don t know what you re talking about. basically obama was vague last night. but romney came with specifics. jon: cory, you described the debate as being sort of very specific and bordering on wonky but isn t that what people are looking for right now? aren t they looking for specifics and numbers and ideas here? i think you re absolutely right about that. always interesting to me tv commentators and others complain how debates and political discourse is boring and turning american people off whether this is exactly the time they should pay close attention. when they do this is when they see the contrast between the two candidates standing on same stage. if you look reports come out this morning, fact checkers, l.a. times , wall street journal , washington post they re blowing holes in the presentation that governor romney presented last night. saying again, how are you going to pay for deficit reduction? how are you going to pay for the tax cut? how will you create jobs and
just days ago, south carolina looked like it could be the third punch of a one, two three, mitt romney primary knockout. but this morning, ohio s republicans took away romney s first win, announcing rick santorum won the caucuses by 34 votes. then governor rick perry of texas pulled out of the race and immediately endorsed newt gingrich who s been surging in several new south carolina polls. a conservative visionary who can transform our country. we ve had our differences, which campaigns will inevitably have. and newt is not perfect. but who among us is? the fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek god. and i believe in the power of redemption. for it is a central tenet of my christian faith. that redemption remark from governor perry an apparent reference to new allegations from the former speaker s second ex-wife, in interviews with the washington post and abc news, marianne gingrich accuses her husband of once coming to her and asking for a open marriage.
people disagree with that claim. shep? shepard: clearly they do. and now there is new danger. this time to the rescuers. because that ship is actually teetering on an underground cliff. they are blowing holes in the underside of the ship to open new passageways and the more explosives they use the more precarious the situation becomes. here is the coast guard. seven people from the coast guard that went through these hull with a lot of danger and risk for the life, of course, because the ship, you know, could go on deeper because there is because there is a stability, even more difficult than usual. take a look at this amazing night vision video. this is on the side of the ship as the passengers were trying to evacuate. see them lined up there? it looks like a scene from the poseidon adventure. they are trying to get into
they re meant to chill you out but is anybody actually monitoring the mellow ingredients? i would take the energy version. especially in the middle of the night. plus, we ll go behind the scenes at the royal stag party. what happened at prince williams bachelor party didn t stay there. details coming up. that s right. somebody s given the scoop on that. but first, concern about older boeing 737 passenger jets is spreading even after the emergency landing in arizona last week. inspections are under way on more 737s. abc s lisa stark has more. reporter: the gaping hole that opened up in the roof of the southwest jet didn t just blow open one airplane, it blew apart the nation s entire system for inspecting and maintaining aging jets. we can t allow planes to be blowing holes in the roof while people are at 30,000 feet. we just can t. reporter: here s the problem. extensive metal fatigue cracks were found where the fuselage failed, shocking the airline, boeing and the g
reporter: the faa is ordering special safety inspections for fatigue damage on some 175 boeing 737s worldwide. 80 of them are registered in the u.s. we can t allow planes to be blowing holes in the roof while people are at 30,000 feet. we just can t. reporter: age and wear from repeated take-offs and landings can cause metal fatigue. mechanics look visually or use specialized technology which sends an electrical current through the metal to detect problems. not cracks but smoke in the cockpit forced the united plane to make an emergency landing in new orleans. 497 we re declaring an emergency. we ve lost all our instruments right now. reporter: just 20 minutes after take-off, the aircraft developed electrical problems and returned to the airport. all 106 people aboard got off safely using emergency chutes. the ntsb dispatched a team to investigate. larry jacobs, abc news. unbelievable and very scary. the white house is giving up