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>> i'm 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%. that's a pretty billing surprise seeing some economists expected it to tick up. let's 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 really thought. 243,000 jobs were created in january. the jobs growth, fredricka, was pretty wides...

investigating whether or not the riot was caused by sports rivalry or political tensions. >> new scenes of the violence raging in syria. this video posted online is said to show rebel fighters who have captured a tank. the u.n. security council is again talking about how to end the bloodshed. arab and western nations want president bashar assad out, but russia and china will not accept any suggestion of economic sanctions or military intervention. u.s. troops will stop fighting in afghanistan, start training and advising. the defense second says that is going to start next year. so...

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he keep that momentum? and newt gingrich, by the way, did not use this opportunity at the podium to say congratulations, governor romney. nor did he even call the governor to concede florida. he just moved right on to the next stop. what does that mean? >> ashleigh, there's a huge buzz over facebook going public. you want a piece of the action? >> yes. >> you may need a lot of money to get in on the hottest ipo ever. christine romans is going to let us know if we can get in on the action. and this dash cam video. one officer watches as his partner swims to a sinking car. zero in. t...

newly elected president obama faced the american people and i said, look, if i can't turn this economy around in three years, i'll be looking at a one-term proposition, and we are hae here to collect. >> romney's big win in florida definitely cat at that pults it into a hefty lead in the count. he now has an estimated 84 delegates, more than three times the number collected by gingrich. santorum and paul, once again, left in the dust. gingrich says it's a two-man race now. >> we are going to contest everyplace and we are going to win and we will be in tampa as the nominee in august. ...