he's talk in buford, south carolina, saying that he is ready to debate president obama. to follow him around on the campaign trail to debate him if he has to. but i want to talk to ed schultz, who is joining me more about newt gingrich and the fact that rick perry has now endorsed newt. abc has this interview coming out on "nightline" tonight with marianne gingrich, newt's second wife, basically saying he wanted an open marriage. newt did not talking negatively on his wife on the "today" show this morning, saying his daughters speak for him. we asked jackie gingrich cushman for this hour. how damning do you think this is? >> that just goes to show how delicate this is for the gingrich campaign. he would be smart enough not to personally respond to it. the clip that i saw that you played earlier, she's, in my opinion, she looks emotionally scarred and angry, okay? is a get-back interview going to play with the american people? you're going to have to measure that interview versus this most recent sound bite by rick perry to talks about redemption, forgiveness, and being a

after the town hall in buford, i asked gingrich about the assertion. >> i'm not going to say anythingmarianne. my two daughters have already written to abc complaining about this as tawdry and inappropriate. both might daughters are prepared to speak with anyone on the record. several people who knew the situation are prepared to speak on the record. i'm not getting involved. >> reporter: earlier a man in the crowd questioned him about his personal life and the former speak said judgment will be up to the voters. >> look, i think this is a decision you have to make. you've been very open about my life, about mistakes i've made, about needing to go to god for forgiveness. >> reporter: south carolina votes on saturday. there's not a lot of time for voters to sift through the newest information. >> it will have many some impacts, but when the details start coming out, it will have less impact than i think perhaps the former mrs. gingrich would have hoped. >> she's given interviews before, but i would say never at a more critical time in his political career. >> we'll see how it shakes ou

is, if he doesn't get the same percentage as mccain got upwarpeds of 40 percent of charleston and buforddifficult. military vote. mccain captured it in 2008, but that looks like it can split this year. rick santorum campaign. regardless of the result tonight, absolutely, absolutely, he will say - on stay in the race and he will be in this through the florida primary on the lonst. >> yawn roberts, thank you error much. >> thank you, greg. newt gingrich is surging in the polls once again after experiencing a slump. and the former speaker in a polling site in greenville, south carolina in a peeker camain. there is a series of dramatic evens and it is it a roller coaster ride and it is continuing. and there is new momentum going into the primary today. can a candidate win a nomination with numbers that are part of a range and not consistent. there is a senior advisor for the internet campaign. thank you for joining us today. i want to talk about you newt gingrich's disdain for the media right now. if the media is not the one to ask the tough questions, then who can really in does the america

john mccain won all of the low country in the coast and where myrtle beach is do you to buford county and big swath to the capital city of colombia. huckabee won everything else, upstate where there is social conservatives and fiscal conservatives and evangelicals. so what has to happen tonight is he to take everything that mccain took and then some. gingrich has a much broader appeal than huckabee has. let's put up a map of congressional districts. first congressional district, second congressional district, that was john mccain territory, that is where romney has to do well. the thing to watch is the third and fourth congressional districts, part of the fifth. greenville is spartanburg and york county, heavily populated counties, went heavily for huckabee. if romney gets blown out by gingrich, that would be less than 20%, it will be awfully hard for him to put up a victory. when we get to the low country, you are talking about a lot of republicans who moved down from the north. you are talking about mainly fiscal conservatives as opposed to social and a lot of military. >> heather:

but -- buford faces a host of charges. >>> in a bid to stay competitive, four of maryland's black collegesuing the state. the suit links the segregated past to desperately needed funding today. >> reporter: even as a system, the university of maryland colleges compete for money. they compete for money to draw students. they claim they have been short- changed by a segregated past that continues on in the form of less money for black colleges. now they've gone to football federal court to get money they -- to federal court to get money they say the state has promised. >> they just haven't done it. they say they want to do it, they've committed to doing it, but actions are louder than words. we're filing lawsuit trying to get them to fulfill their promises. >> reporter: filing are bowie state, coppin state, and eastern shore. they should have received $644 million in state appropriations in 1999. and another $450 million to help low-income students. >> reporter: the state's position is minority students have far more opportunities today than in the past at all maryland colleges and that curr

gingrich, mitt romney only won three counties where columbia is, and charleston where we are and bufordn everything else. and here is how he did it. by winning among all of these key voter groups and late deciders 44% of those, among conservatives, among independents. he won among evangelicals and even won among married women. despite the scandals that erupted in the final 48 hours and second among moderates and that's a strong coalition to have before you going forward into the next contests and by winning south carolina, newt gingrich punctured mitt romney's era of inevitability. and now to test the viability as a candidate. here he is in face the nation. >> you end up with a guy who is a great salesman and very much wants to sell and has a weak product and i think's he about dancing on egg trying to find a version of romney that will work. >> and basically, what's going on right now, is newt gingrich has got mitt romney on the m mat and trying his best not to let him get up, harris. >> harris: i've been regented from political analysts and observers, critical of mitt romney, saying h

mitt romney took richland, buford and charleston. but that was it. full stop.xit polls so we can show you exactly what it was that newt gingrich won. almost every significant voter group. late deciders broke heavily for him. conservatives went to him. independent, evangelicals, even married women. look at those margins. he even came a close second among moderates. that's a broad based coalition that if he can carry that forward into future contest, it could serve him very well. with his win yesterday in south carolina, he basically took the wind out of romney's sails. now what newt gingrich wants to do is shred those sail. listen to what he said this morning on "face the nation". >> the guy who is a very good salesman, very much wants to sell, but he has a really weak product and so i think he's been dancing on eggs trying to figure out how it find a version of romney that will work. >> now, what mitt romney has to do going into florida is he's gog reboot his campaign. he's got to take it to the speaker, particularly in tomorrow night's debate in tampa. he give

he has an event in buford, south carolina, near hilton head.ick perry will hold a news conference 11:00 a.m. eastern time. will they be together? we'll see if the reports are true that he will endorse gingrich. before we go, i want to bring in carl cameron talking to folks in south carolina. good morning. what have you gathered? >> reporter: rick perry will take a decisive test, some suspend canada sis for legal reasons and financial reasons closing out the account. rick perry will say he is done. there is no suspension here. he is quitting. it is a full on and full out from the texas governor. he will do it 11:00. there is a news conference at hyatt a few blocks from where we are in charleston. mitt romney has a event at his local headquarters. definitely adds to the intrigue what is surely to be crucial if not desigh sieve south carolina primary. runing into this with newt gingrich catching up to mitt romney but still a little bit off the pace, still trailing. for rick perry to pull out does raise questions where his supporters might go. star

rick santorum is in sun city, south carolina, buford, and charleston. newt gingrich has two events lined up in columbia, south carolina, one of them are ready for the home builders' association of south carolina -- a rally for the home builders' association of south carolina. we will show that to you later today on the c-span networks. follow all the candidates at c- span.org/campaign2012. >> in this place, he will stand for all time, a monument to those who fought for this nation and those who defended it. a black preacher, no official record tit -- rank or title, who somehow gave voice to our deepest dreams and most lasting ideas. >> sunday, president obama is joined by civil rights leaders and the king family for the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial on the national mall. saturday at 6:00, civil war scholars look at the direction of the war and northern and southern strengths and weaknesses at the end of 1861. after serving from 1960 to 1970 in the navy, now-senator john kerry became a vocal opponent of the war. this weekend on c-span

from the tidal creeks that buford to the shores of lake keowee, south carolina's bus of the natural beauty who makes a family of the nation. and this was the first year we finally beat san francisco. charleston was named the number one top tourist nation and america. featuring me in congratulating mayor joe riley, who unfortunately couldn't be with us tonight and the people of charleston. [applause] but we can't lie on god's gift to loan to keep our tourism industry the second-largest in this state turning. we have to self south carolina and there is no better opportunity, no better showcase for our state and our citizens than a heritage golf tournament. for a generation, the heritage has been backed by longtime corporate sponsor. it was a shock to her system that we lost their support, but that shot did not justify the knee-jerk response from some in our government. it is not now, nor will it ever be the responsibility of the taxpayers of south carolina to find a ball tournament. instead, it is the responsibility of leaders of our state to do the work necessary. sometimes hard, sometimes

from the tidal creeks that buford to the shores of lake keowee, south carolina's bus of the natural beauty who makes a family of the nation. and this was the first year we finally beat san francisco. charleston was named the number one top tourist nation and america. featuring me in congratulating mayor joe riley, who unfortunately couldn't be with us tonight and the people of charleston. [applause] but we can't lie on god's gift to loan to keep our tourism industry the second-largest in this state turning. we have to self south carolina and there is no better opportunity, no better showcase for our state and our citizens than a heritage golf tournament. for a generation, the heritage has been backed by longtime corporate sponsor. it was a shock to her system that we lost their support, but that shot did not justify the knee-jerk response from some in our government. it is not now, nor will it ever be the responsibility of the taxpayers of south carolina to find a ball tournament. instead, it is the responsibility of leaders of our state to do the work necessary. sometimes hard, sometimes