daiichi. remembering etta james honored in song by the world s biggest singers and stars. that and more right here right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. if you joined us tonight at the top of the hour, you re going to get an exclusive. there is a major political boost tonight for republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich. a surprise announcement by his former rival, herman cain. i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states! that was just last hour in palm beach, florida. a new poll shows that newt gingrich could use the help right now, because mitt romney leading gingrich 38% to 29% in a new poll, in a new survey. ron paul and rick santorum lag far behind. i want to go now to cnn exclusive. you re looking at now what happened to romney in the panhandle. before we go there, let s go to h herman cain on the phone. youance dor endorsed newt gingr. why? number one, we talked about him being open to 9-9