and auburn university is responding.ording to the reporting of yahoo the point guard is accused of shaking points in two games. that occurs when players try not to score as much as possible to benefit people who have boat open the outcome. in a statement school officials did not suggest this was any hard evidence in the case saying and i quote, "auburn officials were made aware of a rumor regarding an allegation two welcome and immediately reported it to the fbi and the ncaa and the southeast conference." a day before the suspension was public the player appeared to reference the situation in a tweak where he wrote "can't win for losing; mh," which means "shaking my head," on the internet. so the feds are looking in to two games. what have they found, trace? >>trace: the games are january 22th and 27th. he played in 26 games this year and in those 26 games he averaged 27 minutes a game. he amended 2.7 turnovers and nine points. in the february 7 loss to alabama, a game if question, he layed only 1 minutes, scored three p

and without ward, auburn only won by 3 points or lost by 3 points.were favored or they were underdogs by 9.5 points which means they did not cover the spread in that game, shep. >> shepard: originally, trace, they were looking at not one but two players. >> two guards. chris densen was suspended. he was questioned and then he was cleared. he is now back on the team there are reports that other auburn players were also investigated. they were also asked if they were part of this point shaving scheme. vars ward as acknowledged that his cell phone has been con if i confiscated and he has taken a lie detector test. auburn was just put probation back in 2004 for violating ncaa rules and the school hopes it does not happen again. let was listen. >> if it turns out to be true it would be disappointing because i love auburn. disappointing to hear that they did something like that. >> important to note the feds have not released any information on who might have asked players to shave points, shep? >> shepard: that will be key. twitter and facebook are great

auburn contacted the fbi.detail. >>> the opening bell is about to ring on wall street. investors have had about an hour to digest the latest jobless numbers. the unemployment rate holds steady at 8.3%. christine romans breaks down the latest jobs numbers. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. she'll look at the ripple effect. christine, i wa nt to start with you. the opening bell, did it just ring. >> in 20 seconds. >> you have 20 seconds and you can do the opening bell, christine. >> you've got it. what do you want to know? breakdown by race, where there was jobs created, long-term unemployment. you tell me and i'll show you first? >> where did we -- okay let's do the opening bell first. go ahead. take it away, christine. do that opening bell. >> all right. there's the opening bell on wall street on friday big jobs day for february, right? look, the jobs report was good, carol. 8.3% unemployment. 227,000 jobs created. we have a visual representation for you. we'll take you inside the jobs report her

the president of the homeowners association there in auburn says about that second home it was ram shackled. they were not dependable when they left. there were vehicles parked on the front yard. we'd given up on the owners. so the man who allegedly went into the homes of afghan villagers to murder them was having problems with his own and he's also had problems with the law. in 2002 bales was arrested for allegedly assaulting a girl friend but pled not guilty did, 20 hours of anger management counseling and had that charge dismissed. he was also charged with hit and run after apparently falling asleep at the wheel and crashed into go before running away from his charge -- into something before running away from his vehicle in uniform and that charge was dismissed. we know this latest episode was a major disappointment to his wife who had just given werth to a daughter quincy in 2006 when she wrote bob left for iraq this morning. quincy slept in our bed this night. his wife and two children are in federal protection right now. sergeant bales is locked up where he supposed to meet with his l

this comes two years after the bales abandoned a home in auburn washington about 10 miles away. the president of the homeowners association says about that second home it was ram shackled. they not dependable when they left. there were vehicles parked in front yard. so the man who allegedly went into the homes of afghan villagers to murder them was having problems with his own and he's also had law problems. in 2002 bales was arrested for allegedly assaulting a girl friend, pled the guilty, did 20 hours of anger management counseling and had the charge dismissed. he of also charged with hit and run after apparently falling asleep at the wheel and crashed into something and running away from his car in uniform bloody. that discharge was dismissed as well. last year bales was denied a promotion to sergeant first class which we know was a major disappointment from his wife's blog which is also full of posts detailing the life of a very lonely wife who had just given birth to a daughter quincy in 2006 when she wrote bob left for iraq this morning. quincy slept in our bed last night.

washington about ten miles away, the president of the hoa there in auburn said about that second home it was ramshackle, they weren't dependable, there were vehicles on the front yard, the man who allegedly went in to the homes of villagers to murder them was having problem was his own and he had problem was the law. in 2002 he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend but he plead not guilty. did 20 hours of anger management and had the charge dismissed, he was also charged with hit and run after apparently falling asleep at the wheel. he ran away from his car in uniform but that charge was also dismissed. last year he was denied a promotion to sergeant first class which we know was a major disappointment from his wife's blog which is also full of posts detailing the life of a very lonely wife who had just given birth to a daughter in 2006 when she wrote bob left for iraq this morning, quincy slept in our bed last night. they are under federal protection right now. the sergeant was locked up in kansas where he is expected to meet with his lawyer tomorrow. in washington. >> s

the legislation she supported also is that this is a historical park in auburn, new york. seven people shot, one person killed, and the question now is who is the dunman -- gunman. we track the latest from pittsburgh. "fashion star" premieres at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> a psychiatric clinic is back open today with extra security after the deadly shooting yesterday. it happened at the university of pittsburgh. a man had two pistols and shot seven people. when it died. campus police shot and killed a suspected gunman. they still know who he is because he was not carrying id and his fingerprints were not in the school system. an investigation into a gun and drugs ring has led to a massive bust by baltimore city police. city police executed four warrants in the city, one in the county, and one in a storage unit. they ended up seizing 16 guns, a large amount of heroin and cash, and bulletproof vests. they arrested three people. still to come, nbc

with low debitors in areas just outside of colfax auburn placerville and camino all seen it-a fresh powder. there's a lot of people that can come up and i have to go so far and enjoy the snow. >>> with the lettuce is a mother nature dropped close to 80 in. of snow and high elevations here at apple gave to the 1900 footmark not only is now pretty but it is great for business. >>> raymond to the it manager of the applegate motels as follows snow makes for more dough. we're fall by 6:00 in the evening. >>> tire shops also see extra customers with the added powder. >>> everyone is out here in the court taking pictures this morning and it brings a lot of people out and saw in san good business. the of what is beautiful to look at. >>> when do is to starting a whole. >>> hull they feel like it's a starting bid meteorologist joins now with how spring is when to be ushered in. >>> with your family showed up the last weekend in britain led the in the more springlike patterns developing during to the beginning of the week and will continue on the cool side at temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler tha

. >>> is beautiful and i love it with low temperatures outside of colfax, auburn, placerville and caminoof seeing a dash of fresh powder. >>> is the will be a lot of people that come up and not as a go so far and enjoy the snow. >>> mother nature jobs close to 3 in. of snow in higher elevations here navigated in 1900 foot mark not only is this note pretty, but it's great for business. manager of the applegate motels as low snow makes for more del. >>> were full by 6:00 in the evening. tire change jobs also see extra customers with the added pater. >>> everyone was out here taking pictures this morning and it brings a lot of people out and said it's beautiful to look back and it's great for business. for us it was the wind is on the greek to back to 10 and to the wind was wild in walnut creek was crazy. >>> gusty around a day settling down a bit tonight of 20 to 40 mi. an hour to marry cold air masses and plays resulting in some chilly temperatures around the they today as i mentioned earlier a good 10 to 15 degrees below where we ought to be for this time of year still the bridges are mo

and this comes two-years after the bales abandoned a home in auburn washington about ten miles away.he president of the home owners association there in auburn says about that second home, it was ram shackle. they were not dependable when they left. there were vehicles parked on the front yard and we've given up on the owners. and the man who allegedly went into the home for afghan villagers, was having problems with his oem. in 2002 he was arrested for allegedly assault ago girlfriend. he had anger management and charged dismissed, and charged with hit and run after he apparently fell asleep into the wheel and crashed ainto something and ran away from the car in uniform bloodied. and bales was denied a promotion to sergeant first class, we know a major disappointment from his wife he' blog full of posts detailing the life of a very lonely wife who had just given birth to a daughter quincy in 2006 when she wrote, bob left for iraq this morning. quincy slept in our bed last night. karilyn and her two kids are under federal protection and sergeant bales is in fort leavenworth and expec

plus the feds now reportedly investigating this suspended point guard from auburn university over very serious accusations of point shaving. the federal bureau of investigation is now involved and he is on the bench. a live update and the rest of the news from the fox report coming right up. [ male announcer ] for the saver, and a big first step. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer, planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for whoever you are, for whatever you're trying to achieve, pnc has technology, guidance, and over 150 years of experience to help you get there. ♪ oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, to liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen >> if you have been to the weather app. today you know they had a big storm on the sun and the magnetic, whatever it is, from the sun has come down from earth and nothing happened. astronomers now conf

welcome back to the spotlight i'm al green auburn just threw one to my guest on the show today is city state of shock deputy finance minister of russia who is the most famous they're pretty minister in the russian government as said in this book by the way congratulations this is the second book yes it's published what are you doing with it is it of any interest to our foreign the years ago and. while the real course before the russian audiences are definitely it's not it's for the russians first of all. it's. a different story is dealing with different aspects of our job. juggling in the financial so called financial diplomacy or international financial relationship so there's really. financial thriller there's articles devoted to the international. assistance. but there really is a financial relationship within the former republic of the soviet union. big article they will try to rush through interest shared with the international financial institutions world bank. i.m.f. the liberal development banks and my beloved story about the. g. twenty g. eight different other economic and fin

playoff pressure trucks or take a one nil lead in the best of seven series against auburn god after winning game one to make a celt eastern conference finals. i'm goals google or we'll recap again with thirty six in the russian premier league as we show you all eighteen strikes. but first tennis and russia's maria sharapova has put her place in the final of this year's miami open but she did it the hard way after coming from a set down to beat caroline wozniacki four six six two six four in the semi final it was the russian who came through this grueling match which lasted more than two and a half hours and started brightly for the australian open final as she raced into a full one lead in the opening set only for her danish over the last five straight games to take it six for. the second set was much more straightforward for the three time grand slam winner as she raced into a fool of late and held on to take six three before she wraps up the match in the decider in controversial circumstances serving for the match the world number three to go before the umpire overruled seeing truckers tr

. >> it's kind of like michigan own higho state auburn-alabama. >> and you didn't expect them to fight at a dialysis clinic. >> they are both okay. they were able to do an interview. >> listen to this next story involving justin bieber. has rattled the nerves of people in texas. especially daley. >> like snooki to me. he tweeted a phone number for followers but left the last dimming as a question mark. -- digit as a question mark. hundreds have been calling the fans and two people at the end of the phone prank can't wait for the phones to please stop ringing. [ phone ringing ] >> this is. [audio not understandable] >> okay, my gosh call me back. >> i love you. justin justin bie bieber. >> that's it. >> i am paying for a justin bieber fan line. >> that's it. he is now on a par with sno-oki and kim kardashian to me. >> why would he do that? the guy you heard from says that he hasn't ruled out a civil lawsuit bieber has more than 18 million twitter followers so imagine if all the people were calling your phone trying to get ahold of him. >> done with it. >>> abc2 news to go stories we mor

this comes two years after the bales abandoned a home in auburn washington about ten miles away. president of the homeowners association there in auburn says about that second home, it was ram shackled. they were not dependable. there were vehicles parked in the front yard. we had given up. the man that went into afghan villagers to murder them had problems of his own. he had problems with the law. in 2002 he was arrested for assaulting a girlfriend but pled not guilty, did 20 hours of anger management consulting. he was charged with hit-and-run and crashed into something for running away from his car in uniform bloody but that charge was dismissed, as well. fast forward to last year, bales was denied a promotion to sergeant first class which was a major disappointment from his wife's blog which is also full of detailing of very lonely wife that had given birth to a daughter in 2006. when she wrote, he left for iraq quincy slept in our bed last night. the wife and two kids are under federal protection. sergeant bales is expected to meet with his lawyer tomorrow. >> heather: thank

he wisely avoided a question about whether he liked alabama or auburn.g up on "morning joe," as the republican candidates face voters in alabama, mississippi and hawaii, president obama gets tough new poll numbers to give the gop field reason to smile. what's behind the president's polls? and when we come back here, we'll huddle up around the water cooler to watch romney and foxworthy take their two-man act to mobile, alabama. that clip when we come back. [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first. get more whole grain than any other ingredient... just look for the white check. >>> we updated you about the sorry of the staff sergeant opening fire on afghan civilians, killing at least 16. leon panetta has said it is possible the soldier could get the death penalty if convicted under the rule of the united states military justice system. if you want to sound smart, tell your

are truly the sub runs how is that different from today it's a absolute here's a different example auburn if i'm a sovereign the government is my public servant if i'm not a sovereign i'm a subject and the government is my master so and that is the fundamental conflict that's going on right now so you think that you shouldn't be able you should have to answer to a police officer is as you're speeding in that at all there are some people and they take that idea and they run with it the sovereign there are some people who claim that they are sovereigns and they don't have to obey any laws people aren't sovereigns they are anarchists there's a completely different situation but what about the sovereign citizens who complain that america's getting less white more brown less question. more muslim an atheist and therefore it's not consistent with the founding thoughts on that i don't think that it's relevant to sovereignty declaration says all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that establishes we are all getting our rights from god it establishes

feedback so i can respond to you now less than an e-mail to me about a segment you saw it was an auburn and he doing his job as wall street's benefactor talking about the fed being a private institution own by its member banks and less was really surprised that i don't know if many people really know this fact i was really surprised about it and it makes the economic situation even more scary since wall geithner and bernanke we're actually federal employees the whole system is really geared towards the biggest banks ally hank paulson and bernanke and the bailouts of two thousand and eight maybe i'm overly stupid about this but i think it would be a good story i consider myself to be up on a lot of things political and economic but this i did know i mentioned it to a few people they were surprised to last we couldn't agree more it is a great story just look i don't even think it should exist because you see it's not a government agency it's a private banking cartel and people don't realize that when a cartel the exists it has only one sanction and that is to promote the best interest of

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house or the market saying she had a family emergency came two years after they abandon a home in auburn washington about 10 pa miles away. they say it was ramshackled when they left there were vehicles parked in the front yard. we had given up on the owners. the man who allege he had wlint into the homes was having problems with his own. and had problems with the law. he was raised for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend but pled not guilty did 20 hours of anger management counseling and had the charge dismissed. he was charged with hit and run after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into something charged with running away from his car in uniform glady. that was discharged as well. he was denied a promotion which was a major disappointment from his wife's blog which is pufullf posts detailing the life of a lonely wife who had just given birth to a daughter quincy. bob left for iraq this morning. quincy slept in our bed last night. >> peert also tells us carolyn bails and two kids are under federal froeks. right now we are honored to have on board an active duty commander of special

>> yes, it's really coming down, you will need chains after auburn and after highway 50s, those are thehere is a backup give yourself an extra 10 to 15 minutes to make your way into san francisco. highway 4 is worse, you can see it is inching along there. at 6:58 let's head to steve. >> from connect kit over to san francisco, david in novato said the winds have picked up, nothing too heavy, a breezy day and we will have more coming up on mornings on 2. >>> a deadly stabbing in the east bay overnight, what investigators are telling us about the victim and the suspect. >>> plus cal trans riders, it involves more cash. stay right here with us. ♪ ♪ twinkle toes i think i found a soul ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪

obama's he was a prime voters about the wind is in the economy but also to remind them that he read in auburnsantorum will compete with the president in the fall. thank you. secretary of state hillary clinton is supporting a new surge to solve one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries. the faded in the year heart. >>> the twin-engine lockheed. to be the first pilots to be around the world along the bart largest editorial routes. her legacy resonates today in the legend that their legendary aviator set out to fly around the world of tennis without a trace of the south pacific. jet blue is in secretary railhead for historic aircraft recovery to launch a new deep sea search for the record of their hearts plane. that effort will begin in june. tax return fraud it's a growing problem but was returned for filed this last year in the consumer watch chile what to do what records those returns were filed by thieves who adds: people's identities. >>> is a slap in the face. it was only not even a year after she passed it was hard enough losing her five month old daughter then the stephanie disco

house or the market saying she had a family emergency came two years after they abandon a home in auburn washington about 10 pa miles away. they say it was ramshackled when they left there were vehicles parked in the front yard. we had given up on the owners. the man who allege he had wlint into the homes was having problems with his own. and had problems with the law. he was raised for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend but pled not guilty did 20 hours of anger management counseling and had the charge dismissed. he was charged with hit and run after he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into something charged with running away from his car in uniform glady. that was discharged as well. he was denied a promotion which was a major disappointment from his wife's blog which is pufullf posts detailing the life of a lonely wife who had just given birth to a daughter quincy. bob left for iraq this morning. quincy slept in our bed last night. >> peert also tells us carolyn bails and two kids are under federal froeks. right now we are honored to have on board an active duty commander of special

>>shepard: we played auburn this season and a referee was horrible.like "you horrible," and screaming it, and he finally smiled and half glanced. he dent give a crap. drew: and the flip side when you are a fan you give up so many legal rights when you walk in. for example, you go to a softball or bail game and you are hit with a line drive you do not win anything in a lawsuit. >>shepard: you know what the brights do. >>jonathan: we watch crick expect behave ourselves. well, the football is different. that is different. we just run on the field and hurt the referee while drinking. >>shepard: while drinking. >>jonathan: and drunk dialing. >>shepard: we had a did day on the market, three minutes left in the trading day and up 62 on the session and one little blip before 11:00 but a did day otherwise, up half a point and context and perspective after a commercial break on fox news channel. hi. mom, put me down. put...the phone...down. hey guys. did you hear... the choys had their baby? so 29 seconds ago. well we should get them a gift. [ choys ] thanks fo

it broke out this afternoon in auburn hills.near the great lakes crossing mall in oakland county. no one has been hurt and so far, there are no plans to evacuate any businesses. but you can see the damage there. investigators believe this all started in a compost dumping area. >> in buckeye, arizona, a massive wild fire continues to send smoke and flames into the area there. firefighters there are having a tough time because the high winds are really making it difficult. so they are letting it burn, since at this point, it doesn't pose a threat to any home. investigators say that one started as a controlled burn by a farmer that quickly grew out of control. >> lava consumed one man's home over the weekend. >> jack thompson went to see the damage on saturday. his was the last remaining home in this area and he said it looked like the surface of the moon. fortunately for him, he will d have time to escape with some of his things. >> there's a certain amount of stuff you have to take. i'm leaving almost everything, you know, becaus

but zimmermann says he shot and in self-defense they're suing the owners of a car that hit them in auburn 11 straight and broadway last november and then released here is video from the incident are pleasing to the driver that evening that determines he was not drunk and let them go the driver's name was never made public so the suit was filed against the car's owner of the protesters has succeeded in closing down a bank branch and campus but they closed down after the repeated protests in front blocking customers from getting inside bank officials call this situation intolerable saying that an effort to employees or imprison that generate money for certain programs as well the time is 612 right now spring is coming in with a bang especially down taxes way of the tornado that touched down in the lone star state. >>> mes big of warriors history there is no one. is your money for gold as a bludgeon marred by a boo's the cold reception happens from the co-owner of the warriors. since its comair adlai's expected in yesterday's the domestic violence case the 50 year-old girl from morgan helm t

. >> the white kids had the slip down to auburn avenue to hear this.d fathers called it colored music. that's where they wanted to go. the royal peacock. we would bring the high class act. one sunday afternoon the police were there when we opened that afternoon. and they were talking to us saying you can't. you are disobeying the law because you can't have white and black under the same roof. you could get you a rope. listen to how stupid this is. get you a rope and stretch it down the middle of the bar room. whites on one side of the rope and blacks on the other side of the rope. after ten or 15 minutes nobody gave a damn. everybody was drunk. >> i did this movie for free to hand back to atlanta history and to alley pat and his family. >> the music is recorded and i'm here and i know you're glad anybody is here other than them gospel folk. >> got to love it. >>> whether thin mints are your thing or you're all about the tag alongs, you better think twice before you try to cross a girl scout. a couple of thugs in texas found out a hard way. the story be

marchionne splits his time between the fiat headquarters in turin, italy, and chrysler headquarters in auburnhe is fully engaged on both continents at all times. when you're here, do you get calls... do you have to deal with fiat? >> marchionne: yeah. that's why i get up at 3:30 in the morning, so i can deal with the european side and be fine here by the time i get in. i mean, the other things that helps is the... our time zones. >> kroft: when do you go to sleep? >> marchionne: 10:00. i'm not really a late-night guy. i used to be when i was younger. >> kroft: besides being c.e.o. of the chrysler group and fiat automotive, which has nearly 200,000 employees at 166 plants worldwide, marchionne is also chairman of the fiat industrial group, which makes heavy equipment, and sgs, the world's largest standards and instruments company, based in geneva. he manages all this with five different cell phones he totes around in his knapsack. you've got a lot of jobs. >> marchionne: hmm. i have some, yes. >> kroft: do you remember them all? >> marchionne: yeah. but i... yeah, i don't get confused, since i

. >> reporter: the loner of auburn's pioneer mining supply store says the gold price hovering near $1,700ason for an ç unseasonably high gold panners hitting foot hill rivers. >> you can go down to the river and make better than minimum wage. >> reporter: the weather, this year's dry, warm winter also playing a big role. >> yes, that's totally it and everyone is taking advantage of it. >> reporter: the far drier than normal winter is exposing potential pockets of gold. >> see rocks you've never been able to see before. >> big difference. riverbanks today as the river bottoms for quite a few years. the rivers are all so low. >> reporter: given that fact if conditions continue to get drier, gold panners say this mini gold panning rush will only get bigger. >> really busy. you have to fight for a spot. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >>> we still have more ahead for you on "today in the bay." >>> coming up, daylight saving time returns thisenweekd. why researchers say you might want to be extra careful this week because of that time change. >>> and this morning, we're waking up to sunshine

his crime, poisoning and possibly killing a 130-year-old landmark group of trees on arch rival auburnrsity's camp. to put this in perspective, former governor of illinois, rod blue goy vch was found gate of 18 counts of corruption, and he got just about the same sentence. 13 years for killing trees. the lesson, you don't mess with trees. this is not a political statement. it's a warning because people are really passionate about trees. joyce kilmer said, i think that i never shall see a poem as lovely as a tree. we all climbed trees as a kid, we had tree houses, trees are connected to us. family trees, christmas trees, tree huggers, money trees, phone trees, we go out on a limb sometimes, bottom line is trees

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romney stumped with jeff foxworthy and then attempted to praise alabama and auburn football, but ole mitt romney kinda put his foot -- his football foot in his mouth again. >> i don't want to see him go to miami or to the jets, but i've got a lot of good friends. the owner of the miami dolphin and the new york jets, both owners are friends of mine. >> well, there you go. romney talking about peyton manning there, that was the topic of conversation. romney has attended fund-raisers hosted by woody johnson and dolphins owner, one of romney's top fund-raisers and frequently travels to romney for campaign events. for santorum or gingrich, a sweep would provide the needed momentum they need and quiet critics who wonder if this has been over for a while. neither shows any sign of planning to get out no matter what happens tonight. >> we've been running a marathon breathing through a swizzle stick. but that's what it's felt like. i mean we're just -- we're just sucking hard on that swizzle stick trying to get as much air as we can in to keep ourselves alive. >> we stay in the race for two r

the national historical park in auburn, new york, she also sponsored. in this morning's project economy, we'll get a snap shot of how the economy is doing when the labor department releases its february jobs report with roughly 15 million americans out of work. the state of the economy is shaping up to be a key issue on the campaign trail. 11 news washington bureau reporter tara mergener has more. >> economists think the unemployment rate will stay at 8.3%. the white house insists the labor market is improving, but g.o.p. hopefuls are blasting the president's economic performance. the numbers are daunting. 5.5 million americans out of work for six months or more. nearly four unemployed candidates for every job opening in the country. ar thrill millions of americans who can't find a job. there are millions more who are having a tough time making the rent or the mortgage, paying for gas or groceries. >> super tuesday exit polls show the economy as the number one issue among republican voters. g.o.p. hopefuls are focusing on it to defeat the president this