today jeff foxworthy brings the southern street cred.y and foxworthy in alabama. >> i'd be up here like larry the cable guy. looking forward to going out and hunting with you sometime. last night i was in mississippi by the way and i had catfish for the seb ticond time. it was delicious. we'll get it won. jeff foxworthy will make all the difference in the world and you guys by voting multiple times can make a big difference. just kidding. >> there you go. jon stewart breaking down mitt romney's southern strategy on his show last night. >> with the primaries tomorrow in alabama and mississippi in, we'll check in with mitt romney's southern strategy and how it's developing. >> morning, y'all. >> he didn't have to do this. >> i got started right with a biscuit and cheesy grits. delicio delicious. >> everything he learned from a jeff foxworthy routine, i swear to god. seriously, where is romney getting this stuff? >> mitt is the right guy for the job. >> holy [ bleep ]. if you have a car on your front lawn because your garage only holds five

i'm just astounded by jeff foxworthy and kid rock.a, maria. >> let's see. i tried to come up with a list. i came up with homer simpson, lewis black. the unknown comic from the '70s. at the end of the day, carol, here's what i came up with. some of the policies that these candidates are putting forth are so laughable on their own, that i don't think they need any comedian to underscore how laughable those policies are. >> ouch. >> will? >> it's like a test. i'll tell dana the correlation. it's a correlation of opposites. mitt romney is to kid rock and mitt romney is to jeff fox worthy. it's opposites. he would be like daniel tosh. completely crass and funny. newt gingrich would be somebody warm and endearing. i don't know. bill cosby. >> that's terrible. thanks to all of you. i'm glad we got you up and running. we appreciate it. onto other things now. one month after the death of whitney houston, her daughter bobbi kristana talks about her loss. and coming up next, a sleeper in the ncaa tournament. ] you are a business pro. omnipotent

now we have jeff foxworthy joining romney on the campaign trail.for 53 years. and somebody said why in the world would you get into it now? and the answer is it's too important. because i love this country. as a comedian, i've been to all 50 states. i've been to every part. >> all right. first of all, let me ask you guys, are you jeff foxworthy fans? >> sure. >> yes? >> ed, do we have a yes, a no? >> yeah, sure. why not? >> i'm from one a stop-light town in north carolina. i suppose i have to be. >> ed, where did you grow up? >> well, i grew up in l.a. but i've seen lots of "are you smarter than a 5th grader?" >> i'm going to have you put on your jeff foxworthy hats for a minute. you may be the nominee if -- ed? >> if you manage to avoid a brokered convention. >> okay. doug? you may be the nominee if -- >> if you put the best compelling case to defeat barack obama and demonstrate you can win in november. with all our candidates are demonstrating now. we had a little fun there. let me ask you a serious question here. if we're looking at the tone tha

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everything romney knows about the south he learned from a jeff foxworthy routine.u have a working 52-inch plasma tv on top of also working 52-inch plaza ma tv, you might be a romney. if your favorite kind of fireworks is firing people at work... seriously, where is romney getting this stuff. >> jeff foxworthy joins us next with the governor. >> jon: holy (beep). >> mitt is the right guy for the job. >> i understand you've gotten a lot of new material from the feedback from people since you made this endorsement. what kind of new material? >> there's the feedback. >> can you repeat it, jeff? >> yeah. >> now we have to keep ourselves and all the viewers hanging as to the feedback that jeff foxworthy got and the new material he's been able to accrue since endorsing mitt romney. >> jon: no, no, no, no. satellite troubles. don't worry about this. if you have a car on your front lawn because your garage only holds five cars, if you go to the diner and order your eggs faberge, if you think cloverfield was a movie about your butler, you might be a romney. we'll be right ba

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as jeff foxworthy campaigned for the massachusetts governor, it was a chance for john stewart to play a game you might be a romney if. >> if you have car on your front lawn cause your garage only holds five cars, if you go to the diner and order your eggs fabrige, if you think clover field was a movie about your butler, you might be a romney. >> i haven't gotten a mustache but i have a fabulous political panel this afternoon. in washington, david corn. from the politico news room, joe williams and krystal ball. david, i have to start with you. mitt romney in this republican race has had more roles than jack nicholson. rehad the oil loving nascar fan.

jeff foxworthy. james? >> mitt romney will be campaigning in alabama and mississippi, with comedian jeff foxworthy by his side. >> m itt is the right guy for the job. >> now if you are's a multimillionaire entertainer, supporting the candidacy of a wealthy financier from massachusetts, you might no longer be a redneck. (laughter) (applause) and folks, i got to tell you, mitt's not just walking the walk he's drawalling the talk. >> morning, y'all. good to be with you. i started right with a biscuit and some cheesy grit, i'll tell you. this is a guy from mississippi and his name is garrett jackson. this guy is with me every single day, takes me everywhere i go. >> four years at ole miss, and so he is now turning me into an, i don't know, an unofficial southerner and i'm learning to say y'all, and i like grits. and thing -- strange things are happening to me. >> yes, strange things are happening to him. because becoming a southerner is a lot like puberty. your voice changes beyond your tess tickles secede from

comedian jeff foxworthy, yes, jeff foxworthy will be stuffing with mitt romney in alabama and mississippitheir primaries tomorrow. just wait for the late night comedians. >>> 30 minutes past -- 31 minutes past the hour here. right how, president obama and military rushing to diffuse a potentially explosive situation in afghanistan. nato says one u.s. soldier is accused of killing 16 civilians. that attack took place early yesterday morning in kandahar province. it is an area known as the birth place of the taliban. what prompted the attack? that is still unknown. but it could further inflame the tensions after last month's burning at korans. thomas cotton served as a u.s. army captain in afghanistan and in iraq. he is currently running for congress in arkansas. he joins us this morning. thank you so much for being with us. i want to start with you serving on the front lines. you were in both iraq and afghanistan. what did you feel when you heard this story? >> well, i felt like so many american leaders, that it's a terrible tragedy and i wanted to extend my condolences to the families. ob

but jeff foxworthy get hit with more than he bargained for.isten to him. >> i'm looking forward to going hunting some time and you can tell me which end of the rifle. >> do you think he's up for the challenge? fox worthy was asked about it later and had this zinger for his guy romney. that sounds for change than cheney. if you ask me. we may start with a bb gun and end with a rifle. former vice president dick cheney accidentally shot a friend on a hunting trip in 2006. we're not going to forget. >>> up next, rick santorum and newt gingrich hope to deliver a knockout blow to the're guy. we have two strategists from both candidates joining us next. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. [ laura ] maine is known for its lighthouses, rocky shore, and most importantly, its lobster. it's the tastiest, the sweetest, the freshest. nobody can ever get enough. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster, the one time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new maine lobster and shrimp trio. [ laura ] ho

get jeff foxworthy over here. blue collar comedy. >> hey, you, blue collar workers out there. >> it's clearly not natural to him, but at the same time, it's not natural to santorum and newt -- you know, newt is the worst of all these guys. he sits behind a podium at every event. he doesn't even try. romney, for all of the flaws he's been -- he's clearly not a good ad lib campaigner, but he tries. >> a republican strategist in alabama, who we only hear from in these campaigns, he took romney to task for the comments. he told the boss, "if you're going to pander, at least pander well, and this isn't pandering well." you know, pandering is what politicians do. whatever market, the old days, blintzes, cheese steaks in new york. this is the most oafish example of pandering. i don't know what you make of it. >> that's the point. it's almost becoming a caricature of a candidate running for president. i'll agree with chuck. that's not what you want. the other two aren't doing a bang up job at it either, but you're not pla

grits yall and foxworthy. first, though, let's get to the news. live at 530 a.m., we begin with a little breaking news just within the hour. nbc news has declared mitt romney in the hawaii republican caucuses. he won 45% of the vote beating rick santorum by 20 points. rick saint's southern suite gave the pa set rios last fight. romney is the party's inevitable nominee. just after 10:00 eastern time, he won with 35% report. so third place finished there in alabama for romney. then, just after 11:00 p.m. or just minutes before, actually, a tighter race in mississippi. also called for santorum. he wanted some of the vote there. followed with 31 and 30% respective. so mitt romney, close. santorum celebrated the knife with upcoming comporters. bank blank. >> the name is now for conservatives to pull together. the time is now to make sure -- to make sure -- that we have the best chance to win this election v and the best chance to win this election is to nominate a conservative to go up against barack who can take obama on on every issue. we want to mak

he campaigned today with self- proclaimed redneck comedian jeff foxworthy. >> i know he is smarter thanifth grader. >> outside of florida, the front runner has yet do when a southern state. analysts say one or two victories here tomorrow could solidify his nomination. >> he could credibly argue that the party has signaled who it wants to be their nominee. >> polls indicate romney, santorum, and gingrich are in a statistical dead heat. santorum spent the day making appearances in alabama. >> people in mississippi and alabama want a conservative. >> gingrich is hoping to carry a sweet tomorrow and has a bank his campaign on being a strong southern candidate. if the loses tomorrow in his own turf many will be asking for him the pullout, though doubtful he actually will. >> if new wins either, he will keep going. -- if newt wins either, he will keep going. he won 1 of 10 in super tuesday. >> one of the tracking polls shows romney in a five point lead against the president. live in the satellite center, kendis gibson, abc 7 news. >> we will track the votes in those three states amara, alabam

romney got some help on the campaign trail from comedian jeff foxworthy.ppearing in richland, mississippi, foxworthy invoked the name of his popular game show assuring voters that romney is smarter than a 5th grader. gingrich told the gulf coast energy summit in biloxi that president obama's energy policy is "kuckoo land." and rick santorum focussed on alabama, checking out dreamland barbeque in tuscaloosa. it's been a while since illinois had a voice in helping pick a republican presidential candidate.. but the state is a valuable prize for this year crop of candidates. and they're all headed our way. newt gingrich will hit several campaign events in the northwest suburbs on wednesday and thursday. ron paul will be in champaign- urbana on wednesday. rick santorum has rallies scheduled in niles and elgin this friday and saturday. finally, mitt romney is scheduled to appear one week from today. the old boss and the 29th ward wants to be the new boss. he is raising some eyebrows. there isn't much political patronage to dispense. governments have all downsize

jeff foxworthy is hitting the campaign trail with mitt romney.ost of the show "are you actually smadumber than a fifth grader." >> the fact you would sit in this pouring down rain to listen to the next president, you are proving you are smarter than a fifth grader. jeff foxworthy has stayed out of politics for 50 years until now. this is from the "washington post" and ab thic news, and her what they found. in a matchup, romney is ahead by two points. why don't you look at this. this is against rick santorum. you can see the president at 49%, santorum at 46%. very close hypothetical there as well. i'm going to bring in analyst gloria borger. the numbers are getting closer and closer t seems, and i have to believe that it's the economy and president obama and a lot of americans aren't happy. >> reporter: absolutely. one month ago, obama, president obama was up 6 points against mitt romney. you see how that's flipped. and i think peter hamby is absolutely right. it's the economy, and more fiscally, it's the gas prices. you see people are very upset

jeff foxworthy is hosting the "american bible challenge." the winnings go to faith-based charity organizations. foxworth says he's excited to do a show about "the best-selling book of all time." it will air on the game show network. >>> you can talk to some celebrities on the phone. a new company called dial-a-star. it's let -- letting you  call list d-listers. yeah, like lindsay lohan's parents, for example, you can chat with them for $10 a minute. >> what? >> the octomom will charge you $15 a minute. >>> stay with us. before we head to break, we want to let you know about a couple of school delays. you can always find them at the bottom of the screen, queens ann's county, on a 09-minute delay. and kent county has a delay as well. 90. >>> for the guys, researchers say they have information. >> and cervical cancer screenings, more information. >> and we'll tell you about the changes and why women under 21 don't need it. when it comes to paint... ...there's one brand that always tops the charts. so let's grab a few of those gallons- at a pri

mitt romney asked for help from jeff foxworthy in alabama. he is the latest in a list of celebrities behind a candidate for president. rick santorum spent part of his day meeting voters at dreamland barbecue, in tuscaloosa. he said if they want a true conservative, he is the one who can win. newt gingrich was in biloxi, mississippi. he took aim at romney. he called romney the weakest republican frontrunner in aa century. he is third in delegates, and the winner needs 144444 -- and he has just over one hundred. we will have up to minute reports as the results come in tomorrow night. leon? >> new at 11:00 obama speakss out about the masssare ofsacre of afghan officials. he called the 16 deaths a tragedy and says they do not represent american forces. >> i spoke to president karzai. in no way does this represent the enormous effort by our men and women in uniform in afghanistan. >> karzai said nine of those who were killed or children and three were women. the motivations are not known at this time. the staff sergeant has been in the military fo

. >> jeff foxworthy over here. >> blue collar comedy. i've been getting hugs from the southern girls. from 12 to-well, a lot more than 12. >> i hear you got the best grits. >> i like grits. i like cheese grits. i like grits with gravy. a number of ways you can have grits. i understand cheese grits. i understand shrimp and grits. >> there's plenty of grit frs mill in today's dixie land contest with mitt romney out to prove he can capture the cracker barrel contingent. will it be the sound and if fgu ri of newt gingrich that wins the day or will his results read like as i lay dying. both newt gingrich and santorum vow their staying in this race till the finish. >> we've been running a marathon breathing through a swizzle stick. that's what it felt like. we're just sucking hard on that stick trying to get as much air as we can in to keep ourselves alive. >> we stayed in the race for two reasons. i do not believe the other two candidates can beat obama, and i believe this race is the most important in our lifetime, and i will not leave the f

you may have notice the jeff foxworthy, the self-professed red neck comedian standing next to him.here's what he had to say. >> united behind the right candidate, we are a powerful, powerful force. >> reporter: maybe a game changer. we were talking about mitt romney being an away game. now he is hoping to leave feeling like family. >> the gop candidates battling. how they match up against president obama. >> reporter: that's what everybody wants to know. who do the republicans think can beat president obama. they looked at the hypothetical matchups. in it mitt romney fared pretty well. president obama edging out rick santorum. the closes are so close that they're within the margin of error. the last time this poll was taken, president obama up six points and rick santorum wasn't even asked about at the poll. at that point he wasn't a large enough player. it shows how much things have changed. >> i'm sure this will continue to change. emily schmidt live from washington tonight. thanks for that report. >> coming up all new at 6:00, if you have a son or daughter at college park you'll

he tried to turn that around to listing the help of jeff foxworthy and hammering away at president obama's policies. >> i think it's time to send the president to washington who can fix things in this country. >> a new cbs poll shows 73% of primary voters expect romney will end up as the republican nominee. perhaps they will have made up their mind. daniel nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> in addition to alabama and mississippi, hawaii voters weigh in today. they hold their caucuses tonight. >> to sports now. two local universities go head-to-head in the first round of the ncaa tournament. fans watched the turks as they learned their title goes to the navy. they are transient in the second national title in the last seven years. and we want to invite you to try your hand at ease bracket challenges. you can challenged us plus radio personalities from one of 5.7. final link under quick links at wjz.com. >> i have studied the brackets. i have not picked as of yet. >> still to come on eyewitness news at noon, aggressive negotiations. why leaders almost came to blows during some peace talks.

foxworthy's program are you smarter than a fifth grader? >> i know he is smarter than a fifth grader. i sometimes wonder why he does the things he does because they're not good for america if they are not creating jobs and raising income and getting us gasoline that we can afford. >> for his part, rick santorum is trying to build over the success he had over the weekend big win in the caucuses in kansas. many of his supporters have been calling on gingrich to get out of race and clear the track for santorum. on the campaign trail today santorum said voters in alabama and mississippi could send essentially the same mess swage their vote tomorrow. >> they can do that by lining up behind us and making this race clear lay two-person race, you know, outside of the south. which it already is, but can even make it more demonstrably so. >> and newt gingrich really wants to win tomorrow. in fact, he really needs to win in both alabama and mississippi to remain viable as a candidate. regardless of how long he says he wants to stay in. he pulled out t

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he tried to turn that around enlisting the help of popular comedian jeff foxworthy and hammering away at president obama's policies. >> it's time for this president to be held responsible and because of that responsibility, he is going to be out of office this coming fall. >> yeah! [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: a new cbs news/new york times poll shows 73% of primary voters expect romney will end up as the republican nominee. but half still have not made up their minds. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> hawaii also voting today. republicans there will hold caucuses tonight. >>> coming up, we have some toxic blame, the cancer-causing chemicals found in popular jewelry. >> and another red flag for eating red meat. how it could take years off your life of coming up. >> and orange bottles, black market. the unusual crime wave sweeping the nation. >>> finally seeing some good rainfall around the bay area, the heaviest is still yet to come. we'll talk about that coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, morning at atlanta's airpora company spokesman says mechs >>> a delta a

>> and jeff foxworthy a huge success and has a new game show. we'll tell you about it. as we head to break, a live picture from san francisco. there's the golden gate bridge. we'll be right back. >>> we have entertainment news. word that actress reese witherspoon is pregnant. "people" magazine reports she's expecting her first child with her husband, jim. today's her 36th birthday by the way. she already has two children, ages 8 and 12 from a previous marriage. >>> singer alicia keys is putting her new york apartment on the market. that's according to "the new york daily news," the price tag is $18 million. the downtown digs have a rock 'n' roll legacy already. she bought it from lenny kravitz in 2010. into jeff foxworth hosts a new game show called "the american bible challenge." contestants will compete on their knowledge of the bible. winnings go to a faith-based charity organization. the comedian who is successful in "are you smarter than a fifth grader," says he's excited to host a show about the best selling book of all time. it will air on the game show network a

jeff foxworthy is trying to bring some light to the bible. that's right.praying his new game show called "the american bible challenge" will be a huge hit. contestants compete on their knowledge of the bible. if you're up to speed this may be the game show for you. competitors don't get rich. it will go to a faith based organization. foxworthy says he's excited to host a show about the bestselling book of all time. we'll see how that one does. >> i know ten commandments. i think i would probably lose the game. >> a lot of people would have to brush up on the bible. we'll see how this does. his other game show was a hit. >> we'll see. >> he may be onto something here. >> wikareen wynter, thank you. >>> other showbiz headlines in the next hour of "cnn newsroom." >>> lucky people live here. one person woke up to find police and a giant boulder at his door. that's coming up. he perfect lap, you'd use carbon fiber and machined aluminum, to make it more beautiful, and more durable. you'd use edge-to-edge gorilla glass for a stunning display in a more compact for

naets where mitt romney spent the day alongside comedian jeff foxworthy. rick santorum spent his day in both states. in mississippi he and newt gingrich addressed the crowd at the gulf coast energy summit hoping to secure the 37 delegates up for grabs there. >> we want to make sure we have a candidate to go up against president obama to make the case about energy and our future, who can draw a sharp contrast. >> nare ideologically commit fod faintcy plan. if you read the president's agency speeches he's in couucko land. >> almost two-thirds of the people disapprove the way the president has handled the price increase at the pump. >>> a small sense of normalcy is returning to parts of kentucky ravaged by tornadoes earlier in month. students in menefee county headed back to school today. the ef-3 killed six people and destroyed the the homes of more than 600 others. >>> next at 11:00, a scare in the air today leads to an emergency landing at dulles. >>> up in smoke. they're trying to find what sporked a massive fire. >>> the makers of coney 23012 but this ha

mitt romney brought out a self-proclaimed redneck, comedian jeff foxworthy.nd polls show he is running neck and neck with former pennsylvania senator rick santorum and former speaker of the house newt gingrich. >>> the train is pulling into the station. finally, a plan to bring b.a.r.t. to san jose is another step closer to completion after four decades. today the feds handed over a check for $100 million for that project. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is live on mayberry avenue in san jose, the site of the future ba b.a.r.t. station. good evening, damian. >> reporter: this is the home of the future b.a.r.t. station berryessa behind the san jose flea market behind me. groundbreaking will begin here next month, finally linking the south bay to the rest of the bay area. the 181 express. it links the b.a.r.t. station in fremont to san jose. this is the end of the line for the b.a.r.t. tracks. but not for long. >> i am thrilled to be here to announce an agreement for the $900 million to bring the b.a.r.t. rail system into santa clara county. >> reporter: today t

. >> today he was with jeff foxworthy and he was joking about having jeff take him hunting so he couldich way of the gun to appointment. at least he had a little joke about himself. let me ask you about a poll that came out today. 55% of registered voters say that barack obama understands their needs and problems, but only 31% think that romney does, and 40% say that santorum does. that issue of empathy and is he like me and will he understand my needs will he fight for me, don't you think that is one of the best things the president has going? probably a leading question. >> i would have to say yes i would agree with you. it's one of the best things to president obama has going for him, not only is he able to talk to the owners of the football teams, but able to relate to the plays. he knows it takes the offense and defense and special teams it's a collective team effort. i don't know if romney gets all of that, it's definitely a team sport and we can use that analogy with politics. >> you have been a community organizer. the president can relate to the guy who is selling the peanuts