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to leave those low-lying areas. right to kathy quiano. what are you hearing and seeing from regions most at risk? >> we heard that the very strong quake, a magnitude 8.1 according to officials just hit the area. now, its not clear this is an aftershock. the area has been experiencing those after the first quake hit. some residents were told -- went back to their homes and shopped but again moving to safer ground after this very, very strong aftershock. authorities also say theyre not l...

this is not his critical inner circle. they have closed ranks, they have determined to fight, they have talked themselves into it, one of the officials says that they are fighting an insurgency and they believe right now they will win and sadly, anderson, the opposition remains fractured and unable to really mount an effective counter offensive according to these officials. >> does this surprise you? >> im not really sure about the quality of the american intelligence around syria. wh...

in addition, those same sources outlined the help assad is getting from iran. weapons and computer expertise to root out opposition. their own people. barbara starr is there tonight. and robert bair, and even though we have word of more defections from the syrian army, youre hearing that bashar al assad has a firm grip on power in syria? >> absolutely, anderson. i spoke with three separate senior u.s. intelligence officials. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control,...

outlined the help assad is getting from iran. weapons and computer expertise to root out opposition. their own people. barbara starr is there tonight. and robert bair, and even though we have word of more defections from the syrian army, youre hearing that assad has a firm grip on power in syria? >> absolutely. i spoke with three separate senior u.s. intelligence officials. the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge. commanding his forces. there is no break...

85 lives today alone. in addition those same sources outlined the help assaad is getting from iran. in other words help in targeting its own people. also with us tonight, former cia officer and time.com intelligence columnist robert baer. barbara, even though we have word "today" of more defections from the syrian army, youre seeing that assaad has a firm grip on syria. >> the assessment is all in agreement. assad remains in control, in charge, commanding his forces. there is no break,...

also, a "wall street journal" political reporter. nice to have you. and abby livingston. shes been on the show a couple of times before but with her sisters. shes the doubt of presidential candidate jon huntsman, with us but without her sisters. lets get right to our "starting point" this morning. mitt romney a clear front-runner once again. hes leading rick santorum by 16 points in the latest national poll. very big endorsements as well. ahead of super tuesday, tomorrow. the highest r...

>> im fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. we have a number of stories developing on this busy morning but we begin with your pocketbook. just minutes ago we learned the jobless rate has fallen to 8.3%. thats a pretty billing surprise seeing some economists expected it to tick up. lets get perspective from christine romans. what have you learned about how this number has gone down slightly? >> you know, the economy grew in january, and it grew jobs. it grew more jobs than anyone r...

That trend line from real clear politics shows that since december 1st, newt gingrich has surged with republican voters here in florida. he slipped for a few weeks but automated polls taken just this weekend have gingrich ahead now here in this primary coming up next week. hes pulled into a tie now when you average polls taken in the past week. can gingrich ride the wave of anger to a victory in florida? can he win the republican nomination overall? bill was the state attorney general here in fl...

December 1st, newt gingrich has surged with republican voters here in florida. he slipped for a few weeks, but polls taken just this weekend have gingrich ahead now in this primary coming up next week. hes pulled into a tie now. can gingrich ride the wave of angry to a victory in florida? overall, the congressman john mike supports mitt romney. let me give you both equal time. bill mccollum. i heard you have a great organization. youre putting it at the disposal of newt gingrich. >> we have a gr...

from the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of italy. rescue workers finally resuming the search for missing passengers. lets go "outfront." good evening. im erin burnett. tonight, we are live in charleston, south carolina. tonight, newt gingrich, whose performance tonight here will make or break his run at the presidency. no doubt the former speaker is surging in the polls. you can look around, you see that left, right and center. the latest show him within striking distance o...