governor revails his vision for maryland's future. he's asking law makers to agree to raise several taxes this year including one on gas. he says the money is needed to pay for upgrades for schools, roads and other projects. >> i know this is a difficult ask. nobody else is going to do this for us except for us. >> now, despite a democratic majority in the general assembly, some of the governor's oppose values -- >> mitt romney is catching slack for saying he's not concerned about the very poor. >> i'm in the race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned ability the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs fixed i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the rich, they're fine. the 95% of americans struggling. >> critics say romney is out of touch with voters but the republican front runner says it's consistent with his campaign theme and his energy is going to help middle income people whose struggling. he's considered the favorite heading into the nevada call uses -- caucuses on saturday. >> the creator of soul train di