martha? martha: casey stiegel in last last, the city where you can leave whatever happens there right there. bill: you can't leave the vote. we'll find out that tomorrow. you can not escape the economic reality in nevada and the way this state has been hit economically and the jobs picture. we mentioned this at the top of the show about the unemployment rate. on our screen here, the more deep in the read the more trouble you're in. if you're a green state you're doing really well a place like the dakotas. if you go over past three years since the america voted, that state lost 82,000 jobs. the state unemployment rate which is the highest in the country at 12.6%. watch the issue of the economy to be a big deal in these caucuses when we get some exit polling out of nevada tomorrow. also, if you look, martha, at the unemployment rate in nevada, that number had been a lot higher. the service industry was decimated too by this economic downturn. so you see that number coming back down and you wond

martha?tha: more fallout this morning from health care reform. a huge u.s. pacemaker company says that they're taking a big financial hit? why? they say because of the president's health care plan. we'll look at that. bill: riot police called to shopping mall. kay i don't see over gym shoes. what is now being done to prevent scenes like these. this is playing out a little bit. we'll show you. [sirens] if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye-care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. [ male announcer ] ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now, that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. -three. -one. two. three. one. -two. -three. -one. -two. -three. [ male announcer ] wi

martha? martha: you guys summed up the issue. let's look on this chart to give you a sense where we are. this a 2008 in the blue line. we're in february. prices at 3.03. you see how they take seasonal climb up into this area into july which is the peak at $4.06 back in 2008. look where we are already right now if we put on the red line here. we have $3.38 in january. we're up at 3.48 in february, okay? that is the zone we're usually in as we head into the spring. we'll likely see a much higher red line. that is what gets you to the potential for $5 a gallon gas as we head toward the summer period. this is a tough situation. you've got that money sucked away from other things people might want to spend their money on. that is why we get the potential for a cooling down in this nice economic mood we've been seeing bill. bill: want to show how it is hitting american families. last year the average family spent $4155 on gasoline. that is up over $800 from the previous year. when you look at 2011, a family spent 6.9% of their median f

martha: we didn't. i went to bed last night before the results were final and looked this morning, said wow, look what happened last night that is what keeps it interesting. that's why we're here. good morning, i'm martha maccallum. mitt romney didn't try to put a big spin on this in his favor. he said it was a good night for rick santorum, no doubt about it but he expects he will be the nominee. >> more americans have lost their job during president obama's term than any other president in modern history and more americans have lost their homes during president obama's term than any other in modern history. under his own definition, president obama has failed. we will walk seed. this is time for real change, in washington. fundamental, and bold change. i stand before you ready to lead this party and to lead the nation. bill: there is a whole lot to analyze this morning. let's go to the results from late last night. if you were not up deep into the night here is what happened. in the state of missouri i

martha: good morning, everybody. i'm martha maccallum. it could get very fiery in this hearing today. darrell issa is releasing a report that top justice officials he believes had extensive knowledge about the operation and should have been able to stop it. bill: that operational loud it,000 weapons to flow across the board pouredder and. the big we what did eric holder know and what did know it. william la jeunesse starts our coverage. what do you expect today, william, good morning? >> reporter: this investigation began almost a year ago today. no one heard about "fast and furious.". firsted administration denied two key claims by the whistle-blowers. number one they intentionally send guns to mexico as part of a sting and the guns used to kill brian terry were used in this program t took almost a year of hearings to prove those things true. helping criminals smuggle guns to a foreign country is a very big deal. here is what we don't know and they're trying to find out today. was the white house aware of this program? was the attorney g

martha? martha: iran is also using its oil as a weapon, announcing a ban on exports to six european union countries. that move comes as tehran threatens to close the strait of hormuz. 20% of our world's oil goes through that very key waterway. that is an area that is watched real closely in all of this. iran on its own exports 2.2 million barrels of oil a day. what kind of impact from all of this are we looking at here? stuart varney joins us now, fox business network. stuart, this is an escalating situation. >> yes. there are rapid fire developments here and your money is very much at stake. first of all we have iran which may be about to be cut out of the oil payment system. if that happens, then they can not get any revenue for the oil that they sell. their economy is already very, very fragile. just last week they defaulted on a big payment for rice from india. almost at the verge of collapse is the iranian economy. therefore they can not afford to lose that oil revenue. in the first seve

martha? martha: very tense situation.ll, thank you so much for the update from the white house this morning. bill: we have that going on right now. also this matter in syria, literally growing more violent by the hour. how the u.s. is reacting as the crackdown on the rebels intensifis. this is serious, serious stuff. martha: back home to politics, the final four battling it out but romney get the what he needed last night to gain the frontrunner status? karl rove will join us in a few minutes. we'll get a take what happened last night. >> we must not allow iran to have a nuclear weapon. if they do the world changes america will be at risk and some day nuclear weaponry will be used. if i'm president that will not happen. if we reelect barack obama, it will happen. [applause] vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you we

martha? martha: very interesting.how weak some of our schools were and how weak some of our students were performing. that is a situation that needs some attention. thank you very much, wendell goler at the white house. bill: critics call it an attack on faith. supporters say it insures a basic right. now even some democrats are pushing back against the white house and contraception. could that help republicans reverse it? it is a hot topic on the campaign trail as you can imagine. >> the bottom line this administration as you can tell from my reaction has been hostile to people of faith, particularly christians and specifically catholics. and i'm not going to stand for it. martha: republican presidential contenders like san tore rum vie for support from the religious right but how much will courting the faithful shape the race of this white house? we're going to talk about that. bill: new york city rolled out the red carpet for the giants with a parade after the super bowl but nothing for our troops coming home from

martha: scott, it's martha here.te how wide the release of this movie would become? i think it's in 2500 theaters across the nation as it opens. clearly it's jump off the lot of attention that this group has got even since the osama bin laden hit. >> it's definitely very humbling, mouse and i really set out on a venture four years ago to just tell their story accurately and authentically and have the film really reach this kind of recognition, i think it's over 3,000 screens now coming up on friday, it's pretty beyond our comprehension. bill: we have another clip here. i believe this is the scene where you went into a border town in the northern part of mexico. i want to share that with our viewers. we'll ask you about that. >> sir, leave two men here. [speaking spanish] bill: that is quite a moment, by the way. we had the opportunity to sit with you guys a few weeks ago and watch the movie here at our headquarters. mouse, how did these navy seals take to acting? >> it's real important to know that they are not actin

martha. let me give you the timeline. at 12:30 this afternoon, graham, washington. caseworker pulled up with the two workers inside. they run inside the her dad's house ahead of her. when she gets up to the front door, the door is locked. josh powell locked her outside. she calls a supervisor. within minutes there is explosion. all three people inside dead. police are calling it murder suicide. 30 minutes earlier he sent his attorney an e-mail, saying i'm sorry, good-bye. powell was upset with a judge's ruling before he get his kids back he would have to pass a psycho sexual evaluation and polygraph test. he lost cuss did i when he was charged with child pornography and voyeurism. susan powell's family is deaf stated. >> i think it came down to two things. he knew the police were really close. he was afraid the polygraph. i don't think the polygraph was going to ask him the questions he was afraid of. i think he saw a opportunity to hurt a whole lot of people at the time he ended it for himse

martha. martha: a big night last night for michigan and arizona and rick santorum will be joining us right after this break. we're going to talk to him about how he feelsdy last night and what he has planned for supertuesday. also this coming up, the battle over contraception coverage, hitting the campaign trail in a big way right now. mitt romney, joining the fight while the obama administration vows to protect its mandate about contraception in court. so where is that big story headed now? we'll debate it. we'll be right back. >> arlen specter, the prochoice senator of pennsylvania that you supported and endorsed in a race over pat toomy, he voted for omabacare. if you have not supported him, if we have said no to arlen specter, we would not have omabacare, so don't look at me, take a look in the mirror. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into

martha? martha: looks like nasa may not be the lead at least on sending men to mars in this scenario, peter. >> reporter: right. it is not clear necessarily how this will affect the united states ability to send americans to mars. remember less than two years ago it was the president that said this. >> by the mid 2030s i think we can send humans to orbit mars and return them safely to earth. i believe a landing on mars will follow and i expect to be around to see it [applause] >> reporter: again no word just yet exactly how these cuts will impact the president's timeline but as we talk about all these big numbers, hundreds of billions of dollars, it is worth noting nasa's total budget is one half of 1% of the overall federal budget and the cuts will be announced tomorrow. martha: a tiny sliver of the budget. peter doocy in washington. bill: there is breaking news this morning. the white house trying to diffuse the controversy over religious freedom a rule forcing catholic institutions to prov

martha: honoring a music legend. jennifer hudson at the grammy awards last night singing an emotional tribute to whitney tuesday ton. i don't know who could have done it. it may take weeks to find out what killed whitney houston. i'm martha maccallum in "america's newsroom.". >> i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. body was found in the bathtub on the even of the grammy awards. martha: they're withholding autopsy information until the toxicology is released. >> beverly hills requested a security hold. there will be no additional information put out as far as what was discovered in the room, any details of that nature. gregg: casey seeing gal is in los angeles. why is it boeing to take weeks for final autopsy report? >> reporter: sadly we've been through this together before, haven't we. the stock ecology will take eight weeks because the blood and tissue samples have to be sent off to a independent laboratory for testing. l.a. county coroner he is office will not rule an official cause of death until that time. of c

martha? martha: thanks, you guys.ave been three attacks around the world and israel says it is all the work of iran. motorcycle bombers slapping magnetic explosives on the side after car and then riding off as the passengers try to scramble out of these vehicles in time. gregg: plus newt gingrich says he is staying in for the long haul but is three starting to be a crowd these days? the scenario where the former speaker may have to quit sooner than he says. ♪ . ♪ i left my heart, --. martha: should be like a big red shaped heart thing. gregg: should be. one of the most recognizeable songs everywhere. of course we know who it is, tony bennett. it was 50 years ago, that tony bennett won first two grammys for that famous ball let. san francisco celebrating the milestone with tony bennett day. but comments from the 85-year-old after death of whitney houston is making news. when asked about the tragedy, bennett said this. >> let's legalize drugs like they did in amsterdam and it is a very sane city now. gregg: well, bennet

bill: martha. martha: violent shootout caught on tape. police are hoping this dramatic video may help bring the gunmen in it to justice. we'll show it to you coming up next. bill: mitt romney wasting the no time putting focus on president obama after his victory in florida last night so where do we go next? >> another era of america crisis thomas payne is reported to have said, lead, follow, or get out of the way. well, mr. president, you were elected to lead. you chose to follow and now for you time for you to get out of the way. [cheers and applause] 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. g this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. martha: well police in east st. louis releasi

martha. martha: the count done is now on.y steven chu has 60 days to testify to congress about the solyndra scandal. darrell issa tells us live what he expects out of that. bill: that spec on the mountain coming down there was a thick-thinking snowboarder, saving herself from what could have been a deadly avalanche. we'll talk to her and find out how she saved her own life. ♪ [singing ] ♪ ♪ like many chefs today, i feel the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. and that's what they do with great grains cereal. see the seam on the wheat grain? same as on the flake. because great grains steams and bakes the actual whole grain. now check out the other guy's flake. hello, no seam. because it's more processed. now, which do you suppose has better nutrition for you? mmm. great grains. the whole whole grain cereal. sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get bk to these inv

martha: i'm martha maccallum.ve standing by on the phone, lieutenant john hitchcock from the county sheriff's office. lieutenant, thank you for making a couple of minutes for us here. i know you're busy. what can you tell us from the scene? >> what we have at the chardon high school today, we had a shooter come in, we have four victims, they are all at the hospital at this time. local law enforcement, plus the sheriff's office, the fbi, s. w. a.t. team, park rangers, everybody responded to the area. they were able to afhend what we believe to be the shooter, and as far as the conditions of the students, at the scene there were no fatalities but i don't know their status as of yet, since they have been taken from the location. three were transported on ground, one was life-flighted, and now, we're in the process of taking the high school students and reuniting them with their parents at the elementary school, which is maple elementary, across the street from the high school, and at the middle school, we are also pu

martha's destruction of all but two of her husband's letters to her is well-known. deprived of documentation, historians have by and large cast her as a sweet, plump grandmotherly bystander more stylized if possible than the man she loved and lived with for 40 years. imagine betsy ross without her flag, june cleaver in a mob cap. worse yet, the silence enforced by her act of historical vandalism has only fed the voguish view of martha as first runner-up to sally fairfax. a careful review of the young widow's expenditures during the courtship challenges the cynical notion of a business transaction masquerading as a love affair. within weeks of washington's initial call at the plantation, mrs. custis was ordering from her london agent a new outfit, quote, not to be mourning. this is three months after the death of her first husband. she also dispatched her favorite nightgown to be dyed in a color she deemed fashionable. simultaneously, colonel washington signified his need for, quote, the best super fine blue cotton velvet in sufficient quantity to fashion a coat, wai

so, martha, thank you for introducing it. i'm hopeful senator snowe and i believe she couldn't be with us today, but olympia and i believe that if the house can move this bill to success, i don't believe there can be many logical and principal arguments against it. and i think it would increase dramatically our ability to get it passed. thank you for your leadership. any questions that you'd like to -- yes. >> the debt now equals the size of the economy. s&p is warning of another downgrade. do you foresee the u.s. being downgraded again? >> well, that's very possible because we're not altering the debt course we're on. the experts who are looking at our economy, and we've had a number of them testify before the budget committee. basically have said we should have started last year. the debt commission said we should have started last year. what they planned to reduce the deficits over a period of time that would gain credibility in the markets. so the president in his state of the union message, i was just deeply disappointed

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it has a lot to do with martha's inspiration and leadership. we want to thank her and recognize her for that. she and i actually went to high school together. she was two years ahead of me, so life isn't fair. she gets to retire before i do. >> would you like to say a few words? >> i would like to thank everyone for taking the time out of their schedule to recognize me for my service to the city. it has been a pleasure and honor to work for the city. every job i have done for the city, i have done that with integrity and i am proud represent the city and county of san francisco. it is a fitting into my career because parking and traffic have come together and i see that we are really providing a service to the citizens of san francisco. my parents lived in san francisco for 40 years prior to my coming into the world. i feel that it is my,. i am very thankful to have worked with such a wonderful group of people, not just in my crossing guard program, but throughout my career. as a senior parking control officer, i worked with jerry. i will miss

martha. martha: so santorum may see the numbers this morning and feel that he's got catching up to do over the next couple of days. he's out there courting blue collar types we understand, auto workers, a lot of folks who sort of fall into the moderate or sometimes democrat category, right? >> reporter: often. often. the uaw members, working in democratic events for democratic campaign, they're going to be out protesting this romney event today. but rick santorum is making a direct appeal to those folks. keep in mind this is the home of the reagan

coming up on coffee with, martha stewart. a home office. >> yeah. >> you want it to look like that. >> no. >> you got -- >> -- green -- >> -that -- >> -- set -- >> -- non-- >> -gray -- >> -- look red. all right coming up martha has got home office ideas for you. christie bresland is in wjz tv traffic control this morning and i have got first warning weather. we are going to 74 degrees today y'all. almost 50 right now, rain in the area, we will ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> hi, my name is barnard, i am from baltimore, good morning, wjz. >> all right, barnard, you are not going to need the hat, the scarf or the coat today. we are going for a high of 74, first warning doppler shows rain around the area, let's take a look at the currents. rain is going to be with us at times through the day and through the afternoon commute maybe some gusty thunderstorms. 46 degrees right now on tv hill. 76% humidity, northeast breeze at 13. barometer at 29.53. 43 haggerstown, 43 cum beer land, 43 oakland now. 46 downtown and in elkton, 52 dc, 50 easton, 54

it has a lot to do with martha's inspiration and leadership. we want to thank her and recognize her for that. she and i actually went to high school together. she was two years ahead of me, so life isn't fair. she geo

martha: fox news alert, live for this. this is the coroner speaking about whitney houston's death. let's listen in. >> because there is a security hold on the case and you're not allowed to give us answer. >> two, number one there is a security hold on the case. so we're not going to discuss it and there still is testing going on. >> could you for the layperson describe what toxicology testing in this case might involve? >> i'm not going to comment. it's toxicology. they'll test the blood, and urine, but it's the routine tox that we do. okay? any way, that's all i have to say. we probably won't have any update for anybody for a couple of days. it will take that long just to gather and put everything together and figure out maybe a preliminary, but at this point we have no other information to give. >> is it true that the family won't be picking up the body today? >> i don't know when the family is going to get the body. >> the body is ready. >> the autopsy has been completed. there is no hold on the body. >> have they indicated that they are sending the body back to atlanta? there

this is 40 minutes. >>> we're back with martha coakley. she's the state attorney general for the state of massachusetts, a democrat, and joining us from boston this morning, talk about that $25 billion mortgage settlement that we heard about last thursday. ms. coakley, let me get into it a little bit and ask you first, who will this benefit. >> it's going to benefit, frankly, from my point of view, the whole economy. but where it's focused right now is real relief for two kinds of homeowners who have loans with the five banks that were involved in this particular agreement. those who have been delinquent, that is, they haven't been foreclosed upon yet, but they're behind in payments and they are pre-foreclosure. and the second group, then, will be held to homeowners who are under water. that is, they have homes that are now worth less on the market than the value of their mortgage. and so they're not in a position to refinance or, indeed, even to be able to get out from under that. so those are the two primary sets of homeowners who will b

gwen: martha, welcome back from your latest scary trip. before we go we want to honor one of our colleagues, "new york times" correspondent anthony shad who had died in syria after suffering an apparent asthma att anthony was a survivor of kidnap and assault and a two-time pulitzer prize and a gifted teller of stories. martha, you knew anthony shadid, what made him different and what made him stand out? he really was a remarkable journalist. >> i'm not saying this for any other reason than it's true. he was better than all of us. he did the -- always got the whole story. he didn't just get the military. he didn't get the people on the street. anthony just kept working and working. he was a beautiful, passionate story teller. he wasn't just a reporter. he was a story teller. he made you read those stories, and you were there with him. you were learning something from everything anthony wrote. and a wonderful, wonderful man. gwen: it's one thing for us to set in our easy chairs and read the stories that he wrote. it's another one for someone