the congressman from massachusetts is calling for hearings to investigate. middle easterners, blacks and hispanics were apparently targeted. some passengers pulled aside simply for wearing a baseball cap backwards. if i were to dress a different way i know i would probably be pulled to the side. i don t know if it is racially based or whatever. but it is just the way things are. tsa administrators say the program at boston does not encourage or tolerate profiling. they promise a full investigation and, if necessary, corrective measures. silence fell over the indiana state fair last night exactly one year after an unforgettable stage collapse. all music shut off, rides stopped, activities came to a standstill for a four-minute period. the names of those killed were read aloud. seven died. dozens injured. strong winds sent the stage crashing into fans just before a sugarland concert.
strong winds sent the stage crashing into fans just before a sugarland concert. google s stock closed higher after the tech giant announced layoffs at motorolla mobility. the cell phone company it just bought. 4,000 jobs are going to be cut. 20% of the work force. most of the jobs being cut are outside of the united states. google also said it will close or consolidate about 1/3 of its 90 locations. we are talking about 30 locations probably consolidated. a major trend for american credit card customers. a new report this morning shows the number of credit card customers paying their bills late now at an 18-year low. the amount of debt per customer is up, about 6% over this time last year. analysts say credit card holders must be in a spending mood. buy, buy, buy. can we buy a forecast? here is your tuesday forecast, everybody. thunderstorms from michigan into the ohio valley. storms around pittsburgh, buffalo moving later to boston, new york, d.c.
us, the presentations that will happen at cpac, nice to have you joining us. first and foremost this is the all star event, rick santorum will make a presentation, mitt romney will make a presentation, newt gingrich will be here making presentation, michele bachmann, sarah palin will wrap-up the entire night. what does it tell you about sort of the role of conservatives in this year s election? well, obviously, this has become an election that in my opinion will be decided by turnout, and whoever gets their base more passionately involved and out there to vote will win this election. the country divided 50-50 now, in terms of philosophical terms, conservatives are the base of the movement and the right, and progressives are the base of the other side and whoever thinks it s more at stake will get more enthusiastic will allow that candidate to win the election. when you look at statistics on turnout, ron and i talked about this yesterday, doesn t that bode badly for you, t
remember this buy. he leaked military secrets. why is he nominated for a nobel peace prize? you have got to hear this one. 7 people were killed when the stage came crashing down in high winds. it happened during a sugarland concert. who is being cite now for safety violations. a new debate about money taken from union workers paychecks to support political causes to which they don t agree. i am an seiu member, i take exception to some of my union dues the money that i earn on every paycheck every two weeks going to candidates and causes that i don t believe in and i don t agree with. yoo-hoo. hello. it s water from the drinking fountain at the mall.
gingrich is now 15 points ahead of romney in a new gallup poll and mr. paul steinhauser joins us right now from washington. hello, paul. how does romney plan to handle what is shaping up to be a two-man race at this point? it really is shaping up. that was the national poll, don. take a look at this, state poll. iowa. two new polls in iowa. one of them, cbs/ new york times. you adjust showed the national poll. newt gingrich ahead by double digits. the frontrunner, we re less than four weeks away from the iowa caucuses. what is mitt romney doing about all this? romney was speaking to reporters yesterday on the campaign trail and said he would be more forceful in going after newt gingrich and pointing out the differences where they stand on certain things and he also said, you ll see more of me. more interviews and more time on the campaign trail. he says after about a week from now when he finishes up some fund-raising, you ll see a lot more of mitt romney. four weeks to go