allegations, if not racest, completely unfounded, and some point romney has to say, enough of that stuff. but he just can t break to of whacko right. you said just now, that donald trump s reputation and this relationship with romney had already been ventilated by that moment when endorsed. the reality is tonight, the fund-raiser, and then they are, as david said, auctioning this dinner. this appears to us to be an ongoing relationship. this doesn t appear to be a one-off event in the distant past. the relationship between romney and trump actually has a future, doesn t it? well, i would dare say right now that the folks in boston are beginning to wonder whether there is in fact any way to ensure that trump can be perhaps useful or even constructive in the future, because quite frankly i m sure that astounded that trump went on and has been tweeting this afternoon. that s going to be very, very
someone because the issue is before us. president obama brought it to the fore when he spoke about it. in effect, giving people permission to talk about it and to think about it in ways they had not, and i think for our board, we were saying to each other, if the president can do this, perhaps we can do it, too. it is a welcome surprise to me. i was just i can t tell you how happy i was that this happened. you realize that this is something that the majority of african-americans are opposed to, same-sex marriage. are you worried about backlash? how might this go over with african-americans? i think thinking people will think about it and say i may not agree with it, but there it is. they ve done it and i support the naacp, i always have and will continue to do so. it s like president obama. people are going to say i don t think people are going to say i m not going to vote for him because he took this position on same-sex marriage, unless you weren t going to vote
everything? what do you make of this, bob? guest: well it is a factor the attacks have subsided because rick santorum hasn t endorsed romney. not yet. this time around. but that will help romney. he is trying to unify the party. he has a lot of work to do and you still have newt gingrich and ron paul but at this point romney is the nominee. it is a formality. that gives him some momentum. and, the recent issue with the gsa clowns, that certainly helps, as well as the remarks of hilary rosen. neil: you need distance and breathing room from the heat of the remarks and this comes to mine. he is out of the race but a lot of people will remember these. he is the worst republican in the country to put up against president obama. obamacare, romney care, interchangeable. someone who is not etch a sketch. give all the speeches you want about agreement but you
shot them one by one. we are taking you live to oakland for the latest in just about ten minutes. voters are heading to the polls today in three contests. wisconsin, maryland and the district of columbia are holding republican primaries. mitt romney predicted a win in wisconsin and holds a big lead in maryland polls. wisconsin will be a key swing state in november. it s one of the few winner-take-all stakes in the republican race. rick santorum seems to be looking beyond today s contests. he says may will be his big month for delegates. the world wants clarity in the trayvon martin case. now there is a little bit more. it s in the form of higher resolution video of george zimmerman s arrival at the sanford, florida, police department the night he killed trayvon martin. as you know, the neighborhood watch volunteer claims he fired in self-defense after trayvon hit him in the nose and banged his head against the sidewalk. the clearer footage does appear to show some mark or
thanks for joining us. i m cannily crowley. john king is off. the parents of a florida teenager whose death ignited outrage. also on the eve of the presidential primary, a rye alt check for rick santorum and newt gingrich. plus a big bank has a new way to help people stay in their homes even if they re facing foreclose. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we begin with the fatal shooting of florida teenager trayvon martin and the florida police department s decision not to arrest the person who pulled the trigger. this morning there was a message for trayvon martin s parents. if i had a son, he d look like trayvon, and, you know, think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we re going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. cnn s john zarrella is in sanford, florida, where trayvon live and died. john, how are trayvon s parents reacting to the president? reporter: you know, can