heather mish mara, abc7 news. >>> a liver police officer recovered from a -- a livermore police officer is recover going a head injury after being ambushed overnight. the officer stopped to clear debris from railroad avenue, three or four people on the overpass began throwing rocks and pieces of concrete down on him. police believe the attack was an ambush intended to injure the officer. he has been released from the hospital. no word on any suspects. >>> president obama announced a newer version of his health care reform law to make sure every woman has free access to birth control. it is a compromise. katie marzullo is here with the contraception controversy. >> reporter: the answer is, cut out the middleman. women who work for religious institutions but do not share their employer's views will get it from their health insurer. president obama -- >> the plan is, health insurance companies will be required to reach out and directly offer free birth control to women who work for religious employers. >> the president: these employers with will not have to pay for or provide contraceptive

. >> rick santorum is also campaigning in mish gaun today -- michigan today. the conservative santorum called for a bigger role for government. ron paul and gingrich are way behind in the polls. gingrich is looking past to super-tuesday next week. >>> president obama is meeting with the nation's governor today. they are in washington for the annual governors' conference. the governors are urging for more state resources in education. >> today i'm calling on all of you, invest more in education. invest more in our children and in our future. >> mr. obama asked the governors to higher more teachers and to restore funding to public colleges. and he also reaffirmed his view that decisions about education should be left to states and not the federal. >>> coming up later, we'll tell you why the naacp and local religious leaders are upset over recent remarks made about the president's religious beliefs. that's coming up in about seven minutes. in june, voters will be asked to extend and increase the current parcel tax. the current tax is due to expire in june 2014. t

heather mish mara, abc7 news. >>> a liver police officer recovered from a -- a livermore police officer is recover going a head injury after being ambushed overnight. the officer stopped to clear debris from railroad avenue, three or four people on the overpass began throwing rocks and pieces of concrete down on him. police believe the attack was an ambush intended to injure the officer. he has been released from the hospital. no word on any suspects. >>> president obama announced a newer version of his health care reform law to make sure every woman has free access to birth control. it is a compromise. katie marzullo is here with the contraception controversy. >> reporter: the answer is, cut out the middleman. women who work for religious institutions but do not share their employer's views will get it from their health insurer. president obama -- >> the plan is, health insurance companies will be required to reach out and directly offer free birth control to women who work for religious employers. >> the president: these employers with will not have to pay for or provide contraceptive

. >> he was born and raised a mish -- michigander. >> reporter: but romney is facing questions abouthe auto industry bailout. he wrote a op ed. it was let detroit go bankrupt. >> the president came around to my view that detroit needed to go through managed bankruptcy to shed their excess costs and it took them section months to get -- six months to get there but he got to the place i suggested. >> reporter: clearly the auto industry has had a re bound of sorts but mitt romney will have to come up to a way to respond to those sharp criticisms. >> in addition to winning over the michigan voters, he has to face back the challenge of holding off rick santorum. >> reporter: the latest polls out of michigan show santorum leading romy. it's essentially head to head. you talk about the blue collar vote. that's a big deal for a state like michigan. santorum has the edge over romney. both of the candidates realize how close the race is so they're spending more time, more resources in michigan. you have mitt romney with two full days of campaigning. santorum has two events today and money bein

everyone is watching mifsh mish right now. this is the biggest head to head battle in the republican race so far. mitt romney needs to win michigan to dispel any doubts about him being the favorite. but there's no doubting the numbers. rick santorum is in the lead. gop hopeful mitt romney is rallying supporters across the state where he grew up. >> got lot of old friends here. >> this afternoon, he's expect today get a key endorsement from michigan's governor snyder. he's trailing rick santorum in the polls and is taking some heat for criticizing the auto bailout which many credit for saving the state's largest industry. >> my view from the very beginning was that the auto companies should go through managed bankruptcy and get help comes out of bankruptcy. >> romney said when president obama signed off on the bailout he caved in to michigan's union. the president took an apparent swipe at romney's position in wisconsin on wednesday. >> there were some folks who said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused

or to his campaign, i said, mish, we cannot do that, we cannot have a foreign dignitary campaigning in a domestic election. well, he said, let me see what i can do. so, the next thing i remember is i get a call from shaplinsky, misch, last a night, in wilkiesberry, stash was a smash. did you hear me? i said well thank you stash. >> and pennsylvania went democratic that year by a much larger margin than expected, we now know the reason. >> dick, how do you think that president kennedy would have negotiated in this kind of a climate. how would he have helped our system recover? >> i really do not know, the system as we have it today where people refuse to tolerate the other person's view. how he could possibly have honed up to it. when i left washington which was exactly a week before the president was assassinated. now, we had put together with a lot of work and a lot of things of a real coalition of republicans and democrats prepared to support a real civil rights bill. it was -- and i left washington with a certain assurance that it was over. there was no need to doit. i used to name

he, too, ignored the mish fwan and arizona races focusing, as he should, on the race. >> she's havingy tomorrow morning. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear carol, happy birthday to you ♪ >> ron paul celebrated with carol a leap year birthday. finally, a tip if you're using a fake i.d., be absolutely certain the photo you use on that i.d. is not of the most famous actor in the world. a man in brazil was arrested yesterday a after he tried to open a bank account with this i.d. your eyes do not deceive you. that is a mug shot, a famous mug shot of the actor jack nicholson. not just any picture of jack nicholson. that is his mug shot. according to reports the suspect was using nicholson's picture on a government issued i.d. bears no resemblance whatsoever to jack nicholson. he denies though, charges of falsifying the documents and claims that is, in fact, a photograph of him. still ahead on "way too early", why are you awake? your well meaning tweets, texts and e-mails on the "morning joe." ♪ our machines help identify early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extrem

. >>> according to mish can's cornerer, efforts to right its own financial ship could serve as a model for the federal government, as well as other states. that's the comment of governor rick snyder as he told a house committee today. he was noncommittal when pressed by members of the house committee on workforce saying such a move would be divisive and not part of his agenda. he appeared in washington along with connecticut governor dan malloy to discuss opportunities for job creation and touch on a number of efforts during what he has faced in the first year in office as he tries to restructure the tax code in michigan, also to encourage more business development across the state. here's how some of it unfolded on capitol hill. again you're going to hear from governor rick snyder. he is a republican from michigan. and governor dan malloy in connecticut as he testified on capitol hill on taxes and job creation and the u.s. economy. >> thank you both for being here. i realize, we all realize, this is a difficult time for you. budget season coming up. you're going to be called upon to m

>> i think it is a mish mosh of a lot of things. >> the oil industry has been making billions upon trillions of dollars. i would place the blade so we are in their hands. >> i do not know who to blame at this point. you cannot really blame anyone. we need gas i have a family in here. there is no stopping. all of us cannot fit on a skateboard. >>pam: @ kron4 we will help you find the cheapest prices are around. had to our web site and check out a special gas price section with all the resources you need. police are searching for a man who grabbed a teenager on her way to school. happened yesterday morning in santa cruz county. deputies say a man jumped out of his truck and to grab the girl while speaking to her in spanish. she managed to break free in granta harbor high school. he tried to follow her. several packages of cocaine were discovered outside of a walnut creek bar. the small container was found friday night near a parking lot next to the lift lounge in downtown walnut creek. it was said to contain 6 g of cocaine with about $500. bell labs has been criticized for recent violence. the

>> glenn: you don't believe there is cr mish eetts. >> bob: they >>> welcome to "red eye." i'm greg gutfeld or as i am called on the new jersey turnpike, the fairfield fondler. andy, what is coming up on tonight's show? >> let's go crazy, america. our top story tonight, chris brown and rihanna making music together? the shocking story that has lead to an epidemic of puns involving the word hit and does boozing and movies drive kids to drink? a study we didn't need. and finally n an elevator to space? it may sound crazy, but if you think about it, where else would you take a space elevator to, greg? >> thank you, andy. >> welcome back. >> thanks. >> where were you yesterday? >> just tcb, andy. >> tcb? >> taking care of business. >> i know what it stands for. >> that's good. >> we have nothing tonight. >> sure don't. >> we have paul mccurio on. >> i know. we will try to get through it all like we always do. >> it is only an hour. >> that it is. >> talk to you later. let's welcome our guest. she is so hot that anything she wears has hot pockets. i am here tonight with fox news

. >> reporter: earlier this year, the same kind of gear saved mish from an avalanche. >> i saw the ground in front of me ripple. it was like the earth was breathing. once an afterlanch has you -- 56 lanch has you, you're not going anywhere. >> reporter: john swanson was snowmobiling in washington's cascade range, when he was buried alive. >> i was getting suficated-- suffocated face first in the snow. >> we got you. you're good. >> reporter: nationwide, there have been 17 avalanche deaths this season. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and expert says the risk of additional slides in the region could remain high all season. they attribute the dangers in part to a weak base layer of snow, caused by a dry winter. >> surveillance surprise. new documents show the new york police department went beyond just keeping tabs on muslims in new york city. mary is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the documents show new york city police checked websites run by muslim student groups at 16 colleges throughout the northeast. they talked with police about professors in buffal on -- buffalo

i'm not sure mish -- dare .ma will think it is funny. the other top story from katie marzullo who will take at this time to the bridge. >> reporter: good morning. also traffic related so the president caused a little traffic trouble, take a look at the eastern span of the westbound bani walid more traffic trouble is coming. -- westbound bay bridge more traffic trouble is coming. you will be able to drive west from treasure island to san francisco. you can take bart, trains will be running 24/7 until the bridge reopens tuesday not all trains and not all stops. there will be extra ferry service. go to abc7news.com for a link that will help navigate bart and ferry schedules. the bridge is scheduled to reopen 5 a.m. tuesday. there's always a chance that could reopen earlier.÷( nz >> especially if the rain doesn't put a damper on it. >>> let's talk about what is going on this morning. increasing high clouds as you saw from that picture mild, low to mid 60s, clouds thick enough to bring us spotty drizzle during the ev

what would a rick santorum win in mitt romney's home state of the mishy mish mean for the race for president. our panel weighs in after the break. still stocome the power player of the week. >> offering members big discounsels. >> we thought it was a strong path ahead. stay tuned our panel will be right back. ♪ [ malr ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> i think rick santorum voted for thing to talk one for the team. >> it is necessary to win. are you going to vote for someone you trust? >> chris: republican candidates mitt romney and rick santorum getting in more digs on the final weekend before the michigan primary and we are back with the panel. after another barage of negtuv ads and aggres

mishing ream. >> since the judge just got the case today he wants the weekend to review all the motions there are about 3 or 4 of them and then trial resumes on monday when the argument will be hear heard. it is their hope that a jury will be selected by the end of the week. this is 7 news. >> livermore police credit tips from the public for the arrest of 5 teenagers suspected of pelting homes and vehicle with rock. they fled through the neighborhood throwing larnld landscaping river rock from a moving car early last saturday morning. one rock went through the window and ended up in the wall intera child crib and somebody could have been hurt. 5 teenagers booked into the juvenile hall in sap leandro today and police say the boy told them they are sorry for what they did. >> major disruption at san francisco international today. hundreds of delta passengers found themselves stranded for hours while the bomb squad checked out the contents of suspicious carry on bag. mark with the story of false alarm that took a long time to unravel. >> whatever was in the suitcase police didn't want anyo

>> glenn: you don't believe there is cr mish eetts. >> bob: they are twinkies. >> thank you for watching. see you tomorrow on "the five." >> bret: look at the obama administration's new corporate tax plan. and those of the republican challengers. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. this year, as in every election year, taxes will be an issue, perhaps a big issue. today, the obama administration did its best to get in front of the subject by outlining what it characterizes as a pro-business and fair overhaul of corporate taxes. chief national correspondent jim angle reports the president will have plenty of company on the reform bandwagon. >> reporter: with americans now working on the tax returns, the president and the republican candidates are starting to talk in detale about how they changed the tax laws. >> i'm going to lower rates across the board for all americans by 20%. all right? [ applause ] >> reporter: romney argued lower tax rates give people more money to spend but also helped small businesses, which create most of the new jobs and often pay

. >> so you see see around you in all of these states that surround mish, all of these governors signingto law, right to work laws which prevent people from collectively bargaining in the way that we know. and what has the uaw obviously has been supporting brothers and sisters in union movement to prevent that from happening. but do you think that's going to also happen in michigan? >> i hope not. i hope we do a good job of educating the citizens because right to work is really about lowering worker's wages. it was funny the indiana chamber of congress came out and said that, this is about luring labor costs. working class people, working people have seen their wages go down and down and down. and that's part of the problem with our economy today. there is not enough disposable income. >> riot. >> we want to raise middle class back up. >> that's the whole point. and putting money into the people's pockets so they can buy the products? right? >> that's right. right to work does not bring jobs into a state. the last state to pass right to work was oklahoma and they have had a 30% reduction

what would a rick santorum win in mitt romney's home state of the mishy mish mean for the race for president. our panel weighs in after the break. still stocome the power player of the week. >> offering members big discounsels. >> we thought it was a strong path ahead. stay tuned our >> i think rick santorum voted for thing to talk one for the team. >> it is necessary to win. are you going to vote for someone you trust? >> chris: republican candidates mitt romney and rick santorum getting in more digs on the final weekend before the michigan primary and we are back with the panel. after another barage of negtuv ads and aggressive performance in the debate this week. mitt romney moved in a small lead in michigan and a bigger lead in arizona and where does the race stand now? and is it enough for mitt romney to win michigan or a sizable margin. it would have been enough by a sizable margin and a win will be seen as turning things around given where rick santorum was. where we are in the primary is where we are intended to be. not have a race where it is easy to wrap up early . it is designed t

what would a rick santorum win in mitt romney's home state of the mishy mish mean for the race for president. our panel weighs in after the break. still stocome the power player of the week. >> offering members big discounsels. >> we thought it was a strong path ahead. stay tuned our panel will be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >> i think rick santorum voted for thing to talk one for the team. >> it is necessary to win. are you going to vote for someone you trust? >> chris: republican candidates mitt romney and rick santorum getting in more digs on the final weekend before the michigan primary and we are back with the panel. after another barage of negtuv ads and aggressive performance in the debate this week. mitt romney moved in a small lead in michigan and a bigger lead in arizon

. >> it might be, andrew, or it might just be a real mish-mash where they all pick up victories.ved forward. everybody has little victories. they are all making victory speeches and we end up after super tuesday thinking, well, that was a waste of time. >> we'll save the big victory if that happens just as this week as barack obama who allows for the party to be fighting for each other. what i find interesting about next week is there is the possibility of a brokered convention based upon what we're finding. >> is there any real politics? >> right now clear politics is was up to 20% when it was single digits before and it will be interesting to see how they interpret tonight's number and look at the polls for next week. because if there is a genuine sense that mitt romney can't close the deal people are going to start getting nervous. >> and if you have santorum not splitting it down with mitt romney. >> so many could possibly do that no, he's not going to do it. jep bush is not sure if he has anything in common with the republican party anymore. in terms of a brokered convention

. >> it might be, andrew, or it might be a mish mash where they all pick up victories. everyone has little victories, and they all make victory speeches, and we wind up on super tuesday thinking, well, that was a waste of time. >> i would say the big victor, if that happens, just as this week, is barack obama, who continues to allow for the republican party to be fighting each other. what i find interesting about next week is there is the possibility of a brokered convention based upon the possibility of what we're finding. >> is it a real possibility? >> now in real clear politics it's up to 20% when it was down in single digits before. it will be interesting how they interpret tonight's number to see how -- and they look at the polls for next week because, if there is a genuine sense that mitt romney can't close the deal, people are going to start getting nervous. >> out of 144 delegates, you've got to get there. if you have santorum splitting the delegate count with mitt romney, he's not going to get to 1,144. he's going to need to go into that convention. >> if some

. >>> new this morning, san francisco sheriff ross mish mirk's wife is getting read -- mirkarimi's wife is getting ready for a fight. eliana lopez has hired three new lawyers and you one is paula canning part of the legal team for barry bond's case. and the second family law and the third immigration issues. >>> 5:04. let's kick it over to the biggest giants fan in the bay area. that would be -- >> he is now. >> lawrence karnow. >> all about the money. that's right. >> and i'm not talking san francisco. >> that's right. >> hey, folks, we have some changes coming our way. the winds are kicking up outside. calm right now. high clouds outside. we have a major storm brewing off the coastline. right now, 38 degrees in santa rosa. and 46 in san jose. and you got 49 degrees in pacifica. this afternoon, though, these clouds are on the increase. and seeing some of the high clouds already. but that system will move closer and closer throughout the day today. and likely see the clouds thickening up. and the winds will begin to kick up near the coastline in the afternoon. and the temperatures not g

let me play you a clip of what the winner of arizona and mishish mish, romney, had to say to his supporters>> great victory in arizona tonight. and thank you, michigan. what a win. this is a big night. thank you, guys. you know, a week ago, it was just a week ago that the pundits and the pollsters, they were ready to count us out, but across michigan and arizona, i kept on meeting moms and dads and students and grandparents, and they were concerned about what is happening to this great country of ours, and i was confident we could come together today and take a giant step toward a brighter future. so tonight, their efforts have brought our cause a great victory and we celebrate with people across these states. thank you. now, tonight is also particularly special for me because this is a place where i was born. this is the place where i was raised. my mom and dad lived many years here and love this great state, and i know that michiganders in the room, we consider you all family. thank you so much for your help. and in this room are the people who knocked on the doors and made the calls and

. >> i think it is a mish mosh of a lot of things. >> the oil industry has been making billions of one i place the blame solely on >> . >> i do not know who to blame at this point. you cannot really blame anyone. we need gas theorists' >>pam: of its here at kron4 will will help define the cheapest prices. had to our web site and check out a special gas for a section with all of the resources you need including an interactive map showing you prices in every neighborhood plus a list of the cheapest gas stations around. >>pam: there is major concern along the california coast. the proposed budget for 2013 calls for massive cuts to the national tsunami warning program. this is the scene still fresh in many people's minds. conceivable is being tossed about. this was the destruction caused in santa cruz about a year ago by the tsunami triggered by last year's earthquake that rocked japan. 18 boats sank when waves came crashing into the harbor. 100 boats or damaged. among other things, the 4.6 million in proposed cuts would affect programs that maintain a high tech belize that confirmed that

arizona and mish twin hold -- michigan hold primaries tomorrow. the latest polls show romney neck-and-neck. except for ron paul, all candidates have won newt gingrich has requested secret service protection. mitt romney has had secret service protection since first. >>> california republicans have wrapped up their summit. some attending said he want the -- attendees said they want the fight to stretch into california. >>> mitt romney supporters say they expect the former massachusetts governor to do well here. >> we've all anticipated a longer primary process unlike four years ago. >> we don't have a lot of states that are winter take all. you win the state you get all of the candidates. >> governor brown went on "meet the press" to call the gop field wreck les. tab dash reckless. >>> he -- reckless. >>> sleep researchers say geography may make a big difference in how well you sleep. there is a new study showing people living in the south report the most sleep disturbances and day-time sleepiness. they can't specifically say why geographicfy could

he's doing well in the polls in mish twin where mitt romney has taken a lot of the votes and money from reporter: in the past santorum "-- santorum has leveled a lot of shots. tonight, he will be right in the middle an certainly a big focus. as for newt gingrich and ron paul, you should not exwruped estimate -- underestimate them. everyone has the chance. we've seen newt gingrich have pig date performances in south carolina. >>> do you think we might see someone drop out before super- tuesday. i know this is gonna sound crazy. i think everyone will stick around well into march and april. i think gingrich could do well in georgia and other states like tennessee and oklahoma. in fact, like gingrich, he drew big crou, mitt romney did. if he could finish them out, they would outrule all of the delegates. i'm not gonna count newt gingrich out. nothing will shock me about this case anymore. >> you mentioned that the obama administration had been know cussing on mitt romney but now they are turning to santorum. >> reporter: the money is still on mitt romney. but i do think that the obama peopl

this is one of the things we like to do, not only involve the audience, and it's important, because mish gan and arizona vote on tuesday, but this is the last debate on the books, could be the last of the primary cycle, but we are certainly it's the final state before 14 states. and then ten states on super tuesday. a lot at stage here. >> i think it's fair to say, at least if you believe the national polls, he's now the front-runner. >> that's right, and it is in miss interest to go after him tonight. one thing we have seen in arizona, a new maris poll that might show that romney might be okay here. if romney should somehow lose michigan to santorum, it will create this whole conversation, he cannot win the state where he grew up, he can't win states in the midwest, santorum can, and this goes to the conversation we had last night of the possibility of a brokered convention. >> are you still tweaking questions, or is that done? >> i heard you talking earlier about how we do this. we have what we call the cone of silence, a staff-only room, small group of us, and we always look around wh

morning, mitt romney and rick santorum are both appearing at events in michigan f romney grew up in mish twin. his father was governor there. he's not backing down on his opposition to the government bail out, cauing it crony capitalism in the detroit news. some polls show rommy is set behind. >>> if last -- last saturday, mitt romney was announced the winner in portland, maine. the state's republican chairman said the errors were .and would not have raised the taxes. >>> the pennsylvania poll -- mitt romney 'income was -- mitt romney's income was -- . >>> 7:19. a ruling by an appeals court could cause contra costa county millions of dollars in property tax revenue from oil refineries. the ruling could force the county to give back 104 million to chevron. that's after the court turned down a state role. the county could join a state appeal of that court decision -- decision. >>> apple says it will change its apps plly -- policy. it will start to require iphone and ipad apps apple says separate user prompts will be needed for an am ma tab dash for an amp to get company approval. >>> two r

former candidate mish bachmann says she thinks the race will be over soon.ib armey says gingrich is a lost cause for those voters. meanwhile, just one more sign that gingrich is losing touch. wikipedia says that gingrich's communications director has made or requested dozens of ed illustrates on gingrich's behalf. these including factual references to his marriages and ethics charges brought against him while speaker of the house. is newt gingrich kidding himself at this point? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment or go to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page. not looking good for the newt-er, wolf. >> i'll be speaking with him live, so will have a chance to question him. thanks very much, jack. >>> a big ruling on california's ban on same-sex marriage occurred today. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and other stories. what's going on? >> a federal appeals court says california's voter approved gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. the manual made its decision saying the ban known as prop 8 served -- expect an appeal that could go all the

. >> they're five days away from primaries in mish dpan and arizona and less than two weeks from super tuesday. the latest national polls show rick santorum's lead over mitt romney has shrunk to only one point. jan crawford is in scottsdale, arizona. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. this race has changed so dramatically since the last debate. rick santorum is the new front-runner. romney's trying to regain the lead. gingrich has plummeted. ron paul still remains a player. all that led to some fiery exchanges last night, especially involving santorum as these candidates clash repeatedly on issues big and small. >> the government take over health care. >> wait a second. >> there was a study that crust came out. >> reporter: the new front-runner and the former one slugged it out. >> it would be a difficult task for someone who has the model for obama care, which is the biggest issue in this case of government control of your lives, to be the nominee of our party. it would take that issue off the -- >> first of all, lets me not forget that four years ago, well after romney care was put

of course mishe emergeses in th 'p '80s with powerful men to expose her to all the powerful marketing stars in the world. so there's this interesting arc that they're able to take advantage of, you know, malcolm glad well talks about good historical timing is important to becoming a superstar. they get that. >> the great talent that we know exists in black churcheses like new hope, actually becomes pop culture because of the historic moment in which it finds itself. it's interesting to hear you say that she feels like michael jackson in a certain way. certainly the loss feels similar. but, you know, hooer she was in fact this pop music icon during the time of hip-hop emerging. it felt to me like there was always a little bit of cultural tension around our appreciation for her talent and voice but the discordance aspect of that pop vis-a-vis hip-hop. >> you're absolutely right. there was a time african-americans in particular gave bhit ne a lot of flack for being a pop star. one time she was at the soul train awards and she was booed. they didn't like the fact she had crossed over into

chris christie, mish daniel, jeb bush and -- ryan.o get in if romney loses michigan, probably. if romney wins narrowly tonight, you're looking at ten states or five or six with e van janua evangelical electorates. those are states that will be hard for romney to win. the main states that he can win, virginia, where no one else is on the ballot, apart from ron paul. and massachusetts, which means, you know what. so super tuesday is a very ugly situation for him. but those are the four. they get phone calls every day. all four of it look at it like a suicide mission. all say i'm going to get in essentially at the convention and have 67 days to run against barack obama and his billion dollars. raising money, building the organization. are you crazy? all four guys think they could be president one day. they look at that. i think i've got a career to think about. career, country. country, career. i'm telling you there's a hunger out there. a hunger for news. >> thank you so much. i love hearing all you men talk. it's fascinating. brilliant

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so, the speech that he gave to the uaw today and enjoys the sort of havoc created in mish gab amishgan the weakness and the division of the republican party, but they should not be deluded at the white thousands that it is anything but a close race, because the unemployment is over 8%, and while the auto industry was saved and thank god for that, there is a lot of work to be done. >> and steve, you seem to be admitting that the real ti of this out there in the country, and as howard is saying tonight from the gallup poll and the white house connection and i think that there is a disconnect, and this euphoria from washington is misplaced. >> well f foundational element of the race remains the same. both sides have about 48% of the vote, and it is going to be a very, very close election in a closely divided country. it is a clear politics average which is the number that everyone looks at inside of the campaigns which is an average of all of the polls together have the president at about a 48% approval, and you know, 48, you know, 48.9% disapproval. so, i think that it is pretty clear ov

we are looking anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of snow, marquette, mish, albany, 6 to 10. up to10 inches of snow in boston. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> tom kierein, storm center 4. rain advancing west to east picking up speed. going to be into the metro area a little earlier than we thought. beginning to move into far western fairfax county and points west as well as northern montgomery county. all the way down just west of i-95. heading into the washington area. another 20 minutes to half an hour. and then by later in the morning and noontime could get thunder and lightning with showers. maybe more thunder and lig >>> that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thank you. coming up, lindsay lohan opens up about her sobriety, her time behind bars and what life is like now. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> just ahead, will attorneys for the man accused of killing his co-worker's husband call the victim's own wife to the stand? we'll have the latest. >> and why some schools aren't testing for a gas >>> good morning. i'm joe krebs. storms are beginnin