i'm randall pinkston at the white house. coming up, the candidates talk immigration. >> talk about a wipeout. how a snowmobiler made an amazing comeback after that scary crash. >>> folks, we have some fog early on this morning. lots of sunshine. the offshore winds are kicking in. what does that mean for the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. a much different tone from last night as mitt romney and newt >>> gop candidates all smiles and courting voters in florida today. a much different tone from last night as mitt romney and newt gingrich went head to head in their final debate before tuesday's big primary. today's focus, immigration. randall pinkston on the front- runners' race to sway hispanic voters. >> reporter: mitt romney and newt gingrich are back on the campaign trail shaking hands and trying to win the backing of florida's 1 1/2 million hispanic gop voters. both candidate are speaking at a hispanic conference and bracing for questions about their fiery exchanges over immigration during thursday night's debate

randall pinkston reports from new hampshire. good afternoon. >> reporter: hello, frank. what a difference four years makes. in 2008, john mccain and mitt romney were bitter rivals. today, john mccain endorses mitt romney just one week before the new hampshire primary. mitt romney is turning his focus to new hampshire, where john mccain joined him at a campaign stop. >> it sure is nice to have a win. can we do better here in new hampshire? >> yeah. >> reporter: mccain beat romney in the new hampshire primary four years ago on his way to winning the republican nomination. now mccain is throwing his support behind his former rival. >> i am really here for one reason only to make sure that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america. >> reporter: romney beat a surging rick santorum by just eight votes in last night's iowa caucuses. >> thank you so much, iowa. >> reporter: and ron paul finished strong in third place. >> we have tremendous opportunity to continue this momentum. >> reporter: a poor showing forced michele bachmann to quit the race. >>

in new york, randall pinkston wjz eyewitness news. >> researchers say more studies are needed to findut how much exercise would produce learning benefits experts recommend kids and teens remain active for an hour or more each day. >> going out takes a scary turn for a diner in kentucky a man says a big bite of steak and rice got trapped in his throat he tried drinking fluid nothing was working luckily the restaurant manager came to the rescue just in time the manager gave him the heimlich manoeuvre. >> sitting there thinking the whole time, i survived two tours of duty here i am choking, you know, it was scary, i really didn't want to go. >> the manager invited the marshall family back for another dinner this time it will be on the house and the bites will be smaller sized. >>> new years twins are born minute apart in florida but have different birth year, little jenna was born 11:59 p.m. saturday night after the ball drops, leah became one of the first babies born in 2012, the timing earned the twins two honors the exist and last babies born in -- they are the first and last babies b

carolina with mitt romney leading the pack, 2-2 after winning in new hampshire and iowa, but as randall pinkston reports there are a whole new set of challenges. >> reporter: mitt romney took a victory lap before heading south for his toughest battle yet. a win in south carolina hinges on support from both conservatives and evangelicals. >> we were winning so i hope so. >> newt gingrich is already on the ground after finishing 4th. >> this is the most important election in our lifetime. >> ron paul is savoring his second place finish. >> they say he is not electable, i don't know how they come up with that. >> they voted for them. but veterans will also influence the next primary. a quarter of republican voters in south carolina served in the military and the battle for their political support is underway. >> south carolina has got one of the largest military populations of any state, a lot of retirees in the country. >> this group of war veterans doesn't know how to vote for. >> those are the two i am focusing on right now. >> who are they? >> let's keep that top secret. >> by the tend of the d

at the white house, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >>> rick santorum will put his campaign on hold and head home to pennsylvania to file income taxes. he admits the fight to win florida has become a two man race between gingrich and romney. >>> the governor's new smoking proposal would impose a 75% tax on tobacco products. local businesses say the increase would just send tobacco buyers to other states and hurt maryland retailers. >>> breaking sports news. the ravens introduce a new man in charge of the defense. ron is in the newsroom with more on that. good afternoon, ron. >> good afternoon, don. head coach john harbaugh officially introduced dean -- as the team's defensive coordinator and announced that cam cameron will return. he's coached the linebackers for the defense in the run to the afc championship. he was the patriots coordinator before he came to baltimore in 2010. he's replacing chuck pagano who took the job with the indianapolis colts. jerry rossberg will return to the ravens. that's the word from the castle. now back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. we'll ha

randall pinkston has more from the white house. >> reporter: president obama is kicking off a tour of five battleground states with a stop in cedar rapids, iowa. the president visited a factory where he talked about boosting american manufacturing. >> companies that are bringing job backs interest overseas should get tax bay area's bringing jobs back from overseas. >> reporter: he outlined the jobs agenda in the state of the union address last night. he called for higher taxes on millionaires an idea he took to voters today. >> this is not class warfare. let me tell you something. asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as a secretary, that's just common sense. >> reporter: president obama is on the road to make a direct appeal to middle class voters in battleground states. but the republicans fighting to take back the white house say the president is out of touch. >> he was speaking in fantasyland again last night. >> reporter: at a campaign stop last night in florida, mitt romney bashed the president's speech. >> this is a president who talks about deregulation even as he regul

randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >> that's where house democrats are holding their annual retreat. the president will deliver the keynote address before the conference wraps up. >>> this morning another part of jack johnson sepiment was handed out. the -- johnson's punishment was handed out. the former executive pled guilty to corruption charges. well last month johnson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. and this morning, a maryland court ordered that johnson be disbarred from practicing law. johnson has served as state's attorney before being elected as a county executive. >>> the proposal to repeal the so-called king's dominion law died in the virginia state senate. right now public schools are not allowed to start before labor day unless they receive a waiver. the senate's health and education committee killed the bill yesterday after heavy lobbying by the tourism industry. a house version of the bill, however, is still alive. >>> a piece of coffee history here in washington, d.c. is closing on sunday. the oldest starbucks on the east coast located on wis

randall pinkston, the white house. >> you can add the national park service to the list of people opposed to making the district's world war i memorial a national one. we told you about that proposal, making its way through congress. rededicates the district's memorial as one to the city and to the national world war i memorial. city leaders call the plan an insult to the district and residents. now the examiner newspaper reports the national park service representative says it has serious concerns about that proposal. >> the senate oversight committee held a hearing on progress. the army now made at arlington national cemetery. the cemetery was rocked by a scandal over mismarked graves. unmarked graves, and people buried in the wrong spots. the widespread problem triggered congressional inquiry and criminal investigation. >> the reports provided to congress reveal that much work remains to be done. arlington must be put on a course that will ensure no tragedy like the one we saw unfold in 2010 is ever again reported to veterans and their families. >> senator mccaskill thanked the force w

he is now 2-2 after winning new hampshire and iowa, but randall pinkston reports from colombia it is a state with a whole new set of challenges. reporter: mitt romney took a victory lap in new hampshire before heading south for his toughest battle yet, a win in south carolina hinges on support from both conservatives and evangelicals. >> we were winning among all those groups, so if i could duplicate that elsewhere, i could become the nominee. sure hope so. reporter: the biggest critic on the campaign trail, newt gingrich is already on the ground in south carolina after fishing fourth last night. >>> this is the most important election of our lifetime. reporter: ron paul is favoring his second place showing in new hampshire. >> i come in second or third, and all of a sudden people say, oh, he's not electable. i don't know how that adds up. reporter: while they were in the back of the pack in new hampshire, rick santorum and rick perry have an edge with the large evangelical population in south carolina. but veterans will also influence the next primary. quarter of republican voters i

randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >>> despite his decision to skip campaigning in florida, ron paul plans to attend tonight's debate. mitt romney is also answering the challenge from his rivals to release his tax information. his staff will post his 2010 tax return and also an estimate for his 2011 return online tomorrow. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords will resign from office in the next few days. the arizona democrat survived an assassination attempt last year. she released. >> tube video yesterday thanking people for their support. >> i have more work to do on my recovery. so, to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. >> the congresswoman says that she will attend the state of the union address tomorrow and she is also attending a meet and greet in tucson that was planned this time last year and of course, it ended in the shooting that left six people dead. there will be a special election to replace congresswoman giffords in april. >>> the president's state of the union address again is tomorrow night. of course, you can watch it right here on cha

randall pinkston, cbs news, concorde, new hampshire. >>> rick perry and ron paul are in texas with no campaign events scheduled for today. >> council member marion barry is formally announcing he is running for another term on the d.c. city council. the 75-year-old democrat has already served two terms representing ward eight. he told "the washington post" that he might not serve his entire term and he hopes to transfer that seat to his son, christopher. >>> the occupy d.c. protestors in mcpherson square are taking the park police to court. they want a judge to prevent police from evicting them or removing their belongings. protestors claim that police have taken items without warning and without giving protestors a chance to get their items back. right now, a judge's order requires park police to give 24 hour notice if they want to clear the area. and there is a law against camping or sleeping in the square. but police have not enforced it. >>> for montgomery county schools, the math simply doesn't add up. the county has asked the state legislature for $184 million to help upgrade an

randall pinkston reports. >> an energized president obama showed off hi natural gas refueling station in las vegas. >> hello, nevada. >> funding from his stimulus package helped build this environmentally friendly ups center. the president is visiting this key battleground state to underscore the need for more clean energy jobs. he wants to start drilling again for oil in the u.s. now that more oversight is in place after the bp disaster. >> today i'm announcing that my administration will soon open up around 38 million acres in the gulf of mexico for additional exploration and development which could result in a lot more production of domestic energy. >> but the president's trip is being overshadowed. after a tense encounter with the republican governor of arizona. governor jan brewer was photographed wednesday pointing her finger at president obama when he arrived in phoenix. brewer gave the president a letter requesting a meeting. he responded that in her book the governor misrepresented a previous meeting. >> i respect the office of the president but i'm not going to change my sto

randall pinkston on how the candidates are now looking ahead to new hampshire. >> reporter: mitt romney walked into new hampshire with a win in his pocket. >> i sure hope to be able to get your support in this upcoming primary. >> reporter: but tuesday's iowa caucus turned the race on its head. romney winning by a mere 8 votes to rick santorum who campaigned hard in everyone of iowa's 99 counties. >> game on. >> reporter: overnight santorum banked over $1 million in small donations. >> we believe we can move up and show momentum here too. >> reporter: still romney is the man to beat in next tuesday's new hampshire primary. polls show he holds a double digit lead and wednesday he picks up an endorsement from senator john mccain. >> i think he can restore our economy. that's the number one issue. >> reporter: newt gingrich came in fourth in iowa. his team hopes to catch up in south carolina. but he isn't throwing in the towel in new hampshire. on wednesday he took out this full page add calling the former massachusetts governor a timid moderate. michele bachmann dropped out of the race af

but as randall pinkston reports from columbia, it's a state with a new set of challenges. >> reporter: this is shaping up to be something like a southern version of the showdown at the o.k. corral. mitt romney coming in after his win in new hampshire and iowa hoping to wrap it up while all of his challengers are counting on south carolina republicans to slow romney down to keep their campaigns going. mitt romney took a victory lap in new hampshire before heading south for his toughest battle yet. a win in south carolina hinges on support from both conservatives and evangelicals. >> we were winning among all those groups so if i could duplicate that elsewhere i could become the nominee. >> reporter: newt gingrich is already on the ground in south carolina after finishing fourth last night. >> this is the most important election in our lifetimes. >> reporter: ron paul is saveavoring his second place showing in new hampshire. >> i come in second and third and all of a sudden people say he is not electable. i don't know how that adds up. >> reporter: while they were at the back. pack in n

reporting live in manchester, i'm randall pinkston. allen? >> randall, there is this kind of interesting back story behind the mccain endorsement. >> reporter: yes, certainly is. as you may recall, four years ago, john mccain was running against mitt romney. they were bitter rivals. rick santorum supported romney saying he didn't want mccain to become president. today, mccain endorsed romney. i suppose could you say it was a bit of payback. >> we know what they say about payback. randall pinkston in new hampshire. have a good night. it up very much. >>> well, the president also hit the campaign trail today visiting the key swing state of ohio. mr. obama is trying to sell his economic recovery plan to voters and congress. >> more money spent by more americans means more businesses hiring more workers. and so when i -- when congress returns, i'm going to urge them to extend this tax cut all the way through 2012 with no drama, no delay. >> whoo! >> the president also use appointed ohio attorney general richard cordray to head the new consumer fin

randall pinkston, cbs news, columbia, south carolina. >>> we go overseas now. another nuclear scientist was killed this morning. two people riding a motorcycle in tehran attached magnetic bombs to the scientist's car. it was similar to earlier attacks ghens other scientists. it's reported he was a scientist at the enrichment facility. two others were severely wounded. they blame israel and the united states. >>> the u.s. carried out a drone strike that mistaken -- the strike took place last night in the al qaeda stronghold. four suspected militants were killed. take a quick break on this wednesday morning. when we come back, occupy wall street protesters in new york return to zuccotti park. plus, first lady michelle obama responds to a controversial new book alleging she had a rocky relationship with top advisers. first scott pelley has a preview of cbs evening news. >>> after being buried in 18 feet of snow, some people in alaska are looking to dig out while many others in the lower 48 wonder where all their snow has gone. we'll tell you about it tonight on th

randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> the discipline for some bay area police and what they did during the "occupy oakland" demonstrations. >>> the disturbing video that launched an investigation by the u.s. military. >>> accused of preying on people looking for rentful the warning for anyone asked to provide a credit score. this, stemming from a cont >>> punishments were handed down today for two oakland police officers. this stemming from a controversial "occupy" incident. an officer covering his name tag from cameras and protestors. christin ayers on what the officer says about the tactic. >>> reporter: an oakland police officer captured on camera during "occupy oakland" protests his badge concealed. >> kind of weird that you actually are not showing your name. why is that? >> reporter: the officer named john hargraves, a bystander terrence williams was rolling when it happened and pressed hargraves' superior for answers. >> is it against policy for cops to hide their name badges? >> reporter: turns out it is. watch as hargraves' superior lieutenant clifford wong whispers something and

randall pinkston, cbs news, concord, new hampshire. >>> general motors is having chevy volt owners to bring their cars back to the dealers to lower the risk of battery fires. gm says it's going to tweak the car to help prevent fires from coolant leaks which could happy guess if the volt is hit from the side. among the changes, upgrades to the steel structure and liquid coolant system so the battery pack is better protected. dealers make those modifications for free starting next month. >> reporter: a canadian company accused of using false advertising to sell dietary supplement has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 10 california counties. prosecutors say iovate health sciences made claims its products could cure colds and diseases but didn't have any scientific proof. they also accused the company of not disclosing high levels of lead in another product which fortunately is no longer being sold. >>> a fiery and spectacular show put on by nature in italy. mount etna spewing lava and smoke. the mountain covered with snow at the top producing more smoke because of

. >> randall pinkston has the findings of a new study. >> 79-year-old roberta wally takes medication to prevent osteoporosis. she also has a bone density test every two years. >> to keep the bones healthy. >> reporter: doctors use the toast diagnose osteoporosis which causes bones to become brittle and more likely to break with age. now, a new study finds women over 65 with normal results may not need to be retested for years. >> they're very unlikely to develop osteoporosis over the next 10 or 15 years. they can be assured that they don't need to have repeat bone density testing. >> a bone density test uses x- rays to measure how much calcium and minerals are in the bone. the lower the density, the more likely a bone will fracture over time. right now, there are formal guidelines for how often a woman should be screen and but most insurance companies pay for bone density tests every two years. >> our practice would be closer to five years if someone had a normal bone density test. >> didn't look bad. >> she hopes ininsurance will keep covering regular bone density tests even if the

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> you go, mom. you're doing something right. researchers say more studies are needed to figure out how much exercise would produce the learning benefits. experts recommend kids and teens stay physically active for an hour or more each day. >> we've been telling you about the shortages of several drugs for several months now. now there is the word that lack of attention deficit drugs can be traced to the d.e.a. they set quotas on how much adhd medication is manufactured. the idea is to minimize abuse from people who use the drugs illegally to stay awake and alert longer. shortages of generics are so bad, hundreds of families have filed complaints with the food and drug administration. many say they can't find what they need in pharmacies. >> a new study about adhd which could increase the child's risk of developing the disorder, there are two factors in this study. researchers in new york found children who were exposed to gestational diabetes and raised low income households. they're 14 times more likely to develop adhd by the t

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. >>> as randall pinkston reports for wjz, the republican candidates are already looking ahead to thebig battle ground, south carolina. >> reporter: rick perry greeted diners and signed autographs, hoping for a boost before the south carolina piprear. -- primary. the texas governor skips new hampshire to make a start here. a state suffering from high unemployment. it's a problem perry says he knows how to fix. >> the rest of the country lost 2 million jobs during the period of time that we created a million jobs in my home state. >> reporter: in south carolina, it's nearly 10%. the lines are long at this job center. ken carnes lost his six-figure job as a financial adviser three years ago and has recently been working part-time in a grocery store. >> a seafood department as a seafood clerk. and i get anywhere from 5 to 10 hours a week, which isn't much. >> reporter: many people here can't even find part-time work. one in 10 don't even have a job. only seven other states have a higher unemployment rate than south carolina. >> reporter: carnes plans to vote for the candidate he thinks w

in new york, randall pinkston, wjz news. >>> the study found that the risk of a complication was someeater with a gastric bypass than with banding. the researchers say the benefits outweigh the risk. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. here's denise in the newsroom with a preview for us. >>> breaking news, arrests at the new occupy protest in baltimore and wjz is live on the scene with the latest. >>> a body washes up on a maryland shore and tonight where it was discovered and how police are working to identify the victim. >>> death penalty opponents mount another campaign for repeal. i'm pat warren, coming up on eyewitness news a demonstration outside the state house. >>> check in for all these stories and of course all the breaking news, coming up all new at 6:00, but now back to kai and mary. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> wildfires force florida residents to evacuate their homes homes in deltona. fire officials say that gusty winds caused the blaze to spread quickly. residents were able to return to their homes last night, crews were closely monitoring any hot spots and potential fl

in new york randall pinkston wjz eyewitness news. >>> they found the risk of a deadly complication wasith the gastric bypass surgery than banding but benefits outweigh the risks. >>> a russian fuel tanker arrives in nome alaska the tanker is filled with 1.3 million-gallons of fuel for the town the cutter had to break through 30 to miles of ice to -- 30 to miles of ice to -- 300 miles of ice to nome. >>> compared to alaska, the weather in maryland hard to complain about. milder and mainly sunny. wjz has weather and traffic. >>> like 180 degrees. rain headed our way. with this rain we have milder temps coming in after a very chilly weekend. rain after western portions of the region, pennsylvania, west virginia, late tonight we start seeing shower activity it will stay well above freezing 39 now, take a look at morning temperatures 17 this morning, 25 dc, 17 ocean city, but it has warmed up and will stay on the mild side tomorrow even warmer, 39 now, 43 oakland, warm air coming in ahead that means tomorrow believe it or not we will get back to low 50s. temporarily, some more changes comin

as randall pinkston reports for wjz, the fighting comes hours before their next debate. >> reporter: mitt romney is stepping up to the mike, with a new line of attack against nute newt gingrich. >> i think as you look look at the speaker's record over time, it's been highly erratic. >> reporter: romney is taking aim at him on the campaign trail and over the air waves. >> gingrich resigned. >> the florida tv spot is the first negative ad to come directly from the romney campaign, instead of a super back supporting him. >> gingrich is raising money to strike back and fast. florida's primary is less than a week away and is shaping up to be the most expensive so far. >> reporter: right now, romney has the biggest war chest and the largest organization. but gingrich raised $1 million in the first 24 hours after his south carolina win. he's now leading in at least one florida poll. >> please remind everybody that they have a chance to help nominate a genuine, grass-roots conservative, versus the establishment's money candidate. >> reporter: gingrich and romney are treating the next primary

randall pinkston reports for wjz with the latest on the campaign trail. >> reporter: newt gingrich is back at work, campaigning in south carolina. after finishing fourth in the new hampshire primary, the former house speaker is looking ahead. >> i think over the next 10 days, we will son sol -- consolidate conservatives across south carolina. and i think as we do that, we will win the south carolina primary. and that will set the stage for a very exciting florida. >> reporter: gingrich is courting. he is trying to slow mitt romney. romney left new hampshire this morning a winner. >> the support of evangelicals, independents. we were winning among all of those groups. if i could complete elsewhere. >> south carolina is a different state. >> reporter: rick perry and rick santorum are hoping to play to their conservative base here. perry skipped, hoping to jump start some momentum in the state that has a history of picking winners. >> you win in south carolina. and traditionally, you are the republican nominee. >> reporter: wesley donahue worked on mitt romney's 2008 campaign. he said so

randall pinkston reports for wjz, with the surprising routes -- results of a new study. >> reporter:9-year-old roberto wally takes medication to prevent osteoporosis. she also has a bone dense ittest every two years -- density test, every two years. >> it causes bones bones to become brittle and more likely to break with age. women may not need to be retested if are years. >> they're very unlikely to develop osteoporosis over the next 10 or 15 years. and they can be assured that they don't need to have repeat bone density testing. >> reporter: a bone density test uses x-rays to measure how much calcium and minerals are in the bone. the lower the density, more likely a bone will fracture over time. >> right now, there are no formal guidelines for how often a woman should be screened. but most insurance companies pay for bone density tests every two years. >> our practice would be closer to five years, if someone had a normal bone density test. >> actually don't look bad. >> wallac hopes they will keep covering the bone density tests. >> i don't think that preventive medicine is the wa

as randall pinkston reports for wjz, his republican challengers are criticizing those proposals whileigning in florida. >> reporter: president obama took his state of the union proposals to this iowa plant, hoping to show how his plan to change tax laws would benefit business owners and create jobs. >> we've got to stop rewarding businesses that ship jobs overseas, reward companies like conveyor that are doing business here in the united states of america. >> reporter: the president is pushing his plans on a three- day trip to five key battleground states. he's fighting to convince skeptical voters, concerned about the economy, to give him a second term. >> our economy is getting stronger. and we've come way too far to turn back now. >> reporter: the republicans running for the white house insist the president's policies have failed. they're taking aim at his call to raise the tax rate on people earning more than a million dollars a year. >> reporter: this is a president who is turning america into a welfare-style state, like europe. >> i am for lower taxes and smaller government. oba

randall pinkston reports for wjz. >> reporter: rick santorum is campaigning like an underdog in ham hamp. because that's exactly what he is. despite a strong second placed finish to mitt romney in iowa, he is in last place in this more moderate new england state. >> i have spent a lot of time here and i trust the people of new hampshire. >> reporter: but he's give -- getting attention. >> before the iowa caucus, have you given santorum any thought? >> no. >> and now? >> yes. >> why. >> i didn't know anything about him. when i heard he did so well, i am definitely interested. >> reporter: this is one of five campaign stops in new hampshire today. he gave mitt romney a run for his money with his amazing win in iowa. romney, who is comfortably ahead in the polls here, left this afternoon to compain -- campaign in south carolina. but before he left, romney continued his attack on obama. >> it's killing jobs. this president is a crony capitalist. he's a job killer. >> newt gingrich is reaching out to his party's right. >> governor romney in the end has a conservative appeal in a party. >> the

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randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> keep jobs in america rather than sending them overseas. that's president obama's pitch to executives and ceos. >> we're also going to put forward new tax proposals that reward companies that choose to bring jobs home and invest in america. and we're going to eliminate tax breaks for companies that are moving jobs overseas. >> the president praised business leaders for keeping jobs in america. he is also urging congress to pass a longer-term extension. payroll tax cut. >>> trying to set record straight about one of the darkest days in san francisco history. the son of murdered mayor george moscone brings to light the account of what happened that day back in 1978 and how he comes to terms with his grief. don ford on the new play, ghost light. >> reporter: jonathan moscone was just 14 when his father, san francisco mayor john moscone, was murdered. it was 34 years ago but the memories are still fresh. now he is reliving that painful history by directing a play about those events. >> it was quite terrifying to read it. and it just -- it becam

randall pinkston reports for wjz from concord. >> reporter: rick santorum is campaigning like an underdogn new hampshire. because that's exactly what he is. despite a strong second place finish to mitt romney in conservative, iowa. the former pennsylvania senator is in last place in this more moderate new england state. >> i have spent a lot of time here. but i trust the people in new hampshire. >> had you given santorum any consideration before the caucus? >> no. >> and now because of the caucus? >> yes. >> i really didn't know anything about him. now that i heard he has done so well, i am definitely interested. >> reporter: he gave mitt romney a run for his money with an amazing finish in iowa. but catching romney in new hampshire will be difficult. >> reporter: romney, who was comfortably ahead in the polls here left to campaign in wa -- in south carolina. >> it's killing jobs. this president is a crony capitalist. he's a job killer. >> reporter: newt gingrich is reaching out to his party's right. >> governor romney in the end has a very limited appeal in a conservative party. >> the c

in columbia, south carolina, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> by this time tomorrow, all ofop candidates are scheduled to be campaigning in south carolina. >>> the local american red cross makes an emergency plea for blood donations. in recent weeks, the organization saw a significant decline and turnout at blood drives and donor centers. and now, several blood types are at critical and emergency levels, making it difficult to prepare for potential emergencies. >> the red cross is asking the community to step out immediately and make a blood donation. it will take immediate blood donations and several weeks of sustained donations to replenish the supply. >> reporter: blood is needed for more than 50 local hospitals and their patients, all types are needed. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. >>> the advantages and advantages and disadvantages of maryland lay claim to the speakers. >>> the veteran anchor. and the healthiest dishes you can find. for these stories and more. and remember to look for

randall pinkston reports from new hampshire. >> reporter: mitt romney picked up a major endorsement at his first campaign stop. >> i am only here for one reason and one reason only. that is that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america. >> he is now helping his one- time rival take back the white house. >> it's time for barack obama to go back home. and for someone who understands our economy to lead this country. >> polls show him with a double- digit lead. >> nutenewt gingrich also has a lot riding on the new hampshire primary. today, he launched this full paper ad, attacking romney. he said voters have a choice, between himself, a reagan conservative and romney. >> john huntsman, who skipped iowa, has already held 150 events here. >> you have to be on the ground, shaking hands and have ideas to represent the future of this country. >> reporter: michele bachmann is no longer in the race. >> i have decided to stand aside. >> reporter: she quit after a poor performance in iowa. but rick perry says it's not over for him. >> we're going to go into places whe

randall pinkston takes a closer look at the ramifications. reporter: 79-year-old roberta wallace has a bone density test every two years. doctors use the test to diagnose osteoporosis which causes bones to become brittle and more likely to break with age. now a new study finds women over 65 with normal results may not need to be retested for years. >> they are very unlikely to develop osteoporosis over the next 10 or 15 years and they can be assured that they don't need to have repeat bone density testing. reporter: a bone density test uses x-rays to determine how much calcium is in the bone. the lower the density, the more likely the bone will fracture over time. right now there are no formal guidelines for screening, but most insurance companies pay for bone density tests every two years. >> our practice i would say would be closer to five years if someone had a normal boone density test. reporter: wallace hopes insurance will keep covering regular bone density tests even if the study shows some women may not need them. >> i don't think tha

randall pinkston reports with the latest on the campaign trail. >> reporter: newt gingrich is back at work, campaigning in south carolina. after finishing fourth in the new hampshire primary, the former house speaker is looking ahead. >> i think over the next 10 days, we will consolidate conservatives across south carolina. and i think as we do that, we will win the south carolina primary. and that will set the stage for a very exciting florida. >> reporter: gingrich is courting conservatives through campaign ads and e-mail. he and other gop candidates are spending millions to slow mitt romney. romney left new hampshire this morning, a winner. >> the support of conservatives here, evangelicals, independents. we were winning among all those groups. so if i could duplicate that elsewhere, i could become the nominee. >> reporter: it won't be easy. romney is ahead in the polls, but south carolina is a different state. >> rick perry and santorrumorrum hoping to play to that. perry came here early hoping to jump start momentum. >> you win in south carolina and traditionally, you are the rep

in manchester, new hampshire, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> ron paul, who finished third in the iowa caucus is back in texas today, preparing for the new hampshire primary. >>> meanwhile, president obama is campaigning in the battleground state of ohio. today, he spoke at a cleveland suburb, where he pushed his economic recovery plan. we'll have more on the president's comments, coming up new at 5:30. >>> two elderly women are without a home tonight, after someone intentionally set their house on fire in anne arundel county. it happened at the 300 block of church street in brooklyn park area. the fire caused $150,000 in damage. and firefighters also discovered racial and sexual slurs, tainted on the outside of the house. investigators are asking anybody with information to come forward. desire a 13-year-old -- >>> a 13-year-old rape victim takes the stand in a baltimore court to identify one of her attackers. denise is in the newsroom with this. >> reporter: the girl broke into tears as she told the jury she was gang-raped at gang werks. prosecutors say it it happened in

randall pinkston reports for wjz.o win there, republican hopefuls must win over evangelical voters. >> reporter: 6,000 people attend the historic first baptist church in columbia, south carolina, making it an important stop for presidential candidates. >> jesus is speaking to us. >> reporter: reverend wendell estep is the pastor. he says many in his congregation have not yet chosen a candidate in the primary. >> today, i asked my staff, how many of you have decided who your candidate is? nobody raised their hand. >> reporter: rick perry is already here in south carolina, ahead of the other republican hopefuls who were still in new hampshire. perry is making sure the evangelicals know, he shares their faith. >> i -- understood as a young 14-year-old, as a gave my life to jesus christ, that that was going to be a central part of who i am. >> reporter: 55% of the republican voters in south carolina are evangelical, more than double the percentage in new hampshire. that means the candidates will be trying to win over a ve

randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >>> a first-of-its-kind fine for pg&e.he state's public utilities commission has fined it $16.8 million for failing to properly inspect gas pipeline. it's part of a new citation program just enacted last month. in the meantime, two local politicians are now asking that cpuc president michael peevey remove himself from the san bruno pipeline probe. peevey has faced tough criticism over safety lapses during his nine-year tenure. >>> a security breach at a peninsula hospital that went undetected for years. sequoia hospital in redwood city says names and social security numbers of nearly 400 employees were accidentally posted online. the data breach happened more than 4 years ago but the hospital didn't correct the error until it learned about it last month. so far, no employees have reported identity thefts. >>> well, you probably have seen them. tv commercials for life insurance that seem to have very few restrictions attached and promises that you can't be turned down for coverage but as julie watts explains, those policies

randall pinkston has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: newt gingrich got the crowd going at a tea party rally in florida. >> this is campaign for the very nature of the republican party. >> he and mitt romney are battling for votes, 12% of florida gop voters are hispanic. gingrich is taking aim at romney claims that with tougher laws they would self deport or leave the u.s. on their own. >> you have to live in a fantasy to have some fantasy this far from reality. >> romney points out he is on the record as supporting the same idea. >> i recognize it is tempting to come into an audience like this and pander to the audience, i think that is unbecoming. >> new poles show them in a tie ahead of the tuesday primary. michelle obama is also in florida raising cash to help her husband's campaign, he is courting voters in other battle ground states, nevada and colorado. the president arrived in las vegas last night, in the middle of a three day 5 state swing to promote the ideas he laid out in his state of the union address. today he is focusing on proposals aimed at creating more

. >>> at the white house, randall pinkston, 9news now. >>> ron paul may not be spending money to campaign in florida, but he says he is not skipping tonight's debate in tampa. >>> president obama is expected to focus on the economy as he delivered his state of the union address tomorrow night. his populous message will characterize the republicans as a do-nothing congress. the republican response will be delivered by indiana governor mitch daniels. channel 9 will carry the state of the union address followed by live reaction and analysis on 9news now at 11:00 tuesday night. >>> is john hinckley still obsessed with trying to kill a president? does he deserve a pass of complete release from a psychiatric ward? bruce is live at u.s. district court where a federal judge is trying to figure out that out. >> reporter: hinkley's lawyers want him out, but prosecutors and the secret service are convinced that he is still a threat. today here in u.s. district court, they thought they had this bookstore worker who could really help them make that case. but hinkley's lawyer took this guy apart. the c

randall pinkston on how the candidates are looking ahead to new hampshire. >> reporter: mitt romney walked into new hampshire with a win in his pocket. >> i sure hope to be able to get your support in this upcoming primary. >> reporter: but tuesday's iowa caucus turned the race on its head, romney winning by eight votes to santorum who campaigned hard in iowa. >> game on. >> reporter: he banked $1 million in small donations overnight. >> we believe we can move up and show momentum here, too. >> reporter: still, romney is the man to beat in the new hampshire primary. he holds a double digit leads in polls and he picked up an endorsement by john mccain. >> i think he can restore our economy. i think that is the number one issue. >> reporter: newt gingrich came in fourth in iowa. gingrich isn't throwing in the towel in new hampshire. on wednesday he took out this full page ad calling the former massachusetts governor a timid moderate. michele bachmann dropped out of the race after finishing sixth. rick perry finisheded fifth and says he's staying in calling iowa with its caucus system a quirk

randall pinkston, cbs news, manchester, new hampshire. >>> now, the campaign moves to new hampshire. the granite state will hold its primary next tuesday mitt romney is expected to win there. it gives him a 27--point advantage. ron paul is in second place in the poll followed by former utah governor john huntsman. huntsman chose to skip the iowa caucuses. >>> president obama will do a little campaigning of his own in ohio today because he visits cleveland to talk about the economy. last night, the president reached out to iowa voters in a live web chat from washington. he also had ads all over the des moines register web site. >>> well, this morning's bitter cold weather caused some problems for metro commuters. the trains are running now but the intense cold weather caused tracks on metro's red line near takoma's metro station to crack. metro faced the same problem along the yellow line as it crosses the potomac river. both lines were reduced to just one-track as crews made repairs. so, there were delays on the red, yellow and blue lines. the question is how much longer will the col

randall pinkston, cbs new york. >> good luck to her. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday weather, and inports, buzzer-beating heroics as the lakers battle the mavs. ♪ i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] roc® retinol... the gold standard in anti-aging. clinically proven to give 10 years back to the look of skin. nothing's better than gold. [ female announcer ] roc® retinol correxion deep wrinkle night cream. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, rain, 48 degrees. miami, partly sunny, 78. chicago, morning snow, 32. dallas is going to be turning sunny, 58 degrees. l.a., mostly cloudy, 59. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over most of the southwest. there are patchy clouds from georgia up to maine, and it's overcast from the pacific northwest to the great lakes region. >>> in sports the lakers take it down to the wire against the mavs. with less than ten on the clock, the mavs apz jason terry hits the pull-up jumper to even the score at 70. then fis

randall pinkston is in manchester with the latest. >>> reporter: allen, it has been a very, very interesting day full of thrills and surprises especially if you are political junkies. of course, mitt romney won that iowa contest as you point out by a close vote. most of the candidates are on the ground in new hampshire fighting for that all important vote next week. and there will be one fewer candidate in the race. >>> reporter: mitt romney picked up a major endorsement at his first campaign stop in new hampshire. >> i am really here for one and one reason only, and that is to make sure that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america. >> reporter: senator john mccain won the gop nomination four years ago and is now helping his one-time rival try to take back the white house. >> it's time for barack obama to go home and for someone who understands our economy to lead this country. >> reporter: polls show romney enders new hampshire with a double-digit lead. >> game on. >> reporter: but rick santorum is looking to shrink that and capitalize on his second place fini