public confidence, what can be done about travel restrictions and proportionality, the seriousness of the crisis by the 4th of february doesn t appear to be reflected in that debate. i doesn t appear to be reflected in that debate- that debate. i think it is a seriousness that debate. i think it is a seriousness of that debate. i think it is a seriousness of a - that debate. i think it is a seriousness of a crisis - that debate. i think it is a | seriousness of a crisis that that debate. i think it is a i seriousness of a crisis that it became but it wasn t apparent at that time. there had been a cabinet meeting on the 31st of january in which, if i remember correctly, the chief medical officer as well as a health secretary and the health secretary, and at that time the advice was the probability of the worst case, reasonable worst case was about io%. and so what you see here is a good summary of a brief discussion. the purpose of the meeting was a bilateral about the ma
more people hurt, more people killed today across syria. this is the city of ham ma where nine died in street battles before security forces and anti-government fighters. violence has not let up despite today s nationwide vote on whether to change syria s constitution. much more on that in a minute. an update from michael holmes who is in beirut. nelson mandela, founding father of democracy in south africa, is out of the hospital. he was discharged today after being treated for an abdominal ailment. a family member said it was hernia surgery. the 93-year-old was impressened 27 years for fighting impar tied. he was awarded the nobel peace prize. turn to politics. mitt romney got what could be a much-needed boost in the tightening race for the republican nomination. arizona governor jan brewer publicly endorsed romney. she made the announcement on nbc s meet the press. he has that pro business background and that political history that i think that he would serve amer
if he loses florida, i wouldn t necessarily expect mooug newt gingrich to drop out. there s something to be said for hanging in there. he s had ups and downs. florida is obviously a winner take all state of all the delegate. if romney wins it, he ll have a serious advantage in the delegate count. it will be hard for gingrich to catch up. the month of february doesn t have much for him to catch up delegatewise. he ll be looking at super tuesday. that s a long way to stay in a race that you don t appear to be winning. what does he have to lose? we ve seen him stay in, in the past when it there seemed no reason to. it s plausible that he might again. perry, your latest article, you talk about the different rhetoric used by gingrich and romney against president obama or towards president obama. talk about the differences. if you listen to romney, very much the message is i like president, the president was a nice guy, he s not a very good