nominated, of course, i think he might very well lose in a close election. however, again, my opinion, i think the these debates and the republican race for the nomination up until now have revived president obama s chances somewhat. also his chances have been buoyed just in the last couple of days. the unemployment figures are still terrible, but at least they are headed down. i expected november, number one, a close race. i think it will be decided by independent voters and swing voters in the middle. dan rather, thank you, sir. hd net, dan rather reports. he s the host. make sure you tune in. appreciate it, sir. thank you, don. up next here on cnn hln s jane velez-mitchell joins me to talk about joran van der sloot yawning instead of confessing to murder.
still early in the race. i d like to remind everybody about how early it is. i think he s the underdog. not the underdog by much. my personal opinion, which is frequently wrong, is if the election were held today, depending on who the public has nominated, of course, i think he might very well lose in a close election. however, again, my opinion, i think the these debates and the republican race for the nomination up until now have revived president obama s chances somewhat. also his chances have been buoyed just in the last couple of days. the unemployment figures are still terrible, but at least they are headed down. i expected november, number one, a close race. i think it will be decided by independent voters and swing voters in the middle. dan rather, thank you, sir. hd net, dan rather reports. he s the host. make sure you tune in. appreciate it, sir. thank you, don.
pennsylvania. sara, people think that excuse is pretty flimsy. reporter: yeah, don, what happened yesterday at the announcement for the new head football coach, the one that will replace interim coach tom bradley, who replaced joe paterno when he was fired just a few days after the jerry sandusky scandal began to unfold, so rodney erickson was asked this question by reporters at an intimate question-and-answer session after the announcement. he was asked the question, how could penn state officials, such as yourself, be caught so off guard when this was news that, you know, people in pennsylvania were talking about, and that was re-published in several publications back in march. he said what he has said all along. he said, i did not know penn state was involved in this scandal until i read the grand jury report in november. he then refused to follow up a question about the patriot-news article in march. he went to another reporter. his press secretary basically said one
we have 18 individuals who were shot. one year ago, congresswoman gabby giffords shot but lives. six others die. her progress, lessons learned and a nation remembers. tick tock. the first presidential primary just two days away. did mitt romney s debate rivals make a dent in his armor? we ll show you just how contentious it got. daring dan. legendary anchorman dan rather is in new hampshire. true to form, he s got some choice words for the gop hopefuls. and he s sharing them with me. and who are blah people. i don t want to make people s lives better by making them someone else s money. he says he didn t say what you just heard and he s not alone. it really is time for our no talking points segment. that and more right here, right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us. the congresswoman who took a bullet to the brain exactly one year ago standing tall and leading her community in our country s sacred pledge. i pledge allegiance to
choice words for the gop hopefuls. and he s sharing them with me. and who are blah people. i don t want to make people s lives better by making them by giving them someone else s money. he says he didn t say what you just heard and he s not alone. it really is time for our no talking points segment. that and more right here, right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us. the congresswoman who took a bullet to the brain exactly one year ago standing tall and leading her community in our country s sacred pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. congresswoman gabrielle giffords still recovering from her severe head trauma took to the stage at a candlelight vigil in tucson. on this day last year, january 8th, 2011, a gunman opened fire in a supermarket parking lot where giffords was meeting constitue