i rejoice, led by the sound of a black smith's hammer, i travel to charleston, south carolina, john shannon, black smith. a large european with red hair, comfortable. they were apprentices to all africans new and old, familiar yet fresh. i have sold another of your beautiful gape with the rice design, how did you learn to craft so well? a young man stepped into the light. i learned by reaching back with one hand and stretching forward with the other he said. people said you are a genius. my father dinka was the genius replied the apprentice. he taught me what 7 generations have learned, i am the 8th. i had bound [inaudible] who answers to moses shannon. both mean safe water. he seems more confident now, wiser. playful mostafa. i had so much to tell him, he could not see me. he could not see me or hear me in this strange land. he touched the spotting smiles. [inaudible] with birds, flowers and animals inspired. i turned to someone tell moses, shannon is going to free you one day. they can find joy, [inaudible] in my mind, i have always been free. free as the wind, thank you so much. [applaus

>> shannon, thanks very much. johnrella is in the largest precinct in hillsborough county where tampa is. what's the scene like over there, john? i don't know if you can hear me, john. if you can't hear me let me repeat the question. >> reporter: wolf, in lithia just south of the tampa area -- >> all right, john. >> reporter: that's right. hills broi county. this is the largest republican precinct, precinct 701, in hillsborough county. 3800 registered republicans here. when we talked to the supervisor -- okay. when we talked to the supervisor of elections he was telling us they expected a very good turnout today. and in fact, they had about 800 people as of 4:30 vote here. but a big turnout now tonight here. a lot of people coming in at the last -- in the last hour, wolf. so they do hope that they can get to about 1200 people. then when you factor in all of the absentee ballots and factor in the early voting, county-wide they're expecting perhaps 40% of the 232,000 registered republicans to actually have cast ballots i

shannon: that is absolutely the fact. and we will watch because it only took a matter of days. and john, thank you so much. >> shannon: well, after being coy about whether he would participate, mitt romney says he will take part in both debates in florida. there is one tomorrow and then another on thursday and the polls show him leading in the sunshine state. he also faces challenges there. pam bondy is the attorney general of florida and a romney supporter. she joins us to talk about it ahead of the big primary. ms. attorney general thank you for joining us. >> thank you, shannon. thanks for having me on. >> shannon: after his defeat, why do you think that mitt romney is still the person for florida voters? >> shannon, florida, we are known for our early voting. and so many voters already interest come out and supported governor romney. mitt romney has been running a well organized campaign for months and months now in our state. florida, we are known for electing, washington, outsiders into office just like marco rubio and myself were elected in 2010. florida we are all about jobs, th

we have carl cameron, steve brown, john roberts, wendell goler and shannon bream on the campaign trailith steve king, juan williams, chris stirewalt, rich lowry and alan colmes as we count down to the iowa caucuses. plus, those new missile tests from iran after it threatens to shut down the strait of hormuz. what's really behind rapp's aggressive -- iran's increasingly aggressive behavior? we'll see you in just a few minutes, "happening now." bill: see you in ten minutes. >>> all right, a family trapped in an icy river. how a group of quick-thinking bystanders rushed to their aid. we have the dramatic rescue in a moment, and we have one of the russ key you ares -- rescuers with us lye to explain how thiss happened.e pr there , [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. martha: this is an incredible story, a utah man ask and his three children escaped certain death thanks to the bravery of good samaritans. the driver lost control in icy conditions, the car went into the river upside

that is where things come from. >> shannon: the personal touch. >> yes. >> thans reverend. >> john: raying in. >> ron paul has long been the darling much the college crowd but newt gingrich captured the vote in south carolina. did he do that in florida. we'll talk about that coming up. a live look at newt new at the villages in florida. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, workintogether to help improve ur lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalersor sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having

john gonzalez is live with a report. >> neighbors here on channing street have nicknamed the baby shannon.called her chance because she never had one. last night residents came together pleading with the person who left her behind to come forward. >> without a name or knowing where the baby came from, this community came together to pray for a newborn and the person who abandoned her. >> we support the newborn. >> sharing completely heavy hearts, this neighborhood gathered at the white picked fence where the baby who is being called baby shannon was found earlier this week wrapped only in a towel. >> there's no words to explain it. it's deeply touched everybody that somebody could have easily took her in. >> it was no more than 25 degrees when the baby was left abandoned at the bottom of a stoop in the middle of the night. a neighbor found her and tried to save her but she died later at the hospital. >> seeing someone leave a child in a that conditions, it breaks you down. >> this morning investigators have not released the official cause of death and still have no leads. residents stay wh

shannon travis, you've got your work cut out for you. five months in iowa. >>> joe johns following newt gingrich in iowa 250u day. how's he feeling? >> reporter: newt gingrich lowered expectations to go along with his lower polling numbers but said that he was not going to win after a supporter told him that kind of language is not helpful. is he actually sharpened his language when it comes to mitt romney calling him a liar. expect more of that kind of talk as the gingrich campaign moves to new hampshire, south carolina, and beyond. but for today, the gung rich campaign is expected to wrap up the day at a big caucus site in the cedar falls area and then coming here to des moines to await results. brooke, back to you. >> joe, thank you so much. live 2012 coverage of the iowa caucus is the big show that begins tonight. 7:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> still ahead, chuck grassley has yet to make an endorsement so i'll put him on the spot hours before the caucuses. we'll hear what the senator has to say live coming up. >>> also a bizarre murder mystery after a body is fou

john mccain to take the win. -- the race is fluid and tightening up at the top, anybody's guess at this point. >> shannon: gingrich supporters say the move by christian leaders in texas was more of a stand against romney than it was for santorum. joining us j.c. watts a gingrich supporter he was part of that important meeting of religious leaders in texas. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> there are multiple ballots and a lot of discussion. you were on the inside, tell us what happen? >> tony perkins was the spokesperson. of course, whatever tony would have said after the meeting, someone would have been unhappy. we think it is just totally misrepresenting what happened in the meeting to say that 150 tan conservatives or leaders supported rick santorum that was not the case. it was the strong support that rick perry had going into that meeting, he had coming out of the meeting it the strong support that newt gingrich had going into that meeting, he had coming out of the meeting there was nine votes that separated santorum and gingrich on the first ballot. it is just not an accurate representation t

john hinckley's mental illness have been remission for years, doctors say. lawyers for the government say his request for freedom is premature. correspondent shannonrts from the washington mall. >> cold temperatures and pou pouring rain didn't dissuade pro-life advocates who came for the annual pro-life watch in washington, in response to anniversary of roe versus wade. >> we are heeding the voice of the people. overwhelmingly opposed taxpayer funding of abortion. >> reporter: boehner said being pro-life isn't political position. though it's clear many marchers see it as a key election issue. >> we'll hear talk about getting ready for the electio election. >> tens of thousands showed up today and it was made up of young people. graduate students who who say they want to make sure the voices are heard in the debat debate. >> i am a survivor. thank goodness she didn't. i'm here today. >> a number of the margers expressed corn certain over the federal regulation to give hospitals and colleges until 2013 to comply with a requirement that the insurance plan. they are chipping away at roe to back the measure of state level. according to americans for li

john huntsman and mitt romney with two votes each. ron paul and newt gingrich with one vote each. shannon travis is live with us. an indication of things to come today? >> reporter: well, you know what? this could be a real gri time for john huntsman. i mean he'll probably get a really big headline out of this. because one really big thing about this is that the winner of this vote for the republicans since they've been doing this vote since 1960 has gone on to win the republican nomination consistently since 1968. so, because i wasn't really a clear winner, it was tied between mitt romney and john huntsman, again, everybody is expecting mitt romney to do well. but this bodes very well for john huntsman. >> there was a clear winner if you count actual votes. there were three votes for president obama. so he actually had the highest talley. but historically, dixville notch is not so good at picking the democratic candidate. this year i think they're right, aren't they? >> that's right. they had been very good at picking the eventual republican nominee. but they haven't been so good at picking the democratic nomine

john mckenna, are joining us this morning. good morning, everybody. >> hi, jenna, how are you? >> i'm doing great. not as good as you guys, though. shannonh you. let me say it again because it sounds so great. 146-0. you guys have two games left. it's a semifinal game. and then your championship game. i have to ask, are you confident that after going undefeated the last four seasons that you will do so again? are you going to win those two games? >> yeah, i'm really confident. i can't -- it's so exciting to see we've won for four years. i'm really confident for the championship. >> hey, coach, john, these girls have been together now since the fifth grade. talent is one thing but there has to be some other element that probably only you know that has kept them so successful. can you tell us what your secret is? >> they've accomplished a lot. they've won 146 games and they've won a state championship. they've won a number of tournaments. they've won all they've been in and they've done great. we're very proud of them. we keep things in perspective. we know that this is grammar school basketball and that the objective is to have school and

. >> shannon travis has been living in iowa over the past several months watching what's going on. let's go to ankeny iowa. there's a caucus going on. joe johns300 people, perhaps more here just finished voting. what you're looking at right now is the votes being tabulated. on each piece of paper is the name of one of the candidates now run are for president. with me right now, as a matter of fact, is matt strong who is the iowa state republican chairman. he happens to be, you know, this is where you would caucus. you did not vote, right? >> this is my home turf, my home precinct. but because we oversee the election my office tabulates the results, i didn't cast a vote tonight. i get to see the very best of the grassroots process in action. campaign representatives actually watching the votes being counted. >> that's important to say. the different people we have in here are different representatives of candidates who actually spoke. so you, sir, you spoke for newt gingrich. >> i did, yes, sir. >> what is your name? >> chris walker. >> what is your name? >> rob johnson. i spoke for rick perry. >> gloria sissen, mitt romney. >> and you spoke f

john kerry to come in and say he is a conservative. that is not accurate. he is not being candid. >> shannon: thank you very much for your time. campaign trail. the countdown is on in new hampshire with the state's is first in the nation primary just two days away. mitt romney's rivals all have the same game plan take down the frontrunner. i'm shannon bream in washington. let's get right to it with carl cameron live in manchester with the latest. hi, carl. >> reporter: it is coming down to the wire and the back-to-back debates are unprecedented in new hampshire history and raises questions whether or not it might diminish the ability of the voters to get hand to hand with the candidates. normally they would be in the gymnasiums of the largest high schools packing them to capacity and you would have to walk a half a meal to find a parking space because they were so crowded. what they saw was mitt romney holding his own last night and not getting beaten up and this morning getting pounded by his rivals and the former massachusetts governor making the case as he has it was a combination of his government experience and business a

shannon. great. >>> later this evening newt gingrich is going to talk about the upcoming florida debate and the primary with john king. be being sure to watch john k"j king u.s.a." tonight. as shon nonmentioned, after so much pressure from his competition, mitt romney releases his tax forms. it's no surprise, mitt's a rich guy. here's how rich. he made over $21 million a year or actually made $21 million in 2010. almost all of that came from investments, not wages. he paid $3 million in taxes that year or 13.9%. he also has or had offshore funds in switzerland, the cayman islands and bermuda. let's talk more about this with clyde anderson. let's start with the simple optics of this. bad economy. people are out of work. this doesn't look so good from the average american's standpoint. >> doesn't look good at all. you think about the average american is who's voting. the occupy movement going on, this is the percentage of people that are worried about this. you see something like this where a man's paying less taxes than my elderly aunt. it's rough. >> all right. we talked about the cayman islands, bermuda, switze

shannon travis, thank you. keep those dialing fingers going and great to hear from the gop on this one. >> we want to bring johnwinner? >> look, we called mitt romney the winner with eight votes that turned out not to be true and now by my count, des moines register count rick perry is up 34. there are some holes, but after being granted so much time and ending presidential campaigns and giving real money and momentum and rick santorum up 34 is big, big, big news. >> yesterday, i was reading your piece in "the daily beast" this was yesterday and your headline was, did rick santorum win the iowa caucuses and not mitt romney? how the heck did you have such a heads up on this one? we're just kind of getting these results the day after your piece. >> thank you, ashleigh, i appreciate that. this has been a story for a long time. a young guy, as i talk about the story named edward true reported the day after the caucus that mitt romney had been given 22 votes out of his precinct, when, in fact, he only received two. now, initially the state party was very dismissive of this and dismissive of him. not a precinct capta