that's one of the ways they'll get around that. >> matt lewis, if i was gingrich campaign, why requestction. >> by the way, herman cain was actually the first. it didn't help them out. but -- >> well -- >> speaking of gingrich. think what he has to do is clear. the whole month of february is a public relations problem, but not a delegates problem. he has to talk about the delegate race. he'll be picking up delegates as we go. at the end of the day, mitt romney may have six or seven states under his belt, but he's only going to have a fraction of the 1,144 delegates that he will need to actually be the nominee. >> there's been all this conversation about how there's only one debate in the month of february. correct me if i'm wrong, more delegates will be selected in february than in february. we're in a more important month. >> but it will happen one night in march. >> remember at this point so much of the game is about the media game, about the perception of momentum -- >> part of the spin that gingrich will probably put out too is look at the number of people voting, so, for example,

matt lewis, when do we stop having a case of whiplash. >> i think michigan, michigan is a problem for mitt romney because of the expectations, everyone thinks he will win there because his dad was governor, but his dad was governor 43 years ago. and mitt rom in any won in '08 but it's a different situation, that is real trouble, he will go negative and spend millions dollars and he still may not win. >> he won last time because he was the alternative to john mccain and they were looking for that, but that is not had his identity this cycle. i just got off the phone with the romney adviser and they were detailing how they were going to pound santorum over the next couple of weeks. >> romney is a extremist and it has led to kind of a not only the enthusiasm gap that we talk about but an authentor -- auth. do i believe romney will be the candidate because he is the vessel for all the money and all the interests, but he is losing quickly the support he will need among independents. >> i agree with you about the authentic point, i appear surprised about the rise of santorum, he has an inte

joining us now michelle, washington correspondent for "news week" and "the daily beast" and matt lewis contributor. do journalists like andrea mitchell essentially forced susan g. komen foundation into this apology? >> yes, on some level. a lot of people were involved, but breast cancer is an extremely touchy issue. it's become a big political issue on its own. you know, everybody to show that they're pro-woman will come up with some full that they can put a pink ribbon on. the idea that komen could wade into this and make this nounment and that planned parenthood, you know, it's just absolutely going to become a really big deal. i don't know what they were thinking that they could kind of slide this under the radar. clearly that was taking a position. >> she said she was expressing the anger of a lot of people, and she did make a disclosure by saying that she herself had suffered from breast cancer, but you're saying that she stepped out of her role too far in your view? >> it struck me as chastizing them for this decision. maybe they shupd not have politicized. gallop says about 50%

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donna brazil and matt lewis, donna is a cnn political contributing.att con tributes to "the daily caller" happy mardi gras. >> reporter: i had a great time. >> glad you could make it here. i'm sure they are not partying like they are in new orleans in arizona. but they are gearing up for tonight's republican debate. give us a sense, you have arizona, 29 delegates taking all, what are you watching for? >> first of all this is a very crucial moment for the two co-front runners, both mr. santorum and mr. romney. they need momentum going in the crucial contest that will come during the month of march. super tuesday, ten contests of course washington state on march 3rd, by winning in either state or both states, mr. romney or mr. santorum will not only be declared the so-called front run irrelevant, but march is an important month for republicans in another sense. that is when a bulk of the delegates will be allocated proportionately. these candidates will be able to gather up more steam and more support so that they can hopefully tamp down the opposition

lewis are also past winners. that's not all. raven center matt burke received the man of the ward -- men of the year award. he is a 14-year league veteran. he's agreed to donate his brain and spinal cord to science. >>> all the more reason this was their year. it just didn't happen. so close, so close. >> i want to cry. >> i can't imagine what the city would be like today had they been there. >> chaos. >> pandemonium. >> i wonder if it's unprecedented if the ravens say, look, we won. they just go up there anyway. >> get out of here, tom brady. >> all producers from new york. >> we've got to hear it all the time. and it we are going to kick him out. well, you know, what could have been. what we are dealing with now is what is area that the weather. a little bit of rain moving across the region, a little snow. right now we have the tail end of what was a system that really dumped most of this moisture last night and into the early hours of last night. 38 degrees right now. we will show you how it all played out in a few seconds. we are all above freezing now. much of what is going to come down if at all will

matt gutman takes another look. >> reporter: you knew there would be a breakout star in madonna's halftime extravaganza on nbc. it was andy lewisnointed with a peck from the queen of pop, bouncing into your living rooms in a modified tunic. a 28-second performance that seemed two parts wow and one part ow. that's not exactly a tight rope. it's called a slack line. a one-inch thick ribbon of nylon giving folks like andy lewis a sport. it's called slack-lining. >> the super bowl was definitely the most public place at the i have ever slacklined. you have that many people live, there's an energy put into you that you can't access any other way. >> reporter: known as mr. slackline on youtube, he's the sport's only star. it's so new, it doesn't have any sponsors. founded in colorado in the early '80s, it spread to california. in the nude over roaring rivers. years of practice, extraordinary balance and a set of -- >> you have to take some pain to learn how to do the trick. >> reporter: it's already cornered a niche market on youtube. they're expend aing the bis to a cool billion. i'm matt

jim harbaugh and matt cain will be among some of the golfers, along with singer huey lewis, bill murray, ray romano and george lopez. all the competitors playing for their favorite charities. and a few laughs. >> always a blast at that one. >>> a south bay student heading home this morning after meeting the president. eric bacon joining other young science and math whizes from around the country at the white house yesterday. the senior san jose's bellerman prep says the entire visit, a dream come true. >> never had i imagined i would be able to come to the white house, have president obama say great job on everything you guys have been doing. just overwhelming. >> for the record, bacon was there representing his robotics team. they are called the cheesy foots. >> love this. mcdonald's's shamrock shake is coming back. we'll have details in a live report. >> that's what i'm talking about. >>> plus, we'll tell you what could happen next in the fight over proposition 8. >>> this is "today in the bay." >>> welcome back, everyone. it is now 5:14. we have been checking out fog all morning long