also, a wall street journal political reporter. nice to have you. and abby livingston. she s been on the show a couple of times before but with her sisters. she s the doubt of presidential candidate jon huntsman, with us but without her sisters. let s get right to our starting point this morning. mitt romney a clear front-runner once again. he s leading rick santorum by 16 points in the latest national poll. very big endorsements as well. ahead of super tuesday, tomorrow. the highest ranking republican member of congress eric cantor, getting his support. i look to super tuesday, i look to mitt romney winning all of virginia s delegates. in fact, i cast my vote already in virginia for mitt romney. and i m here today to tell you that i m endorsing mitt romney in his candidacy for the presidency of the united states. majority leader congressman eric cantor of virginia joins us. nice to see you. we appreciate it. good morning, soledad. let s talk about that endorsemen
in this week s smart is the new rich. reporter: amelia and ava are not saving for toys, not saving for games but something much more important. college. so is five and a half-year-old emily. why? because it costs a lot, a lot of money. reporter: meet the modern girl scouts where money smarts count and will earn you a badge. they are 100 years old and way past the days of cross stitching and sewing. thirteen new badges reward money savvy, they are daisies. girls their age learn about saving. junior girl scouts like abigail learn what to do with their money. you save it, spend it, donate it. reporter: in the cadet troop it s about mortgages, property taxes and careers. master it and nab the financing my dreams badge. let s hold up our dream job. go ahead, gabby.
expect prices to stay low throughout the year. christine romans has a preview. good morning, gary. coming up on your bottom line, it s your money and your vote. but what does your vote really mean. for the next 11 months we re going beyond precincts, straight to what politics means for your pocketbook. how you vote determines the direction of the american middle class. no pressure. plus, are you ready to find a new job in 2012? we ll tell you how to get hired, and from camping and cooking to mortgages and taxes. today s girl scouts can get a badge for their money smarts. that s right. that s all coming up at 9:30 a.m. eastern. gary? checking top stories. a year-long saga for a texas teen is over. 15-year-old jakadrien turner was reunited with her family in dallas last night. she was a runaway who after a series of mishaps was deported
features obese children. is this going too far or is it the only way to get the message across? we ll talk about it next. but first when you think of girl scout badges, you probably imagine brown sashes, green shirt, camping and, of course, cookies. but now you can add careers, mortgages, interest rates and taxes. millions of young women can now earn one of those famous badges for being good with money. christine romans has the story in this week s smart is the new rich. reporter: they re saving for college. so is emily, why? because it losts a lot of a lot of money. reporter: meet the modern girl scouts where money smarts count and earn you a badge. the girl scouts are 100 years old this week. as part of the first badge redesign in a quarter century, 13 new badges reward money sa y
when you think of girl scout badges, what do you imagine? that sash, that shirt, maybe camping, cookies, of course? how about careers, mortgages, interest rates and taxes? 3.2 million young women can now earn one of those famous badges for being good with money. take a look. amelia and ava are not saving for toys. they re not saving for games, but something much more important. college. so is 5 1/2-year-old emily. why? it s a lot, a lot of money. meet the modern girl scouts, where money smarts count and will earn you a badge. the girl scouts are 100 years old this year and way past the days of cross stitching and sewing. 13 new badges reward money savvy. amelia, ava and emily are daisies. girls their age learn about savings.