long-time nemesis former speaker now presidential candidate newt gingrich. plus a snomobiler s helmet cam captures the moment one of his buddies buried alive by an avalanche and then their frantic race to pull him out. we begin tonight here on capitol hill. the stage tonight for the president s annual state-of-the-union address. theater, yes. but important theater. president obama s election year message will be heavily focused on the struggling economy. and yes, we are told tonight there will be some sharp partisan dividing lines over taxes, spending, energy policy and who is to blame for washington s political dysfunction. on the republican campaign trail today, the leading contenders urge voters not to forget the last three years as the president tries to frame the year ahead. did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? no. did he get americans back to work? no. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is live with her latest reporting on
board i boarding a flight after refusing a pat-down. and news on beginning itch s work for freddie mac. we have the contract just released. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett and tonight, breaking news. the truth behind newt gingrich s ties to freddie mac. literally, within the past eight minutes, the former speaker released records explaining his connection to the taxpayer subsidized mortgage giant. i ve been reading through it, it s a 15-page contract and this is a contract for just one year, 2006. now, the speaker worked for freddie mac for several years, so 2006 is the only year that i have in my hands and here s what i can tell you it says. it says that the gingrich group had a $25,000 monthly retainer fee from freddie mac. he said that adds up to $300,000 a year, which is the maximum for the year 2006. i want to emphasize this is one out of the six that he worked for freddie mac. now, he was a consultant and he released this to make that point, to try t
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