a round of applause for doctor malveaux. [applause] >> i bring you the conversation, black wealth past and presence, the politics of black wealth. >> thank you for your great work. i love what you produced. hi am a friend on facebook. >> thank you for the opportunity to be with you. i love you all. thank you so much. >> i would say if ever we needed an economist today is the day we need an economist. i felt in the last few weeks we needed to go back to school to take courses in economics to try to understand what is happening. do we need to raise the debt ceiling? what is going on in washington? since you have a keen eye and understanding of what they're doing what is happening exactly at what is your prediction of the outcome? >> we have to raise the debt ceiling. we can't default internationally on our obligations. it is fascinating that the debt ceiling has been raised probably 70 times in the last 30 years. why does it sadly become an issue when the president is barack obama? the answer is because people have issues. the

live from studio 7 i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed for this monday, january 23rd. >>> listen to the roar of the tornado. this is in arkansas. severe weather is now tearing across the southeast today. at least two people have already been killed near birmingham, alabama. dozens of homes are destroyed. another 100 people now injured. >> we made it just in the nick of time. the good lord just blessed us and we're just glad we're here. we've lost our house but at least we have -- i'm sorry. we got our family, and that's all that matters right now. >> wow. that is tragic. chad myers here to tell us about where the storms are right now and what caused this outbreak. chad? >> well, it was just a big storm in the upper atmosphere. it was cold. temperatures were only in the 50s and 60s. in alabama and mississippi, around 70. sometimes in the spring you can get to be 80 degrees and then you really get the juice going. storms went across parts of birmingham, south of birmingham as well. the biggest storm headed into c

thanks, chad. >>> top of the our, i'm suzanne malveaux.g the former governor for letting out the criminals. he says that they were not published 30 days before they were granted. >> former governor barbour ran the state like boss hog. he didn't follow the law. this is a very simple constitution provision and governor barbour just didn't follow it. it's very clear that he had to have had this information. he didn't obtain it and it's caused a public safety issue. >> a judge has issued a temporary injunction of stopping the release of any more prisoners that have been pardoned, and those that are already free, they have to check in daily with prison officials. >>> in north carolina, strong winds, possibly a tornado ripping the roofs off houses. police report several injuries but no deaths. now f. this is a confirmed tornado, the national weather service says it's rare for this area as well as this time of year. >> a lot is happening on the campaign trail this hour. most of it taking place in south carolina. that is where republicans are slug

i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed. the u.s.g a strong warning to iran. don't mess with the shipping root, the strait of hormuz. iranian officials are threatening to close the strait, essentially choking off much of the world's oil supply. defense secretary leon panetta told troops at ft. bliss it would be crossing what he calls a red line. >> we cannot allow them to develop a nuclear weapon. that's a red line. number two, we cannot tolerate iran blocking the straits of hormuz and that's a red line. >> iran blames the united states and israel for killing a nuclear scientist in tehran this week. it happened at a time when the west, japan are all strongly pressuring iran to end its nuclear program. >>> police in thailand arrested this man today. he is a lebanese terror suspect. they say he was preparing to attack places that are popular with western tourists. at the same time, the u.s. and israel are warning their citizens in thailand to be especially careful in public places, saying terrorists are planning attacks in the near fut

suzanne malveaux is taking on from here. happy friday. >> thank goodness. friday 13th, though. >> why did you have to say something? >> good luck with that. >> live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed. happening this hour. president obama rolling out his plan to make the federal government leaner and meaner. the president will ask congress for the power to shrink the government by merging six agencies. he's expected to speak around 11:20 eastern. going to bring you the remarks live. and just a week and a day until the south carolina primaries. one of them will be in florida. newt gingrich attends the opening of his campaign headquarters. that's happening this hour. mitt romney speaks in south carolina in the next hour and r rick perry is going to be in bluffton. >> he's made a career out of poking fun at the political process. but now comedian stephen colbert actually talking about running for president himself. it sounds like a joke, but it's no laughing matter. >> i am proud to announce that i'm forming an exploratory committe

malveaux. we want to get you up to speed. the fight in florida goes into the final rounds after the republican candidates traded blows last night. the debate was the final matchup before tuesday's florida primary. mitt romney was in top form. he was quick to respond when newt gingrich tried to attack him over his money and investments. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> governor romney owns shares of freddie mac and fannie mae. >> well, mr. speaker, i know that sounds like an enormous revelation, but have you checked your own investments, because you have investments that also invested in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> right. >> and even who got off of the sinking italian cruise ship is about to get paid. [ speaking foreign language ] >> more than $14,000 to each survivor. it is a deal reached between the costa cruise line and consumer groups. everyone will get their money back for the cruise tickets and other expenses and the captain who steered the ship into some rocks is still under h

leave your comments at suzanne malveaux's facebook page.that's not all. we are here for you, my friend. coming in about 20 minutes from now, we are going to actually talk to bill keller. he's the man that wrote that column and get his comments a little deeper on why he thinks this may or may not work. for now i have a rundown on some of the stories that we're covering with this global machine that we call cnn. >>> a former marine is sentenced to death in iran. >>> also, a fact check on the republican candidates and what they say. then, also, a recall on popular over-the-counter drugs. you may want to know about this and good samaritans into the water risking there lives to save a drowning man. >>> one nation, under god, indivisible, and with liberty and justice for all. >> you might call this the goosebump moment of the month. gabrielle giffords joining thousands for a vigil after a shooting left her along with 12 others wounded and also six dead. she was reciting the pledge. i want to take you to the white house. those, my friends, are the

now, we hand it off to suzanne malveaux. >> doomsday? i hope doomsday is not close. >> that was a bit depressing. >> we're not counting down to doomsday. >> we'll remain positive. >> yes. >> starting now is the happy hour. so to speak. >>> live from studio 7 i'm suzanne malveaux. voters are heading to the polls today in the first primary of the 2012 presidential race. most polling places in new hampshire have been opened for about five hours. two, however, have already closed. we're talking about, the super tiny towns of dixville notch and heart's location, voters there cast their ballots just after midnight. in dixville notch, romney and jon huntsman each got 2 votes. newt gingrich and ron paul each got 1. in heart's low case. it was five for romney, four for pul, 2 for huntsman and 1 for paul and gingrich. >>> a new hampshire primary is mitt romney's to lose. according to the latest tracking poll by news 7/suffolk university. the poll puts him at 37%. ron paul, second, at 18%. followed by jon huntsman at 16%. rick santorum is fourth an

let's take it over to suzanne malveaux. i asked, where's suzanne. she's in the newsroom. >> kind of cool at the same time. good to see you. >> you're in all the action. >> live from studio seven i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed for this monday, january 2nd. we're in the final countdown. the candidates are taking aim at each other while trying to rally their supporters. rick santorum holding a meet and greet with supporters right now. we're watching that closely. he's gone from back of the pack to running now third in most polls. now some surveys show him ahead of newt gingrich. gingrich and front-runner mitt romney had campaign stops in iowa. that happened earlier today. both focused on their attacks on president obama. >> remember when he said if we let him borrow $787 billion, almost a trillion dollars, that he would hold unemployment below 8%. >> the obama cookbook is the exact opposite. higher taxes, more regulations, anti-american energy and class warfare to attack the people who create jobs. it's as though the obama cookbook

suzanne malveaux.y 6th. better thp better thbettern friday, january 6th. better thp better thbette . thatp that's the bottom li december jobs report that was residentiresidential released today. the labor department says they added 200,000 jobs. december was the sixth month in a row where we saw 100,000 jobs or more added. the unemployment rate tipped down slightly to 8.5%. we'll have more numbers and the job market coming up. president obama visiting the new man in charge of protecting your

live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux.day, january 16th. happy martin luther king day. >>> the field of republican presidential candidates is about to get smaller. we are waiting for jon huntsman to announce that he is dropping out of the race. cnn first broke the story that huntsman is going to be pulling the plug on his campaign and endorsing mitt romney. senior campaign official says that huntsman didn't want to stand in the way of the candidate best prepared to beat barack obama. we're going to bring you huntsman's announcement live from myrtle beach, south carolina. it's expected to start in a minute. we'll have the latest on what it means for romney and the rest of the gop field and the race ahead. want to bring in two of my colleagues. i understand one of them is ready and we'll get joe johns to join us as well to talk about huntsman's decision. joe's in myrtle beach. we'll get to him in a minute, but let's start with wolf blitzer, who's in d.c. and wolf, essentially, how significant is it that now you've got huntsm

. >>> live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed. bad news today from the ship wreck in italy. the worst really for the families of people still missing. they have now stopped looking for survivors. and here's why. the unstable ship is moving, shifting in the water. it is no longer safe for rescuers to keep going. there is also something else. even if they searching again, they say the chance of finding anyone alive is zero. too much time in cold water, too, too cold. more than 20 people still unaccounted for. rescuers are blowing holes in the side of the ship to get where they think people might be located. they found five bodies yesterday nap matt c . confirm death toll is 11. the man at the controls that might is now under house arrest today. prosecutors say they are speechless that he's even out of jail. they want to charge him with manslaughter and abandoning his post. we also learned today that it might not be the first time that that same ship was dangerously close to that's land. more in a couple of minutes. but first listen

. >>> live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed for friday, january 20th. it's the eve of the south carolina primary. republican presidential race is now hotter than ever. newt gingrich turned up the heat on the news media in last night's debate. it started when our john king asked about an accusation by gingrich's ex-wife. >> she says cause to her in 199 and asked her to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take time to respond to that? >> no. but i will. i'm frankly as tountounded that would take trash like that and use to open the debate. i'm tired of the elite media protecting barack obama by attacking republicans. >> gingrich is back on the campaign trail in charleston. as for his ex-wife's claim that he asked for an open marriage, he says the story is false. gingrich and three other remaining candidates are scrambling now for last minute support ahead of tomorrow's south carolina primary. gingrich holding a town hall in charleston this hour. mitt romney is attending a rally in gilbert. sa

i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed for wednesday, january 11th. republican presidential candidates are descending on south carolina after romney's big win in new hampshire. they hold the primary just ten days away. romney and rivals all have campaign stops in the state today. next hour newt gingrich is holding a town hall meeting in spartanburg. here's a look at the results for the new hampshire primary. it was a convincing win for mitt romney. he took 40% of the vote. ron paul finished second with 23%. jon huntsman got 17% to finish in third place. rick santorum finished with 10% ahead of newt gingrich with 9%. rick perry had 1%. well, it was a big win romney needed to shore up the front-runner status. now he's the first republican to win both iowa and new hampshire this morning on cnn, romney turned attention to beating the president. >> you've got almost 2 million people that lost their job under this president. you have income that's dropped to 10% over the last four years. you have 24 million people out of work or stopped looking for work. th

. >> live from studio seven i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed for this thursday, january 5th. happening any minute now as we mentioned, president obama will announce a new defense strategy for the nation. standing by to take it live at the pentagon the moment the president appears. we are watching those pictures there. he and his top defense officials are going to outline plans to give up this country's ability to fight two major ground wars simultaneously. they intend to cut tens of thousands of ground troops, invest more in air and sea power. it will allow the pentagon to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from the budget. >>> rick santorum heads to new hampshire primary with a million dollar boost from iowa. source close to the campaign says that santorum raised more than $1 million after finishing second in the iowa caucuses. santorum, he is attending a faith, family and freedom town hall meeting in northfield, new hampshire. that is happening this hour. he's trying to position himself as the main conservativ

i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed.st speech of the re-election campaign. president obama going before the nation tonight to tell us how things are going and what he wants to do to make them better. the economy, of course, is going to be the main focus of the president's state of the union address. sources say he's going to lay out a blueprint for the economy. he's expected to focus on income equality, the debt, taxes as well as jobs. our special live coverage begins at 8:00 eastern. and even before the president delivers his speech, mitt romney knocking it down. presidential candidate delivered what he calls a pre-buttal, earlier in tampa, slamming president obama's economic record. >> today president obama has amassed an actual record of debt, decline, and disappointment. this president's agenda made these troubled times last longer. he and his allies made it harder for the economy to recover. instead of solving the housing crisis and getting americans back to work, president obama has been building a european style w

you should hear suzanne malveaux next to me right now.ul. >> it's all very dramatic. paul is very dramatic. >> i'm working it here, ladies. i'm working it. >> but he adds so much energy to our program, right,

i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed.st of italy right now, navy divers are blasting holing into that doomed cruise ship, looking for victims. crews found the the bodies of five more people today. the death toll now stands at 11. 23 people are still missing. >>> meanwhile, we are learning new details about what happened the night of that disaster from the captain himself. these infrared pictures -- you see that there? this is passengers, they look like ants, but these are passengers scrambling to get off the ship as it slammed into rocks and tilts over. a new audio recording revealed that a coast guard officer, furious with the captain, as horror happens and it starts to become clear. i want you to listen to what he said. >> you go on border. it is an order. you cannot make any other evaluations. you can declared abandoning ship. now i'm in charge. you get on board. is it clear? >> commandant. >> are you not listening to me? >> i'm going. >> call me immediately when you get on board. our rescue officer is there. >>> newt

live from studio 7, i'm suzanne malveaux.ed for this thursday, january 19th. we begin with two major breaking news stories right now in the republican race for president, one candidate ending his campaign, another just got a big boost from the iowa caucuses. certified results were just released a couple hours ago. want to start with the big story cnn broke this morning, rick perry dropping out of the race. perry's expected to speak any minute now, and we'll bring that to you live. his decision comes just two days before the south carolina prima primary. this follows his poor showings in iowa and new hampshire. >>> other big story, a reversal in the iowa caucuses. rick santorum actually finished 34 votes ahead of mitt romney. we're going to have more on that. >>> but first, want to start with rick perry's decision to pull the plug on his campaign, what it means for the race moving forward. want to bring in our political team, heavy hitters john king, gloria borger, candy crowley. and john, let's start with you. you're moderati

. >>> cnn's suzanne malveaux will keep the conversation going.'ll talk with jon huntsman's wife, mary kaye, at noon eastern. cnn tonight, all eyes on new hampshire as the new political year heats up. join wolf blitzer, erin burnett, candy crowley, that's right here at 7:00 eastern. >>> l.z. granderson says rick santorum's antigay rhetoric helps create a climate of hate. even though it makes him angry, l.z. says he wants to hate santorum but he just can't. you know when i grow up, i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. >>> l.z. granderson said that he wants to hate rick santorum. maybe but he can't. maybe he used to hearing hurtful comments. he writes in this opinion

. >> top of the hour, suzanne malveaux, i want to get you up to speed. >> amazing video.oof collapsing over an ice rink in sklovakia. you can see the entire roof that caved in. it was caused by the build-up of snow. >>> republican candidates are going toe to toe before the florida primary in jacksonville. a new poll now showing mitt romney and newt gingrich in a tie. romney is ahead by just two percentage points. the man that republicans are hoping to beat, campaigning in vegas, take a look at this picture. president obama is focusing on energy. he's visited a ups facility that is going to be a major hub for trucks powered by natural gas. the president is on a campaign state through key battle ground states. five of them. >>> very intense moment for australia, in australia today. i want you to watch this. you can't really fear in the middle of the pile of policemen but it's the prime minister of australia being hustled to safety after a crowd of protesters get too rowdy. you've got to listen to how they decided to cut a political function short right beforehand. so what's

. >>> top of the hour, i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed. the u.s.o aide workers from kidnappers in somalia. they parachuted in and one of the americans was jessica buchanan and her father says she is doing well under the circumstances. >>> so we are looking at a huge anniversary rally. it's under way in egypt. they are looking at the revolution that swept out hosni mubarak. you are now looking at live pictures here at cairo's tahrir square. gathering at the birth place revolution. >>> a very emotional day on capitol hill as gab brgabrielle giffords formally resigns from congress. debbie wasserman schultz read her statement. >> i've clung to hope that our government can represent the best of the nation, not the worst. faith that america is, woulding together in our communities, in our congress, can succeed without qualification. hope and faith that even as we are set back by tragedy or profound disagreement. in the end, we come together as americans to set a course toward greatness. >> president obama takes his message from the state of the union spe

. >>> just before we hit the top of the hour and hand it off to suzanne malveaux, brian todd joiningpparently, brian, some good news to report. you just had a chance to talk to the father of the american aid worker that was rescued by the navy s.e.a.l.s, jessica buchanan, what did he have to say? yeah, hi, kyra, i spoke to jonathan buchanan a short time ago, i asked him how his daughter is doing, he said she's doing, quote, well under the circumstances. i asked him whether she had a health issue because a pentagon spokesman a short time ago said they had learned that miss buchanan had a health condition that was a -- a medical condition that was serious and could be life threatening. that fors ced them to accelerat the rescue mission, john buchanan said he didn't want to get in to that. but, of course s

. >>> just before we hit the top of the hour and hand it off to suzanne malveaux, brian todd joiningtly, brian, some good news to report. you just had a chance to talk to the father of the american aid worker that was rescued by the navy s.e.a.l.s, jessica buchanan, what did he have to say? yeah, hi, kyra, i spoke to jonathan buchanan a short time ago, i asked him how his daughter is doing, he said she's doing, quote, well under the

next hour suzanne malveaux talking to the spokesperson for mount raniere national park. -- captions by -- www.vitac.com >>> here's a look at what's happening later today. the 123rd rose paradmakes its way through california.

. >>> coming up in the newsroom with suzanne malveaux, more than two dozen people who were aboard theissing. including this american couple. hear from their friends and family in minnesota as they pray for a miracle. >>> plus we'll ask a lawyer what legal action the victims can take and who will ultimately be held accountable for this disaster. i'm always looking out for small ways to be more healthy. like splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. >>> we may know by the end of the week if mitt romney's eight vote margin of victory in iowa holds up. paul steinhauser has that story. >> reporter: it ain't over until it's over, right? so hopefully by the end of the week it will be over. you're right, it was

next hour suzanne malveaux talking to the spokesperson for mount raniere national park.

suzanne malveaux is going to pick it up. >>> you and i were up throughout the night, early in the morningu early in the makeup room. it was riveting. >> this is what we love. these surprises are fantastic. from clinton county where the two women there were -- >> waking each other up. >> all the way to the surprise of santorum. it's going to be an interesting year, no doubt. >> hard to come close to what happened last night. happened last night. we'll see. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> she is dropping out of the race. we are waiting for a press conference from michele bachmann. a source says she is going to announce she is suspending her campaign. the news conference is scheduled to begin any minute now. we'll take you there as soon as it starts live. a republican source familiar with bachmann's plan says, quote, she will acknowledge that the reality of iowa ace vote, she deserves the chance to say this in her own words but it's safe to say we don't see a viable way forward. bachmann finished next to last in the iowa caucuses, just 5% of the vote.

. >>> top of the hour, i'm suzanne malveaux. i want to get you up to speed. out of the race, endorsing mitt romney. he says it's time for republicans to unite around the candidate who can best beat barack obama in november. he criticized the negative tone of the campaign so far. >> rather than seeking to advance that common goal by speaking directly to voters about our ideas to rebuild america, this race has degenerated into an onslaught of negative attacks and not worthy of this critical time. >>> off the coach of italy, the search for survivors because of the cruise ship disaster. it's now back on. it was on hold for a while. rescuers were afraid that the ship my sink. six people are confirmed dead. more than a dozen are still missing after that ship smashed into rocks along the coastline and then tipped over. those are dramatic pictures that you see there. people rescued say it was pretty scary. >> 30 seconds in that life boat slamming into the ship and being thrown away and free fall was the scariest point. we were fortunate. we boarded early enough and w

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i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get you up to speed. >>> we are waiting for president obama.g to be addressing a new government agency, an agency that's set up to protect your money. we're going to have those remarks live as soon as he goes to the podium. >>> better than economists expected. the bottom line on the december jobs report released today. the labor department says that employers added 200,000 jobs. december was the sixth month in a row where we saw 100,000 jobs or more added. the unemployment rate ticked down just a little bit to 8.5%. >>> newt gingrich pushing ahead in new hampshire right now, trying to take some of the wind out of the front-runner, mitt romney. all of the candidates preparing for the nation's first primary now just four days away. >> barack obama's view of the path of america is fundamentally different, therefore his vision for the future is different. so understand how foundational this election is. >> everybody has these fights over whether we're going to go right or we're going to go left. nobody real eyes the steering wheel is not connected.