jolie didn't win an oscar but she was certainly the talk of the awards show. what did she do to get all the attention? you will see yourself coming up.

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>> should the united states sneak in and rescue americans facing trial in egypt? that's with john mccain in 630 seconds. first let's go to the newsroom for the other headlines. >> diplomatic efforts underway to get the wounded western people out of syria. it is in the city of homs. two americans, including american marie colvin were killed there last week. this comes from new reports the government crackdown claimed some 8500 lives. now jersey's liberty airport reopened tonight. a pilot reported problems with landing gear. flight was out of atlanta, going to new york. no injuries were reported among the passengers and crew. back to greta. >> in egypt americans are

getting ready to stand trial. in afghanistan u.s. soldiers murdered in anti-american riots. the united states is facing more than one foreign policy crisis. so what needs to be done? once again, here's senator john mccain. you just got back from egypt. there are 19 on trial 7 still remaining in egypt in the embassy compound. should we get them out of there at all costs, even if it's sneaking in and getting them if we have to? >> we can't sneak in, greta, as you know. but we will have to do some more, bring some more pressures to bear. i'm sorry to say i have been in contact with our great ambassador in cairo. we've this conversations with egyptian authorities. to sum it all up, i'm very concerned about the situation and if there isn't some change, then i think congress will have to consider the whole issue of

aid. it just is unacceptable for american citizens who, by the way, were serving the worthiest of causes trying to help the egyptian people achieve democracy and all of the things that are associated with it, constitution, voting rights, formation of parties, all those things that go into making a democracy. that's what they were doing. and unfortunately the remains of the mubarak regime and a person who was a total mubarak person has moved to attack these organizations. and by the way, the muslim brotherhood has praised these ngos and the work they do. i think you might find that interesting. >> $1.3 million in the amount of aid we have sitting out there for egypt that some have threatened they are not going to get. you say we can't go in and get them or can't sneak them out. we have done a lot of sneaky things. we snuck in and bin laden.

we have a government that has not listened to you or secretary of state clinton. they want to put those americans on trial. >> well, first of all, they are in the embassy so they are safe. second of all, they aren't going to go on trial. we will not release them to go up here in a cage somewhere. they proposed that earlier. i think we can work our way through this with the egyptian authorities. look, they are our friends. by the way, this aid is tied to the israeli peace agreement. we want democracy to take hold in egypt. we want a stable relationship between ourselves and egypt and between egypt and israel. i'm confident we can work our way through this but it may some take some more pressure, and unfortunately, if it goes the other way, greta, you could see all kinds. consequences and things could happen in egypt which is the heart of the arab world, and obviously we would like to damp this down rather than have it

get much worse. >> last week the burning of the korans sparked protests and has continued escalating problems in afghanistan. and president obama writing a letter to karzai apologizing, which has enraged many. the situation in afghanistan, you were just there, it appears getting worse, deteriorating. am i wrong? >> no, you are right. by the way, this koran, as i understand it, these were used by the inmates in the prison to send messages to each other. so they were in some ways -- if that's true, they were desecrating the koran by writing in the pages of the koran. this is a very serious situation. obviously our prayers go out to those who were killed, particularly the ltd. col. and the major that were shot in the head. we must express our disappointment in karzai for not taking a stronger stand, especially initially against these demonstrations that are

going on. look, i'll be honest with you, this situation, if not brought under control, can harm all of a lot of our plans. but it also, i got to tell you, karzai and a lot in afghanistan and in pakistan and the region believe the united states is leaving. when they believe the united states is leaving, they have to make accommodation because they have to stay in the neighborhood. so part of karzai's rhetoric is associated with his uncertainty about how long the united states and our allies will be there because the president keeps announcing recommendations against the recommendations of his military advisors. so there's more to this than just this particular incident, is a lack of confidence of the countries in the region that the united states has the staying power to get this thing done or stabilize to the point where we can leave. if that happens, then there will

be serious, serious -- well, afghanistan will return to being a cockpit of different competing interests and different nations in the region. >> should we be negotiating or discussing peace with the taliban? do you in any way think the taliban is going to change it's stripes and afghanistan is going to be something different than what it was when we went in? >> i would be glad to talk to anybody at anytime. but you must be realistic. if of if recently a former high ranking member of the bush administration was in a meeting with the prime minister of pakistan, and he said what do you think the chances of peace with the taliban are? he just laughed. he said why should they? you arexd leaving. this idea of releasing five high-ranking taliban from guantanamo as a, quote, confidence building measure, is really a sign of the desperation that this administration has to try to get something going. i'm glad to talk to them, but i think the chances are, when they know that he with are leaving,

are minimal to force -- for success. >> you use the term desperation. is president obama dead wrong in the direction in the way we are handling afghanistan right now? >> well, he announced withdrawals from afghanistan over the recommendations of the military leaders that he appointed, just as he bailed out of iraq without us having troops there, which we could have done. now iraq is unraveling. and he did that, as i said, over the strong objections of the military that he appointed. i'm afraid that it sent a signal to the region, the united states is leaving. and that was not, in my view, the correct way to go. it should have been dictated by facts on the ground. there is also two major problems that remain and are still with us and they aren't the president's fault that much. one of them is corruption in the karzai government, and the other is sanctuary is pakistan for the

hikani network and other organizations. serious impediment to achieving final success in afghanistan. >> looking where we are right now, have we had, quote, success in iraq and success in afghanistan if today is our date of determining success? >> in the words of general keen, one of the architects of the surge in iraq, we won the peace and we are losing the war. we should have had and could have it a residual force of this 20,000. president never wanted that. he said he campaigned on getting out of iraq, we are out of iraq. the situation there is unraveling, tragically. in the case of afghanistan, i think if he listen to our advisors and kept the troops there for another fighting season, the situation would have been much more stable and perhaps karzai might have been a little more reliable than he's displaying today. it is all based on perception.

and victories are won on the battlefield and they are also won psychologically in war. and by the president's continuous pronouncements that we are leaving, it hinders our ability to achieve success in afghanistan enormously. >> can we trust karzai? >> i think you can understand that karzai is a person who is not sure where we are going to be a year from now. he's a person that's very concerned about his own safety, personal as well as political future. and i think he is acting in ways that he thinks are in his best interests. i strongly disagree with his in sis stance on ending night raise and discharging the inmates from prison there in afghanistan. i strongly disagree. but i also understand in some ways why he's doing it. but i think by him insisting on these things, he is hurting not only his future, but that of the chances of the people of afghanistan to have a safe and

secure future. >> senator, thank you. >> i really believe -- >> go ahead. >> i really believe that if afghanistan reversed to a chaotic situation, you will see the return of the taliban and al-qaeda to afghanistan, which would then pose a threat to the united states's national security. >> senator, thank you. nice to talk to you. and all eyes tomorrow on your state to see what happens. and also michigan. nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> straight ahead. did sen. rick santorum make a big slip? what did he say in you will definitely want to hear it. that's next. and actor michael douglas brings back one of his most famous movie characters. sort of. you will get a sneak-peek, though, coming up.

>> here's the best of the rest sen. rick santorum tripping over his words. what did he say? listen to this. >> let me assure you eastern would know under a santorum pregnancy -- presidency. [laughter] >> just juan to know, no news. [laughter] >> i have no news.

under a santorum presidency. >> senator santorum said he was just tired when he made that behalf, and he thought it was pretty funny. and actor michael douglas has a new role but he is bringing back his famous wall street character, gordon geko. take a look. >> ladies and gentlemen, agreed, for lack of a better word, is good. greed is right. >> hello, i'm michael douglas. in the movie "wall street" i play a greedy, corporate investor who continued to profit while people lost their savings. the movie is fix, but the problem is real. >> it's part of the fbi's effort to sop crime in the financial -- stop crime in the financial

markets. >> and angelina jolie stealing the show at the oscars. she wore a high with a high slip and then presenting the award she stuck out her leg. the crowd loved it. and her leg instantly got its own twitter account. one tweet said you have to admit i'm one hell of a leg. the other said great meeting most of you for the first time at the oscars. there you have it, the best of the rest. and president obama makes a prediction but is his crystal ball a tad bit cloudy? that's next. @@

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