ed rollins, have you ever dealt in witchcraft, first of all? and number two, what do you make of this? >> no, i haven't ever... i have a voodoo doll of one or two of some of the candidates i wanted to strangle to stick needles in in the course of a very long career but never witchcraft. the problem today is that obviously no one knew who she was or not many people knew who she was prior to last week. this is the first impressions people are going to get. right now, this campaign is about her. unless she gets her ship righted, no matter how strong the tea party is or how much move for change, at the end of the day, people in delaware, a small state, are going to focus on her, her past statements, what she is saying now. and this is not a good start. >> schieffer: michael gerson, speaking of magic tricks, to her credit, her web site says she has now raised well over a million dollars since she won that primary. do you think republicans are going to stick with her? do you think there's any kind of explanation? i mean, was she joking in that tape?

ed rollins, and i saw john casic. he said i knew they were going to attack me. theory is the negative ads from politicians against wall street don't work because people dislike the politicians more than wall street. >> it's hard to tag john who is a blue collar guy. he beat a democrat in a blue collar democrat district. he represented the blue collar working people. there's no credibility trying to link him to wall street. the club for growth spent a lot of money including against mike huckabee against anybody they thought was spending too much government money. it's hard to make them wall streeters. wall street is a bad name. what's relevant is who can represent the values of the ordinary people out there. >> help us more broadly governor rendell. because your party is in charge, people are feeling another wave of economic anxiety. they're taking it out on the people in charge. what should the message be? what is the party failing to do to convince people, because you see the numbers shifting the other way. the president's disapproval is up. >> sure. first, let

. >> reporter: the veteran republicans ed rollins says this type of controversy could torpedo o'donnell's chances in november. >> no matter how strong the tea party is how much the mood for change, at the end of the day, people in delaware, it su a small state are going to focus on her, her past statements, what she is saying now. and this is not a good start. >> reporter: moderate republicans worry that o'donnell's behavior and bagage have cost the party any chance of taking the delaware seat. but beyond o'donnell the tea party's low taxes, small government message still resonates. and conservatives warn the republican establishment better pay attention. russ. >> mitchell: bob orr in washington. thank you. >> police in california spent the weekend searching for members of a religious group reported missing on saturday in the area around palmdale, that is north of los angeles. terry mccarthy has more on the search and questions about the episode that remain unanswered. >> reporter: it was an all-out search for the 13 adults and children. one as young as three years old who were reported m

mayor stephanie rollins blake helped celebrate the occasion by unveiling phase one, which will have affordable rental housing, and housing and neighborhood jobs as well. >> look what happened when we work together. this community is a symbol of what happens when you don't let anyone or anything get in your way. and distract you from what you know can be a better day. >> the redevelopment initiative is part of a larger effort. and bring new opportunities to the area. >>> i'll tell you what. they could catch by january, all right, against the red sox and win again, 4-2. they beat the red sox. now the orioles in the last 15 games. hernandez picks up the win. the orioles keep winning, so that's fun. >>> now, the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> i know the season is getting longer, but january baseball just doesn't make sense. we are looking at cool temperatures right now. we have slipped back into the 40s as we just shown you. clear skies down to the south, extended to an air mass that is much, much warmer. we are going to bring in som

yesterday it was rockin' and rollin'. trees down across bowie and anne arundel county had wind

. >> reporter: the veteran republican strategist ed rollins says this type of controversy could torpedo o'donnell's chances in november. >> no matter how strong the tea party is or how much they are in the mood for change, at the end of the day, people in delaware, a small state, are going to focus on her, her past statements, what she's saying now, and this is not a good start. >> reporter: moderate republicans worry her behavior and baggage have cost the party any chance of taking the delaware seat. but, beyond o'donnell, the tea party's low taxes/small government message still resonates and conservatives warn the republican establishment better pay attention. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> after a tense hunt 13 missing members of a religious group in southern california have been found. they apparently said they were preparing for the end of the world. their loved ones feared the worst. >> reporter: the frantic search for missing members of a fringe religious group ended at a park in los angeles county. >> they were found in this area right here and they were sitting on blankets.

stephanie rollins blake gave her take. >> when i saw the photos i was pretty shocked. >> i think that the citizens expect us to be very -- to be responsible with the funds that we're given. i certainly have never been one to think it's important to have a lavish office, we are here to work, you know. it's -- it was a bit much. >> scott was ed out of his job in july. >>> a court ruling in howard county could change legal precedent in sex abuse cases. tomorrow a judge is expected to decide whether 38-year-old karl walker jr. sexually abused a student in the school where the man worked. now even the prosecution believes walker never touched the girl. rather that he abused her by sending her dozens of love letters, no one in maryland has ever been convicted of child abuse without involving physical contact. >>> several officials employed by the howard county school system are facing a $10 million federal lawsuit. the lawsuit alleges that in december, 2007. officials at patapsco middle school failed to protect a student's rights by not intervening in student violence involving 5 children.

members of the evergreen protection session hosted stephanie rollins blake for some questions. >> weanted to have her come and answer some questions about the trash because with the one- day recycle, one day trash situation, the trash is really piling up and we're having a reel bad problem with rats. >> he also expressed concerns about fire protection and vacant properties. >> a full city block goes on the auction block in baltimore county. the towson commons development just south of the circle will be up for bids tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. on the steps of the county courthouse. most retail spots are vacant. the county believes the best use for the space would be for a hotel or some type of mixed- use development. >>> a beautiful day out there rosy. it was a lil breezy for a while but that wind has died off and now we're left with just a cool night. some spots by daybreak we could be talking about 40s, we're already in the 40s up in york but i think most of central maryland is going to be dropping pretty sharply through the rest of the night too. winds are pretty much diminished now to 5

. >> andrea rollins has more on the request to show the country they are the best maryland 5-0. >> reporterthe music that's unmistakable. this is hawaii 5-0. >> [applause]. >> no one does it better than the university of maryland marching band. >> we're actually spelling out the words hawaii 5-0 and making a wave and actually spelling book em. >> the mighty maryland musicians have been practicing hard. now competing against bands from 33 other states in marching band mania, sponsored by cbs. >> she brought it up in a meeting and they just jumped on it and said oh, yeah, this is us. we're going to go for it and go after it and make this thing happen. >> big bucks riding on the hawaii 5-0 contest and cbs will award the winning school $25,000. >> and also we were hoping to use some of the money for new uniforms because i'm also the uniform manager and they're 13 years old and they have a lot in them but it would be nice to show our pride in something a little newer. i think we're all very hopeful that our video will get a lot of votes and i think we're all excited to come together and to try o

stephanie rollins thanked him for his decades of service. >>> they are banning drivers from talking on handheld cell phones behind the wheel. here is more on the law that takes affect on friday. >> reporter: authorities say every year hundreds of marylanders loose their lives as a result of distracted driving and they believe this new law will bring those numbers way down. >> they are good for talking they don't pay attention. >> when traffic slows down, they are on their cell phones. >> reporter: beyond this time they will issue a ticket. >> hang up and drive. >>reporter: transportation and law enforcement agencies unveiled a sign that will remind people not to use cell phones behind the wheel. they hope to pass the vials as a primary offense meaning alone it could be cited. instead it is given as a secondary offense. you will have to be pulled over for something else as well. first time is $40 and then $100 every time thereafter. authorities say it will be extremely affective. >> it is amazing how creative police can get. i would not be comfortable thinking they can't get me because

joining me on the phone, ed rolli rollins. list, mike pence, the front-runner, the winner of the straw poll. mike huckabee, mitt romney, newt gingrich, sarah palin. is this representative of what the republican party might endorse as a whole? >> caller: no. mike pence is a great guy. i think a lot of people respect him very, very much. he's not a national figure at this point and time. mike huckabee, obviously, i shared his campaign. mike came in second in the presidential race last time. obviously, if he wants to run, again, he'll be a viable candidate. he's not given indication he wants to do that. these are very important people that came to the convention. the difference between this con ve investigation and the tea party is things are important to them like gay marriage and abortion issues. they are significant. the tea party is about fiscal conservative and smaller government and not raising taxes. they may share common goals. at this point and time, mike pence is a good guy. he's going to be an important player if we ha

details from ted rollins. >> reporter: this gas station surveillance video shows the first moment of. watch closely as the man in the red vehicle gets out. first, you can see chunks of asphalt and debris, then a massive wall of flame shooting into the sky. with seconds, the fire grows larger. a woman carrying a baby runs across the street away from the flames, while others seem attracted to the blaze, some actually drive towards the fire. nobody knew what was going on. >> i thought a plane went down. okay? i ran half way up there, the fire was pretty bad. >> reporter: across the street as this grocery store they heard a strange hissing sound. watch as the sliding doors push in from the explosion. watch again in slow motion. the store quickly turns to chaos. people start running away from one of the exits while others desperately tried to get out of the store. still unanswered what caused this massive explosion. many people here are getting impatient waiting for answers. >> my kids play as that park now melted. these neighbors. you know. the woman down the block, my dog played with he

michelle rollins versus gary erkhart. >> here is christine o'donnell. she seems young and new to politics. a lot of enthusiasm. wow. here is christine o'donnell who reminds me of an east coast sarah palin. make your own judgment. >> a lot of people have already said that we can't win the general election. i know. it is those same -- yes, we can. >> yes, we can! yes, we can! >> yes, we will! >> yes, we will. i like that. yes, we will. it is those same so-called experts who said we had no chance of winning the primary. it will be hard work but we can win. and if those same people who fought against me work just as hard for me we will win. >> you know, jonathan, you are talking about the pattern across the country. you can criticize a candidate like that as being new to the game, young, too enthusiastic, attractive in her personality, likability. we will have to see how people respond to her. coons is like the bloomberg of delaware. >> the biggest most popular of the state. >> chris, in primaries, there is a big difference between primaries and a general e

this is stephanie rollins blank. she's the mayor in baltimore. we're hoping to get the latest information about this standoff that lasted for about four hours. it ended with two people killed. let's listen. >> closer. close closer. >> i was very troubled today to learn of the incident here at john hopkins. john hopkins is a very proud baltimore institution. our largest private employer and the best medical institution on the planet. we must protect protect these assets. a unified incident command was established. all appropriate law enforcement, city agencies and john hopkins officials worked together to respond. again, immediately to this incident. again, the importance of john hopkins university, the whole community cannot be overstated. the safety and security of john hopkins residents was paramount through this whole incident. i would like to thank the men and women of the baltimore police department as well as other city agencies for the swift response. i would also like to thank our fire department, office of emergency management, baltimore

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. >> ed rollins, you were among the doubters last night. you're among the doubters last night. you helped that guy, ronald reagan, get elected. >> i did. she's an unknown. obviously, delaware's a small state. if the party doesn't help her, she may get conservative money to at least run a decent campaign. at this point in time, you know, that race has been assumed to be ours. i don't ever believe they're ours until we win them. think we have to wait a little and see, two, three week, can she be a credible candidate? the probability is no. there are other places, like west virginia and other places, that three weeks ago we never thought was on the radar screen so -- >> a big point everybody around her makes and some republicans who aren't so sure make is, wait a minute, you know, all of the idiots who say she can't win in november are the same idiots who said she couldn't win last night. >> right. >> first, i find it interesting that michael steele is making so much sense and he's now going against the same establishment that never liked him. and so what, now tea partiers are goi

so amid the champagne celebration, former standout jimmy rollins started using a it camera. okay.some unfortunate news. >>> drowning in debt, cam athletic director sandy barber today announced the elimination of several sports. >> again, these were very painful decisions and as i said to the cal students, earlier today, deciding which programs was the most difficult part of the plan. >> cal has the axe, all right. and today they used it on their own athletic program. the baseball team has one more season and will be eliminated. the men's and women's gymnastics gone. and women's lacrosse eliminated while men's rugby is on its own. >> cal athletics is not immune to the effects of the recession and the financial realities facing this campus. the financial imperatives dictate that our alliance on campus support must be reduced. >> reporter: 163 athletes are affected although their scholarships will be honored. 13 coaches are out of a job. total saved, $4 million. it is the end of an era for cal baseball which began in 1892. you some alums, former giant jeff kent but the program was lo

ed rollins and susan molinari talk about all of that. ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us therepayment for 10 years. and i'm worried if i lose my job, i won't be able to afford insurance. when i graduated from college, i lost my health insurance. the minute i got sick, i lost my insurance. not anymore. not anymore. not anymore. america's healthcare reforms change lives for the better. to find out how it can help you, visit us at americasfairhealthcare.org it's not just fair, it's the law. >>> 39 minutes after the hour. delaware senate candidate and tea party favorite christine o'donnell says she is done with the national media. she sat down with sunny hannity on fox news last night for what she said is her last interview for national tv. >> it's off the table because that's not going to help me get votes. i won't do anymore national media. this is my focus. delaware's my focus and the local media is my focus. >> she said she did last night's interview because she was in town on other video. here to talk about and the new video of sarah palin, cnn senior political analyst and rep

>> i like mike huckabee and ed rollins so i have a lot of respect for both of them. i'm going to do early next year, probably in the january/february time frame. >> how handy. in january, your new book "courage to stand" is going to come out and of course, you mentioned earlier, you got a web site. if you want more information, go to our web site at foxnews.com. we know you got a busy day especially with the flooding in southern minnesota. thank you so much for joining us live here on "fox & friends." >> thanks for having me on. have a great day. >> you as well. coming up on the show, the developer of the mosque near ground zero is in the middle of near media blitz. reaction to his latest claim from a firefighter who lost friends in the september 11th attacks. >> and are unions to blame for our failing schools? what about the parents? of the children? a school administrator's opinion comes up next on the new movie "waiting for superman." >> plus -- they captivated the nation with their pink glove dance. today, those hospital employees are back and here live to perfor

my wife worked for governor rollins in the economic development area in rural colorado. we need to make sure that we are encouraging farmers to diversify their cripecrops. there are so many farmers who have grown corn for generations on their farms and have diversified into some floors and other areas and have found markets for -- into sunflowers and other areas and have found markets for their crops. a lot of the focus is on the front range. we need to find ways to encourage businesses to move to more rural areas so that those stay afloat. we have so many communities that are literally dying. their populations are decreasing at a rapid rate. we cannot allow that to happen in our great state. the diversity state -- the diversity in the state between our urban areas and our rural areas is what makes this state great. we need to assist our world areas. [applause] >> thank you. senator. >> the only thing i want to clear up is one piece of the record. a few minutes ago, he said, why would you support capt. trade? i did not support to the cap and trade bill that passed in the

in rollins will be different. we -- enrollment will be different. my plan would give those superintendents' the ability to do that. >> both of you say you want autonomy in the school come up but i don't see how it leads to improved results. >> i am happy to respond. i think it will because the principles will have the ability to decide maybe i need more math teachers, maybe i need more teachers to address those who don't speak english. maybe we need to invest more in technology. maybe i need to have smaller class sizes. it gives the principles and teachers the ability to customize and education for their kids. >> you have a minute to respond. >> brian released a budget plan early in the year. then i put out my education plan and the released his education plan. his education plan sounds real nice but there is not much substance. brian cannot do the things he says because of this budget plan. if you take the voucher proposal that is $100 million that will not be available to schools because he has chosen to subsidize the private education of a handfu

you know, talking with ed rollins and susan molinari yesterday.e. >> comes down to how much money she can get in over the next couple of weeks and energize the delaware voters. >> getting money in. thanks so much. reminder for the latest political news go to cnnpolitics.com. >>> all right. so you know as a pregnant woman, always worried, doing the right thing by your child. >> i worry about that every day. >> what do you sneet dads worry about what the moms are doing, too. it is not just what you're eating, the vitamins to affect the outcome of your child, not only physical health but mental health, as we. fascinating foray of what really happens in the womb. coming up. we'll be joined by journalist annie murphy-paul when we come back right. purchase. start earning with as little as $75 spent, including great sale prices. hurry, sears bonus days are on! sears. new aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers, with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on, to even skin tone in four weeks.

cnn senior political analyst david gergen and ed rollins.chance that this seat's going to go democrat simply because it's a blue state and she's quite conservative. what's going on within the republican party? is this civil war being overplayed? >> the civil war's being overplayed. the civil war has occurred on many, many occasions in the past when the christian right became a part of it. when reagan took on ford, people said the republicans are never going to get back together again. they obviously have. this is one race, this is one race we may not win when we thought we were going to win. but there's other places we're going to win where we thought we were never going to win before. angle has come back in nevada. dead even with harry reid. this is an election that's obviously got lots of movement, lots of change. >> david, as democrats sit back and watch this take place, i know there were interesting statements made after christine o'donnell won from democrats. what's the thinking right now of where the party needs to go to set itself up