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Fined for taking freebies, the los angeles mayor has agreed to pay more than $40,000 in fines for accepting free tickets to sporting events and award shows and failing to report them as gifts. four city counsmen hit with similar fines. a cnn opinion research corporation poll suggests donald troupep is a serious contender. trump and former arkansas governor mike huckabee tied for first place in the poll of who should receive the gop nomination. youre caught up on the days headlines. "american...

He was alive and well and kicking and i guess thats what it requires. as long as we check his birth certificate, i guess well be okay. >> congressman paul, thank you. >> okay. still ahead, some of what he was just talking about, donald trump. president obamas half sister was talking about the latest birther claims to piers morgan earlier tonight. and also, whether donald trump is a real contender. is he considering a presidential run? well talk to piers morgan and gloria borger about that comi...

Is a real contender. is he considering a presidential run? well talk to piers morgan and gloria borger about that coming up. did you see the remarkable video, the collision between a jumbo jet and a much smaller plane? it just spins the smaller commuter plane. the incident is raising questions about the safety of the supersize airbus 380. details ahead. [ melody ] the bar is raised for everybody in an ap class,

To have their way, but the numbers just arent there. im just hoping that more americans will wake up and send a stronger message here to washington to clean up our act. >> congressman paul, you have not announced whether youre running for president. im not even going to bother asking you because you obviously wouldnt answer. >> right. >> but when you look at the field, donald trump has been getting a lot of attention now. do you think hes a viable candidate? >> he looked pretty viable to me. he ...

Obviously takes great umbrage at that. piers, do you think he would be able and willing to put up with that kind of scrutiny? >> well, no. funny enough i think hes in a stronger position than post. hes been in the public eye for a long time and exposed to massive scrutiny. as we all know hes a pretty fiery guy, he loves a challenge and fight. in many ways he would have been a perfect washington politician. so i certainly dont underestimate him. i know the general belief at the moment is that don...

They are on a trajectory to run for the presidency. if it increasingly looks, as it does, that sarah palin is not running, she will gradually fall out of a lot of the mainstream commentary. if michele bachmann does get into this race, shes going to attract press coverage. so its interesting because its less personality driven and more job title search driven. if youre running for president, you get a lot of scrutiny and a lot of attention. thats the direction bachmann looks like shes heading. >>...

Able and willing to put up with that kind of scrutiny? >> well, no. funny enough, i think hes in a stronger position than most. hes been in the public eye for a very long time and exposed to massive scrutiny. as we all know, hes a pretty fiery guy. he loves a challenge and he loves a fight. in many ways, he would have been a perfect washington politician. so i certainly dont underestimate him. i know the general belief at the moment is that donald trump is not going to be a serious contender her...

The pain at the pump is not solely a result of what weve been watching in the middle east. put the pedal to the metal. texan may soon be able to drive 80 miles an hour on some roads. how some texas lawmakers are justifying the need for extreme speed. and president obamas sister versus the birthers? what she said today about those who doubt that her brother was born in the usa. and the 2012 republican presidential race is finally starting to take shape. former massachusetts governor mitt ro...

Case but i do think mitt romney is not getting serious bad attention, which is good for him. hes doing all the things he need to do. hes getting out to the chicken circuit. hes talking to people. hes not being controversial. hes being cooley -- cooly competent. and im not a mitt romney guy, dont get me wrong, but i do think hes a serious candidate. i think tim pawlenty is also a serious candidate. these sideshows help them because its awfully early in this presidential race. president obama can ...

Thats my thought. >> im not sure if thats the case but i do think mitt romney is not getting serious bad attention, which is good for him. hes doing all the things he need to do. hes getting out to the chicken circuit. hes talking to people. hes not being controversial. hes being cooley -- cooly competent. and im not a mitt romney guy, dont get me wrong, but i do think hes a serious candidate. i think tim pawlenty is also a serious candidate. these sideshows help them because its awfully early i...