ktvu's eric rasmussen is live, actually on the road right now. what are conditions like? >> reporter: frank a in the last -- frank, in the last 5 minutes, the rain picked up again. this is a live look at south bound 101. we have been traveling the roads to look at what commuters are dealing with tonight. we are getting a live picture with two live cameras. i am able to keep both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the road as we tell you what we are seeing. chp has been dealing with a number of accidents with the rain storm. been a while since people have been driving in steady rain and we have seen accidents. california highway patrol urging everybody to take it slow out here tonight as they make their drive home. we are going counter commute so we have clear sailing but you may be able to see north bound 101, traffic backed up quite a big. that is what we were stuck in till we turned around. again, you can see my windshield wipers are going. we are expecting more of it as you heard bill martin say. chp urging everybody's to take it easy and be slow. live, eric rasmussen

last week rasmussen showed santorum is leading romney.onight a new rasmussen poll in tennessee shows element identical. santorum 34% romney 30. in both states santorum had a substantial lead in polls taken two weeks ago. several states in a dead heat the candidates were criss- crossing the country campaigning this weekend. 419 delegates at stake in 10 states. right now mitt romney has the most delegates. but as drew levinson reports super tuesday could be a game changer. >> reporter: the gop frontrunner went to georgia sunday where he served up pancakes and promises. mitt romney again ignored his republican rivals and attacked president obama. >> he's been in office for three years. i'm still waiting to hear what his jobs plan is how he's going to make america more competitive how he's going to put us back to work. >> reporter: georgia offers the most delegates on super tuesday and it's newt gingrich territory. the former house speaker served the state and congress for 20 years. he says it's a must win. >> i think you lose all credibility

eric rasmussen is live where protesters just finished pickets. >> they were protesting a special six course fragua dinner that still appears to be going on here. 45 people paid $150 each to gather in a downstairs dining room here and wage a protest of their own. the sound and smell of frogla or enlarged duck river in a pan is hard for some to resist. but animal rights activists hope these images will make customers reconsider. >> i've made inside these farms, i've seen the conditions that exist and it's incredibly

this is a scott rasmussen poll.bably a lot of republicans in the poll. 41% to 43% say that better days are in front of us or behind us. 41% say in front of us. 43% say are behind us. that is disturbing. a poll that america, 64% say it's fair. 71% say it's great place to be. 43% say the days are -- >> bob: that has been the mantra of the republicans for 3-1/2 years. it's not surprising. the republicans made prozac sales go through the roof. >> kimberly: c'mon! >> bob: greg, i love you like a brother but don't say all the left believes this. there is a segment of them, percentage of the minority that are elite liberals who think that is true. but to say the whole left, you are starting to sound like bolling. i don't want you to sound like him. >> greg: america discriminates against new hampshire. thanks for the phone number, that helps -- it's handsomists. the amazing struggles, the challenges i face. >> bob: fairness, unfairest in, in the last six or seven months. this is the center of it. this is not surprising this

new, ktvu's eric rasmussen is live in downtown oakland with the one distraction all the victims have in common. >> reporter: most of the victims were on the street and talking on their phones when they were robbed. the latest happened here on oak street. this happened in the middle of the day. >> reporter: police say walking and talking on a cell phone might have been the distraction two needed to rob people in downtown oakland and make a quick get away on bicycles. one robbery happened at 5:00 p.m. last tuesday on telegraph avenue. >> be aware of my surroundings. . >> reporter: do you get distracted by the phone? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> reporter: police say two men on biked robbed people on telephone graph -- telegraph -- >> the suspect rides up on a bike and takes the phone and keeps on riding. >> reporter: in other cases, the criminals stoped long enough to steal wallets and a purse. even in this quiet part of downtown oakland, neighbors said they are being on the look out. >> try not to be, you know, confident, but, you know, you let, you know, people you are aware of your surro

on the cushion rasmussen point, as i mentioned, the talks did not bear fruit. it led the president of russia to make a tough decision. and i think until we get them back on track. they had issues that affect everything they say on all issues. it's true elsewhere. and on the third point, i agree completely with dean's point? but if you extrapolate further, then what is the point of any of them having weapons? we should to the be concerned. and that's the foolish -- you know, why would they do it? if we think it's fruitless, we should be agnostic or indifferent to their acquisition. clearly you're not if you're in a disarmament group i just think we have to really make decisions. not carping from the inside. and you really have the weight of responsibility on your shoulders. part of the weight of the nation's security on your shoulders. you will become more cautious and cavalier. especially from a regime such as iran. >> speaking as a person from the inside, one of the problems -- >> how many years ago was that? how many decades ago were you in the pentagon? >> 2

scott rasmussen joins me, president of the aptly named rasmussen report.>> good morning, martha. we've seen consistently that mitt romney has been seen as the most elctable candidate. it's getting stronger. twenty-four is what -- this is what keeps him in the frontrunner status. even those that are skeptical, a plurality also say when push comes to shove romney the -- is the strongest candidate against barack obama. martha: the next one, if the primary were held today and your only choices were mitt romney and rick santorum for whom would you vote, that's a wide margin, 50 percent for romney, 39 percent for rick santorum, and you did ask them, some other candidate or not sure, which is interesting. not a lot of people fell into that category. can we glean from that that people are starting to decide who they want in this which they haven't been able to do? >> well, these numbers haven't changed much in the last week, and what they do raise questions about is the santorum argument that if newt gingrich would get out of the race he would be beating mitt romn

scott rasmussen, president of the rasmussen reports. welcome back to "the young turks."e appreciate you comen on coming on. >> it's good to talk to you again. >> you've seen all the polls. >> yes, i live and breathe 'em. >> yes, the story we're seeing this year is mitt romney and ron paul have something in common. they both have a committed base of support, and they never lose it and they really can't expand it. what's happening is mitt romney is stable at one level, and rick santorum and newt gringrich and lots of others who came before are fighting for the rest of the puzzle. if newt gringrich stumbles in this coming week because rick santorum is now seen as the real alternative after michigan that's the worse thing that could happen to governor romney. a stumble by gingrich could lead to a headline that santorum wins in georgia, tennessee, oklahoma, ohio, and that's not the headline that romney campaign wants to see. >> so when you ask who among likely voters who do you think will win this primary 54% are still saying minimum mitt mitt romney. how is that in context?

a rasmussen poll has romney ahead.s all over the map with 35%, ahead of santorum and gingrich, tied for 27. romney has called the southern states an away game, as we have discussed but if he does pull out a win there, it could deal georgia natureive newt gingrich a fatal blow but small education. it's very, very close. and last-minute negative advertising is certainly bound to make a difference. so for the latest on what's happening on the ground in alabama alabama, we are heading to montgomery where sab after theian kitchen, the greatest i name i have heardcovers the montgomery advisor, named by the washington post as the best state political reporter in the nation. sebastian, thank you so much for joining us inside the war room. >> thank you for having me governor. >> all right. see, you got that good sebastian kitchen look, too. you are going places, young man. so can you tell us --? >> i appreciate it. >> what's the feel on the ground there in alabama? what's going on? >> what are people saying? >> it's been -- it'

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so is scott rasmussen, the president of rasmussen reports.com. hi, scott, how are you? >> hi. these numbers on health care, scott. >> the biggest thing in these numbers is they haven't budged. two years ago, right after the law was passed, 54% wanted it repealed. if you went back a year before that, the number who opposed the bill and didn't want it to become law was about the same. the demographics remind the same. democrats still like the law. they don't want to see it repealed. republicans and unaffiliated voters want it repealed. that's been true for years. senior citizens are more opposed to the law than younger voters. that's big deal for two reasons. one, seniors vote more often and two, they see the doctor a whole lot more than younger folks. >> heather: what about the perceived impact, the impact that the health care law is having on americans? >> couple of years ago, the democrats were saying that this law -- they were proud of themselves. they put all the benefits up front, some freebies they thought and the cost would come later t. hasn't happened. 57% say no impac

political prediction two of them from larry sabato and scott rasmussen. coming up and a factor flashback you don't want to miss. >> laura: campaign 2012 republic infighting continues on the eve of the mississippi and alabama primaries. here is what newt gingrich and mitt romney had to say about each other over the last few days. >> the romney camp has been trying to sell since last june that i should get out of the race and that the romney is inevitable. the fact is romney is probably the weakest republic front runner since leonard wood of 1920. >> if i'm a weak frontrunner then what does that make newt gingrich because i'm well ahead of him. [ applause ] >> i'm happy to be ahead. >> newt hit him on the grits comment. can't we all just get along? come on, people. a new rasmussen poll out today shows governor romney defeating president obama in a head-to-head matchup, 46-43. joining me now to analyze from asbury park, new jersey, scott rasmussen larry sabato director of uva senator for politics. all right, gentlemen. scott. you have the big poll out today.

. >>> tonight ktvu's eric rasmussen is live at san francisco international airport with what is happening. >> reporter: i took another walk through the terminals and i have to tell you there is still a significant line at unite's international ticket counter. people still complaining about the amount of time it's taking to check-in and the frustration is certainly flowing on twitter. i'm seeing words like "nightmare," and others i simply can't say here on tv. and tonight we did get a chance to talk to some of the people coming home to the bay area. the merger of united and continental airlines has happened in the sky, but some passengers had no idea they would be flying on the day the airline giants turned two computer systems into one. >> only when we got to the airport. they gist said oh, they are doing this merge now and it's all happening today and we haven't quite figured it out. they were in the mel of a 23- hour journey home to the bay area from a business trip in poland when trouble struck in chicago. >> they don't call our names until they are ready to board us. >> only for us to

political prediction two of them from larry sabato and scott rasmussen. coming up and a factor flashback you don't want to miss. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. >> laura: campaign 2012 republic infighting continues on the eve of the mississippi and alabama primaries. here is what newt gingrich and mitt romney had to say about each other over the last few days. >> the romney camp has been trying to sell since last june that i should get out of the race and that the romney is inevitable. the fact is romney is probably the weakest republic front runner since leonard wood of 1920. >> if i'm a weak frontrunner then what does that make newt gingrich because i'm well ahead of him. [ applause ] >> i'm happy to be ahead. >> newt hit him on the grits comment. can't we all just

ktvu's eric rasmussen along a very wet highway 17, where some of the heaviest rain is falling none. >> reporter: the rain has been coming down like this at a good clip. checking with chp, no shortage of wrecks with the wet weather, but at least this area don't appear to be any major accidents tonight and all of this rain is welcome, even in the santa cruz mountains. wet roads and high-speeds, and especially bad mix on highway 17:slow down in the rain. >> reporter: chp officers are getting help from the big board. >> of course, you get the people who drive it everyday and think it's a normal day and they don't slow down a lot of times. a crash does happen. >> reporter: down the road in the small town of felton. >> we need the rain. >> reporter: we heard the same reaction to this latest round of rain, even though the santa cruz mountains picked up 17" last week. >> we really need it. >> reporter: today's storm did bring down some trees into powerlines in sonoma county, knock out electricity to some customers in healdsburg, but with rain totals below normal, it has some from the bay area

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eric rasmussen has the story. >> reporter: oakland police have devoted no special resources to the so called 100 blocks that are said to be responsible for more than 90% of oakland's shootings and homicides and the exact location of those blocks is still a mystery. in this rough part of west oakland, tim muni says his family has seen more crime and less police. >> they're stepping their game up. >> reporter: but chalking it up to oakland's new 100 blocks plan may not be the reason. >> 100 blocks is for a term that opk -- opd has been doing for a long time. >> reporter: chief howard jordan saids his department has always concentrated on crime hot spots but is not concentrating on the 100 most violent crimes. mayor quan will not describe if there are 100 blocks or what 100 blocks. >> i'm a big fan of transparency. i'm not sure why the mayor wants to keep the identity of these exact blocks confidential. >> reporter: so far the city has only provided this map highlighting general areas in east and west oakland. chp confirms it is providing assistance in some of those areas but has been in

eric rasmussen has the story. >> reporter: oakland police have devoted no special resources to the so called 100 blocks that are said to be responsible for more than 90% of oakland's shootings and homicides and the exact location of those blocks is still a mystery. in this rough part of west oakland, tim muni says his family has seen more crime and less police. >> they're stepping their game up. >> reporter: but chalking it up to oakland's new 100 blocks plan may not be the reason. >> 100 blocks is for a term that opk -- opd has been doing for a long time. >> reporter: chief howard jordan saids his department has always concentrated on crime hot spots but is not concentrating on the 100 most violent crimes. mayor quan will not describe if there are 100 blocks or what 100 blocks. >> i'm a big fan of transparency. i'm not sure why the mayor wants to keep the identity of these exact blocks confidential. >> reporter: so far the city has only provided this map highlighting general areas in east and west oakland. chp confirms it is providing assistance in some of those areas but has been in

live, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a mix of rain and snow hit the sierras today. rain was falling, melting the snow that came in earlier today. here is another look at the webcam in truckee. coming up in 10 minutes, we will go to ktvu's ken pritchett who is gathering the latest on the storm. >> the wind and rain means delays san francisco international airport. and the rain caused heavy damage today to a candy store in oakland. coming up, ktvu's paul chambers tells us why this storm could not have happened at a worse time. >>> we have breaking news right now. highway 1 in deafennal's slide is shut down because of a accident. it has a head on collision. both directions of traffic are shut down. we are working to get more information. as we get more information we will bring it to you. >>> neighborhood nanny is at the center of a molestation case. ktvu's maureen naylor is live with why police are saying the investigation is growing tonight. >> reporter: the last 24 hours police say they have been inundated with qualities since announcing the arrest of this nanny. au

eric rasmussen is live where protesters just finished pickets. >> they were protesting a special six course fragua dinner that still appears to be going on here. 45 people paid $150 each to gather in a downstairs dining room here and wage a protest of their own. the sound and smell of frogla or enlarged duck river in a pan is hard for some to resist. but animal rights activists hope these images will make customers reconsider. >> i've made inside these farms, i've seen the conditions that exist and it's incredibly inhumane. >> reporter: dana portman says her investigation revealed ducks being mistreated as recently as last year. >> they have a metal feeding tube shoved down their throat,. >> reporter: chef zimmerman says all of the dinner from tonight's dinner will go toward an effort to help overturn the ban. >> i consider every single person down in that dining room tonight an activist, people that can help spread the word. >> do you have time to talk about the dinner tonight? >> no. >> i don't see any distinction between fragla an slaughters of cattle or pig. >> reporter: tonight

eric rasmussen. >>> the death at cesar chavez left many stunned. the teen was playing basketball in a pe class when he hit his head and suffered a seizure. paramedics brought the teen to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. students are being asked to wear blue tomorrow to honor their classmate. grief counselors will also be on campus. >>> teachers stripped of their pensions, the proposal to punish teachers who maintain an inappropriate resleigh -- relationship with a student. >>> romney held a $1,000 a plate breakfast in stockton. a handful of protesters greeted the attendees this morning. the breakfast was held at the home of spanos. first lady michelle obama is coming to the bay area this weekend and she'll be making two stops. she will be attending a democratic commission. then she will take part in the commissioning of the first coast guard ship. that will be happening on coast guard island. >>> perhaps the most important issue of the health care reform law, ktvu's rita williams tells us, one observer said it was like the rally for the c

ktvu's eric rasmussen is here now with more. >> reporter: the raiders, a's and warriors all expressedome interest in finding new homes. their leases are up in the next 2-6 years. now the city came up with a new team to transform this area and there are people outside city hall who want totry to make it happen. >> reporter: now a new group says it can pull off a triple play for oakland. >> goal is to keep all three teams here in oakland. >> reporter: save oakland sports lobbying the city and county to not give up. the a's are waiting on permission from major league baseball to pursue a stadium in san jose and the warriors exploring moving back to san francisco next to at&t park. a concept that has fans excited. >> oakland has a chance? >> no. >> reporter: on tuesday oakland's community development committee selected a team of developers and consultants to design a new city, one new stadium on the same side where the raiders, a's and warriors are now. >> i like to think of it as coors' field in denver, took an area, focused on it. >> reporter: today the mayor said even teams with one fo

eric rasmussen is live where investigators are still on the scene of that shooting, eric. >> reporter: thaw brought out the big flood lights you can see here tonight more than six hours into this case investigators are still working the scene. over by that blue car is where police shot the suspect. we talked to some witnesses who saw it all go downright in front of them. >> i heard, boom, boom, boom, book. >> reporter: this teenager told us he was steps away when police confronted a man in this blue compact car. >> they got the gun out and they said, put your hands up. he didn't listen four or five shot, boom, boom, boom. >> he fired the shots at police? >> yeah, they went to the back of his car and just boom, boom, boom and shot him. and that was it. >> reporter: at least two witnesses told us they saw police chasing the blue car before the shooting erupted. >> i will tell you that the individual that we were, the male subject we were involved with was wanted for a felony. parolee at large for the last five years for possession of stole property. >> reporter: allen cantendo confirmed

eric rasmussen is live where investigators are still on the scene of that shooting, eric. >> reporter: thaw brought out the big flood lights you can see here tonight more than six hours into this case investigators are still working the scene. over by that blue car is where police shot the suspect. we talked to some witnesses who saw it all go downright in front of them. >> i heard, boom, boom, boom, book. >> reporter: this teenager told us he was steps away when police confronted a man in this blue compact car. >> they got the gun out and they said, put your hands up. he didn't listen four or five shot, boom, boom, boom. >> he fired the shots at police? >> yeah, they went to the back of his car and just boom, boom, boom and shot him. and that was it. >> reporter: at least two witnesses told us they saw police chasing the blue car before the shooting erupted. >> i will tell you that the individual that we were, the male subject we were involved with was wanted for a felony. parolee at large for the last five years for possession of stole property. >> reporter: allen cantendo confirmed

eric rasmussen is live where protesters just finished pickets. >> they were protesting a special six course fragua dinner that still appears to be going on here. 45 people paid $150 each to gather in a downstairs dining room here and wage a protest of their own. the sound and smell of frogla or enlarged duck river in a pan is hard for some to resist. but animal rights activists hope these images will make customers reconsider. >> i've made inside these farms, i've seen the conditions that exist and it's incredibly inhumane. >> reporter: dana portman says her investigation revealed ducks being mistreated as recently as last year. >> they have a metal feeding tube shoved down their throat,. >> reporter: chef zimmerman says all of the dinner from tonight's dinner will go toward an effort to help overturn the ban. >> i consider every single person down in that dining room tonight an activist, people that can help spread the word. >> do you have time to talk about the dinner tonight? >> no. >> i don't see any distinction between fragla an slaughters of cattle or pig. >> reporter: tonight

eric rasmussen. >>> the death at cesar chavez left many stunned. the teen was playing basketball in a pe class when he hit his head and suffered a seizure. paramedics brought the teen to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. students are being asked to wear blue tomorrow to honor their classmate. grief counselors will also be on campus. >>> teachers stripped of their pensions, the proposal to punish teachers who maintain an inappropriate resleigh -- relationship with a student. >>>>> romney held a $1,000 a plate breakfast in stockton. a handful of protesters greeted the attendees this morning. the breakfast was held at the home of spanos. first lady michelle obama is coming to the bay area this weekend and she'll be making two stops. she will be attending a democratic commission. then she will take part in the commissioning of the first coast guard ship. that will be happening on coast guard island. >>> perhaps the most important issue of the health care reform law, ktvu's rita williams tells us, one observer said it was like the rally for the

we're live here in antioch, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> police in martinez say they are arrested a man this afternoon for carrying a loaded handgun near hombra high school. an anonymous call came before 4:00 this afternoon. he was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon. school officials say he never entered the campus. >>> in a suburb of cleveland, ohio today, students and parents marched to chardon high school where three students were shot and killed on monday. classes will resume there tomorrow. today's return to campus is seen as part of the healing process. the football coach who's credited with chasing the teenage gunman from the school had a message for the victim's families. >> i want you to know i was with them. i prayed with them, i wiped their tears, and i know god with was them. i don't know why this happened, i only wish i could have done more. >> 17-year-old tj lane was charged today with three counts of aggravated murder. prosecutors said they want to try him as an adult which could lead to life in prison without parol. >>> supporters of a ballot measure

in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> she said i can't do this anymore. >> a community shaken by tragedy. why neighbors think a mother shot her son and then herself. >>> it's going to get cold at your house. i'll show you how cold, and we'll also look at some raindrops in the five day. >>> on ♪ wake up! wake up! wake up! wake... no, jack! i gotta get up or i'm gonna miss breakfast. don't worry, i serve breakfast all day. so you can get my new sourdough breakfast melts anytime. choose from ham or bacon with egg and cheese on toasted sourdough. get 2 for just $3.50. i'm bacon surfing! hey, 5th grade teacher. hi brian. this is an awesome dream. woo! i've had better. >>> the newest ipad is almost here. lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose to show you what you get for your money, and what today's unveiling means for the pc industry. >> reporter: i'm at the west hill valley fair shopping center in san jose, let me take you inside to show you the apple related tale of two stores. granted more people may have been lured into the apple store to learn more about the new ipad, but t

in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> she said i can't do this anymore. >> a community shaken by tragedy. why neighbors think a mother shot her son and then herself. >>> it's going to get cold at your house. i'll show you how cold, and we'll also look at some raindrops in the five day. >>> on the day when the new ipad was announced, the apple store, the microsoft store. are the days of the pc numbered? >>> the newest ipad is almost here. lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose to show you what you get for your money, and what today's unveiling means for the pc industry. >> reporter: i'm at the west hill valley fair shopping center in san jose, let me take you inside to show you the apple related tale of two stores. granted more people may have been lured into the apple store to learn more about the new ipad, but there were more customers than in the microsoft store. >> stores packed from the gils all the way from los gatos to here in the malls. and the pc stores, i don't even see one customer there anymore. >> reporter: a faster processer, and better cameras. apple's ceo cal

we're live here in antioch, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> police in martinez say they are arrested a man this afternoon for carrying a loaded handgun near hombra high school. an anonymous call came before 4:00 this afternoon. he was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed weapon. school officials say he never entered the campus. >>> in a suburb of cleveland, ohio today, students and parents marched to chardon high school where three students were shot and killed on monday. classes will resume there tomorrow. today's return to campus is seen as part of the healing process. the football coach who's credited with chasing the teenage gunman from the school had a message for the victim's families. >> i want you to know i was with them. i prayed with them, i wiped their tears, and i know god with was them. i don't know why this happened, i only wish i could have done more. >> 17-year-old tj lane was charged today with three counts of aggravated murder. prosecutors said they want to try him as an adult which could lead to life in prison without parol. >>> supporters of a ballot measure

scott rasmussen, president of rasmussen reports.com analyzes now. there is a lot in this poll.ter: you know, the good news for mitt romney is he's up by nine points. the bad news is it looks like it's becoming a two-person race. the more it becomes focused on just romney versus santorum the more danger there is that this could taoeupbt up a little bit, and it's a very important race bill: the next poll would suggest that, right, because you asked if the republican primary were held today and you had a choice between romney and santorum. 48 romney, 44 santorum. does that make your point, scott? >> reporter: absolutely. it's very, very simple. newt gingrich supporters if they have a choice of a two-man race they are overwhelmingly going to break for santorum over romney. this case is important, because when we go into april most of the geography, most of where the primaries are will favor mitt romney. rick santorum wants to change that dynamic right now bill: do you think the trend is exclusive to illinois. >> no, not eubg not exclusive bill: what would explain that. >> a large p

scott rasmussen is president of rasmussen.com. figure in when we look at it a couple of months ago or a couple of other race. >> reporter: only 34% said it would be good for somebody new to jump in. there's been a 9 point inch kraoefplts it didn't come from republicans. 32% of republican voters say it would be nice if somebody new jumped in. the other -ts say the existing candidates are just fine. when you went back to january only 33% of republicans were looking for somebody new. there is still some dissatisfaction with the field. they look at the candidate and they like a little bit of candidate a and a little bit of candidate b, no one quite has the whole package yet. my suspicion is when a nominee is selected almost all republicans will unite if not for a candidate then against press. jenna: have you noticed this trend that at march before the november election that there are still kind of these numbers we are seeing asking for another candidate. i know you say they haven't changed much. i'm curious how it compares to other ra

in mississippi, rasmussen has romney at 35%. santorum 27, gingrich 27. ron paul 6.oining us from washington fox news analyst charles krauthammer. that surprised me that poll in mississippi. romney ahead and running pretty strong. >> well, it is surprising because the way that we have been hearing about it up until now it sounded like it's gingrich country home territory and perhaps santorum as the guy who represents the social conservatives guy who might give him a run for his money there romney himself rather awkwardly said it's an away game for him to. find him ahead of the pack right now in the polls in mississippi i think is quite telling i think it's ominous for gingrich because his claim is he is strong in the south and somehow he will march out of the south and take the rest of the country. although he hasn't won everywhere outside of the south. if he can't win home court with mississippi and alabama. i'm not sure he goes on to louisiana and other places. >> bill: he can't hold court because of rick santorum is going to take some of gingrich's ideological sup

. >> and rasmussen report shows him with a double-digit lead with his rivals. in washington, nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> at your insta-weather + forecast with tony pann. >> we will be getting some rain this evening, but we will be missing out on the severe weather. difficult to get this kind of atmosphere condition with temperatures in the 40's, but we will be getting some showers. scattered hit and miss light rain. heavy rain went through about one hour ago. now we just have one batch of heavy rain left in cecil county. the lightning detecting system is set up, but we're not detecting anything yet. off and on light to moderate rain showers tonight and then later the possibility you could hear a few rumbles of thunder. we still have a flood watch in effect. the ground is saturated. remember we got that good soaking rain with 1.5 bench? in response, they have issued a flood advisory. if we pick up another inch of rain, there could be some minor flooding problems. keep that in mind if you live near a creek or stream. most of the severe weather will stay w