newt gingrich saying the same thing, diane. >> and what will barbara bush say tomorrow? you can always count on her to say what she thinks. george and i and the powerhouse political team, including david muir, will have full coverage tomorrow night, as results stream in. and we hope you will be joining us right here at abc. >>> now, we turn to the man already in the white house. and the high stakes meeting he had today. president obama one on one with israeli prime minister netanyahu to talk about the growing nuclear threat from iran, probably their last chance to speak face-to-face before a decision is made in israel on whether to attack iran. abc's jake tapper at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the image was of unity -- but the disagreements were hiding in plain sight. >> we do believe that there is still a window that allows for a diplomatic resolution to the issue. >> reporter: prime minister netanyahu made no mention of diplomacy today -- quite the contrary -- speaking volumes about the urgency he feels in what he did not say. >> israel must reserve the right

barbara bush attacking the state of the presidential campaign. >> i think the worst campaign i've ever seen in my life. >>> young and restless. do your children snore? a new study raising troubling links between snoring and their behavior. >>> and the people's prince. we're there as prince harry dances in the footsteps of his mother. >>> good evening. we begin with new video of families running in terror from those tornadoes that rained down fury across the country on friday. this video shot as one of more than 70 twisters roars closer. the images a new reminder that sometimes the differences between life and death is just a matter of seconds. there is destruction tonight across 12 states. 39 people have died. today, survivors had to search for their belongings beneath several inches of new snow. abc's meteorologist ginger zee is in the hard-hit community of henryville, indiana, tonight. ginger. >> reporter: diane, i am standing inside someone's living room. you can see the kitchen behind me but what you can't see is the front of the house. it was taken with one of those strong tornado

i spent a day following the then first lady barbara bush around. not as a stalker, but as a member of the press corps. it was a big press corps, lots of people. the motorcade of us going and around and all these dignitaries in various events. at the end of the day, mrs. bush had a press conference at a hotel ballroom. the place was packed. i was taking notes for my humor column. when i thought it was all over, the photographer brought the press corps that had been with mrs. bush up on the stage. maybe two dozen of us. they put me right next to barbara rush, first lady of the united states, for this picture. this is a situation where i know in my mind to say nothing. i knew that in my mind. [laughter] your brain does not always tell the rest of your body what the plan is. there was kind of a quiet moment with these high-powered journalists and this room full of people. i planned to say nothing, but for some reason my mouth came open, and i said to barbara bush, first lady of the united states, who i had never met. i said, a shot at the same supermar

shared openly by barbara bush. >> since i think, the worst campaign i have ever seen in my life. i just hate it. i hate the fact that people think domp miz is a dirty word. >> reporter: for better or worse, no candidate will come out of super tuesday with enough delegates to claim the nomination. rob and paula? >> scott, let's fast forward. how are they shaping up in a head-to-head contest with president obama? >> reporter: well in ohio, it looks like an uphill battle for all of the republicans right now. president obama fares very well against all of them. this will be something to watch. no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio in november. >> scott goldberg, stay warm today. >>> stay with abc news for all over coverage. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos have our coverage tonight. we'll wrap up tomorrow on "america this morning." >>> the republican candidates have come under fire for not directly criticizing rush limbaugh. now ten advertisers have abandoned his radio show after the disparaging remarks about the georgetown law student. >> rush apologi

barbara bush has in the past described herself as pro-choice. george h. w. sh had been pro-choice until he became reagan's vice presidential nominee. his father had been a major activist in planned parenthood. >> absolutely. >> activism as far as back as the '40s. are there any -- are there any people who aren't anti-choice? are there any pro-choice republicans left and does it therefore become a liability to have a barbara bush endorse you as one of the last of the aging anti-choice republicans left in this country? >> well, it may not -- it may not help, but the fact is they have been driven out. the barbara bush generation and the younger generations, including those republican women who fought strenuously in the 1990s, religious right sort of took over the party to keep -- to try to stop horrific planks and republican convention and try to keep a pro-choice sector alive within the gop, they basically all have been expelled. they have been purged. and it doesn't matter if there's someone like say a linda lingle or who -- who slightly deviates from the line

you watched barbara bush over the years. she doesn't speak lightly. something to say about what she thinks about this. >> reporter: i understand why she has said that. i think this been the roughest and nastiest republican presidential primary season. i think about 1980 when ronald reagan was running against her husband. the roughest thing i remember bush saying with reagan was his check plan was voodoo economics. even in 2000 when we had the recount in that race between her son and al gore, i don't recall anything this nasty as this. martha: do you think it's because of the individuals involved or do you think it's because of this grasping process that has gone on for two years? >> i think none of the candidates is able to knit together immediately the disparate elements of the republican base which kept the race going, as did the debates for a long time. it's also augmented by the fact that negative campaigning is effective. and mitt romney when he's been down has taken out after his competitors and it worked time after time after time. that tends t

i want to play what barbara bush played a short time ago. was being interviewed and gave her take on this campaign. >> it's been, i think, the worst campaign i've ever seen in my life. i just hate it. i hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word. >> she was at smu university in dallas, texas. earl, the con sefbtives and the republicans believe it's the worst because the guy that might emerge as their guy, the one steve will be defending in a couple of months if he gets the nomination is mitt romney. so much as been exposed including this issue that won't stop following him, his backing op an individual mandate in insurance coverage. >> we've heard that over and over again that this primary as drug on and drug on. the gop nominee, whoever that will be, and i think it will be mitt romney will be bloodied to the point that by the time ghet gets to the general election, it will be over. it will be walk over for president. i've said along i think it strengthens them. three things have happened. it's kept it going, and that's in a

if barbara bush -- barbara bush said when she was expressing her disappointment, compromise is not a dirty word. a democracy is built on compromise, working together. elections have consequences. you accepted defeat and to rally for the next two or four years, electoral cycle but you work together to move the country forward. we have lost that and the media has exacerbated that mentality. tavis: maybe americans do not understand or appreciate or embrace the fragility of our republic. maybe there is a moment for some traction here to be gained because they do understand the economic malaise that we are in. i wonder whether or not the economic troubles we are i and give us an opening to address these broader questions. >> it does if people take a moment and learned some lessons from history. i spent time on this book taking people back to the foundations of capitalism. i went back to adam smith. people talk about the free markets, deregulation, do not touch that capital. that is corporatism. the series of capitalism to protest park until -- mercantilism. the small entrepreneur or in a

barbara bush roord robo call for mitt romney used in ohio and vermont. the call she says shah tha she and her family have known the romneys for years and she believes that mitt is the best man to lead the country for the next four years. rick santorum says mitt romney has been unable to close the deal with voters. and that would spell trouble for republicans in defeating obama. >>> gas prices are continuing the uptick in the national average for regular unlead is up8 cents over a week and 27 cents in the course of the year. several factors are contributing to the increase among them soaring oil price up 10% from the past month. also the rising tension with iran that could lead to the disruption of oil supplies. economist worry risings gas price cos diminish consumer confidence and bringa new economic downturn. abc news is twork save at the pump we can't handle the other issues. head to abc2 news . com to -- abc2news.com to find lowest gas price and click on traffic and gas tries tab. >>> pass -- gas price tab. >>> as united swallowed up continental opera

bush, he has the endorsement of barbara bush, the elder, the first president bush's wife, the former first lady, who did robo calls for mitt romney in one of the earlier primary states. mr. romney also that as the endorsement of jeb bush, the former governor of florida. he also has the endorsement of jeb bush jr., jeb bush's son, jeb jr., you may recall, endorsed jon huntsman last year, but since then, mr. huntsman dropped out of the race and endorsed mitt romney, so by transitive property and because jeb bush jr. also followed mr. huntsman's lead, mr. romney also has an endorsement from jeb bush's son, jeb jr. so who are we missing here? oh, yeah! this is the other big problem for mr. romney. and to be fair, it would be a problem for any republican nominee this year. the most interesting story in american domestic politics continues to be the efforts of post-george w. bush, post-dick cheney republican party politicians figuring out who they are. the party nominated john mccain and sarah palin in 2008, and with all due respect to them as politicians, these two do not seem to have stu

i hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word. >> reporter: barbara bush's sobering wordso voters. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: one new poll showing 40% of adults say the gop contest has given them a less favorable view of the party and when it comes to the front-runner mitt romney a drop. just 28% polled say they now have a favorable view of him. that number even lower among those crucial independents. the romney team saying they're not concerned with those numbers right there, at least not for now. what they're looking at are the numbers they're seeing here in ohio. they say they're very encouraged by them. a top adviser saying the momentum is in their direction. rick santorum telling our jon karl here in ohio that regardless of what happens here on super tuesday he moves on and so does newt gingrich, also saying the same thing, hoping for a big win in georgia. david muir, abc news, amesville, ohio. >> thanks a lot, dave. and abc news will keep you up to date all evening long as we cover the super tuesday elections. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos wil

it's almost in tears so given the hating coming from barbara bush and joe scarborough the republican establishment is hoping that tonight when eleven states take to the polls and four hundred twenty four delegates are up for grabs that a clear nominee will emerge to put an end to the republicans mean force to fellow american voters their real agenda is and the guy likely to be that nominee is mitt romney is expected to win at least four primaries tonight plus pull out a victory in ohio the most important state up for grabs tonight even if romney is the guy he's damaged goods to win approval rating of just twenty eight percent now the lowest for any politician who went out to claim his party's nomination so just how super is today's tuesday anyway and is it about time for republicans to write this year's presidential election off as a loss and move on to protecting their majority in congress by changing his question away from their religion to profit ties in medicare and selling off our roads water and reels here offer their takes jeff poor reporter with the daily caller and karl fres

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first, former first lady barbara bush. then a boost from jeb. today, mitt romney expects the endorsement from former president george h. w. bush. on wednesday, romani also got the backing of marco rubio -- romney also got the backing of marco rubio. >> one thing that could bring this momentum to a screeching halt is to turn over the keys to the white house to rick santorum or mitt romney. >> we have to find the right spot in the lane. >> with a calendar of contests on favorable to rick santorum, it could be a tough month. trailing far behind, newt gingrich fired his campaign manager and laid off much of his staff. but he refuses to give up. >> there are two large principals that led me to run for president. one was values and the other was an ovation. >> ron paul is not showing signs of dropping out either. in washington -- >> the aclu says it is not happy with the police chief. he refused to testify before the county about the indictment of the county executive. the county executive is accused of using his detail for personal use. they want to

bush, barbara bush and jeb bush yr. all of that raises the question of the other notable bush son. >> george w bush been here and have you sought his endorsement? >> i have haven't met with him. we speak from time to time. >> we got to get out of here. >> now you see why. >> you speak all the time. >> has he endorsed you yet? >> no. >> not helping. nobody wants to talk about george w. bush. this is not helping the reporters are still there. don't ever talk about that again. nobody knows how hard it will for a republican to beat this president. beating a sitting president is never easy. this is sort of par for the course what mitt romney is dealing with when it comes to his supporters. does he have to worry about a battle with not just the sitting democratic but with his own flank? does he have to worry about the litany of talking points from people he's presented as his own team? this does not seem to be a normal problem that should face a front-runner for republican nomination. i don't know if it's normal. it doesn't s

he said he voted for mitt romney before and barbara bush even formed a robocall on his behalf. the bushes, the first couple of the '80s. we'll be right back. >>> we're back. new video of george zimmerman from the night trayvon martin was killed has raised questions about zimmerman's account from what happened that night. footage obtained by "abc news" shows zimmerman being brought into the sanford police station in handcuffs. according to the report, zimmerman told police trayvon martin punched him in the nose, knocking him to the ground and his father says his nose was broken and slammed into a sidewalk. reports show him bleeding from his nose and back of his head with what appeared to be wet grass, however skrks none of these jury's peer to be visible. ron is reporting and sara horowitz is an investigator from the "washington post." >> the surveillance camera does pack a lot of apparent information showing no damage to this man who claimed ha tof been brutally beaten by the man he killed. >> a couple things, chris, first, the tape, what you're seeing is 40 minutes or so after

there are even rowboat calls on -- from former first lady barbara bush. but he has hit another snag for an out that he wrote of how the president should follow some of his lead. >> i need an emphatic yes from you that you will repeal obamacare. >> why would i not? >> but santorum has his own issues. in virginia, he's not on the ballot and missed part of the deadline in tennessee. don't forget newt gingrich and ron paul. >> i've than 15 interviews around the country today. >> and you will need a calculator tomorrow to figure it all out. very few of the states are winner-take-all. in a lot of cases, the delegates are handed out by who wins which district and sometimes the state awards more delegates if you won the popular vote. the math is very tricky and split wins will only help extend the already lengthy race. >> stay with abc 7 news tomorrow night. we will have up to the date information. we have a politico special on news channel 8. >> the subject of iran's nuclear ambitions dominated the meeting today between president obama and israeli prime minister

former first lady barbara bush recorded a call for mitt romney. on the call she says she and her family have known romney for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country. former president bush announced his support for romney in december. >>> mitt romney will be getting support from eric canter. this is the first house republican leader to make an endorsement so far. romney will go into super tuesday with another advantage. he'll pick up 40 delegates from saturday's republican caucuses in washington state. with 99% of the vote in romney had 28% of the vote. ron paul 25%. rick santorum 24%. >>> if you wanted to be on the baseball fields and never had a chance to make it to the big leagues here's your chance. there was an open tryout to find ball boys and ball girls for the 2012 season. you have to be 18 years old. teams should be athletic and outgoing. the search goes on. >>> ravens cheerleader hopefuls are at downtown this weekend. they are hoping to get a spot on this year's squad. they come petted competed in two rounds in cheers.

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. >> and barbara bush and george herbert walker bush with mitt romney in houston, i never knew that barbara bush was a kenny rogers is fan. take a look at that the photo op. >> aren't you going to sing a song for us, you know when to fold them? >> i do think it's time for the party to get behind governor romney and she was reminding me kenny rogers sung it's time when to hold them and fold them. i think it's time for people to get behind this good man. >> and then, he talked about his son the former president. and said, you know, have you talked to him? mitt romney said no, i haven't. has he endorsed you yet? >> it's a striking thing. >> that was striking. >> it's a striking thing as i said in the last ten days. the two members of the bush family have endorsed mitt romney, jeb bush, the former governor and a former president but not the last former president named bush. i bet you could count on one hand the number of times mitt romney has put his name and george w. bush's name in the same sentence in the last six months. even among republicans, george w. bush's name is still not sort of rec

. >> barbara bush robo-cull calling. but tony, commit.hat about santorum, if he were to edge out and become the nominee, who does he need by his side to bring in the people that are not in favor of some of his, let's say, social policies and beliefs? >> you know, look, i don't know what the real rule of thumb is with vice-presidential candidates. bill clinton picked al gore, ronald reagan picked the opposite of him, george h.w. bush. i think rick santorum's issue is that he has eliminated himself as a potential vice-president to mitt romney, which is a much more likely scenario and something that could have happened, particularly because of santorum's ability to appeal to a more blue-collar voters. but i don't think that's happening. >> gregg: let's bring in the women analysts. you all saw it, newt gingrich's speech tonight, after he won in georgia. ed rollins, legendary campaign manager for republicans said it was, quote, way too long and utterly uninspiring. another member of the panel said the first 10 minutes was self-absorbed. your r

. >> barbara bush robo-cull calling. but tony, commit. what about santorum, if he were to edge out and become the nominee, who does he need by his side to bring in the people that are not in favor of some of his, let's say, social policies and beliefs? >> you know, look, i don't know what the real rule of thumb is with vice-presidential candidates. bill clinton picked al gore, ronald reagan picked the opposite of him, george h.w. bush. i think rick santorum's issue is that he has eliminated himself as a potential vice-president to mitt romney, which is a much more likely scenario and something that could have happened, particularly because of santorum's ability to appeal to a more blue-collar voters. but i don't think that's happening. >> gregg: let's bring in the women analysts. you all saw it, newt gingrich's speech tonight, after he won in georgia. ed rollins, legendary campaign manager for republicans said it was, quote, way too long and utterly uninspiring. another member of the panel said the first 10 minutes was self-absorbed. your