lisa sylvester is nontoring some of the other top stories. another twist in the story of that hollywood area arson spree. it turns out the german man charged today with multiple counts of arson in los angeles is also accused of burning down a family home as well as fraud back in his home country. the damage in the last fires is likely to reach $3 million. and a bitter week of fighting may be ahead in syria. rebel forces vowed to unleash quote huge operations. because peaceful demonstrations didn t work, they ll use arms. and yemeni president won t come to the u.s. for medical
by our election team and around the country and the world. stand by to learn more about edith and carolyn, who solved the case of the missing votes. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. so long, iowa, hello, new hampshire. the republican presidential candidates are zeroing in on the next battlefield and a big primary coming up on tuesday. the front-runner, mitt romney, is following up his squeaker win in iowa with a new endorsement from senator john mccain who beat him in the new hampshire primary four years ago. several of romney s opponents also are in new hampshire right now. but rick perry says he s heading south. he sent out a tweet today saying here we come, south carolina. and a photo from his morning run confirming he s staying in the race despite his poor showing in iowa. michele bachmann made a very different decision, ending her presidential bid today after a crushing defeat in the state where she was born. rick santorum lands in new hampshire later