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There. governor romney is by far the overwhelming front-runner. he was governor of massachusetts, owns a summer home, a lake home in new hampshire. he has 1,000 percent name identification. he ran last time. so he is by far the front-runner. other than, that i wouldnt put too much stock in the early polling except to say that romney at this point has to win new hampshire. hes the big front-runner. hes not going to compete full time in iowa. new hampshire is the make or break state for governor r...

teams with -- he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." >> its been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybodys going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue...

>> bill: what i understand, and what i read, is that the space shuttle mission has gone so well that theyre almost bored with it. >> [laughter] >> you know, i dont know how you -- you were there. i dont know, bill, whether you saw it for the first time or not, but how can you be bored with what you saw, number one, and how can you be bored with probably the greatest engineering feat in history of mankind, building -- building, developing, assembling the space shuttle? its just now at a point of ...

Going to be difficult. >> whats the danger? >> the danger is that yemen now will become a save haven for terrorist organizations like al qaeda. we have the notorious al-alaki that operates out of there. its a spring board for terrorist organizations in north africa. weve seen al qaeda in somalia, sudan and move across north africa into magreb region. i personally believe they have aspirations toward nigeria on the west coast of africa. i think this represents a 21st century international securit...

There, done that. the somali-born icon says you will rarely find her at a show these day bus she tells me face-to-face, she loves how models of today are seizing the opportunity, recognizing that the cat walk and magazine covers can be a spring board for even bigger business breaks. >> you know, i was awarded the fashioning icon award, which was -- i was totally surprised because it is not a yearly award they give. they have given it only to other four women, kate moss, nicole richie, sandra ber...

Blunt force trauma. that would be something like flying into a house or power line. the tests did rule out bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, pesticides and chemicals. officials say as many as 5,000 birds died in the incident this month. another republican is bowing out of the race for the partys 2012 presidential nomination. three sources tell cnn that indiana congressman mike pence will soon announce that he wont run for president next year. pence will instead focus on a run for governor. an...

Dont they decide house the hottest and give them some crowns. so women can say arent they beautiful then feel bad about their own bodies. >> many of these women use it as a vehicle to go on to the entertainment industry or to have television positions and to be models and actresses. megyn: if thats true, its a spring board to becoming a model or going into the entertainment industry. is it dangerous having people pretend something other than that? you have a lot of people in the pageant world ta...

>> it is time now for "word play." we thought we would wrangle some congressional history. ways and means. its really, really old. long predating the united states. it originated with the english parliament, referring to the process of funding national policies. the very business of government. its the oldest congressional committee there is. not only is it a powerful institution, its a powerful spring board. eight presidents have served on the ways and means committee, as have 21 house speakers...

Wimp. >> these people loved this video. this is the iona/fordham game. theres pretty fancy footwork. watch them around the bases. this place. >> the throw, oh, theres a catcher. where did the runner go? >> youre safe. actually, i yona tried to contest it, no doing it. he tags the base with his hands. >> here he comes, bing. >> pretty fancy footwork. i dont think they teach you that while youre practicing. fordham ended up winning the game, by the way. pretty cool shot, though. >> watch this one ...

44-41. massachusetts republican gubernatorial candidate charles baker picked up the endorsement of senator scott brown for the upcoming primary. and former new york mayor rudy giuliani endorsed marco rubio for the race in florida. its a snub of rubios opponent, governor charlie krist. and it has been reported that the oldest member of the spring board -- supreme court will decide on his retirement soon. brit human is here to tell us why that might not lead to the battle some skpechblgt good even...