top of the hour. want to get you up to seed. newt gingrich gets ready to pull the plug on his presidential campaign. sources telling cnn gingrich is going to officially end his run for the white house next week, throw his support behind mitt romney. gingrich expected to help republicans try to win back the senate and hold onto the house. here is what he said earlier today. we re going to stay very, very active. we re working out the details of our transition and we ll have information for the press the next couple days, but i am committed to this party, i am committed to defeating obama. we will find ways to try to be helpful. i do think it s pretty clear that governor romney is only going to be the nominee and we ll do everything we can to make sure he is, in fact, effective. a major retailer in south korea is pulling u.s. beef from its shelves. the store is stopping sales after a single case of mad cow disease was confirmed in california. the u.s. agriculture department
hoodie does not make them a hoodlum. the bible teaches us, mr. speaker, in the book of michael db. the member will suspend. the member will suspend. these words, he has shown you the member will suspend. the chair must remind members of clause 5 of rule 17. what you do justly as you love mercy, as you walk humbly with your god, and in the new testament i have to tell you this, i can t wait for this conversation that s coming up in about 30 minutes here on cnn because representative bobby rush will join me to talk about that speech and that moment. make sure you stay tuned. newt gingrich lays off a third of his staff and replaces his campaign manager, but gingrich says that s not a sign he is dropping out of the presidential race. the campaign says it s just a response to financial realities. gingrich vows to stay in the race until the republican convention. we re going it talk with his campaign chief of staff. can t wait for that interview, live this hour as