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Private. heres your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,359 after losing 55 points friday. the s&p was down 3 points and the nasdaq headed 4. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei dipped 98 points. in haong kong, the hang seng climbed 272. in the wake of fridays data showing the lowest jobless rate in three years, alcoa kicks off earnings season today with fourth quarter corporate figures expected to show strong results. g...

This is another path. again, go back to 246, which may be shaky. we add colorado, new mexico, nevada and that western state of iowa. you know you got to stick this into the framework. na gets him to 272. not a huge victory but democrats have had gains in the west of late. how likely? >> lets start with the least west. iowa the economy is in good shape. >> right. >> im assuming time for a change, it wont be that strong. so i would be willing to sort of say the president probably, as my chair star...

Colorado, new mexico, nevada, and iowa, which would give the president 272 electoral votes. the southern path starts with those kerry states and adds north carolina and virginia, good for 274 electoral votes. the midwest path adds ohio and iowa, which gives obama 270 exactly. the florida path, just win florida. that gets him 275. and the campaign thinks it can expand the map further in a state like arizona. the obama team also announced that bill clinton will campaign for the president. well be ...

>> not a slam dunk. >> it will be tough to get the math to add up to 270 votes. even as david axelrod laid out five different paths to the magic number. if the president start with base of state won by senator kerry in 2004. the republican nominee has 292. democrat talk about florida as a key strategy. they have to put a premium on nevada and new mexico. >> it requires the president to win the tough swing state, colorado, new mexico and nevada. iowa, too. to barely reach 272. scenario two, the f...

Remember that number, 246. the western path to victory adds colorado, new mexico, nevada, and iowa, which would give the president 272 electoral votes. the southern path starts with those carry states and adds north carolina and virginia, good for 274 electoral votes. the midwest path adds ohio and iowa, which gives obama 270 exactly. the florida path, just win florida. that gets him 275. and the campaign thinks it can expand the map further, in a state like arizona. the obama team also announce...

Scenario four. the midwest path could be the most exciting. if the president carries iowa and ohio, he gets to 270 and the republican nominee would have 268. squeaker. scenario five, it could be the most financeful. president carrying arizona to get to 272. democrats tried and failed many times. though they are hopeful about the hispanic vote now. there are many combinations to lead to victory. but some of the safe states are not so safe. a new gallup swing state found new hampshire and pennsylv...

then took off to a parking lot where another person was killed. still unclear, the identity of that person. the entire campus on lockdown as authorities continue to look for this suspected gunman. now watch this. an emergency summit to save the euro. jon corzine on the hot seat over millions of missing dollars. jerry sandusky, a free man for now. and possible dangers of two birth control drugs. we begin with allison at the new york stock exchange for reaction to jon corzines testimon...

Jon: in the most powerful name in news, acquisitions room, we are always bringing in feeds from satellites, positioned around the globe. heres a look at whats happening right now, tkphog on remote 227, a live look at tahrir square in cairo, where protestors have just been told their military government will hand over power to a civilian government by july. whether that sits well with them, still up in the air. down to 244, the president will be appearing at this event in manchesser, new hampsh...

Educate our children. >> you need to dramatically shrink the federal department of education. >> if you care about your children, youll get the federal government out of the business of educating our kids. >> what i would do as president of the united states is pass a mother of all repeal bill. then i would go over to the department of education, i would turn out the lights, i would lock the door. >> on wednesday, there was a sudden vote fast, as the house voted 272 to 152 in favor of the nation...

The first family not at home at the time. well watch that later today. >> all right. it is flue legislation that will affect gun owners across the country. the house passing a bill that will make a state firearm permit valid in any state across the country. peter doocy is on the story why it is very important and how does it all work, peter? good morning, to you. >> reporter: good morning, martha. you can get a concealed carry permit anywhere but illinois and washington, d.c. republicans say if ...