barack obama got 62 percent of the independent vote john mccain 44 percent. can obama win the independent vote? obama is falling mostly short among independents. when i looked at the last gallup poll you had 50 percent of americans who disapproved of barack obama s job he was doing but among independents almost 60 percent. he has a big road ahead of him, barack obama in wouldn tioing independents. it is fair to say republicans don t have a fair shot. they have a equally fair shot. president obama what about today, super tuesday. how many independent votes in all of these primaries and caucuses? wherever you see ron paul competing hard like in north dakotas where those folks are allowed to vote. he saw that no south carolina,
country. up for grabs on super tuesday delegates a magic number for winning the nomination is 1144 delegates. here s the delegate count. mitt romney leads the pack with 203, santorum 92. gingrich 33 and paul with 35. super tuesday a total of 419 delegates available. with a solid win today romney could get a tighter hold on the frontrunner status. threw there are many voters who are still very undecided. i have been going back and forth a little bit. i am looking at rick santorum. i think mitt romney has a good chance to win the presidency. i am so not sure who i am going to vote for but i am going to keep my options open at this time. you see everyone will be watching of course ohio. no republican nominee has ever
factor. thank you for watching us tonight. i am bill o reilly riley. remember the spin stops right here. we are definitely looking out for you. hey there, good morning to you. it is super tuesday march the 6th. i am anna kooiman. i am ainsley earhardt. let s get right to our top story. well, today is super tuesday a big day for the republican presidential candidate. penn state are holding primaries. traditionally it is determined who that likely candidate will be. the outcome of this year s primaries may not determine the republican party s top choice. this begs the question just how super is super tuesday. kelly wright joins us live from
many weather problems. the problweather will be out to west. you will need jackets across parts of the east. there is warmth heading our way. it is across the center of the nation where temperatures are 10-25 degrees above what s typical for this time of the year. enjoy the warmth while you got it, because there will be a cold front heading our way. super tuesday today. here s a look at the forecast for some of the big cities. boston, massachusetts you will get sunshine. cool today 37 degrees. but ohio, virginia, tennessee dry conditions and sunshine. out west in idaho you could have rain and snow showers out there. i don t think we will see snowfall accumulation among the lower elevations. as you go higher up you could be looking at slippery travel as we are traveling across the path. morning travel looking good. not looking at delays in chicago, atlanta. thank you so much maria. it s time now to brew on this.
we will continue to have coverage on our big show for the rest of the hour for super tuesday. now it s time for your 5 at 5. the top 5 stories making news at this hour. president obama planning his first news conference of the year. the 8th of the gop presidential candidates saying the timing co incidental. he will step in front of the cameras at 1:15 eastern time. likely he will face questions about the economy and rising gas prices. his last press conference labac in november. he talked with netanyahu last night. he told thousands of jewish americans his nation has a right to defend itself against iran s nuclear threat. we have waited for diplomacy to work. we have waited for sanctions to work. none of us can afford to wait much longer. as prime minister of israel, i will never let my people live in the shadow of annihilation.