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Unemployment and highest foreclosure rate in the country. but the picture is improving. joining me is the business reporter for the las vegas sun. good morning. >> good morning. >> lets talk about unemployment first. as we know, the highest in the country there in your state, more than 12%. but talk about the signs that its getting better. what are you seeing? >> well, the one thing thats really good for las vegas is is is, of course, the tourism is coming back. weve had probably about 20 straig...

Were one of the highest in foreclosures, so job and housing are the hot buttons for sure. >> from the outside looking in, im a bit perplexed, into you i think of nevada as a state having nominated sharron angle, a very conservative candidates to be your standard bearer against harry reid. now two years later its mitt romney who doesnt fit that prototype. and we have to make sure that we pick the nominee whos going to be the strongest for that. does that make it more difficult to sell an opponent...

town wins a $950 million lottery jackpot. you heard right. all except one guy who missed out on it. we start with this. were just a few hours away from the start of the nevada caucuses. it is the fifth contest in the republican presidential race, but the first one to take place west of the mississippi we will have much more on that in just a moment. but first, here are some of the other top stories we are watching for you this morning. in syria anti-government activists say the milit...

we will listen to some of those recordings. and youd better check your fridge. a massive hard boiled egg recall is under way in 34 states. >> today the nevada caucuses, the first contest in the west began about an hour ago. voters are concerned about widespread foreclosures as you can imagine in nevada, high unemployment rates. mitt romney is expected to sweep the mormon vote. political editor paul steinhauser is at a caucus site in las vegas. paul, wa kind of activity are you seeing...

also shed a light on your risk of certain medical conditions as well. but first, hey, its super bowl weekend. the new york giants taking on the new england patriots. got your favorite, im sure. those of us who care about head injuries can look for a few extra things during the game. i want you to pay attention. for one, we know super ads are the most high profile, most expensive spots to run. the nfl is actually going to use one of those spots to run an ad that talks about what the lea...

"out front" tonight, party like its 1984. todays job news might start to seal the deal for re-election. thats his hope. unemployment in america fell to 8.3% as the country added 343,000 jobs. >> the recovery is speeding up. weve got to do everything in our power to keep it going. >> which reminds us of another president who found himself in a similar situation during his re-election year. >> i am pleased to report that america is much improved. and theres good reason to believe that im...

also, should sugar be regulated lie alcohol? find out why some medical experts argue the sweet stuff could be just as bad for you. from the cnn center in atlanta, this is "cnn saturday morning." great to see you. im susan hendricks. we start with this in syria. no one is being snared. government activists say snipers and bombers are killing women and children as well. its hamming in. cnn is ahhs not independently confirmed the results. heres what one activist told our anderson coop...

Years since the america voted, that state lost 82,000 jobs. the state unemployment rate which is the highest in the country at 12.6%. watch the issue of the economy to be a big deal in these caucuses when we get some exit polling out of nevada tomorrow. also, if you look, martha, at the unemployment rate in nevada, that number had been a lot higher. the service industry was decimated too by this economic downturn. so you see that number coming back down and you wonder whether or not folks in nev...

Issue wherever you go in the country, no where is it more of a concern than in the state of nevada. you want to sound smart, tell your friends nevadas unemployment rate is 12.6%, that is the highest in the country. also, more homeowners are under water in nevada than any other state. in las vegas alone, 70% of people who own a home owe more than their home is worth. that is a staggering statistic. enough of the real news, gather around the water cooler to reflect upon the shining 24 carat impa...

"superstition." you knew that, though. >> i know all that, soledad. >> he lives it, yes, he does. >> superstitious dude. >> we begin this northemorning iran. defense secretary leon panetta says there is a growing likelihood, quote, that israel will attack iran this spring and try to destroy its suspected nuclear program. israeli defense minister ehud barak said this, quoek, iran must be prevent fred becoming nuclear and no option should be taken off the table. lets get right to barbara...