georgia is be best known at the peach state, but in the 1950s, south carolina took over from georgia ion and even though since california has passed the vote, south carolina still produces way more peaches than georgia, which brings us to tonight's number. 90,000. the number of peaches south carolina produces each year. that is more than double you, georgia. incalifornia, south carolina, georgia and new jersey, number four. south carolina and georgia focus on their fresh rather than processed peaches and their fruit feud pops up in the strangest places. for example, the 1972 album eat a peach, repleased by the almond brothers band. that peach cover was designed by two guys from south carolina. >>> all right. coming up, a woman who has experienced the best and worst of south carolina felix. jenny sanford comes out front next. and president obama pushing for increased sanctions against iran. we'll be right back. ♪ there's a place i dream about ♪ ♪ where the sun never goes out ♪ ♪ and the sky is deep and blue ♪ ♪ won't you take me american flight 280 to miami is now ready for boarding. ♪

eastern north carolina new jersey and quite a bit of severe weather now rolling into parts of south georgiat's headed for northern florida. tonight just cold, watch out for a slippery night into sunday morning. and then breaks of sunshine tomorrow early before the clouds come book. could start out with a little freezing snow late tomorrow night into early monday morning before the warm air comes in and changes everything to rain. tonight some clearing, a hard refreeze. wakeup temperatures 18 out west, 21 around town. and for the extended forecast here, all changing to rain, could be a little slippery around here first thing monday morning, we're going to watch out for that, it all becomes rain and back into the 50s on monday and tuesday. >>> there are now 12 people confirmed dead from that cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy. divers found a woman's body in a hallway today. she still had her life jacket on. 20 people still missing, diesel fuel was found near the ship too. >>> a happy reunion today in prince george's county. he went missing just before christmas when his owner left hi

could be strong storms to the deep south, georgia and the carolinas. it will push that heavy rain our way. the heaviest is the dark hours tonight. snow in the northern plains comes behind this storm. rain develops in the afternoon for the ride home. by daybreak we're windy and warming up tomorrow. here we show rain but could be a burst of snow as the arctic air moves in. could be tricky in spots friday morning. then we're windy and cold and snow showers over the weekend. 45 with the thickening clouds this morning. the rain developing this afternoon. the heaviest rain tonight. steady or warming in the upper 40s. we'll be in the 50s tomorrow. with strong gusty winds over 30 miles an hour. then we drop into the 40s and upper 30s on friday. weekend 30s and there's a chance of either snow showers and one indication of maybe a band of light snow developing on sunday. that would be a nice ambiance for the ravens game, don't you think? >> i think so. cool. cold? maybe. >>> a check of the roads. we're continuing to monitor this accident we reported in crownsvil

. >> the murder trial of sidney dorsey began in june in a small south georgia town of albany.attorney requested to have the trial anywhere but in dekalb county. >> when we went down to dougherty county, we had a 26-page indictment that listed each and every corrupt activity that dorsey had been involved in and culminating with a murder charge. >> one by one, witnesses spun tales of unbridled, even sordid corruption in the dekalb county sheriffs office. shirley mcmichael was president of the speedy bonding company. >> you remember buying him this smoking jacket here? >> absolutely. >> niemann marcus, is that right? >> correct. >> okay. how much did this cost? >> all of the bonding companies gave him really cash donations or gifts. >> and mcmichael says she had to give dorsey a lot more. prosecutors showed the jury a photograph of an abandoned rat-infested house where she said dorsey forced her to have sex with him. >> that was a price to pay. >> okay. and then what happened, please? >> then he just started, you know, having sexual intercourse to me. >> she says dorsey also conf

south carolina. we found peaches in the palmetto state. georgia, you got nothing. [oinking] [hissing] [ding] announcer: cook foods to the right temperature using a food thermometer. 3,000 americans will die from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> we're in south carolina tonight. here's are few facts about the palmetto state. state animal, white tailed deer. amphibian, spotted salamander kind of like a newt. and most surprising, the state fruit is the peach. you say what? georgia is be best known at the peach state, but in the 1950s, south carolina took over from georgia as the biggest peach producing state in the union and even though since california has passed them both, south carolina still produces way more peaches than georgia, which brings us to tonight's number, 90,000. the number of peaches south carolina produces each year. that is more than double you, georgia. at 40,000. commercially produced in 23 states, californiaering soult carolina, georgia, and new jersey, number four. south carolina and georgia focus on their fresh ra

it bleeds down from south georgia and south alabama.here, of course, you have miami-dade and broward. this is a real strong hold for romney. southwest will be a real strong hold. this is naples, collier county, fourth myers, lee county. newt's going to do well in tampa st. pete, very well with evangelicals. if you look at the evangelical vote in south carolina, it broke 45-22 newt's way. right now in the quinnipiac and maris poll, it's basically a three-way tie. all. >> has newt done something wrong or is it the more moderate electorate. >> it's a diverse and different electorate. south carolina is overwhelmingly southern baptist. this mass more main line and latino evangelicals. >> the darker the orange, the higher the population. more democratic except for cuban-americans down here. >> you'll have a very strong puerto rican contingent in central florida, orlando, osceola county and those environs. that's a big strong element. here again, half of all florida hispanics are non-cuban. that's very different than the miami i grew up in the

a strong evangelical vote, many consider this section south georgia. in the general election as we look forward. while tea party kearns remain very front bunn-runner in the country. and districts fall in this area, republican. one of them with strong tea party support congressman stephen sutherland, for example. this second state of florida here, north florida, where democrats outnumber republican, thomas, and wherein last week's debate romney's tax strategy took a major turn. you remember that? >> certainly do. appreciate it. >>> question for you all out there. are you looking for a job? if you are, the president might want to see your resume. specifically he wants to see one man's. we'll tell you why she accepting it right now, plus, how survivors are describing the chaos of that deadly highway crash in florida. it's an unbelievable back story. we'll have it. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions o

north florida, like south georgia, if you will. vote area and then south florida, with a complex latino vote. 4%. that's how many delegates florida has to help a candidate win the nomination overall. worth double that, but bucked rnc rules to vote earlier and get more attention. did it pay off? looks like it may have without any hil la ballou along the way. what about african-americans? only 3% of voters were blacks in 2008's gop primary. come the general, african-americans making up 16% of floridians will weigh heavy there. then finally for you, 11. president obama's re-election campaign has 11 offices across florida. more than any gop candidate, held hundreds of events across the state including target eade vents for latino and jewish communities. one bonus number, chris. 77 -- degrees -- in florida. the sheet on. >> ah. that's not heat. that's perfection, in my opinion. >> and warmth. >> no excuse not to get out and vote. thanks. >>> don't look for herman cain to make another go for the presidency. on "today" ann curry asked if

imagine on most points i agree with being naturally conservative, a woman of faith as a woman from south georgia. i understand where you are coming from. my question is, where do you and pardon me with all the light in the room. >> this would be a chocolate conversation. [laughter] >> but in some things i feel like i don't want to give white america a task. i definitely recognized as a black american woman i have a personal responsibility for everything that i do and my mother raised me in such a way that i have home training. there are things that i will and will not do. but, what i don't want come as we have these public conversations, don't want to give white america a pass. you talk about these flash mobs and i believe those are kids with no home training because there is no way on earth that my mom, even now as i approach 40, there are things that my mom wouldn't do and i just don't even think about it. i think that as a result of no home training. it's basically simple but there are kids in this world, little black kids in this world, who do feel so angry. they are black, tired and angry.

. >>> in a rural south georgia town, there's a small church whose message reaches millions of people coming from a pulpit. it's all on film. sherwood baptist church's fourth and latest film "courageous" brought in more than $34 million, making it one of the highest grossing faith-based films ever. our nadia bilcic spoke to the pastor who also cowrote, costarred in the movie. it's fascinating. >> and i have spoken to many people whose lives have been positively impacted by these films. "fire proof" saved their marriage. "courageous" made them a better dad. let's talk about what his purpose is for these films. >> whatever theme we're dealing with, when someone walks out of the movie theater, if they say, you know what, i've got issues in my own life, and i want to deal with it the way i saw it in the movie, want to put it in their hands to say, you want to become a better dad, better husband, better wife. >> we know "courageous" is about fatherhood. where did you draw the inspiration from the film? >> all of us operate from approval for our fathers. if we felt we were approved when we

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a couple of rainshowers way down south across tennessee and georgia. they're going to leave us alone, which is good news. your forecast for your saturday mostly sunny, absolutely delightful weather. 20 degrees warmer than average. maybe even 22 degrees warmer than average before the day is said and done. our average is only 43. tomorrow be a little bit cooler. some extra clouds coming by. a little cold front going through tonight. we'll put temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 tomorrow. still very mild by january standards. >> thank you, chuck. >> you're welcome. >>> today metro officials begin surveying more than 400 metro rail cars. this investigation is in response to yet another mechanical failure on a metro car. news 4's erica gonzalez is at the stadium armory metro station with more on his latest incident. erica? >> reporter: good morning, chris. today is day two of inspections for metro. they'll go on throughout the weekend and the early part of next week. metro has to figure out what keeps causing the wheels of their lines to keep falling o

. >> there was no as far south as georgia, too.usting in the mountains, but enough to make trouble for school buses. plants withring special frost clots. the winter blast will be brief in the northeast. is predicted in the 50 qazi for the weekend. -- the highways are predicted in the 50's for the weekend. -- the high temperatures are predicted in the 50's for the weekend. >> we did not get that much, but we have had some problems on the roads. >> it does not take much at rush-hour around here for sure. it will be slick for another couple of hours. snow showers will end and the skies will actually clear. it should be the coldest night since february of last winter. snow showers are diminishing and that trend should continue overnight. east of the mountains, i think we will see a clearing trend. you can see this streamers of snow coming in off the great lakes. as we mentioned before, they get all the way down to norfolk and into the outer banks of north carolina. the air is definitely cold. in the mountains, bitterly cold. there wint

how much of an advantage is it that newt gingrich is from the south neighboring georgia. >> we are adependent state . i have watched it closely in regard to the ground games and the ones that are out there and working the ground game hard and getting to know activist chris cross in the state. our folks have a high bar of expectation. they go to the meet and greet and barbecue huts and people are turning out. it comes down to who does the best job of connecting with the voters. >> women are a key voting block in south carolina. and some of the polling data, of it shows among women in south carolina newt gingrich is weak and romney is strong. how important is that vital voting block. >> i tell our women's clubs if not for them, we wouldn't get it done. women are work nothing all four camps just like tea party and republican party activists. we'll know tonight, greg. >> chad connelly, best of luck to you and thank you for speaking with us. >> thank you, sir, have a great day. >> it is heating up. freezing in a lot of places but not south carolina. people are picking who they want to see

i will be in south carolina very aggressively. as a georgiarvative, i have very good ties and roots in south carolina. >> reporter: first, we have to tally the votes in number nurchlt -- 214-787-1006 -- in 214-787-1006 -- in new hampshire. they're expecting record turnout for voters. >> if rom nip wins big, how will candidates spin this. >> reporter: it's interesting when you think about it. huntsman as really banked -- has banked everything on new hampshire. he start -- newt gingrich has a super pac in south carolina. millions of dollars will be spent on advertising there. he's trying to appeal to the more conservative voter in the south. >> thanks a lot. jamie? >>> i'm jamie costello. coming up at 6:00, more detailsen that deadly fire that left a mother and daughter dead. what investigators discovered in the home. >>> and hope for people with diabetes and heart disease. we have more on a promising new drug. now here's a preview of what's ahead on world news at 6:30. >>> coming up on world news, decision time in new hampshire. so who's up. wh

new england grouping those together, new york, new jersey, virginia, north carolina, south carolina. i forgot georgia. maybe that was a little distant. he knew georgia was just a new and beginning colony and might not con tribute to much to the common effort. franklin ended the detail of this colonial dragon. the point is he wanted more effective unity working together towards common end. now, where was the early battle of the french and indian war occur or the seven years war in north america. the british, of course, will call this the french and indian war. the name as we'll see in today's lecture can be a little misleading because not all indian people sided with the french. they shifted in loyalty. some were neutral at the beginning. others joined the french. some had wait and see attitude. some would change sides during the war. native people belonged to a principal group. we have to think of them as irricoy. within that native confederacy, let's say the mohaw. you have to do the same with other native groups. the name french and indian war can be used to indicate the seven years war north ameri

wilson enjoyed as a southerner born in virginia, grew up in georgia, south carolina, north carolina, enjoyed his hams. each meal was always started with a soup. edith wilson was particularly fond of mock turtle soup. there were always cheese straws and various other tidbits on the table. and each meal was followed by a light dessert. wilson wasn't fond of heavy cakes and sweets, however, he did enjoy a simple custard or a pudding at the end of most of his meals. certainly, you know, this room has been called one of the most beautiful serving spaces in all of washington, d.c. the butler's pantry here on s street enjoys this beautiful palladium window, in order to maintain the balance on the front of the house. the architect thought he would -- felt that he needed to include another full palladian window. this was not a public part of the house, it was a service space. he didn't, however, want people to be able to look in from the street and see folks washing dishes, so he moved the sink into the room a little bit, and to maintain the sense of symmetry that was one of the hallmarks of

we're talking about rain falling in western parts of south carolina and georgia and most of it done and over with. and there's a tornado watch across parts of georgia and western, south carolina that is in effect until 8 p.m. tonight. so we will keep an eye on this area, because this is where the conditions are favorable for thunderstorms to develop that could produce isolated tornados as well as damaging wind gusts and large hail and a number ofornado warnings pop up. and nothing now, a large line across the areas to the southeast, atlanta georgia and there have been reports of large hail and some damage across some of the areas due to wind. the storms will head eastward and we're tracking them as they impact parts of south carolina and is look at the timing, 2 p.m. and across western parts of the states and a line of storms there and heading east and kinding dissipating and more scattered in nature and showers as we head into 8 p.m. tonight. that they will continue to linger across the states and need the umbrella if you're headed out to do voting, otherwise winter weather advisories

. >> reporter: there was snow as far south as georgia.usting in the mountains but enough to make roads too dangerous for school buses. even in central florida, for protection from the cold, they're covering plants with special frost cloth. the winter blast will be brief for the northeast. highs in the 50s are predicted for the weekend. nbc news. >> wow! that could be us, you know. we've got to be thankful. we're just getting wind and cold temps. more to come on news4 at 4:00. a hiker learns the hard way. the best practices for heading into the wilderness. >> be prepared. know any path you'll get on. don't get lost and have a friend with you. >>> how he was saved by the app. coming up. thoughts about the strict upbringing she's giving her children. >>> time to check out the daily deals. if you're one of those people who made a new years resolution to lose a few pounds, we've got the right app for you. on living social, pay $39 and get ten group fitness and yoga passes at stroga. that's a valley you've $140. the classes should help you incr

our society for people to have to come and do jobs that americans, as we have found, in the south carolina, georgia in particular, are you have lots of produce that never ended up to market because there was not anybody there to harvest. we have to have responsible programs that work with our business community, work with their art -- with our agriculture committee, to make sure they have the labor that is necessary to do that. but that is irresponsible program that allows people to come and then leave. they can work here for the season and then are able to go home. with respect to illegal immigration, i'm somebody who believes that you enforce the law. and the law is that the orders should be secured and people unable to cross. and have whatever personnel and technology that is necessary to go from where we are today, which is a body that is 40% secured to a border that is 100% secure. [applause] secondly, we will enforce a law in this country. that is on employers who verified or another system that can be developed by the private sector, but require businesses to do the proper background checks

alabama, georgia, south carolina and tennessee now requiring employers to verify the legal status of people they hire. workers in eight states are getting a raise as their states minimum wage goes up. and tonight, we take a closer look here at one new law in california that might have some parents wrestfuling to get their 8-year-olds back into their car southeasts. here's abc's clayton sandell now. >> reporter: at l.a. griffith's park, you can ride the big ponies if you are 7 years old. but starting january 1st, in a car, you'll be back in a booster seat. >> i can't believe it. >> reporter: california, which has more drivers than any other state is raising the car seat cutoff age from 6 to 8. >> i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: creating crisis in millions of families with 6 and 7-year-olds who thought they'd left their car seat days behind. brenda salazar got rid of her twin's car seats when they turned 6. >> i sold them at a yard sale, and now, it's time to buy some. >> reporter: most parents understand it's all about safety. ben here is helping us demonstrate that even though h

south. atlanta, georgia right around eastern alabama. they're under a tornado watch until 5:00 p.m.entral standard time. we're not going to get that kind of rain but it is going to turn wet in a hurry after midnight and 4:00 in the morning rush. so here is a piece of the one front. showers for us. more coming to us late. especially as the actual low pressure comes up. unfortunately, that is going to hit right around the time of the morning rush. it's going to be stormy. we're talking about some moderate, maybe even heavy rain. could get a little lightning for southern maryland, for areas of the northern neck. and then wind will come rushing in. our winds i think early in the day could be up around 40 miles per hour. we'll get some sunshine by the afternoon. and i do think that saturday is still looking nice with an ample amount of sunshine so the weekend not too shabby but again hold on to your hats for tomorrow. 42 to 56 degrees. here's a look at tomorrow morning. 57 to 64. that's right. i know that's really high for a morning temperature during the winter. wanted to show you tomor

as far as the forecast goes for today, if you're joining us anywhere in the south, the carolinas to georgia, even d.c. as a chance of light rain today. the soaking rain is down here in texas. that's where we're going to get drenched. we like that. remember texas was under a horrible drought last year. we'll take every ounce of rain we can get. thunderstorms are plentiful. they'll be like this pretty much the next two days through texas. houston, lake charles, all through louisiana you have to prepare for that heavy rain event. they'll be playing that big football game tonight in louisiana. no problems there. the game is being played indoors. the forecast of the rain, 1 to 2 inches is possible in the next 48 hours from texas through louisiana, mississippi, arkansas and eventually lighter rain will work its way to the southeast. there's another story out there. it's been so warm, we've been talking about that day in and day out. there's a big shot of cold air heading for the northern plains. the white and the purple is where the heart of the cold air is. watch what happens. a little chunk of

that is similar to south georgia. farmland, the fishing industry is large. much more rural and much more conservative. and you have the time change. i think it will be interesting to see how each of the candidates tries to appeal to a broader set of voters. it will be very interesting. i think florida could be a crystal ball. host: gary is a democrat. caller: long time listener. mr. bonner said before barack took office, the number-one thing was to defeat him no matter what. i can understand that to a political points. i am a progressive democrat. i do not agree with a lot of what the president has done. not one republican the last three years can agree with not one think this president has put out there when a lot of what he has put out there are republican ideas. for me personally, i honor and revers dr. king, i hear people say "content of character." how long will this go on? it appears you're not go along with this man because of the color of his skin. guest: thank you for the call. i don't believe anyone should say their number one goal in any congress

there are so many settlers coming from georgia and south and north carolina moving across the allegheny's, they can't stop them. knox says it would a required a military force of 50,000 troops. this at a time when the total size of the american army is 2,000. >> right. >> okay. and washington says what will it take, a chinese wall? in some sense, a just solution to the native american problems is made impossible by democracy. >> because these people are free to -- >> individuals pursuing their happiness. they want land, right? and well, here some numbers. in 1783, at the end of the war, there are 5,000 whites west of the alleghenys. in 1790 -- or excuse me, in 1800 in the second census, there are 500,000. and you can't stop them. you just can't stop them. and so indian removal becomes inevitable. >> and does -- >> but washington doesn't want to. and mcgillafrey, he keeps thinking, i'll beat them. i have 5,000 warriors i can call at a moment's notice and it is great correspondents where he said we ran into this group of georgiians that want it settle in our country, creek country, and ther

we can see the storms trying to push off into georgia out in south carolina and down into florida. close to home round of thunderstorms possibly going through the morning. satellite and radar picking up on a line of showers working their way in but we have some wet weather back off towards the west. and, again, the south. right now, waiting for the warm front to move through getting closer to us while we are at 50 in middle river. good morning stephenson. you right around -- stevenson you are right around 54. check out what happens. 58 is what i am forecasting by 8 p.m. but 8 p.m., check it out. temperatures will drop off. let's check the traffic with burt. how is it flog. >> >> reporter: as we hit the commute showers and fapy fog and roadways a few minutes added to the travel time. u.s. 29 the first lock at traffic cameras north and southbound but on the howard county line lane blocked ughs fort eastbound -- blocked u.s. forty eastbound. bellway ride at liberty road. no reported delays around beltway. still problems on bel air road in baltimore due to a fire traveling into baltimo

today, new laws go into effect south carolina and georgia. alabama's law is causing controversy. >> if the federal government would do their job, states would not have to pass any of these bills. >> reporter: these states are following arizona's law. their law goes to the supreme court later this year, which could turn all of these efforts on their head. >> states are very frustrated be i the lack of action on this issue from the federal government and they really have no choice. >> reporter: gay rights are getting a boost today. california starting to include the role of gays and other social ethnic groups in history books and text books. >> a chapter of civil rights. >> reporter: actress bo derek has to be happy this morning, she helped pass a ban on soup. so no shark fin soup in california and oregon. also today, the golden state is banning children from getting a golden tan inside. a new tanning bed on anyone under the age of 18. >> that's great. because 80% of our sun damage occurs before age 18. >> reporter: and reason to celebrate in m

and i think in south carolina, being a georgia conservative is a big advantage. >> it is not, though, just santorum and romney that gingrich may have to worry about. tonight, we're told, abc news will air an interview with gingrich's second wife mary ann. in a preview of what could be in store, mary ann gingrich had been saying as far back as the 1990s that she could end her former husband's career with a single interview. those are her words. joining us now, the national affairs editor for new york magazine, msnbc political analyst and co-author of "game change," the book that outshould the king james bible a couple of years ago, mr. john heilemann. let's reset here, coming out of new hampshire. looked like mitt romney could not be stopped. where are we two days ahead of the primary in south carolina? >> first of all, i want to say that i could probably end your entire career with one single interview. >> yes, you could. true story, actually. >> try to be nice. >> this will be a softball interview. >> i think the big story is that for a year mitt romney went -- proceeded as the de fa

what was a line of pretty south severe weather in southern georgia has faded oit.e's our futurecast, a slippery start on sunday morning for a few folks. be real careful in the morning. by 10:00 in the morning, temperatures trending above freezing. however, the moisture is starting to come back. and this little area of bink shading down here, after we get past sunset tomorrow. 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 tomorrow, the potential is there. temperatures just below freezing could cause some icy problems overnight tomorrow night into the predawn hours of monday morning. by the time we get to sunrise on monday morning, the warmer air surging northbound will switch any of the real light frozen presip back over to all rain. and temperatures will be soaring into the upper 40s and low 50s on monday. so that will completely wash away anything in the way of frozen presip. the time frame i'm moist concerned about is from sundown tomorrow until sun up monday morning for a real light coating of what might be a lit built of ice. so overnight tonight, some clearing. a hard refreeze for a

are closing as well and that is in florida, georgia, south carolina, and tennessee.tion in the second half of 2011 and increased competition made the stores less than profitable and in a statement to the investor, the ceo group said, quote, it's never an easy decision to close stores as we're fully aware of the impact on our associates, our customers and the communities we serve. having said that, we feel the decisions are in keeping with the responsibility to our shareholders to deploy resources while they will achieve the highest return and the company said it plans to open stores in pittsburgh and ohio next year. the store closing, shape, means that 5,000 employees will be laid off in the next 30 days. >> and melanie alnwick, thank you. >>> and this is some good news. it needs 70,000 seasonal workers for the spring. that is about the same number as last year. spring is the biggest season for the store as home owners take to on projects for the homes and gardens. last year b half of the seasonal workers landed permanent jobs. >>> and more economic news this time ab

georgia, tennessee and south carolina are putting similar laws into effect. >> all we're doing is checking social security number of future employees to make sure further eligible to work. >>> the - - >>> in georgia forks live fay city that hole allows to you drive your government cart off the green and on the roads, new safety requirements going into effect. there are several new federal rules too including a social security increase amounting to $450 a year for the average recipient and stiff fines up to $2,700 per offense for truckers and bus drivers caught using hand held cell phones while driving. >> not a good idea to use a phone at all. >> reporter: also, eight states are raising the minimum wage including arizona, washington, montana, colorado, ohio, vermont and florida. san francisco will become the first city to raise its minimum wage above $10 per hour. finally in utah, new laws making any daily drink specials illegal essentially banning happy hour. in new york, julie banderas, fox news. >>> a local sports team struggling in the win-loss column. redskins wrap up a disappointing

. >> let's head south to cumming, georgia, $279,900 brick home and unbelievable landscaping. >> cummings a small community next door to atlanta with great schools and the house is situated on its own cul-de-sac which increases the value on any house. the proper taxes are just $2,813 a year and you get 2,974 square feet, less than a dollar a foot to live in the house. come on, this doesn't look like a cheap house to me. it's beautiful. the family room has two palisades windows flanking the fireplace, it's elegant and comfortable, the pretty formal dining room i got to believe must never be used because there's not a spot on the white carpet. how do people live like that? >> take their shoes off. >> and never eat on the table. >> the eating kitchen has a granite island and glass mosaic back splash. the master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling. flower bed isser itible, everything has to be solid. what were they thinking? look at the big backyard that comes with the house as well. it's beautiful and got to be the envy of that smaller house next door. they must hate their neighbor there i got to

it's using the rv to play shows in south carolina, north carolina, georgia, and florida.nd when we met the singer you saw talking a moment ago, he asked where we were from. and we said new york. and he said wow, we're from new york, too. it was a long drive, huh? and we stopped in our tracks. it made us realized that someone thought we would have driven? how amazing that would have been. we thought about how crazy and scheduled our lies are and how freeing a road trip really is. we just stood there talking about how amazing it would be to be young and in a band. okay, we're not either one of those things but we did do a road trip. we drove from charleston, south carolina, to atlanta for our election coverage. all kinds of small store, even some porn shops. the bottom line is yarn is doing what they want to do, how they want to do it. they stop when they want to stop. they go where they want to go. we thought we would play a little bit of yarn. by the way, it's an amazing band. they have a great song that you're going to listen to here. i'm waiting for the key line. but pl

south. they leave here today and in 10 days, there will be a primary in florida. very soon, there will be mississippi, alabama, and georgia. these kinds of discussions come in simply because south carolina is first up in this part of the country. it is a different electorate here than in the rest of the country. you see words and phrases being used to connect with voters that i do not think play well in other parts of the country. i love that south carolina is first. on both sides of the aisle, democrats and republicans, we get a chance for the candidates to demonstrate their viability to the base. this time, the democrats know who our nominee is going to be. four years ago, we did not. it gave the african american committee to let its voice be heard. it was hard emphatically. >> speaker gingrich has talked about himself as a candidate who can contrast best with president obama. this week, we will be focusing on president obama because he will be delivering his state of the union address to congress. what does he need to say to congress right now? a lot of politics are involved with what he has to say. what do you think p