we're waiting for spokane county who has a lot of ron paul supporters. approximate romney wins, who is number two, santorum or ron paul? this this is a very important win psychologically. let's put the delegates aside. for the romney campaign. because what they believe is that this shows for the f. irs time that they're actually getting a bounce out of their previous wins. and that there is something called momentum in this campaign and that voters may be paying attention to something called electability. you see in the caucuses and primaries, where mitt romney has done very well with voters who believe that he is the most electable candidate in the fall. and so i think that maybe his calling card here, because nothing succeeds like success. so the more you win, the more you win. >>ari, one thing that's surprising, newt gingrich. he's probably at least he's ahead of the polls in his home state of georgia, which votes this coming tuesday. but he's a distant fourth in washington state. he's not doing well in these other states. what happened? >> you know,

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>> spokane, king, snohomish and pierce. those are the four big populous counties. >> paul you said the chairman would come up and speak. he is saying that romney is 36, pall, 24 and santorum, 24. gingrich, 12%. so how soon do you think we're going to know final results? >> that is a great question, don. it seems we might know the final results as soon as 5:00 local, 8:00 eastern. king county is still out there and pierce county where tacoma lies is still out there. the populous counties have not come in yet. i was in king county at the caucus sites and it was very brisk. it was jam packed with people wanting to participate. and what we noticed in a suburb of seattle was romney was doing very well. and paul and santorum were hoping to do well in these outlying and rural counties. we'll have to watch for that trend and see if it continues. still sitting out there king county and pierce county, snohomish and spokane county. >> following the results for us from bellevue, washington. we'll cover this live for you. our washington

in the mountains, you'll be picking up snow from the motts o mountains outside of spokane and the cascades. we're looking for temperatures to be cool in the northwest, finally starting to warm up slowly in the southwest. at least you don't need your umbrella areas south of san francisco. well, if you're watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington. in nearby bellevue, explore the healing power of art at making mends at the bellevue arts must zeem. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here is an early look at this morning's entertainment headlines. disney announced yesterday what we all already knew, damage control, and bill called it before the movie came out. "john carter" is an epic bomb. the studio took the unusual step of publicly detailing its total losses, including marketing 200 million bucks. how could it not win? >>> oprah winfrey's struggling tv yet work is laying off a fifth of its workers and restructuring from officers with its partner discovery, taking over key jobs. last week rosie o'donnell was canceled. >>> sean penn will receive an a

snow is moving through areas outside of spokane. friday looks much better, temperatures back up into the 50s. >> if you're watching us out in eugene, oregon. watch out in space back in time. >>> now here's an early look at headlines and entertainment news. good news for titan of tinseltown on her birthday. reese witherspoon who turns 36 today is expecting her third child. her first with her agent husband. the oscar winner already has a 12-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son with her ex, ryan phillippe. tmz reports rihanna paid a visit to ashton kutcher's bachelor pad and stayed until 4:00 in the morning. >> what were they doing? >> i don't know. doesn't sound right to me. >> donald trump, he is not known for his subtlety. he's been feuding with rosie o'donnell for a while now. he jumped into kick her down while she was down over her talk show on oprah's network being canceled last week. trump tweeted, quote, i'm so glad rosie got fired by oprah. rosie is a bully and it's always nice to see bullies go down. he's not nice. >>> fin

then the rain fills back in to spokane.he farther south you go, portland is seeing rain all morning. crescent city, the onshore flow continues down to ft. bragg with showers popping up from sacramento to san francisco. there's your forecast today, cloudy and no sunshine today. definitely an umbrella day. l.a., you'll wait until saturday morning for your rainfall. that's a look at weekend, so you'll hold on to dry weather the next couple of days. so it could be better. >> sorry west coast. thank you, bill. >>> coming up, financials high, apple cruises higher and finding a roommate just as if you're finding a date? you're early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, lindsay lohan is accused of a late-night driving incident and once again she's denying it. >>> coming up, a win/lose situation for the knicks and the president fills out his bracket. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> greg smith,

she is currently in spokane, washington fighting her way through the first-ever women's olympic boxing trials. we are happy to report that the dream is still alive. after an opening

but a 15-year-old kid living in indonesia or spokane, washington, or oregon, or whatever, could be doing this. it just takes brain, facility and a malicious intent. >> what are you hearing from the so-called critical infrastructure businesses, the electric companies et cetera, about the regulation? senator mccain called this a regulatory leviathan. >> i have a hard time with that because electricity morales runs every hospital, business, school, home, every enterprise in this country. therefore, it is the security of the nation. if they can shut down grids, which they have done in selected places across the united states already. if they can shut that down on a broader scale, then critical infrastructure becomes exactly that. it is the infrastructure that you absolutely have to protect, that number one protect is protecting critical infrastructure. that is where people's lives are at risk, where you really lose thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands. think if they got into the computer system of a dam and all the water was released, and all the people below that dam. they ca

. >> reporter: rick santorum told supporters in spokane, washington they'll help energize his campaign during its caucuses tomorrow. >> we're excited about our chances here in washington state. we think we can surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: he lost to mitt romney on tuesday. michigan republicans gave romney an extra delegate saying there was confusion over new rules in february and a correction was made on wednesday. >> the good ole boy network. have to change the rules after the game so they can win. that's pathetic. >> reporter: santorum is leading romney in the polls in ohio. they'll both campaign there today. ohio is a priority because it's a swing state in the general election. while campaigning in north dakota on thursday, romney said he's the candidate who can win in november. >> if i become the nominee, i'm going to beat barack obama and take america back. >> reporter: romney is looking to extend his lead in the race in the g.o.p. nomination next week. ten states and more than 400 delegates are up for grabs in super tuesday. newt gingrich admits there's a lot at stake i

rick santorum told supporters in spokane, washington, they'll help reenergize his campaign during its caucuses tomorrow. >> we're real excited about our chances in washington today. we think we can surprise a lot of people. >> santorum lost to mitt romney in michigan on tuesday. he says he should have been awarded half of the state's 30 delegates. michigan republicans gave romney an extra delegate saying there was cop fusion over new rules agreed to in february and a correction was made on wednesday. >> good 'ol boy network. change the rules after the game so they can win. that's pathetic. >> santorum is leading romney in the polls. though both campaign there today, ohio is a priority because it's a swing state in the general election. >> what a warm welcome. >> while campaigning in north dakota, romney says he's the candidate that can win in november. >> if i become the nominee, i'll beat barack obama and take america back. >> romney is looking to extend his lead next week. ten states in more than 400 delegates are up for grabs on super tuesday. newt gingrich admits there's a lot at

arena football and the sabercats in spokane. seven touchdown passes and three to ben nelson. my producer scott moore and he called him grandpa. how many grandpas can do that, scott? 37 years old. i think he is in good shape. the sabercats roll it 69-35. to golf and the second round of the kraft gnaw business scow championship. the third shot and par 59th and tracking and of course that is going in for the eagle. left to right birdie putt. three wins in five tour knees so far. sky seven providing these shots earlier. leg six. clipper around the world yacht race and gold coast australia is entering as the lead boat. they are 10 boats and 40,000 miles and an 11-month journey that began last august. this is quite a rates. quite a race. >> all sorts of people. you have real sailors and you have random people. >> all right. well we want to show you those numbers again. maybe you won the mega millions lottery. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 and the mega number is 23. >> at least one ticket has all six numbers in maryland. several california locations had five of the six winning numbers including

nation-states would be the first priority obviously, but a 15-year-old kid living in indonesia or living in spokane washington or oregon, wherever, could be doing this. it just takes brains, a facility and a malicious intent. >> host: what are you hearing from the so-called critical infrastructure emphasis, the electric companies etc. about the regulation? senator mccain as you know called saying regulatory leviathan. >> guest: i just have a hard time with that because electricity more or less runs every hospital, every business, every school, every home, every enterprise in this country and therefore it's the security of the nation. if they can shut down grids, which they have done in selected places across the united states already, if they can shut that down on a broader scale, then critical infrastructure becomes just exactly that. you absolutely have to protect that number one priority, protecting critical infrastructure because that is where people's lives are at risk. that is where you really lose thousands, potential thousands, hundreds of thousands. think if they got into the computer syst

. >> we have one in spokane worked extremely well. they are looking to expand in other states as well. diverted a number of veterans who got mixed up with the law, mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling and so forth. the judges involved in it believe in it 100%. idaho, i don't think lawrence is here now, but idaho i believe has a successful veterans court model. idaho does? yes. right. former attorney general of idaho is on the federal court of appeals, a federal appellate court. >> for veterans -- their status is veterans that get treated. >> veterans benefits. >> veterans benefits. the other thing that we've seen, even though state law requires service organizations, a lot cut back on it because they can't afford it. a lot not unlike child abuse reporting, mechanisms in place, are veterans officers able to find resources. along the lines of the topic here, make sure you work with your congressman or senator about the resources available to states for veterans and veterans families. there are families from world war ii,

physical ratios roughly one hundred one and we usually hear out jeff out to the silver summit here in spokane every year and he get an interesting presentation last october a said you know really it's not one hundred one it's four hundred one any put up a chart i actually have that for our members on the members part of the mortgage report but anyway boyd forward yes the smash down it was roughly one hundred ten thousand contracts five thousand pounds per contract so you're looking at about five hundred fifty million ounces of fine silver which is roughly three quarters of the amount of silver mine in a year and all that took place during one trading stay session on the c.m.e. and yet the authorities just look the other way what's so striking to me is the amount of people that get so upset by this me being one of them. but yet they feel a lot of things that they want to give up that they have no recourse and you can't control that of course because the sea if the sea won't control what the mandate says it should but to me i want to make the point that eric sprott who started the p.s.r. we hav

larry tucker of spokane, washington. bill, you established that oil prices are a rig game.ll for oil but make what is found only available to americans. i'm for that. if they would get an arrangement with the oil companies what you find here in america and we will give you permission to drill on our land because again we own the land and the 12 miles of water off the coast has to stay here and be processed here. that is

the texas congressman spoke to supporters in spokane and said at the rate the government is spending the dollar will collapse. he said the budget must be cut but not at the expense of those most at risk. >> the people that have -- are depending on the federal government that shouldn't have but they are we shouldn't start with cut that and that's child health care and medical care for the elderly and social security. >> coming up at 5:47 the barnstorming underway in the super tuesday states be. what gingrich had to say. >> a gay rights activist from california has a new post. the 38-year-old chad griffin has been named president of the human rights campaign. that's the nation's largest gay rights organization. he was a key player in the effort to defeat the california prospect significance eight the ban on same sex marriage. he was also important in the lawsuit that resulted in proper eight being declaredn 't constitutional. he as as constitution manial. >> the union asking syria to give workers access to people who need help. the secretary general made the request after government tr

spokane. 7 touch down pass in the game.grand pachlt how many grandpa can run like this. 37 years old. he didn't rip the heel in the celebration. 69-3 69-35. to golf second round of the craft nabisco championship. first major for the women. wright third par 5 tracking. and yes that's going in for eagle. 6 under. 2 round 2 become of sing. world no. 1 tlovt right putt on 14. 3 wins 5 tournament so far this year for her. 8 under in first place. 4 games left the sharks on the outside looking in for the play offs. game out in the 9th spot. maybe what they need are some new players. like the one mike found this past weekend. >> 2 guy on the puck. one goal at a time. >>reporter: former san jose shark baker firing up the team for the one shot at being a pro. san jose state shark for a day fantasy camp over the weekend. >> well i think item very unique. only a couple camp like this that are even held around the nhl. for the people of san jose or fans here to have this opportunist huge. >>reporter: several shark alumni showing them wh

larry tucker of spokane, washington. bill, you established that oil prices are a rig game.or oil but make what is found only available to americans. i'm for that. if they would get an arrangement with the oil companies what you find here in america and we will give you permission to drill on our land because again we own the land and the 12 miles of water off the coast has to stay here and be processed here. that is the solution. steven -- susan elpass sew, texas. jesse waters is way off base with his remarks. as a mensan and graduate of an sec school i would our i can would be far better off without a harvard graduate as president. sue mills from nashville. i would like an apology from jesse. edward chmura, japan. o'reilly, just read your response to tom hank's apology to you. very classy. leading by example. i don't think he meant anything malicious by his deal with the fundraiser. i just don't. joyce watkins of california. i think sasha and malia should get father's day tickets for their dad to the show. >>> indianapolis on june 22 we will be there. and i will be solo in

i was on broadway doing "a behanding in spokane," and i realized -- >> jimmy: that's right, you tourede. so i try to occupy my free time. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i ain't worried about wall street. i'm going to occupy my free time. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> you know what i mean? [ light laughter ] so, you know, my boy was like, "yo, i hear they got dumpsters outside broadway plays and they got expensive furniture in them." so we were watching hgtv and you know -- [ laughter ] --hgtv they have the picker shows. so, i'm like -- let's jump in the dumpster. [ laughter ] so we jump in the dumpster and find all this stuff. so we take the stuff, take it apart and make tables. >> jimmy: let's jump in the dumpster, yeah. >> that's recycling, i'm green. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i know you're green. you said that. look, look, look -- >> so i built my whole bar, with three dumpster dives and a 50 dollar home depot card. >> jimmy: there you go! that's the way to do it. [ cheers and applause ] and you probably checked yourself out too, while you were there. >> exactly, ex

. >> reporter: rick santorum told supporters in spokane, washington they'll help reenergize his campaign during its caucuses tomorrow. >> we're excited about our chances here in washington state. we think we can surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: santorum lost to mitt romney in michigan on tuesday. the former pennsylvania senator says he should have been awarded half of the state's 30 delegates but michigan republicans gave romney an extra delegate saying there was confusion over new rules agreed to in february and a correction was made on wednesday. >> good ole boy network. they have to change the rules aft game so they can win. that's pathetic. >> reporter: santorum is leading romney in the polls in ohio. they'll both campaign there today. ohio is a priority because it's a swing state in the general election gl. while campaigning in north dakota on thursday, romney said he's the candidate who can win in november. >> if i become the nominee, i'm going to beat barack obama and take america back. >> reporter: romney is looking to extend his lead in the race in the g.o.p. nomination ne

. >> holman: ron paul also was in washington, speaking in spokane. >> you know, things have been going very well. we keep coming back to washington because we expect to do real well here. ( cheers and applause ) >> holman: from the pacific northwest, romney headed to ohio, a critical super tuesday prize, where rick santorum held a small lead in a new poll. santorum appealed for support today in chillicothe. >> you have a chance to make a statement that we want someone who is a conservative in their heart, in their soul, in their mind; someone who's not afraid to stand up and talk about all of the issues. >> holman: in a press release, but not on the stump, santorum also criticized romney for a 2002 video. it showed him campaigning for governor of massachusetts, and boasting about getting federal funds, something he's slammed santorum for in the past. >> the money is in washington. i've learned from my olympic experience that if you have people that really understand how washington works and have personal associations there, you can get money to help build economic development opportuni

here's a picture of what it will include. 51, spokane, 50, portland.ing to a warmer note in the east, watch the mild weather come in, springlike warmth. d.c. up to 60 by wednesday. new york city, 59 by midweek. here's a look at the outlook. but for now that is the big picture. >> this weather report has been brought to you by cartier. >> thanks ginger. >>> coming up, is madonna getting ready to put a ring on it? why her boyfriend is asking her to give him all her loving. >>> we're back at 7:43. and now to madonna. and the buzz that she is mulling over a proposal from her latest boyfriend who wants her to tie the knot. she's older than his mother. he's 24. is she playing hard to get, here's nick watt with the latest. nick? >> good morning, robin. first up, reports that madonna's taking a pop at her ex-husband, guy ritchie. listen, i tried to be a wife, i swallowed my life. she is moving on to younger pastures. ♪ ♪ hear me now everywhere you turn ♪ >> reporter: as madonna gets older, the toy boys get younger. she's 53, a 24-year-old break dancer is looki

[laughter] >> we have one in spokane which has worked extremely well, and they're looking to expand themodel to other parts of the state as well. we've successfully diverted a thurm of veterans who got mixed up with the law into programs for mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling and is so forth. the judges who are involved with it believe in it 100%, and idaho -- i don't think lawrence is here right now, but idaho, i believe, has a very successful veterans' court model. do i have that right? at least northern idaho. yes. >> [inaudible] >> be right. former attorney general al lance is on the veterans court of appeals which is a federal appellate court. >> for veterans who are then, their status is veterans that gets -- >> and veterans benefits, right. >> veterans benefits. and the other thing that we've seen is that even though state law requires certain state veteran service organizations, a lot of cities and towns have just cut back on it because they can't afford it. some of this not unlike the child abuse reporting, depends on what kind of mechanism you have in place t

attorney responsible for the management of the spokane office. and he is currently the highest-ranking d.o.j. official in the eastern district. over his 20 years in practice, mr. rice has tried over 1,000 criminal cases dealing with nearly every area of federal law. he has gone above and beyond his duties, volunteering additional hours at the office, taking on extra cases, and establishing the local antiterrorism advisory council which brings together representatives from every law enforcement agency in the eastern district. as the assistant u.s. attorney, he has earned the reputation of being tough on crime, but also levelheaded and fair in the conduct of his prosecutions. mr. rice clearly meets the standards of fairness, evenhandedness and adherence to the law we expect of our federal judges. so, mr. president, i know i speak on behalf of so many in the washington state legal community in supporting his nomination today. mr. rice's nomination was the product of a bipartisan selection commission that we use in the state of washington. and he rec

randy is an independent in spokane, washington. caller: i agree with having a parade or celebration of some kind for veterans, because, iraq was not a popular war and just like vietnam. look at how we treated in vietnam veterans. we should celebrate those serving in our military when they do come back from combat. also, we have to remember this is not obama's victory. this was a time line that was set up by bush to bring the troops home at that time. granted, people wanted to keep them there. but it was bush's timetable. host: thank you. quite a debate going on, on our twitter page. i want to read several of these very quickly. we will cycled through those pretty quickly. --honton ann timmer is jim -- if you want to participate in our twitter conversation. here's the president from last night's dinner at the white house. >> through the dust and fog of war, the glory of your service always shone through. we see the virtues and values that sustain america through your noble example, which keeps this country great. you taught us about