us. then this is a remarkable leader. someone worth studying. someone it was an honor to have met. blowback. newt gingrich on the hostility prochted by his praise of nelson mandela, and our political panel looks at the republican charm offensive, bill s hillary crusade, and what harry reid said. this is state of the union. all the world is a stage and there are lots of actors these days. president obama acknowledge the u.s. would accept a peaceful nuclear energy program in iran. 85-year-old merrill newman is back on u.s. soil and with family after being detained. north korean authorities seized newman off a departing plane more than a month ago. joining me now, congressman michael mccall, chairman of the house homeland security and congressman adam schiff, a