a $700 billion pipelinehat tranans canada would have brought in 20,000 jobs. 1 union workers sai obamang a jobls construction worker inststead o of hopping trees.s. that really shows this bibidding againseach other. republicans had a field day w with it of course. >> the flip side argument that the democrats are going to give it is imagine how many construction jobs we could hav if a highway bill is passed. the politics and the messaging do not always mesh perfectly. how w well can thehe democrats artilate it? >> it is quite significant. the opportunity to ri ourselves of and the easternany better eat -- middlele eastern oil isermanent. i think o years from now it will be buililt. >> it was dinitely a situation where republicans would not go ahead withth this payroll tax extension if it was not part of it, and the white house said they were not going to approve the pipeline. it is interesting the timing before the state of the union so they could counteract it with a strong message on jobs. also, everyone's attention is focused on south carolina, florida, and the republican race. >> sp

representative from the united auto workers union who wanted to know why in the world mitt wanted to let the auto workers go and not support them when president obama did? >> you say those people, people from your own state of michigan would have been better off either bankruptcy where they would have really very likely lost their jobs, instead of where they are today, once again, the number one auto company in the united states? i don't understand that. >> ma'am, we have been very patient. you need to get to the answer now, thank you. >> let's get to the answer. >> the answer is this: bankruptcy is not going under and losing jobs. the president ultimately did what i suggested. going through a managed bankruptcy process. i wrote an op-ed about. this excuse me it's my turn to talk. if you want to talk afterwards, we can chat afterwards. general motors and chrysler went through a managed bankruptcy as i said in november. it took the president five or six months to come around to that. that is what they had to do. >> mr. romney, you were not for the loan, you know you weren't. mitt romney can't hide from his past. he killed jobs as a corporate ceo, he wanted presiden

union address. reports say president obama will focus on economic fairness for the middle class. he will talk about promoting african -- american manufacturing, workerraining and more reliance on home-grown energy resources. the president will also talk about a return to american values. a reminder, can you watch the state of the union address this tuesday right here on nbc bay area. >>> in south carolina, republican voters did something they have never done before. newt gingrich won the primary, and in doing so made history. never before have there been three different winners of iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. nbc's steve handlesman has a look at what newt gingrich has to say about this win. >> usa, usa. >> the triumphant peak in a roller coaster ride. >> we want to run an american campaign. >> newt gingrich pulled 20 points ahead in south carolina and then fell ten behind and won big. >> it's not that i am a good debater. it is that i articulate the deepest felt values of the american people. >> but gingrich broke through in two debates here, sounding tough and confident. >> i think grandiose thoughts. this is a grandiose country. >> sout