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second coming of reagan 76. >> and reagan ran that insurgent campaign in 1976, and people were saying, why dont you get out of the race? you have no chance of winning. and he fought. he won 11 states in 1976. i might add just parenthetically, that if we happen to win illinois, that will be the 11th state ive won in this election. >> keeping them honest, ronald reagan did lose in 1976. but his spokesperson believes in a different outcome in 2012. they put out a memo called santorum path...

learn what exactly wanted to the pioneering female aviator a mellia earhart? im wolf blirts. im wolf blirts. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> this is cnn breaking news. lettay get right to breaking news from mexico. a powerful earthquake from acapulco to mexico city. lets go to our meteorologist chad myers. what are you seeing? whats going on? >> it has been reduced to a 7.4 earthquake, wolf, but that is still a very major shake. about 200 miles...

fbi investigating the death of trayvon martin. some people are outraged the watch captain that shot the unarmed 17 year old is not facing charges. george zimmerman said it was in self-defense and police say there is no evidence to refute that. new outrage over the pat downs at the airport because of this youtube video showing a screener patting down a 3-year-old boy in a wheelchair. the boys father shot the video about two years ago but hes just now sharing it saying he became enrage...

were only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. >> the top two gop contende...

the story and she has a live report. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians will meet with his lawyer for the first time today. staff sergeant robert bales arrived at ft. leavenworth, kansas, a military prison over the weekend. in afghanistan, people are outraged and now there is speculation u.s. troops may be leaving the country even sooner. officials in france are warning jewish organizations to be vigilant because a killer could be targeting jews. today a gunman...

four men a, robert bales was brought to the u.s. and speaks to his lawyer for the first time. heres his attorney, john brown. >> i think flfs an effort to paint him as someone who, rather than having a serious brain injury and shouldnt have been there to begin with, had some other factors. the financial situation for all of us is stressful, i think. but, you know, nobody goes and kills women and children because they had financial stresses. >> bales is kbg held now at fort leavenworth ...

that. i think we will exceed that goal. its important to -- >> your goal wasnt to win one of these states? >> i dont think anybody expected mitt to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, that this was an away game for him. i think thats -- i think thats true. look, this is a delegate contest and like i said, our goal was to come in, take a third of the delegates. >> keeping him honest on that claim that nobody expected him to win alabama or mississippi. in f...

possible spin on romneys failure to win in alabama or mississippi. >> our goal was to take out one third of the delegates and possibly do slightly better than that. i think we will exceed that goal. its important to -- >> your goal wasnt to win one of the states? >> i dont think anybody expected mitt to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, that this was an away game for him, and i think thats true. look, this is a delegate contest. and like i said, our goa...

an important story just into cnn. the still unidentified u.s. soldier blamed for this weeks deadly massacre in afghanistan now has a high powered lawyer. the prominent seattle attorney john henry brown who once representeded serial killer ted bundy. he spoke to tracy wyann. >> its a tragedy all the way around. no question about that. i think its of interest that we have a soldier who has an exemplariry record, decorated soldier, who was injured in iraq to his brain and to his body, and...

four contests in all tonight. hawaii and american samoa also casting ballots. most of the attention focused on alabama and mississippi. late polls in both states showed races too close to call. our exit polls also suggest a fierce competition in both states with conservative support. early exit polling, well bring this over for you. here we are in the state of mississippi tonight. voters were asked as they went to the polls. whats the most important candidate quality. you can see more ...