hormuz and draws the fury of the iranian military. up first tonight, the enormous stakes of new hampshire s presidential primary. remember, it was in this state, the hillary clinton come back four years ago, sent the democratic race into the historic obama/clinton marathon. tonight, starkly new numbers suggests former massachusetts governor mitt romney could all but lock up this cycle s republican race this month with a one, two, three punch. his iowa victory was by a mere eight points, but consider this, a new wmur poll just out tonight in new hampshire has romney leading with 44%, ron paul a distant second at 20%, rick santorum, gingrich, tied third at 8%, governor huntsman one point behind them at 7%. the race moves next to south carolina and this is eye-popping. new cnn/ time /orc polling shows governor romney leading 37%, a two to one lead over the second place rick santorum. governor romney is in the driver s seat and he knows it. he not only wasted government money
secret cia program from them. now there s growing pressure on the white house to act. plus, did the former vice president break the law? our answers ahead. and she may be leaving office at the end of the month. but alaska governor sarah palin says she is not quitting politics. along with an upcoming book, palin says her future plans could include supporting democrats. we ll explain that one straight ahead. just hours from now, president obama s supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor heads to capitol hill to begin her senate confirmation hearing. it should provide plenty of political drama as well. democrats are confident she ll become the first hispanic justice on the supreme court. right now, republicans are poised to hit hard on a number of different issues. cnn s bri anna keilar is in washington following it all this morning. what can we expect today as the hearings open up? as you know, sotomayor has been studying up in a small office next to the white house for