todd harris. todd, give some advice to senator santorum.f you had his ear today, what would you be telling him to do? >> two words: drop out. the legacy of the santorum campaign is going to be -- it's going to boil down, really, to one of two things. there is everything that has happened until this moment, and then everything going forward. if he were to get out now, i think the legacy of his campaign would be, look, this is a leader who came from behind, he went from also ran to near front runner status virtually overnight. he ran a hell of a race. if he stays in and runs a smear campaign against the guy that everybody knows is going to be the nominee, mitt romney, he risks his legacy being that of a petulant politician who put self-interest ahead of defeating the president. >> i argued here last night that i thought the reason he was hanging tough for three more weeks was because he wanted to erase that part of his legacy, which is an 18-point loss to bob casey, jr. now, bad news for rick santorum with polls from pennsylvania which shows

we have todd harris here, if you have santorum's ear today, what would you tell him to do?out. the legacy of the santorum campaign will boil down to one of two things. there is everything that has happened until this moment, and then everything going forward. if he were to get out now, i think the legacy of the campaign would be a leader that came from behind. he went to near front runner status overnight. he ran a hell of a race. if he stays in and runs a smear campaign against someone that everybody knows will be the nominee, he risks his legacy of being a politician that put self interests ahead of beating the president. >> i thought he was hanging tough because he wanted to erase that part of his legacy that is an 18 point loss to bob cascase junior. 37% close san tomorrow in the native state, and that option may be off of the possible. when we come back in 2016, at least nobody with ask me about that casey loss any more. >> i think you just said something that's important to remember, when we come back in 2016, and that is really what's going on here. it was a group of

steve mcman and todd harris. likability is a nice thing.ere is romney making the case against reelecting the president. >> even if you like him, we can't afford barack obama, it's time to get someone that will get the economy going and get the american people back to work. we're a trusting people, a hopeful people, but we're not dumb, and we're not going to fall from the same lines from the same person. >> i think he is being well scripted. >> he is, he is trying to do that people like the president, they want him to succeed. >> are they conceding it. >> can you concede the likability issue? >> you can mitigate it, as long as people feel that they themselves, the economy may be improving, but if i don't feel it myself, whether you like the president on a personal level or not, think he is a good guy, husband, or not. if you don't think he is up to the task of turning the economy around, it doesn't matter. in the same polls that show this race basically tied, that romney's numbers are so bad, and yet some people are saying you know what, i d

our "hardball" strategists are here to review the arguments, steve mcmann and todd harris.ikeability is a nice thing. here's romney right now, north carolina, just yesterday making the case against reelecting the president. let's watch. >> even if you like barack obama, we can't afford barack obama. it's time to get someone that will get this economy going and put the american people back to work. we're entrusting people. we're a hopeful people. but we're not dumb. and we're not going to fall from the same lines from the same person just because it's in a different place. >> i somehow think he's being well scripted right now. >> he is being well scripted because he's trying to separate the fact that people like the president, thad liey would like president to succeed and they're making a decision over the president and a guy they don't like very much. >> can they concede that? >> they can mute it a little bit, but the converse of the argument is you may not like me very much, but if you care about the economy you need to elect a business guy from wall street. i don't quite

. >> i don't get the chance to speak with him or todd west, the first man in the door. the team from the harris county sheriff's office will. >> get on the ground. get on the ground, now. hands behind your back. get on the ground now. >> after he's read his rights, 37-year-old west chooses to remain silent. >> can i have a lawyer present? >> yeah, sure. >> this is being recorded? >> yeah. >> but bearin wolves fur talks at length with chief wade and investigator tony knox. >> who were you here to meet? >> brooke. her name was brooke. >> how old was brooke. >> brooke said she was 13. was my intention to have sex with her? no. >> did you stop down here at the chevron gas station to purchase condoms. >> yes. thing. >> to have sex, i know. that's why i'm being charged with being a pedophile. >> he's not being charged as a pedophile. that would be sex with a much younger child. instead, he'll face criminal attempt to commit child molestation. i think you think me and corporal think you're going to have sex not consenting. we know that's not it at all. we know good and well you would have forced yours

todd. i know that area well, brian. stay warm. >>> new this morning it was just announced that prince harry will receive a humanitarian award.alf of his brother. and the royal couple will be celebrating their first anniversary. the duck and duchess are -- the duke and duchess are planning a private, low-key anniversary celebration. >>> there is a new service how facebook rates apps. facebook says it lel -- it welcomes scoring and says app developers must agree to the privacy policy. >>> this afternoon, scientists from uc santa cruz will be tagging 4,000 chicks. they are in a nest. they are at the pg&e headquarters on beale street. scientists will be putting i.d. bands on the chicks so they can be identified later. >> now, the bands won't identify with how the tiks chicks move around. >>> they are covered in cotton candy or something. let's check in with sal. people all weekend were still happening on friday with the morning commute. >> yeah and that whole friday was messed up even after the morning commute. so today, much better than that. let's take a look at some of these things we have for you. some live pictures of the s

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