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>> im fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. we have a number of stories developing on this busy morning but we begin with your pocketbook. just minutes ago we learned the jobless rate has fallen to 8.3%. thats a pretty billing surprise seeing some economists expected it to tick up. lets get perspective from christine romans. what have you learned about how this number has gone down slightly? >> you know, the economy grew in january, and it grew jobs. it grew more jobs than anyone r...

investigating whether or not the riot was caused by sports rivalry or political tensions. >> new scenes of the violence raging in syria. this video posted online is said to show rebel fighters who have captured a tank. the u.n. security council is again talking about how to end the bloodshed. arab and western nations want president bashar assad out, but russia and china will not accept any suggestion of economic sanctions or military intervention. u.s. troops will stop fighting in af...

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he keep that momentum? and newt gingrich, by the way, did not use this opportunity at the podium to say congratulations, governor romney. nor did he even call the governor to concede florida. he just moved right on to the next stop. what does that mean? >> ashleigh, theres a huge buzz over facebook going public. you want a piece of the action? >> yes. >> you may need a lot of money to get in on the hottest ipo ever. christine romans is going to let us know if we can get in on the actio...

newly elected president obama faced the american people and i said, look, if i cant turn this economy around in three years, ill be looking at a one-term proposition, and we are hae here to collect. >> romneys big win in florida definitely cat at that pults it into a hefty lead in the count. he now has an estimated 84 delegates, more than three times the number collected by gingrich. santorum and paul, once again, left in the dust. gingrich says its a two-man race now. >> we are going ...

does not have the experience of being an effective leader. >> i am in fact the legitimate heir of the reagan movement. not some liberal from massachusetts. >> well, mitt romney has surged ahead in the race. and a win in florida could be pretty critical. cnn political editor paul stein haweshaus hauser is in tampa. >> we have four polls out over the past 36 hours, and they all indicate the same thing, that mitt romney is up by double digits over newt gingrich along people likely to vote...

welcome back, everybody. this the beach hut, cafe. they are very busy. i think this is the busiest diner that we have been in at 7:00 in the morning. were glad theyre having us. youre listening to luther vandross, "the power of love," my selection. lets introduce you to our panel. cnn political contributor and republican consultant and maria cardo cardona, democratic strategist. and david frum, lets get a shot of david frums chair. ive committed to mocking david frum this morning becau...

the presidential candidates go toe to toe tonight. as they face off in jacksonville. romney and gingrich are in a virtual poll. romney is ahead by just two percentage points. on the campaign trail, gingrich conceded that all the super pac attack ads have now hurt. but hes not backing down. >> i can promise you i am going to fight every day from here until we win the nomination, because i am not going to allow the monied interests that are bose buying those ads to come in here and into ...

a lot more about this story as well, can you imagine, he probably cant wait to get his hands on his daughter and give her a big hug and kiss. >> thank god shes okay. >> you bet. i want to get you up to speed for this wednesday, january 25th. an american woman and a danish man are free today after being kidnapped in somalia. now, u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s they swooped in, killed the people holding them hostage and brought them out safely. jessica buchanan was in somalia helping remove land ...

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...