. >> light applause for the official presidential candidate. this news conference, the millionaire businessman wanted to set out his political vision. journalists questioned the last- minute entry in the presidential contest. he warned this could bring egyptians back out on the street. >> we strongly -- we are addressing the former regime. this is an insult to the revolution. >> and get he does have supporters. a crowd turns out to greet him as he has handed in his registration of papers at the election headquarters. the ousted president -- they have promised to restore stability. although he claims to have had death threats he said with -- he will plan to run. there are more than 20 candidates in the presidential race including the former arab league had and several prominent islamists. for now, the political debate has polarized along familiar lines. >> how would you feel about retracing the journey of the titanic? a memorial crew is sending -- sealing of the same route. they arrived in ireland today. our corresponded is on board from where he

who removed five copies of documents from the archives: in each case the archives retained the official presidential record coach each document. first of all why the big deal over his taking out a copy of a document like aer review to prevent theft? >> well, we have better pat patrolling of the research room. we have a great number of guards, a series of procedures which i'm not going to talk about because otherwise everybody would know what the procedures are. we're in much better shape in order to monitor the problem, it's not just at the downtown building but it's to montour it at other locations. 17 record centers, we have, we could have this problem in a number of places. we're trying to avoid it in every place. >> how long have you been at the archives? >> four and a half happy months. >> >> four and a half happy months. did you sense there was laxity with regard to security? >> no, you did not. >> there was deep concern about this and i, i -- the reason just i'll go on point i'll make about the you go berger case is that it was the archives employees who identify the fact something was happen

yet he says that obama's been spending too much time on the official presidential plane with his adoring staff and that's led him to be out of touch with voters i mean really find this new vision and if romney gets the golden ticket to the white house then he'd probably make some pretty big changes over at six hundred pennsylvania avenue if that's how he thinks for sars obviously airports want to have to undergo some serious remodelling like he said it just gives the president the opportunity to become out of touch with americans so maybe grow but then decals on it like don't tread on me hell throw in a few sponsors to perhaps those nascar team voters that he's buddy buddy with or better yet we can scrap a whole plane give him a blimp and as a safety measure well just attach some machine guns to get the job done right and he'd clearly have to change up the white house mansion as well after all mansions they just scream disconnect so we'll replace it with a much smaller home with a huge cross and a bright yard and a coal burning grill in the white house lawn it's too bad romney doesn't dr

. >> light applause -- polie applause for the muslim brotherhood's official -- polite applause for the muslim brotherhood's official presidential candidate. inevitably, journalists question a last-minute entry of the former intelligence chief. this could bring egyptians back out on the streets. >> we strongly reject the attempt to have the former regime represented in the person of suileiman -- suleiman. it is an insult to the egyptian people. >> yet mr. suleiman has supporters. the crowd turned out to greet him as he handed in his registration papers. this long-time associate of the ousted president, hosni mubarak, has promised to restore security and stability. the currency has had death threats from the blows and brotherhood -- he claimed that he has had that threat from the muslim brotherhood -- had death threats from the muslim brotherhood. for now, the political debate has polarized along familiar lines. bbc news, cairo. >> changes happening slowly in egypt. a quick look at the news of the day. in yemen, 33 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a suspected al-qaeda attack on an army barracks. the military s

. >> the light applause for the muslim brotherhood's official presidential candidate. at the news conference, the millionaire businessman wanted to set out political business, but inevitably questions and return them back to the last- minute entry of the former intelligence chief in the presidential contest. he warns this would bring egyptians back out in the streets. >> he is the former regime represented in the former major general omar suleiman. >> and yet, mr. suleiman does have supporters. a crowd turned out to greet him at the election headquarters. he has promised to restore security and stability. although he claims to have had death threats from the muslim brotherhood, he says he will not change his plans to run in next month's vote. there are more than 20 candidates in egypt for a presidential race, including a former arab league had. however now, the political debate is polarized along familiar lines. bbc news, cairo. >> and in yemen, at least 33 people including nine soldiers at been killed in a suspected al-qaeda attack on army barracks. the military says a

. >> on the campaign trail, the question is turned toward vice presidential possibilities the officialntial nominations won't happen for months but that is not stopping pun dents from wondering who will be mitt romneys running mate. >> florida's 40-year-old senator, marco rubio's name is mentioned a lot by expert who is try to forecast running mates even though heistedly denied a desire to -- he steadily denied a desire to leave the u.s. senate he told cnn quote our nominee, mitt romney has a vice presidential process in place from this point, moving forward i think it would be wise for all republicans to respect that process, myself included and say moving forward, we are going to let this process play itself out. but at the end of the process how much does a running mate really matter? >> the vice presidential nominee reinforces the themes that the presidential candidate sets down. doesn't -- the impact on the election by himself or herself is minimal. >> reporter: romney has the pick some body another possibility, said if he is approached he will run the other way. >> if you remembe

and all the other delegates waiting there these are the members of the government and also leading officials of the presidential administration governors. chief justices of supreme courts speakers of both houses of something that's a parliament but easier as well as public. as we speak in the emailing of my ticket to senate session and here is the president coming out about to give that very important speech. criminal records waiting. and let's listen in to what he has to say. your. colleagues friends. will complete. the president of the russian federation. but it's late in the preliminary results of our joint work with them puzzling. and our view of that has been given in my december address to the federal assembly but i also outline my vision of our country's priorities for the near future in that address today i would like to do it in more detail which it can do i would like to stress straight away that the preparation of the church of the specific plans for the future government is one of those and is a task that will be performed rockets are the ones that are the new government nor should go but i think he

in the meantime new gingrich will officially dropped out of the republican presidential race next week. it had been a foregone conclusion four weeks but it was confirmed yesterday. he hoped to extend his campaign with a strong showing in the delaware primary but romney swept all five contests >> i think it is pretty clear that governor romney will be the nominee based on the sheer weight of the evidence and we need to work away that week and find a way to focus in defeating obama >> after the announcement gingrich's the expected to formally endorsed romney and will then help to pay off more than $4.3 million of campaign debt. rick perry ended his own campaign in january and then endorse a new gingrich. perry says bromley has earned a nomination through hard work, a strong organization and discipline message of restoring america >> in marine has been discharged for a facebook post you wrote that was critical of his commander in chief. he was released in what is called and other than honorable discharge. the 10 year veteran will lose all his benefits. he had reportedly posted things like

you have it on your computer of president obama with bo riding in the official presidential limousinerdon me, the campaign sent out -- sent that around by e-mail yesterday with a note turns out to be a chilling photo. you know. president obama was getting ready to slice up bo and eat him for dinner. i mean it's just so bad. now, here is the passage they are talking about in president obama's book, "dreams from my father." he was talking about when he was six years old. okay? and he is living in indonesia. his mother has remarried this guy named lo-lo. who is in indonesia and barack obama writes about his days as a kid. with lolo, i learned how to eat small green chile peppers raw with dinner and away from the dinner table i was introduced to dog meat, snake meat tougher and roasted grasshopper, crunchy. like many indian easias lolo followed al brand of islam that could make room for more ancient ani animus faith and he explains a man took on the powers. one day soon he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share. >> that's what it's all about. he is six years old, living in

he is appearing more and more like the official republican presidential nominee. romney won all five of last night's state primaries taking pennsylvania, new york, connecticut, rhode island and delaware. but he was not in any of those states yesterday. he gave something of a victory speech in new hampshire. >> to all of the thousands of good and decent americans i've met who want nothing more than a better chance, a fighting chance, to all of you, i have a simple message. hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. >> rick santorum, would quit the race two weeks ago is now supporting romney. there were 209 possible delegates up for grabs. romney within at least 146 of them. and now has a total of 850. tal >>> another big story this morning is out of prince george's county. a tragedy inside an oxon hill home. five people, all found dead from what appears to be carbon monoxide poisoning. this morning, the fire department is taking action to prevent this from ever happening again. fox 5's melanie alnwick joins us from the victim's neighborhood with the

. >>> here in the states, the question has turned towards the vice presidential possibilities. the officialominees won't happen for months. but that's not stopping pundits from wondering who will be romney's running mate. peter doocy has more. >> reporter: florida's senator mar co-rubio's name -- he says he's now done talking about it saying -- >> reporter: but at the end of the process, how much does a running mate really matter? >> the vice presidential nominee reinforces the themes the presidential candidate sets down of the the impact of the election by himself or herself is minimal. >> reporter: romney has to pick somebody, and another possibility said today if approached he'll run the other way. >> you remember what william f. buckley said when he ran for mayor of new york and asked what he would do if he won, and he said demand a recount. i think i would demand reconsideration. >> reporter: romney advisor beth myers is leading the search for the pick, and experts say being selected number two is actually harder than winning the nomination. here's why. >> obama now can say to romney,

presidential race for us is over and we will suspend our campaign effective today. >> we begin with breaking news from the campaign trail minutes ago rick santorum officially suspends his bid for the republican presidential nomination. his decision comes two weeks before the primary in pennsylvania. >> rick santorum had been under pressure to drop out of the race as the gop group eager to begin the head to head battle with president obama. and this afternoon the former senator said at this is the end. >> ron santo room told reporters in gettysburg pennsylvania that he is suspending his campaign for the gop presidential nomination. >> we made a decision over the weekend that, while the president for race for us is over, for me, we will suspend our campaign effective today. we are not done fighting. >> his decision comes two weeks before the primary in his home state of pennsylvania. recent polls show him slipping there. he was also the campaign trail for several days this past week after his three year-old daughter was hospitalized. she suffers from a rare genetic condition. >> this was a time for prayer and thought. >> he came from the back of the pack to challenge

from her job as a campaign videographer after elizabeth edwards spotted her at the official launch of edwards' presidential campaign in december 2006 and confronted her husband. young said edwards told him to approach two wealthy friends for funds to help hunter. they turned him down. then he said, they decided to try heiress rachel "bunny" mellon, who provided $725,000 in checks for what she was told was a non-campaign expense. checks written to her decorator and signed over to young's wife. >> if you believe andrew young, then i think the jury will believe that john edwards knew what was happening in terms of the money flow. >> reporter: young says five times he questioned whether the payments were legal. it all just seemed crazy. it looked and smelled wrong. but edwards assured him it was completely legal. in his tell-all book, young said the funds were gifts, entirely proper and not subject to campaign finance laws. but today he appeared to change his tune, saying the money was to influence the outcome of the election. echoing the government's allegations that they were illegal campaign contributions.

this friday marks four months out from the republican national convention when the gop will officially name its presidential nominee. >> and after last night's five- state sweep, support for mitt romney is stronger than ever. he easily won primaries in pennsylvania, new york, connecticut, rhode island and delaware. some romney watched the returns from new hampshire, site of the first in the nation primary back in january which he won. >> to all of the thousands of good and decent americans i've met who want nothing more than a better chance, a fighting chance, to all of you, you have a simple message, hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. >> yesterday's primaries were the first since rick santorum left the race. santorum calls romney, quote, the right guy to run against president obama though he is not officially endorsing him. romney will attend several fundraisers in the new york area today and tomorrow. >>> president obama will make campaign stops in iowa today pushing for the support of yucker voters. he is set to speak with students at the university of iowa. the president is backin

gives ronnie the presumptive republican nominee 85 percentage point lead over president obama's 49 to 44 percent had meantime newt gingrich to officially dropped out of the republican presidential race next week it had been a foregone conclusion for several weeks now but today it was confirmed to the former house speaker had hoped to extend his campaign with a strong showing in delaware's primary however romney it swept all five of yesterday's contest. dick weis i think it is pretty clear that governor romney is going to the nominee just based on sheer weight of his evidence and the need to work in a way that we can finally focused in the field,. >>> after next week's announcement came to his post to endorse running he will then work to pay off over $4.3 million in campaign debt. >>> what a muddy rain advance and the storm now but over a 10th of an inch of rain in tonight's alone livermore and san francisco approaching 2¢ san francisco approach and a quarter of an inch of rain and set aside as a fall in brentwood with nearly half an inch of rain storm ever to have in this way with the details with pinpoint forecasts coming up. >>> a don't think this should be hard for a job lik

legislators in annapolis approved a measure to bring the city postelection cycle in line with the presidential cycle, giving the mayor and other officials voted last year 85- year term. term.-year it will save millions of dollars and hopefully improve voter turnout. in a "session 2012," state lawmakers have less than a week to resolve budget differences before the session ends. they did not get far on monday. a conference committee is dealing with the shift on how tensions -- teacher pensions will be paid for. the group is scheduled to meet again this afternoon. a baltimore man will spend life in prison without parole for killing a 15-year-old boy and stomping his body in a bedroom closet. 37-year-old dante parrish suffocated and slit the throat of jason mattison in 2009. in court, he admitted to being part of the crime but said that someone else killed the boy. in maryland are charged with the disappearance of a girl in new york. an amber alert was given for the missing girl. a state trooper found a vehicle on i-86 and took the suspects into custody. the three men, two from columbia, one from elkridge, are charged with endangering the

in commitment 2012, it seems to be the beginning of the end for republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. while he is officially in the race, he has lost his privilege to secret service protection. the former speaker is expected to end his campaign formally next tuesday. new allegations and more trouble for u.s. secret service -- first it was columbia, not accusations of strippers and prostitutes being hired in a different trip abroad. >> there are new reports of misconduct by u.s. secret service agents, this time in el salvador last year. about one dozen agents parted with strippers at a club and paid for sexual favors. those are among the allegations in a report by a seattle television station which sites sources as an unnamed government contractor who worked extensively with the advance team, and a strip club owner. >> we will certainly not comment upon rumors or speculation in the media on this incident or other potential incidences. >> the secret service issued this statement. any information that can be assessed as credible will be followed up on it inappropriate manner. the report came after the common s

the town's police chief, who was set to retire in eight days. >>> in egypt shows are rallying in cairo to denounce the presidential candidacies of mubarak officialsncluding his spy chief. supports of the muslim group have packed the square. others have boycotted today's rally. >>> still to come on eyewitness news at noon looking ahead to the weekend. find out what is in store weather-wise, the complete first warning weather forecast now just two and a half minutes away but first a look at today's midday stocks followed by last night's multimatch numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> all right, welcome back to eyewitness news at noon. this is lulu right here, now lulu is a rottweiler mix and not unlike some of the pups we get up here and put on this desk, they kind of like think it is a vet table, i mean it just -- very nice here -- >> but it is cold and hard. >> and hard so anyway, look out that way, she has got this great rottweiler profile but there is a bit of a mix in here, she is going to be big i am just telling you up front, this dog will be 60 pounds, she literally has paws at three months the size of golf balls so just take it from there, sh

newt gingrich have dropped out of the primary race to be the republican parties official nominee for president to be finalized at the gop presidential campaign in tampa four months for now. by the time he reaches tampa he will have chosen his vice presidential running mate. who will it be? many hope it will be marco rubio that campaigned with romney this week. republican leaders want to increase the parties appeal to hispanic americans sometime called latin americans that constitute 16% of the american population. american leaders want to narrow the huge gap between romney and obama with hispanic people. in spaces like colorado, new mexico, nevada, north carolina, and virginia. they hope to win at least 40% of the hispanic vote in november. quote we are going to engage hispanics and latinos like we have never been before. they are clambering for change and the republican party is here to offer them the change they are looking for. so says republican national committee chairman. here is marco rubio in action at the think tank on wednesday. >> there are more countries working to meet the global challenges of our time. experience has p

the european debt crisis. however, eu officials stopped the bailout talks. they decided hungarian proposals to reform the central bank would undermine the bank's independence. the eu official said this could violate eu law. >>> french presidentialandidate francois hollande has vowed to push for revision of the eu treaty. he said it should include measures to encourage economic growth while maintaining fiscal discipline. the socialist candidate is the front-runner in france's presidential election. he maintains a ten percentage point lead in a recent poll over the incumbent nicholas sarkoesy. hollande said he would take changes in the pact. it was signed earlier this year and focuses on tightening budgets. he provided detalss with plans, including the issuance of common bonds. government bonds backed by all 17 member nations of the eurozone. he also proposed a financial transaction tax to pay for improvement to social infrastructure. >> translator: if i win, i will look to open a friendly dialogue with german chancellor angela merkel on a revision of the eu treaty. >> hollande earlier pledge to renegotiate the treaty stirred up concerns about europe's debt problems. >>> and britain fell into recession in the january to march qua

egypt's largest political group of the muslim brotherhood has officially fielded a presidential candidate breaking a previous pledge to stay out of the race the movement's deputy leader and its top strategist will run for the top job in may the group which gained a majority in the new parliament down did not take part in the vote for fear of provoking a military backlash against the possibility of an islamist takeover relations with the military rulers have become increasingly confrontational in recent weeks. at least eleven people have been killed and more than one hundred wounded in southern thailand after a series of blasts in a commercial the first two bombs were hidden in motorcycles while before i was in a car several shops caught fire and many parked vehicles were damaged bombings are common in the insurgency here far south where over five thousand people have been killed in the past eight years. voting in myanmar has started in a parliamentary by election that could mark a turning point in the country's history for the first time international observers are allowed to monitor the

. >> as woft blitzer put it, this is the official bet gining to the presidential race and this sealshe deal for mitt romney. i can't imagine that anyone disagrees and yet, dafd gergen, we're not hearing from his campaign that an endorsement is an inevitability. >> it's a surprise and otherwise a wise departure from the race. this is to avoid an embarrassment and to put a period at the end of the a remarkable rise in his career, a revival of his career. i do believe he will embrace romney before this is over. but i'm surprisehood edidn't do it today. some people when they leave think i need my day, then he'll get his day. >> newt gingrich is still going into florida, asking the advi supporters of rick santorum to go to h iz website. what are the odds that gipg going is going to get a conservative boost from santorum's voters? or do you think his supporters will coalesce behind the leader? >> i don't think so. i think this is basically over because many people are starting to coalesce behind mitt romney. i tell you, i talked to a very senior person who advises governor romney. and from

i don't think you will see overt attacks from the democratic side, at least not from the presidential campaign officialnk that you have to really say that the romneys are more of a traditional political couple. they come across more formally. the obamas were very in every way non-traditional. i think this year that helps them where as when they were first being introduced to the country people tried to care ka sure michelle obama and this year everything says approachable, just like us, right, when they talk about the student loan struggles and talk about struggling out of college and comes across as more authentic than the romneys. >> that's because it is true. >> i think so the problem for the romneys is, yes, it is legitimate to try to have the wife humanize him. the problem is the reality doesn't resonate with people. >> i think it is wrong to say that just because someone hasn't had the exact same experiences you can't relate. >> of course. >> it is the fact that they are out of touch that makes them out of touch and the fact there is no warmth kpuded there, particularly from governor romney. ann

the deadline has passed for egypt's presidential hopeful stuff officially registered for the poor next month about twenty plans that are hoping to fill the shoes of hosni mubarak was ousted last year the electoral commission is expected to announce the full list of approved candidates in the next couple of weeks. kyra looking at who's standing for the top job. you can divide the candidates into essentially three groups the first group are the liberals who are those who have the support of mostly young educated people and you have the second group who are essentially hailing from the camp of hosni mubarak the ousted president we have his former prime minister running for president as well as i'm going to former foreign minister in egypt i also as the former head of the arab league is also vying for the top job as well as the former head of the intelligence service of egypt a model a man and finally you have the third group who probably have the loudest the most rowdy supporters in egypt and there are the islamist parties the muslim brotherhood who from the get go from the first days of

the official mission of the u.s. drone. in the past drones were used to patrol somalia and other parts of the horn of africa. >>> conservative leaders met with presidential candidate rick santorum in northern virginia. an official close to the campaign confirmed fiscal and social conservatives are trying to come up with a strategy to pressure newt gingrich to lead the race and have his supporters rally behind santorum. conservatives in the republican party have long doubted front-runner mitt romney's conservative credentials. the effort may be too late, though. santorum far behind in the delegate count needed to clinch the republican nomination. santorum is now taking the weekend off the campaign trail for the easter holiday. >>> d.c. united could built the baltimore united if governor o'malley has his way. "the washington examiner" reports that maryland's governor is quietly looking to woo the pro-soccer team out of the district. they've looked to build a new stadium for several years, but previous sites have been in prince george's county. the governor's plan would include a 20,000-seat stadium as part of waterfront redevelopment in south baltimore. th

and terrorist planning to attack london during the olympics could be fired on from presidential rooftops hosting state of the art missiles officials say the rockets will be a last resort but people are alarmed that they could become targets for terrorists . well i guess we need a community who choose to go back to basics in our special report. even though one hundred. it's easy to look out in society it's easy to look out at what's going on in politics or society and say well i don't like that like i want to protest against that or you know some political decision or whatever you know whatever happens there's things that it's good to you know the easy to identify a protest against but but there's got to be a flip side to say well here's what you're against but then what are you in favor of so we talked about you know some people go off to the occupy wall street protests but that in a way it's just as important to stay here and keep you know keep our businesses going and saying well here's the alternative if you don't like the corporations will then you support you know companies and businesses that are owned by the workers you kno

the border area. >>> france's presidential campaign has officially started. candidates are expected to focus on their ideas for responding to europe's debt crisis. right now the incumbent president is just behind his leftist rival in the polls. ten candidates are running in the first round of voting which will be held on april the 22nd. president nicolas sarkozy is stressing his record on tackling fiscal reform. he's also emphasizing his role in drafting eu-wide measures to deal with the debt crisis. alland of the socialist party is promising to create more jobs. he's also calling for negotiations toward a new eu treaty to ensure fiscal discipline. he says the current treat sde not adequately address employment and economic growth. polls show alland is the current favorite among voters, but sarkozy is closing in. neither of the front-runners is expected to win the majority in the first round of voting. in that case, there will be a run-off on may the 6th. >>> toyota motors has started making cars in cairo, the first time it's done that in the middle east. the

. >> and this wednesday newt gingrich officially will bow out of the republican presidential contest. the former speaker's announcement first revealed last week but he continued to campaign for several days. gingrich is expected tout his upportehind ttromney. wtinic wll tutf th renweesay hi wk. eredeiacoess ilngve cit hil. us sako very good relationship. as a result, you know, i try to avoid personal attacks on the president. but let me say something, the president's getting some very bad advice from his campaign team because he's diminishing the presidency by picking fights, going after straw men e d. e esenisimornt ecaasigalng, b fialhaensnd w'v g gchesiturno he owo c someone that hasn't been successful. i think mitt romney has an opportunity to show the american people that they too can succeed. >> as far as the congressional race goes, speaker boehner says he expect republicans to hold onto the majority 2349 house saying it will not be easy. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is heading to china today amid a growing diplomatic challengebeee washingn and bji. ang kwauhg i id tb

met at the main airport by senior government officials, including his potential successor, the vice president. mugabe didn't speak to reporters and was whisked away in his official presidential motorcade. sudanese aircraft reported to have attacked a south sudanese capital over an ongoing dispute over an oil field which was captured by the south on tuesday. five bombs are reported to have hit the town. the the rejection of calls to withdraw its troops from the heglig oil field on its disputed border. sudan has pulled out of talks with south sudan, as dim macts efforts continue. earlier i spoke to the africa editor of the bbc's world service, and i asked him how serious this latest attack is. >> well, i think it's just similar block of what is going on between north and south sudan, because the relationship has now deteriorated to almost catastrophic level. the bombing has gone on before. there have been bombings along the border, but to bomb a town as big as this is really quite significant. >> there have been a lot of tensions basically almost since the split of south sudan last july. was that inevitable? questions like the division over the oil fields wasn't actually prope

facing six counts in the federal court related to nearly $1 million in campaign money used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 presidential bid. >>> the fbi and officials from the department of education raided three a.c.t. colleges following claims of faking student records and failing to hand out student aid, no word on charges or arrests. >>> a teenager recovers after train hit him in gaithersburg. the 17-year-old had his earbuds in listening to music while walking on the tracks. the engineer blew the horn to alert the teen, but the boy didn't hear it. the train hit the boy in the arm. he was taken to the hospital and we're told he'll be okay. >>> up next d.c. medical marijuana shops take a big step toward opening their doors. >> plus did you know there's a memorial for the titanic victims in d.c.? the special event going down this weekend. >> up, up and away, temperatures, that is. for the weekend, we'll have that complete forecast coming up. >> check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad,

the former speaker's staff says he will officially end his presidential bid next week. he's now offering to throw his support behind mitt romney. until then, gingrich will try, of course, to stay in the spotlight. >> we're going to continue to move forward, but we're going to do so in a framework where i think it's pretty clear that governor romney is going to be the nominee, just based on the sheer weight of evidence. and we need to work in a way where we can find a way to focus on defeating obama, not focus on fighting ourselves. >> again, gingrich says he will bow out next week officially. with him leaving the race, texas governor rick perry also putting his support behind mitt romney. in a statement, the former presidential candidate and texas governor praised his one-time rival, saying "romney earned the nomination through hard work and a strong organization." meanwhile, senator marco rubio, considered by many to be a potential vice presidential pick for romney, is working to boost his national profile by outlining his foreign policy positions. in a speech at the br