five months. >> barry hunter will make sure he cannot solve the problem and the riddle that is lamont petersonmont thank you for coming back in. >> i need to give you something. >> you are giving me something what is this never >> official member of team peterson. >> yes, sir. >> oh, my goodness i will wear it proudly gentlemen thank you very very much now you making me run. i see what is going on here barry thanks again. pgh >>> >> i have been front runner twice, i suspect i will be again in a few weeks. >> newt gingrich believes he will be back on top for the race for republican nomination he is a guest on fox news sunday chris wallace is the host and joins us now with a preview to have today's program. >> good morning melanie. >> newt gingrich is back in georgia now he has herman cain by his side what do you make of that. >> well, he can use all the help they can get this is the around thest race i have ever covered i can say that without contradiction. three weeks ago newt gingrich was the front runner now he is a distant third and hanging on by his fingernails he has been up and down twic

that would be putting it mildly for lamont peterson.a homeless child he is now boxing's newest champion and in line for a million dollar pay day. >> and new -- >> i have been working for it for a long time, 18 years now. just all the hard work paying off. it's a great feeling. >> reporter: once down and out and force today fend for himself as a little boy homeless, 28-year-old lamont peterson is now about to make his first million dollar paycheck. >> i just feel blessed, blessed to be living my dream, boxing it and being the world champion, fighting on tv has been a dream since i was five years old. >> he is one of 12 siblings. their lives took a turn for the worst when their father was sent to prison for a drug offense. their mother abandoned them. the kids were on their own where they slept on park benches, abandoned cars. >> winter time and walking all night, staying hungry. those were the toughest times. you knew you were going to be walking all night. >> all that changed when ten-year-old lamont and eight-year-old anthony were intr

and that would be putting it mildly for lamont peterson.homeless child on the streets of washington, peterson is now boxing's newest champion and in line for a million-dollar payday. cnn's mark mckay has his story. >> announcer: and new light welterweight champion of the world -- >> it's something i've been working for for a long time, 18 years now. and just all the hard work paying off. it's just a great feeling. >> reporter: once down and out and forced to fend for himself as a little boy homeless, 28-year-old lamont peterson is now about to make his first million-dollar paycheck as the reigning light welterweight champion. >> i just feel blessed, you know, just blessed to be living my dream, you know, boxing and being a world champion and fighting on tv has been a dream since i was 5 years old. >> reporter: lamont is one of 12 peterson siblings. their lives took a turn for the worse when their father was sent to prison for a drug offense. their mother abandoned them. the kids were on their own where they slept on park benches, abandoned

. >> you are hearing that from lamont peterson. >> lots of stuff going on in here. >> we will see youm. on monday morning the money battle between president obama and republicans in congress heats up and an update from the campaign trail next. >> and soul train coming to philadelphia, how people there, plan to honor don cornelius today. >> as we head to break, a live lookout side latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie, 7:28 a.m., we will be right back ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> in a tribute to don cornelius, people in philadelphia will attempt to break the record for the world's longest soul train dance line. the current record is 211 dancers ands held by a berkeley california high school i think they

lamont peterson wins amir kahn says let's do a 50/50 split. i-million dollar payday for lamont, upwards of >>> a local lawmaker wants to raise the speed limit on the intercounty connector. state senator nancy king asked the state to raise the speed limit on that new toll road to 65 miles an hour. she say it is current 55-mile-per-hour limit is one of the most common topics brought up by constituents. senator king admitted it's hard for her to ohbey the rule. from i-270 to i-27 at 65 miles an how would shave off about a minute and 20 seconds from the trip. >> they call themselves the ultimate advocates for your sweet tooth. now the sweet lobby boutique bakery can call themselves winners. they took the title in a popular food network show. melissa molly takes us inside. >> meet the bakers behind the baking mixing team from trinidad. they recently won the title on a very popular show, the food network's "cupcake wars." >> we submitted our application and probably within an hour we heard back. >> they say the recipes are inspired by a combination o

. >> and it is on amir kahn and lamont peterson may 19th, mandalay bay in vegas. peterson won a controversial split decision in d.c. on december 10th. we didn't know if there would be a rematch. this will be one in vegas on may 19th. that is a fight everyone will want to see. >>> ladies hoops tonight no. 8 maryland beats clemson 91-61, the terps' 10th straight win over the clemson tigers. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge right after this. i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox, but my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox. it's airbrushed ! but i've got verizon 4g lte. it's so fast that i can outbid him at the last second. i got it ! yes, i won ! woo hoo ! it's got a thermos ! rely on verizon 4g lte. because only the fastest survive. >>> pretty nice friday ahead but late friday night into saturday could be interesting with temperatures dropping and maybe some wintery mix around, brian. >>> forward, no. 5, he still lives with his mother, carlos boozer. at center

and it's on again, amer and lamont peterson, part two and on my 19th, mandelay bay in vegas. brian? the news edge. back here at 10. the news edge at 11. hope you will be, too. see you. [ female announcer ] more p people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone.

now in boxing i'm a cohen has been given the chance to win back the two well titles he lost to lamont peterson in december khan's count of confirmed that a rematch will take place in las vegas on may the nineteenth he just had won the i.b.s. and w b a light welterweight titles following a controversial points victory over the americans hometown of washington the w b i ordered a rematch elliott this month claiming that what multiple irregularities in the first contest. now if you thought you had three olympic gold medals to your name you might be content to gracefully retire however russia's wrestling champion. t.f. is having none of it he could be in line to appear at a record fifth summer games in london as our correspondent reports. three time olympic champion bull vice our sights already a living legend in russia's republic of dagestan but his achievements have all the potential to become near and reachable if he qualifies and wins at the london games as the thirty seven year old freestyle wrestler prepares for his fifth olympic experience. q what will my actions today whether i get on the

reporter: once down and out and forced to fend for himself as a little boy homeless, 28-year-old lamont peterson first $1 million paycheck as the reigning light welterweight champion. >> i just feel blessed. just blessed to be living my dream. >> he's certainly living his dream. we'll have more of peterson's story tomorrow night, 10:00 eastern, and we will meet the boxing champ in person, too. >>> ahead, a man you have to see and meet. we'll introduce you to a doctor who makes his house calls by boat to some of the world's most remote areas for free. he's this week's cnn hero. ♪ newsroom goes indepth, sharing the stories of unique individuals across the country. people who are proud to say "i am america." in addition to asking our 1 million i-reporter, we turned the camera on don lemon. listen as don tells his story. >> i'm don lemon. and this is where i work. i spend more time here than at my home. it's the cnn world headquarters in the south. i grew up in the deep south in baton rouge, louisiana. back in the 1960s and '70s, growing up in baton rouge was pretty much all about black and white. p

. >> boxing champ in person, lamont peterson tonight at 10:00 p.m.in us live and tell us his million-dollar baby story. >> that sounds like an uplifting story. i like that. >> we need that. >> boy don't we. >> good to see and have you over here on this network even though we're all one big family. >>> some states clean up from snow, another winter storm on the way, jacqui jeras will tell us when when where next. e. [ male announcer ] with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% back on groceries. and 3% back on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. -it's as easy as...1. -two. -three. [ male announcer ] 1, 2, 3 percent cash back for the things you buy most. the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> looking ahead to the markets, wall street is hoping for a repeat of last week which saw gains in all three indexes. cnn's alison kosik tells us what investors will be watching for. >> home sales have picked up but the housing market hasn't bottomed out yet

s own lamont peterson and british boxer amir kahn. world boxing association ordered a rematch after the controversial ruling. d.c. councilman vincent orange is holding the hearing today to review the commission's performance. he says because peterson won, he should decide where the rematch will be held. really? >> okay. >> that seems that should not be the reason. >> that's the higher court. that's quite a rationale. [ laughter ]. >> all right. sarah is back. wisdom is here and, can, this is super bowl weekend. now, it is time for us to make our predictions we know many people account decide who they are routing for or who is going to win until they hear from us. >> they are waiting to bet all their money. >> it's not just us but tucker is at the weather center desk because we don't have room here. tucker, you go first. you put some thoughts into this? >> last-minute calculations. i will be back and forth on this all week. >> i that it's you put some thoughts into it. you said, yes, last-minute calculations. he is a walking contradict