did he know you had m.s.? >> yes. >> reporter: when he asked you for the divorce? >> yes. and he also was advised by the doctor while i was sitting there that i was not to be under stress. he knew. >> reporter: during tonight's th carolina, the first question of the evening was about the open marriage allegations. gingrich angrily denies it. >> you chose to start the debate with it. don't try to blame somebody else. you and your staff chose to start the debate with it. now, let me be quite clear. let me be quite clear. this story is false. every personal friend i had who knew us says that story was false. >> reporter: earlier, the campaign also made available, his two daughters from his first marriage. >> the truth is, that our father and marianne had a difficult marriage. they had a difficult divorce. she's unhappy. this has been over for over a decade. >> he's a much different person than he was there. he's grown. he's gotten closer to god. his faith in god has grown. and people need to remember, this happened a very long time ago. you know, we wish marianne no ill will.

divorce months after she was diagnosed with mmltiple scleroris in 19-99.reporter: did he know you had m.smarianne gingrich: yes.rrporter: when he asked you for the divorce? marianne gingrich: yes. and he also was advised by the doctor while i was sitting there that he knew." gingrich flat-out story is false. every personal friend i have who knew us in that period says the story was false. we offered several of them to abc to prove it was false. they weren't interested because they would like to attack any republican." gingrich's daughters from is first maariage did appear on a-b-c to refute the claims. they say his second marriage was a troubled one...and that their father is a ddfferent man noo than he was then.i'm ninette sosa, reporting. right now we don't know how the allegations will effect gingrich's campaign... four polls overrthe last few days have shown gingrich catching up to romney's long-held lead in south carolina. and then to know that rrverend al green was here (singing... i... i'm so in love with pou...) cheers cheers that's the president... showing off his pipes... at a r

. >> when he left the second wife with m.s., it didn't surprise me because he had done it before. >> reporter: is there an appropriate disease you can leave your wife for? >> no. once you're a cheater, you're always a cheater. >> did he promise something he didn't keep? i'm just asking. >> ethics committee violation. he got kicked out of the house of representatives. >> was there something going on behind it that we don't know. >> reporter: exactly. did you ever think that maybe his knees as speaker were not being met? >> no. >> reporter: so always his fault. with voting for the florida primary just hours away, gingrich hopes to have better luck with florida's fourth and largest divorcee demo. the ex-wife clearly gunning for her own reality show demo. >> i'm going to throw up. really? do i want to meet you and your bitch at (beep)? are you kidding? i'm going to puke. >> jon: jason jones. we'll be right b at 1-800-contacts, we deliver every brand, right to your door. that's right. and order from us and you'll also save money. brands... door... money. that's just how we do it. order no

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there could be some states, california being one, that think that someone wasting away from aids or m.s. it could help them eat more if they could use marijuana and it is proven, to help with nausea and help people with appetite. should a doctor be allowed to prescribe that and he says yes, if the state says so. >>shepard: to be precise, there is no law which would prohibit the over-the-counter sale of heroin. >>guest: people get confused, they think he is encouraging people to use heroin. >>shepard: but that is accurate. so, barring a state regulation, it would not be okay. >>guest: he is talking about leaving the crimes and the penalties to the states but that is what the constitution intended. he is not arguing some sort of a radical new --. >>shepard: i am trying to get clarity. >>guest: the constitution mandate is in the power was not delegated to congress it is left to the states. >>shepard: so barring any state regulation the over-the-counter sail -- sail of heroin and --. >>guest: it would be up to the states. it isnot him making a decision. >>shepard: i am trying for clarity. >

. >> his wife has m.s. i'm sure there is something in the family -- i mean, they can't be perfect. the coal miner but maybe he met a coal miner. but driving around the national parks, you know, is not quite what people -- >> you know, personal narrative. that was something tim pawlenty had and something you would sell to me. like look. he is going to be able to talk about being the regular guy. mitt romney has a harder time selling himself as the regular guy. you, you know, now that you're on team romney i understand. >> i've had the privilege to work for a lot of great politicians and political leaders and to work for governor romney and i can tell you as a leader and thinker and somebody who can bring consensus he has got the full package. i think he is a leader at the end of the day. you know, he has maybe a -- i don't have any problem with his characterization of driving around the national parks. i drove around the national parks with my family. i think he's trying to make a connection. i think the voters so far are rewarding him with a pretty good positive result on it. let's

he sought to divorce marianne, she says, months after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, m.s.r: earlier the campaign also made available his two daughters from his first marriage. >> the truth -- i mean, brian, is that our father and marianne had a difficult marriage. they had a difficult divorce. she's unhappy. and this has been over for over a decade. >> he's a much different person than he was then. he's grown. he's gotten closer to god. his faith in god has grown. >> reporter: we asked the gingrich campaign if he would appear in our report, but they declined to make him available. following gingrich's strong denial of the open marriage allegations, i checked back with his ex-wife marianne, who told me by phone she stands by her story. "my story is the truth," she said. "if he had really changed, he could have stepped up last night and said he was sorry. but he never has." the reaction of marianne gingrich. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> the moderator at last night's presidential debate wasted no time asking gingrich about this explosive claim. it actually was the nigh