santorum controversial, conservative and taking outspoken aim at his republican rivals. i ve done this for 12 years in the united states senate where i differ from michelle is really a matter of proven leadership. real life rocky times two. victor ortiz in the fight of his life. i m taking my title home. that means the victory as well. and the great oscar de la hoya life lessons from a ten-time world champion. it can ruin your life. it almost ruined mine. this is piers morgan tonight. joining me now is rick santorum, one of the crowded field of republicans who aim to challenge barack obama in 2012. senator, thank you for joining me. thank you, piers. good to be on. i don t want to start on a defeatist note here, but the cnn poll on monday had you at 1% of the vote to be the republican nominee. if you don t mind me suggesting it, what do you do? i don t really care what the national poll say. they don t really matter at all at this point. the polls th
security checks but veterans benefits, other right. that s a scary process. starts to get mathematical. we have to figure out what gets paid and what doesn t get paid. another big story right now, a massive and dangerous heat wave is gripping much of the nation. here s how it looks and feels across the country. take a look at the red quarter. temperatures expected to reach 104 degrees in parts of texas today, in the southeast, temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s and more than just uncomfortable, it s dangerous. heat has already claimed the life of at least one person in illinois and adding to that, the heat is causing drought conditions in the deep south to intensify. also this morning, hundreds of thousands still without power in the chicago area after strong thunderstorms rolled through. officials warn the power there might not be back on until saturday. let s go live to rob marciano outdoors this morning, silly rob, in atlanta s piedmont park. sun stil