because if there s such a hearing, it gives the judge the ability to throw the whole case out, and that s going to be a much more actively contested hearing than anything we saw today. well, the prosecutor had one final message in his press conference. let s watch that today. you all have not heard the evidence. please be patient and wait for the trial. thank you very much. well, this is so tricky here, joy-ann, i don t know how we are going to cover this. i m going to do it with the presumption of innocence as we do in all cases. i think everybody s going to be watching this with all kind of attitude here, right? absolutely. chris, the bottom line is that this case has been litigated and re-litigated on twitter, on blogs, online, everyone feels they, too, are prosecuting this case and everyone has taken a side. that raises questions about jury selection, is the entire jury pool in the country tainted. and can zimmerman get a fair trial? those are all important questions. wha
him. i m sorry but i m having a bit of a problem with that and i think we would ratchet up the charges. unless zimmerman can come up with real good evidence that he didn t do that, i think he s in trouble. thank you very much. criminal profiler, we greatly appreciate your insight. coming up, i ll talk with toure. he will talk about why he believes this case is turning into a trial that s being conducted in the media. does that mean if zimmerman is ever actually charged cork the state s case be in jeopardy as a result of what is being talked about on television, on blogs, wherever else. plus, it is official. scott walker will face a recall election after 900,000 signatures are collected. here s the other talk of the day. a lighter note for sure. did you get your ticket yet? a record mega millions prize has swelled to an even bigger jack politics. last check, $640 million. join our conversation on twitter.
it s going to be hilarious. stay home. deep on cnn. stay with us. the countdown to the republican caucuses. the first contest over who will face president obama in november. we ll take you live to des moines. and a corporation bows to public pressure. verizon convenience fee, fuhgedaboudit. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we start with iowa and the republican presidential race. there are just three days now until the first votes are cast, which means plenty of action this weekend in places like goblin goat and bloomers. a taste of what potential voters are hearing. we are just a few days, you know, before, before an important election. some people say, why does iowa have so much clout? it s a small state, and it has such great meaning, because it s sending a message around the country. a week ago we in last place. so right now people are thinking my whole emphasis on brain science coming in directly from dealing see that ambush, dealing with the real probl
tonight and tomorrow morning elsewhere. in new hampshire. he s also back to attacking president obama. this time, comparing him to marie antoinette. cnn s jim acosta at romney s early stops in iowa today. jim? reporter: candy, there are several reasons for mitt romney s growing confidence, one is the fact that we ve been talking about this for several days, newt gingrich has been staying positive, not going after mitt romney. ron paul, romney s chief rival in the state is leaving the state and going back to texas to spend new year s eve with his wife and family. michele bachmann, a former campaign manager, ed rollins, tell me via e-mail today, that michele bachmann has basically been laying off of mitt romney in the hopes of being his vice presidential running mate. no surprise romney on the campaign earlier with chris christie going after president obama, comparing him, as you said, to french royalty. the other day president obama said that you know it could be worse. th
i m sorry. i will take it from here. have yourself a great day. hello, everyone. the battle ground state is different. the pitch is the same. right now, president obama is trying to pump up support for his jobs bill at north carolina state university in raleigh. since he unveiled the plan in a speech to congress last thursday, he s traveled to virginia, ohio, and now north carolina, promoting its mix of tax cuts, cuts on the wealthy to pay for it. those are fighting words to republicans. but look at this a brand-new cnn/orc poll, show more americans like the jobs act than not. the president also leads in the trust contest. asked whom may trust more to handle our troubled economy? 46 .say mr. obama. 37 .say republicans in congress. more than 7 americans say they re angry about the way things are going. and that could explain, at least one of the outcomes of yesterday s special elections. vacant house seats were up in nevada and new york. the new york seat is in heavily d