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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...

different direction every morning. >> come on, white chocolate. >> oh, no. yup. he can explain that one, soledad. soledad. bye, guys. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com im going to try to compose myself here. it is top of the hour. 9:00 a.m. eastern time. we begin with five days until floridas republican presidential primary and just hours from the cnn debate there. mitt romney and newt gingrich are locked in a dead heat in the polls. this debate could be a game changer. the votes...

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...

arkansas. and tornado watches still up in a number of places. cnn meteorologist rob marciano, i heard you back there. cant keep up with the board and everything else going on. whats the latest? >> whats eerie about this situation is that theres a path of the tornado took is a similar path to the one that hit them in april. north of tuscaloosa and northern birmingham. not similar results but still two fatalities. and i want to show you the latest on where this is all going. the most dam...

newspaper. heres part of the conversation. port authority, we ask you if all is well there. concord yeah, all is well. its only a technical failure. >> port authority, how many people are on board? >> captain, 2, 300. >> port authority, how come so few people? are you on board? >> captain, no, im not on board because the ship is keeling. weve abandoned it. port authority, what? youve abandoned the ship? >> captain, no. what abandon? im here. a judge questions the captain at a closed he...

interesting to see how this plays out. romney will not be with huntsman today here in myrtle beach for this announcement ahead of the debate tonight, kyra. >> its interesting. when i had a chance to interview him last week, he said, oh, i have respect for romney. i think he is a great family man. its really interesting how reporters like you get the inside scoop, and you cant necessarily get it directly from the candidate. meanwhile, huntsman making this announcement just a day after h...

>> right. >> a baggy outfit or something there. i dont know. larry flint has been around constitution issues for years. he better dig into funny money or he will be paying this woman. hello again, im fredricka whitfield. its 4:00 eastern time. lets great straight to the news. the u.s. state department confirmed more than 120 americans were onboard that cruise ship that ram aground off the coast of italy. there are no reports of any americans being among the dead and injured. the capt...

and for now at this point, kyra, ive reached out to some republicans here on the hill. theyre reserving judgement at this point. as you know, they frequently talk about wanting smaller government, so on its face this seems like something that they could go along with but, of course, theyre waiting right now to see what president obama says. theyre waiting to see if there are any catches. you see president obama here doing a couple of things. hes trying to make good on some promises abo...

"dukes of hazard." >> former governor barb bour ran the state like boss hog. he didnt follow the law. governor barber didnt follow it. it was very clear he had to have this information. he department obtain it before he signed these pardons. now hes caused a public safety issue. these families are afraid out here. these victims have been through a terrible amount. >> martin savidge is in jackson, mississippi, this morning. martins whats the constitutional issue here? is haley barbour g...