john ward, tell us, the latest from the on the ground in new hampshire. would like you to specifically address the question of jon huntsman and whether the results of last night are a good thing or bad thing for his candidacy? >> well, you know, i think jon huntsman is going to eat into romney's support a little bit, but i don't think that the results in iowa impact jon huntsman a whole lot. i thought from the beginning that the huntsman's message was not in tune with where a lot in the republican party are. just not the right cycle for him. and it's -- i mean, he's at 10% or so, so he's campaigned hard here in new hampshire. if gingrich weakens romney by tearing into him, if santorum weakens romney, then maybe huntsman's number goes up among moderates. but i just don't see a lot of upward momentum for him. >> john, you flew over on air romney. were there many bottles of champagne being popped, is it cautious optimism? what's the general vibe over there? >> well, you know, i was at the romney campaign event last night until 1:30 or 2:00 in the morning, at

. >> john ward had an interesting description of the exchange between gingrich as a moment that willly be die secretaried and debated for some time. a black journalist being boosed by an overwhelmingly white audience. >> and you had big cheers for, i think it was rick perry talking about the war of the south carolina against the federal government. i mean he was using language invoking the civil war. he was invoking the civil war of the southern states against the government. this is the kind of coded language that you only see in the south carolina politics that is rough and tumble. >> we were talking about the dog whistling. >> poor rick santorum, he is taking it from both sides. this is him being a liberal. he is talking about government programs that would stabilize poor communities. these are not -- >> and it's based the contention that marriage equals economic stability which is not something that i would take issue with. >> he wish he would have read the brookings data, it talks about better education and the marriage is sketchy. >> the idea that if you put a ring on it, someh

to the death that's going against hopes in the west that the death of kim john l. ward herald a more open country but asia specialist dr ten below things foreign nations have an interest in keeping things as they are far as we know he was educated in switzerland wants to that's going to have an effect but letting go it's grossly overestimate is freedom of action. part of the system but also mainly. to the outside world respect to the americans so it is not north korea and since don't want to zoom in want to keep it. constrained somewhat like they want to contain china to do something differently but it's all part of the same. so what can do is the menus fix fairly limited. we will again will have. really depends very much on the americans. prospects for the struggling european currency remain low in the new year as the euro fell sharply out of twenty eleven debt ridden countries are racing to employ more staring matches for spain announcing almost nine billion euros in cuts investment advisor patrick young says he doubts the single currency still has a viable chance of

and now there's reporting from john ward at the huffington post that the casino billionaire that gaveillion or want his $5 million to go toward attacking mitt romney's record at bain capital. he was very clear about this, he doesn't approve. this is the one guy throwing his money and is now coming out and telling the "huffington post," he didn't want the money to go toward this line of attack. >> where did he think it was going to go? it was clear that's where he was headed. billionaires don't get to be billionaires by throwing good money after bad. and he may have decided, you know, this dog won't hunt and he's going to kind of back away. without that flow of money, what does newt gingrich have? really even with that flow of money, what does newt gingrich have? beyond a chance to get revenge against mitt romney for destroying newt's campaign in iowa. >> you know who david has on "meet the press" this sunday? newt. >> no way! >> do you have newt? >> you talk about the guy at the center of the storm, david gregory. newt gingrich, most people believe that he has burned his bridge to mai

they told the huffington post john ward that mitt romney had packed the debate hall.ting you guys have done. newt's rise unnerves house gop. some you say, "recoiled" at the thought of gingrich at the top of a ticket. >> willie, this is juicy. this is the chatter on the bus as house republicans were coming back from their retreat up in maryland. and especially freshmen, especially women, very concerned about the idea of newt gingrich as the nominee. they say he would do poorly with independents, suburbanites, women. >> we have an nbc "wall street journal" poll that came out last night, gingrich trailing president obama by 18 points. >> wow. >> does worse than rick santorum in a head-to-head according to that poll. mike allen with a look at the playbook. thanks so much. >> happy weekend. see you in miami. >> thank you. >>> coming up onset, we'll bring in martin o'malley and pat quinn of illinois. all three going to be with us here at 30 rock and we'll also talk to arne duncan. [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem

council for ward 5. >> john gonzalez joins us with what is next for a city in scandal.rning. >> good morning. what is next is that it could cost the city $300000 to replace councilman harry thomas, the now former councilman who resigned last night. in a few hours he faces two felony charges accused of embezzling and stealing $350,000 in city funds, money designated for youth programs allegedly used for personal use, such as an suv, motorcycle, and expensive trips. last night thomas resigned and release a statement apologizing and taking full accountability. council chairman kwame brown calls this a dark day in the district. the mayor, who urged thomas to resign earlier this week also released a statement saying the "to those who violate the public trust must be held accountable." thomas will be in federal court just after 11:00 this morning facing up to 13 years in prison. reporting live, john gonzalez abc 7 news. >>> looking at the day ahead, a -- the woman who grew her granddaughter to her death at tysons corner center will be sentenced this morning. >> carmela dela r

joining me, cnbc chief washington correspondent john har ward and patricia murphy, thank you so much.s your take on how things are unfolding in south carolina? >> i can tell you, alex, the romney campaign is bracing for a very large wave of newt gingrich sweet tea that craig melvin talked about hitting them today. there's a new poll out this morning showing newt gingrich up nine points over mitt romney. i asked a romney adviser today, do you see similar results? and the answer was, can't argue with that. s so they are very concerned that newt gingrich is going to sustain the momentum he achieved in that debate thursday night and win this primary today and then they're going to look down the road, which they always have. they've been playing the long game. they're better equipped to play the long game than anybody will else. they're organized in nevada, michigan down the road. but this may be a rough day for romney campaign and slow down considerably, alex, the pace at which he has the ability to wrap up this nomination if he's still on track to dhoo. >> i've got to tell you the analys

he went up yard ward and cong t congratulated john king on a tremendous debate performance. >> for the, when they say the elite media, it doesn't mean to attack democrats. we're talking rod blagojevich and -- we bring the story out. we do want to mention that. we do want to ask you, lenny. mitt romney, one of the problems he seems to be having is answering questions about his taxes. it was brought up the way his father dealt with it. listen to what he said in the debate thursday night. >> i don't know how many years i'll release. aisle take a look at what our documents are. and i'll release multiple years, i don't know how many years, but i'll be happy to do that. >> why do you think, lenny, that he's had so many problems with this issue? >> he's not coming forth with a very clear message. again, he's trying to find a way to connect to the grassroots. he's the establishment guy in a nonestablished era when it comes to american politics. he's trying to connect to testifyday american and his background doesn't relate to that. if you look at his electorate record he's herman cain plus one

. >>> a federal judge is hearing arguments on whether john hinckley should be released from the psychiatric wardelizabeth's hospital for a week at a time to visit his mother in williamsburg, virginia. in court, monday, a secret service agent testified hinckley stopped in front of books on presidential assassination inside a barnes & noble last year. now a worker at the store says hinckley asked him about books on presidentials as a nations. this hearing is expected to continue today and tomorrow. >>> today, a house committee will examine why the occupy d.c. protestors have not been evicted from their encampment. the site is on federal land which is policed by the national park service and you're not supposed to stay overnight. 9news now reporter delia gonsalves is live at mcpherson square with more and i know this is a question you've been asking for several weeks, delia. >> absolutely. i mean ever since really for several months, we've been covering this story since they were first here back in october. and certainly, read the rules ourselves afterwards with explicitly say there is no camping,

. >>> is john hinckley still obsessed with murdering a president? should he be released from the psychiatric ward for a week at a time to visit his mother in virginia? those are the questions a federal judge is trying to figure out. during today's hearing on his mental state, a secret service agent testified that hinkley got books on presidential assassination and now a store worker has come forward. he says he asked him last august about books on presidential assassinations. the employee says at the time he did not recognize him. >>> in tonight's health alert, a break through in the area of human embryonic stem cell research. stem cells were injected into the eyes of two patients with maco -- mack lar -- macular degeneration. it performed better on standardized eye tests four months later. the use of stem cells is controversial because using them involves destroying a human embryo. >>> crews hope to take a human catastrophe from being an environmental one. we're talking about the overturned cruise ship. today divers recovered two bodies from the ship's internet cafi. the number of missing at 23.

john hinckley still obsessed with trying to kill a president? does he deserve a pass of complete release from a psychiatric ward? bruce is live at u.s. district court where a federal judge is trying to figure out that out. >> reporter: hinkley's lawyers want him out, but prosecutors and the secret service are convinced that he is still a threat. today here in u.s. district court, they thought they had this bookstore worker who could really help them make that case. but hinkley's lawyer took this guy apart. the court is trying to peer into the mind of a man who nearly killed president reagan, a cop, a press secretary and a secret service agent. prosecutors point to a fleeting moment at a barnes & noble in williamsburg last year as a hint of what's going on in john hinckley's head. a secret service agent saw hinkley focusing on a shelf in a bookstore, loaded with books about presidential assassinations. it lasted all of 15 seconds. but when he saw the books, the agent said it gave him chills. now a worker at the store says hinkley asked him, last august, about books on presidential assassination, he did not recognize hinkley, but every

ward 4's border also attended the meeting. >>> a secret service agent says he got goose bumps after watching john hinckley jr. during a recent trip. he was assigned to watch hinckley in a court. he was fixated a row of books about presidential assassination and president ronald reagan. he shot reagan in 1981. he's been hospitalized but is seeking more unsupervised time with his family in williamsburg. prosecutors are fighting that request. >>> intense debate on both sides tonight as people for and against abortion rights gathered at the supreme court. it was it to mark roe vs. wade, the high court decision that legalized abortion 30 years ago today. tonight a huge crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil and people on both sides spoke out. >> we are here to say that we are organized. women are galvanized and women will not go back, and women will never give up. >> abortion was a selfish choice, adoption would have been logical and merciful to my child examine myself. >> earlier today tens of thousands of people marched on capitol hill and at the supreme court to protest the roe vs. wade decision. >>> another ru

when you look back at john mccain, you remember the days of the straight talk express. how ouk wardit to see him be the wing man for mitt romney knowing how deep the rivalry goes. >> the distaste was so intense years ago. i remember being with mccain in 2006 when his 2008 campaign was just going through and he was at boston college and luke russert was there, a student today. the romney campaign was so upset that he came to show up in the backyard, the romney team was calling administration, when do i get to come talk at boston college? they just don't like each other. the other thing that was very clear yesterday, senator mccain is recycling the same jokes from four years ago, eight years ago, didn't appear to his best advantage and he's showing in a way the fact that this is not his first trip to the fair. i think endorsements can be overrated. obviously it probably helps governor romney to have mccain support. mccain does retain a special relationship with new hampshire. the voters have a special affection for him and what they meant to him in the past. >> todd, thank you, see yo

he tries to take the high road so sorry john you're just as guilty as everyone else of the dirty politics and that's why we're giving you tonight's told on the ward. our guide to time for happy hour and joining me this evening are two producer jenny churchill and alex sites wall assistant editor at think progress to our hey guys i don't know if you watched them last night or not but the golden globes are on and kind of poked fun a little bit i guess what you call the the excess of hollywood take a listen. thank you your good if i'm wrong on the goal i hope took you long before so. that's right the attendees a dessert covered with edible gold flakes with retail at one hundred thirty five dollars a gram do you think hollywood is making a bad example i mean i don't personally i wasn't all that far bothered but i think the bad example here it's a little too on the nose i mean this pastry chef spoils the work months to come up with this and his genius idea with all this money is gold for the golden globes like come on you can do a little bit of. gold plating on is there nothing creative about that i think it's a little ridiculous that like when so man

ward. he came to jamestown in 1619. we have historical documentation for that. and hiss kiln site was found in the 1950s by john cotter on the national park service property. and these are some of hiss products that -- i'm trying to do minimum object counts. i do shard counts, that is, i count all the fragments of this pottery type, and i also do minimum object counts. and i do that by isolating rooms and bases that belong together. and i can tell if i'm looking at these, different vessels that are represented in this layer from the well, it's layer "d." we've got milk cans represented and a jug here with a nice little spread foot, a little turned up on the edge there. very well made. a little drinking cup here. very thin. the fabric is identifiable because it is chalky and buff colored. it's james river clay. you can see there's quite a bit of variety in the colors of the glazes. much is dependent upon the kiln conditions. a typical day here at jamestown consists of sorting and identifying objects and entering them into our database, which is jamestown rediscovery. it was developed for us specifically here at

>> well, the interesting thing is because of john hinckley the laws changed. he should remain in that wardife. he wants unsupervised visit. any other person would be in jail for the rest of their lives. so i say absolutely not. megyn: you have a story about the day after your father was shot. about what he said in the hospital room. >> everybody remember's my dad's sense of humor. he was no different with family than was with the public. i remember walking in the hospital room and my dad look up at me going, well, if you are ever going to get shot, don't wearing a new suit. yesterday i was wearing a new suit. >> i said thank you for the warning. he said that young man who shot me, i understand his parents are in the oil business. i understand they live in denver. he says do you think they have any money? i said i don't know, i imagine they would have money, oil business, denver. he looks at me and said, well, do you think they would ever buy me a new suit? megyn: not only did it have a bullet hole in it, they had to cut it off of him. he famously forgave john hinckley jr. but that doesn't

ward for myself in this race. >> reporter: voteers put newt gingrich at fourth and michelle bachmann near last only beating out john huntsman who never campaigned in the state. next up is new hampshire's primary where mitt romney is favored but after the strong showing by rick santorum and ron paul, analysts say anything is possible. >> thank you. >>> officials say mitt romney will pick up an endorsement from senator john mccain who twice won the new hampshire primary and was the gop presidential nominee in 2008. >>> the republican candidates were battling it out. president obama was reaching out to democrats in iowa. he held a video conference with supporters and touted his records. >> the problems that we've been dealing with over the last three years, they didn't happen overnight. we are not going to fix them overnight. we have been making steady progress as long as we can sustain it. that is what this is all about. >> president obama won the iowa caucuses when he was a democratic presidential candidate four years ago. >>> the deadline has passed for d.c. council member harry thomas to make a second payment to t

ward nice catch, 36 yards. touchdown. on side kick recovery by the rams. 34-27. niners wrapping up one of their best seasons ever at 13-3. a bye in the first round. johni has traveled with the niners all yearlong and puts the lid on this season concluded. >> it's a formula the 49ers have used all yearlong. once again in the game that was much closer than they wanted it to be. they left the outcome of the game up to the defense. that unit came through, once again. >> we finished it out. we got the hold, we got the stop and offense got a first down. but no question, i mean to have them scored like that back in the game it kind of changed the mood a little bit. but bottom line we got the win. >> all said rein done how good does it be to get that first round bye and be able to get healthy and then find out who you have to face. >> it's special, our coaches did a great job like i said and the organization did a great job of putting all these players together and the sky is the limit for this team. >> reporter: it was a regular season packed with drama but 13 times the 49ers came out winners. and now they have a bye and a home play off game at candle stick

ward as well what has happened. thank you, delia gonsalves reporting live from outside the wilson building in northwest. >> the final debate before tomorrow's south carolina primary started off pretty fiery last night. moderator john king began by asking newt gingrich about an interview with his ex-wife, marianne where gingrich asked her for an open marriage after he began seeing his current wife. >> i think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate with a topic like that. >> the people have to sort this out but i think setting standards are very important. i'm very proud of my wife of 54 years is with me tonight. >> let's get on to the real issues. >> rick santorum accused newt gingrich and mitt romney of being too willing to work with the left. the winner has become the republican nominee in the last eight presidential elections. >> as you can see in that video, there were just four candidates on the podium at last night's debate because texas governor rick perry dropped out of the race earlier in the day. perry told his supporters