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Candidate mitt romneys tax returns doing nothing to silence his critics at least so far. as we reported tonight mitt romneys tax rate is lower than most americans. he says he follows the law and pays his fair share. here is how his tax rate stacks up against some of the past candidates in the years leading up to their respective campaigns. looking only at their 2010 returns. mitt romney and his wife gave 13.9% of the government of the only one paying a lower rate was john kerry. counting his wea...

monster. we killed a lot of trees today, and did it reveal anything? and the re-election campaign of president obama starts tonight. we are counting down to the state of the union. >> the death toll continues the climb off of the cruise ship crash off of the coast of italy. we have video of the search and rescue of the divers. lets go there tonight, "outfront." well, good evening, everyone, im erin burnett and out front crunching the numbers in mitt romneys tax returns. here they a...

in taxes, thats the headline from mitt romneys tax returns. it was released today. going to have a breakdown ahead. right now romney is on the campaign trail, hes in tampa focusing his attention on president obama. were actually waiting to hear from him and what hes calling a prebuttal to the presidents state of the union address. and rick santorum campaigning in stuart, florida, this hour. florida primary just seven days away. republican candidates are facing off for more -- one mor...

yp you juyou just heard to tax returns. mitt romney released histax returns 30 minutes ago. its no surprise. mitts a rich guy. heres a look at just how rich. he made more than $21 million in 2010. almost all of it came from incompetent vestments, not wages. he payed $3 million in taxes that year or 13.9%. christine romans is digging deeper into the 1040s. lets start with his offshore funds, christine. we had talked a little bit about that this week, and now were actually seeing it in...

putting on the final touches of the state of the union address. and newt gingrichs stunning surge has made him a lightning rod for a new wave the criticism. can we keep up the momentum in florida? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." 6o. just a few hours from now, the president of the united states goes before congress and the american people to record on how the nation is doing. his state of the union address will certain by as important glimpse. . . will focus on job, ...

anyway. but he is. hes talking taxes. hes releasing his tax returns today. but you know what, early start has the early look. we got all those facts and details of why everybody is up in arms. what did he make and paid out? >> the florida debate. it was a little nasty and personal. romney is saying no more mr. nice guy. going after gingrich with gloves off. >> tivo or pop the popcorn now. its the annual state of the union. even though one of his terms didnt have a state of the union. w...

toast, bacon, ham, sausage, chicken sausage, wheat or rye toast, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, no substitutions. >> rollout out. >> take you out to your car and put you on a treadmill. this morning im going to stick with the tater tots because theyre easy to eat to anchor a show. hello, everybody. cnns political analyst roland martin is with us this morning. its a bad start if i cant get through rolands name. david frum is back with us. nice to have you in person. chatting by satellite. ...

syria. the captain of that wrecked cruise ship in italy says his employer is also responsible for the disaster. the reuters news agencies quotes italian media as saying the captain said costa cruises instructed him to take the ship close to the island in a maneuver meant to attract publicity. the iranian lawmakers says the country will stop oil shipments through the straits of hormuz. it will ban oil imports beginning in july. the e.u. and the u.s. are putting crippling pressure on the...

more. a complete list of what you can expect to pay more for in 2012. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com one teenagers stunned saga ended with her return to the united states. this is exclusive video of jakadrien turner arriving at the airport in dallas. she spent most of the past year in colombia after being deported by the u.s. government. the problem is, she isnt colombian. these an american teenager who ran away from home. shoplifting, arrested in houston, convinced colombian ...

to columbia. ahead, learn about the outrage of parents over their childrens homework assignments. well have details. new hampshire appears to be one of the busiest places on earth today, at least in the united states. the candidates and the republican presidential race are make their final push ahead of the first in the nation presidential primary. mitt romney has a solid lead going into tuesdays primary, but if history serves in the lesson, his victory is anything but certain ther...