little bella state come this time. -- stayed home this time. they are right in front of me.elizabeth and john had spent a lot of time on the road. surry and daniel a little time. peter and patrick have been home helping mom. it has been a divided family, but a united family. a mission and a message. for the people of iowa and of this country. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> i want to say to the people of iowa, thank you. i do not know what will happen tomorrow night, but this has been an experience. you have made me a better candidate, and a better person. thank you from the bottom of my heart for that. [applause] the three words heard everywhere i went was "welcome to iowa." we're so glad you came and respected us enough to be in our town. in all 99 counties. we came because we trusted iowans. if we stood before them and related to them what our vision was for the country, what our record was, you throw on top of that, we told them how we were going to win the election. we're the best person in this field to take on not just barack obama comment to take on the cha

bella santorum yesterday. as a result he has canceled all of his events in florida. his campaign says he will return to the states possible. bella santorum suffers from a genetic condition caused by the presence of an extra 18th chrome zone. >>> president obama is teaming up with mountain based google to discuss his recent state of the union address. he will take part in a 45 minute live video chat on google plus. that is the company's social networking site. users can also submit their questions via google owned youtube. they can be asked during tomorrow's chat. this is not the first time the president has used google to reach out to voters. he's taking part in youtube town halls. >>> the nation's first major welcome home parade for iraq war veterans was in st. louis this weekend. hundreds took part in yesterday's parade. thousands of people lined the streets to cheer them on. no major other cities have organized welcome home parades since president obama announced the end of the war in december. >>> a new exhibit in san francisco is showing a different side to the city's first responders. the visions beyond th

bella a speedy recovery. >>> despite all those numbers we showed you here in the state of florida, newt gingrich says the republican presidential race is far from over. he insists the conservative base is looking for the right candidate and he'll stay in for as long as it takes to prove he's the man for that job. >> this race is going to good on. the conservatives clearly are rejecting romney. he's nowhere near getting a majority. the fact is once you get beyond florida these are all proportional representation states and he's not going to be anywhere near a majority by april. and so this is going to go on all the way to the convention. i think clearly the conservatives and the grass roots are increasingly angry about the way in which the washington establishment has rallied in many ways with complete dishonesty. as that deepens, the conservatives will come together and decide they do not want a massachusetts liberal to be the republican nominee. >> romney meanwhile is hoping a big win in florida will push his competitors further to the sidelines. speaking to a crowd of thousands in naples, romney was increasingly

states like nevada. >>> in a conference call sunday santorum told supporters his young daughter, bella, had a rough 36 hours, but appears to be improving. bella also suffers from a genetic disorder that is typically fatal. >>> here's a look at other things making news now. it looks like the end of the world. that is what some people said. this morning sob lanes of a florida highway remain closed following a deadly pile up south of gainsville .10 people were killed early sunday morning. authorities say dense fog and heavy smoke from a brush fire blinded drivers, causing more than 70 vehicles to crash into each other. police are looking into the blaze, whether it is the work of an arsonist. >>> police don't know why the driver of an suv ignored a crossing arm and flashing lights and drove into the path of an oncoming train in sacramento, california. seven people aboard the train were injured in the wreck and three people were killed. >>> the afc came away with a 59-41 victory at the 2012 pro bowl. marshall is the first player in pro bowl history to catch four found passes. ben roethlisberger, phillip ri

rick santorum spent the day campaigning in the state of missouri after he took the weekend off to care for his 3-year-old daughter, bella, who was hospitalized with pneumonia. looking to recapture a little of the messaging that helped him win in iowa, he presented himself as the best person to take on president obama while also taking a swipe at his republican rivals. >> we have an opportunity on send a message that we want someone who can create that stark contrast, we want someone who has a record of standing up and fighting for the principles that make that country great. we want someone who will take the high road. i'm sick and tired of candidates who think that you have to do anything that's necessary. anything. to win an election. this is the most important office in our country and the most important election in our country's history. we deserve better than we've been seeing in this race. >> joining us now, the chief white house correspondent for politico and the national affairs editor and co-author of game change. gentlemen, thanks for waking up early again. mike, that miami "herald" piece said newt gingrich lo

bella, has edwards syndrome, a deadly genetic illness. another son, gabriel, was born prematurely and died two hours after birth. roman catholic, income, over $1.3 million over a 20-month period ending august 2011. penn state university b. a., and law school jd. university of pittsburgh mba. u.s. house of representatives four years, two terms, '90 to '94. u.s. stockmarkets 12 years, two successive terms, 1994 to 2006. fox news channel contributer, four years, 2007 to ma2011. question, santorum is roman catholic. given two-thirds of iowa voters are christian, why didn't santorum easily defeat romney? i ask you, james. >> hi wasn't the only christian in the race. most are evangelicals. you had rick perry who had transformed himself into being the texas job creator, into being a social conservative. michele bachmann went for the social conservative vote. even newt gingrich talked about his conversion to catholicism so it's split among the candidates. >> here's santorum on the issues. >> climate change. "a beautifully concocted scheme. just an excuse for more government control of your life." gay marriage. wants a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, saying "it destroys the basic unit of our soc

bella is feeling better. missing in action was texas congressman ron paul. he decided to skip florida's expense of primary and has moved on to maine and colorado instead, states with primaries coming up next week. the jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> we are wishing a little girl the best. >> we invite you to stay with abc 7 news, your election station for complete coverage of the florida primary. rebecca cooper is in tampa. look for her reports in our later newscasts. >> it could take 10 months to clear the wreckage from the cruise ship that spread the ground and capsized off the italian coast earlier this month. rotor's have hampered efforts to remove a half-million gallons of fuel to prevent and an environmental disaster. searchers spotted another body on the weekend, bringing the death toll to 17. 16 people are still missing. authorities are still searching for the cause of yesterday's deadly pileup on interstate 75 in florida. 10 people died in the crash. 18 others were hurt. the highway was shrouded in smoke from brush fire at the time of the crash. police believe the fire was deliberately set. >> investigators say a blood found in a home where a missing m

state that has a caucus coming up this weekend. rick santorum took the better part of the weekend off because his young 3-year-old daughter bella was ill. she has general knelt particular problem and has pneumonia. she is on a ventilator and getting well we are told by the santorum family. today mr. santorum was campaigning in missouri. missouri is a state that will also vote but not until the first week of february it comes later down the road. also campaigning in minnesota. a sign that both santorum and paul have kicked florida to the side and are now concentrating on caucuses where they can organize and, perhaps, overachieve, pick up delegates and continue to compete but their absence here is a clear acknowledgment that florida is long out of their reach and they have to go find other places to go compete more effectively. shep? >> shepard: carl cammeron where they're breaking it down in the villages tonight. thanks. winner take all as i mentioned in florida. romney has 35 delegates. begin glitch 25. rick santorum 14 and ron paul 4. obviously a long way to go to the magic number of 1144. tune in tomorrow for special coverage of

state hold its process on saturday. we are getting updates on rick santorum's 3-year-old daughter bella.fers from a rare condition. he left the campaign trail when she contracted pneumonia in both lungs. rick santorum said it has been a tough 36 hours but bella should be out of the hospital in the next couple days. >> she is doing very well. i want to thank everybody out there for all those prayers. she had a tough 36 hours. megyn: he must have as well. he was on fox and "friends" this morning and he came from colorado. shepard will be on at 6:00 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern bret and i will be on as the polls close. we hope you will be with us as the results come in live and you can follow results and pundits online at foxnews.com. the economy and job growth. big issues in 2012. during a white house live chat on google, a woman whose husband is unemployed took the president to task over this. take a listen to this exchange. >> my husband has an engineering degree with over 10 years of experience. an was laid off three years ago and has yet to find a permanent job in his skills. my quest

state department to open an embassy in jerusalem. >>> well, rick santorum returned to the race after that weekend health scare involving his youngest daughter. during an appearance in minnesota santorum said little bella is out of the woods but she's not out of the hospital. santorum chose not to campaign in florida but to cancel traonc instead on missouri and minnesota. abc news will have updates tonight on the florida primary as the votes are counted. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will be here to follow the race and "world news now" early tomorrow morning will have a complete wrap-up. >>> a bill designed to crack down on iran is now moving in the senate. it would apply some strict new sanctions on individuals and companies that do business with the iranian government. and it comes as iran says it actually has produced some laser-guided artillery shells capable of hitting moving targets. iran's military also said yesterday it will unveil some new satellites and missile systems in the next ten days. >>> in washington a deadline for occupy protesters to leave two camp sites has come and gone. instead of packing up yesterday afternoon, demonstrators put up a huge blue tarp at one park. police s

states today and tomorrow. and this weekend he spent actually most of yesterday, part of saturday as well, with his 3-year-old daughter bellaat a pennsylvania hospital. she's got pneumonia in both lungs. his holdest daughter elizabeth filled in for her dad in florida. >> dad wishes he could be here with all of you today. i'm talking to you. it's just so encouraging to see all of you here. but my dad today is exercising his most important role, being a dad. >> while elizabeth didn't talk a lot about bella we are being told her condition is really improving. she's not out of the woods yet, but rick santorum is headed back to the trail and he says it's a miraculous recovery and thanking everyone for their prayers as well. >>> 6:08 in the east. defense secretary leon panetta talking to "60 minutes" about the bin laden raid in pakistan. he sees no evidence to support it but he believes someone in government must have known where bin laden was hiding. he also says pakistani doctor who helped the u.s. track bin laden is now in prison and that he could be charged with high treason. >> i'm very concerned about -- about what the paki