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American idol winner taylor hicks. what are you think being that? >> i got the call a couple of weeks ago to do the rnc and it was one of those bucket list. you never think in a million yearrs that you would grace a convention stage in this country. >> steve: we talked to officials here in tampa who hosted bowl games and super bowls and this is so much bigger than all of that stuff and there you are. >> yeah, it is an honor and i am thrilled to be down here in tampa and to share in the revelry i...

good morning and welcome to "early start." im ali velshi. zoraida is off today. >> i like these hours. >> im eating a hot dog this morning. >> i love that about you, ali velshi. im ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. its the holiday but this fourth of july is less about celebration and more about patience for many americans. and in some cases, even survival. because for six days now there have been many of your fellow countrymen with no power in this extraordinary heat wave. at least 20 peo...

Factor of all, jon. >> jon: so could this effect how doctors treat pregnant patients. >> it really could. 36 weeks has been the benchmark because they know that studies have long shown that babies born briar to 36 weeks have often had medical and mental issues. now doctors may have to raise that a bench mark to at least 38 weeks. moms who might have considered maybe having a little alcohol in the late weeks of pregnancy may also have to hold off, listen. >> 50% of the brain development occurs in...

Business. well, how has that gone during the last few years? what youre not going to hear is the presidents record in terms of encouraging entrepreneurs to start businesses because since he has been president the number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 per year. we have gone from something over 600,000 to something over 500,000 new businesses a year. the presidents policies have made it harder for entrepreneurs to decide to start businesses, small banks to loan to them, ...

He said that what we propose, and i quote, "is even worse than bankruptcy." he said it would make gm, "the living dead." newt gingrich said, "a mistake." but the guy i work with every day, the president, he didnt flinch. thats the kind of president, in my view, we all want, a president with the courage of his convictions. a president willing to take risks on behalf of american workers and the american people, and folks, thats exactly what we have, a president with the courage of his convictions....

And i quote, "is even worse than bankruptcy." he said it would make gm, "the living dead." newt gingrich said, "a mistake." but the guy i work with every day, the president, he didnt flinch. thats the kind of president, in my view, we all want, a president with the courage of his convictions. a president willing to take risks on behalf of american workers and the american people, and folks, thats exactly what we have, a president with the courage of his convictions. he made the tough call, and t...

States in the south. he is out of it then one on win with santorum. it gives him an opportunity to deliver a knockout and get it over with. thats would be to the advantage of the general election. he has a dilemma. i know the strategy is keep everybody in the race. in the long run it prolongs it and it weakens it. >> bret: its all about hunting for delegates and getting to the magic 1144. the romney campaign says santorum needs to run the table. 66% of the delegates. gingrich 70%. what they have...

And syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. liz, your sense of race as we get ready for the 28th in michigan and arizona? >> it is interesting right now. what polling we had right now shows santorum is actually leading romney in michigan. romney is now on the record saying he is not going to lose michigan. he is not trying to lower expectations there. he is trying to set a bench mark and say i am going to hold this state. and i have to say if i had to guess right now id say he is going to. but...

Political season, can someone from the back of the bench pull a jeremy lin? >> can they? sure. >> will they? >> unlikely. at the end of the day the process will be long and our party has decided to change the rules so we have this long, long examination of all these candidates flaws and the positives and negatives it will go to june. at the end of the day, the candidate who i think will likely win the nomination is romney. he will continue a steady march, the only thing ill say on this is, every...

And syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. liz, your sense of race as we get ready for the 28th in michigan and arizona? >> it is interesting right now. what polling we had right now shows santorum is actually leading romney in michigan. romney is now on the record saying he is not going to lose michigan. he is not trying to lower expectations there. he is trying to set a bench mark and say i am going to hold this state. and i have to say if i had to guess right now id say he is going to. but...