>>> new year. new prophecy? the ball has dropped. while the world celebrates, are there people who are secretly dreading it? just why does the year 2012 strike fear in the hearts of some? ready or not, it's here. of some? ready or not, it's here. >>> good morning. and happy new year. it's a pleasure to start this new year with you, and alongside my friend and my co-anchor bianna golodryga. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you. >> as much as i love our job, it's always a bit disappointing that we can't be out there with the folks when the ball drops. >> we start this new year without the hangover. >> that's right. >> not bad. >>> we have a lot to get to this morning. huge political news. iowa just two days away. >>> we also have a bunch of ways to start off this new year on the right foot. including three simple things you can do to get healthier in 2012. harley pasternak, a celebrity trainer is here on advice on your fitness resolutions. simple tips that work. resolutions that you can keep. >> getting fit in the new year? >> yes. >

don't forget to tune in to fox's new year with bill ♪ happy new year.t is an all american new year. that is a great way tastart. good evening, america. and welcome to our all american new year. i am bill hemmer from the heart of the new york city . great to be back with you again. >> happy new year. >> are you ready for one more? >> why not. i am megyn kelly and we were surrounded by one mill onioor more here in times square for an event that is watched by a billion people around the world. >> it is astounding when you think about it. we are one hour away from when they drop the big ball for 2012. it is 40 stories over our head here in the end of times square. >> we talked about how it is down right balmy and looking forward to mi-ties with umbrellas. that has changed. but on tv it looks like an oversized tv ornhament. but it is 12 feet high and weighs more than 11,000 pounds. >> it is beaiful. i was up there today. >> you were touching the ball. >> it gets here at midnight. we have one of the best broadcast we have done. >> this is it? >> it has begun.

don't forget to tune in to fox's new year with bill ♪ happy new year.t is an all american new year. that is a great way tastart. good evening, america. and welcome to our all american new year. i am bill hemmer from the heart of the new york city . great to be back with you again. >> happy new year. >> are you ready for one more? >> why not. i am megyn kelly and we were surrounded by one mill onioor more here in times square for an event that is watched by a billion people around the world. >> it is astounding when you think about it. we are one hour away from when they drop the big ball for 2012. it is 40 stories over our head here in the end of times square. >> we talked about how it is down right balmy and looking forward to mi-ties with umbrellas. that has changed. but on tv it looks like an oversized tv ornhament. but it is 12 feet high and weighs more than 11,000 pounds. >> it is beaiful. i was up there today. >> you were touching the ball. >> it gets here at midnight. we have one of the best broadcast we have done. >> this is it? >> it has begun.

happy new year, liz. >> happy new year.nored him for a full year and now he gets the full treatment. >> this is the dance the media does with ron paul. it is this off again-on again thing. and he wants the curiosity to begin with. and then when he started gathering steam and really began to look like he could be a winner, that's when the knives came out. just like for newt gingrich and everybody else who wants to run for office, and that's right they should. the knives came out in connection with a scandal that really started back in the 1990s. we probably all know about this now, that he was -- he owned a news leter and supposedly wrote it, although he denies it. comments about gays and blacks and also about racism in general. and so he says that he never really had anything to do with it. he has been quized by everybody. just an hour ago he was fwriled on abc -- he was grilled on abc this morning. there were just a few sentences in there, and i have addressed this the whole time. i'm not going to talk about it anymore. an

happy new year or happy new year's eve. >> happy new year to you. we'll be here a long time. get ready. coming up in sports we got pac 12 basketball action. will diane be happy at the cal store. plus the warriors will be short handed tonight at oracle arena but to what extent? the answer next from the xfinity sports desk. >>> and good evening everyone. new year's eve one of the busiest days in the sports calendar and one of the new bright lights in the bay area. tries to finish 2011 on a positive note as the golden state warriors play host to the philadelphia 76ers at oracle arena. the ws 2-1 to start the season but short handed as monty ellis is in mississippi to deal with funeral arrangements for his grandmother. curry will play tonight sporting new kicks to protect the twice twisted right ankle. >> i'm not a coach that put restrictions on guys. either you're ready to play or you're not and he is ready to play. i'll treat it that way and as a coach, it's a breath of fresh air to have him back on the floor. >> all right. from the pros to college hoops, cal hosting ucla. bear

the news continues next. on cnn. > >>>. [ no audio ] >> -- investigators are dealing with one of the worst arson sprees in recent memory. and whoever is behind it is setting more than tinseltown on fire. these are images from burbank overnight. 21 fires in the last two days have cost more than $350,000 in damage. mostly cars but some homes including one where doors front jim morrison used to live. so far just one firefighter with minor injuries, but the fear is it is only a matter of time. >> we are dead serious about trying to apprehend the individual or individuals who are responsible for this. we want to get these s.o.b.s before they hurt somebody. >> investigators say it is possible not all the fires are arson. multiple groups are now offering a total of $60,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest. joining me now sh the mayor of west hollywood, john duran, four of the fires have been in his city. also with me los angeles fire captain jamie moore. first, captain, we have heard 21 fires ove

good news/bad news. he's got ron paul, rick perry still and newt gingrich attacking frontrunner mitt romney. he'd like to be alone. the only social conservative needs to get the energy behind him. as andrea noted as well, he's going to make a play on electability. he had an effective message on the economy as well. it was about restoring the manufacturing base in this country as working class voter appeal here. it's a good contrast the santorum folks think they will have against mitt romney. >> i used the expression "welcome to the nfl." it gets start starting right about now. this calendar becomes gruelling. >> it does. you have to move quickly. we are already six days from the new hampshire primary. for rick santorum to prove he can go the distance, he's at least got to finish second here and probably in a healthy number with 20%, 25%. now by the way if you're the conservative candidate you have to win south carolina. that's only 11 days away. ten days is florida. if mitt romney wins just two of any of

tony guida, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: with this new year, new voting law go into effect. among them georgia, kansas, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee and texas will all require voters to present government. >> issued i.d. when going to the polls in 2012. critics charge the laws jim -- discriminate against minorities. and washington is the first state to raise the minimum wage to more than $9 an hour. the city of san francisco tops the nation at more than $10. up next, witness to war. the deadly danger on reporting from the world's front lines. >> jeff: nine years of war in iraq have been especially deadly for civilians on all sides. among the victims, a record number of journalists who died covering a con plict with no clear lines of battles. mark phillips has their story. >> reporter: the war in iraq has produced no shortage of sad days. the day paul douglas and james brolan came home, june 11, 2006, was one of them. both killed by a baghdad roadside bomb. but paul and james, a cbs cameraman and sound man, were part of a large, sad list. 151 journalists have been

kind of a good news, bad news situation.ther candidates are competing to see who comes out of there second or third, but from romney, if he comes out of there with a huge landslide, and able to go to south carolina, presumably somewhat as a favorite and south carolina is a given state than it was in the past and i think that people misunderstand now the demographic changes therement, but what happened to romney is ifs' a front runner and people believes he runs south carolina, he may be running against himself. just as we saw in '08 in new hampshire. we saw, you know, when obama went to iowa, now, there was no favorite person in new hampshire. everyone said if he won new hampshire it was the last minute which i frankly predicted i thought would happen and happened before. new hampshire voters said no, it's too soon to wrap this up. romney could have that problem with south carolina, if he comes out of new hampshire with less than expected with a strong second place, it may be more of a candidate to candidate race. but then w

new hampshire has been great. see you from new york tomorrow.gyn now about to drop some numbers. captions by closed captioning services >> bret: welcome to the beautiful college near in manchester. >> i'm megyn kelly. coverage of the new hampshire primaries starts right now. >> bret: the first in the nation primary. >> megyn: will mitt romney go back and take new hampshire. >> our vision is right. we believe in america. [. [cheers and applause] >> bret: does rick santorum build on his iowa momentum? >> game on. [cheers and applause] >> megyn: will jon huntsman strategy of skipping the hawkeye state work? >> the people of the nation don't want a coronation. >> is it end of the road? >> i'm going to washington, d.c. to make a difference. >> that's why a bold reagan conservative can defeat barack obama. >> i will stick to my gun and put in that office and protect the constitution and liberty. [cheers and applause] >> megyn: this is special coverage of the new hampshire primary. captions by closed captioning services >> megyn: good evening, we are j

this is my new tv wife, the new permanent coanchor of "world news now" and "america this morning." >> where's my tv ring? it's good to be in new york. >> it's good the have you, welcome aboard. >> there is an important new clue in a search for a serial arsonist. >> police are asking for the public's help. abc's abbie boudreau reports from los angeles. >> reporter: surveillance video of a person of interest, as investigators search for the serial arsonist responsible for a series of fires set throughout hollywood. >> these are kept public safety fishes up at night. >> reporter: it's being called the worst string of arsons in l.a. >> i could have died with my children. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers doubled and tripled their coverage in the city. it did not stop a serial arsonist from striking again. seven more fires. most of the fires began as car fires. the flames quickly spread to nearby structures and apartment buildings. >> by the time i got out there, the whole carport was engulfed. >> reporter: arson investigators are searching for clues. >> they do it for recognit

maryland's news station. >> happy new year, everybody. welcome to eyewitness news. >> until williams. temperatures in the 30s. thank you for joining us on this new year. >> good morning. they met as january 1st goes, i think we are starting off pretty nicely. the sun is bright, warming things up very nicely. we are starting off chilly but the skies are clear. they could've just in time for the fireworks last night. if you had a chance to be out and about, it's spectacular. they probably have better nights in the history of that event. the sun is out now, to pitcher starting in the 30s. 33 atom should be at the daytime goes up. we will call it in the 50s. we go up to about 57. a shower in the afternoon as we have the system approaching. fortunate, 34 degrees, partly cloudy. we will talk about public head shapes up. >> thank you. here's what people are talking about. it was the biggest party of 2011 as thousands flocked to the inner harbor to ring in the new year. wjz was there. >> good morning, everyone. it was certainly an unforgettable n

jonathan carl, abc news, manchester, new hampshire. >> and make sure you stay with abc news as we coverampshire primary. our team on the air and online tomorrow night. for results. watch "world news now" wednesday morning. a little plug for our show. >> that's right. to a major recall involving popular medicines that are sold over the counter. the drugmaker novartis recalling bottles of excedrin, nodoz, bufferin and gas-x. some pills may be mixed up, broken in the wrong bottles. there have been no complaints from consumers. just yet. novartis will disclose more detailed information about the recall later today. >> the dream season of the denver broncos and quarterback tim tebow continues for at least one more week. the first play of overtime against the steelers, tebow hit his receiver for an 80-yard game wing touchdown. quickest overtime in nfl history. broncos fans were loving every second of it even before the game as we report. >> reporter: the atmosphere before the game was electrifying. >> we're going to win! go, broncos! >> reporter: there were bold predictions. >> 23-20, overtim

made it to new vent systems, they find these new different...ferent types of animals but they're all doing the same thing in the sense that they're all dependent on those chemicals for life. >> brown: and are there likely to be more of these vents or areas of previously unknown biological life? >> absolutely. they know these things now are everywhere. they call them spreading centers. they're the places where the geology are spreading apart on the sea floor and these things, if you look at a map of the sea floor, they run like seams down the middle and in some places the sides of all the ocean and they've pretty much shown that just about anywhere that you have these seams where the... where the sea floor is spreading apart if you look reasonably long enough you're going to find these vents. >> brown: and you quoted in your article one scientist saying "it's remarkable we can be in the 21st century and still not know fundamental things about what lives on our planet." kind of striking. that's what this is all about. >> it is. and it's a really s

susan mcginnis, cbs news, manchester, new hampshire. >>> in other news today, a montgomery county police will receive

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stays in new hampshire. it goes right to south carolina. i'm john berman for "nightline" in manchester, new hampshire. >> new hampshire up next. thanks to john berman for that. once again, a mixed verdict out of iowa tonight. let's look at the leaderboards right now, as of this hour on the east coast. it is just too close to call, still, with 60,000 votes in. that's just absolutely too tight to call right now. and so the candidates go forward, rick santorum with the big momentum. romney, questions hanging over him. and the others coming in. governor perry has said he will turn to texas to think about things for a minute. so, down they go. thank you for watching. stay tuned for jimmy kimmel. watch "good morning america" tomorrow morning. they are working while you're sleeping. i'm terry moran.

hampshire. >> reporter: front runner new hampshire rolled in new hampshire touting the endorsement ofmccain and the slimmest iowaca cuss win ever over dark horse rick santorum. >> what a squeaker, but it's nice to have a win. the question i have for you can we do better in new hampshire? >> reporter: new hampshire is a state that will catapult him on to victory in a short period of time. that is why i'm here. it was a small subdued crowd compared to new hampshire welcome rallies for past victors. tough audience question created tense atmosphere. >> you had your turn. now it's my turn. >> reporter: iowa's strategy from the start to spend as little money as possible and still win. new hampshire, he has huge lead in polls and way more money. the man from pennsylvania is man of the hour. >> game on! >> reporter: in a two-week surge from counted out to second by eight votes in contest of 122,000 iowa republicans, santorum set a new standard for grinding out a come-from-behind triumph. now he will take it to romney and try to unite the g.o.p. ardent conservatives. this tonight we have come

news 4 ea news 4's erika gonzalez has more. are the tracks fixed? >> absolutely. the incident this morning caused a huge headache and major back up for thousands of commuters. storm 4 meteorologists say temperatures last night were in the 20s and dropped to the teens this morning. single digits in some areas. it's this sudden drop in temperatures as metro calls it that caused rails to crack. the first was on the yellow line, about three to four inches wide on the bridge between pentagon and la font plaza stations. the second crack, much smaller. on the red line outside tacoma park station. because of the repairs, blue and green lines were affected as well. >> it's not uncommon on days like today following mild temperatures then going to extreme cold. metal contracts. >> reporter: it took kevin 40 minutes to get from union station to la font plaza. >> you look up, there's 15 minutes between trains during rush hour. something is wrong. >> reporter: repairs took an hour and a half to four hours to complete. metro is ready for tonight's rush, but cannot guarantee it w

governor, nice to see you again. >> nice to see new new hampshire. >> it is great to be here. sununu, a famous name in new hampshire. have you been an early and strong supporter of romney. is he overconfident? does he think he can have it wrapped up, spending a day and half in new hampshire. >> he didn't spend a day and a half. he did a couple of event before he went down there. met with governor haley down there. now he is back here this afternoon. i think the number of days he spent here has been more than representative of his commit many here. he has been here for two and a half years. >> is there something to worry about with the rick santorum surge? this is rick santorum taking a swipe at governor romney. >> i have never been for a government-run healthcare. never. unlike the other two folks who are running here. >> he is talking of course, about the massachusetts healthcare. he's been nipping at the heels, moving up in the polls. no one thought he would be as competitive as he was to tie, virtually tie, in iowa. >> what do you see as the santorum factor. >> i like rick

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on monday this show relaunches with brand-new name cbs "this morning," and a new team charlie rose and gayle king and erica hill. we hope you'll rejoin us for that. >>> the president said yesterday after killing osama bin laden and withdrawing u.s. troops from iraq, it's time to turn a page and shrink the military. >> it's a move some republicans are calling wrong-headed. senior white house correspondent bill plante is live in washington with the details. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nance yip. it is controversial and why the president went to the pentagon and he joined the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs to make the announcement. i wanted to emphasize the new defense strategy which is tailored to major cuts in spending is the product of consultation with the military. >> the question that this strategy answers is what kind of military will we need long after the wars of the last decade are over? >> reporter: congress has mandated 487 billion dollars in defense spending cuts over the next ten years. there are few specifics, but the

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and new hampshire provides a sort of. high heel i solved you know should know what america is or should be to a certain segment of the population and you know it quaint and it's people are playing in it and also the caucasian state and so i think that that's really what you have just will this stage that. and then enjoy being that right i mean this brings in a lot of money doesn't it brings in a lot of attention a lot of money it brings in south and it brings the clinical clout to a state that would otherwise have not you know it. turn them all you know small town political brokers into it just every every four years you know. the guy who orchestrates the merrimac fourth of july parade has some power because all the candidates take off their campaign is that for a so and that's really the way it works here and we have just a minute a minute left adele let's let's play a little bit of punditry or let's play playing for a little bit as it is should there be any surprises tonight should we expect well i think i think there i

jon: this fox news alert. we are awaiting any minute now a news conference from the gop presidential michele bachmann. she won the iowa straw poll but finished a disappointing sixth in the iowa caucuses. fox news confirming that she is about to suspend her presidential campaign. what a turn of events about a very popular woman born in iowa. jenna: as we go down the trail in 2012. we're glad you're with us. jon scott. jon: along with jenna lee. i will introduce you. jenna: here in the fox newsroom. michele bachmann is set to step to the podium any moment now. as jon was talking about what a difference a few months make. she won the iowa straw poll last summer but came in dead last in the caucuses last night among the candidates competing there. she said on this program she was going to south carolina. she had the media advisory, a couple of events wednesday and thursday but now the news this morning she is going to suspend her campaign, at least for now. jon: you see the podium waiting for the minnesota congres

bill: whole new hour and breaking news now and fox news alert.ld a press conference in one hour. we are waiting foray rival a waiting for her ae arrival. they are not sure if her campaign can survive. breaking details, more through the hour as we await the minnesota congresswoman. fresh new hour in "america's newsroom," and that race for the white house off to new hampshire now following this nail-biting finish late into the night in iowa. it has never been this way before. mitt romney beating rick santorum by 8 votes, the sli slimmist margin in iowa caucus history. >> you are working, and i am working and we are all working together for our passion for this country and a concern that it is being led by a president that may be a nice by but is just over his head. >> i want to take a moment to congratulate someone, whose family we admire, and that is rick santorum. he waged a great, positive campaign. >> you, you by standing up and not compromising, by standing up and being bold and leading, leading with that burden and responsibility you have to

clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >>> new year, tough new smoking ban in alameda. wide scope to ensure no one has to breathe in secondhand smoke. amy hollyfield live to explain. >> reporter: the days of stepping outside a restaurant to grab a smoke are over here in alameda. smoking is banned in all public places. the list of places where you can no longer smoke in alameda is long, dining areas, downtown sidewalks, service areas like bus stops or atm's they will all be smoke the ordinance even s into residential areas people living in -- even extents into residential areas, people living in apartments can't smoke inside, balcony or porch. officials say the dangers of secondhand smoke can't be controlled by ventilation or air cleaning. the mayor calls this an a+ ordinance saying this is a significant step protect -- step in protecting the public. those who are caught smoking in any of these places will pay. the fine will range from $100 to $500. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:07. lots of other laws took effect new wage hike in san francisco that gives the city the

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across new york state. into new england. tonight and tomorrow, lots of sunshine. a few clouds and milder temps headed our way, as you see. until saturday night. it will be very mild. then a front comes through. it will drop temperatures closer to normal for sunday, monday and tuesday of next week. looks like the next chance of rain. this front stalling out. maybe some showers here by wednesday. then it may actually get colder again by the end of next week. but until then, milder temps headed our way. south winds on the bay. that will do it at 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 41 degrees. tonight, partly cloudy. seasonably cool at 35. downtown tomorrow, partly sunny, breezy. believe it or not, much milder high of 58 degrees, compared to 31. that's a big jump in two days. >> boy, that sure is. >> it will feel really nice. >> that's not the silver lining. >> it doesn't really affect. but somehow you do get a cold. >> we'll be happy with our cold. >>> as the man was part of a gang rape of a child, then why wasn't his dna recovered at scene? i'm at the courthouse. the lat

a lot of news. >>> big abc news debate tomorrow night in new hampshire. new polls show that mitt romney is holding strong right now in that state. but the attacks are coming. and take a look at this, in mitt romney's home state, "the boston globe" endorsed jon huntsman. said he was bolder, in addition to having vision and national unity. >> huntsman bypassed iowa to concentrate on new hampshire. >>> and the shocking allegations rocking the powerful and star-studded church of scientology. a top scientologist, accusing the church on spending money on buildings instead of promoting the faith. >> they're fighting back hard. >>> more pictures now from casey anthony. you saw the video yesterday. now, we're going to see still images overnight. and we've got nancy grace and dan abrams here to weigh in live on all that this morning. >>> josh is here with the morning's top stories. >> we're going to begin with new information out this morning about jobs. hundreds of thousands of new ones being created across the country in recent weeks. are they, though, enough to

i do actually have some new news for you. scott rasmussen came out with a new poll in south carolina showing mitt romney ahead and rick santorum very close to him and newt gingrich has fallen considerably since the last time. so you're kind of seeing effects in south carolina of what we saw in iowa. what is going to happen is, there will be 10 days between the new hampshire primary on the 10th and the south carolina primary on the 21st, 11 days. so you're going to have a lot of time to campaign down there. the candidates are going to be going at it really hard down there. bill: it is hotter in south carolina for a lot of reasons. >> in every way. bill: byron, thanks. see you soon. >> thank you, bill. bill: fox news will be in south carolina only days before the primary. january 16th, 9:00 eastern time in prime time. your only place to watch the debate before the palmetto state votes. is it will be a good ol' good one. martha: like a game every day. bill: i like it that way. martha: i like it that way too. keeps things interes

new hampshire? can they say that? can they show that on television? everybody watching us tonight has a stake in today's fight over decency on television. also tonight, buried under a mountain of snow. it appears as if winter has arrived all at once and all in one place. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television . >>> good evening from our traveling headquarters in manchester, new hampshire, tonight where mitt romney is our projected winner of the first primary in the nation. while that was presumed going into tonight, it's now his second victory. we always knew tonight's story line was going to be second place. that's where we have news. ron paul is our projected second place finisher, with jon huntsman, though a man who staked it all on this state, projected third. and saying minutes ago he'll be staying in this. and it's on to south carolina. but the headline, it's a big night for mitt romney. let's start off our coverage with nbc's peter alexander. he's live from r

happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. >>> this is a nightmare.you gone bungee jumping. >> no. >> would you ever? >> no. >> you won't when you see something like this. yes, the bungee cord breaks. what happens next. you got to see it. >>> some international headlines now. it is new zealand's worst offshore environmental disaster. this cargo ship hit a reef off new zealand in october, sending debris and oil into the ocean. the ship has now split into two. officials fear the rest of the ship's oil will now leak into the water. >>> north korea is marking the birthday of newly installed leader kim jong-un. a video documentary that aired on north korean television today shows the son of kim jong-il in his role of military leader, riding horses. most analysts put the new north korean's age at either 28 or 29. >>> and birthday celebrations also planned for the duchess of cambridge tomorrow. the former kate middleton turned 30. she and her husband prince william walked the red carpet a few hours ago at the london premiere of steven spielberg's film "warho

this is not news.k, you've got a tea party base that was so successful in terms of getting all those republican freshmen tea party members into congress in 2010. that group of people continues to be the push on the establishment side of the republican party. and the republican establishment is very uncomfortable. they don't know what to do about it. clearly they have coalesced around mitt romney. all the money is there. all the support is there. john mccain out campaigning for him today. but you know what? the base, especially that tea party base, just doesn't see him as genuine and worries about the flip-flop. >> shepard: what's the president's strategy? back from vacation and getting into political mode. >> it's important. poem see it's a one-day thing but first place he goes to visit to campaign after vacation is eye. -- ohio. i often thing this election comes down to a suburban housewife outside of columbus or cleveland. especially a white working class woman. that's what the president was doing, c

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. >>> welcome to "world news" from manchester, new hampshire. jobs jolt. 200,000 new jobs and we find optimism on elm street in new hampshire tonight. >>> showdown. mitt romney pulls way ahead of the pack as his rivals prepare to take their last best shot to stop him. >>> america to the rescue. u.s. sailors save a ship full of iranians from pirates. an iranian so grateful, he dons a u.s. navy cap. >>> hospital secrets. a new report about the biggest hospital mistakes and how you can avoid them. >>> and made in new hampshire. we show up in the kitchen of some viewers who wrote us delicious ideas to power up made in america. >>> good evening. we are here in new hampshire, where the pace of the presidential race is accelerating tonight. and in just 24 hours, the republican contenders will face off right there on that stage for the abc news debate. addressing big news today about jobs in america. 200,000 jobs added in the past month. more than predicted. and the unemployment number down from 8.7% to 8.5%. and the growth is driven by a surprising sur

jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> five days and counting to the new hampshire primary, we will haves on is not john mccain endorsement of mitt romney coming up on "the early show." jim axelrod and nancy cordes anchor our coverage from new hampshire. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

new hampshire. >> bret: stand by. we are able to make the call in this race. it's 8:00 p.m. eastern time. all the polls have closed in new hampshire. and mitt romney is the first republic since 1976 to win the first two nominating contests in the nomination race. fox news projects the former massachusetts governor will win the new hampshire primary after winning the iowa caucuses. and the win tonight is projected to be significant. at this point, we just don't know how large the spread will be. >> megyn: fox news is also projecting at this hour that ron paul will finish in second place in this race. governor jon huntsman will finish third. meantime newt gingrich and rick santorum are locked in a race for fourth place at this hour with that contest too close to call. but fox news can project that rick perry will finish in sixth place, which is not a particular surprise given the way he was campaigning and polling here. also to no end surprise president obama who was unchallenged for the democratic pr

good news for rick santorum. you can't deny, as rick santorum comes out of this vote, those last two days of polling last week proved to be true. he was getting incredible momentum. and both romney and santorum had this to say before the final numbers even came in. >> thank you, iowa, for the great send-off you're giving to us and to the others in this campaign. look, this is -- this is a campaign night where america wins. we're going to change the white house and get america back on track. >> you know that new hampshire's all about grass-roots politics, and we feel very good that we're going to climb that ladder just like we did here. >> so that was romney once he was declared the winner and santorum actually talking to wolf blitzer after he found out that he came in number two. so we were sitting here waiting and waiting and waiting, as all of the precincts and the counties were reporting. and christine romans has a breakdown county by county of how people voted. >> absolutely. let's look at iowa and the john k

you might have seen it on the news. this is "the daily news." the president playing touch football with some secrets service agents in hawaii during his recent vacation. looking to -- image, score political touchdowns. john is a republican from hudson, florida. caller: first of all, i am not shocked about what he has done. other presidents have used it. but obama who supposedly came into the office as a great uniter, but has been a great divider. we all know he is the socialist and marxist -- but we have to throw one other thing in there, was to be a dictator. i would to clarify a few issues. people said he is here for the best of the country. no, i kiss the ground every day the republicans went in to stop him. we are still cleaning up from the obamacare and everything else. the bottom line -- i want someone is knowledgeable, too. maybe in islam, he is. we have 50 states. hawaii is one of the state's duty it the state'smarine co rpse -- he is unprepared and ignorant. host: your primary is coming up january 31. who are you supporting right now? c

from new hampshire or florida, we are headed in a new direction.changes what is happening -- change is what is happening in america. [chanting "we want change"] you, all of you who are here, all who put so much heart and soul and work into this campaign, you can be the new majority who can lead this nation out of a long political darkness. democrats, independents, and republicans who are tired of the division and destruction that has clouded washington. we can disagree without being disagreeable, who understand that if we mobilize our voices to challenge the money and influence that has stood in our way and challenge ourselves to reach for something that, there is no problem we cannot solve. our new american majority can and the outrage of unaffordable and unavailable health-care in our time. [cheers and applause] we can bring doctors and patients, workers and businessmen, democrats and republicans together. we can tell the drug and insurance industry what they get a seat at the table, they do not get to buy every chair. not this time. not now. our

for eyewitness news at 6:00, with all new stories coming up. denise is standing by live with a preview. >>> tragic accidents, accidental death, or something more sinister? >> mccann mystery. why the parents of a dead teenager came here to pressure baltimore police and prosecutors to take a closer look at the case. >>> after the east coast earthquake. hear from the man donating millions of his own dollars to pick up the washington monument. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, coming up all new at 6:00. now, back to mary and jessica. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. trapped in a burning building. >>> see the daring rescue of an elderly woman, after her home goes up in flames. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a daring rescue, caught on tape in china. two firefighters used a ladder to rescue an elderly disabled woman, who was trapped inside a burning apartment building. officials say the 70-year-old lives with her two daughters, but they weren't home when the fire broke out. the woman is being treated for some minor inju

thank you, joe. >>> all eyes are on new hampshire. new political year is heating up. make the best choice for politics. cnn. join my friends and colleagues. wolf blitzer, erin burnett, john king, candy crowley for live coverage of the new hampshire primary beginning at 7:00 eastern. >>> okay, here's your chance. talk back. on the big story of the day. new hampshire primary. we're all watching it very close. more than 312 million people in the united states. but in new hampshire and iowa, if all of the registered republicans voted that would be 1% of the total population. u.s. population we're talking about. these two early contests get so much attention and play a huge role in whittling down the field. as a comedian told it the last time so few people decided a presidential race they were all on the supreme court. which brings us to our talk back question -- do early primary and caucus states have too much influence. i'll share some of them later in the hour. >>> some of the other stories that we're covering. a family, the family of the alleged of the florida a&m hazi

jeff smith, thank you. >>> a new year and tonight new laws. four more states joining the growing crackdown on ill legal immigration. alabama, georgia, south carolina and tennessee now requiring employers to verify the legal status of people they hire. workers in eight states are getting a raise as their states minimum wage goes up. and tonight, we take a closer look here at one new law in california that might have some parents wrestfuling to get their 8-year-olds back into their car southeasts. here's abc's clayton sandell now. >> reporter: at l.a. griffith's park, you can ride the big ponies if you are 7 years old. but starting january 1st, in a car, you'll be back in a booster seat. >> i can't believe it. >> reporter: california, which has more drivers than any other state is raising the car seat cutoff age from 6 to 8. >> i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: creating crisis in millions of families with 6 and 7-year-olds who thought they'd left their car seat days behind. brenda salazar got rid of her twin's car seats when they turned 6. >>

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