rebecca. 1980, the winner of south carolina's republican party primary has gone on to win the gop nomination. so what happens today here in the polling places carries considerable weight. >> there we go. thank you. >> reporter: if you follow the polls, the race is up for grabs here. on the one hand, have you a resurgent newt gingrich. >> every conservative in the state decided to vote for newt gingrich, we would win a shockingly big victory. >> on the other hand, mitt romney attempting to lower expectations in advance of what could be a painful night. >> i think i said from the beginning, south carolina is an uphill battle for a guy from massachusetts. >> reporter: they have battled in different ways. gingrich relying heavily on electrifying debate performances and romney relying on an expensive ad campaign. including attack ads from romney supporters. they are so dark and menacing they have drawn fire from critics and comedians. stephen colbert accuses romney of all sorts of transgressions. >

rebecca? what's in 20 years of covering the new hampshire primary, i have never spoken to some new voters still undecided. the candidates were out there today trying to reach those voters and talk to the media, but there are thousands of reporters from around the globe all waiting to see and hear from sweden japan, and oliver. it was hard to get up close and personal. i had to use my cell phone to talk to mitt romney. >> governor, how are you feeling today? >> terrific. thank you. >> that was all we were able to do, but we were able to talk to him earlier when he said he did feel excitement in the air today and hopes he will have a strong first place finish. we also spoke to john huntsman twice today. he is trying to reach up to voters and still on the attack of mitt romney. i asked him about the issue gordon raised earlier about mitt romney saying he likes to fire people. here's what he had to say. >> the thank you were being fair -- do you think you were being fair? >> it to make statements

and sitting down with an individual who, rebecca can hesling, who was a product of rape and we had a a heart felt conversation and she looked me in the eye and she said, governor, are you telling me that, she said i understand your concern about the issue and in having an exception for rape and for incest. but she said, are you telling me that my life is not just as important? and i didn't have an answer for her. and she touched my heart in a way that at that particular point in time i realized if you're going to be pro-life, you've got to be pro-life, you can't be partly pro-life. >> rebecca, you're seeing that for the first time, governor perry's comments this past week in south carolina. how does it make you feel to hear that your story from the movie "gift of life" had that kind of impact on a governor and a presidential candidate. >> for a long time and that night he told me that i had changed his heart and it, it was-- what i would call an extra moment for me and it was one of the greatest moments ever my pro mrief ministry and for him to come out and publicly share what had pr

[applaus [applause] >> rebecca, rebecca-- >> how are you doing? [applause] >> is that pretty good news? >> i'm going to cry. >> i'm going to cry it's remarkable. it's magnificent and a fantastic opportunity to see this couple get their home and when we come back, we'll talk with them more and explain the incredible program that general sisco made possible for our wounded heroes. stay with us. congratulations. [applause]. (applause) >> i tell you, we've had a lot of wonderful moments on this show, but i don't know how we'll ever have one that tops what we just experienced when one of our wounded heroes who comes back from serving his country on the show has been presented a brand new home, tommy and rebecca toomey holding a key to the home. rebecca, what is the greatest thing you think of when you move your family into the home. >> being stable. we're not moving tomorrow, we doesn't have to go anywhere, this is where we're going to be and just being safe, like just-- >> you guys sent an e-mail that we got a copy of and it's interesting because you

you may recognize rebecca from being here earlier with us. good to have you back. >> thank you. >> i want you to take a look at kim. this is what i call deep relaxation. she looks like she's asleep almost. but rebecca, everything we hear about losing weight is we have to move. kim is not moving. >> she's not. this is a really important part of kind of a full losing weight program is relaxing. this is a specific type of yoga called restorative yoga. it is about holding a position like this for a long period of time in order to help the body to completely relax from the inside out. >> how does relaxing from the inside out help me lose the pounds? >> there are three main ways. the first really important one is doing something like this for a long period of time triggers the parasympathetic nervous system. >> ok. what's that? in english? >> commonly known for functions in the body, rest and digest. so, if she sits here for about ten minutes, that will trigger that response in her body and then what happens is functions like detoxification, elimin

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rebecca cooper is live with more on the last minute campaigning. >> the stakes are high in florida. newt gingrich and mitt romney crisscrossing the state today trying to reach as many florida voters as possible. today, mitt romney continued his tougher take on newt gingrich. he thinks the voters will focus on gingrich's record. "speaker gingrich has painfully reveal themselves over these last few days. it's sad to watch. we are seeing is among the qualities that got him into so much trouble when he was speaker of the house. >> gingrich knows he's running out of time, said today he was hitting hard. >> i think they ought to get mitt romney out of the race. >> why? >> if they -- a person cannot tell the truth, he ought to get out. >> hermainn cain here today. >> my wife and family are not being tortured every day with the spinning of the lives about past affairs. >> the also got an endorsement from michael reagan, but with this admission. >> that's newt. i understand it. you understand it. it's newt. you hvae a problem sometimes but that's who he is. you get honesty. >> in some polls

sam glad to have you both with us saying let me start out rebecca with you as a tack a tax expert can you explain exactly what romney's doing down in the caymans and i understand some of this has to do from reading the wall street journal piece today with his ira and that there's a secondary tax i want to call it sopa stuck in my mind it's a four letter acronym and you probably know that that he actually is able to avoid a certain amount of taxes by having russia well first i have to say it's kind of hard to know for sure what he's doing because he hasn't released his tax return at and he's told us he's going to release his return and april which presumably means it's two thousand and eleven return which happened makes you wonder what's on the two thousand and ten return that we're never going to think. but we do know that he has a substantial amount of investments and i came and islands and bank capital set up many have it stuns and the cayman islands and there are indications that they are trying to do things to avoid or delay paying taxes and that's the only reason one would go the

rebecca cooper has the day o off. thought it would be a good time to bring up a warm weather business topic. one contributes nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to montgomery county in new delhi alone. -- montgomery c county alone now we would like to welcome to members s of montgomery c county's ricultural commuty -- wa butler of butler's o orchard and suzanne hermesho runs the potomavillage farmers' m market. i have been your orchard many times. your family has been in this orchard for 60 years? how is it different today? >> my mom and dad started back in the 1950's. it was a wholesale operation. we were in germantown way out in montgory county papassed everything. now we are much more urban. lotsts of folks tnsition to the pick your own farm and roadside market.. people come tos and we give them the opportunity to pick fresh fruits andegetles out of the field. >> i remember there were cattle.. you've got a big tax deducti if you had cattle on your property. what are the issues facing you now as this business of y

i'm rebecca jarvis. >> and i'm jeff gror. from studio 52, this is cbs this morning saturday. >> disaster at sea. three people are dead after a cruise ship with more than 4,000 people on board runs aground italy. ripping a160-foot gash into its hull. the ship is listing severely. many lifeboats can't be lowered. a cabin-to-cab inch search is under way for anyone who may be trapped. >>> no remorse. former mississippi governor haley barbour says he's comfortable pardoning 200 convicted murderers and felons. >> five worked at the mansion, and i can tell you, they are no threat to society. >> now the state and the victims' families are fighting back. >> that doesn't make it right that he should be pardoned for murder. >>> oprah's honor roll. controversy surrounded her school in south africa. >> i believe education is an open door to all life. >> but now her first class is about to graduate. >> this has been harder than i ever imagined. it has cost more money than i ever imagined, yet every single sacrifice has been worth it. >>> a

he spoke with chris van cleve this week. >> thank you, rebecca. let's start with gm regaining the title of the world's number 1 auto maker. it is been a remarkable rebound. what have been the keys? >> we are very grateful for the nation could to reportsusupport and the mention in the state of the union speech. i think the focus in the company is now more customer-driven. that is the genesis and the nucleus of some of the success we have had. we have a lot to do. we will never rest one moment from satisfying our customers with great produducts. it really goes to the products and what people w want. we have autoineups in just about every brand that are different from what we have done over the last two decades. the technolology that we have is now beginning to trickle down. 36 mpg on the highway. those types of things are revolutionary. th are important to us. i think you are seeing the next step in cadillac as well. the car behind me will b be the latest car -- lightest car. that is dramatic departure from where gm has been in the past. we have put

yeah and i think i think that's going to rebecca romney's studies might return releases tax returns in april you mention that which raises the question about previous tax returns but does that also give him the time between now and and april to refile to rejigger things to change things around to make him look better maybe even pay some more taxes real quick well he's certainly head i mean it's not necessarily that there's anything and proper and it has higher rates turns but there's probably three things and then that might cause and political trouble there might. the a form in there for example that does. transfers to foreign trust and there's nothing illegal about that but of course people are going to like it and there might be information in there about a huge capital gain maybe as two thousand and ten income was forty million dollars and people will just be appalled by that and appalled by the fact they don't pay the fifteen percent rate on that much raises another question why is that in this country when you work with your with your hands or your brain you pay a maximum thirty

is rebecca here? [applause] and representing at&t we have jason chan. jason?on is probably busy making phone calls. right here. [applause] and representing bank of america, rosana lunge. [applause] and representing croft , ron lowe, ron? [applause]

gordon peterson, rebecca cooper we are there live with reports -- rebecca cooper -- we are there live with reports. >>> a kitchen fire is being blamed for a fire that a gaithersburg apartment building. crews were called to the building this morning. the fire was contained to just one unit. several residents have been evacuated and better -- are at a nearby shelter. >>> a bridge in prince william county is closed for emergency repairs. we were all over the same as inspectors gathered on the bridge. vdot says crews found damaged during a routine check yesterday afternoon. there is no word on when the bridge will reopen. >>> now to the arrival that caught people off guard -- winter finally showed up. it lasted into the night but today it is gone just as quickly as it came. brianne carter except the twists and turns that are keeping residents guessing. >> from fog and flakes 250 degree temperatures -- a roller coaster. >> it is unusual. >> the surprise snow caught many off guard. >> saturday i was playing basketball, and yesterday i could not do anything to hurt >> for those on the road,

. >> rebecca cooper is live in tampa with the latest from the candidates and voters. >> good evening. florida is a winner-take-all primary. to get the 50 delegates, there is only one thing that counts, first place. for the romney campaign, it has been a tightly controlled the race to the top in florida. today's schedule included a stop at his tampa headquarters. we tried asking today about the upcoming race in virginia, but he followed stop orders and did not give interviews. >> nice to see you. >> he responded to charges that this race was the most-ever. a new campaign media analysis survey found 92% of the ads airing in florida this week had been negative. >> they asked the people in florida who had run the most negative ads in the answer was newt gingrich. >> it's been a challenge. >> we them plenty of voters influenced by the ads attacking newt gingrich convinced romney is the better man. >> all-around i liked his values. >> not all of them were won over. >> he has been on one side or the other. i need someone i can trust and believe in. >> the polls closed in florida at 7:00, but

i'm rebecca jarvis. >> i'm john miller. good morning. >> by the way, you might notice we're in our temporary digs here. eve temporary home. >> scott, can i have the keys? >> scott pelley did give them to us and we are broadcasting from here this morning on monday. it will be our brand-new studio that opens up when cbs "this morning," premiers on monday. >> we have a lot of news for you this morning. >> topping it is the economic news coming out on the economy. a burst of hiring last month sent the jobless rates to 8.5%, the lowest level in almost three years. and sixth month in a row the economy has added 300,000 jobs and president obama said the nation is making some improvement but too many businesses are still struggling. anthony mason has more. >> reporter: the economy picked up speed in december with the job market showing surprising strength. the 200,000 new jobs added in month was the best showing since september. is the economy stronger than you thought it would be at this point? >> it is. it's held up better than w

rebecca cooper will be and tampa when the votes are tallied tuesday. >> this week, we learned more about president obama's plans to reduce military spending. leon panetta laid out the information at the news conference. the pentagon will trim the army by at least 80,000 soldiers, the air force will retire older cargo planes. the amount of naval carriers will also be reduced. >> a bill to repeal the virginia law that makes the hpv vaccine mandatory for graaff has passed its first big hurdle. the virginia passed -- the virginia law was passed thursday. some lawmakers say the vaccine promotes sex among teenagers. >> but the debate over in-state tuition being made available to illegal immigrants is back on in maryland and stomps -- and some state officials what the voters to decide. >> the debate has divided the state. at the maryland general assembly passed the act in 2010 allowing illegal immigrants to receive in state tuition. there were tens of thousands of residents to sign a petition calling for a referendum. maryland voters are divided on the issue. >> we have an obligation somewhat i

rebecca is live in the newsroom with more. >> today secretary leon panetta said it was tough findingminance but the secretary did slash spending . the super committee did not get a deal on the deficit. >> secretary panetta warned today's proposed reductions are only half the size of what could happen if congress does not block the cut schedule, there could be even more automatic cuts twice the size. >> we are convinced it would hold out the force and then click severe damage to our national defense for generations. >> companies like boeing in northern virginia. he helped boeing toward their course for the future. >> we think it is an area where there will be gained. >> in this neighborhood, there is concern. major defense contractors are keep life blood in this area. >> we have done well because the defense contractors are here. >> you have a lot of defense contractors around here and i think it will have a negative impact on the area. >> secondary -- secretary panetta made clear one area where he will look for cuts, the defense department itself. he warned there will be staff reduct

is rebecca here? [applause] and representing at&t we have jason chan. jason? jason is probably busy making phone calls. right here. [applause] and representing bank of america, rosana lunge. [applause] and representing croft , ron lowe, ron? [applause] we have mcdonald's and their representative did not make it and the last one on the list, ross bargo who has been with us for many years, tracy tran, tracy? [applause] tracy has not made it yet. so really, thank you very much. and for joining us and hope to see you again next year. and it's so special that our new police chief is with us. and would you like to say a few words? [applause] >> i don't think that that was actually a question. [laughter] i'm just really pleased to be here. i wasn't prepared to say anything. but just the culture and what it does for the community, it really does leave me without much to say other than thank you for everybody does. and thanks for having me. [applause] >> thank you, chief. and thank you, claudine. i hope you were able to meet some. greeters in the lobby before the event

rebecca cooper is live in new hampshire and joins us with a look at the final preparations. >> >>> today the mid romney campaign is feeling confident they don't just need a win tomorrow, they need to make an impression. to do that, they have to win over the last minute undecided voters snow is taking anything for granted today. all the candidates are out making a big push. it's an all-out push before the primary with dozens of events for the candidates in the coming hours. this morning, mr. romney met with business leaders in nashua and a button-down breakfast plus a sad little jeddah the president. >> i like being able to fire people. >> former governor jon huntsman and ron paul are in second place. >> no one would have predicted a few short days ago. >> ron paul is gaining ground with good young voters. or johnson is making points with his -- jon huntsman is making points as a moderate. newt gingrich is not giving up. he says his persistence will pay off. >> [inaudible] you are starting to slip again. how you will you regain your momentum? >> i am the comeback grandfather. i am too old

the covert campaign to rig our tax system to benefit the super rich and cheat everyone else" and rebecca wilkins, tax expert at citizens for tax justice. and to cover the politics of the all this, joan walsh, editor at large for salon.com. thank you all for coming on the show tonight. >> thanks. >> let me start with you, david, mitt romney made 42 million over the last two years but paid taxes at lower rate than many middle class americans. is that the headline to you out of this story? >> oh, absolutely. a school teacher, a police officer, a nurse who made $54,000 in 2010 paid the same tax rate. if you made $60,000, you were more heavily taxed than mitt romney. and the -- the system that allows this is based on this idea that businesses are double taxed and that the rich will not invest and they will not create jobs unless we lower their taxes. well, we have got years and years of evidence now that that's just not how it works. >> now, let me ask you, rebecca, he put some money in the caymans and in the -- in switzerland and in other places, we are showing money all over the world, berm

rebecca says it's urgent for the park to set up a better system. >> i believe we need a specialist on call, a wildlife specialist, trained to capture -- to find and capture wildlife in the city. >> reporter: once they pinpoint the location, they will try and capture it in one of the nets you see behind me. wild rescue is the only wildlife paramedic search-and- rescue team in the country. back to you, grace. >> gil, they are so dedicated. how much longer are they willing to look for this bird? >> well, i think they are going to be here for as long as it takes. right now it's a lull. they say that the birds are nesting -- napping right now so it's lunchtime for them but they might be here for hours because once they spotted it, they don't want to lose track of it again. >> i understand that urge to nap. all right. thanks a lot, gil. >> we all do that occasionally. >>> turned away from the pharmacy, now a new problem. >> i went to the window and a woman grabbed me saying i was cutting in line. >> why a lot of people are having a lot of trouble buying their meds. >>> and the raiders head

stu maddow, larry brikennken, lauren meissner, rebecca, and david gonzales. just come on up. >> that afternoon, supervisors. thank you so much for calling this hearing. i am the co-chair of the democratic club, lgbt. we fully support, we talked at our board meeting last monday, fully supports the purpose of this meeting. and any and all efforts we can make to create a model approach to serving the lgbt seniors in san francisco, the alice b. toklas club would live to handle that -- help with that. we fully support your recommendations. i had the unique opportunity of cochairing the hearing by the human rights commission and the commission on aging in 2002 and the report, everyone has reviewed. it had no less than 67 recommendations. to move forward and i think while we since 2003 have moved forward on a lot of those, there is plenty of those that need to be done. i hope that you'll start with that and continue to push those recommendations. i think since that time, we have had an increase in marriage rights which has made us feel a little more confident about

rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> we will have bowl coverage of the primary tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. on news channel late. politico and scott thuman will bring you the latest from the sunshine state. >> another cracked rail on the mentor today affecting the blue and orange line coming a few days after a similar cracked rail. what is going on? >> rosslyn and foggy bottom stations and resulted in single lining. take a look at the forecast. you have an aging system. when it gets hot, metal expands. the temperatures are going up and down come up and down causing cracking on the rails. >> there is a single track from the lower level. >> the second time causing reals for metro -- second cracked rail causing issues for metro. >> it was quickly fixed, but it's another point of frustration. >> it's annoying. you pay more for a system that does not really work. >> and late to work because either the train is back to, because something happens or something happens when i'm trying to get home or get to work slowing me down. >> i love my metro. i would not taken a transportation but metro, but we

rebecca jarvis has the answer. before we go to break, yea or nay for the twinkies?ease. >> she's cute. she's cute. i've been known to trample little children for the banana twinkies. we'll have the answer. you're watching "cbs this morning." your local news is coming up next. ♪ >>> about being first lady. >> absolutely. >> when she offered good advice. we metaphor lunch here. we've talked on numerous occasions, especially when we travel abroad. when i told her -- absolutely. i mean, because she and the president, they raised a phenomenal young woman in the white house. you know, i think that's true if you look around at the first children. they're pretty solid kids. >> they are. a special shout out to chelsea clinton and the bush girls. welcome back to cbs this more than. i'm gayle king. before you say anything, do you feel better than you sound? >> i've been worried about it. >> you know how much tea i've had this morning. >> i'm okay. >> i'm charlie rose. the sick charlie rose with erica hill in great health. years ago a massive earthquake struck haiti. the govern

rebecca cooper and gordon peterson will have reports on new hampshire in later newscasts. wjla.com. >>> president obama attended two campaign events last night in washington. he told supporters the republican presidential candidates are no different from the ones opposing his policies on capitol hill. >> when you have the top republican in the senate setting his party is number one priority is not to create jobs or fix the economy but to beat me that gives you a sense of the mentality. things are not on the level. >> the president did not mention any of the republicans by name. he only made a passing reference. however, it was his most explicit effort yet to link the candidates to the unpopular republicans in congress. >>> 31 degrees. >> still ahead, president obama fights to keep his job and is dealing with another shake-up in his staff. details on his new chief of staff. >> and more on this incredible video from houston. a severe storm blows in a garage door. >> + another check on traf >>> surveillance video capturing the power of mother nature and in the houston area ye

rebecca cooper is in florida with the importance of today's primary. >> it is all an important. we managed to catch up with mitt romney today when he had a few minutes to relax by the swimming pool here in tampa. he feels good about the race. it's important that he comes out number one why why? because this state is winner- take-all and there are 50 delegates at stake. with all the polls showing him expecting to win decisively, romney tells supporters he learned his lesson. >> appear successful year, it will be clear that when attacked, you need to respond. you cannot let charges go unanswered. >> he vows he will not be silent even if romney wednesday. >> we will go all the way to the convention and will be the nominee with your help of republican party. >> voters of the first presbyterian church here cited the economy and epics as the issues that matter most. they say the romney adds one their vote citing gingrich as unethical. >> it is definitely shady. you should at least the kind of ethical. >> they were eager to an alternative for obama. >> who are you voting today? >> the

gordon peterson and rebecca cooper are there for the primary.ts on air and on line at wjla.com. >>> police are searching for two suspects in a deadly shooting in laurel on friday. 36-year-old gregory sears was gunned down outside the zone in the russes townhome complex. the incident began as a robbery. he was rushed to the hospital where he died. before losing consciousness he told police two masked men shot vehement. his wife is expected to have their first child. >>> jury selection resumes today in annapolis in the trial of a prisoner trust in the deck of the maryland correctional officer. lee edwards stevens is charged with fatally stabbing an officer in 2006. the attack happened at the now- closed house of correction in jessup. the state is seeking the death penalty. >>> metro says rail car inspections should not impact passengers. they began expecting hundreds of railcars after a part of the brics fell off an orange line train on friday. this was the second incident of its kind in recent weeks. -- part of the brakes. the inspections could c

gordon peterson and rebecca cooper will have live reports from new hampshire. >>> police investigating prince george county's first homicide of the year. a man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon in a parking lot of an apartment complex in district heights. the victim has not been identified. police have no suspects and no motive. >>> on to a developing story. in texas teenager mistakenly purported to columbia will soon be reunited with her family. the 15-year-old turner ran away in 2010. she was arrested for shoplifting in houston and was sent to colombia. she told police that she was a 21-year-old from columbia. she will be handed over to u.s. officials today. it's not clear when she will be returned home. but >>> the prime suspect in natalee holloway's disappearance goes on trial for murder in peru. he's charged with killing 21- year-old stephanie floras in may of 2010. he stole money and bank cards, a woman and then beat her to death after playing poker with the woman at a casino. >>> in cumberland it is 30 degrees. >> still ahead, and other metro mess. and more track work. wha