to an end in syria. also, another epidemic in america. this one has to do with your furry friend. we want to get right to politics, though. nevada republican caucuses get under way in just a few hours. there are 28 delegates up for grabs in the first contest west of the mississippi. cnn s joe johns has more on the final rush for support. susan, as the race for nevada caucuses entered the home stretch, the mitt romney campaign was hoping their candidate was well positioned to score a victory here just like he did four years ago. it was a bizarre week in politics, though, with donald trump stirring up a publicity firestorm before finally publicly endorsing romney for president. romney did not help his own case with his comments on cnn that he was not concerned about the poor because there s a safety net for them. he later said he misspoke. meanwhile, newt gingrich, the former speaker of the house tried to capitalize on the romney misstep promoting his own plan to create j
newt gingrich is creeping up in the polls after this week s debate, but mitt romney is still the national frontrunner. today, the two battle it out over breakfast. both candidates will be in the same diner at the same exact time. see you at tommy s ham house. tommy s ham house, newt gingrich didn t know about it until we talked to him. we talked to tommy of tommy s ham house live this morning. here s what he has to say about the excitement in his restaurant. i told you here s what he has to say, i want to tell you stay tuned and we ll tell you what he has to say. you want to hear tommy because it s really interesting. two possible presidents, one possible president, with two presidential candidates in his restaurant at the same time in less than three hours. we start this news cast in south carolina where polls opened one hour ago. voters there are choosing a republican presidential nominee. let s get right to the palmetto state. don lemon is at a polling place in lexin
right. a baggy outfit or something there. i don t know. larry flint has been around constitution issues for years. he better dig into funny money or he will be paying this woman. hello again, i m fredricka whitfield. it s 4:00 eastern time. let s great straight to the news. the u.s. state department confirmed more than 120 americans were onboard that cruise ship that ram aground off the coast of italy. there are no reports of any americans being among the dead and injured. the captain, however, is under arrest. a local prosecutor says he is being investigated for manslaughter and abandoning ship. at least three people are dead. rescue crews and survivors say the death toll is likely to rise. translator: i am afraid the people with me the entire time are dead. i think the two people i was helping the entire time are dead. i don t know where to ask. the reporter is at the port where survivors are being taken and will join us with an update seven minutes from now. re
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soil this morning. we ll tell you how the 15-year-old dallas girl ended up in colombia and how she was located. and what does slavery and math have to do with each other? a teacher gives a math test with word problems such as, if frederick got two beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week? we ll tell you the full story, and we want your reaction. send your thoughts to gary tuchman cnn on twitter. he s on trial for murder. joran van der sloot sits in court yawning. hear what the judge had to say about his behavior. we start with the republican presidential race and the battle for the granite state, new hampshire. the candidates have two debates there this weekend. but that doesn t mean they re scaling back on the personal appearances. this is mitt romney holding a rally in dairy, new hampshire. he s been dominating the polls in new hampshire, but now rick santorum may have some momentum. paul steinhouser joins me from manchester, new hampshire, early in th