ron paul not too far behind. let's go "out front." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and a good evening to you. i'm brooke bolduan sitting in for erin burnett. you know that clock, it is ticking away. candidates have four days left to pick up support for the nation's first contest in the race for the gop nomination. first up, mitt romney bringing out the big guns and the very popular chris christie stumping on his behalf and the new jersey governor had what we'll call a bit of a stern warning for the voters of iowa. take a look. >> i'm in a good mood this morning. i'm feeling happy and upbeat. let me tell you, you cannot disappoint me on tuesday. you don't do what you're supposed to do, i will be back jersey style, people. i will be back! >> back jersey style, he says. chris christie might get what he wants a new poll was released what the poll has indicated in the hawk eye state. romney on top, trailed closely by ron paul, rick santorum in third with 15% and newt gingrich, you see there in fifth place. the former speaker of the house, he had a bit of an emotional moment today shedding a couple of tiers and we'll tell you why that happened in just a moment, but first let's go right to cnn's political correspondent jim acosta who was there during the chris christy event. i suppose if mitt romney can hold on to his standing that he has in iowa, governor christie won't have to make good on that new jersey promise. >> reporter: that's right. that was some new jersey nasty to mix in with the iowa nice out here, brooke. mitt romney right now has the big mo going into the critical weekend into the iowa caucuses. the big question is whether or not he'll break a sweat on winning tuesday night and there are several reasons why. i mean, he is leading in these polls right now although statistically tied with ron paul, but there are a couple of dynamics going on. you saw newt gingrich and he has cratered in his polls. he's now fourth or fifth in many of the polls here in iowa. that is bad news for newt gingrich. rick perry, ooh sort of a battle of the ricks right now. rick per se going after rick santorum and they're going back to the old saying there are three tickets out of iowa and another revelation has come out from a former bachmann campaign manager ed rollins. he told me in an e-mail earlier today that michele bachmann has essentially held her fire on mitt romney throughout this entire campaign process in the hopes of being his vice presidential running mate. so you add all of this together and add that fact that ron paul will be going home instead of campaigning in iowa, add all of that up and it's pretty clear why mitt romney is doing well in the state and why he may win these caucuses tuesday night. >> the stakes are very high, but i want to get to romney's image because as you know his wife has been out there in iowa with him today while former mci mas governor went on to new hampshire. she has been doing, jim, a little bit more campaign lately. did that at all help soften his image? >> reporter: it does, you know, one of the big criticisms of mitt romney is that he's a little too robotic, and so they've gotten ann romney out there and she's gone out at many campaign events and told these stories about how mitt romney was by her side when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. that he is sort of this frugal family man who knows how to handle the family's budget and never mind the fact that the family is worth a quarter of a billion dollars. she's been out on the campaign trail and she's been one of his most potent weapons and the most interesting thing about how mitt romney may pull this out in iowa, he pulled out all of the stops in '08. he's had a very light footprint this time around and we went by his campaign headquarters today and it was an old blockbuster store in des moines and it was barely operational and he may win the iowa caucuses and go on to win the new hampshire primary. it could happen. >> jim acosta, thank you so much. i want to move on and talk about newt gingrich as we mentioned a moment ago. he cried today and it wasn't his fifth place standing in the latest poll. it was about his mom, the former speaker of the house was asked today about his mother and how she might have influenced his policies. watch this. >> and on brain science comes in directly from dealing -- from dealing with, you know, the real problems of real people in my family, and so it's not a -- it's, in fact, my mother. >> i want to bring in cnn political correspondent joe johns with this and joe johns. you have newt gingrich in this coffee shop and he's surrounded by a bunch of mothers and he starts coughing back tears. >> i was kind of stunned and i was in the room watching all of this go on and i covered newt gingrich on capitol hill in the '90s, and i was just stunned to see the tough-talking speaker of the house basically break down in tears talking about his dearly departed mother. this was something very atypical for this speaker. he's got problems here in iowa with women voters and with evangelicals so this may be that kind of thing that sort of softens his image with them, if you will. you were talking to jim about romney's image and the former speaker has an image of being a tough talker and someone who shoots from the hip and not everybody likes it when he uses some of his toughest words, brooke. >> if i may, speaking about emotional moments on the trail, we talked about hillary clinton and she got teary eyed in 2008. here's that moment. >> i have so many opportunities from this country. i just don't want to see us fall backwards. i don't. so -- >> is there any comparing that moment to the moment we saw today? very different. you have to say that first. that was new hampshire, this is iowa. she's a democratic woman and newt gingrich is a republican man. that said they both have these images of very tough people and there's that possibility that sort of softens the image. the other problem with newt gingrich and i don't know that crying on camera or anything else can help him at this stage in the caucuses as the questions that surround him, the fact that he's been married three times and the admitted adultery and so on. it's not clear at all that his emotional moment here on camera, no matter how spontaneous and genuine is going to help him with those voters who still have those questions, but we'll see. the caucuses aren't far away now, brooke. >> joe johns, thank you so much. let's continue this conversation. let's bring in cnn contributor and republican strategist. good to have both of you on tonight. if we can continue the conversation, he's covered newt gingrich for years. he's the idea guy and the tough talking guy and here he is shocked to be in the same room with the tears streaming down his face talking about his mom. did that surprise you? >> i've never seen anything like that from newt gingrich. as much time as we spend talking about tax reform, this image and personality it impacts who they choose and i think this image of newt gingrich humanizes him and i think it's sincere. it's kind of sincere, sherry. this is what will says. how do you feel about it? >> i spent enough time around newt gingrich in the mid-90s to know that he doesn't show this kind of emotion easily. he's a very professional man and for this to happen in this setting it was very genuine and it caught him off guard. hillary clinton seemed to be tearing up because she realized she was not going to be her party's nominee and therefore not be president, i think that's very different than newt gingrich, basically tearing up about his mother and the affliction that she suffered from and his acknowledgement and understanding that so many families have loved ones that are afflicted as well and that shows real empathy. he was tearing up over the right things and it seemed genuine. >> let's talk about chris "i'll be back new jersey style" christie. he's out there for romney and romney is doing well in the polls. is chris christie necessary to keep him there. four days to go here. >> i'm sure he's very happy to have him. even if it buoys the candidate, i'm sure the campaign says yes, it's necessary. as you discussed it, but mitt romney was not supposed to put anything into iowa. he was going to put all of his trips into new hampshire. he figured he'd finish low and he didn't put a lot of resources into it. that seemed to be changing a little bit and it started turning and he shot people out of new hampshire and brought them to iowa and started spending some money. for him to win iowa should going to be very, very good for him and sort of the story of the tortoise and the hare. he's the tortoise and there have been a lot of hares who keep coming up as the people who come close to him is the romney alternative. >> let me turn the corner to someone who has been doing pretty strong in iowa and that is texas congressman ron paul and i want to point out this passage from his book from the 1987 from his book. he's a victim of his own lifestyle and the same individual victimizes innocent citizens by forcing them to pay for his care. can this come back to haunt him like those news laters? >> absolutely. they're haunting him right now. libertarian philosophy is more about individualism. it's principled and ron paul has been one of the greatest advocates of that over the last 20 years. it's a shame that this has also been going on at the same time. printing and publishing and statements like this that will not just tarnish ron paul, but will tarnish libertarianism and they'll have to answer for ron paul and these issues. >> finally, what do you make of it. every single one of these candidates has been nasty, hating on ron paul over the last couple of days. you shrug and it's par for the course. >> one, he's a front-runner and he's the front-runner in iowa and success, some of his views is outside the mainstream and it's easy for them to attack him. it doesn't mean they're right or wrong. it just means it's easier for them to do it. >> will cane, sherry jacobis and happy new year. >> you, too. >> thank you. it's the last business day of 2011 and we'll look at how the markets fared and what's in store, hopefully optimism for 2012. 4,000 cars may have been shipped without one very crucial part. we have those details out front next. is it because taking a step represents hope? or triumph? at genworth, we believe in taking small steps every day to keep your promises, protect what matters, and prepare for a secure financial future. no matter where you want to go, one step at a time is the only way to get there. go to genworth.com/promises. and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda®, you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. and now get even more with splenda® essentials, the only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. just another reason why you get more... when you sweeten with splenda®. ♪ [ male announcer ] got a cold? [ sniffling ] [ male announcer ] not sure what to take? now robitussin® makes finding the right relief simpler than ever. click on the robitussin® relief finder. click on your symptoms. get your right relief. ♪ makes the cold aisle easy. ♪ robitussin®. relief made simple. >> today was the final day of trading in a volatile day in the markets. alison kosik, i can hear the traders all together -- see you later, 2011. >> good riddance is what they said. as far as today goes, brooke, wall street wound up going out with a whimper than a bang. after the wild swings we saw this year, not such a bad thing to end the year on a quiet note. you look at what the dow did, it ends on the plus column compared to 2010. the nasdaq actually ended lower for the year. down almost 2%. the s&p 500 basically ending flat below the break-even level and it's interesting to watch the s&p 500 because how it did is probably a good indicator of how your own retirement funds and other mutual fund investments did this year. many of them track the s&p 500 and yes, i know, it's a cliche, but you know what? it really was a roller coaster ride for stock market investors. lots of ups and downs, thrills and nausea along the way. we ended up right where we began. brooke? >> 2012, you and i talked about the euro zone crisis. obviously, that's still looming and how are investors and strategists feeling? is it cautious optimism? >> there is more optimism that it could be a better year for investors. it's far from a sure thing. the economic outlook has improved over the last month. cnn money survey of top economists is predicting the economies are going to grow at 3.5% for the current quarter and 3.2% for all of next year. that's good news because that's about double the rate of the growth that we've seen so far this year and it's considered pretty healthy. sure, it's what you said. we have these big worries as we head into 2012. we have the european debt crisis still hanging over. jobs in this country, housing in this country and europe will be the biggest wild card and the biggest unknown still far from resolved. we have better-looking data here in the ouz jobs and housing recently. unemployment is coming down, the economy is adding jobs and the housing market is planting a few seeds of a recovery. so, at least we've got a little bit of optimism as we head into 2012. >> we'll take it, but i know we'll be talking a lot about europe in the weeks and months to come. >> alison kosik, thank you. verizon sending a new signal to customers. in a reversal says the company will not go forward with the single payment system. the company said it would charge you for any debit or credit card payments taken over the phone, but the head of verizon wireless says that plan was scrapped after getting all kinds of feedback on the idea from you, their customers. car recalls are not anything new. it seems like we're hearing about one every week, but one from gm definitely caught our eye here on "out front." the company said 4,000 of the 2012 subcompact sonics may have been shipped without an inner or outer front brake pad. you know, the things that help stop your car. as of now, there have been no injuries, no accidents reported as a result of the missing brake pads. the company says they'll install the new back pads and related components, but here ate problem we had with this. brake pads, we all acknowledge, are important. you would think gm, dealers are expected to start notifying customers right around january 14th. we hope they'll do it before then. president obama on vacation in hawaii. he says he'll speak to iowa supporters via the internet this upcoming tuesday. we'll talk to breanna keilar. she's in hawaii with the president and what he plans to say. how safe is your personal information? we find out in under surveillance tonight. not just one, but two maryland doctors charged with murder for performing illegal late-term abortions. those details "out front" next. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ gives you a 50 percent annual bonus. so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean this up. shouldn't have made it rain. >> formal charges have been filed against the man who accused of murdering and dismembering the 9-year-old girl he was supposed to be baby sitting. he was charged with murder, ashes buice of a corpse and in the death of aliana lemon. he did confess to hitting her over the head with a brick, cutting up her body and then leaving pieces of it in the freezer. he now faces up to 71 years in prison. >> police investigating the case of missing maine baby ayla reynolds have returned cars belonging to both her father justin dipietro and also the car of an unidentified portland, maine, woman. they're not saying what they were searching for when those vehicles were seized. in reese not days, the mother of this missing 20-month-old trysta reynolds and her father has said that dipietro has not communicated with them since that child's disappearance from his home in waterville. she was last seen there on the night of december 16th. he, however, maintains he has no idea where little ayla is and says he has nothing to hide. also murder charges have been filed against not just one, but two abortion doctors for performing illegal late-term abortions. they're a result of a year-long investigation that began with a gruesome discovery at a clinic. the dr. stephen brigham was arrested last night and dr. nicola riley was arrested in salt lake city on wednesday. i want to bring in cnn's national correspondent david mattingly with more on this. help us connect the dots on this very troubling story and what more can you tell us about how an abortion at a state licensed clinic can now turn into a case of murder. >> this all came about last fall when police went in there doing an investigation and they found a freezer in there. inside they found frozen aborted fetuses. they were able to examine those fetuses and they were also able to examine records who were at the clinic and they're now alleging that the doctors performed abortions on aborted fetuses that were viable and could have lived outside the womb in cases that did not fall under the legal exceptions that the state of maryland allowed. these exceptions being the health of the mother and also the possibility that the fetus may have had some sort of severe genetic problem or abnormality. these cases are reresulting in murder charges and five against dr. brigham. we talked to the attorneys and the attorney for brigham says he's complied with all state laws in maryland and he's broken no laws there and he's cooperated fully with this investigation. dr. riley says the charges are without merit and she objects to her client now being held in utah without bond. so at this point, very early in the prosecution of this case. >> some of these happened at 35, 36 weeks and it begs the question how authorities found out and this all started a year ago and one of the patients ended up in a hospital, correct? >> that's right. she was there having an abortion and the doctors had her driven to a local hospital in elkton and it was determined that her internal injuries were so severe that she had to be lifted to johns hopkins. and at that point the doctors that were looking at this said she should never have been transported to the hospital and it objected to the ways the doctors were treating her as a result of this abortion. so that started the investigation. that's what got the police started looking at this chin bein clinic and they went inside and now they're coming out with murder charges. >> david mattingly, thank you. president obama said he will be addressing iowa supporters online. brianna keilar comes out front with what he plans to say. also, google, apple. you know two of the most popular and powerful companies in the world, right, but just how much do they know about you? we'll dig deeper tonight in under surveillance and then we're rolling in the deep with the latest viral sensation. if you haven't heard this you have to wait and see. the south korean singer wows the judges with her voice. "out front" tonight. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion... nyquil: i heard him. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ they defied danger today and opposition groups called the rally the call to freedom square. look at the call there. activists urging people to head to public gathering places in spite of sniper attacks by security forces. the opposition says at least 35 people were killed today. protesters have been pushing back against the regime of president bashar al assad since march. >> and just days after north korean dictator kim jong-il was laid to rest and his youngest son took power, the reclusive country is sending out a hostile message to the world. they released a statement and here's part of it. we kohl emily declare with confidence that the south korean puppets and foolish politicians around the world should not expect any change from the dprk, end quote. north korea had harsher terms for their neighbor to the south angry that the south korean leader did not allow delegates into the north to pay their respects to the late dear leader, the nuclear armed country say their sea of tears will turn into retaliatory fire and their wailing into a war of revenge. al qaeda now actively recruiting in libya. sources tell cnn the terrorist group has managed to recruit 200 fighters to join their cause in the north african country. the sources tell cnn that the effort to build up forces is being led by some of al qaeda's most experienced fighter sent personally by ayman al za what herry. and a fresh look tonight of behind the scenes of the very day osama bin laden was killed. the white house posting these images today. take a look. this is the president there in the outer oval office putting the finishes touches on a statement about bin laden's death. compilation from that day, who could forget, may 1st also released the president and his team in the situation room going over the mission to get osama bin laden. tuesday, i don't have to tell you this. you know it's a huge day, stakes are emfrom endous for the republican presidential candidates, but the man currently sitting in 1600 pennsylvania avenue, he'd like to make his presence felt that day as well. we are learning that president obama will be speaking to his iowa supporters via the internet on tuesday night just as the caucus results are coming in. let's go to hawaii, shall we? check in with breanna keilar who was there with the president and so breanna, a web chat. how's that going to work? >> it's a web chat, brooke. he'll be talking virtually to his supporters in iowa and think, all eyes are on iowa because of the gop, but the president's reelect also focused there as well. it will be a skype technology and, but sort of more advanced than the typical skype that maybe you or i would use because it will allow him to talk to supporters in various locations and of course, he'll be trying to amp up his supporters in iowa and talking about that campaign message that he's already made very clear that he's fighting for the middle class and there's something about iowa that's important to president obama and his reelect and that was because in 2008 the eight-point lead that gave him that early momentum and made him a contender and the way he sees it, brooke, iowa, the ground game he has is a bit of a test run for the general election, brooke. >> we're looking at these images of the president and of course, he's on vacation and we haven't seen too much of him and i'll ask you about that in a minute and last night he and the first family visited pearl harbor. >> they went to the arizona memorial because december of this year 2011 is since the pearl harbor attack and beautiful photos of them going to the memorial in the afternoon or evening close to sunset where they paid their respects there. it's a beautiful memorial and the president and first lady dropped some flowers over the sunken wreckage of the arizona to pay tribute, brooke. >> breanna, you mentioned pearl harbor. what we haven't seen on this hawaiian vacation, dinners or golf specifically and speak of mitt romney capitalizing on the enthusiasm and there's this new website and i'm quoting that it's time to have a president whose idea of being hands on doesn't include of getting a better grip on the golf club. i imagine the white house press pool keeping away from the links is a calculated move. >> reporter: the white house keeping us away, brooke, and actually the president has played golf three times since he's been here. he's been here about a week and as you know, playing golf is always something that is kind of a political liability for any president. it was for president obama before 9/11, but yeah, he's played golf. also he's gotten shaved ice with his daughters at the pool. a small group of reporters and photographers who keep an eye on the president at most times wasn't even a lued to get that picture, something they've gotten in previous years and he's gone out to a couple of dinners at very nice restaurants here in waikiki and the pool has been kept away so we can't get shots of that or the first family on the beach, for instance. look at what we have gotten pictures of. we've gotten pictures of the first family going church on christmas day meeting with members of the military, and of course, that pearl harbor visit where you actually saw the press pool taken out on a separate boat so they could have good access and good pictures of president obama visiting that memorial. i guess it's not really surprising that the white house is restricting this access in an election year where you're going to see the focus beyond the economy that's not doing so well, but it's certainly frustrating from the point of view of a journalist and we've heard a lot of grumbling from the white house press corps following the flz hawaii. >> it's not surprising as it is an election year and we have the beautiful beach behind you. breanna keilar in hawaii. >> richard branson, the founder of the virgin group is not a shy man, just today on his blog he posted his pictures from the early '90s. in them, he's partying it up with members of a virgin atlantic cabin crew. one of them vowed to be a virgin pilot and for many ceos, showing these images would be taboo and a big pr no-no, but richard branson not exactly your standard executive and he's trying to send non-astronauts, folks like you and me regular folks into space and explore the deepest depths of the ocean and earlier, he told erin why his way of doing business works. i wouldn't recommend trying to think how can i make a lot of money. what i would recommend people do, is think can i -- am i frustrated by the way something is being done and can i do it better than it's being done? i mean, i was frustrated flying in other people's airlines and felt, okay, maybe if we can get a secondhand 747 i can show people how it's done and if they like it i'll get a second and a third and now we have, whatever it is, 250 planes flying around the world. so i think, you know, the best businesses are brought out of frustration where you think, screw it. i can do it better than other people. >> and you do believe that you can do good or that -- you believe that you have to do good or do some sort of contribution to society to build a successful business. that's not just rhetoric and somebody who is very successful who has the luxury of saying that? >> the most important thing for a business person is survival. when they're starting up, but once you feel that you survived you should then obviously create new jobs and obviously get your business going really well, but at the same time trying to take on some of the problems in the world and help get on top of them, and i believe it actually is good for the business. for instance, at virgin we pledge to put all of the profits that we put in the airline businesses into clean fuels and we've got companies we've invested in that developed clean fuels for planes and i think by 2020 most of our planes will be flying on clean fuels. >> what is the most creative thing that you're working on right now? >> well, if we put the not for profit which say lot of my time is spent on that, on one side, trying to explore the bottom of the ocean is going down 38,000 feet, trying to find the 80% of species that we don't even know exists today is tremendously exciting. there are only two people that are below 18,000 feet ever in the history of mankind, and so we nearly finished completing a little submarine and i'm hoping to go down to the puerto rican trench which is 38,000 feet down. that's going to be, you know, a technological challenge and, you know, we've got to withstand 1500 times the pressure on the airplane and if we can pull it off, it's not just at the mouth of what they can discover down there. >> what's harder? technologically? i think it's harder to go to the bottom of the ocean than it is to go to space? >> i mean, you know, we've just finished a very important rocket test yesterday for virgin galactic. we've -- you know, the mother ships finished, the spaceships finished and new mexico's finished. we hope that by next christmas we'll be up up, up and away with virgin galactic. >> how does that work with the virgin galactic spaceship? six passengers three times a day, two hours for a price of $200,000 which i would imagine given all that you've put into it has been a relative bargain? >> to go up in a russian spaceship will cost you $60 million. we managed to get the price down somewhat. the initial 500 people are going up will be the pioneers and they will enable us over the years to come to be able to bring the price down and so i think your children and grandchildren, i suspect, will be able to realistically think, you know, i can become an astronaut in my life time and the initial flights are only three-hour round-trip flights in time, you know, we'll do orbital flights as well which will be two weeks in space. >> you have been, the financial times did a story on you where they said if you succeed with virgin galactic and you achieve this in space which would be the greatesta, chiefment of any british person in history. >> i'll accept that right now. no, look, it's been -- it's been a dream that i had back in 1990, and i you know, i headed off around the world to see if i being find brilliant scientists who could create a spaceship and came across the actual genius behind it and we've had the most incredible ten years and the dream's about toy become a reality and it is enormously exciting. >> erin burnett and richard branson, thanks, you too. at the end of the year there is a list of the best and the worst of the year and 2011 is no exception. we have compiled our own lists of our favorite list. first up, the top ten ridiculous lawsuits voted on by visitors on their website, this includes the woman who sued chuck e. cheese for encouraging her kids to gamble. also the man who accidentally shot himself in the bar and then sued the bar for not frisking him when he walked in and the kidnapper who sued his hostages after they went back on a promise to help him escape. surprisingly, not on the list, david letterman who can't be too thrilled about the chamber of commerce using the phrase top ten. next up on our list of lists is the tongue twister. here i go. it is the lake superior state university's list of the words banished from the queen's english for misuse, overuse and general uselessness. the title, almost longer than the list. the 37th annual list was compiled by the university for nominations all around the world and includes words and phrases that people hate like arc mazing and my personal fay favorite, gynormous, mancave and babe bump. don't use those next year. all week here on cnn we've been recapping what we think are the biggest stories of this year. the list includes the horrific earthquake and tsunami in japan and also the death of osama bin laden, but what if we were to use a different gauge, you know, twitter activity, for example. what would be the biggest stories then? the site frugal dad found out. here we go. the top story of 2011 would be beyonce. remember, huge news unveiling her pregnancy at the mtv video music awards, people tweeted at a rate of 9,069 per second and next the death of osama bin laden was only tweeted at a arrest 5,106 per second, just to give you a comparison. if we look at facebook posts, charlie sheen would be the most important person of the year. he set the record for fastest to 1 million followers. remember that? if google search set the agenda, friday singer rebecca black, oh, yes, would be the world's most important person. i don't want to get this song stuck in my head, please, please, she was the fastest rising search on google this year. that was six spots higher than adele whose 21 was the best-selling album of this year. speaking of adele, the latest viral video coming to us from south korea any it's of this 15-year-old contestant and she's singing a dishing ele's hit song "rolling in the deep." k-pop is this television show that features three judges critiquing amateur singers and like past phenoms like susan boyle, she blew them away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> pretty good, right? also breaking news out of tinseltown tonight ending days of speculation, here we go. actor/economiedian russell brand filed for divorce from singer katy perry after 14 months of marriage. brand said, quote, sadly perry and i are ending our marriage. i'll always adore her and i know we'll remain friends after this cozy appearance on the red carpet just four weeks ago. celebrity watcher fueled rumors the marriage was on the rocks after noting the couple had spent christmas in separate cities, both spotted without their wedding rings. still "out front" tonight, you know you use products like items from google and apple each and every day, but just how much do they know about us? we'll take a look tonight in "under surveillance" next. in louisiana. they came to see us in florida... nice try, they came to hang out with us in alabama... once folks heard mississippi had the welcome sign out, they couldn't wait to get here. this year was great but next year's gonna be even better. and anyone who knows the gulf knows that winter is primetime fun time. the sun's out and the water's beautiful. you can go deep sea fishing for amberjack, grouper and mackerel. our golf courses are open. our bed and breakfast have special rates. and migrating waterfowl from all over make this a bird watcher's paradise. so if you missed it earlier this year, come on down. if you've already been here come on back... to mississippi... florida... louisiana... alabama. the gulf's america's get-a-way spot no matter where you go. so come on down and help make 2012 an even better year for tourism on the gulf. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account... in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock-- relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. man on tv: ...rbis and 36 homers. swings at the first pitch and fouls it deep back into the stands. [ding] [fans whirring] announcer: chill raw and prepared foods promptly. one in 6 americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >> we're keeping them honest on "360." syria under siege. at least 35 people died today including the man in this body bag. a citizen journalist who do you meaned the rebellion letting the world know wafs happening on the inside. this video right here is his own death which he himself recorded apparently shot by a sniper's bullet while his camera was rolling. we have footage tonight exclusive to cnn of the fighting. we'll talk to an activist inside. also in the u.s. and in raw politics, a touching moment on the campaign trail, newt gingrich showing a softer side talking about his mom and we have the latest from iowa and a political panel weighs in and my co-host for the new year kathy griffin will be here to join me for what's in store tonight. plus we'll wrap up the ridiculous top ten count down of 2011. the number one ridiculous of the year and all ahead at the top of the hour. more "out front" in a moment. in tonight's "under surveillance" segment we're tracking your2012 you might not much as you might like. for instance, there is this thing called google wallet. this is the tap to pay system on android phones. it may make shopping easier once it's fully released next year, but gawker, the website, is reporting that sensitive information that the software stores may not be safe. apple is exploring technology that would let you use your iphone to open your front door. sometimes apple not the best track when it comes to privacy. by next year those super secret spy droughnes could be hovering over your hometown watching you. no knnoah is here with a little mo analysis. thank you for coming on. >> my pleasure. >> when i think of facebook, i think you can check in, people know your location, you have all your contacts. so is that essentially in a phone? >> well, i think all these products are a little bit theoretical. >> okay. >> but the privacy thing, the privacy concern here is that none of these companies have a very good track record when it comes to privacy. >> you don't get the warm and fuzzies over facebook privacy? >> no way. facebook, for example, got repped by giving all their personal information away to advertisers. google and apple same thing, they have gotten pushback from the government for the way they use our information. so the idea that we're entrusting more and more to them by putting more and more into products that they build and run, that's concerning. >> let's talk about, you know, police. when they look for criminals, what, they use s.w.a.t. crews, dogs, state troopers. now we're hearing more and more about these drones being used to arrest civilians. i remember reading the "l.a. times" the drones used in north dakota to catch those guys who were stealing cattle. is this something we're going to see much more of come next year? >> if it's not next year, it's certainly the year after. this is definitely a trend in policing. >> it's cheaper. >> instead of having a million dollar helicopter, you can have a whole fleet of these things. actually i think in a weird way there's pressure from the end of the iraq war and the winding down of the afghanistan war. there's billions of dollars of these drones that have been built, paid for by the u.s. government and like what do you do for them? maybe you bring them home. >> how specifically would they be used? because i know multiple police jurisdictions are already talking about using them. >> right. they have been held up a little bit by the faa that doesn't necessarily wanting the robotic planes flying in the same airspace as our manned aircraft, but those restrictions, you can look to see loosed the next couple of years. they're going to use them on stakeouts, on crowd control, any way they use a helicopter now and maybe a couple more. >> what about also -- in being in times square today and the preps for new year's eve, i was thinking about all the surveillance cameras. new york police say this is excellent for counterterrorism measures. you say you're calling bs on that. >> that's just not true, right? a couple of years ago right here in times square we had a guy try to blow up a car and kill a lot of people. times square is the most heavily sur veiled place in the planet and he did it anyway. london is the most heavily surveiled city on the planet and they have had bombings there repeatedly so these things don't stop terrorists. they can be useful once an act of terrorism has happened. >> i have to push back because that was one instance. if those cameras weren't there, the new york pd could say think of all the other instances we could be reporting on. >> i don't think the nypd has a single example of an act of terrorism they prevented with surveillance cameras. >> are you going into the next year fearful that more instances, more pieces of technology could in fact reveal our inner personal information? >> well, look, the more we live our lives online, the more we're going through social networks, the more we use our iphones and android phones to carry out our lives, the more susceptible we are to surveillance. it's just a fact. the more we go digital, the easier it is to hoover up what we do. >> noah, thanks so much. i appreciate it. it is our last show here before new year's eve when about a million people will pack times square. in fact just today i got an exclusive look at the preparations under way. we'll share them with you in this behind-the-scenes video. that's up front and outfront next. is it because taking a step represents hope? or triumph? at genworth, we believe in taking small steps every day to keep your promises, protect what matters, and prepare for a secure financial future. no matter where you want to go, one step at a time is the only way to get there. go to genworth.com/promises. nyquil tylenol: we are?ylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researching a role. today's special... the capital one venture card. you earn double miles on every purchase. impressive. chalk is a lost medium. if you're not earning double miles... you're settling for half. was that really necessary? [ male announcer ] get the venture card at capitalone.com and earn double miles on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? cover for me. i have an audition. this time tomorrow night, new york's times square will be packed, you know, a cool million or so revelers just in time for the ball to be dropped at midnight. in that crowd we should point out there will be 40 plus cnn ss there so i went down this morning before everyone got there. welcome to times square. this is really the epicenter of the biggest new year's eve celebration in the world and this is the cnn riser. you won't see all of this on television, but follow me this way. this precise spot, this is where you will see anderson cooper and kathy griffin. now let's go. and i've got to say it's not very often i can say that in this exact spot just about 24 hours from now, i'm standing where lady gaga will be. but here's a little fun behind the scenes fact. on television, this stage will look huge. here in times square, it's really just about 40 feet by 20 feet. you're going to see lady gaga, justin bieber and pit bull. so here's the story behind the confetti. yesterday they actually conducted they call an air worthiness test to make sure that the confetti floats down to times square appropriately. also we found out there are people standing all above on the tops of buildings so just before the strike of midnight, they all do this. so this is a massive 40-plus person cnn staff operation. not only does cnn have you covered with cameras here on the ground at times square, we're going up. and here we are ten stories above times square. you have to have one of these to get anywhere near this location. and this is the spot, the coveted spot where network crews will be watching the moment millions of you around the world will be waiting for, the ball to drop.
Related Keywords
Don T , Information , Technology , Look , Privacy , Life , Cost , Iowa , Mitt Romney , Surveillance , Abortions , Murder , Doctors , Maryland , Aftera I Year , Calm , Buses , Four , Two , Ron Paul , Evening , Let S Go , Captions , Brooke Bolduan Sitting , Www Vitac Com , Candidates , Clock , Republican , Contest , Support , Ticking , Nomination , Nation , Race , Guns , Erin Burnett , First Up , Bit , Voters , Chris Christie , Governor , New Jersey , Behalf , Stumping , Warning , Mood , Take A Look , People , Jersey , Style , Back Jersey , Newt Gingrich , Poll , Romney On Top , Hawk Eye State , Rick Santorum , 15 , Couple , Speaker , House , Place , Tiers , Cnn , Jim Acosta , Standing , Promise , Won T , Chris Christy Event , Reporter , Brooke , That S Right , Sweat , Iowa Caucuses , The Big Question , Big Mo , Polls , Dynamics , Reasons , News , Rick Per Se , Many , Fifth , Cratered , Ooh Sort Of A Battle The Ricks , Rick Perry , Michele Bachmann , Fire , Ed Rollins , Revelation , Saying , E Mail , Tickets , Former Bachmann , Three , All Of Us , Fact , Campaign , Home , Campaigning , Hopes , Running Mate , Advice , Image , Caucuses , Estate , Him , Wife , Stakes , Mas , Mci , One , Help , New Hampshire , Criticisms , Doing , Stories , Side , Little , Campaign Events , Ann Romney , Multiple Sclerosis , Family , Campaign Trail , Family Man , Weapons , Budget , A Billion Dollars , A Billion , Thing , Footprint , Campaign Headquarters , Blockbuster , 08 , Wasn T , Store , New Hampshire Primary , Des Moines , Mother , Policies , Brain Science , The House , Problems , Dealing , Joe Johns , Mothers , It S , Coffee Shop , Bunch , Room , All Of This Go On , Back Tears , Capitol Hill , 90 , Something , Tears , Women Voters , Kind , Evangelicals , Softens , Words , Hillary Clinton , Some , Someone , Talker , Trail , Hip , Everybody , 2008 , Country , Opportunities , I Don T , Woman , First , Oman , Camera , Anything , Questions , Problem , Images , Possibility , Stage , Matter , Times , Adultery , Is , Idea , Both , Conversation , Guy , Contributor , Talking , Strategist , Mom , Face , Personality , Tax Reform , Sherry , Sincere , Emotion , Setting , President , Party , Nominee , Guard , Understanding , Families , Affliction , Loved Ones , Acknowledgement , Empathy , Things , I Ll Be Back , Talk , Let , Candidate , Lot , Wall , Trips , Resources , Story , Money , Hares , Tortoise , The Tortoise And Hare , Book , Passage , Romney Alternative , Texas , Corner , Citizens , Lifestyle , Individual , Care , Victim , 1987 , Libertarian Philosophy , Individualism , News Laters , Advocates , Shame , 20 , Printing , Statements , Libertarianism , Publishing , Issues , Course , Front Runner , Views , Par , Success , It Doesn T , Sherry Jacobis , Will Cane , Cars , Part , Markets , Business Day , Hopefully Optimism , 2011 , 2012 , 4000 , Hope , Step , Matters , Future , Promises , Steps , Details , At Genworth , Way , Genworth Com Promises , More , Essentials , Tablespoons , Boost , Fiber , Sweeteners , Splenda , 3 , 10 , 100 , Announcer , Cold , B Vitamins , Reason , Antioxidants , Packet , Relief , Symptoms , Robitussin , Sniffling , Now Robitussin , Relief Finder , Aisle , Trading , Swings , Riddance , Traders , Alison Kosik , Whimper , Bang , Wall Street , S P 500 , Dow , Nasdaq , Note , Column , 2010 , 500 , 2 , Investments , Indicator , Fund , Retirement Funds , Level , Cliche , Roller Coaster Ride , Stock Market Investors , Downs , Thrills , Nausea , Lots , Ups , Euro Zone Crisis , Optimism , Investors , Cnn Money Survey , Strategists , Outlook , Rate , Economies , Economists , Growth , 3 5 , 3 2 , Jobs , Housing , Wild Card , Debt Crisis , Worries , European , Economy , Recovery , Housing Market , Unknown , Data , Seeds , Unemployment , Ouz , Company , Customers , Reversal , Signal , Verizon , Credit Card , Phone , Payments , Head , Plan , Payment System , Debit , Eye , Kinds , Car Recalls , Feedback , Gm , Car , Injuries , Brake Pad , Sonics , Accidents , Subcompact , Result , Brake Pads , Components , Back Pads , President Obama , Supporters , Vacation , Internet , Dealers , Hawaii , January 14th , 14 , Breanna Keilar , Out Front , Outfront Next , Alli , Fat , Exercise , Diet , Let S Fight Fat With Alli , Cash , Wouldn T , Insects , Bonus , Who , 50 , Wallet , Rewards Card , Card , Shouldn T , It Rain , Charges , Murdering , Baby Sitting , Corpse , Girl , Ashes Buice , 9 , Pieces , Death , Freezer , Body , Brick , Aliana Lemon , 71 , Police , Case , Justin Dipietro , Ayla Reynolds , Prison , Maine , Portland , Child , Father , Vehicles , Disappearance , Waterville , Trysta Reynolds , Nothing , Ayla , December 16th , 16 , Investigation , Abortion , Clinic , Dr , Discovery , Last Night , Stephen Brigham , U S , David Mattingly , Nicola Riley , Salt Lake City , Connect The Dots , Fetuses , Cases , Womb , Records , Exceptions , Sort , Fetus , Health , Abnormality , Attorney , Murder Charges , State Laws , Attorneys , Brigham , Reresulting , Five , Laws , Merit , Client , Utah , Point , Bond , Prosecution , 36 , 35 , Hospital , Authorities , Question , Patients , Johns Hopkins , Ways , Chin Bein Clinic , Apple , Google , Brianna Keilar , World , Companies , Singer , You Haven T , Rolling In The Deep , South Korean , Viral Sensation , Nasal Congestion , Judges , Voice , Whispering , Tissue Box , Nighttime , Anncr Vo , Nyquil , Phase , Working , Flu Doesn T , Tylenol Cold Multi Symptom , Chance , Kids , Call , Opposition , Groups , Activists , Rally , Danger , Freedom Square , Bashar Al Assad , Places , Security Forces , Sniper Attacks , Protesters , Spite , Regime , Statement , Kim Jong Il , Message , Son , Power , North Korean , We Kohl Emily Declare , Delegates , Terms , Neighbor , Politicians , Change , Confidence , Leader , South , Puppets , End Quote , Respects , Their , Dear Leader , Revenge , North , War , Al Qaeda , Sea , Wailing , Libya , Sources , Terrorist Group , Fighters , Forces , Fighter , Effort , Cause , North African , 200 , Osama Bin Laden , White House , Office , Behind The Scenes , What Herry , Ayman Al Za , Compilation , Team , Situation Room , Mission , May 1st , 1 , Tuesday , 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue , Emfrom Endous , 1600 , Presence , Learning , Caucus Results , Let S Go To Hawaii , Breanna , Think , Eyes , Skype , Locations , Reelect , Fighting , Campaign Message , Class , Momentum , Contender , Lead , Reelect , Ground Game , Eight , Test Run , Pearl Harbor , General Election , Memorial , Photos , Arizona Memorial , First Lady , Wreckage , Tribute , Flowers , Haven T , Website , Golf , Dinners , Being Hands On Doesn T , Enthusiasm , Grip , Golf Club , Move , Links , Away , White House Press Pool , Pool , Group , Reporters , Liability , Ice , Daughters , 9 11 , Picture , Times Wasn T , Shots , Photographers , Restaurants , Lued , Waikiki , Instance , Pictures , Members , Military , Press , Going Church On Christmas Day , On The Beach , Pictures Of , Access , Election , Focus , Boat , Journalist , Beach , Grumbling , Flz Hawaii , Point Of View , White House Press Corps , Richard Branson , Blog , Virgin Group , Breanna Keilar In Hawaii , No , Executive , Pr , Ceos , Virgin Pilot , Cabin Crew , Virgin Atlantic , Space , Folks , Ocean , Non Astronauts , Depths , Doing Business Works , Airlines , Flying , Planes , Secondhand , Third , Felt , 747 , 250 , Businesses , Contribution , Frustration , Society , Screw It , Somebody , Business , Business Person Is Survival , Rhetoric , Luxury , Top , Fuels , Profits , Airline Businesses , Most , Profit , 2020 , Bottom , Feet , 80 , Species , 38000 , 80 , Puerto Rican Trench , History , Submarine , Mankind , 18000 , Pressure , Challenge , Mouth , Airplane , 1500 , Virgin Galactic , Rocket Test , Work , Spaceships , Up And Away , New Mexico , Spaceship , Price , Passengers , Bargain , Russian , Six , 200000 , 00000 , Pioneers , 00 Million , 60 Million , Flights , Children , Ground , Grandchildren , Astronaut , Dream , Person , Greatesta , Chiefment , Scientists , Genius , 1990 , Ten , List , Best , Reality , Toy , Thanks , Worst , Lists , Visitors , Exception , Lawsuits , Chuck E Cheese , Hostages , Kidnapper , Bar , David Letterman , Can T , Tongue Twister , Phrase , Overuse , Misuse , Lake Superior State University , Chamber Of Commerce , Queen S English , All Around The World , General , University , Phrases , Uselessness , Title , Arc Mazing , My Personal Fay Favorite , 37 , Recapping , Babe Bump , Gynormous , Mancave , Example , Twitter , Dad , Tsunami , Earthquake , Gauge , Site , Japan , Pregnancy , Mtv Video Music Awards , 9069 , Charlie Sheen , Facebook , Comparison , Record , Posts , Followers , Agenda , Person Of The Year , Google Search , 5106 , 1 Million , Stuck In My Head , Rebecca Black , Yes , Video , Adele , Contestant , Album , 21 , Television Show , K Pop , Phenoms , Singers , Hit Song , Singing A Dishing Ele , Susan Boyle , Pretty Good , Katy Perry , Speculation , Divorce , Russell Brand , Economiedian , Tinseltown , Factor , Marriage , Sadly Perry , On The Rocks , Celebrity Watcher , Appearance , Friends , Rumors , Brand , Quote , Red Carpet , Products , Cities , Wedding Rings , Items , Gonna , Try , Sign , Mississippi , Louisiana , Florida , Alabama , Gulf , Grouper , Breakfast , Water , Golf Courses , Rates , Winter , Mackerel , Sea Fishing , Amberjack , Bed , Anyone , The Sun , Waterfowl , Bird Watcher , Come On Down , Paradise , Gulf S America Get A Way , Tourism , Call The Gulf Home , Bp , Identity Thief , Bank Account , Computer , Order , Clang , Lifelock , Identity Protection Company , Homers , Go To Lifelock Com Today , Bank Accounts , Rbis , Tv , Pitch , Fouls , Identity , Takeover Fraud , 1 800 Lifelock , 800 , Stands , Foods , Food Poisoning , Fans Whirring , Ding , 6 , Syria Under Siege , 360 , Citizen Journalist , On The Inside , Rebellion , Sniper , Bullet , Body Bag , Know Wafs , Politics , Latest , Activist Inside , Footage Tonight Exclusive , Count , Co Host , Panel , Kathy Griffin , Google Wallet , Tap , System , Segment , Android Phones , Shopping , Software Stores , Safe , Gawker , Door , Hometown , Track , Iphone , Spy Droughnes , Location , Knnoah , Pleasure , Little Mo Analysis , Contacts , Track Record , Concern , None , Got Repped , Government , Run , Advertisers , Pushback , Let S Talk About , Drones , Crews , Civilians , State Troopers , Criminals , Dogs , Swat , L A Times , Policing , Guys , Trend , North Dakota , Stealing Cattle , A Million , A Million Dollar , Billions , End , Dollars , Dollar Helicopter , Fleet , Afghanistan War , Iraq War , Faa , Jurisdictions , Crowd Control , Stakeouts , Restrictions , Aircraft , Airspace , Times Square , Surveillance Cameras , Helicopter , Preps , Counterterrorism Measures , New York , Planet , Guy Try , Terrorism , City , Terrorists , Bombings , London , Don T Stop , Instances , Nypd , Cameras , Reporting , Pd , Lives , Noah , Phones , Social Networks , Show , Preparations , Tylenol , Oaches , Relieve Coughs , Twins , Sneezing , Stuffy , Overachiever , Venture Card , Purchase , Today S Special , Chalk , Miles , Capital One , Medium , Role , Aren T You , Shhh , Half , Cover , Audition , Ball , Revelers , Crowd , 40 , Spot , Television , Riser , Epicenter , Everyone , Celebration , Lady Gaga , Anderson Cooper , 24 , Scenes , Fun , Pit Bull , Justin Bieber , Confetti , Air Worthiness Test , Confetti Floats , Tops , Strike , Buildings , Staff , Operation , Contenders , Candy Crowley , Closing Arguments , Eastern , These , Millions , Anywhere , Network Crews , 00 ,
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.