the book on election cliff hangers. here in florida. that s how important florida is. only one thing is certain in this contest. expect the unexpected. you have three candidates who have won three primaries. you re going to have to make a decision. which of the three should become our nominee. i think you know. tonight, the candidates, together, in jacksonville, florida. newt gingrich, the south carolina winner. hoping to capitalize on his recent victory and his strong record in debates. not that i am a good debater. it is that articulate the deepest values of the american people. mitt romney. the new hampshire winner. trying to broaden his appeal and reclaim the title of front-runner. we re not choosing a talk show host. we re choosing the person who should be the leader of the free world. rick santorum. the iowa winner. looking for a new burst of momentum, after his upset in the heartland. there was one race that was in nobody s backyard. and we won th
tonight, the final faceoff before florida voters choose. a presidential race that s breaking all the rules. it comes to a state that wrote the book on election cliff hangers. here in florida. that s how important florida is. only one thing is certain in this contest. expect the unexpected. you have three candidates who have won three primaries. you re going to have to make a decision. which of the three should become our nominee. i think you know. tonight, the candidates, together, in jacksonville, florida. newt gingrich, the south carolina winner. hoping to capitalize on his recent victory and his strong record in debates. not that i am a good debater. it is that articulate the deepest values of the american people. mitt romney. the new hampshire winner. trying to broaden his appeal and reclaim the title of front-runner. we re not choosing a talk show host. we re choosing the person who should be the leader of the free world. rick santorum. the iowa w
talk more about it in our crime and consequences segment in 20 minutes. the clock is still ticking toward a midnight deadline to avert a partial government shutdown but the pressure s gone down just a little bit. that s john boehner s way of saying both parties in both houses have agreed on a trillion dollar spending package. now they just have to vote on it. the house will vote first. then start its holiday recess. the senate will vote after that. and will try to agree on extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits. if it does, the house will come back to vote on that. stay tuned. ballistics and fingerprint analysis now links oscar ortega hernandez to the rifle used to fire bullets at the white house last month according to new court filings. the 21-year-old from idaho is being charged with attempting to assassinate the president. ortega is in washington today for a hearing on whether he should undergo more missile testing to determine if he is competent to s