they also met. what's also interesting, kyra, rick perry met with three of donald trump's children. you know, i spoke to michael cohen who is trump's top political adviser. i just got off the phone with him and cohen said he spent some time with perry, as well. they talked about the economy and jobs and talked about family. all topics we would expect to come up during the conversation with donald trump. what is the take away from trump? cohen tells me that trump likes him as an individual and also likes what perry has done in texas, as far as creating jobs and also to make it a pro-business state. but donald trump is not ready to make any endorsements yet. as i said, mitt romney will be in new york in a couple weeks to meet with donald trump. kyra? >> he hasn't ruled out his own presidential bid, right? >> no, he is leaving that on the table. donald trump, if he endorses in this presidential election and that person gets the nomination and, of course, he says he won't run. but cohen tells me that they are preparing for trump to run in june of 2012, if you can imagine that. just a few months before the election would actually take place. that would happen after the apprentice comes off air on nbc. trump would run as an independent. however, at this point, though, i think trump is seriously surveying the field and the chance of him really running right now, i think, is slim, kyra. but as donald trump always does, he leaves everything on the table and, in fact, michael cohen has a website up called shouldtrumprun.com. kyra? >> mark, thanks. meanwhile, the attacks are getting much sharper between rick perry and michele bachmann, but the most damage against the congresswoman may come from a member of her inner circle. shannon travis in des moines, iowa. shannon, what exactly do we know about this insider? >> this insider his name is ron kerry, he's michele bachmann's former chief of staff. now, let me just set this up. you know that rick perry and michele bachmann basically almost trying to play to their supporters who's more conservati conservative. michele bachmann criticized rick perry on monday at our tea party debate about the 2007 executive order that he signed requiring young texas school children, girls, to get this hpv vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. okay, michele bachmann has been hitting him on that saying, you know what, basically implying would a real conservative do this? on tuesday on "today" show michele bachmann went on and said, i heard from a woman who told me that her daughter took this hpv vaccine and then suffered from mental retardation afterwards. now, health experts say that that's just not possible. so, it this sounds like a gaffe from michele bachmann. but take a listen at that former chief of staff that i just mentioned, take a listen at what he had to say about his boss. >> her impulsive nature coupled with the fact that she sometimes doesn't digest information as carefully as she should leads to the impulsive statements that are sometimes just off the mark enough that it makes her into a more provocative, controversial figure. >> now, that's what her former chief of staff had to say. the bachmann campaign released a statement to cnn, kyra. i'll read it here. governor perry abused his power of the executive order and imposing mandatory vaccines on 12-year-old girls and engaged in crony capitalism in sealing the deal deal, that's the truth. notice, kyra, they did not address this linkage that congresswoman bachmann made between the hpv vaccine and mental retardation which health experts tell us is not true. one last thing bachmann mentioned crony capitalism. perry denies that. at issue there, a former chief of staff of perry's who worked for the drug manufacturer that made that vaccine. kyra? >> shannon travis, thanks so much. john boehner will formally swear in the two newest members of congress. bob turner and mark amodei won special elections. now, republicans say the victories are a clear referendum against president obama and his policies and now one democratic guru says the administration needs to recognize the sobering reality. it's time to "panic." democratic strategist james carville has strong words beginning with this, "fire somebody. no, fire a lot of people. this may be news to you, but this is not going well. for precedent, see russian army 64th division stalingrad." our panel will weigh in and debate on this. for all the latest news go to our website, cnn.com/politics. two people are dead after fire engulfed a cruisesh ship right off the coast of norway. max, what do we know? >> we think the two people that died are crew members. this started in the engine room of a cruise ship. horrific images coming out from norway right now. the fire took hold in quite an isolated area. so, what you have is a situation with the local fire department, a town of only 40,000 people and a local fire department tried to deal with this. two people have died. none of the passengers, none of the cruisers, as it were, were injured or hurt. there are more than 200 of them and they are trying to get them home. but a dreadful situation for this cruise ship company and the local area and people from all over the world were traveling on this ship, kyra. we're trying to get more details. that's what we have so far. two people have died and nine injured. a fire on the cruise ship in norway. >> max, let us know when you get more. appreciate it. also overseas a banking giant says one of its traders went rogue and blundered away $2 billion in unauthorized deals. christine romans is following it for us out of new york. this raises questions about a lack of oversight, once again, in the banking industry. >> when you're talking about a potential $2 billion hole, that's an awful lot of money. how could this happen? they're calling it unauthorized trading from ubs. they aren't using the term rogue trader. so, a lot of people are looking to see what we can learn more about this 31-year-old person who has been arrested here. but we have a long history of some very big gaffes, frankly. when you hear rogue trader stories. here's a couple infamous rogue traders. this was a story of a few years back. that was a $6 billion trading scandal. there was another one that was a metal trader scandal. that was $2.6 billion, as well. you might not remember this one. about 1999 and this is in the '90s barings bank nick leeson became a household name. a $1 billion trading fraud, basically. took down an entire bank. i mean, you think of that. that one person, you know, sitting there at the computer could take down a whole bank. so, ubs says it will have to post a loss, kyra, but the health of the bank is still in tact. something interesting, as well, ubs logo is three keys, confidence, security and discretion. >> talking a lot more about this story for sure. christine. the search for moammar gadhafi still in full gear and right here in the u.s., the pentagon is still concerned that the fall of this ousted leader could lead to a rise in terrorism. barbara starr following that for us. barbara, what exactly do we know about this possible terrorist infiltration? >> well, kyra, what pentagon officials and defense officials are telling us is they're growing increasingly concerned that al qaeda and other terrorist groups may be trying to gain a foothold in libya now that gadhafi is gone and this new transitional council still doesn't have a firm dwrgrip on country. this is an analysis. they say they don't know for sure. they don't think thousands of fighters from al qaeda are moving into libya, but they are worried that perhaps dozens of fi fighters are getting an organization and a network going while the country there remains so uncertain. you know, this is the perfect time for them to set up shop, keep a low profile while there's not a firm, central government in control and gain their toe hold. of course, in libya the concern always is there's thousands of weapons, basically, floating around that country now with no real government control. that's the kind of thing, they don't want terrorists to get a hold of. kyra? >> there's concerns that terrorists could be working on the inside within the national transitional council. >> well, there is concern that terrorists with sympathies are part of the tmc, and, again, they don't see any kind of evidence of any official linkage at this point. but even just yesterday, the top u.s. general in charge of u.s. military relations with africa said he was concerned about the growing terrorist hold in africa everywhere from nigeria across the west, libya. so a lot of concern that africa, itself, may be becoming the highest. the highest military decoration and today the president awards the medal of honor to a u.s. marine. dakota myers saved the lives of two dozen comrades and braved withering gunfire to try to cover the bodies of four marines that died in the 2009 shootout. he'll accept sh medal of honor, the men he call his brothers. >> every single day i think about what happened and how i'll carry on my life and honor those guys and i think what it does, it gives you an extra, it gives you an edge to everyone else because, you know, it's not just me, you know, i'm not just going around for myself now, i'm doing it for other people. once you have that instilled in you, it's not, it gives you an extra edge. if i can't look down and have a reason to push on, i have four reasons on my wrist. that's why i keep their names on my wrist. >> he met with the president over a beer yesterday on the patio. the 23-year-old kentucky native is the first living marine to receive the medal for actions in afghanistan and iraq. that mysterious light that lit up the sky and later 911 switchboards. we'll investigate. and a bicycle shop in california gets an unexpected drive through window and it's all on tape. 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[ engine revs, tires screech ] mom? ♪ well, checking stories across country now. phish was back in their home state last night. thousands of people turned out for the show. find a parking space with the help of social media. so far more than 500 people have signed a. from mission viejo, california, the store was just remodeled last week may need a little more updating now. sheriff departments across the southwest got a flood of calls overnight from people wondering exactly what was that bright light they saw hurdling through the sky. rob marciano. aliens. >> everyone has a camera phone. we get so much stuff that 10, 20 years ago we would just say, we got reports, there were calls. so at least now we can look at it and analyze a little bit better. let's show it to you. these pictures out of arizona. i believe this is at a football game near phoenix around 7:30, 7:45 p.m. this fireball just streaked across the sky. so, most people there saw it. obviously, some folks had their video cameras handy. at the point you could see it could be green or purplish and then we also have some stills shot in chandler shot south of phoenix. also california, southern california. >> what is your take? get to the nitty-gritty. what is it? >> it's a ufo, which is an unidentified flying object. we haven't identified it. it's probably a meteor because they have these colors, green and purple and things like that, that tells you there could be magnesium or nickel in there and when it's orange it tells you that it's streaking through the atmosphere at a certain speed. >> not just random debris. >> actually, there's a satellite, a nasa satellite, old one. we have used it for upper atmosphere measurements. that's supposed to fall through the atmosphere here through the next couple months and we expect that to land in the ocean. we don't think that's what this was. that would come across a little bit more, maybe celebrated. >> got it. >> no worries. i saw a movie last night that showed aliens coming to earth through meteors and then fighting people, it was a horrible movie, but, anyway, just happened to coincide with this report. >> ironic. we'll follow it. well, pack of dogs jump ropes into the record books. go from meteors to jumping dogs. that's right. we'll tell you about the guinness book's whacky new entry next. plus, the new jackie kennedy book is out. we can't get enough of the first lady's personal revelations. her thoughts on the cuban missile crisis, straight ahead. all right. let's get to your showbiz headlines. white house party crasher and real housewife michelle salahi has not been kidnapped. she is actually on the road with the band journey. she is "good friends" i with one of the guys. scarlett johansson's lawyer has reached out to a bunch of sites demanding they remove the "stolen copyright protected private pics." the fbi confirms it's on the case. the medical drama "house" is appointment tv for a whole lot of people. star hugh laurie is named the most watched actor in the guinness book of world records. he bumped david hasselhoff off. max? >> let's first introduce you, kyra, to a 36-year-old social worker. he's from new orleans and he's also got rather large afro. the largest natural afro in the world. check that out. taken 12 years to grow. and it's an incredible 4'4" in diameter. circumference, rather. >> okay, that's disgusting. >> fingernails. fingernails. 1'02" on her left hand, would you believe? she hasn't cut her fingernails since 1990. how does she do anything? here in the uk we're a bit more sober, as you know, kyra. here is our world record this year. the cucumber. it is 47 inches long and is an armenian cucumber and belongs to clare pierce. look how proud she is. but, we have to go to asia for our last one. this is a pretty unusual one. they have a particular trick and here it is. >> you say this is an unusual one and what makes the others not unusual? please explain. >> 13 dogs skipping. we just have to dream something up, kyra. >> i'm seeing this being added to the 12 days of christmas right now. max, thank you very much. facebook's ipo is expected to be one of the biggest ever but stock on wall street that the company is pushing it back. alison kosik at the new york stock exchange. i'm sorry, i'm still laughing. >> the nails. ewww. >> that's all we have to say. one word. ewww. >> all right. so, you want to know about facebook. so, we're not getting, we're not getting an official word from facebook about its ipo, but wall street had expected facebook to make its public debut late this year, early next year. facebook is pushing it back to the end of next year. mark zuckerberg is the head of facebook. he wants to wait to keep workers focused right on product development because the fact is, if the company goes public, employees with shares could cash out. they could get a big payout and who knows, maybe wouldn't return to work after that big payout because shares are selling in the private market right now, they're valuing facebook right now at $65 billion. kyra? >> well, what's the advantage to going public and what's the rush? >> you know what, going public is a way to raise cash. gives more room to expand, to hire, to develop new products. but analysts say facebook doesn't really need the cash and doesn't want the big headaches that go with it, too. they would have to answer to shareholders. not such a great time to go public. look at the economic environment. "wall street journal" says most ipos are trading below their initial offer price. still, facebook looks like it could still go public next year because, you know how it is, cash is king. >> speaking of cash. the markets. a lot of economic reports coming out this morning. what do you think? how will things look say 4 1/2 minutes from now? >> right now stock futures are much higher. a bunch of reports came out that weren't good. one down beat report on manufacturing and anothert on w jobless claims showing they rose more expected last week to a total of 428,000. it's the highest level since june. that's not good news. once again, dow futures are up about 90 points. europe is really driving the action today in the markets. new liquidity measures to help the situation in europe. the focus on wall street today is on europe and that's why we see stocks looking at a higher open in about four minutes. kyra? >> we'll talk more, alison, thanks. another potential default in europe could push the u.s. economy into a tailspin. christine romans talking more about that with us. we were talking about this on friday and how it has impacted the markets through the week. also, he's on death row and only hours from his scheduled execution. today human rights group fight for troy davis' life. we'll have have the latest. 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a jury only took a few hours to decide he was guilty of murdering a police officer in savannah, good ing goeorgia. a few more hours to decide on lethal injection. >> he was definitely guilty. all of the witnesses were able to, you know, to i.d. him as the person who actually did it. >> reporter: there was no dna or physical evidence against davis. the primary reason he was convicted, witness testimony. the slain police officer's wife trusted the witnesses. >> they were just so adamant about what they saw, when they saw it. >> reporter: but this is how the jurfeel or feels today. >> if i knew then what i know now, troy davis would not be on death row. the verdict would be not guilty. >> reporter: what she knows now is this, almost all the prosecution star witnesses changed their stories. some say police pressured them to say that troy davis did it. one is a prosecution witness who signed a police statement implicating troy davis. >> i told them over and over and that i didn't see this happen. >> reporter: savannah police officer mark was working an off-duty job here. he was providing security at night for this bus station and for this burger king restaurant that is currently out of business. there was a homeless man in this parking lot that was being harassed and intimidated and he yelled for help. the officer yeran over and seco later he was shot and killed. it was chaotic and two decades later, it all still is. >> reporter: the man went to police the next day and said he saw troy davis shoot the officer. wanted posters went up all over savannah. a reward to catch the so-called cop killer. racial tensions inflamed. after the shooting, troy davis was in atlanta, four hours away. his sister said scared for his life. >> my brother decided to turn himself in, they had a shoot to kill order on him. >> reporter: he volunteered to pick him up and drive him back to savannah to surrender. troy davis insisted he was innocent. the pastor was never told the story to the reporter before was stunned. the d.a. office never interviewed him. you're with this man for four hours and they interviewed you? >> never questioned me. >> reporter: what he said, if he had a weapon, if he admitted to the crime? >> nothing. this is the one case where nobody wanted to know. and i don't think now, looking back, that anybody cared. >> reporter: the pastor is one of many who now believe that troy davis was going to be arrested for murder. as for the savannah police, they have always said their witness interviews were taken properly and no coercion and prosecutors have stood by the conviction. but a number of witnesses sig d affidavited changes their former testimony. she writes y was scared if i didn't cooperate with the detective, they might find a way to have me locked up again. so i told the detective that troy davis was the shooter, even though the truth is i didn't see who thought the officer. the police came and talked to me and put a lot of pressure on me to say troy did this. the only way they would leave me alone is if they told me what they wanted to hear. sylvester red coles was the killer, we tried to find him. we talked to his family members, but couldn't track him down. >> i don't believe that coles is the one that killed mark at all. >> reporter: among those who believe the case should be reopened are prosecutors that don't agree with each other. troy davis has been hours away from execution three times. he is now one week away from his fourth execution date. gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. david mattingly will be at the georgia board of pardons and delivery for the international petition request that asks for davis' life to be spared. also ahead, the best high school in the land. students take precalculus and calculus all in one year. and they love it. the former first lady pulled no punches in a taped interview. i can't enjoy my own barbecue with these nasal allergies. i know what works differently than many other allergy medications. omnaris. omnaris, to the nose! did you know nasal symptoms like congestion can be caused by allergic inflammation? 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>> am i going to jail for something? >> reporter: quincy alexander was cuffed in the back of a bloomfield, michigan cruiser. he moved the hands to in front of him. he emptied his pockets which contained heroin. then he used his mouth to loosen the handcuffs. let's time it to see how long it takes him to take off the cuffs. left alone in the cruiser with the radio on, alexander gnawed, salivated and tugged for a mere 17 seconds before the cuff came off. he kept looking around for the officer. you could almost see him think. while we're at it, shouldn't the suspect be wearing a seatbelt? then the minor detail, how he opened the window. the barrier between the front and back was left open. he crawled into the front seat. watch the light change as he presses the button, opening the rear window. this cruiser was cuffed. a burglar in utah went out there a moving police car. when he threw himself out, he was not seriously hurt. he was recovered. his freddie mercury moment short lived. ♪ i've got to break free all right, this morning presidential candidates spanning across the country from the east coast to the west and smack in the middle of the heartland. we are following them every step of the way. we are just getting this word this morning, we are learning that obama's deficit recommendations to congress will not include changes to social security. we are getting word of this now. dan lothian is up. dan, what did you find out? >> reporter: the president will be unveiling his deficit plan next week. ahead of that, the white house confirming it will not include changes to social security. this is coming from a white house spokesperson. the president's recommendation will not include changes to social security. as the president consistently said, he does not believe social security is a driver of the deficits. he believes both parties need to work together to strengthen it rather than take a piecemeal approach. now, you might recall, when the president had these talks with speaker boehner on the grand bargain, they did discuss making changes to the inflation formula to social security. it was resisted by democrats who don't think social security is adding to the deficit. now the president, the white house saying it will not include changes. >> dan lothian at the white house. dan, thanks. in a few hours, john boehner will unveil his prescription to help out the economy. it's aimed to put more americans to work. it's where the similarities end. kate, what do we expect to hear? >> reporter: we'll keep a close eye on the speech coming up. the most direct comments by the speaker, yet and lengthy comments yet about the jobs plan and how to spur job creation. it could be the counter point to the president's jobs speech. he'll lay out what he hopes the supercommittee will focus on to reach their deficit reduction target. according to a republican aid who obviously knows what the speaker will be talking about today, the speaker will repeat his willingness to work with the president on the proposals the president laid out. at the same time, the speaker will offer pushback and lay out his position of what should be included. it includes rolling back federal regulations that are burdensome. he will call on the supercommittee to take on tax reform, something republicans support that will spur job creation and entitlement reform. we'll listen to the details the speaker will lay out for his vision of job creation and if we will hear if he's laying out the marker for how the jobs debate will continue going forward. >> thanks. the job crisis hits home this morning with the worst jobless numbers in two months. christine romans following it for us. let's lay out the bad news. >> it's frustrating for so many people. it's happening in their living room or their neighbors house or families. 428,000 people filing unemployment benefits for the first time last week. i's a number that is too high. you want to see it below 400,000 to show the economy is beginning to heal. we are not seeing that yet. worse, the week before was revised higher as well. we are talking long-term unemployment for six months. we are seeing here, most recently in the past couple weeks something has been happening about the economy and confidence that led employers to do more layoffs. that's what we are doing in terms of the picture for jobs. the debate goes on in washington. 3.7 million americans continuing unemployment benefits. kyra? >> speaking of big numbers what do we know about the ubs trader? >> we have a name. it's the man who was arrested, a 31-year-old. it's according to reuters, a 31-year-old arrested overnight in london. ubs is saying it was unauthorized trades. unauthorized trades that may cause it to take a loss. $2 billion is the hole here. we have kind of a long history of the quote unquote rogue traders, right? you would think these big massive financial companies that one person wouldn't be able to move that much money around and not get caught. we have seen it before. $6 billion in unauthorized trading. a guy who tried to corner the copper market at a corporation. it cost more than $2.5 billion. in the '90s, a singapore based trader who took down the entire barings bank. there are a lot of safeguards that have been put in place since then. the whole rogue trader philosophy, whether it's a mistake that spirals out of control or if it's on purpose. we don't know if it was a wrong button that was pushed. $2 billion. we'll continue to talk about this story. >> we'll keep talking about it. thanks. the fears of a default triggering a recession are making headlines as well. we talked a little bit about it with christine, max, it's hitting the headlines. >> yeah. the big story here, really is the rescue of the european system. the federal reserve stepped in saying they are going to make dollars more readily available in europe to stabilize the system. the dollar is stronger than the euro. timothy geithner is going to be at a finance ministry meeting in poland. it's america giving support to europe. they need it now. let's look at the headlines around the world. independent here in the uk writing the solution to the crisis may lie three years in the past, referring back to the u.s. financial crisis. with euros sovereign debt crisis, the continent leaders must look to the west on how to react. the wall street journal saying leave the euro to the pigs. they are the four weakest countries, portugal, ireland, greece, spain. it requires less finger pointing to bring and end to the debt and spending. finally, the sydney morning herald, the strongest words come from him. throw out cheating greece before the rot cripples the rest of the world. the crisis is coming to a head as it must. we will all pay. it's merely the most extreme manifestation of a failure democracy by the european union. it feels as if the crisis is coming to a head. >> max, thanks. things are on track for the jailed american hikers to be freed. mohamed is joining us now. mo, what is new at this point? >> reporter: well, kyra, even though the lawyer for the two jailed american hikers says he filed all the necessary paperwork, he also says he doesn't expect the judiciary will actually make a decision before saturday at the earliest. this seems to be underscoring tension going on in iran that's talked about between the president and the judiciary there. we have seen it played out in the last few months. the fact that ahmadinejad said in his interview he believed they would be released in two to three days, then you have judges saying they are the final arbitrators in this. it seems to indicate that president ahmadinejad has a diminished stature in iran. his power has been weakened somewhat. there's been a lot of talk, a western diplomat said there was a plane that was enroute to iran yesterday to negotiate the release of the hikers. they are not saying anything. they are not confirming this. there's a lot of speculation because last year, they took a leading roll in trying to release and getting the release of sarah. as far as they go, they are not saying anything. a lot of speculation as to when the hikers will be released. kyra. >> thanks. if something happens, we will bring it to you live here on cnn. convicted cop killer, troy davis is set to die. human rights groups are fighting to save him. they will deliver hundreds of thousands of signatures asking he be spared. >> reporter: three times scheduled for execution, three times delayed. now, with all legal appeals exhausted, cop killer troy davis makes a final push for clemency. what makes you think you have a chance to stop the execution? >> can we be sure he is not innocent? can we be sure the conviction of davis back in 1981 is still reliable? the thing that is difficult to understand is why the legal process hasn't asked that question. >> reporter: he was sentenced to death for the murder of a savannah police officer. seven of nine eyewitnesses changed their story. some say they were pressured by police. >> i told them over and over i didn't see it happen. >> reporter: others have come forward implicating another man. one juror questions her decision. >> if i knew then what i know now, troy davis would not be on death row. >> reporter: with only a week to his execution, critics of the case include 51 members of congress, the vatican and former president, jimmy carter. >> we believe there's enough evidence to prevent this execution from taking place. >> reporter: it exceeded 200,000 signatures in five days. state and federal courts upheld his conviction. the former d.a. who prosecuted david said they got it right. >> they have been led to believe nobody paid attention. it is simply not the case. on what ground are they more believable than the testimony in court? none. none. >> david is joining us live. supporters are asking for clemency. who has the authority to do that in georgia? >> reporter: in the state of georgia, the governor, unlike other states does not have the authority to grant clemency. it falls to the members of a hardened parole board. that's where the petitions are going to. the board is going to meet monday. they are going to have a very important vote to decide whether or not troy davis lives or dies. >> would they be successful this time? clemency was rejected in 2008. >> reporter: that's right, they did reject clemency in 2008. now, the same board has three new members. supporters of davis are hoping the three votes go in his favor and delay the execution or commute the sentence to one of life in prison or life in prison without parole. either situation prevents him from being executed. >> david live in atlanta, georgia. a bicycle shop gets an unexpected vehicle through the doors. controversial lawmen say they have all reached out to him. sheriff joe arpaio joins us to talk election and who he will be voting for. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business -- it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities, so we're helping them with advice from local business experts and extending $18 billion in credit last year. that's how we're helping set opportunity in motion. host: could switching to geico reon car insurance? 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>> i don't know. in the past, i had four viable candidates running for president. unfortunately, none of them made it. bush in 2000 asked for my endorsement for honorary chairman. romney asked for it three years ago. i'm a little old sheriff, but they seem to want my endorsement. >> little old sheriff making headlines on a regular basis. don't down play your popularity. you have met with a number of these hopefuls, who impressed you most? >> they are all good people running for president. each one would make a good president. but, i'm not going to say which one right now. i'm keeping my options open and see what happens in the near future. >> who has the best plan for immigration? >> they are all talking about it. you know, i have my own plan, maybe i should run for president. they all have their ideas. i'm locking them up here regardless of, you know, the 1070 or whatever. we are doing our job in my office. pretty proud of it. >> you have made your opinion pretty clear. out of all the candidates, who would you say runs closest to your beliefs? >> well, you know, i'm a republican along with the people running in the primary. they seem to be very conservative. it's hard to say. let's see what happens in the debates. let them put the cards on the table. >> all right. let's get to the bait, then. rick perry, not a fan of your immigration law or the fence. we do not have the debate. apologize for that. he's made it clear he is not a fan of your immigration law. what do you say to rick perry? what did you say to rick perry when you chatted? >> i had a long talk with him. he has his opinion. he's the governor, not the president at this time. so, he's been tough on immigration. he may not believe in the fence. i believe in the fence only if you put them in jail when they hop the fence. you can have all the fences you want, they can get ladders to hop over them. i want them to go to jail when they hop the fence. i'm very tough. all of them are saying let's secure the border. then they say first. first. yeah. they don't want to lock up interiors. use the border as an excuse. i don't go for that. >> joe arpaio, it will be interesting to see who you support. many candidates interested in your support. thank you. mystery solved as to where michaele salahi went. jermaine jackson speaks out on his brother michael. gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. well, white house party crasher michaele salahi is in the headlines again. this time without her husband. she has the guitarist of the rock band journey is in tow. we have the lowdown. this story keeps getting better. >> yeah. these two really put the fun in dysfunctional, don't they. michaele and tareq are headed their separate ways or headed in a plot. michaele was kidnapped and forced to call people to say she was okay. it turns out, she may be heading for the open arms of the journey guitarist. the pair has a loving, touching and squeezing kind of relationship. she told the police she is with a good friend and where she wanted to be. tareq was saying there's no way she wouldn't be acting faithfully. kyra, don't stop believing that tareq may have to decide that he'll be all right without her, the only question remains now, kyra, is who's crying now. >> you are killing me. i'm very impressed though. maybe one song came to mind. you have the whole, as we like to say, album. pull out the old 8-track. the fib on the case of scarlett johansson and this x-rated picture. what is the sorery here? >> i can't say enough, if you do not want naked pictures of yourself to turn up in cyber space, do not take them. it seems her phone was hacked and partially nude photos, not x-rated, but partially nude were posted online. they will sue anyone what publishes the photos. the fbi is investigating a hacker group that's targeting hollywood's female stars. separate from the obvious privacy issues, it is scandalous when nude photos get out? isn't it so 20th century? >> you make a great point. don't take them if you don't want them out there. everything gets out there nowadays. piers morgan had an interview with jermaine jackson. he's got doubts. >> jermaine was up front with what he told piers morgan. >> is it possible knowing michael that he could have ordered and demanded that conrad murray give him the drug? murray is going to claim he resisted. is that possible? >> whether it's possible or not, being a doctor, you take an oath to care for your patient, not to kill them. >> yeah. this is just the start of the conrad murray news. we are going to follow the trial as it gets under way on cnn and hln, kyra. >> thanks. if you want information on anything, a.j. has it. 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patricia? >> michele bachmann is something we already knew. there's a fine line between passionate and impulsive. she lights up the stage when she's passional. when she's impulsive, she goes haywire and gets the facts wrong. you can get away with it as a house member, not as a presidential candidate. until she's more disciplined, it's going to hold her back. she'll get better with experience. she's only been in the house two terms. she has to get much, much better or she will not get higher. >> she reads 80% or 90% and leaves off 20% that could change the outcome of her conclusions. it's not that she engages in false statements. most recently, the hpv vaccine. it's comically inept. it shows she's not fit for public office. ultimately, she's nothing more than rush limbaugh in drag. nothing against the viewers watching. >> it's time for michele bachmann to go away. robert's criticism comes from the opposite side of the aisle. mine comes from the same side. she and she alone is the only principaled con sefbtive out there. promises of $2 gas to the concept of federalism says mitt romney's health care is unconstitutional. we can do better than michele bachmann. we need to do better. it's time for her to go. >> james carville never holds back and he's telling the white house to quote, panic. here is what he's writing or wrote in an opinion piece on cnn.com. you can see the entire article on our website. fire a lot of people. for gods sake why are we looking at the same advisers that got us into this mess. it's not working. who should president obama fire first? robert? >> i have to respectfully disagree. it's twoo late to start firing people. it sends the wrong message and creates a one-day story. the bigger issue, it's not too late to fight. the president has an important program to fight for the american job act and he should be standing with, continue to be with business leaders large and small to show how he's working with them in the economy. >> will? >> robert you don't think it's a good idea for your leader to panic? that's interesting. i would tell james and president obama to relax. don't worry about it. we'll take care of it for you. i'm a big dallas cowboys fan. i have seen jones cycle through defensive coordinators, soon. it's the boss who is at fault here. the voters will take care of it, we'll fire them all. give us time here. >> patricia? >> if you look at the white house, a lot of faces have changed. he's fired a lot of advisers. a new press secretary, chief of staff, economics team. it's not the people around him. it is the president. instead of firing people, he needs to build relationships especially with republicans. the president is so isolated in washington. you go to the hill, there's nobody on his side. it's bizarre. he needs to worry not so much about getting rid of people, get them on his team. >> we would be grateful. >> it's another problem he's got. final question. you heard my interview with sheriff joe arpaio. he's talked to bachmann, cane, romney. looks like he's a gop king maker. what do you think? does his endorsement matter? will? >> not really. to the biggest group of voters out there, independents, they don't know who sheriff joe is. he doesn't come with the cleanest slate. he comes as a controversial figure. his endorsement isn't going to amount to much of anything. >> robert? >> in a republican extremist culture, where donald trump is an important figure or sarah palin matters of course sheriff joe arpaio fits in with being a player in the republican party. i'm waiting for the next, for the republican political forum headed by snooki and the situation. >> patricia, bring us home. >> it's hard to compete with that. i'm going to agree with robert in that i think this sheriff joe's endorsement will matter for perry who got booed. he needs to shore up. an endorsement from sheriff joe would help him and mitt romney. >> robert was a little, what's the word today. talking about drag queens and snooki, off the chain today. what was in your coffee, bob? >> the republicans bring it out in me, what can i tell you? >> panicking. that might be what's going on. i say it with love. >> we will talk again. today, the president awards the medal of honor to a u.s. marine. he saved the lives of 3 dozen troopers. barbara? >> good morning to you. last night, former marine corporal sat down at the white house and had a beer on the patio with the president of the united states. we have a photograph of that meeting today. he will stand beside president obama in the white house as he is awarded the medal of honor for this remarkable bravery under fire. it was september, 2009 in afghanistan. dakota meyer and his teammates came under fire. they got in a truck. they drove five times back and forth into the kill zone where the other troops were under fire to try and save who they could at great risk to himself. the question is, should he and his men ever have been put in this position? there was a major army investigation after this fire fight, kyra. it found that they basically were left out there for almost six hours. they repeatedly called for help, ar tillie, air support. it all came late. three letters of reprimand for failing to respond quickly. it was cited for complacency and poor training. listen to dakota and what he says about his own actions. >> i definitely don't see myself as a hero. it's the furthest thing from that. i went to get my guys out alive. i'm more of a failure than a hero. >> this young man put in that position at 21 in 2009. he tried to save his friends. they called for reinforcement. dakota went into the kill zone five times to save who he could. he has called for others to be recognized for their valor on that day. a var tough situation. >> barbara starr, live from the pentagon. a lot of questions but few answers. later the 911 switch boards were investigating. let's see...south western vegetables...60 calories. ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? 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>> we are. we are off the highs of the day. the dow jumped 150 points right away at the hoping bell. central banks in the u.s., japan and switzerland are working together. they are pumping dollars into european banks and businesses after the debt fears heated up with talk after greece defaulting on its debt. friends in germany sparked a rally saying greece is going to stay in the euro zone. we are seeing the rally today as money is put where their mouths are. kyra. >> alson, thanks. if you don't know her name, you know the stars she dresses. now you can actually get the look, too. we go behind the scenes with rachel zoe. it's the end of the road. the last hurrah. it's when ford's powertrain warranty ends. but in this ram truck, you've still got 39,999 miles to go. ♪ guts. glory. ram. ♪ [ male announcer ] each of these photos was taken by someone on the first morning of their retirement. it's the first of more than 6,000 sunrises the average retiree will see. ♪ as we're living longer than ever before, prudential's challenge is to help everyone have the retirement income they'll need to enjoy every one of their days. ♪ prudential. bring your challenges. ann hathaway, cameron diaz fashioned by rachel zoe. she is embarking on something new. on tv, she's watched by millions on the rachel zoe project. i'm six months pregnant and at the busiest point of my career. >> on the red carpet, she's front and center. she dresses a-list stars in designer clothing. >> you have been dressing slepties for so long, when jennifer lopez -- >> oh, my god. >> i know where you are going right now. i can't talk about it. >> jennifer lopez in a white rachel zoe tuxedo dress. her first collection for stores now. >> it's a leap to go from designer. >> you call it the scarest thing you have ever done. >> 100% the scariest thing i have done. i'm not dressing someone and it's the oscars. this is a very constant, constant process. >> she's in bloomingdales, nordstroms, sax fifth avenue and every neiman marcus in america. something that company has never done for a first-time designer. the clothes priced between $20 and $600 are selling out. >> because she works with all the collections. she's in a fitting room all day long with her clients, she gets it. >> everything has a hint of glitz. >> vintage inspired. something zoe is known for. >> you were inspired by the charlie girls? >> yes. i love charlie girls. ♪ >> yes. that's charlie girl, the '70s this is 40-year-old's favorite decade. her heroes, legendary designers. >> the tailoring, the fit is tremendous. >> you say, if it doesn't fit, don't buy it. >> god, no. don't. i stand behind that. unbelievable. >> it's this unguarded love. passion for fashion that gets fans so excited. now the stylist to the stars is also a brand. rachel zoe isn't stopping at clothes. home, beauty, television. just everything. >> talk show? >> no. maybe. we'll see. we'll see. >> what is certain is that zoe is a mother first. her latest venture, a family business. >> look. mommy made this. >> her husband is the president. her new son, skylar, the heir. styling is her first love. >> i say i think i'll be dressing jennifer garner when i'm 75. i do. she'll have a premier. okay, i'm coming. i have to go see my grandchildren, first. >> you can get a look at fashion backstage pass. are you curious about new ideas? do you want to learn a new language, or just a new word? 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>> i understand who the opposition is in this election cycle. there are seven other individuals on that stage who are quite capable. the fact of the matter is, my focus and i think all our focus should be is on the problems facing america. that is the administration that is trying to spend their way to prosperity. >> what's interesting about that comment, we are asking him, shouldn't you be paying attention to the rivals in the gop field. he pivoted the question to the president, which is what they do. >> we'll keep an eye on him. i know you will as well. the next political update in an hour. for a remind ore, go to our website, 24/7 cnnpolitics.com. fredricka is in. >> good to see you, kyra. live from studio 7, i'm in for susan. let's get you up to speed. switzerland's largest bank is watching the stock fall hard today. ubs says one trader treated the banks cash like monopoly