but just in right now, new poll numbers painting a very telling picture of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we can now report that mitt romney is the candidate to beat in at least two of the crucial first four voting contests of the 2012 election with herman cain a sometimes close, sometimes distant second. our new cnn time orc poll of republican voters just released shows romney on top in iowa s january 3rd caucuses, leading herman cain by three points, but that s well within the sampling error of plus or mines. in new hampshire, romney has a lead over cain. in south carolina, a two-point edge for romney, again, within the margin of error. in florida, it s romney 30% to cain s 18%. before the polls came out, romney made it clear he s setting his sights very high. i think the greatest threat to my success would be president obama and i m planning on beating him soon. let s talk about these new poll numbers with our chief political correspondent, the
to find out, we turned to gail raskin, co-owner of jane s exchange, a new york city consignment shop that specializes in children s items. some stuff gail said wasn t ideal for reselling. it s a little pilled. and you know what, we would probably do this for $1 or so. reporter: but gail said many of the things could easily be resold. gorgeous sweater. beautiful condition. let s say we try $60. reporter: other great places for moms to sell items are on ebay, craigslist, or consignment stores near you. especially sellable, gail says, new clothing with tags and name brands. baby brands that resell well include ralph lauren, baby gap, gymborree. even nonbrand essentials can make money, especially if grouped together. remember nia s hats? i would imagine on craigslist or ebay they would do maybe five for $7.50, $8.50. reporter: baby gear, especially with original packing
hosni mubarak s health is an issue here in egypt. keep in mind when we heard earlier today is that the lawyer for hosni mubarak said he was in a, quote, deep coma, he fell into that coma midday local time and that the lawyer was on the way to the hospital and didn t know whether or not hosni mubarak would ever regain consciousness. now, the hospital for itds part as you said, said, yes, he did lose consciousness. he fainted for a while earlier today. but regained consciousness quite shortly after that. they re also telling us that apparently it s not uncommon for mubarak to faint every once in a while. simply because his health is so problematic. the reason why this is such a big issue here in egypt, fredricka, is because mubarak is due to stand trial on august 3rd for atrocities allegedly committed during his reign here of almost 30 years in power. and, of course, during the revolution that started on january 25th and that eventually led to him being ousted. so a lot of pe
recovery and today we are look at the business of furniture recycling. it works like this: used items are donated to a resale shop and they sell it and give you most of the profit and the rest to charity. and owners of a few shops in texas say sales are way up. and now live to houston. chris? guest: at this store you find everything from $100 couch to a $6 wicker stool. people are looking to save money and make money. watch this. there is a sense of adventure coming here. consignment stores across the country are busier than ever. with the economy we have seen things come in that we have not seen before and more and more and more people and more items, and it has been great. the sagging economy helped boost sales at the shop in houston. there is a greater selection now because the economy is bad. furniture sales are up 20 percent over the last two years.
there is a sense of adventure in coming here. reporter: consignment stores across the country are busier than ever. because of the economy we have seen things come in that we haven t seen before and just more and more and more people, more items, it s been great. reporter: the sagging economy has helped boost sales at the guild shop in houston. i think there is a greater selection was the economy is bad. reporter: furniture sales here are up nearly 20% over the past two years. what we are finding is that people want a good deal in terms of what they are buying, but they also people are trying to get rid of things that they don t need and make a little extra money on that side. reporter: boy you did some damage today, didn t you? i did, i did. reporter: bargain shoppers are looking for hidden treasures. i have a depression-era china cabinet back here. reporter: robert bought a trailer s worth of furniture for less than $1,200 and he wanted to buy even more. i