in washington, i'm renee marsh. >> and a democratic aid told the associated press tonight that there are a couple of quote, lingering issues, but the negotiations are getting closer and closer. >>> a new poll shows mitt romney no longer the front runner for the republican presidential nomination. that title for now, at least, belongs to rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator leads romney by 3 points in the latest "new york times" poll. ron paul comes in third. newt gingrich is dead last. his momentum could be built to last. arizona and michigan are the next two states up and recent polls show santorum leading in the great lakes state. >> he may actually win michigan and what does that do to the romney campaign? it's hard to say, but it's not good. >> it's not good for romney. now, this new poll shows the race is far from over. 60% of those surveyed said it's too early to decide who they will support. >> was it an accidental death or was it murder? forensic ebbs experts were testifying that the injuries to yeardley love's brain were caused by trauma and a sudden snapping of he

in washington, i'm renee marsh. >> instead of demanding spending cuts to pay for the tax cut, republicans say they would add the cost to the national debt instead. a debt already totaling more than $15 trillion. >> a detailed and difficult of the injuries to yeardley love's brain. today at the uva lacrosse murder trial, the lead medical examiner told jurors those injuries killed the college senior. bruce leshan has been in the courtroom in charlottesville. a tough day today, bruce. >> reporter: so tough that when the prosecution wrapped up with the lead medical examiner. huguely's lawyers declined to ask him any questions. >> the medical examiner says yeardley love did have traces of a prescription adhd drug in her system. did have twice the legal limit of alcohol in her blood. but he says what killed her were injures to her brain so serious they eventually stopped her heart. it was a bad day for huguely as two neuropathologists detailed those injuries. both describe small bruises and bleeding all over the brain. christine fuller said bruises to her brain near her temples were consistent

an outbreak of violence at a soccer match on wednesday that left seventy four dead correspondent rene marsh has more from care. things have been extremely devastating and terribly killed sixty eight these are the last days and also very tragic therefore would say that massacre on wednesday when seventy four people died in a stampede at one of the city's football stadiums has become by itself the deadliest incident since the bar of alsip last february but it's also to get a new wave of clashes between the police the army and demonstrators that's the. actually become something common seen here in the capital cairo and everywhere throughout egypt the fact these people have been very weak to use bolivian poet saeed incident to use local sources especially the interior ministry of doing nothing of the allowing this to happen allowing these deaths also inefficiency and actually also over instigating these trailers that you would see preserve the situation of instability in the country in order to eventually just to find some power thing through terror and rule the generals for the supreme council

renee marsh with the latest on today's negotiations. >> tuesday, president obama made another push forax cut for the middle class. saying failure to extend it will jeopardize the nation's economic recovery. >> do it before it's too late and i will sign it right away. >> after a contention debate in december, congress agreed to a temporary extension of the payroll tax cut until february 29. the white house estimates a person making $50,000 a year could lose $40 per paycheck without it. >> $40 less to

third cut >>justine: mitt romney offending comments that he made, renee marsh reports from washington. rene >> as the clear front has slothful in the republican race, mitt romney is writing his momentum from florida into nevada ahead of saturday's caucus. the from the campaign could catch some flak for comments he made wednesday morning. he told solar that all across our primary focus will middle-class. >> i am not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. i am not concerned about the very rich. i am concerned with the middle of america. >> romney says he is this about all americans but believes the middle-class has been hardest hit friday amid have efficient policy sphere. half his dot contenders got a jump start on the western campaign. newt gingrich and ron paul who finished second and fourth in tuesday's for primary health events in her daughter. >> my issue is to make sure that everybody's liberty is equal and equally defended regardless of which group would belong to. >> santorum is focused on colorado evans says he's keeping his campaign clean. >> we will not g

rene marsh is in bloomfield hills, michigan, with what's at stake in today's voting. : good morning tori. yes, voting underway in both arizona and michigan. we're in michigan where the polls have been opening. we're going on four hours now. and this is a big day for both mitt romney and rick santorum. depending on the turn out here, of course, it could really rewrite the headlines for this primary campaign. mitt romney and rick santorum are in a statistical tie for first place in the state romney had once expected to easily win. >> interview: it's good to be in michigan. a lot of stories here. deep roots here. >> reporter: victory in michigan, the state where he was born and where his father served as governor, could cement romney's status as presumptive nominee. but a loss could deal a major below to his campaign. romney has been touting his business background in a state which was hit hard by the recession. >> interview: i understand why jobs go. why they come. senator santorum is a nice guy but he has never had a job in the private sector. >> reporter: santorum has

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renee marsh has the latest into the elections.>reporter: mit romney and rick santorum are in a statistical tie for first place. this is a state that mit romney once expected to win. >> a lot of stories, deep roots. >>reporter: victory in michigan could put his status as the top nominee. but he has been touting his business background in a state that was hit hard by the recession. >> i understand why jobs go and why they come, senator santorum is a nice guy but he has never had a job in the private sector. >> i believe in markets, i believe in free people, i did not believe in the government telling us what to do. we need someone like they're running against barak obama, not someone who did obama-care right. >>reporter: mit romney appears to have a solid lead in arizona. ron paul briefly campaign in michigan and is working towards getting enough delegates to have some sway at the republican convention in august. >>justine: the polls open in about a half hour from now actually a half hour ago, and they closed at 8:00 p.m. that is 5: