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Like a presidential contender. jeb bush spreads his wings on the national stage. he is embracing his family legacy while keeping it at arms length. calling himself his own man. those are some of our top stories on this february 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." weather, its cold. not snow this time. its the cold we are dealing with this round. >> really cold. >> really cold, folks. half of the country from chicago east could see record low temperatures overnight. not...

He was slengted to give the republican response to president obamas first state of the union address. he was widely considered a future presidential contender himself. but a jury decided that the gifts he accepted from a businessman represented bribes. a new rolex wife a gift from his wife, but purchased by williams. and mcdonnell behind the wheel of williams ferrari sealed his fate. he reports to prison on february 9th. what do you make of this rosalyn? because i look at this from a couple dire...

But i have failed at times and some of the judgments that i have made during the course of my governorship have hurt myself, my family, and my beloved people of virginia, and for that i am deeply, deeply sorry. >> well, welcome back to "hardball." thats former virginia governor bob mcdonnell, once a rising star in the republican party. sentenced today to two years in prison on corruption charges for taking bribes from a slick businessman with business interests before the state. to put it in per...

Remember, bob mcdonnell was a rising star in the republican party, widely seen as a potential contender in 2016 for the presidency, and it all came crashing down with this arrest, then conviction, and now sentencing, two years in prison coming for the former virginia governor, bob mcdonnell. on capitol hill, its day one for the brand-new congress. republicans in control of both chambers for the first time in nearly a decade. stage is set for their first showdown with the white house. speaker j...

>> chris, thank you for sharing. we are thinking about you from your family here at cnn to you and the cuomo family, thinking about you. thanks for being with me. im brooke baldwin. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. a snowstorm couldnt stop school picture day for vice president biden and the brand-new congress sworn in today. im jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead divers called off as the search for airasia flight 8501 and the 123 souls still missing stalls yet again. b...

A bit of a lead over chris christie and paul ryan. mike huckabee is close behind in a third tier as you can see here with rand paul and ben carson and scott walker. dana, if he run, how serious a contender is mike huckabee? >> in this point were in let a thousand flowers bloom, as we turn the corner were going from wild speculation to slightly more informed speculation about who might run. huckabee will have a strong stand in a few states. in particular, hell start strong in iowa. thats importan...

Committee last year and holding his first fundraiser of the cycle and it will take place in greenich, connecticut. and it will be hosted by his cousin. money and grassroots is what they are focusing on and to be a contender now or 13 months before the first caucus. real contenders will have to raise 50 or hundred million to develop a grassroots but a digital campaign. >> 50 or hundred million just gets you in the door. >> that gets you to iowa and nothing about the general election when it is ad...

Christie and paul ryan. mike huckabee is close behind in a third tier as you can see here with rand paul and ben carson and scott walker. dana, if he run, how serious a contender is mike huckabee? >> in this point were in let a thousand flowers bloom, as we turn the corner were going from wild speculation to slightly more informed speculation about who might run. huckabee will have a strong stand in a few states. in particular, hell start strong in iowa. thats important for him. i think that wha...

Move for mike huckabee. bringing in our panel, reporting with "washington post" david avela and eleanor clift. so, mike huckabee okay he makes clear he is not officially in, but this is a pretty big move for him to make. you give up the fox news show and give up that pay check and hes making an emphatic pay paycheck. hes been communicating with the republicans that this is going to happen. in terms of the impact on the race im looking at this and, david, you know the republican world as well as ...

Right. congress returns to work. coming up, well tell you who else is throwing their hat in the ring and what it will mean next. north korea lashing out at the u.s. what its saying about the new sanctions its been hit with related to the cyberattack against sony. coming up a governor often mentioned as a possible contend contender talks about what we can expect straight ahead. thanks. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] fedex® has solutions to enable global commerceat can help your company grow stea...