sources telling abc news the suspect checked into the chelsea international hostel on west 20th street in manhattan the night of the shooting. the hostel denying james stayed there tuesday, but adding that he has stayed there in the past. emerging the next morning and wandering the streets of lower manhattan, hiding in plain sight. at 10:30 a.m. witnesses spotting him sitting outside a restaurant on canal street, appearing to charge his phone. a few hours later, at the famed katz s deli on the lower east side. at 1:42 p.m., james is taken into custody, ending the nearly 30-hour manhunt. the 62-year-old is being held without bail. federal officials have charged him with carrying out a terrorist attack on a mass transit system. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. and late today, the nypd thanking new yorkers for helping find the suspect. five people will split the reward. and the police commissioner saying the public is who the nypd serves, and are often the
arizona. you re in the situation room. they are numbers that are making mitt romney nervous. they are certainly catching the attention of the obama re-election campaign. we re talking about the latest polls that show rick santorum at the front of the republican presidential pack. look at that gallup tracking poll number that has santorum ten points aheads of romney nationally among registered republicans. even with the sampling error, santorum is the frontrunner in this poll. but that position comes with an extra bit of scrutiny and santorum is now being called on to explain some rather controversial remarks from recent days. our national political correspondent, jim acosta is joining us now. jim, what s going on with rick santorum and his campaign right now? rick santorum has spent the last couple of days making hot comments about the president and touch, on sensitive issues. it s a reminder of the culture that santorum has worn proudly throughout his career. lately, ric