viary goe is a and former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. there are more delegates at stake in florida than any of the previous contests. so major momentum will come out of this winner-take-all state. naturally ron paul, a road less traveled kind of guy, spent the week in maine. what am i doing in maine? why am i not in florida? truth is, ron paul doesn t need to be in florida to have a presence. the debt is certainly an importance issue. you can hear it from the ron paul that s the intrigue of the paul campaign. maximum commitment by voters in the face of minimal chances. his support now is too small to be a threat to romney or gingrich in the short run, but large enough to be a factor in the long run. and if ron paul shouldn t win, what s the price for his support? the texas congressman joins me now from his home state. thank you, congressman. i just want to take a look at your thank you. strategy a
putting on the final touches of the state of the union address. and newt gingrich s stunning surge has made him a lightning rod for a new wave the criticism. can we keep up the momentum in florida? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. 6o. just a few hours from now, the president of the united states goes before congress and the american people to record on how the nation is doing. his state of the union address will certain by as important glimpse. . . will focus on job, income equality and taxes and a whole lot more. as mitt romney reveals his own mounta multimillion dollar cnn s jim acosta is covering the campaign for us. he s in florida. romney, he did well in that debate last night, everyone seems to agree. is he back on track? reporter: wolf, we ll find out. right know his campaigning in front of the a foreclosed home. you could say he s hitting the reset button today. he s a taking the president and his rivals, but he s finding out hitting the rese
books literally locked up. one of the those books was written by a guy named william shakespeare. starting point begins right now. welcome. everybody. the cruise ship rescue mission has now been suspended in giglio, italy. the cruise ship is now slipping which we ll update you on what exactly what means in just a few moments but it sounds like that ship which has been listing on one side is now going under. italian prosecutors have ruled out at this point technical error. the ceo is apologizing. he says he believes it is human error and the captain of that ship has been arrested and charge with manslaughter and abandoning his ship. the ship hit rocks, has 160-foot gash in one of its side. many people think the other side looks the same way. 2300 tons of fuel on board. at this point there is no sign of leakage. there are 14 people missing at lea least, including 2 americans and 6 people reported dead at this point. passengers have been reliving as they tell their story it
here in washington last night, but the real punches were thrown in des moines. let s be candid. the only reason you didn t become a career politician is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. the last thing bibbyi netanyu needs to have is not just a person who is an historian but also someone who is running for president of the united states stand up and say things that create extraordinary tumult in his neighborhood. if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the difference. if freddie mac is bailed out by a bailout, so i think, newt, you got some of our taxpayer money. if you will cheat on your wife, if you will cheat on your spouse, then why wouldn t you cheat on your business partner or why wouldn t you cheat on anybody for that matter? back in 1984, newt, i was running for the united states senate and i did not support an individual mandate and i was a conservative. you strayed on that issue as you have on others. the record is important. and presidential ca
is state of the union. there was a boxing match here in washington last night, but the real punches were thrown in des moines. let s be candid. the only reason you didn t become a career politician is you lost to tedty kennedy in 1994. the last thing he needs to have is not just a person who is an historian but also someone who is running for president of the united states stand up and say things that create extraordinary timult in his neighborhood. if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the difference. if freddie mac is bailed out by a bailout, so i tink, newt, you got some of our taxpayer money. if you will cheat on your wife, if you will cheat on your spouse, then why wouldn t you cheat on your business partner or why wouldn t you cheat on anybody for that matter. back in 1984, newt, i was running for the united states senate andy not support an individual mandate and i was a conservative. you strayed on that issue as you have on others. the record i