captain mike perry has an update for us. captain mike? >> headlighto -- hello, mary.in the sparks area. between thorton mill area, and sparks road. traffic in both the northbound and southbound direction, is being significantly hampered by icy conditions. now, we've seen state highway trucks begun salting north of this now. they're coming in a southerly direction. you see that there is any number of cars that are stranded here. they have now begun salting so that the road conditions should improve, just having traction on the salt will cause things to get a lot better here fairly quickly. we see traffic also moving out on 83. on the hilly areas. the same conditions for the traffic, as they're finding these icy conditions throughout northern baltimore county. back to you. >> thank you. captain mike perry, reporting live. first warning weather coverage continues. meteorologist bernadette woods is tracking live doppler radar. >>> let's get to live doppler radar. we'll show you the scattered snow showers across the state. they are very widespread. you can see sort of popc

captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. first warning weather coverage continues with bernadette woods with more on the system causing this mess. >> the cold front got behind this. yesterday, the cold air has enhanced around the scattered snow showers. they dump very quickly and they continue to move on. very much like our scattered showers during the summertime, where some people get it, and some people get absolutely nothing at all. since temperatures are below freezing, it is laying on some of the roadways. unfortunately, the timing with the rush hour is not so good. this is what we're seeing. this is about two hours ago. but with the sun setting, we're losing a lot of energy. and a lot of this is dying down. still probably going to see a few more rounds before we're finished with it. but this is the other part of the story. gusty northwest winds bringing in that cold air. and also bringing in the snow showers down from the northwest. and these are the temperatures. 25 degrees in baltimore. everyone across the board is b

and captain mike perry has details. what's going on, mike? >> reporter: hello, denise. we're over the top of pier 5. it's the home of ruth's chris steakhouse. fire crews called to the scene for a possible kitchen fire. we did see some smoke coming from the ruth's chris side of the building. it's not clear where the fire was contained in the kitchen. but it appears this did take care of it. we did see several puffs of smoke. there's a significant amount of fire personnel that remain on the scene. they have a whole first-alarm assignment. just at this time, sort of cooling their heels. we did see firefighters returning briefly. there's no reports of injuries at that time. -- at this time. and it's not clear how it's affecting either one. >> thank you, captain mike perry, live in sky eye chopper 13. >>> lawmakers have a lot on their plates as they gather today for the start of the 2012 legislative session. wjz is live at the state house. derek valcourt is there and explains some of the general topics, the general assembly expects to tackle. hi, derek. >> reporter: some big

let's go to captain mike perry and sky sky eye chopper 13 for the latest. >> reporter: it occurred about 35 minutes ago, in the 300 block of west lexington street. this is right at saratoga at the subway station. can you see fire officials called to the scene of a report of a man trapped under a subway train. now, at this point, we know the man is conscious. they are attempting rescue. these things do take time. so they have to shut the third rail car off. to getac sess under -- to get access under the train. >> looks like most of the folks have been asked to leave the area of the subway, as fire officials continue their rescue. at this point, it is not clear whether mva has established a bus bridge around the subway. and it appears that all the subway tracks, both east and westbound have been shut down here in the 1700 block of saratoga. we'll keep you updated. >> captain mike perry will be live. >>> it is a moment natalee holloway's family has wanted for years. the prime suspect in the disappearance of their daughter pleads guilty to killing another woman. alison harmelin reports for w

captain mike perry with more. what's going on? >> we're at baltimore in highland. east baltimore. about five blocks east of patterson park. looks like several row homes possibly involved in this fire. we saw the smoke as we were entering the downtown for our evening news show. and the fire department is just now arriving on the scene. there's no word on a cause of this fire. but you can look to see, looks clearly like there's at least two, maybe even three separate homes involved in this fire. now we're beginning to see very heavy flames in the front bedroom area. it appears it's going to be coming up the front window momentarily. i imagine they'll strike out the rest of the box. and we'll continue to keep you updated as this fire continues to grow. no word on injuries again at this point. it's veryerm. and no word on cause. back to you. >> captain mike perry, thank you very much. >>> heads up, internet users. the site is planning an organized blackout to protest an anti-piracy bill. it will restrict access to sites that fuel it. time warner is among the supporters

let's go to captain mike perry. mike? >> actually, we're just inside this city, kai. this is halliburton avenue, east of berning highway, in the city. -- correction, west of berning highway in the city. we have a collision with the rear end of a fedex truck, causing substantial damage to both the fedex truck and also the sport utility vehicle. it came out as a personal injury accident. you can see the front end of this is destroyed. this person will be transported to local area hospitals. and it appears baltimore police are investigating. the road, however, does remain open. the one lane getting by in each direction. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. >>> police hope to find witnesses in the murder of an 84-year-old woman. someone stabbed her to death and set fire to her home. now, detectives are going door to door in her east baltimore neighborhood. wjz is live. adam may is there with an update on the investigation. >> reporter: police don't have any suspects in this case. right now, they are in this neighborhood, handing out this flyer, hoping to find

mike: thank you very much. let's go to our next question. >> good morning, governor perry. my name is mike farmer. as a small businessman, i have to spend a great deal of my time considering tax implications of any business decision i make. i would like to know how we can simplify the tax code for businesses to make it easier for businessmen to make decisions based on their business opportunities and not the tax codes. >> you will like my tax plan. 20% flat tax. steve forbes endorsed it and the club for growth said it was the best plan of any of the candidates running for the presidency. 20% flat tax. deduction for home mortgage. get rid of the capital gains tax. get rid of the social security benefits tax and get rid of capital gains. take 20% of that, put it on a post card and send it in and we will get rid of the irs as we know it. [ applause ] >> mike: let's go to the next question for governor you perry. >> and mr. former, i guarantee you even timothy geithner can get his taxes in on time with a plan like that. >> next question, please. >> hello, governor perry. >> good morning. >> i'm diane

mike: thank you very much. let's go to our next question. >> good morning, governor perry. my name is mike farmer. as a small businessman, i have to spend a great deal of my time considering tax implications of any business decision i make. i would like to know how we can simplify the tax code for businesses to make it easier for businessmen to make decisions based on their business opportunities and not the tax codes. >> you will like my tax plan. 20% flat tax. steve forbes endorsed it and the club for growth said it was the best plan of any of the candidates running for the presidency. 20% flat tax. deduction for home mortgage. get rid of the capital gains tax. get rid of the social security benefits tax and get rid of capital gains. take 20% of that, put it on a post card and send it in and we will get rid of the irs as we know it. [ applause ] >> mike: let's go to the next question for governor you perry. >> and mr. former, i guarantee you even timothy geithner can get his taxes in on time with a plan like that. >> next question, please. >> hello, governor perry. >> good morning. >> i'm diane

let's go to captain mike perry, to explain what is happening. captain mike? >> there's a two-car collision, kai. northbound jfx, north of 34th street. not clear of how serious the injuries were or the accident itself. but we have at least two vehicles disabled. one has been picked up by a tow truck. the second remains on the jersey barrier. police are regarding that vehicle. and for officers' safety, they have shut down just north of 41st street. and the backup backs all the way down to presidents street. expect delays until police get this accident wrapped up. they're waiting for another tow truck to arrive on the scene to clear the vehicle off the jersey wall. as you can see, it's a giant parking lot here. everything has come to a complete stop. >> thank you, captain mike perry. >>> a major schickup -- shakeup in the race for republican nomination. michele bachmann drops out. now, they are focusing on the new hampshire primaries. >> reporter: mitt romney picked up a major endorsement at his first campaign stop in new hampshire. >> i am really here for one r

mike: thank you very much. let's go to our next question. >> good morning, governor perry. my name is mike farmer.a small businessman, i have to spend a great deal of my time considering tax implications of any business decision i make. i would like to know how we can simplify the tax code for businesses to make it easier for businessmen to make decisions based on their business opportunities and not the tax codes. >> you will like my tax plan. 20% flat tax. steve forbes endorsed it and the club for growth said it was the best plan of any of the candidates running for the presidency. 20% flat tax. deduction for home mortgage. get rid of the capital gains tax. get rid of the social security benefits tax and get rid of capital gains. take 20% of that, put it on a post card and send it in and we will get rid of the irs as we know it. [ applause ] >> mike: let's go to the next question for governor you perry. >> and mr. former, i guarantee you even timothy geithner can get his taxes in on time with a plan like that. >> next question, please. >> hello, governor perry. >> good morning. >> i'm diane mcki

back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. >>> a man is on a mission inhina. he wants to make the streets safer for pedestrians. as you can see, this man, from finland, is boldly walking in the street and stopping the cars, to allow a man to cross the road. he says he wants he wants to remind drivers of the importance of obeying traffic rules and allowing people to cross safely. several pedestrians have been hit and killed in china, in recent months. that took some nerve. >>> actor nick cannon is in the hospital, suffering minor kidney failure. his wife, singer maria carey -- mariah carey. carey posted this picture of the couple in the colorado hospital. well, not this picture. you're looking at video file of him there. carey is asking people to keep cannon in their thoughts. he is expected to recover fully. >>> the tv show, the lion king wraps up its show here. it has already brought in $1.5 million in ticket sales. that's the most any broadway show has made at the hippodrome. final tallies are expected to show more than $6 million in ticket sales with m

mike: thank you very much. let's go to our next question. >> good morning, governor perry. my name is mike farmer.s a small businessman, i have to spend a great deal of my time considering tax implications of any business decision i make. i would like to know how we can simplify the tax code for businesses to make it easier for businessmen to make decisions based on their business opportunities and not the tax codes. >> you will like my tax plan. 20% flat tax. steve forbes endorsed it and the club for growth said it was the best plan of any of the candidates running for the presidency. 20% flat tax. deduction for home mortgage. get rid of the capital gains tax. get rid of the social security benefits tax and get rid of capital gains. take 20% of that, put it on a post card and send it in and we will get rid of the irs as we know it. [ applause ] >> mike: let's go to the next question for governor you perry. >> and mr. former, i guarantee you even timothy geithner can get his taxes in on time with a plan like that. >> next question, please. >> hello, governor perry. >> good morning. >> i'm diane mc

mike perry is up in chopper 13. how does it look from there? >> hello everybody. a beautiful night for fireworkses. we really got lucky this year. the temperatures are mild, it looks like a fantastic show and the crowd is continuing and ism look forward to this and we will show you all the fireworkses from high up above. >> you know, i have seen that people are sending them off by the power plant, part of that beautiful celebration. i hope that everybody watching can come down and see the light show. >> it was a wonderful show. it does not last long, but it is a beautiful light show. >> it is fireworkses to get us all in the mood. >> >> i cannot tell you how beautiful it is down here. as we go out to the front of the stage, we have the official word on the weather. >> i have to leave it to the pros, look at this -- she wants to get into this! she has her new year's eve glasses on. >> i have to give credit to the woman that brought me back a pair for this year! thank you, very much. year in and year out, we know some of the funny extreme weather we have had for new

back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike perry in sky high chopper 13. >>> wjz and the red cross teamed up to save lives with a blood drive and 170 units of blood were collected. it's all part of wjz's continued commitment. while our drive is over, the daily need for blood continues. >>> saving sammy a 4-year-old ethiopian girl has a new life in front of her of the team of doctors and nurses. duarte geraldino reports she was born with a life threatening facial illness. >> reporter: her short life has been anything but typical. little sammy was born with a facial birth defect that made her an outcast in her ethiopian fishing village. >> it can produce a lot of additional problems besides the cosmetic aspect. >> reporter: dr. alejandro berestine and arranged for the little girl to come to the united states. her family couldn't do the trip, so the little girl is staying with nurse j era ldine moss. >> she was a challenge but you get so much back from these children. >> reporter: sammy will be going back to ethiopia soon to show her family her transformation. her foster mom say

captain mike perry has details for us. >> reporter: we have a report of a pedestrian struck by a highd rail train. as you can see maryland transit police and baltimore city police are working along howard street it appears they do have both north and southbound rail shut down as they continue their investigation. no word on the condition of the person of this truck, back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you. >>> more violence in syria where protesters continued to call for democratic elections. demonstrators posted this visit owe online showing what's reported to be -- this video online showing what is reported to be a conflict. activists reported 28 civilians killed today alone. >>> elsewhere in the middle east, several americans are barred from leaving egypt. the state department says six americans are waiting for permission to leave the country while they are under investigation for funding anti government protest. among the americans now taking refuge is sam lahood son of ray lahood. >>> scientists are looking into the illness in teenagers. the teenagers are experiencing

captain mike perry has details for us. captain mike?rter: here's that northbound on bel air road. this is going to be south of moravia. it appears a bicyclist, a messenger bicyclist, struck a pedestrian as the pedestrian was trying to cross the street. fire officials just received a call of a man lying in the street. the fire department is here. baltimore police have yet to arrive. they do have northbound bel air road closed in its entirety, north of chesterfield avenue. so expect delays in the area. and it looks like right now, they are moving at least one lane of traffic northbound around the fire truck. back to you you. >> captain mike, thank you. >>> as we have been telling you, there's a winter storm coming our way. >> certainly cold enough for snow right now. but very dry air. it's going to take a while for any precip to actually reach the ground. so that's probably going to happen late tonight, after midnight. take a look at temps around the area. it's cold. in the 30s all day long. 34 in washington. 26, oakland. we're at 32 now.

captain mike perry has details for us. captain mike? >> we're in the 1100 block of winchester street. where firefighters a short time ago, about 4:00, were called to the scene for a possible carbon monoxide incident. apparently six people inside a middle group town home are receiving evaluation from fire officials at this time. it's not clear how many of those people will be transported. but fire officials found a generator running in the basement of the town home, along this block. and were able to get it stopped, but not before determining that there were about 600 parts per million on a carbon monoxide level for some of these homes. they are now getting them aired out. it is not clear again, as i said, how many people can be transported or how many other of these town homes may be affected. fire officials remain on the scene. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. we continue to remain on this story and bring you any updates when they become available. >>> it is another day of frigid weather around the state. it is so cold, the pataps

captain mike perry has more information for us. captain mike? >> reporter: hello, mary. we have been on this scene for about the past hour or so. we do know that baltimore county police did some pretty good police work in northern baltimore county. this car was spotted, going across -- going -- i'm sorry. going across paper mill road, when a police officer radioed to the police helicopter. the police helicopter began surveiling this honda accord, which police believe was stolen at the time. they believe that both suspects in this vehicle were wanted for multiple burglaries in northern baltimore county, as meghan just told you. now, one of the suspects bailed out of the vehicle. that was up at jarrettsville pike, near merriman road. police quickly apprehended that suspect. he remains in police custody. and as you can see, this scene will remain here for sometime because the driver of that suspect vehicle did die as a result of this accident. this is now a fatal accident investigation. baltimore county police will keep dulaney valley road closed between chapel way and ridg

captain mike perry has all of the details. >> reporter: hello, we are in northeast baltimore, jessica. this is spring street. firefighters were called to the scene of a possible carbon monoxide incident. upon arrival, they found an adult, suffering from symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure. they actually took that person to shock trauma. the condition of that person is not known at this time. they transported a second person from this residence. so apparently they did find a positive carbon monoxide reading inside the residence. they were able to evacuate some of that carbon monoxide from the home. as you see, bge has arrived on the scene. they have not determined the cause of the incident at this point. and we do not know how serious the injuries are to both persons that were transported to shock trauma. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike, thank you. >>> police are trying to stop a growing trend here in maryland. thieves are stealing gasoline right out of people's cars. wjz is live in north baltimore. derek valcourt explains the reeptdz wave of these crimes. derek? >> you can bl

captain mike perry, reporting live. >>> animal cruelty in howard county. police discovered 40 dead pets. wjz is live in ellicott city. wjz has more in this bizarre case. >> those animals were left with no food, no water and no heat to. add to this mystery, some of those were found stuffed inside of a freezer. >> body of 40 dead animals inside columbia. >> it was just so sickening. my wife was -- she was going to throw up. she was disgusted. >> birds, cats, rabbits, snakes, guinea pigs. 21 others dead in the home or in cages. >> rumors were, they come at weird hours. >> reporter: neighbors say the renters living there hadn't been seen in weeks. the discovery came when the property owners came to check on the house after getting complaints of a nasty snell. >> i saw them when they first went in. >> he walked in and walked right out. nobody could stay long. >> right now, no one lives to the house to the left. in the house to the right, a neighbor has just moved in only a few weeks ago. she told me, she did not notice any foul odors. >> reporter: neighbors say

and the rick perry superpac make us great again was started by mike toomey who was perry's chief of staff and co-owns an island with dave carney, perry's chief strategist. but just because you spend time on an island with someone does not mean you coordinate with them. after all, gilligan never even learned the professor's real name. so this is a difficult decision. i've talked it over with my spiritual advertiser, i've talked with over with my money. but i haven't yet talked it over with my money's spiritual advisor. please welcome former fec chair general counsel to the 2080 mccain campaign and my personal lawyer, mr. trevor potter. trevor, thank you so much for joining me tonight. (applause) trevor, trevor, you see these shoes? you see those? pretty good. trevor, here's the problem. i need your help. can i run for president and keep my superpac? don't sugarcoat it. >> no. >> stephen: okay, that's a little less sugar than i was hoping for. why? >> you cannot be a candidate and run a superpac. that would be coordinating with yourself. >> stephen: right. and i would go blind. but here's t

we'll stay with these stories until we hit 11:00, when rick perry is supposed to step up to the mikesou were to sort of look back and read between the lines, let's listen to what rick perry said to our john king, guys, last night. >> the idea that we're going to do anything else other than try to impact this election, that's why we got in it. we didn't get it because it was our purpose in life to be the president of the united states. we did it because it was our purpose to serve this country, and that's what we've been called for and that's what we're going to continue doing. >> okay, roland martin, now that he is going to step out of the race, how is he going to impact the presidential run for the gops? >> well, look, i mean, if he comes out and endorses newt gingrich, it is going to obviously have an impact. remember, south carolina was always supposed to be the true conservative firewall to mitt romney. and so, that's actually what you're looking at here. and so, look, the race has tightened. if newt gingrich wins -- remember, that's the key -- if newt gingrich is able to win on s

. >>> plus, i'll talk with south carolina congressman mike mulvaney, who's backing rick perry, even though 1% of the vote in new hampshire. i'll talk with him about calls from conservatives that perry and the others fall in line and stop slamming romney over his bain capital past. >>> plus, winter's revenge. the latest onç a major storm impacting a big part of the country. >>> and right now at the white house, this breaking news. jay carney taking questions about that marine incident and how it might jeopardize talks with the taliban. let's listen. >> the administration's position has been that for a long time, that we would support and participate in afghan-led reconciliation initiatives, as one key part of our overall strategy. as you say, you have to have these -- you have to have a political solution, at some point. and a political settlement is essential here and, but it is -- it coexists with our military campaign. it is, in fact, our military campaign that has set the conditions for initial reconciliation discussions that we hope will begin taking place. but to be clear, we will co

perry. k you, captain mike >>> the video went viral and was watched around the world. surprising attack on a na baltimore police officer. andrea fujii live in the andrea? with this se. >> reporter: denise, the n who started the entire dent is back in custody tonight. popoce were handcuffing 40-year- old shirshalon broooo r disorderly conduct when other man jumped the officece alalwing t t man to escape. the man was arrested at the scene and facecea number of charges. brooks is now charged d wiwi escape, assault and disorderly conduct. booking. g held at ceceral >> thank you, andrea. >> repepter: remarks by t t r governor a radio show haveve peopleleround maryland on edge. the state uld raise the sales tax again. many s sll businesses will be hurt that ppens. derek valcourt with more on what the governor said and why it's gettiy so ch attention. derek? >> reporter: ththgovernor was apparently speaking off apthe cuff when he suggested increasing ththsales x stead of the gas tax. well with some business owners. >> yououhave to get it taken n juju a a little bit. >> at sin

perry out of the race. i think he can do it. it's not a sure thing. >> mike, as i walked out of the caucus site last night, i grabbed this as a potential collector's item. rick perry says he's going back to assess the campaign. he is finished? >> yes. you would not go to texas. you have to keep your foot on the gas if you have any hope in new hampshire. he has $3 million left. they had planned to go on. but they're very disappointed by this fifth place finish. they really believe they were going to finish ahead of newt gingrich, fourth place crushing. >> so we'll hear something today, tomorrow perhaps? >> i think it will league to today, official tomorrow. >> thanks so much for waking up early fl we'll see more of you on "morning joe." still ahead here on "way too early," john stewart and the daily show return from a long winter's nap with a view of this republican field. you will see that clip later. plus, i spent the night at a caucus site inial toon yashgs 12 miles from here. you'll hear straight from the vote berz why they went for romney and santorum. th

mike huckaby. john roberts has details. >> reporter: undecided voters asked candidates tough questions. romney, huntsman, perry, and santorum had to follow one rule: no attacking the fellow candidates. gingrich couldn't keep that promise. >> governor romney ran saying he created 100 jobs in the house sector. >> mr. speaker, we said we would not allow -- . >> to answer the question. >> off of his double win in iowa and new hampshire, romney has his eye on president obama. >> he came into office with a democrat house and a democrat senate. it didn't think he needed to work across the aisle to build relationships and trust and respect with republicans. and so now that you have republican house, he doesn't like it anymore. >> reporter: playing on huckaby's popularity, perry asked the former arkansas governor to be his vice president. >> mike, what do you have going on next year? layoff. >> hosting this show. -- [ laughter ] >> hosting this show. >> reporter: huntsman promising to work with both sides of the aisle. >> i would sit down with the members of congress and within 30 days, we would have a road map laid ou

mike huckabee. they're hoping that bachmann win a few counties, perry wins a few counties. in the middle of the state where the evangelical voters are they hope that bachmann and perry come pine and that governor romney wins. fascinating to watch. this was four years ago. this is now. this is about to start filling in. >> once again, according to this entrance poll, the initial numbers suggesting that at the top tier, as we expected, ron paul, mitt romney and rick santorum. but i want to caution everyone, this is just the initial respondents. it could change as we get more information. four years ago it certainly did. it could change right now. erin burnett and gloria borger are watching this for us. >> we've got 19 categories of what we asked people in the entrance poll. because there are multiple waves some of the first data we have now are the highly motivated people to first arrive, not those to squeeze in at the end. that can mean very different results as the waves come in. >> exactly. >> when did you decide whom to support? this is a really important category when it

if santorum wants to perform well here, rick perry is waiting for him. this is mikeuckabee four years ago, evangelical votes up here. remember this, fred thompson, he might be the spoiler this time. fred thompson cost mike huckabee south carolina four years ago and gave john mccain the nomination. do we take seriously rick perry's alamo? he says i'm not going to be in new hampshire but waiting for you here for one last stand? >> he's got money, a well-fund pac. one thing, one thing they took nart last night, and that is only 14% of the people who identified themselves as very conservative supported mitt romney. so they believe that they have a real opening with conservative voters, and that's who they're going after. so, you know, they think, look, mitt romney's got kind of a ceiling here that he hasn't been able to punch through and we're going to go after those conservative voters and let the chips fall. >> they think gingrich may stumble in new hampshire and be gone. they're hoping that the perry campaign is, that santorum doesn't do nearly as well in new hampshir

governor perry and herman cain has been and mike reagan is going around the state reassuring i am thecandidate in this situation. bob livingston, bob walker has been here. the attorney general has been doing great job as statewide chairman. we feel we have a vibrant organization. we have jose who ran marco rubio's organization. and one move my daughters live in key business cane and she has been doing spanish interviews and my other daughter has been going and giving speeches. >> sean: whoever i talk to, every e-mail, i'm on hannity and twitter. everything is about this campaign. a lot of the questions i'm getting what the people are talking about the tone. one i think it's made all of you stronger. whoever goes up against barack obama is going to get a billion dollars worth of sneers but on the other hand people are complaining about it. i want to get your take on the tone. >> i wish it was all positive. campaigning in the fall it was all positive we were doing terrific. we were happy talking about big ideas, how to create jobs, how to balance the budget. how to create a new social s

now the texas governor rick perry is running into trouble for his attacks on what he has called vulture capitalists. mikeshington. another in a string of problems for the texas governor rick perry. today he lost a major supporter in south carolina. big deal? >> that's right, shep. investment fund executive barry wynn says is he leaving perry to goal with romney after this attack. laura ingraham brought up texas justice. since 2000 rick perry has received $7 million from private equity and investment firms. today she asked perry if any of those are vulture firms. >> i didn't paint with a broad brush and say that every private equity firm out there is. >> laura: only romney's are vultures? none of your guy's are vure temperatures? only romney. >> look, romney is running for president. >> laura: you are running for president too and you have benefited from these firms. >> i don't have a problem with that. >> also today the u.s. chamber of customers says it is afula foolish for republicans to bash romney for working as venture capitalists. >> shepard: romney's super pac is fighting back with ads of their own

perry get into the race. >> there are a lot of can dates as john king said ten hours ago, are maybe rethinking having got out. >> like mike huckabee you think? >> perhaps. >> it is a very divided party. this isn't a party that is co-elessing. you have santorum with moral issues. you have ron paul and libertarians. you have fed issues tril yn dollars out of budget. you have the businessman and i can create jobs and you know, this is not a party that is really co-lessing, they don't agree. >> at least alomong the candidas in the next few days will be focused on barack obama and more focused on one another. >> we have some historical factoids to share. i want everybody to pay attention. rolland, you paying attention over there? >> not really, wolf. >> this is important. james, pay attention to this. i know all of you will be -- an excellent, excellent polster and researchers, this is what he is telling us right new np was romney's eight-vote margin the closest in the history of presidential primaries and caucus nets united states? >> and the answer is -- >> yes. >> yes. >> no. >> the answer is no. >> barack obama beat hillar