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second coming of reagan 76. >> and reagan ran that insurgent campaign in 1976, and people were saying, why dont you get out of the race? you have no chance of winning. and he fought. he won 11 states in 1976. i might add just parenthetically, that if we happen to win illinois, that will be the 11th state ive won in this election. >> keeping them honest, ronald reagan did lose in 1976. but his spokesperson believes in a different outcome in 2012. they put out a memo called santorum path...

About it. i know he had a concussive head injury which can be as serious if not more serious than ptsd. >> the sergeants family releasing a statement saying they are stunned but stand behind a man they know is a devoted husband, father and dedicated member of the armed services. and occupy protesters on the march again in new york while the citys police department is investigating an on-line death threat. a suspected protester posting twitter "we wont make a difference if we dont kill a cop or t...

>> wouldnt you love that. you could wear holy socks, no one could complain. >> wear the same t-shirt for three straight days. >> exactly. >> thats what i do now. >> my wife wouldnt be there to yell at lee about it. >> thats the news for now. republican hopeful mitt romney winning big in puerto ricos primary now setting his sights on the state of illinois and louisiana. doug luzader is live with more on what the states may mean for the delegate count. how are things looking so far? >> good mornin...

were only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. >> the top two gop contende...

nomination is his, if he pulls off an illinois upset. spring nearly sprung. what the heck is this? no joke. more in an a foot of snow on the ground in flagstaff, arizona. more on the way, too. bizarre. a major late winter storm shutting down the interstate 40 for nearly 200 miles. in nebraska and oklahoma, the trouble is tornadoes. look at this. storm chasers captured this twister in the town of willow, oklahoma. reynolds wolf is tracking all of the severe weather. >> dozens of occ...

apple holds almost $100 billion in cash reserves. this morning the company announce wad it would do with some of that cold cash. apple announced a $10 billion stock buyback that would begin in october. it also would begin giving shareholders a quarterly dividend for the first time since 1995. and espns chris mortenson a reporting that peyton manning will sign with the denver broncos. four-time nfl most valuable player had been deciding between tennessee and denver. indianapolis colts...

Doesnt look good for santorum and its going to be hard to get there. what does he have to do to break out and have a rally of the kind that ronald reagan had in 1976 against gerald ford. >> i think he had as to delegate the conservative vote and its probably necessary for santorum to have a victory for gingrich to bow out. gingrich doesnt seem to have failed in his own terms and set himself up as pursuing the southern strategy and that didnt work out. now, if you look at. i think that the santor...

New in what newt gingrich is saying? >> he wants to encourage offshore drilling, for instance, by giving states the right to demand royalties which would encourage states to allow offshore drilling and thats the other main source of new e mro raising that he talks about on the trail. >> perry, i was mentioning romneys lead on the delegate count and ahead of the other three candidates combined. we also have the primaries in puerto rico and illinois. how much longer do you think well be talking ab...

Would have won ohio. he would be more competitive coming up in illinois. the fact of the matter is, he needs to get out to not just help santorum but to give what republican voters deserve, a choice between the two candidates that have come to the finals which is santorum and romney. >> in fairness, governor mike huckabee was on the air a short time ago, and he said all these calls for gingrich to step aside are really unfair to newt gingrich. why should anybody leave the race argues huckabee as...

There may be mayoffs and bankruptcies and more foreclosures. jon: dicey times. people are sort of rolling the dice and gambling that things will pick up? >> you have to got to hand it to the businesses. they have gumption. not the politicians. we know they dont have up about shun but businesses do. they are hiring as an act of faith right now. jon: good sign anyway. david, thank you. >> thank you, david asman. jenna: speaking of politicians right now he is the republican frontrunner in the deleg...