. >> reporter: patient paul johnson hit the decks. >> my son was with me, so he shoved me into the hallway>> reporter: moments later, the tornado hit the hospital dead on. >> the whole building started going side to side like we were on a boat. >> oh, my gosh. >> everything just started flying at me. >> all the ceiling tiles came down. >> oh, it's getting big, big, big. >> pieces of the window come sailing around all over. >> ekg machines, gurneys are flying down a hallway. >> that is a monster tornado. >> and of course there was a whole lot of "our fathers" and "hail marys" going on. >> i started screaming for them to get down. pushed them under the registration desk. >> reporter: before the tornado had passed, abner started crawling down the hall to find out if everyone was okay. >> most of our nurses were protecting their patients and directly protecting patients, laying over the top of patients because these ambulance doors immediately gave, blew through the e.r. >> reporter: when it was over, paul johnson could see the sky. >> i could look up through that ceiling right there and see b

. >> reporter: patient paul johnson hit the decks. >> my son was with me so i just shoved me in the hallwayeporter: moments later, the tornado hit the hospital dead on. >> the whole building started going side to side like we were on a boat. >> oh, my gosh. >> everything just started flying at me. >> reporter: all the ceiling tiles came down. >> oh, it's getting big, big, big. >> pieces of the window same sailing all around. >> ekg machines and gurneys were flying down the hall. >> oh, gosh. that is a monster tornado. >> of course, now there was a whole lot of our fathers and hail marys going on. >> there were three coworkers in front of me. i started screaming for them to get down. pushed them under our registration desk. >> reporter: before the tornado passed, she started crawling down the hall to make sure everyone was okay. >> our nurses were directly protecting patients, laying over the top of patients because these ambulance doors immediately gave, blew through the er. >> reporter: when it was over, paul johnson could see the sky. >> i could look right up through the ceiling and see b

there's been some allusion toit the ambivalence about slavery, and peter drucker and paul johnson, the historian, have recently written about this andp said that the founding fathers -- meaning washington and jefferson and others -- had given up on slavery until james watt invented the steam engine in 1776. and then ely whitney came along and invented the cotton gin, and it made cheap textiles in theke cotton-picking south much more demanding that that they have cheap labor, and that reinvented slavery. do you have any reaction to that?labo had the founding fathers really. given up? hav >> i don't think the founding fathers had given up on slavery because of watt and the cotton gin and whitney. on slavery because of the cotton gin. what you are describing is exactly what happened. that is the change in industry and efficiency but washington died in 99. jefferson a don't think had -- jefferson continued to believe until the end that slavery was going to die out. i don't think he thought about the full implications or understood the full implications of what the cotton gin would bring ab

four years later, it is ron paul again, also herman cain and johnson, that's it. he may have stolen the show to legalize heroin, he was not, it should be noted, the biggest hit of the night. take a look at who won the focus group afterwards.

would help tug the debate in a different direction but i don't think it's very likely that gary johnson or ron paul will ultimately win the nomination and i think actually one of the disappointments for me was seeing gary johnson not perform quite as adroitly as one would have hoped of course this is only as first debate and it's possible that he'll get stronger in the future i mean i just ron paul raising more than a million dollars according to his web site in a debate game money but he's raised three million dollars in the first three months and two thousand and eleven if this thing up again is this is is this more than you guys are going to expect him. yeah absolutely and you know i mean ron paul i'm not going to comment too much on how he came off last night he certainly made all of his points quite well there were a few moments where maybe his diction wasn't all it could have been but people giving this money they are giving it to ron paul many of them in a legitimate hope that he can win the presidency but clearly this is also idea money people want to get that into the debate and what's int

they're going to say he wasn't treated fairly but overall i thought ron paul got a fair shake if anything it was really gary johnson that got some some awkward almost the meaning questions what would your reality t.v. show be i mean he handled it but come on but we have that about back ron paul they did a they did a really good job i think of being fair and they actually won so far as giving him his due on the tea party so all that. congressman paul black let's consider you the founding father of the tea party movement now congresswoman michele bachmann had founded in had that the tea party caucus in the house actually eclipsed here. she's not here tonight so should i. say. we can't tea party loot made at meetings together of course the tea party movement was started during the last campaign when there was a special day where they raced six million dollars spontaneously the city. was to be was the beginning of it but no i don't feel threatened. i'll use it to threaten but what's really interesting about this is ron paul went and back this up because he didn't go to the fox news reception after he didn't go sit and

pawlenty was joined by congressman ron paul, rick san tore um and two guys named herman cain and johnson. as we all know, there are numerous other candidates that are looking at a presidential run and thank god. the recent news that president obama led a successful mission to kill osama bin laden made foreign policy the focus of the debate and eliminated at least one way the candidates could attack the president. >> i do congratulate president obama for the fine job that he did in taking some tough decisions and being decisive. he did a good job and i tip my hat to him that moment. that moment is not the sum total. he's made a number of other decisions relating to our security that i don't agree with. if it turns out many of the techniques he criticized during the campaign led to osama bin laden's being identified and killed, he should be asked to explain if he does or does not support the techniques. >> a focus group of south carolina voters were asked who won the evening. >> who won the debate. let's go in alphabetical order. herman cain. we can stop right there. >> this is a sampling

democratic presidential debate await opening with this gem why do republicans let people like ron paul and gary johnson participate in republican presidential debates they're obviously trying to win the who's more libertarian or who's the least republican debate vote you did admit that ron paul won please ron paul whether mr likes or not is part of the conserve discussion as followers most of us republicans aren't going to. way and the republican party wouldn't survive a poll purge period never mind the fact that the g.o.p. leadership likes to talk about following the constitution you know the one we all swore an oath to were wrong calls the only candidate who actually does as analogies he himself said the republican party as a whole though is based on five fundamental principles individual freedom limited government free markets a strong national defense and preserving our traditional values and heritage i don't know but i ran through a checklist in my head and it seems to me like ron paul is the only candidate that actually consistently follows those principles and here we are trudging through the th

the debate featured congressman paul, a former governor's gary johnson,nd former senator rick santorum, herman cain.an the debate focused on the economy, and libya, and the laughs andgot asked to give a firm yes or no on one topic. >> raise your hand if you would support a resumption of a waterboarding under any circumstances. >> under certain circumstances? any. >> certain or any? >> any circumstances you could imagine -- [applause] >> all but ron paul and raised their hands. coming up on abc7 news at noon, warning from a popular local grocery chain. and a fight to save homes. thousands states this terrible as the mississippi river keeps rising. and wounded warriors hit the streets. adam will return with of the could usher in the weekend. door toials are going urging residents to evacuate ahead of more dangerous flooding. asy workers packed sandbags water began trickling through a levee. illinois, people are trying can as a riverey and its tributary continue to overflow. the best way to get around is by about. -- baot. >> time i can remember in my that it has been this road. i have co

the other hand, the debate in south carolina, tim pawlenty, rick santorum, heram cain, ron paul, gary johnsonnd that split screen image could be very difficult for the republican party. >> do you think, certainly, with the president's victory and command of this operation, which the white house really took pains to release that narrative of how closely he followed this operation and planned for it in terms of catching and killing bin laden that then highlights the lack of foreign policy and now security credentials of current republican field? >> it does. and of course, that osama bin laden's death hovers over tonight's debate. i'm sure it will be a question but clearly that commander in chief hurdle is manager that barack obama has to go through and make pains to go through. we remember that trip to europe and middle east and tns of reporters there and everyone looking for a mistake and president obama able to clear that. if it's going to be mitt romney, tim pawlenty, both of whom are former governors, if they end up getting the republican nomination, they have to have commander in chief cho

happen here that's what scares these people is the power of ideas you see people like ron paul and gary johnson that are now running for president bringing these ideas into the forefront of the political arena this is very exciting but it threatens these people that you're talking about that are making big money and game big power over these also well and then you can still make the argument that a lot of the mainstream press still marginalizes candidates like that and ideas like that but i mean even the contrast with the fall of the wall and the end of the cold war but when you're dealing with something like the war on terror which is by definition perpetual because terror is not a country of all the can all how did in the past that i mean the powers that be in my personal view seem to be able to justify an endless conflict if there's no defined enemy in defined benchmarks by which you end that war well they've convinced people that the reason there is a terrorist threat is because foreigners hate america for its freedom and values i mean we heard bush say there are nine eleven if people can f

where all the -- gop candidates pawlenty, santorum, paul, cain and johnson went head-to-head and theydebated the nation's most pressing issues from the disastrous state our economy to the dangers of obamacare. you are going to hear from four of the five tonight here on this program, except for ron paul. he decided to go to the tea party rally, instead. who won tonight's debate? we check in with frank luntz. standing by with a group of south carolina gop primary voters. >> sean, we got 29 of the most important people in america sitting behind me. who won the debate? how many of you think herman cain won the debate? we can stop right there. sean, a word or to describe herman cain. >> he answers the questions most direct. >> breath of fresh air. >> common sense. >> talking points. >> clear and concise. >> very aggressive. >> the godfather of business sense he can attack obama well. >> clear-cut plan on which way to take america. >> how many of you walked in with herman cain as your number one choice, raise your hands? >> one. how many walking out with herman cain as your number one choic

ron paul and gary johnson, they're not on the same page. >> there's the establishment republican partyen there's the tea party-led party that would just as soon yell and have fun. the focus group showed that herman cain, who heads up godfather's pizza, this is an amazing result. this was his favorite line from cain in the fox news channel debate last night. let's listen. >> one of the biggest problems we have with this country right now today is too much government intervention in trying to tell businesses how to do what they do best, which is create jobs. government doesn't krael jobs. businesses create jobs. we need to get government out of the way, including trying to tell a company where they should build a new plant. >> well, this is ronald reagan stuff. this is motivational -- >> classic republican talking point. >> what does he mean, governments have been telling businesses where to put their factories since zoning began. what is new? >> he doesn't care what's new. >> you want to put a factory in somebody's nice neighborhood? you can't do it in a second. >> as smart as he is, i

joining them will be ron paul, hermann cain and gary johnson, whoever he is.e just learning that the associated press will not be covering the debate. its statement in part reads, the debate sponsors, fox news channel and the south carolina republican party, will only allow photos to be taken in the moments ahead of the debate and not during the event itself. these are restrictions that violate basic demands of news gathering. joining me now "the washington post" columnist dana millbank. dana, thanks for joining me tonight. >> good evening, lawrence. >> who is going to watch this debate for what reason? this is pawlenty versus santorum for the vice presidential nomination, isn't it? >> this could be the most dull moment on television since tucker carlson was on "dancing with the stars." >> now you've got me interested. >> how bad must these guys participating that even newt gingrich said this is so embarrassing, i don't want to be seen with you guys. what's going to happen here, is it's a freak show. ron paul is easily the most recognizable guy there. you coul

and gary governor johnson doesn't cite the constitution nearly as much as ron paul does ron paul bases almost everything that he does and says in a constitution as it applies to to his run for the presidency a matter of fact adam today when he announced he got a big roar of applause when he said well you know people they want their president to do this and any other but it seems to me that they want all the wrong things my job as president of the united states will be to keep the government off your back to follow the constitution and to start executing the law as faithfully as i was supposed to do and i think that that is probably the most refreshing thing i have heard from a candidate since ronald reagan in one nine hundred eighty and president reagan you know god bless him was not able to accomplish the things that he set out so let's wish ron paul godspeed and one thing we know about ron about ron paul adam is that he does not change there is no wind blowing through the ron paul campaign so stick one's finger up and see which way they should go you know today we

tim pawlenty, gary johnson and herman cain raised their hands, however ron paul and gary johnson did what about the economy? that is supposedly issue number one on voters' minds. what did they have to say about that. >> reporter: it certainly is. they brought up an issue specific to south carolina, sort of a dispute going on over unions which are very weak in this right to work state. recently the national labor relations board filed a complaint against boeing suggesting that the company's expansion into south carolina was unlawfully motivated, that it was somehow retaliation against union activity. here is what tim pawlenty said about that. >> you have this administration through the national labor relations board telling a private company that they cannot relocate to south carolina and provide jobs in this state, and they are good paying jobs and needed jobs. it's a per possibl a preposteron and position of this administration. [applause] >> reporter: that grew resounding applause from the crowd in attendance. among the crowd governor nikki haley of south carolina. jon: thank you.

to be there that's right only five people are going to be there and it's herman cain gary johnson and ron paul rick santorum and the only so-called big name tim palmer it's another bad sign for an already painfully slow start for the g.o.p.'s election race so why the lack of candidates and it could actually give a chance for those outsiders to have a real voice joining me to discuss it is j.p. fair senior communications strategist new media strategies and from our studio in new york is tara dowdell democratic strategist i want to thank you both for joining us tonight tara i'm actually going to start with you do you think that this is the worst presidential debate ever you know i've read some really funny commentary today people saying this is probably going to be the only presidential debate in history that actually lowers the statue of everyone participating. well clearly the front runners and the presumed front runners are staying pretty far away from this and i think that's a bad sign for the republican party and also the land polling that's going on as you stated surrounding this debate is

gary johnson herman cain, ceo of godfather's pizza ron paul shared the stage with tim pawlenty and rick were romney gingrich, at daniels? >> they were talking it, and probably made a mistake because -- ducking it, and probably made a mistake, because fox news is important to the nominating process. newt gingrich lost his scholarship at fox, and so it rick santorum. they were knocked off the payroll. >> it was really an underwhelming group of republicans and their. -- group of republicans there maybe enough to spur huckabee to get in if that is the field. >> i will ask eight crass political question but unemployment has gone back to 9%, but not o bad because jobs have been added to the economy, but the crass political question is does the capture of osama bin laden give a push to babarack obama for reelection in 2012? >> i think it will wear off because nothing in our fast- moving culture lasts. he will get a little credit for it but not enough to get him reeld ted if the economy goes sour on him, dow will be much bigger deal. >> i think evan is right but having said this, there was this

senator rick santorum businessman herman cain former new mexico governor gary johnson and of course texas congressman dr ron paul case you haven't heard of rick santorum who has anti freedom statements about sexuality and in particular has almost phobia he was forever memorialized by sex advice columnist dan savage when he coined the new word santorum to describe. that frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex. i hope we don't get too much santorum on the stage tonight could get messy temple unseen but the who the establishment is trying to frame now as the front runner at least for this debate is called obama's record on health care abysmal after in two thousand and seven signed into law the two thousand and seven august health and human services appropriations bill which provided funding to ensure that minnesota develops a universal health care plan by two thousand and eleven sounds like. lets is then oh yeah mitt the hair romney care trying to criticize obamacare romney who created a universal health care plan for massachusetts as governor who by the way will be there

gary johnson, herman cain, ceo of godfather's pizza, ron paul shared the stage with timawlenty. where were the others? >> they were ducking it and made a mistake, because fox news is important to nominating process. newt gingrich lost his scholarship box, and so was present form -- his scholarship at fox, and so did rick santorum. >> it was an underwhelming group of candidates there, probably enough to spur people like huckabee if that is the field. >> i am about to ask a crass political question, but i should know that the unemployment number has inched up to 9%, not necessarily bad because they have added jobs, but the crass political question is, does the capture of osama bin laden give barack obama pushed to reelection in 2012? >> i think you will wear off, because in our fast-paced culture, nothing lasts. he will get credit for it, but not enough to re-elect him. the economy willk drown this outbreak it the economy goes sour, it will be in much bigger deal. >> i think evan is right, but there was this. republicans had been pushing that he was indecisive and cannot do anythi

the former new mexico governor gary johnson and texas governor ron paul. >> i bet nobody would put to him, i need the government to take care of me. i don't want to use heroin so i need these laws. >> i never thought heroin would get applause here in south carolina. >> reporter: it's hard to declare a winner in a bee late like this but a fox news focus group felt that herman cain came out ahead. in green vehicle, south carolina, doug luzader, fox news. >>> 7:16 now and let's check in with tony perkins for a look at our forecast. you're our pick for weather 2012 by the way. >> because earlier i had to toss to you and i had to remind any self-of that. >> yes, you are our pick. >> thank you very much. >>> let's take a look at -- let me show you the one headline for today that we have. there could be some showers later. i don't think there is the greatest chance of showers, but there could be some scattered showers. >> the bigness of the letters makes it feels like that. >> i agree with letters. it should be little letters. >> we'll change that. 48 degrees is your current temperature. a c

four years later, it is ron paul again, also herman cain and johnson, that's it. he may have stolen the show to legalize heroin, he was not, it should be noted, the biggest hit of the night. take a look at who won the focus group afterwards. >> 29 of the most important people in america sitting behind me now. let's go right to them. who won the debate. how many think her man cain won? we can stop right there. i want a word or praise to describe him. >> a breath of fresh air. >> common sense. >> how many walked in here with herman cain as your number one choice? one of you. how many of you are walking out of here with him as your choice. this is unprecedented. >> former ceo of a mafia themed pizza chain runs away with the first race. >> i haven't held office before. i asked people, those in washington d.c., they have held public office before. how is that working for you. we have a mess. how about sending a problem solver to the white house. >> herman cain, the break-out sensation in south carolina. while he won the focus group last night, ron paul seems to have wo

yet ron paul and gary johnson, the former of new mexico, but saying this. that is not the party line. this is very different. i thought gary johnson was more -- with their more as a function of ron paul. many people do not know ron paul, but he was able to raise a tremendous amount of money. ron paul is a power player in a way that, i think, oftentimes those below the screen. people do not pick it up in terms of his true power. i do not know he would have much success as a presidential candidate. i would be surprised if he won the nomination. >> thank you. it or asking the last question, a couple of routine housekeeping matters. i would like to remind you about upcoming speakers. agricultural work secretary tom vilsack will be here on june 13. on june 14, the former national security council adviser under president ford will speak at our annual gerald ford journalism awards. june 30, gary sinise. he will announce an organization for charity supporting the military. on july 11, we host the 14th annual race. secondly, i'd like to present our guest with the tr

we have newt gingrich and ron paul and former mexico governor gary johnson in the race. so, the race is definitely, the field is definitely gelling right now. >> glad to see you one more time being dooms day and all. it's good to see you, brother. dwl >> decided to spend it here. >> you'll see him throughout the day here on cnn. >>> something else you'll seen more than likely. all the billboards out. you know the family radio network is predicting that the world will end today. but, so far so good. no apocalypse, no dooms day, no rapture, no nothing. we're all still here, despite the prediction from the leader of the california-based radio network. they have put their money where their mouths are. they have spent millions of dollars. see some of these billboards? people have been traveling around the country for this. he says that the timeline is in the bible. he came up with some mathematical computation here that put today as the day. there are some who are doubting him, of course. including the senior pastor at the 13,000 member strong first baptist church of dallas t

gary johnson, herman cain, ceo got on his be the, ron paul shared the stage with -- ceo of godfather's pizza, what all share the stage with tim pawlenty and rick santorum. where were mitt romney and others? >> they ducked in and probably made a mistake, because fox news is important to the nominating process newt gingrich and rick santorum lost their scholarship at fox. they were knocked off the payroll. >> it was an underwhelming group of republicans. it might be enough to spur people like huckabee to get in, if that is the field. >> i am about to ask a crass political question, but i should note that the unemployment number has inched back up to 9% -- not necessarily bad, because they are adding jobs -- but does it capture of osama bin laden dip brock, a major push towards a reelection in 2012? -- dick barack, a major push toward reelection in to -- it well give -- give morocco, a major push towards reelection in 2012? >> he will get a little credit, but not enough to reelect him. if the economy goes sour on him, it will be a much bigger deal. >> evan is right, but there was this nar

texas representative ron paul announced yesterday he joins former house speaker newt gingrich, governor gary johnson of new mexico, former massachusetts governor mitt romney and former wisconsin governor tim pawlenty in making it official. and there's no word yet on sarah palin, donald trump or tea party star michele bachmann from minnesota among the republicans who have all set up exploratory committees. >>> three people from florida are under arrest today charged with funneling money to the taliban in pakistan. they are being charged with multiple federal offenses. one sent more than $50,000 to the taliban for guns intended to kill u.s. troops. more than two dozen secret service agents arrested the three near miami after more services. >>> pakistan's parliament has condemned the u.s. special forces raid on osama bin laden's compound. members of pakistan's two houses of parliament are calling for review of u.s. ties with the country and say supply lines to american troops in afghanistan could be cut if there are more attacks. an opposition leader in parl simt pushing for an independent commission t

texas representative ron paul announced yesterday, of course, he joins former house speaker newt gingrich, governor gary johnson of new mexico, former massachusetts governor mitt romney and former wisconsin governor tim pawlenty in making it official. no word yet on sarah palin, donald trump or tea party star representative michele bachmann from minnesota, among the republicans who have all set up exploratory committees at this point. >>> for one graduate at uc berkeley, walking with his graduating class today was an incredible moment, not so much for the diploma, as for the actual walking. graduating senior austin whitney was paralyzed in a car accident in 2007. last year, he began working with uc berkeley engineers to develop exoskeletons, wearable robotics that look like sound up leg braces. the device is worn like a suit and does the walking the disabled legs are no longer capable of. when it was time for him to receive his diploma, austin was able to stand up and accept it himself thanks to the innovation from cal. >> truly, truly is beyond words. i was never not confident about the machine, ever. i trust

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i think on that stage you had ron paul and gary johnson, the former governor of new mexico, both buying into this argument coming from republicans. that's not the party line shall believe me. so i thought, again, this is very different, and i thought gary johnson was more as a function of ron paul than the other way around and i think ron paul has become, you know, many people don't know him, and he still is able to raise a tremendous amount of money, i might add, but ron paul is a power player in a way that i think oftentimes goes below the spring. people don't pick it up in terms of his true power. i don't know that he would have much success as a presidential candidate. i'd be surprised if he won the nomination. >> thank you. we're almost out of town. before asking the last question, a couple of routine housekeeping matters. first of all, i would like to remind you about upcoming luncheon speakers. june 13, tom vilsack will discuss how innovative efforts of science tests and others are ventral to feeding a growing global population and june 14, brent scowcroft, advisor under presiden

there would have to be some sort of justification of for instance gary johnson was asked at the south carolina bee and i think ron paul the same thing that wage floors minimum wage laws can be harmful because they can keep more people in a household from working if they're not eligible to meet a minimum wage paying job so it definitely has to move beyond just say personal responsibility over and over again i mean i've not sure the pause a chance of winning the over the g.o.p. nomination but if you want to influence the debate if you want to influence policy from what it essentially has i mean this is going to be the biggest platform he's going to have for next four years is running for president it's going to have to move beyond soundbites but the question that i was asking and getting to was what's going to be the reason why. he is going to win this g.o.p. nomination is going to go to the g.o.p. it's going to be do you know the idea is going to be the well i mean it's going to be a combination of the two i mean the g.o.p. wants somebody that can make their candidate for instance ron paul's magazine that he has it is

who is officially running, the former governor of new mexico, gary johnson, who is officially running. also texas congressman ron paul who has officially declared candidacy. tim pawlenty will do it as well, and this field is beginning to solidify and gel a little more. >> shannon and peter, thanks to both of you. >>> we want to turn now to the developing story that we have been covering on cnn. you're going to hear a lot of four-letter words on the mississippi levees these days, but none as dreaded as r-a-i-n. the forecast calls for downpours, dumping up to 3 inches per hour in some places. what that means for the levee system is not clear yet. right now, the mississippi river is cresting in naches, mississippi. it's just shy of 62 feet. almost 14 feet above flood stage. even though it's not expected to get higher, it's expected to stay above flood stage for weeks. the probability of levee failure has everyone on edge, of course. a bridge over the mississippi river near baton rouge, louisiana, has been reopened after several barges broke loose and hit it. some of the barges sank. it's not known if the record flooding

i thought gary johnson was that there more as a function of ron paul than the other way around. i think ron paul has become -- many people do not know him, and he's still able to raise a tremendous amount of money, but ron paul is a power player in a way that i think oftentimes those below the screen. people did not pick it up in terms of his true power. i do not know if he would have much success as a presidential candidate. i would be surprised if he won the nomination. >> we're almost out of time. before asking the last question, a couple of routine housekeeping matters to take care of. first, i would like to remind you all about upcoming lutyens biggest it on june 13, agriculture secretary tom vilsack will discuss innovative efforts is central to feeding a growing global population. june 14, the former national security council adviser under president ford was to get our annual gerald ford journalism awards. june 30, gary sinise, the actor will announce the formation of a foundation dedicated to raising funds for charity supporting military. and on june 11, this is of intere

newt gingrich officially declared and a man named gary johnson the governor of new mexico officially declared and texas republican congressman ron paul officially declared. monday we expect for tim pawlen pawlenty, former governor of minnesota, to officially declare. so, it's starting to gel and there are some other names that we expect to hear something from in the coming days like mitch daniels and a few other people. >> is he okay? he got hit in the head with a door when he was working out. he had to get 16 stitches. >> when he was working out, it was a little bit of a mishap, but nothing super serious. >> good to have you here in town. we saw that picture, they're starting to collect across the street at centennial olympic park. there it is. again, we can look out our window here at the cnn center and see this happening. again, we're just about 45 minutes or so away from herman cain officially getting into the race. good to have you in atlanta. >>> well, at 12 past the hour now, let me turn to this rising water. rising water and more rain leaving a muddy mess all along the mississippi river valley. we're taking you live to the ri

former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, gary johnson, texas congressman ron paul among other, at a recent republican debate. >> how many people here would use heroine if it were legal? oh, yeah, i don't want to use it so i need laws. >> reporter: some analysts believe staying off the trail early on is a lesson learned from 2008. >> they're not going to fall for the trap of last year where they got in early, spent $8 million or $9 million on wasted overhead while the voters weren't paying attention. >> reporter: candidates are starting to make decisions. mitt romney, who says he is still, quote, exploring a bit, is giving a major speech this week aimed at convincing conservatives that his health care plan in massachusetts was different from the one president obama signed into law. romney's problems with the conservatives and the weakness of the field have republicans like house speaker john boehner pining for more charismatic choices. hoe told matt lauer this about new jersey's governor nicholas kristof ti. he said this about chris christie. >> he does a good job and speaks english,

paul ii and want to be here as he becomes one step closer to being a saint. pilgrims from the home country of poland arrive in rome, the beloved pontiff. mary johnsonsas city, missouri. >> he is a welcoming pope. he always gathers people around him. always. >> it is a key step on the path of saint hood. it requires a miracle to get to this point and the church says that happened when a french none was cured of parkinson's disease. >> look at me now. doctors can't explain it, but i think it was by the grace of god and through john paul ii. >> saturday night, that nun spoke to a crowd gathered for an evening vigil. the big event comes sunday when pope benedict declares the former pope blessed. the exhumes coffin will be placed for the faithful to view in order to be cannonnized, a second miracle has to be verified after this weekend. >> there's a common recognition at the holiness of this man's life and that's a fun thing. it's exciting thing to know someone in life. >> this is the fastest in modern history, because pope benedict xvi waived the normal waiting period. fox news. >>> they'll be out of vacation process as a boost for some businesses, too