. >>> cnn "newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. hi, randi. >> hello, suzanne. we have a busy hour ahead. president obama is in vegas where he's preparing to speak. on his second day post-state of the union speech, built in part with stimulus money, services a brand-new fleet of powered trucks. that is liquefied powered trucks. one facility allows ups to move packages purely on alternative energy. the president is due to speak at any moment now and we'll listen in when he comes to the microphone. >>> to make sure natural gas stays plentiful, the last unclaimed drillable parts off the gulf of mexico, 38 million acres, ranging from 3 to 230 miles offshore. the interior department says there could be a billion barrels of oil and natural gas under there. bids for drilling starts at $100 an acre. >>> newt gingrich is fighting for the veteran vote in jacksonville. the biggest republican presidential contest to date is just five days away and still a two-man race. a new cnn "time" orc poll shows romney and gingrich neck-and-neck and ron paul way behind. our numbers fro

i'm randi kaye. let's get to the election news. the closer we get, the wider the gap between the two contenders. a new poll shows mitt romney 14 percentage points above newt gingrich. romney leads above gingrich's base. as for the former house speaker's speaking skills, romney is on the attack there, too. >> these debates have gone pretty well. speaker gingrich wasn't happy with the debates, though. he said after the first debate that he didn't do well because the crowd was so quiet. it threw him off. yeah. the second debate he said he didn't do well because the crowd was so loud. >> gingrich is expected to speak at a rally within the hour. he says that the gap is closing. i'll show you where the race goes after florida with cnn's wolf blitzer at the bottom of the hour. >>> want to hang out with president obama? the president who held town halls on cyberspace and twitter and facebook? participants can comment in realtime. a few will be asked to participate in live conversation. it starts at 5:30 p.m. eastern and it's supposed to la

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. >> cnn "newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. hi, randi. >> hi, suzanne, happy friday. it's 1:00, let's get straight to the news. the four surviving gop candidates have just a few more hours to woo voters and they are not wasting a minute. mitt romney is holding on to a lead that has shrunk from the point of significance. newt gingrich is transforming buzz and momentum into victory in the first primary. ron paul and santorum survived to compete in florida. i can't resist this clip from santorum at a faith, family, and freedom event in lexington. >> tonight is karen and the kids are going to be on piers morgan show tonight on cnn. so i would encourage you all to take a look at that. we did the interview yesterday from charleston and you'll get to see what -- at the end of the interview, piers morgan leaned over to me and said, you want my suggestion? less rick, more karen. >> thank you for the punt, mr. santorum. >>> and sound and fury came in last night at the cnn-sponsored debate. gingrich seems to be the target of a new dirty trick. e-mails are being sent to republica

. >>> "cnn newsroom" is continuing right now with randi kaye. hi, randi. >> hi, suzanne, and hello, everyone. it's 1:00. we've got a very busy hour ahead, so let's get straight to the news. his tax returns are public and attacks from his rivals keep coming. but on state of the union day, president obama wa mitt romney wants to talk about president obama. he attacked the incumbent for high unemployment, record foreclosures, death that's too high, and opportunities too few. >> i discovered, i guess, that romney has a new debate coach, who's specialty is to say as many untrue things as fast as you can to get them all into one or two quick statements. so i thought it was kind of wild. >> here's a snapshot of romney's tax details. for 2010, he and his wife reported income topping $21 million, mostly from investments on which they paid less than 14% in federal tax. the gingriches and the obamas earned far less and paid, percentage wise, far more. tax rates are sure to come up in president obama's third state of the union speech. here's one tip-off. we'

. >>> cnn "newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. >> hi, suzanne. i'm randi kaye. it's 1:00. we have a very busy hour ahead. divers are planning to blast more holes in that capsized italian cruise ship in the hopes of finding some two dozen people still unaccounted for. this is a live picture of the ship. but time and rough seas aren't on their sides. five days after the coast of concordia ran aground, search teams have repeatedly had to pull back as the wreckage moved and shifted. but the captain is now out of jail and is facing an array of charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. >>> the first congressional vote of 2012 is worth $1.2 trillion but doesn't amount to anything. as part of last summer's ex cruise ating debt ceiling drama, the house gets to impose another which the senate will ignore. and as per the earlier agreement, the deal also called for more than two trillion in spending cuts over a decade. >>> we could be hearing from the white house about their decision in the keystone pipeline despite pressure by the republicans according to a democratic s

filling in for randi kaye. it's 1:00 now. we've got a very busy hour ahead as well. let's get straight to the news. 23 people still unaccounted for in the wreck of the "costa concordia." today, divers blew a hole in the capsized cruise ship to make the search easier. soon afterwards, they found five bodies, bringing the total of known deaths to 11. now back on land, the ship's captain still in jail, likely facing a host of criminal charges, up to and including manslaughter. not only did he not go down with his ship, an exasperated coast guard official had to order him, more than one, to go back and help rescue passengers. here's a portion of an extraordinary audio recording that turned up today in italian media. it's translated on your screen for you. >> quite an exchange, isn't it? we're going to have more on this in "crime and consequence" coming up a little later in the hour. >>> you may not have noticed they are gone, but lawmakers are heading back to work today after a three-week holiday recess. and the unwelcome mat has been rolled out. occupy congress greeted

randi k randi kaye is taking over. >> we're reminded why it's called running for president. five of six of the gop contenders have held events so far today. the pace doesn't let up until newt gingrich's college football party at 9:00 tonight. here's the score from a weekend tracking poll. mitt romney holds on to a solid lead but ron paul has eaten into his margin. paul, huntsman, and gingrich are bunched up in third. the only one not there is perry in south carolina. gingrich says the more people get to know romney, the harder it is to look at alternatives. >> 2002 he said he was a moderate. you look at the contrast and i think that's what the south carolina is going to be all about. the poll said that romney has lost a great deal of momentum in the last four days and i think that's because people look up and instead of being told that it's inevitable, they are saying, who is he? and i don't want to vote for him. i think it's a very wide-open primary. >> remember, our coverage starts tuesday at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. we'll get right back to politics in a moment but, first,

cnn "newsroom" continues with randi kaye. >> hi, i'm randi kaye. it's 1:00. let's get straight to the news. manufacturing news today, education on friday. president obama is building on this economy built to last speech and is speaking at a plant in iowa that makes conveyor belts and then he will go to a facility in vegas, the university of michigan ann arbor. four of those states are must wins. arizona is on the president's wish list. only one state matters for the gop primary race. rick santorum with a state rally. newt gingrich spoke at a forum called univision. likely florida voters monday and tuesday and after the republican debate, romney is on top by seven points but 6% say that they are unsure. santorum and ron paul are far behind fighting it out to third. egyptians are marking the first anniversary of the start of the historic uprising at a scene like this in cairo's tahrir square seem commonplace? they fear there is little else to show for their efforts. mubarak is on trial for his life and democratic civilian government is far from complete. >>> in

. >>> let's continue the cnn "newsroom" with randi kaye. >> hello, it's 1:00. two short days before the make or break south carolina primary. one gop hopeful is out. governor rick perry who dominated the field so briefly last summer called it a race. >> good morning, i have come to the conclusion that there is no more viable path for me in this campaign. therefore, today i'm suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. >> our latest polls shows gingrich gaining on romney and perry stuck in fifth with single digits. santorum is running third but today he's officially the winner of the iowa caucuses. 16 days ago, you'll recall romney was on top with eight votes but the final results show santorum actually won by a total of 34 votes. it's basically a toss-up because eight votes are still missing. four republican candidates will meet tonight and wolf blitzer has just sat down with rick santorum. hi there, wolf. tell me this. does santorum think that the flip-flop in iowa changes anything for him? >> well, he's encouraged by

cnn's randi kaye takes a look at whether it's really fair. >> so as you settle in to your breathing ->> reporter: all it took was this article in "the new york times" to knock the zen out of the yoga community. the headline, how yoga can wreck your body. >> when you first read the article, how did you feel about it? >> when i first read it, i was sort of shocked a little bit. sort of, you know, kind of alarmed at the extremity it seemed of the talk on how yoga can wreck your body. i thought it was a very extreme statement. >> reporter: while it angered gina at first, she told us she is the poster child for it. have you ever been injured doing yoga? >> i have been injured doing yoga. when i first started 12 years ago, i came into the yoga studio with a lot of imbalance in my body. i had been in an accident, and my body was sort of twisted and unaddressed imbalances that were there. >> reporter: one year in, she injured her hamstring and shoulder during routine poses. but the injury wasn't all bad, she says. >> the same poses where i hurt myself i actually was able to create healing. an

our cnn "newsroom" continues with randi kaye. hi, randi. >> hi, suzanne. let's look at the republican candidate for the white house. he's two for two but ten days ahead of the next contest, vote totals aren't the only numbers setting mitt romney apart. hours after his didsease sif wi, he took in $24 million for the year 56 million. the campaign says it has $19 million cash on hand. a big chunk of which will be spent right here, south carolina. site of the first southern primary a week from saturday. today romney and the other candidates intent of stopping him are tearing up the other highways. he says he is the guy that republicans are looking for. >> i don't believe any moderate can debate romney successfully and i believe if you're going to defeat barack obama, you are only going to defeat him with a conservative and that requires south carolyn generals to come together. >> a lot can change in ten days. but gingrich is shown with only half of the support that romney has and compared to last month, romney has almost doubled his support and gingrich has lo

cnn "newsroom" continues right now with deborah fayrick who is in for randi kaye. it's 1:00. let's get straight to the news. the only approximately shat hopeful who never surged in the polls is out. jon huntsman pulled off a third place in new hampshire but voting five days from now in south carolina, huntsman is polling dead last at 1% and he's calling it a day. >> today i am suspending my campaign for the presidency. i believe it is now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to defeat barack obama. despite our differences and the space between us on some of the issues. i believe that candidate is governor mitt romney. >> only yesterday south carolina's biggest newspaper, the state, endorsed huntsman. we'll talk more about this in fair game coming up later in this hour. >>> well, the owner of the kreutz ship that ran aground and partially sank off italy says hope is the last thing to die. an estimated 16 people are still unaccounted for in friday's disaster. for a while the search teams had to pull back because the ship was rocking. the ship was carry

"cnn newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. hey, randi. >>> hello, everyone. it's 1:00 on the east coast. a very busy hours of news ahead. >>> iowa is just a memory but those nail biter caucuses are paying off for the gop contender who almost won. rick santorum hauled in million after the 24 hours after he came within eight votes of beating mitt romney. today santorum, romney, gingrich worked the crowds. romney and the union leader take a dim view of the paper's claims conservatism. >> i don't believe a massachusetts moderate is in a very good position to debate barack obama. i think it will be very hard for him to win the general election because i think it just blurs everything. i think a real conservative who stands for solid values, essentially for new hampshire values -- >> the former massachusetts governor holds what looks like an insurmountable lead in new hampshire so he is moving on to south carolina. that state's primary is january 21st. >>> it has been a deadly day in iraq. at least 60 people were killed in attacks in baghdad and other cities across

. >>> cnn "newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. >> hello, everyone. it's 1:00. we have a busy hour ahead. let's get straight to the news. michigan this morning, maryland moments from now. president obama wrapped up his education speech on ann arbor. he called on colleges to keep tuition in check. later in this hour, the president speaks to the democratic issues conference on maryland's eastern shore and we'll bring you some of those remarks. >>> with just four days to go until the biggest republican contest to date, mitt romney appears to be getting traction and newt gingrich appears to be slipping. the voters polled from yesterday to today, 38% back romney. gingrich is 9 points behind him. ron paul and santorum are still fighting for third. in the 19th debate of the season and the last before florida votes next tuesday, the front-runners tangled over investments and campaign rhetoric. much more in fair game. >>> a day after the captain admitted that he made a mistake and wrecked the ship, $14,000 is being offered to the passengers. but this ordeal is far from o

i'm randi kaye. it's 1:00. mitt romney is coming off his second place win in south carolina with nonstop attacks on the rival who beat him. newt gingrich. with the biggest contest to date just eight days away, even his temperment are talking points for mitt romney. >> he's gone from pillar to post like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way that is highly erratic and does not suggest a stable, thoughtful course which is normally associated with leadership. >> so far three republican contests have picked three different winners ron paul will take part in another debate in tampa. >>> a state of emergency is in effect in alabama after storms in late january. two people are known dead in the birmingham area. dozens of people are hurt in what appears to be one or two tornadoes. many homes are damaged or destroyed and many thousands don't have power. a possible tornado touchdown in arkansas as well. >>> overseas now, europe tightening the jus on iran. eu foreign ministers say they won't sign any more contracts

. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. >> i'll join you for that run, suzanne. no problem. it's 1:00. we've got a busy hour ahead. let's get straight to the news. the florida primary underway. that means for you floridians, there's only six more hours to get your votes in, unless you're in the panhandle. you guys get an extra hour. the candidates are making their last-ditch efforts to get a few more votes and meet a few more voters. we have one more late poll to show you, this from the american research group shows romneys with a double-digit lead over newt gingrich. part of his advantage comes from early voter who is went his way more than 50% of the time. here's a reaction from gingrich, just a short time ago. >> mr. speaker, do you still see a path to the nomination? >> of course. >> how? >> unify the conservatives, you win the delegates, and then you have the nomination. >> freshman florida senator marco rubio is a very popular man these days. he's been mentioned as a possible vice presidential choice for whomever comes out on top. but he says, no way. >> my

>>> hello, i'm randi kaye, it's 1:00, let's get straight to the news, a long rough ride is coming to a bumpy ride in iowa and a much more expensive ride is begin gs. the iowa caucuses get under way seven hours from now and six of the main contenders for the gop nomination are campaigning down to the wire. if you believe the final polling, mitt romney, ron paul and rick santorum are running neck and neck and neck. while perry and bachmann are struggling to stay in the race. huntsman is passing on iowa and doubling down in new hampshire. for gingrich tonight's caucuses come several weeks after he peaked in the polls. but he said he is still in position to win. >> there's 41% who are undeci d undecided, it's very possible to win. we've talked -- we've had 18,000 people in a telephone conversation call yesterday afternoon. we reached 89,000 eye juans and telephone conference calls and one more yet today. we have precinct leaders who believe that the caucus -- those are going to walk in, have a discussion and a substantial number of going to switch. >> 41% newt gingrich mentioned are vote

"cnn newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. >>> hi there, suzanne. that was an incredible story. >>> hello, everyone. it's 1:00. we've got a busy hour ahead for you. >>> let's get straight to the news. if you can't find a political event in new hampshire today, you're just not trying. rick santorum is about to appear at his second town hall of of the day four days before the nation's first presidential primary. we'll listen in when the former pennsylvania senator and come-from-behind sensation in the iowa caucuses comes to the mike. >>> newt gingrich and jon huntsman boosted by major endorsements. new hampshire union leader came out for gingrich, now "the boston globe" has backed huntsman, not the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. >> we received the endorsement of about half the papers in the state. we just got the endorsement of the "boston globe." we're moving forward. i feel very good about where we sit in new hampshire because i know this state loves an underdog. >> romney with a commanding lead in new hampshire polling. he's spending a

. >> so, listen, weapon spoke to a doctor a few weeks ago and my colleague, randi kaye, brought up somef these studies saying that concede by alternative medicine and senator harkin of ohio. i was critically important that they continue to help people with their lives. senator harkin to help with the treatment. >> i think the bottom line is we don't have infinite money to spend on research. we have about $30 million for the nih in total every year and that covers everything from cancer to autism to infectious diseases to heart disease. that's all the money we spent. so the question is, is this where we want to spend our money? and that's not a question that i have an answer to. i think it's a worthwhile question and nih funding being flat or dropping in the coming years. i think it's asking whether this is where we want to spend our money. >> does this depend on how you feel about therapies because fortunately i don't have cancer but if someone has cancer or hiv or whatever, wouldn't you say, whatever it takes, if it works, i want to know if it works or not? >> well, i think what that c

i'm randi kaye. it's 1:00. we have got a busy hour ahead. so this is what all the fuss is about. election day in new hampshire. republicans choosing a nominee to run against president obama. democrats choosing, well, president obama. these first in the nation primaries culminate months or even years of campaigning and most of the top republicans are still at it. here's why. the last new hampshire tracking poll by suffolk university puts to rest any visions of iowa-like outcomes. mitt romney's lead is actually a few points wider than yesterday. but jon huntsman has broken out of a three-way tie for third into a virtual dead heat for second. and as of yesterday, 7% of likely voters still have not made up their minds. no need for polls in dixville notch or hartsville locations. those towns voted at midnight and the results are in. drumroll, please. dixville awarded two votes each to romney and huntsman. hart voters gave romney five votes, paul 4, huntsman 2, and gingrich and rick perry, 1 each. whatever happens elsewhere in the granite state, you'll hear it first from this guy right

cnn news rom continues in a moment with randi kaye. i am so glad to get rid of it.he morning on your own. that's a big accomplishment to me. i don't know how much money i need. but i know that whatever i have

>>> i'm drew griffin in today for randi kaye. we got a real busy hour ahead. >>> being first means an awful lot in politics. that's why so much is riding on a few hundred informal gatherings across iowa. 31 hours from now, the iowa caucuses. the first contest of the republican presidential nominating season. most of the major names have led the polls at some point but the prides for best timing may go to this guy. rick santorum made a move last week and now seems firmly in the top three and drawing crowds he only dreamt about a month ago. >> i'm asking you to not settle for someone who as your nominee, who might be able to win the election, but the election would be a victory where we wouldn't have a candidate that's elected president who will do what's necessary of what america needs. >> romney, gingrich, perry and bachmann all have campaign events in iowa this hour. we'll dip in live where and when we can. cnn of course, the place you want to be tomorrow night. we begin getting results from the iowa caucuses. america's choice 2

you can find me on facebook or twitter, @randi kaye cnn. >>> i'm brooke baldwin, let's go top of theerything making news. rapid fire, let's begin. first up here, 18 people had to be taken to the hospital after this bus and fedex truck crashed there in miami. all of the injured people were passengers on the bus. the fedex driver we're told is okay but traffic was blocked quite some time this afternoon. >>> in alabama, the focus there on recovery. one day now after a powerful tornado hit the town of clay. look at the damage here. the rescue stage is over. everyone, thank goodness, is accounted for. two people were killed, including a 16-year-old girl who was found 40 feet from her home still lying on her mattress. more than 400 homes were damaged or destroyed. today people are trying to sift through what you're looking at, picking up the pieces, finding what's left still intact, trying to save whatever they can. alabama's governor, robert bentley, couldn't believe what he saw. >> we saw areas, especially some of the residential areas that reminded me so much of the april 27th storms. i

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