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she says ging rick -- and rick santorum trails his rivals, but a final count shows he actually won there. could that help him in south carolina and beyond? ill have an exclusive interview with rick santorum this hour. im wolf blitzer in charleston, south carolina, youre in "the situation room". an extraordinary day out on the campaign trail. today just hours before our cnn republican debate, only two days before the crucial primary here, the texas governor rick perry bowed to reality...

morning. stephen cobelbert is exploring possible run for the office. >> i am proud to announce that i am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for the president of united states of south carolina. >> finally, im feeling excited about this. race, we get to weigh in and what it all means for the republicans and that, of course, hear about this? the conductor of the philharmonic, cell phone rings in the middle of a performance and you know what h...

11:20 eastern. going to bring you the remarks live. and just a week and a day until the south carolina primaries. one of them will be in florida. newt gingrich attends the opening of his campaign headquarters. thats happening this hour. mitt romney speaks in south carolina in the next hour and r rick perry is going to be in bluffton. >> hes made a career out of poking fun at the political process. but now comedian stephen colbert actually talking about running for president himself. it...

That would worry me. in the exit polls, 51% of people who voted for huntsman said they were satisfied with barack obama as their president. i cant imagine that constituency existing anywhere out there big time inside the republic party. so, i dont know how he grows from here or how he fairs in south carolina. >> chris: also, 70% of the huntsman voters describe themselves as moderate and liberals. karl, the super pac released an ad today attacking romney by linking him to a villain of the democra...

pretty steady. were at ward 1. you step inside where voters started showing up about 6:00 this morning. right now you see a few of the voters here. you havent seen the long lines, but a steady stream of folks coming in here. this is a very busy ward. we take a look back to 2008, according to official als here, they had to call up the clerks office and get the ballots. they got the ballots this time. perhaps they wont have to do that. overallstate wide according to the secretary of stat...

were bringing you the news from "a" to "z." its 5:00 a.m. in the east. six police officers were shot overnight while serving a search warrant in utah. that was drug-related. they are recovering in the hospital this morning. apparently, only one suspect there. >> also in the hospital, right? >> yes, also in the hospital. >> well continue to watch that. also, guess what? some huge announcements coming. pictures like this may not be as voluminous if the government gets its way. presid...

And came across defensive. it depends how mitt romney performance. his speech last night wasnt great. santorums was more genuine and he has to come across as the genuine candidate. theyre asking what makes mitt romney tick. the base is under decided. will they get behind rick santorum in south carolina? theres a chance. >> neil: we shall see. bachmann is out and perry is in. the man who put them in this political pickle is up. in iowa hes all but a king, or a king maker. bob vander plats, head o...

With rick perry and stumbled in the interview with bret baier and came across defensive. it depends how mitt romney performance. his speech last night wasnt great. santorums was more genuine and he has to come across as the genuine candidate. theyre asking what makes mitt romney tick. the base is under decided. will they get behind rick santorum in south carolina? theres a chance. >> neil: we shall see. bachmann is out and perry is in. the man who put them in this political pickle is up. in iowa...

>> under that, most states dont. they get down to couple people. some one other states. the other one wins other states. if you look at most states you get into that sort of 50% about picking the right one in the end. in the end iowa i think sort of helps decide where the parties prepare to settle on a frontrunner or whether the debate and some disruptive thing happens in iowa that makes the fight go on. in it particularly a lot of us for a year have been focused on this thing. a lot of american...

>> under that, most states dont. they get down to couple people. some one other states. the other one wins other states. if you look at most states you get into that sort of 50% about picking the right one in the end. in the end iowa i think sort of helps decide where the parties prepare to settle on a frontrunner or whether the debate and some disruptive thing happens in iowa that makes the fight go on. in it particularly a lot of us for a year have been focused on this thing. a lot of american...