corinne radman is standing by --redman is standing by with the latest on how he is handling this. >> reporter: romney and his team are in full damage control because after making the morning show round, to capitalize on the big win in florida, he told cnn i am not concerned about the very poor. political analyst say by making the statement he is feeding into the out of touch rich guystereotype pointed out by competitors and democrats and it was a gift to opponents who argue he is out of touch. some call the remarks the stupid of his campaign. president obama tweeted so much for we are all in this together. >> i am not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair i will take it. >> i am fed up with politicians in either party dividing americans against each other. i am running to be the president of all the american people. >> reporter: now multiple gop say they are worried because this is not the first time made a verbal gaffe said i like being able to fire people in a past peach. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> spending of mitt romney he got a new loo

corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: this entire case centers around a judge in missouri who ruled because one mother was undocumented she was putting her son at risk. so he ruled to take him out of her custody and he was placed up for adoptionch the mother lost her son after being arrested five years ago in a federal immigration raid at a missouri poultry plant. the mother ended up helpless in a federal custody battle after her son was adopted by a couple in my sure. woman said no one could help her because she couldn't speak english and the judge who made the ruling says he terminated the rights because illegally smuggling herself into the country is not a lifestyle providing stability for a child. now this story is gaining national attention after it was revealed that there were an extensive abc world news investigation that the woman has the help of an immigration attorney. and this case is shedding light on a huge problem that's growing in the u.s. for over 5,000 children are placed in foster care while the parents who are illegals are detained or deported. >> i star

abc2 news corinne redman is standing by with more. >> reporter: this case centers around a judge in high sure that ruled because one mother was undocumented she put her son at risk when he took him out of her custody and placed up for adoption. mother who is a native of guatemala lost her after being arrested at federal immigration raid at a poultry plant. her son was adolt tonighted by a couple in missouri and she said no one could help her because she couldn't speak english. the judge who made the ruling said he terminated her legal rights because illegally smuggling herself into the country is not a lifestyle to provide stability for her child. the woman has now the the help of a -- the woman now has help of the immigration department. >> he starts crying and gets sad because he is not with me and i need him to be with me. >> we are creating a collateral consequence in which thousands of children are ripped away from their families with no real process for being reunited. >> reporter: one lawyer for the mexican and guatemalan government says the u.s. is sending an ugly message to lati

. >>> -- corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> nevada holds their caucus saturday. and donald trump is placing bets on one candidate. he is injecting himself into the race and endorsing newt gingrich. sources say that trump plans to endorse the former house speaker in his bid for the republican presidential nomination. he plans on making the official announcement sometime today. we will of course keep you posted on that. >>> the next couple months many of you will look for a state tax refund. anne arundel county sheriff says if you have an outstanding warrant, tough luck. anne arundel is the first to try this. the sheriff says without holding the refunds it encourages people facing minor crimes to clear them up. they have 8,000 outstanding warrants at this time. >>> it will be can be frust trying traiting for parents who -- frustrating for parents who can't get the little ones to sleep. >> what could be causing the problem and what you can do to help them get a good night's rest. >>> many saw this ball of fire over texas skies. what officials are now saying was seen