upstage the politics at the beginning of last night s gop debate in south carolina. could newt gingrich s past interfere with his political future just before tomorrow s primary? these bombshell accusations from the ex-wife. and he really is in the midst of narrowing that gap big-time. now in some polls just seven points separating romney and newt here. so this could really derail his campaign. we ll see how it plays out. especially with conservative voters in that part of the country. and women. they don t like to hear that sort of thing. no, no. also this morning, cracking down on internet piracy, which is costing the american entertainment industry a fortune. see who the justice department just shut down and why. and later this half hour, the textbook of the future is not made of ink and paper. it comes from apple. how ipads will change classrooms and homework assignments for kids around the country. what about highlighters and the little post-it notes? i m old school. t
customized online lectures. they hand in assignments through e-mail. a website lets teachers share homework assignments and keep track of class projects. learn more about how technology is changing our lives as the future of tech.msnbc.com. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the i ll sleep when it s done academic. for 80 years, we ve been inspired by you. and we ve been honored to walk with you
he says he wants to make sure that information about special operations tactics, techniques and procedures were not leaked. when asked about the probe, a white house spokesman jay carney brushed off the allegations. from cnn s world headquarters, bringing you news and analysis from across the nation, and aishd around the globe, live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. from the cnn center, this is cnn saturday morning. good morning to you. it s saturday, january 7th, 2012, the day before elvis presley s birthday. good morning. i m gary tuchman. an american teenager who was mistakenly deported is now back on u.s. soil. we ll tell you how the 15-year-old dallas girl was sent to columbia. ahead, learn about the outrage of parents over their children s homework assignments.
to columbia. ahead, learn about the outrage of parents over their children s homework assignments. we ll have details. new hampshire appears to be one of the busiest places on earth today, at least in the united states. the candidates and the republican presidential race are make their final push ahead of the first in the nation presidential primary. mitt romney has a solid lead going into tuesday s primary, but if history serves in the lesson, his victory is anything but certain there. cnn s joe johns is following the day s developments from manchester. joe. hey, gary. call new hampshire ornery, perhaps. stoic, certainly very independent thinking, that pinch-hit for voting against the front-runner has been well established, but that will be tested here in new hampshire this time. it s because of mitt room me. not only is he the productive favorite in this race, the front-runner in the poll, he has a house in new hampshire and perhaps most importantly of all, he s the g
things. they re pushing an agenda through math. wow. pay attention to your homework assignments when your kids come home today and the rest of the year. thanks so much for pointing these things out. thanks for having me. you know the phrase innocent until proven guilty but should the president be able to overrule that for terrorists? judge napolitano breaks down a proposal that would give him that power. santa claus is being told to lower kids expectations. that story is straight ahead. daddy, come in the water!