hopeful newt gingrich soring to victory saturday. former house speaker winning 41% of the vote dealing a significant blow to mitt romney, gingrich thanking his supporters and saying they proved money isn t everything. we don t have the kind kinld of money at least one of the candidates does but we do have ideas and we do have people. we ve proved here in south carolina that people power with right ideas beats big money. with your help we re going to prove it again. mitt romney garnering just 27% of the votes and vowing to vote for every vote in every state. also unleashed an attack on president obama saying this election will decide america s future. believes that this election is a battle for the soul of america. it s. it s a choice between two very different destine yeez for america.
newt gingrich takes south carolina. we proved here in south carolina that people power with the right ideas beats big money, and with your help, we re going to prove it again in florida. the former house speaker says he may not have the money, but he can take on mitt romney. we ll take you live to south carolina for the post-primary analysis. despite false reports swirling on social media, former penn state coach joe paterno is alive, but in serious condition. students lit candles in his support. we will take you live to penn state. and search and rescue teams continue working on the italian cruise ship this morning. they stopped briefly overnight for safety issues. we ve got the latest in the investigation. plus, new audiotape from the ship s captain. hello, and good morning to everybody. we start with the runaway victory for newt gingrich. in the south carolina republican primary. look at the numbers. it was a double digit win for the former house speaker. easily be
good morning, everybody. i m gary tuchman. newt gingrich is celebrating a big win in south carolina. the biggest thing i take from the campaign in south carolina is that it is very humbling and very sobering to have so many people who so deeply want their country to get back on the right track. speaking of the right track, mitt romney is hoping to find it in florida. we ll get voter reactions from the next big campaign contest about what happened in south carolina. despite some immediate ra reports to the contrary, joe paterno is alive but in serious condition this morning. we ll get an update from state college, pennsylvania. we start with what was a runaway victory for newt gingrich in the south carolina republican presidential primary. look at these numbers. it was a double digit win. 12 percentage points for the former house speaker. easily beating mitt romney. rick santorum came in third place. ron paul in fourth. now, check out this cnn exit poll. there were man