it s decision day in florida. the polls open in two hours. it is an ugly fight to the finish. and a prestigious college has fudged some s.a.t. scores for some of the incoming freshmen. why would they do that and admit to it? um find out. 911 calls from the crash in florida. he s coming too fast. here comes another one. see, there he goes. that was a bad one. we ll be talking to someone who was in the middle of the wreckage, sandwiched between two semis. a tennessee state senator is on the hot seat in a way. he is sponsoring some anti-gay legislation, but you will not believe what he s saying about homosexuals, homosexuality on the radio waves. you ll hear the transcript and you can decide for yourself. the fight for florida officially begins in about two hours. even before the polls open, the gingrich camp is back pedaling here. if the polls are right, florida appears locked. romney with a very healthy double-digit lead there. gingrich is lowering expectations f
in northern florida, interstate 75 is closed after a string of crashes overnight that killed at least nine people. officials tell us the highway will be closed in that area for most of today. the sheriff s office says visibility was poor because of smoke from a nearby brushfire. all right, in just two days, florida s primary, most delegate rich contest so far. and candidate newt gingrich is heading into it with a new endorsement. i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states! will herman cain s backing influence primary voters in the sunshine state? a live report straight ahead. and now to the campaign trail, extending beyond florida. ron paul spent the weekend in maine where several towns are holding caucuses over the next several weeks. rick santorum did some fund raising in washington, d.c. yesterday, but skipped appearances today in florida to be with his young daughter who is being hospitalized in philadelphia.
brockovich gathers soil samples from the neighborhood. eight months after a monster tonight ripped through a missouri town destroyed homes, lives and even a hospital, today, renewal, hope and healing. all right now in the cnn newsroom. big developments in a medical mystery in upstate new york. environmental activist erin brockovich is joining others trying to figure out what s going on in the town of leroy. more than a dozen students from the same schools are suffering from uncontrollable verbal outbursts and twitching. brockovich discussed a possible cause, but dr. drew pinski friday night on our sister network hln. there was a very serious train derailment that caused one ton of cyanide to spill and 45,000 gallons of tce. the actual location of the site of the derailment is four miles from this school. four miles from the school, a massive train derailment with spectacular exposure of known carcinogen s and toxins. there is a map. how did that then become an issue f