ahead of mitt romney. and, it was the emotional ad that captured the heart of the auto industry's comeback, but is it a pat on the back to the president. a controversial mega church pastor under fire after this shocking video surfaces of eddie long being trapped in a scroll and being named a king. the antidefamation league calls it inappropriate and really awful. what bishop long is saying now. hi. i'm tamron hall. police say josh powell, the only person of interest in his wife's disappearance blew up his home killing himself and the couple

two young's boys. it happened after the judge denied custody. family members say the boys were finally beginning to talk about what happened the night their mom disappeared. one of the family's lawyers said the 7-year-old talked about seeing his mom in the trunk of the family's car. her brother-in-law speculated that may be why josh powell took the action he did. >> i imagine that part of josh's motivation, what could he doe to hide that story to avoid having to deal with the consequences of things he had done. what's the latest from that scene? >> reporter: there's been a lot of speculation about why josh powell may have committed this double murder/suicide. among many of that speculation coming from families and lawyers. they say josh powell was feeling a lot of pressure from the west valley police department.

they were getting ready to press some criminal charges. he wrote that chilling three word e-mail to his lawyer just minutes before the explosion. it read, i'm sorry, good-bye. that e-mail sent to his lawyer and other close friends. police are trying to piece together this investigation and what happened here. we can tell you a social worker brought his two young children, to josh powell's home. she knocked on the door. the boys went inside. he forced the social worker outside of the home. she's supposed to be there for the scheduled visitations. since she could smell gas in the air, she called 911. moments later the home exploded. there was nothing they could do to save the three people inside. police are on their way out here

to continue the investigation of susan powell. she went missing in december of 2009. he was the only person that was named a person of interest. their investigation is not over, but they say what happened here was horrific and that josh was reasonable for this double murder/suicide. thank you. now to decision 2012, where poll numbers show president obama with a pretty solid lead over rom in a general election head to head matchup. the president beating romney 52-45. president obama is laying out why he deserves that second term in an exclusive interview with matt, the president defended himself against the claim he's not transformed washington. p. >> our founders designed a system that makes it more difficult to bring about change than i would like. i'm going to keep on plodding

away very persistent. one of the things about being president is you get better as time goes on. >> joining me now, do we have michael? we saw a little technical glitch. i thought you pulled an m.i.a. >> i'm here. >> you were doing something that the fcc wouldn't approve of. >> come on, now. >> what do you think about this interview that the president gave to matt? >> he gave a number of clues to what's going to be upcoming. what the president is really saying is he's running against the congress. he could characterize it as an ob city nant congress that stood in his way. it's because of the gop controlled house and how they put obstacle after obstacle in his way.

there was another cut where he was asked about governor romney's ability to relate. >> i want to play it before you talk about it. you zeroed in on this question. let's play it. >> do you think that mitt romney can identify with the middle class and the underclass in this country? >> well, i'm not going to comment on any particular candidate until they decide who it is in i think the vast majority of american people understand a, we want everybody to be successful. nobody begrudges people who been successful. what people also want to see is that everybody is doing their fair share. that we're pull pulling together. >> he did not mention governor romney by name, but you zeroed in on that response. why? >> he says he doesn't begrudge success. he doesn't begrudge those that make things or make products. i was saying, wait a minute, i

think what he's going to argue is that while he's been successful, has he been created products. has he been make things or making himself and his associates wealthy. i think there's a lot of clues as to what's going to play out in the next couple of months. >> this wa washington postpoll shows the president defeating mitt romney. owe were with me on saturday when watching the nevada turn out returns. the turn out was low. if he's still the one meaning mitt romney is the one to face president obama, the gop has a problem with enthusiasm. we see that quote from ann coulter played over and over. what do you make of this motivation problem? in one state, but still lower people turning out. >> i think it's been replicated in the other states thus far. we have come a great distance

from 2010. when you think back of the tea party rallies and the way in which all of those emotions were running so sky high. you would expect that would have been transferred into a move to nominate someone to run against the president because the folks that came out in the tea party movement would like nothing better than to dump his candidac candidacy, and it's not there. they did not just come out in the numbers that you would have expected. >> let me talk to you about this clint eastwood chrysler ad. a lot of folks are saying this could be an endorsement for president obama who said he believed that detroit and the carmakers could fight back. we know that mitt romney was against bailing out the auto tri even though he has the ties to cleveland. >> this country can't be knocked out with one punch. we get back up again.

when we do they will hear the ro roar of our engines. >> the message is universal and neutral. it should be appealing to everyone in this country and hopes it does not get utilized as political fodder in a debate. any car ad that you see quite naturally people will connect certainly to the white house because it was this president who said let's save the auto industry, right? >> i'm talking about this on the radio today. half the people say it was an endorsement of the president's re-election effort for reasons you just articulated. there are others who call and say wasn't clint really saying we need a new coach for the second half or change the quarterback or make change to the offensive line. it's funny. people are reading into it whatever they want to. >> what do you read into it?

>> neither of the above. i think it was a very effective provocative spot that we're all buzzing about instead of the re-make of ferris bueller. >> it gave me chills. i'm a sucker for the home team like that. >> i like the silverado. i thought that was tremendous even though i have an f-150. >> we're learning way too much about you now. >> we're done. >> do you think the chrysler ad was a vailed endorsement of president obama? vote in our text poll. for yes text one to 622639. if no, text the number two. data rates may apply. we'll bring you the results later in the show. just a few hours ago, the u.s. announced it's closining

embassy and pulling out all in that country. he's sealed by the blood. >> under fire. controversial mega church pastor eddie long apologizing after this video went viral. it shows him being wrapped in what's supposed to be a priceless torah scroll and he was anointed a king. plus, trump takes credit. the donald boasts it was his endorsement of mitt romney that pushed romney to victory in nevada. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. spark card from capital one.

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dwopg developing news now. the u.s. closed its capital in syria today. the action comes amid reports that 23 more protesters were killed just today. reports indicate at least 200 people were killed there saturday as the assault started. it's estimated more than 5,400 people have been killed.whether intervene in syria. >> i thinkt's very important for us to try to resolve this without recourse to outside military intervention. i think that's possible. >> we are joined live from syria with ayman.

when's the latest? >> reporter: a lot of people are afraid there will be an escalate in violence. that's what we're seeing inside syria. it seemed that on monday there was attack on the city. at least 23 people were killed. among those places that were hit inside the city was a makeshift clinic that was treating people from an earlier attack. the situation remains very desire in the city. people are cut off from electricity and water. it's becoming a bit more of a humanitarian situation for the residents of that city. the united states has suspended operations inside the country. they have evacuated all staff. the situation is too dangerous for them to continue operating inside the country. tamron. >> let me bring in bryan who focuses on u.s. and middle east

policy. thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me on. >> let's talk about syria. you heard violence continues there even wp thith this latest move. how does this play into china and russia vetoing that resolution? >> i think it looks like a license to murder citizens. it's really unfortunate. i think what hillary clinton said we need to move forward with or without russia and provide protection to civilians and protect them. that's hard to do without their support. i think we can create an international contact group or friends of syria to help the situation here. >> we have seen the arab league go there with monitors. ayman was there right with the air league. there's been reports that they witnessed some of this violence. what do you believe is the logical next step? you heard the president talk

about outside military intervention, and what he believes could be possible in syria. now you have the diplomats moving out of the embassy. how give perspective. it seems to fast on some days but then 11 months later, 5,000 people are dead. >> i think the next step is the international contact that needs to be formed, and up the level of monitoring. we can use unmanned drones to report the crimes. eventually, these people, these dictators will be brought to justice. i'm convinced of that. i think the one difficult question we all face is, if countries in this middle east start to disarm, we could see an escalation of what is the civil war already that's claimed more than 5,000 lives.

>> the "washington post" says it looks likely that israel will strike iran. the president signed this executive order tightening sanctions on iran. that does not end the debate as to whether or not israel feels the criteria has been met for its attack. we see this is a line of process that the white house and state department is trying to push tougher sanctions. >> i think this is an administration that has done an excellent job of isolating iran from the community. we had passive appeasement by the bush administration. i think the obama administration has done great job here. i think any call for military action at this point is tremendously premature. if we want to have $8 a gallon of gas and rush into a another middle eastern war, let's talk about war with iran this month. i think that would be unfortunate because there's time

to deal with the nuclear program. i think the obama administration is taking the right steps to do with it. >> thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> thank you. cashing out. newt gingrich's billionaire money man has indicated he's ready to move onto mitt romney if romney becomes the nominee. will he want gingrich to drop out first? reminder to vote in the our text poll. do you think the chrysler ad that aired during the super bowl, the one featuring clint eastwood, was this a veiled endorsement of president obama. text one for yes to 6226339. have i got

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he told romney he would be just as generous if he becomes the nominee. jim, thanks for your time. there's a quote from this romney fundraiser. it says sheldon is committed to keeping him in the race but any time newt decides to get out, he would devote his money to the overriding issue to beating barack obama. he doesn't have a horse in the game other than, like so many other conservatives, they just want the person who is most electable, the person who can beat barack obama. >> he is committed to defeating barack obama. the difference in this presidential election with the supreme court ruling a couple of years ago, it makes it easier for a single person to throw a ton of money into the race. sheldon is very committed to newt gingrich. newt's viability is dependent upon sheldon adelson. >> with the $10 million, that's

a great sign that someone has your back. to already have these conversations with mitt romney on the same day or close to the day, you've got newt gingrich have this post-news conference in nevada vowing to stay in and saying it's a fantasy of mitt romney's team that he would drop out. >> one thing that a lot of people are not aware of, the romney expected was not thrilled that this one person was helping gingrich so much. there was a kind of quite pressure to help him back off. if he's nominee, he'll have tons of support. >> there's no indication he will bail on newt gingrich early even if newt stays in the race? >> that's the most important question for gingrich right now. there's no indication, there's a lot of tea leave reading. i thought it was interesting

what was being telegraphed to us that mr. adelson is not thrilled that more wealthy individuals haven't gotten behind the super pacs. i find it highly unlikely he would abandon gingrich after he's been so loyal already. >> thank you so much. still ahead, father is called to court because his children are consistently late for school. that is the punishment. he's got to go to court but does he deserve to be dragged into court over school tardiness. it's our "news nation gut che " check." that dad will join us. super model gissel is caught on tape. we have the tape and we'll play what she was caught saying. to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond.

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>> he's hidden in the word of god. he is hidden in the word of god. >> mega mistake. a pastor is apologizing after this video went viral surfaced of him being wrapped in a torah and being anointed as king. they believe i will withdraw which is their greatest fantasy. >> gingrich vows to stay in the right, but what is his survival strategy? taking heat. super model gisele over what she said about her husband's teammates following the super bowl loss around the world. do parents deserve to be dragged into court if their kid is tardy to school? it happened to one father, and he's going to join me live. mitt romney is headed into tomorrow's kcaucuses and primar after a huge win in nevada.

he took the unusual step of lashing out against rick santorum. santorum has been campaigning hard nor the two states holding contest tomorrow, minnesota and missouri. tim paw lpa paw lepapawlenty he. >> he's been a champion of earmarks when he was in the house and senate. >> mark murray joins me now. i say rick santorum again because we made so much about the battle between newt gingrich and mitt romney. rick santorum has continued to be a player here, but why turn the fire on him? >> tamron, they believe santorum in a threat in these contests that will occur tomorrow in colorado, minnesota and maybe that beauty contest in missouri. vs. been very interesting looking at how the romney campaign has made their targets. it was back in september/october when they decided to go after

rick perry, and they did so very successfully on the issue of immigration. right before the iowa caucuses they went after gingrich. now it's santorum's turn. it does suggest he's a threat in these upcoming contests tomorrow. >> another headline out is mitt romney firing his debate coach. that's a headline for many reasons. we saw him struggle and after florida he turned into the tougher guy that many of the gop voters have been craving. why go and fire the debate coach who seemingly helped, at least at one point, i think? >> this was first reported by politico. they found out that mitt romney and his campaign weren't all that happy with some of the intention that the debate coach ended up getting. he worked with michele bachmann.

there was suggestion that some of the aids and advisors were getting too much credit. they want the credit to go to the principal, mitt romney, himself. the romney campaign tells me they hope to be able to work with brett again, and they have nothing but high respect for him. >> but they let him go? >> they did let him go. >> we really like you, but you got to go. let's talk about newt gingrich and some of what he said saturday night. let's play a clip of him saying he's staying in this race. >> i am a candidate for president of the united states. we will go to tampa. the romney headquarters in boston sends out the rumor they believe i will withdraw, which is their greatest fantasy. >> they're greatest fantasy for him to withdraw and perhaps stop saying things about mitt romney and his income. what do you make of this news conference after the nevada caucus, mark?

>> he's clearly going forward. he's clearly angry and peeved at mitt romney. you're going to see newt gingrich continue to try it at this contest. what will be key will be the super tuesday contests, particularly ones in the south, like his home state of georgia. as well as the ones in alabama and mississippi. if he can win a few, he'll keep on march forward. if not, that could singal the end of his campaign. >> do we know more about his strategy moving ahead other than anger? >> it's really to be able to hit romney. to portray him as the non-conservative while newt gingrich is the conservative in the field, and to make the case that he's the person to best take the debate to president obama. pretty much what we have been hearing over the past few weeks. thank you, mark. more now on the investigation of

the washington state father who killed his two young sons and himself. police say josh powell, the only person of interest in his wife's disappearance, they say he blew this home up and took the lives of his sons there. family members say the boys were finally beginning to talk about what happened the night their mother disappeared. one of the families attorneys said the 7-year-old, charles, talked about seeing his mother in the trunk of car. joining me is the attorney for susan powell's parents. let's talk about the fact the family members are saying the boys started to verbalize and tell what they saw that night. >> there are reports about that statement that you just referred to. also, for a long time there's been evidence as they said things like mommy's in a mine. i did know from the family that they were saying things like if

we find the mine, we find mommy. the kids were more comfortable with grandma and grandpa. they were in emergency placement because josh powell's father had been arrested on voyeurism and child porn from the same home. this was tragic and horrible and evil. >> your the attorney for susan's parents. i don't know the words to describe. in fact, when you see this video, i want to close my eyes because it's absolutely one of the worst things that can happen. with this family, what are they telling you now. was there signs? was there anything that indicated that this man was going in this direction? i, of course, have talked with them.

they are stunned. numb, need time. they always knew and believed he killed their daughter, susan. they have made that known to the authorities all along. in the case where i wasn't the lawyer they had declarations saying josh killed our daughter. we believe it. it was evidence that was very strong and they didn't want him to have visitation. wasn't a full evaluation and there wasn't security. he set them on fire and blew up the house. there's confirmation in some ways that susan was killed by him. this is unthinkable. >> what, if any new information available on susan? >> hopefully, there will be justice finally for susan if

there's any silver lining out of this. they solve the case as they come forward with information that hasn't been public. a stain on the floor was drying the. was she poisoned. other information in the case to say we know who he is. he didn't just murder these boys. he murdered their mom. >> our thoughts and prayers are with this family. moving on. bishop eddie long is apologizing to a jewish group after creating an uproar. he was crowned a king and wrapped in a torah. the video was taken january 29th at his new birth missionary baptist church. it's gone viral in in a letter

to the anti-defamation league, he said the ceremony was not my suggestion or my intent to participate in any ritual that is offensive in any manner. i denounce any action that d depicts me as a king as i am just a servant of the lord. christian boone is joining me. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> wha was this ceremony if it wasn't a coronation? >> i would say a restoration ceremony. apparently, bishop long met ralph nesser and he makes reference to the troubles that's befalling him in the past year saying you can't have the assent until you have the decent. >> he was accused by some men of

sexual lly harassing them. his wife filed for divorce and then they reconciled. i'm not sure where it stands at this point. he's had a lot of troubles. who is this man that performed the ceremony? what's the connection between the two? >> they met about six months ago. i don't know the depth of their relationship. >> is he a rabbi? >> he's a self-identified rabbi. he's been not only jewish groups, but groups have distanced themselves. >> there are,00 thousands of pee in this church. the reaction from inside the church seems positive. when did this turn to a scandal?

is it because it hit the internet? >> it went viral about wednesday. it's eye-catching, to say the least. it hit a lot of people the wrong way, particularly the wrapping in the torah. >> as i mentioned eddie long has apologized for this. in that apology he says it wasn't his idea. some might interpret that as he's trying to getaway from the heat of it while giving an apology. why did he allow it to happen? >> that's a good question. he is new birth missionary baptist. nothing happens without him approving or knowing about it. did he know what was coming in that sermon, i don't know. >> did he know he was going to be toted on the shoulders of the men? >> you would think there has to

be something there they have accepted his apology. >> thank you. we greatly appreciate it. >> no problem. here is one way to up stage madonna. details on the middle finger flap during the super bowl halftime show. here are some things we thought you should know. the white house announced president obama will host a black tie state dinner like event at the white house on february 29th to mark the end of the war in iraq. the theme will be a nation's gratitude. a group of 200 vets selected from all service branchs are expected to attend. donald trump is taking credit for mitt romney's saturday's win in nevada win. trump said a lot of people are giving me credit for that, and i will accept that credit. a florida man is cueing newt gingrich claiming gingrich's security guard fractured his foot during a campaign stop last

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i'm martin bashir, coming up, halftime show of strength from the president. a new poll suggests americans are on his side. you can bet that means a republican field more desperate than ever. the candidate eager to unseat joe walsh and the political ad that will make you cringe. controversy over the super bowl halftime show and controversy over what gisele sed in defense of her man. plus, your favorite super bowl ad. kim, let's start off with the super bowl halftime controversy. the singer/rapper, m.i.a. gave the middle finger to the tv

screen there. i guess that's the only way to up stage madonna. >> madonna said before in her press conference when talking about her show, she promised there would be no wardrobe malfunction. she said she had been working on this so hard. you didn't expect anything like that. you didn't expect a finger malfunction. yeah, i think it's interesting that she is up staging madonna in this. it's too bad because it was such a great performance. >> there was a failure in nbc delay system. nbc says the nfl hired the talent that produced the halftime show. our system was late to obscure a gesture. moving on, gisele bundchen not happy about the game with the loss we have a clip of her pretty much blaming the other players. the wide receivers for the patriots. let's play that. >> he can't throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. >> you hear her saying he can't

throw the ball and catch the ball. people are saying she was whining. what's your take here? >> this is her husband. she was upset. i think she was make echoing the sentiment of some other fans out there too. she was obviously upset. she's gisele, a clip like this will be viral. >> she's sticking up for her guy. >> exactly. >> let's talk about the super bowl ads. the one with the highest number of positive tweets was the m&m ad. we're going to play it and let you talk about it. >> then i said, mr. prime minister i'm flattered that you love chocolate but i'm here strictly in a professional -- what's wrong with him? >> he thinks you're naked. >> my shell is brown. only a fool would think i'd show up naked. >> it's that kind of party.

>> does that work because of the song? >> yeah i think. i wish youplayed the half naked david beckham ad. i thought it was fine. some folks didn't like it. the other popular ad people are talking about is betty white and the nbc show "the voice". let's play it. >> it's about time somebody wanted many e for my voice and not my body. my eyes are up here. >> who is sexier, betty white or that chocolate m&m? >> every year we say she's having a better career year. she is just everywhere. i love this ad. >> the doritos ad was ranked the highest. i didn't get chance to see it. let's play it.

♪ >> this ad, $20 budget. it was a winner of the contest they had. the crash the super bowl contest. 20 bucks and it's genius. >> i'm a dog lover. you cannot go wrong if you put a dog in your commercial. when you make one for $20 and a commercial like this that was so funny is fantastic. >> thanks for joining us today. thank you. we'll be right back with today's "news nation gut check." [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar.

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time now for the "news nation gut check." a virginia dad is headed to trial on charges he sent his children to school too late too many times. he was arraigned today. he admits his three children have been tardy since more than two dozen times the, but he didn't expect to get summoned to

court. he's charged with a class three misdemeaner. they said do what is best for the child and their classmates. it's important that instruction starts on time, and that for the children who made it to school on time and ready to learn, it's a disruption. it's a student welfare issue. the school system is charged with knowing where children are during the school day. mark joins us live from virginia. thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me on. >> let's start with the facts. how many times were your children late to school? >> about 29 times. >> how late were they? >> about one minute or less and the rest are five minutes or less except with two exceptions. >> i don't want to put you on the spot, but what is the problem? why can't they get to school on time? >> we've been asked that question several times. people that we hear from say why can't you set your clock five

minutes earlier and get to school on time. we've done all the little tricks to try to make it happen. with three little ones that are all going to the same school and going in the same car, it's hard to get everybody heading in the right direction. it's like herding cats. >> other parents do it. other parents with maybe more children. >> it's a legitimate issue. we're working towards it, but the issue is whether it's criminal conduct. >> that is the larger issue, but i wanted to set the stage at home if you needed to switch to insignificant oatmeal. this is about you being drag into court. but you're expected to go into court. if the school says you're disrupting the setting by showing up that many times late, what do you believe should be the solution here? >> well, i grew up in upstate new york where they would handle these things in a more basic way

of having you spend time in detention or having you spend with the principal. i just don't think holding the parents criminally responsible is the answer. >> did they come to you on prior occasions and say we have a problem here? you need to get them to school on time. >> they did. >> it didn't work right because they kept being late. >> again, we're not perfect people and our kids are not perfect and the school system is not perfect either. we think there are many other things more important they should be focusing on. the real troubling part of this is the virginia statutes don't permit any of this talk about truancy. >> we'll see what happens with you next month. i can say i wish you were my dad because my mother was cracking

the whip to make sure i was never late. you are generous with your kids there. good luck to you. we'll see what happens. i know it's a serious issue for you. >> thank you. >> what does your gut tell you. do parents deserve to be dragged into court? you heard him explain what's going on. he said it's like herding cats. take a look wlat the "news nation" is saying about friday's gut check. do you support israel striking iran in the next few months. 26% said yes. that does it for this edition of "news nation." martin bashir is up next. [ male announcer ] we know you don't wait until the end of the quarter to think about your money... ♪ that right now, you want to know where you are, and where you'd like to be. we know you'd like to see the same information your advisor does so you can get a deeper understanding of what's going on with your portfolio. we know all this because we asked you,

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