wow. >> sorry to interrupt, rick santorrum and mitt romney. >> it was 18, now it's down to 4.want to go to new york with chris wallace, who has karl rove and joe trippi. karl, do we have knowledge of the counties and what sort of numbers we may be looking at in it terms of vote tally? >> we will get tobothat. but you heard bret say, good news because we have keokuk county in. not so fast! karl rove has an inside source and it turns out that it may be more than just clinton county. go ahead? >> well, a source at the republican national committee reports that they may have two precincts from story county, which is in central iowa, northeast of iowa, east of des moines, where the numbers were incorrectly entered. and it may have undercounted the vote for rom ro. but we had keokuk county come in. this was a county where santorum was leading romney. and joe trippi and i both expected that this would expand the lead for santorum. instead, it collapsed it from 18 to 4 . the one precinct that is out is in clinton county, where romney is beating santorum in 2008, there were 1104 voters

. >> reporter: the new poll confirms santorrum surge. >> we hope to get the country turn around. >> reporter: this holiday weekend the time is running out for the g.o.p. hopefuls to win over undecided voters. >> phoning to ask for your vote. >> reporter: that means working the house and criss-crossing iowa. >> we need a positive solutions oriented campaign. >> reporter: in sioux city mitt romney ignored his g.o.p. rivals. >> the battle for the soul of america is going to begin on tuesday evening. >> reporter: the poll released saturday night shows romney in the lead followed by ron paul and rick santorum. looking at the survey, santorum catapulted to second place. this couple drove down to make up their mind. >> i'm hoping to find someone who express the republican ideas and convince independents to come over. >> reporter: the coalpeters are leaning toward santorum. >> we want to meet the candidates. >> reporter: they haven't made their final decision and say they likely won't until they caucus tuesday night. . >>> still to come, ringing in 2012 with a race. >>> mostly clear skies out across

but santorrum and gingrich, only one of them is going to make it. i don't think both of them will be standing after south carolina. >> greta: dick, thank you. >> thank you. >> greta: new hampshire is not a big state. the population's only 1.3 million, but it's a big deal. the granite state holds the first primary in the nation. voters say they take that very seriously. why is it so important to them to get the first crack at the candidates? and why is it so important to the rest of us? grif jenkins hit the ground. >> reporter: in 1980, when he was just beginning his political career, heading up the young happen republicans of new hampshire in a fight between george h.w. bush and ronald reagan. now, he is the chair of the party here in new hampshire and one of the most historical primaries may be about to play out right here. we sat down with mcdonald and the voters to find out why new hampshire matters . >> for decades, we have looked at the candidates square in the eye and met them in living rooms and lincoln day dinners and asked them the tough qu

. >> rick santorrum and ron paul are trailing in the florida polls. santorum had a handful of campaign engagements there friday. ron paul is campaigning in maine. >>> time for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. >>> an historic baltimore church. the one in which babe ruth was baptized is being sold by the archdiocese. >>> find out how you can own a piece of a race horse for a $10 investment. >>> and a preview of tomorrow's maryland virginia tech game. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> if you're an animal lover, all roots lead to timonium this weekend. you'll find dogs, cats and birds, and a whole lot more at the maryland state fairgrounds. ron matz has more on one of the biggest animal shows on the east coast. >> reporter: dogs can't fly. but they'll get close this weekend. chesapeake dock dogs are just one of the great attractions at the 11th annual world of pets expo. >> we have a guinea pig on. a gerbil show. the bird whisperer is here from australia to work with difficult

and says it would be helpful if rick santorrum and rick perry drop out. >> if conservatives come togetherwe beat romney decisively. if conservatives are split, he might squeak through with a plurality. >> the arrogance of speaker gingrich to suggest that i don't have the experience to run a campaign to win a national campaign, i finished tied for first in iowa. he finished fourth. >> reporter: rick perry says he isn't going anywhere either. they go thursday for a final debate. in washington, susan mcginnis. >> texas congressman ron paul left the campaign trail today to return to washington for a house vote on the debt ceiling. >>> two of the internet's most popular websites are among the companies protesting the anti- piracy legislation. wickwikipedia has shut down, while google has posted information on its main page. at issue are issues meant to crackdown on the pirated sales of products. the film and television industries support the bills, while critics say they could hurt the economy and suppress free speech. >>> in tonight's wjz healthwatch report, some older women may not need to g

if that is santorrum and he can surge, it's the last, best chance for newt gingrich to come back, fork perry, putting all of his marshals on that stage. you have a couple of dynamics, that state has gone in a couple of directions. whether someone not john mccain -- a couple of years ago, so, there is a lot of dimamics that play there, new hampshire is sorted of back skirting the expectations. mitt romney has already won new hampshire in the minds of those who are scoring on the campaign. if he doesn't win decisively, it's a very big problem. >> greta: rick perry nsouth carolina. if he wins, he's back in the game, right? >> wow. yeah. >> greta: back in the game. but i imagine that senator rick santorum is not particularly happy -- nor speaker gingrich is that he is playing in south carolina. >> who is happy is mitt romney. there is the potential for the field to shrink, if bachmann and perry had gotten out, you can see a consolidation, there will be an alternate testify mitt romney. we don't know who that person is. mitt romney want its to go as long as possible. >> greta: who does he

. >> reporter: this is one of five campaign stops santorrum is making in new hampshire today. he gave mitt romney a run for his money with his amazing finish in iowa. but catching mitt romney will be difficult. >> reporter: romney, who is comfortably ahead in the polls left to campaign in south carolina. but before he left, romney continued his attack on president obama. >> it's killing jobs. this president is a crony capitalist. he's a job killer. >> reporter: newt gingrich is using a series of town hall events to reach out to his party's right. >> governor romney in the end has a very limited appeal in a conservative party. >> reporter: the candidate who perhaps has the most to lose here is john huntsman, who bye passed iowa to focus on winning new hampshire. his daughter said his low poll numbers here are not discouraging him. >> it's not looking at the poll numbers, but working our hardest until the final day. >> reporter: there are four more campaigning days and two more debates until tuesday's primary. in new hampshire, randall pink pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> ron

and after a strong finish in iowa, santorrum is drawing large crowds in new hampshire. but voters here are also asking pointed questions. >> i was wondering how you say that you want less government control, except you say that gay people should be allowed to marry and adopt kids. >> it's not a right. it's a privilege, same with marriage. >> reporter: romney supporters are hope -- they are hoping to put a dent in romney's lead. and they say his motto should be friendly to libertarian candidates. >> i think he's making headway. >> reporter: paul hasn't been in new hampshire since december. john huntsman is hoping voters notice. >> i'm betting that politics is still done the old-fashioned way in this state. that is that you have to be seen, heard, felt. >> reporter: huntsman picked up a critical endorsement. in nashua, new hampshire, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: santorum is looking to continue his surge in south carolina. his campaign says he'll return there on sunday. >>> the murder trial of the dutch man long suspected in the disappearance of n

. >> rick santorrum and ron paul planned speeches from nevada today. dramatically outspent in florida. they are focusing on the next caucus state. >>> the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage heats up. both sides are fired up about the issue. derek valcourt is following this story from the newsroom. hi, derek. >> supporters of same-sex marriage rallied. it comes after hundreds of opponents gathered in front of the state house last night, calling on lawmakeirs to define- - lawmakers to define marriage as being between one man and one woman. today, they said the issue is not an assault on traditional marriage. >> my wife and i have been married 10 years this june. but there are people, hundreds of thousands of people in the state, tens of millions in this country, who will not, cannot find their soul mates in the opposite sex. according to the bible, the very first chapter of genesis, they, too, were created in the very image of god. >> governor o'malley, who introduced legislation calling for same-sex marriage testified before a senate committee. >>

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