i think it was ron by mit romney. to have qualified to be president. >> it is interesting. >> you can run for president, but if you are eligible, does that make you qualified? >> it is interesting as pawlenty up and out, michele bachman up and down and perry up and down and now herman cain is up. the one constant is romney and i think he's gotten better in the debates. >> romney, i had a column today and i say romney is a skilled debater. he understands the debate. he doesn't answer questions he doesn't want to and walks around them. he's good with him. his problem is his record. romneycare political inconsistency. someone like cain, even though he fumbled in a couple spots, but he has everyone and their mother out there right now looking up 9-9-9 and he can come back. >> and cain also stumbled in terms of having loaded rhetoric. loaded rhetoric like a democrat plantation. why do you need that kind of language? loaded rhetoric that is really deadvice i have like blacks have been brainwashed. you can say blacks have be

and tonight karl rove said herman cain just got a gift and now herman cain is leapfrogging past mit romney. so what is mr. cain going to do with that gift? here's karl rove, former advisor in president bush. great to see you. >> great to see you. >> okay. i realize this is only a poll, it's very early and it's a national poll, not iowa or not new hampshire. but tell me, mr. herman cain leading at 27%. >> yeah. first of all, i think -- i like the real clear politics ideas of averaging together the recent polls because it givessa better sense what have is actually happening and gets rid of the outliers, policy either overemphasizing or underemphasizing a candidate. you look at their average, cain 27, rome -- romney at 23. and it begins in florida with the -- after the poor debate performance by perry and cain wins the straw poll and it's continued since then. now whether or not it's going continue to continue, we don't know. herman cain needs to get his campaign focused on the campaign and not book sales. >> but his book, i thought -- the way i interpreted his book sales is that it was part

gov mit romney is knocked from the top. one. these candidates blasted past romney in the policy. who is the frontrunner? stand by. you are about to find out who is now in the lead. and candidate for president, senator jon huntsman is on the record and news that could be robbing the justice department tonight. a subpoena. darryl issa committee served a is. he is here to tell you what he wants. and only here speaker of the house, john boehner. >> nice to see you. >> glad to be here. >> you said earlier today you want the administration to hold iran's feet to the fire. exactly what do you mean by holding their feet to the fire? what do you envision that would be the smart thing do? >> last year congress pasted the iran sanctions act which gave the administration a toolbox of potential tools they could use to increase sanctions against the iranians. and the administration has these tools. they are available and i would believe that they need to use these tools. >> they aren't using them? >> they are not using all the tools that were given to them by the congress. >> so there is some

mit romney is still leading the barely 26 percent. those numbers could change after today's debate in las vegas to see 1 percent difference between mit romney and herman cain. especially after hurricanes comments on immigration. >>reporter: herman kane believes his comments did not cross the line about immigration. >> it will be 20 ft. high my fans will have of wire and it will have a sign saying it will kill you, warning. people say mr. kang that is insensitive but it is insensitive for them to the killing our citizens and giving our border agents. >>reporter: the outspoken republican says that he was kidding. >> it was a joke, that was a serious, america needs to get a sense of humor. >> i am sure that he wasn't joking when it probably means that he was taking a serious to do something at the border and stop the illegal immigration. >>reporter: here is how can affect him, during the 2010 race, this is what one republican did that outraged hispanics. the senate majority leader harry reid captured nearly 90 percent of the latino vote

i think mit romney because he has crossover appeal to independents.any conservatives, herman

rick perry and mit romney debated immigration with perry attacking romney for employing illegal immigrants. >> the i did you stand here before us and talk about you are strong on immigration is the height of hypocrisy. >>reporter: romney said a lawn service use hired illegal employees and he fired the company of the issue he also faces a tax over the health care plan the of dominican of being-- the plan that he implemented. he says that his plan was not designed as a model for the entire nation and as president he will repeal president obama of health care a lot. >> i have said time and again obama-care is bad news. >>reporter: herman cain place crew me over his 999 tax plan. >> if we give congress a 9 percent sales tax hollow a take a liberal president and a liberal congress to run at up to 90 percent? >>reporter: herman cain invited americans to read the plan on the web site and do the math for themselves. >> is a jobs plan it is revenue neutral its is not raise taxes on those making the least. >>james: debate was - 1 after a utah gov. john huntsman decided to boycott the date he said th

a significant endorsement from mit romney.is christie he refused repeated calls run for president himself with this with the scene in new hampshire today when he said america cannot survive another four years of obama and mit romney is the man to lead america. the occupied movement that is continuing in cities across the u.s., you are looking at a rally in boston that got pretty rough last night after protesters ignored police orders to move from a downtown green space. more than 125 people were arrested. the >> a live picture from berkeley, you can see the beautiful skies and the trees, not much wind going on right now and certainly no sign of rain. the morning trend that jacqueline has been talking about continues. one reminder, there is a power outage affecting 1150 customers in berkeley. that has also shut down the berkeley bart station in downtown. station trains are running straight through. we will keep an eye on this and get back with you more. stay tune. [ dennis ] allstate wants everyone to be protected on the road.

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now he's itching to spar with romney but didn't land any significant punches. >> mit has 6 years to beorking on a plan. i have been in this for about 8 weaks. >>reporter: earlier today romney got big endorse many. biggest one up for grab. >> american not survive another 4 years of barack obama and mit romney the man we need to lead america and we need him now. >>reporter: romney still trying to win over skeptical republicans. his defense of 2008 wall street bailout tonight probably won't help. but christy endorsement could. this is abc news washington. >> federal prosecutor unseal indictment against 2 bay area men now facing charges in a massive bank failure. if this man and thomas of san ramone charged with fraud and conspiracy and falsifying records. both men were vice president of united commercial bank of san francisco which went under 2 years ago. it was the first bank in the country to fail after receiving start money government bailout fun. they are charged of cooking the bank book to hide the financial condition after many of its loans started to fail. not only did united comme

what do you make, is herman cain, are his numbers sustainable, and what do you think about mit romney's steady, high and constant. >> first on romney, it's staying still around the mid-20s. his major problem, and you have addressed this when you have had him on the program, a lot of conservatives are not sure he won't flip again. when he was governor of massachusetts he tried to out-kennedy on abortion. he was for same-sex marriage and now he says he's come over and he has the conservative position. a lot of conservatives want to know if you get pressure from the media or politicians of a different stripe, you are you going to stick with your principles or are you going to flip back in the other direction. i think that's holding him back. and i agree with bob on herman cain. he's a very, very interesting person but i believe he's a flash in the span will not sustain for the long haul. >> you do? >> well, let's look at it from a strategic standpoint. mit romney was going to avoid iowa and put his mark down in new hampshire where he should win by a fairly large margin. because there's no

so mit romney is in a place where he can take advantage of this. the front runner always gets an advantage when people who have been setting on the side loins romaine on the sidelines, and herman cain i suspect will gain a little bit on this. this will ultimately come down to a romney and not-romney candidate, in my opinion. and herman cain, who benefited from a good performance in the debate and a surprise win or a series of straw poll wins have taken advantage of those to jump up in the polls. >> the last hour i saw a cbs poll that had herman cain tied, i think cbs tied with governor romney. does that sort of thank your thinking if indeed that poll is more recent? >> yeah. i haven't seen that poll, but all these polls are happening with such speed and the washington post abc poll, for example, came out two days ago. let's take a deep breath. let's turn the tape back four years ago to this very time. fred thompson had closed within 7 points of rudy giuliani. it was a 28-21 race. john mccain was stuck at 14. mitt romney was at 10. mike huckabee was

. >>> in iowa today, another republican candidate mit romney criticized president obama. >> i think he's over his head and the evidence of that is that you have 25 million people today three years after he was thought rated, 25 million people out of work or stopped looking for work or on part- time jobs when they need full- time employ. >> a town hall meeting in iowa. he said president obama didn't cause the recession, but that he made it worse and has made the recovery last longer than it should have. so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home. >>> we have just learned from the highway patrol that one lane is still closed in the northbound direction of highway 101. haz-mat are still cleaning up the highway. that leaked fuel on to the roadway. the chp expects the northbound lane will be closed for at least another 5 hours. and because that area is only

meanwhile mit romney got a boost today. chris christi, announced he plans to support romney. >>> meanwhile, in washington today, president obamas plan was shut down by republicans. 46 republicans joined two democrats to keep the $447 billion plan for coming up for a vote. the bill includes a tax increase on the wealthy and expansion of a current payroll tax cut, and an extension of jobless benefits among other things. president obama says he will try again by breaking the bill down into smaller ones. >>> still to come, testimony in the michael jackson death trial today revealed the state of the pop star's physical health the day he died. we're taking you inside the courtroom. >>> and new at 11:00 -- >> he unquestionably made some of the worst wars of the 20th century, early 21st century much worse than they would have been. >> a look at the life of a man known as the merchant of death, as he prepares for trial. >> >> coming up, alex smith hanging out right up here! with brae, with rogers, with -- brees, with rogers, with to

they say in some places presidential cases mit romney may be benefiting. >>justine: hewlett-packard said it has decided against selling off its pc unit. the h-p president and ceo make whitman said keeping the unit within the company is right for the company. this is good for its companies, shareholders and business partners. now we will take a live look outside from our camera that looked over the city will be back with more chilly weather. for over 60,000 california foster children, extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal, when you can't do the normal things. to help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. in is a look in your seven day forecast. nothing was sunshine for the foreseeable future. our temperatures are nice and mild. as we look towards the

from mit romney to ron paul the field of g.o.p.ng president obama's decision to withdraw troops by the end of the year. >> i could say that our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> president obama's decision to pull the last troops out of iraq is welcome news for military spouses. >> a event iment echoed. >> it is about time. we have been losing family members for no reason now. >> basically iraq veterans and the veterans in afghanistan, they met every challenge personally and operationally throughout this entire war. >> there will lingering questions whether the mission really is accomplished or whether iraq can fend for itself. on the campaign trail, the candidates who want to take president obama's job are asking why now? >> was the president as administration out-negotiated by the iraqi leaders? >> they are questioning whether the time sg military -- timing is mill ri or political. >> all too often we have not made sure our men and women in uniform are what's most important. >> i predict we will be very i

. >> mit romney is a moral person, but he is not a christian. mormonism is not christianity. it has always been considered a cult by mainstream christianity. >> perry later distanced himself from the remarks. >> romney didn't directly address the controversy. instead he took issue with another speaker that attacked gays and muslims. >> we should remember that d.c.encey is a good value, too. >> you did rick perry no good, sir, in what you had to say. >> brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> on capitol hill the senate is preparing to vote this week on president obama's jobs bill. the unemployment rate suck at 9.1%, the president asked persons to support the $447 billion plan and accused republicans of standing in the way. >> any senator out there thinking of voting against this jobs bill needs to explain why they would oppose something that we know would improve our economic situation. if the republicans in congress think they have a better plan for creating jobs right now, they should prove it. >> the president's jobs plan would reduce payroll taxes for workers and ememployers, ext

. >> a new state poll from new hampshire of republican primary voters shows that mit romney is holdingto the lead at 38 percent of the mid businessman herman cain is gaining ground. >> a couple of live looks house high on this rainy monday. even to the clout in that pavement is still wet. and you see the fog conditions and the wet pavement here, we see light showers throughout the bay area courtesy of the system that is up to the north, the tail and is extending of the west coast and clipping the bay area. this was supposed to stay well to the north of us. but we are given a few light showers in the heavier rain the you can keep passing through and to our north. so right now we see cooler conditions, to tell that to purchase, in the '60s for the most part 64 san francisco, 66 hayward. fuel '70s--a few low '70s in the south bay. mostly come out and went out there. scattered showers for the morning commute, my rain expected until the 7:00 hour. then we will see a decrease in cloud coverage to 10:00. i knew most the clear skies. temperatures warmer tomorrow afternoon by five to 15 degrees

just hours before the debate, a rising star in the republican party christine endorsed mit romney he solidify his standing with the gop establishment and john that his image as the republican-suited to challenge president obama. speaking of mr. obama, a rough day for the protection today senate republicans blocked the jobs bill that the president has been the last several weeks promoting pro 46 and the senate and two democrats lotus against it tonight. >> here in a tech headlines millions of blood there users have experienced outage problems including trouble getting on the web. americans have not had a problem the users in europe and the middle east have. then when to release an update to fix this problem. and roku the most part to a way to netflix and streamed movies act until a new box is called the el tee, is the cheapestroku balked yet. -- the cheapest roku box yet. users must the hbo subscribers to access the shows. it was also the people access the old age deal shows like the sopranos and sex in the city. an at&t has unveiled five new entrant phones. they are as follows. to my

. >> what does mit romney do, governor romney do? he can't just coast. >> no, he can't.e coasts and he loses. this is still close enough. we have less than 70 days until the iowa caucuses. if you down out the holidays, we have roughly 45, 46, 47 effective days of campaigning, and you better be in there in the early states in every one of those days you possibly can or somebody is going to come up and nip you. take iowa. 24 for romney, 21 for cain. if you are romney and you start to coast, that 21 could turn into 24 and that 24 could turn into 21. >> i thought governor romney is on probation with a lot of republicans, as we say in the criminal court system. and i thought today that at least he's been accused of flip-flopping on the union issue in ohio and first he was for it, then he was against it, now he says he's for it again. whatever is the truth, it appears that he's like a rather fluid in his been on it. >> well, i wouldn't say that he flip-flopped. i would say it's a different problem than that. it looked like he was there in ohio and tepid in his support of it. n

. >> but, for example, mit romney has a book this thick, i read it, and newt is coming up with the polls -- and i believe that perry can recover. do you think perry can recover at all? >> i think he's toast. >> you think he's toast? >> well, i think he is going to make a little bit after recovery but i'll still you right now, being out on the field and raising national money, right now people right and left, after christie announced i'm totally out, he had some of the biggest players in the money game that were going to back him. they are all following suit and going to romney. they are all going to romney. and this is a billion dollars race. this is up to the bundlers and super bundler, the souper pack. >> and you have done this for yields. >> i'm in the field. i'm not just a strategist talking what i think. i'm in the field and seeing it done. >> you put on your shoulder pads. >> yeah. >> at the end of the day we want is someone who can win. >> so you are supporting romney? >> as of now. >> as of now, all right. we will take a quick break. maybe i should go on ed hardy's show on great

"john mccain and his friend used to beat up mit romney at recess." gn adviser, quote, "whose distaste for romney is vivid." mike huckabee's campaign chairman who went on to become michele bachmann's campaign manager for a while this year, he said in 2008, and i quote, "what i have to do is make sure my anger with a guy like romney whose teeth i want to knock out doesn't get in the way of my thought process." there was "time" magazine which described mr. romney as, quote, "the candidate who seems to be uniting his republican rivals. quote, "the degree to which campaigns played a part cannot be underestimated." quote, "the other candidates' staffs have seemed to bonded in their dislike of romney. the aversion of romney seems to go beyond mere policy disagreements. it's also a suspicion of what they see as his hypocrisy and central phoniness." that debate where mitt romney stood all alone without a friend in the world, the debate the next day was headlined as rivals pile on romney. everybody attacking mitt romney during that debate. apparently that was n

in comparison with mitt perry and mit romney, who raised $17 million and $14 million respectively in third quarter. he told neil cavuto he has just a little over a million dollars of cash on hand so where does it leave the field had? let me just start, kevin, with what we heard perry saying here. unemployment today in north dakota because of a massive oil find there is 3.5%. canada was in a recession in 2009, and guess what, they drilled their way out of it. so he think perry is on to something that it would probably be the quickest means to create the most amount of jobs, lower taxes by lowering energy prices, and having the better impact of national security by being -- by not being so dependent. do you agree? >> it certainly is very important. i think it's one cliff of what you need to have in larger economic plan in order to get job creation started and also to help us become a more energy independent nation and a much more secure nation as a result. i think that this is, as one part of what he's proposing today, and it seems to be in his wheelhouse being he's governor of texas h

in mit romney gets the nomination for president, it will only come to him after being battered like this by his chief rival rick perry. >> now, i'm a conservative businessman. >> time and again the white house pointed to the massachusetts model for its obama care. >> those who follow the path we pursue will find it's the best path. >> i like mandates. >> i stand by what i wrote. >> noting that the line for doing the same thing for everybody in the country has been deleted. >> why if it's good for massachusetts and working for massachusetts you wouldn't apply it to the rest of the country. >> i would. >> romney flip-flopped on some of the issues. >> i didn't change my mind. there are a lot of reasons not to elect me. >> he's right. >> yes, that was chris hayes, co-starring in a rick perry anti-romney commercial. in response to that video, the romney campaign said, "rick perry is a desperate candidate who will say and do anything to prop up his sinking campaign. after a mere eight weeks on the trail, governor perry is poised to dethrone his one-time boss al gore as the most prolific exagge

governor perry scorned mit romney for switching some political positions but perry used to be a democratworked for al gore. kind of a big switch. and from california. marilyn, orlando, florida. mike, north hollywood, california. good interview, bill. gutsy. and richard fox, california. >> i appreciate that, richard. the memo posted on billoreilly.com. and san jose, california. from austin, texas. >> and from omaha, nebraska. because i'm in a similar position, laura, i know you can't read all the books. i read some of the books but my staff gives me notes on some of them. i was looking for a way to give him a hard time anyway. >> jim from california. >> and laura lee browntree. >> then you were look to be offended, laura lee. i dismissed thest being in consequencal, not the entire case. no one looks out for babies as much as we do. >> "killing lincoln in it's ninth printing. we thank you all. the most loyal viewers in the world, factor viewers. travis allen from richmond, virginia. >> now the landmark theatre in richmond is a nice place. here is what i suggest. get down there, wave the ti

but it's interesting to me that mit romney would do this because when you look at barack obama's foreign policy, when you look at the surge in afghanistan, for example, this is something that john mccain wanted. most of the candidates in the republican field want to pull troops out of iraq and afghanistan because they want to spend the money at home. barack obama got us osama bin laden, he got usu al-alawki. republicans are with him on a lot of things. >> those red lines are only just beginning. this campaign is about to get nastier. guys, thanks very much. >>> they were entrusted with your money. prosecutors say government officials defrauded taxpayers of $20 million. plus, two republican candidates air their very sharp differences over the killing of an american citizen, the al qaeda leader in yemen. my interviews with newt gingrich and ron paul coming up. >>> and the man behind the iphone, ipod, ipad, unfortunately passed away. steve jobs was a visionary genius. what will his death mean to apple? stay with us. you're in "the situation room." taste. ♪ delicious pringles multigrain. wit

presidential hopeful mit romney said he thought it was dangerous and called it class war fare.s morning congresswoman spear tweeted romney calls up wall street class war fare? i call it democracy. even the federal research chief has reacted. >> they are dissaturday fade with policy response here in washington and at some level i can't blame them. >>reporter: but was most causes, people are ready to make a buck. items with the up wall street message are being sold on ebay. still liz of berkeley says she's inspired by what she has seen. >> it is the young. they know it's their future. they are fateing for. >> i wish i could have left them a better one nishtion a statement the mayor of san francisco ed lee said while allowing for peaceful protest we must also ensure that our streets and sidewalks remain safe and accessible for everyone. in san francisco, lee ann, abc 7 news. >>> there were long lines at uc berkeley today for measles mump vaccine. out brick of mump on campus. 7 of 20 suspected case have tested positive. confirm case include students who have already been vaccinated

. >> conservative aternative to mit romney. >> saying to michele bachmann -- >> he's going to turn off a lot of conservatives. >> the star has been falling. >> the president issues a challenge to all the republican candidates. >> you want to be commander in chief? you can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states. even when it's not politically convenient. >>> a republican who supports the obama position on civil unions for same-sex couples. a republican who may be to the left of the president on gun control and medical marijuana. and a republican who has definitely been to the left of the president on the treatment of undocumented workers. and a republican who completely agrees with the president that climate change is real continues to trick the political media and more importantly wall street billionaires into thinking he can win the republican nomination for president. if he simply makes everything he has previously said about running for president a lie. >> everyone in the republican party but you is talking about that you should be on th

he has gained 25%, mit romney has 21% and rick perry has dropped to fifth place with just 6 percent of vote. that is down 18 points from two weeks ago. perry is hoping to turn around those numbers with his new flat tax plan that he introduced yesterday. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. we will have a look at what's coming up on wall street today including a look at netflix. have their numbers finally calmed down after their stock took a plunge? we will see after the break. 3q take the finish challenge. my name is ashley and my blog is not without salt. when i take pictures of my food, you don't want to see spots on the dishes. i was using cascade actionpacs. they just didn't have that spot free look. when i took the finish challenge, i was thrilled. as soon as i opened up the dishwasher, i could tell there was a difference. my dishes had a shine on them. this little guy right here makes my dishes incredibly shiny. i'm moving on to finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. if you don't see a difference, it's free. spot develop begin westbound cont

that's not just going to be spent on negative advertising at the end, bashing mit romney as he tries to sort of reclaim that front runner status for himself. i think it will also be spent on the staff that will help him have smart messaging. the people that you mentioned that he announced he brought on today, several of them had sort of worked on flat tax proposals. this is what he's releasing in the next couple days, he will have the economic plan he pushes in south carolina, which by the way is a state we haven't mentioned yet. also very important when it comes to social conservatives but also very important when you are looking at the economy and what people are planning 20 do to turn the economy around which really is the number one focus in this election. >> it sure is. kristina, thank you so much for being with us tonight. appreciate it. >> thanks. have a great night. >> you, too. we have florida attorney january pam bonde coming up. she filed a brief for florida and other states in the battle over the federal healthcare law. she is joining us now. pam, good to see you tonight.

he has interesting things to say about mit romney.ve that interview up coming. >> that's coming up. and coming up from remote african villages to madison square garden, reverend billy graham has campaigned around the world and now he takes an new challenge at 93, almost 93. what is it? his son will tell us. and is it trick-or-treat? you have to see this halloween spectacle. stay tuned. >> reverend billy graham's son, reverend franklin graham goes on the record in 60 seconds. but first let's go to the headlines. >> thank you. hundreds of protesters in oakland marching this very hour toward city hall. the occupy wall street protesters are being met by police officeners riot gear. the march comes hours after police removed some 170 demonstrators who have been staying overnight on the plaza outside of city hall. 85 people have been arrested. you are looking at live video. and turkey is specking a flood of assistance as they try to recover from a massive earthquake. the death toll from sunday's 7.2 quake is 459. many more victims remain bu

overall, mit romney second -- mitt romney, in second place. >>> one person who says he's not falling rise and fall of the republican ditts is president obama. >> have you been watching the gop debate? >> i'm gonna wait until everybody is voted off the island. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> when they are down to one or two, i will start to pay attention. >> he taped an appearance show on the jay leno show while he was in los angeles. >>> blood and urine samples show amy winehouse was 4.5 times over the drunk driving limit legally at the time of her death. the excessive amount of alcohol, the coroner says, is what killed her. an initial autopsy was inconclusive but they did not find any drugs in her body. >>> 7:20. okay pie protesters are vowing to return after -- occupy protesters are vowing to return. officers showed up and issued warnings. police say protesters were cooperative or no -- and no arrests or citations were issued. we decided to be more proactive. instead of picking it up later, they are talking about confiscating it. >> one protester who mass been perched outsi