it is the eighth straight day of price hikes. the national average for a gallon of gas is now $3.83. that s 31 cents higher than it was just one month ago. president obama is putting his re-election campaign into high gear. he kicked off a jam packed day at a fund-raising in his hometown of chicago. and then he flew atlanta for a series of events. two of them hosted by filmmaker tyler perry. 13-hour campaign blitz raised nearly $5 million. a notorious nazi criminal has died. 91-year-old john demanuk was living in a home for the elderly when he passed away easterly dwroi day. the retired u.s. autoworker was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of assisting in mass murder at a death camp in poland. but he was released pending his appeal. 911 calls are being released in the shooting of an unarmed florida teenager. he was shot and killed last month allegedly by a neighborhood watch captain in a gated community. here s a conversation between the alleged
morning. ets it s going to go like that today. also joining us is jeff toobin the cnn senior legal analyst. thank you for joining us and hank of political strategist, iconic political strategist. nice to have you joining us. thank you. lots to get to. the afghan man who hijacked a car and then breached security, drove on to the runway in kabul just as the pentagon chief leon panetta was landing. that man has died. he died from burns he received after he lit himself on fire. we learned that he apparently was trying to run over a group of marines who had assembled to meet the defense secretary. the british soldier was also injured in that incident. leon panetta is in the capital and he s going to be meeting with the afghan president, harmid karzai and that comes days after a u.s. army sergeant apparently went on a violent attack and went door to door in the middle of the night killing 16 afghan civilians and most women and children. this morning, that suspect, a father of t
the damage and the cries for help. the claim their government is out to kill them. cnn s nick robertson with an exclusive story. to the rescue. what does this now mean for you? i will be able to pay my mortgage every month on time. go back to the basics. solving the mortgage crisis. we find out this hour. that and more right here, right now on cnn. i m don lemon and we begin with breaking news. a major shake-up in the battle for president. he said he had a ticket to ride after finishing third, but the trip is over for jon huntsman. a senior official told cnn huntsman is dropping out of the race for president and here s a detail you heard first on cnn. he plans to endorse mitt romney. cnn s political reporter broke this news for us and joins us now. when is the official announcement? reporter: the official announcement will be tomorrow here in myrtle beach at the sheraton hotel where there is a big gop debate. the official endorsement will be here. he is going to
help, the claims their government is out to kill them. cnn s nic robertson with an exclusive story. what does this now mean now? i ll able to pay my mortgage every month on time. solving the mortgage crisis from a very unlikely savior. could he help save your home? we find out this hour. that and more right here, right now on cnn. this is cnn breaking news. i m don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. we re going to begin this newscast with breaking news tonight. a major shake-up in the republican battle for president. he said he had a ticket to ride after finishing third in new hampshire butt trip is now over for jon huntsman. huntsman is dropping out of the race for president. and he plans to endorse mitt romney. cnn pleas political reporter peter hamby broke this news for us. when is the official announcement? the official announcement will be tomorrow they sheraton hotel where there s a big debate sponsored by the republican party. the official endorsement
And the economy is showing progress with many areas on the gulf coast having their best tourism seasons in years. i was born here, i m still here and so is bp. we re committed to the gulf for everyone who loves it, and everyone who calls it home. welcome back to hardball. after dominating the 2010 elections, the tea party movement has made little more than a wimper in the 2012 presidential race. take for instance, herman cain. this economy is on life support. that s why my 9-9-9 plan is a bold solution. it s bold and it s gone. cain dropped out december 3rd following allegations of an affair and inappropriate workplace behavior. he says he ll make an endorsement, by the way, on the tuesday before the south carolina primary. and it will be, quote,