the nevada caucuses on february 4th. maine also begins think caucuses on the 4th and then february 7th, the colorado caucuses, the minnesota caucuses and the missouri primary. c-span's road to the white house coverage take us live to the events in florida through the weekend leading up to tuesday's gop primary. >> by the end of my second term. [ applause ] we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. and by the end of 2020, we will have the first continuous propulsion system in space capable of getting to mars in a remarkably short time, because i am sick ever being told we have to be timid and sick of being told we have to be limited to text knowledges that are 50 years old. >> when the founders said the creator endowed us with sen unaleeb rights among them life and liberty and pursuit of happiness they led out a path that says in america we can pursue happiness as we choose. we do not need a. >> guest: to tell us what kind of car to get what kind of light bulb we can have, we do not need a government to tell us what kind of health care we're going to have. >> see what the candidates are post

. >>> the florida primary is tuesday that is followed by nevada and maine caucuses february 4th on the 7th there is the colorado and minnesotand missouri primary. >> special election has been set to replace democratic representative gabrielle give forts, arizona governor jan brewer set the election for june 12th she announced she was stepping down from her post to concentrate on her recovery giffords was shot in the head at a constituent meet and greet in tucson arizona last january. >>> martin o'malley among the thousands of people who jumped into the chilly water of the chesapeake for the annual, polar bear plunge. both bared the elements to raise money for maryland special olympics. >>> i love it man. getting people to start hey, what you doing let's raise money for special olympics. >> really cold. >> it was cold. >>> polar bear plunge raised $19 million in the last 15 years for the maryland special olympics governor o'malley tweeted right after he jumped in he said it was definitely cold but worth it for a good cause. >>> oh,. >> would you ever do that? >> i would donate to the cause but not getting in the cold water th

also as you look as the calendar going forward, you have february which is spread out. you have nevada caucuses and you have colorado, minnesota missouri on the 7th. main caucuses on the 11th and michigan on the 28th. then in march, it is delegate bonanza. gingrich campaign is saying we could pick up a lot of delegates more than 50 here in florida. what about that scenario. >> first on florida, paul ryan will be close second. daniels will win and rubio will be third. i'm enjoying my fantasy than the florida pry pear i got to say. going forward on the other hand, i obviously mitt romney will be strong shape and probably will win pretty handily. win by 15-18 points. these caucuses are unpredictable ron paul, on santorum ran well in minnesota. but the primary in february. obviously if mitt romney sweeps them all he'll be in driver's seat but upsets can happen, i think. >> brett: charles, we should point out the other two candidates weren't campaigning here in florida but they were campaigning elsewhere. take a listen. >> we're going to stay in and see what comes of it. who knows what will come of the other twa candidates. there h

florida, you can see the calendar is pretty sparse in february and you have the nevada caucuses on the fourth and colorado, minnesotath and the 11th, main caucuses and arizona and michigan, march is a much more stacked calendar and santorum, senator santorum and ron paul look to capitalize on some of the states where others have not been. and back with the panel. what about rick santorum, steve, and potentially, you know, attracting conservatives who may be disenchanted with the back and forth in florida. >> this becomes the central of the campaign going forward and he had two bad debates and made the argument na the reason that conservatives should choose him was because he could beat president obama in debates and chase him all over the country, lincoln douglas style and he had two debates i think most everybody believes he lost and rick santorum had one where many people thought he won. had a very good week. and the problem for santorum, he's not going to put up a good result here and didn't play as hard as he might have, didn't spend a lot of money here, and it's not like he wasn't likely to win, so, can he reco

the increased media scrutiny and a very serious missteps. in august 5th months before the caucuses that front runner was minnesota congresswoman michele bock men. she won the iowa straw poll but lost favor among voters over controversial statements. >> an earthquake and hurricane are you were listening? the american people have done everything they possibly can now it's time for an act of god and we are getting its. >> two months later the new leader was texas gov. rick perry but a brain freeze during a debate performance sentiment to the deep freeze. i would do away with education the comers, and let's say the third one i can to sorry. the new favor was businessman outsider for a man cain. for men can. but allegations made him drop out of their race weeks later. herman cain. gingrich support immediately showed signs of falling. the poll numbers are very much indicative of how rocky that road has been, the latest numbers... >> romney at 24, ron pollack 22 in santorum f-15 ron paul down to 18% above 41% of likely caucus goers say they could still change their minds and change direction. as i said this was maybe part of the santorum search their

there is already one victim of the iowa caucuses. minnesotaan michele bachmann bowed out this morning after a distance sixth place showing. chief washington correspondent jim angle looks at what went wrong for those who finished out of the money. >> for those who did not do well in iowa, it's time for an agonizing reappraisal. newt gingrich came in fourth with only 14% of the vote launched what sounded like a new strategy as he heaped praise on rick santorum who took his place as leader of the anti-romney voters. >> i admire his focus and how positive he was. it wish i could say it for all the candidates. >> the ever-inventive gingrich appeared to embrace unusual and vague plan to join forces in some way with santorum who came within eight votes of beating mitt romney. when asked by radio anchor laura ingram if he could see a scenario under which he would align under santorum to beat romney, gingrich leapt. >> absolutely. of course. rick and i, we have a 20-year friendship. we are both rebels. we have both game in the business as reformers. >>

the main caucuses start on saturday. we have the colorado caucuses, the minnesota caucuses, the missouri primary to be followed by the missouriac, then a debate february 22nd, the arizona primary, the michigan primary. as we look forward to the rest of the race, after this, what changed because mitt romney just won florida. what changed that was not true before tonight? >> it is no small thing that newt gingrich did not call him to say skon grat u laces. he broke that custom, the protocol. this is the fourth contest, the relationship between these two has deteriorated to a point where there's no phone calls, all the courtesies have been againsted with. if we look ahead, it's a campaign of total war over these caucus states. i think that republicans have a real risk of the front-runner, mitt romney, his unfavorables being driven up over this long stretch that's going to be over the next five weeks, if you're a republican, who is focused on beating the president in november, have you to start being concerned with the tone and tenor of the campaign, what it's likely to be in the weeks ahead. >> the majority of the republican vot

. >> the minnesota congresswoman finished 6th in the iowa caucuses, beating only john huntsman, who did not campaign here. >> i have no regrets, none whatsoever. we never compromised our principles. and we can leave this race knowing that we ran it with utmost integrity. >> bachman was the surprise winner of an iowa straw poll last summer. she was the first woman to ever win that contest, but she could not hold onto that momentum. her momentum lost strength being with rick perry's entrance into the race. the 55-year-old lawmaker says she'll keep fighting for her conservative values and to overturn many of president president obama's initiatives, including healthcare reform. >> our country is in very serious trouble. and that this might be the last election to turn the nation around. >> reporter: rick santorum, newt gingrich, and rick perry, will now be courting bachman's conservative supporters. in des moines, iowa, wjz eyewitness news. >> bachman's campaign manager says she has no time frame or candidate in mind for an endorsement. >>> a murder mystery continues to unfold on the state

. >> after florida romney is expected to do well in the next five contests, nevada, maine, colorado, and minnesota, all have caucuses coming up and they are states where romney is more organized. missouri holds a primary next week and gingrich is not even on the ballot. >>> gingrich is pointing to national polls, where it is still a close contest with romney. he vows to be back in tampa for the republican national convention as the party's nominee. in tampa, susan mcginness, wjz eyewitness news. >> rick san tore santorum and ron paul will be watching from nevada. >>> back here it appears former prince george's county executive jack johnson won't have to report to prison. he will turn himself in on the 18th. >>> turning to the weather and a day we have been anticipating for a while. a live look outside where it is warming up and looks pretty good as well. we have got marty bass looking comfortable in the outback and meteorologist bernadette woods over in the first warning weather center. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. what a fantastic day it is shaping up to be. it is so hard to believe it is the end of january,

he's expected to do well in the next five contestss:s: nevada, maine, colorado and minnesota hold caucuses which require a substantial organization and in missouri gingrich isn't even on the ballot. >> this is mitt romney calling. >> reporter: romney can compete in those states while also looking athose march and supertuesday where he could pick up three more important states: massachusetts, ohio, and virginia. another state where gingrich failed to qualify for the ballot. (applause) romney said today that whatever the outcome in florida, he can outlast any opponent. >> this can be a long process of going state to state and getting support in each state. i intend to do that. we have the time and the calendar and the team and the organization to be able, to i believe, get the delegates necessary to become the nominee. >> reporter: now, after he lost if south carolina, romney was sharper and more aggressive here in florida. you saw it in those two debate performances. but even on the campaign trail in his speeches and his advisors tell me you can expect that focus to continue, romney to main

the primary in florida. that's followed by caucuses in nevada, colorado, and minnesota all during the first week of february. and the candidates debate again tomorrow night in tampa bay. the nbc news republican debate will air during a special edition of "rock center." brian williams will moderate. that's tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. here on nbc 4. and a live look outside right now. if you could see bitter cold, this is what it would look like. chuck, tell us something -- you know what? there's no good news now. just do the forecast. >> well, the good news is it's not going to last long and koets it's not going to be a real high-impact event. it's going to be a real pesky event. first thing on a monday morning. that's relate problem. mondays are tough enough already. we don't need a little freezing rain to start off as well. but outside right now cloudy skies and just the finest little mist and drizzle coming down with temperatures just at or slightly below the freezing mark in many neighborhoods. 32 now at national airport. the winds have gone calm. that wind is going to come back around to the south tomorrow and

the next five contests. nevada, maine, colorado and minnesota all have caucuses coming up. and they are states where romney is more organized. missouri holds a primary next week and gingrich is not on the ballot. >> but gingrich is pointing to national polls where it's still a close contest with romney. >> good luck, and god bless you. >> reporter: he vows to be back in tampa for the republican national convention as the party's nominee. and rick santorum and ron paul are nowhere near florida today. they are both campaigning in nevada, which holds its caucuses on saturday. in tampa, susan mcginnis, cbs news. back to you. >>> the state controller says that california will run out of cash in just a matter of weeks if it doesn't act fast to scrape up some cash. john chiang says $3.3 is needed by the beginning of march to maintain the state's cash cushion. lawmakers thought there was enough to make it through the fiscal year but tax revenues fell short of expectations while spending has exceeded them. >>> if you have an appointment at kaiser today, call ahead. employees across t

down for the coming weeks, volters in door da going to polls a week -- florida, going to polls a week from tuesday. then nevada caucuses will be held february 4th, february 7th, colorado and minnesota, february 11th, maine holds its caucus. both minnesota and maine caucuses are nonbinding. >>> another big story we are following tonight the man who shot president ronald regan once again looking for more freedom. lawyers say he should be allowed to visit with his mother in virginia, for at least more weeks at a time but prosecutors argued against that. paul wagner is live outside the u.s. district court with more. paul. >> reporter: laura, what we are seeing is the government's case allowing john hinckly to spend more time with his mother, weeks at a time in williamsburg. back in november, and december, he and his attorney put on their own case arguing for it. today the government put on two secret service agents as well as a clerk, from barnes and noble in williams burg who all say they saw him looking at book titles, that had to deal with presidential assassinations. he told the court, he helped him look for a book about the kennedy assassination, in the late summer, early fall of

after a disappointing sixth place finish in the iowa caucuses, michele bachmann has announced she will drop her bid for the republican nomination. the minnesota congresswoman did not offer an endorsement for a candidate in the race, but she did say republicans must rally around whomever the party chooses. bachmann may be out but rick perry says he is staying in the fight, announcing tuesday night he would head back to texas to assess his campaign, yesterday he shocked his own staffers when he said this -- the next leg of the marathon is the palmetto state. here we come, south carolina. that message included a picture of the governor with a thumbs up in his running gear standing by a lake. >>> president obama's kicking off the election move that both defies republicans and pushes forward his economic plan. the president tapped into his executive authority yesterday by appointing richard cordray as the director of the new consumer protection agency. the announcement came during a speech in the key battleground state of ohio. >> today i'm appointing richard as america's consumer watchdog. i nominated richard for this job last summer. so you may

february 4 the remaining candidates head to the nevada caucus. 7th, colorado, minnesota hold their caucuses. arizona and michigan will hold primaries at the end of the month. >>> meanwhile, florida play as big role in today's number one, forbes.com a list of the happiest cities to work in based on the surveying employee reviews. careerbliss.com ranks miami number one. worcester, massachusetts comes in second. oklahoma city third, san jose and oxnard, california, rounding out the top five. >>> b.j. took over her cincinnati business. she moved it away from diamonds and gold to offer more unique rings and necklaces. she called down and moved to a smaller space and became more web sent rick. more personal operation led to sparkling profits. for more watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30. what makes the sleep number store different? the sleep number bed. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. you can adjust it to whatever your needs are. so whatever you feel like, the sleep number bed's going to provide it for you. and now, the

the primary. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann announced she's dropping out of race today. she finished sixth in the iowa caucuses beating only jon huntsman who never campaigned in the hawkeye state. bachmann won the straw poll last summer in iowa but could not hold the momentum. >>> most of the other gop candidates are in new hampshire taking aim at iowa caucus winner mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor has a double digit lead there in the latest polls and he picked up a big endorsement today. >> i'm really here for one reason and one reason only and this is to make sure tay we make mitt romney the next president of the -- that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america. >> ron paul who finished third in iowa was in texas today. he will head to new hampshire in the coming days and rick perry is focusing his efforts in south carolina 36789. >>> so what do the caulk -- south carolina. >>> so what do the caucuses and today's developments mean for the race? we're going to break this down. romney wins it but with less votes than he actually got in 2008 when mike huckabee won. wh

the first casualty of the iowa caucuses appears to be minnesota congresswoman, michele bachmann. alison burns is live in the newsroom with more on what she is expected to say. >> reporter: dave, that's right. as tori just mentioned, she was born in iowa and thought she would make a stand there. but michele bachmann finished a disappointing last place. she's going to announce that she's going to suspend her campaign. here's another live look at where she will be holing the -- holding the meeting. this is a look at a campaign meeting in concord, new hampshire for newt gingrich. he finished in fourth place in iowa last night. he has expressed a lot of frustration with the attack ads against him and will be aggressive going forward. >> i'm going to draw a very short line -- i stand for very fundamental changes in washington, d.c. >> reporter: mitt romney eeked out a win by just eight votes. ras finished second and texas congressman, ron paul, finished finished -- finished third. they are all expected to campaign in new hampshire today. rick pervy back in texas -- rick perry is back in

line for michele bachmann after a disappointing sixth place showing in the iowa caucuses last night, the congresswoman from minnesotay minute now from des moines. we received word she canceled a campaign trip to south carolina which will hold its primary on january 21st. she would be first one out of the race for the gop nomination after the iowa caucuses. welcome back to the special edition of "the early show" this wednesday morning. i'm nancy cordes. >> i'm jim axelrod. we're joined by patrick griffin, senior fellow and political analyst and daunte scallis of the university of new hampshire. good morning to you both. thank you, both, for being here. what do we make of the news here that we may have the first casualty of the republican nominating process with michele bachmann? >> my sense is this is probably the second casualty. i think we saw first one initially in rick perry last night. my sense is governor perry will go back to texas, reassess things and be there just in time for hunting season. i don't think rick perry continues. as for michele bachmann, there was never much for her here in new hampshire. if sh

the main caucuses. and if he won new hampshire he will probably win maine. and then a week later you have caucuses in colorado and minnesota. and because they are caucuses, not primaries, have you got to give romney the edge because he has got a better organization on the ground for a longer period of time. you have a nonbinding primary in missouri that doesn't mean a whole lot. then three weeks later you have michigan and arizona and michigan is a very good state for romney. his father was governor and he carried it last time and arizona also should be strong for him. so the calendar here is stacked for romney. and the other factor is that gingrich excels in debates but there is only one debate scheduled for the whole month of february. so, all those factors tell me that if romney wins in florida, he probably is going to win the nomination. if romney loses in florida, is he going to come back in various fruary primaries and it will soon be a horse race. >> bill: doesn't it matter about who wins and who loses? say it's 36 to 35. that's pretty much a tie. i would think that somebody would have to win convincingly there to r

when we come back, former speaker of the house newt gingrich is here ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. plus, she won the straw poll last summer. minnesotaoman michele bachmann is hoping to come away with another win tomorrow. she will join us as we continue live. we're in demoan, iow de -- we'rs moines, iowa, as [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their money. you need help. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock is the proactive identity protection company constantly searching for new ways to protect our members against identity thieves before the da

when we come back, former speaker of the house newt gingrich is here ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. plus, she won the straw poll last summer. minnesotaoman michele bachmann is hoping to come away with another win tomorrow. she will join us as we continue live. we're in demoan, iow de -- we'rs moines, iowa, as [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their money. you need help. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock is the proactive identity protection company constantly searching for new ways to protect our members against identity thieves before the da

the calendar very quickly. we basically have four caucus states and two primaries. no debates until february 22. we have caucuses in minnesotauri folks doesn't count at all, straight beauty contest. its caucus is on super tuesday. but chris cillizza, a cold february, where does newt recover? >> i'm looking at the map, chuck. while i would say we like to say most caucuses and primaries are created equal, we know they're not. the one that will get most attention, jon ralston will be happy for me to say nevada. and arizona and michigan because they're larger states with primaries. both, all three of those, i would be stunned if it was even close with romney. nevada won 51% in 2008. ron paul got 13% or 17% for second place. arizona, same problem. >> jennifer, though, he is battling his own expectations in michigan, it is a home state. arizona strikes me as a place that could be an interesting, conservative electorate. >> on the other hand, he has strong surrogates. jeff flight, hardly a softy when it comes to the issues. i think he has a lot of momentum. it is the best possible scheduling for romney. he is going to have a breath

when we come back, former speaker of the house newt gingrich is here ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. plus, she won the straw poll last summer. minnesotahele bachmann is hoping to come away with another win tomorrow. she will join us as we continue live. we're in demoan, iow de -- we'rs whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! my feet and exactly where i needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. >> sean: welcome back to special edition of "hannity." speaking of tomorrow, iowa caucuses, former speaker to the house newt gingrich quoted earlier today he didn't think he would win in iowa but he back tracked and argued he answered inaccurately and said he may pull off one of the great upset in the history of the iowa caucuses. weeks ago, he was top candidate i

they're facing now a bit of a dry hole in a sense, you have caucuses in nevada, colorado, minnesota. and in the in early part of february. and there, romney has been organizing and no chance they've got that and missouri is a primary and not binding and main caucuses in the arizona primary and michigan primary and michigan has to be in romney's column. >> born there. >> can we throw that last poll up there. unhappy with the g.o.p. voters, the pew research poll, get that quickly, greg, help us out here, clearly, the republican voters aren't happy with their choices. >> sooner or later they've got to stop sending the food back. >> gotcha. >> that's an appropriate way to put that, greg. >> like at denny's? >> by the way, make sure you keep it right here on fox news, our continuing coverage, primary coverage continues, but before, that's right after "the five." before that it's our rear admiral versus the lt. colonel, beckel, versus-- that's his nickname. rear admiral. >> that came from bob. our guy responds to bob. >> and there's a story about that. >> guess what? bob's reaction and and don't forg

. >> reporter: after florida romney is expected do well in the next five contests, nevada, maine, minnesota hold caucusesthey have what gingrich does not have. now that the romney campaign is not going to let up even after florida. remember, they thought he was down and out. he had a huge come back in south carolina where he really dominated. so they're going to do everything they cannot to let him have another comeback. >> so where does it go from here? are we going to see a lot of attacks on newt gingrich so the romney camp will not have to face one more time, newt rises again. >> reporter: that's right. the romney campaign believes that there is a lot of ground to attack him on, and that's what they've done here. they've spent millions and millions on non-stop relentless television ads. everywhere i go, the voters say he's got so much baggage. that's what you're hearing from voters here. that's the result of a lot of those negative ads reminding them of some of gingrich's past. >> jan, thank you so much. >>> also covering florida is also "cbs evening news" scott pelley. scott, good morning. >> reporte

close to 50% which could happen tomorrow, that dam breaks and the tributaries go into those four caucuses, maine, nevada, colorado, minnesotaen it's lights out at that point. ironically in a twisted way, i think that gingrich needs to stay in the race to help mitt romney. if newt gingrich got out tomorrow, tomorrow night, i think that would hurt romney in some of those key swing states. >> bill: okay. we didn't mention ron paul because is he not even campaigning in florida. you know he is pretty much ceding that state. plenty more ahead as the factor tore moves along this evening of the occupy wall street movement embarrasses itself by violence in oakland. we will show you what happened. vice president biden told president obama not to go after usama bin laden in pakistan. wow, what an admission. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. u are a business . premier of the packed bag. you know organization is key... and so is having a trusted assistant. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-s or above and still pay the mid-size price. here we

. >>> rick santorum will be back on the campaign trail today with stops in missouri and minnesota. both states with upcoming caucuses. that is after he canceled appearances in florida yesterday to be at the side of his three-year-old daughter that was rushed to the hospital with ammonia. she's the youngest diagnosissed at bit with a rare condition similar to down syndrome. >>> he appeared over the weekend at a town hall event in maine ahead of the caucus there is on february 4th. >>> 6:16. a hearing continues for the gunman that tried to assassinate president ronald reagan. authorities are considering a request that john hinckley junior be allowed longer visits to his mother's home in virginia. his lawyers are also asking far permanent release. he's been held in a mental hospital since that failed 1981 assassination attempt. federal prosecutors want to block hinckley's request. they say he's still a threat. >>> overnight a magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck the coast of peru. it was located 170 miles from the capitol city of lima. ica suffered major damage in 2007 but right now there are no reports of injuries or damag

when we come back, former speaker of the house newt gingrich is here ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. plus, she won the straw poll last summer. minnesota bachmann is hoping to come away with another win tomorrow. she will join us as we continue live. we're in demoan, iow de -- we'rs moines, iowa, as "hannity" continues. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let your doctor do his job, and you do yours. ask if nexium is right for you. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >> sean: welcome back