it worked with the faa. we have a system, what they call their amnesty system, where if youself report problems, they won t take enforcement action. when i was inspector general, congress asked myself and my office to look at the certification of the boeing 777. we came up with a statistic and found our conclusion was boeing self-certified about 95% of their planes. you know, in that case, they re the ones who have the expertise, so it seemed to work. they had a flew glitches with that plane, but everyone came to love the 777. but what it points out is the faa really has been kind of become an advisory organization and really don t get tough with major carriers and big manufacturers, the little guys with puddle jumpers, or the gals
we talked to one of the convicted killers pardoned by mississippi s governor. we re going to hear his reaction to the outrage over his release. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. mitt romney, the clear front-runner in a cnn/orcp poll out just now. romney with a double-digit lead, asking republican voters their choice for the nominee. look at the battle for second place. newt gingrich, ron paul, rick santorum are all in a statistic cal tie, each getting between 15 and 18%. let s get more from gloria borger, taking a closer look at all of this. he s rising nationally, at least it looks like that. yeah, it is, and rising at newt gingrich s expense. we compared the numbers you just showed with the numbers from december. what a difference a month makes. romney in december, 28%, now 34, up six. newt gingrich down ten points, and again paul has been pretty consistent. santorum almost quadrupled his support. i think the big news here, wolf, to me is that mitt romne
stock index climbed 4.3%. the nasdaq up 4.2, all after the federal reserve and a handful of other central banks announced they d make it easier for global financial institutions to borrow dollars, which are in high demand as investors are get more skittish about the oar re. cnn s richard quest is among the market watch who see it as a pain reliever than a lasting cure. richard quest, central banks around the world make clear they re ready to help, markets love it, all around the world, including best day on wall street, up more than 4%. investors are ask are we finally on a sustainable path to growth or is this another stop on the roller coaster? oh, absolutely, no hesitati n hesitation, it s a stop on the roller coaster. one day s actions by the central bank of the fed and five others does not a recovery or end of the crisis make. what happened here was the central banks got together and recognized that some banks are having difficulties getting hold of dollars, if they
our cia has no ability to have any form of interrogation for terrorists. the truth is, congresswoman bachmann, who is a member of the house intelligence committee is wrong. the cia still interrogates terror suspects in the field. in fact, president obama created the high value detainee interrogation group which includes the cia of the fbi and defense department. they deploy in teams to question terror suspects here in the united states and overseas. whether that policy is strong enough or not is a matter for debate. but what s clear is that bachmann s comments are not accurate. let s turn now to herman cain and border and security. an insecure border is a national security threat for the following reasons. number one, we know that terrorists have come into this country by way of mexico. keeping them honest. the houston chronicle reports there is no evidence of terrorists entering the united states through mexico. back in march, the newspaper reported on an independent
any form of interrogation for terrorists. the truth is, congresswoman bachmann, who is a member of the house intelligence committee is wrong. the cia still inter gates terror suspects in the field. in fact, president obama created the high value detainee interrogation group which includes the cia of the fbi and defense department. they deploy in teams to question terror suspects here in the united states and overseas. whether that policy is strong enough or not is a matter for debate. but what s clear is that bachmann s comments are not accurate. let s turn now to herman cain and border and security. an insecure border is a national security threat for the following reasons. number one, we know that terrorists have come into this country by way of mexico. keeping them honest. the houston chronicle reports there is no evidence of terrorists entering the united states through mexico. back in march, the newspaper reported an an independent analysis at vanderbilt universi