was the only tv producer invited to whitney houston s funeral from any network. so we ll have not only the inside look, but also the explanation from bobby brown as to why he bailed on the ceremony. did you hear about the deadly avalanche near a ski resort in washington state. skiers buried in snow after falling 1500 feet. there were warnings of high avalanche danger. they were not supposed to be in that area. reports were it was an out-of-bounds area they were skiing in. we have all the details of that deadly avalanche coming up. the polls just keep coming in on his side. you might call it the santorum surprise. he s opened up an eight-point lead right across the nation in a brand new nationwide poll. does it mean what some people think it means? or is it a blip? we ll talk about it. mardi gras is getting an r rating. they are attempting to enforce a curfew for kids under 16 in the french quarter. how are they going to accomplish that? we ll try to find that out. i a
core conservatives learn to love mitt? you, the economy and the election with alex riff lin, douglas holt aiken and ron brownstein. and then israel, iran and the u.s., what we know with house intelligence chairman mike rogers. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a gallup poll shows president obama beating every republican comer except one, mitt romney. after months of pounding by republican rivals and the president s team romney is up a point over the president, a dead heat. 35% of republicans are extremely enthusiastic to vote this year, compared to 23% of democrats, 20% of independents. that s called an enthusiasm gap. also troublesome for the president s prospects, four of the 12 swing states have jobless rates over 9%, and four are in the top ten for highest foreclosure rates. joining us now, bob mcdonnell, head of the republican governors association, and his counterpart at the democratic governors association martin o malley. gentlemen thank you bot
exclusive interview with the arab league secretary general. you re in the situation room. newt gingrich may give it as the gift that keeps on giving. we re talking about the remark romney made right here on cnn that s gone viral that he s not concerned about the very poor because they have a safety net. rather, he s concerned about the middle class. newt gingrich is making the most of it as he and rochl any cmney in nevada. joe, what s the latest on this latest round between newt gingrich and mitt romney? wolf, clearly the gingrich campaign right now is trying to sort of capitalize, if you will, and use the recent remarks by mitt romney. but one of the things they ve been concerned about is getting out of the habit of engaging in a mud slinging match with mitt romney. gingrich clearly being advised how to focus also on his own ideas, his vision for the put to try to say positively what he is for. and they viewed these recent comments by mitt romney about the poor as a p
neil ferguson, kishor and wada. also, how in the world did one of the world s greatest sellers in the global bazaar lose its mojo? i ll explain. first, here s my take. president obama spoke forcefully in his state of the union about the importance of reviving manufacturing in america. if you talk with economists, they ll tell you it s a very complex problem involving tacks, trade, regulatory policy, exchange rates, educational skills. it is all those things, but when you move from high level policy to specific cases, you will often find within element that is rarely talked about. a government s role in boosting its domestic manufacturers. in a front page story last week, the new york times detailed how apple s iphone ended up being made outside america. the times wrote about the apple executives who visited a factory in china to see if it could cut the glass precisely for the phone s touchdown screen. when the apple team got there, the factory owners were already construc
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