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as the gop nominee to be hoping to win back a state that went for president obama in 2008. and he's hoping hispanics will help him out. our colleague on that story in-depth for us in denver. i mentioned 2008. two thirds of the hispanic vote nationwide went to the democratic ticket but the vote in colorado was closer. does romney see an opening and could that spell a difference, do you think? >> oh, he definitely seeing an opening. both kand date candidates do. 12% to 14% of the overall voterless here in colorado and both sides are going at them. romney, the second trip since basicall...

they face the death penalty if convicted. but that could take years. families of 9-11 victims want to see just particular like chris and christina russell whose brother was a firefighter in one of the towers when it collapsed. >> it has to be the death penalty, doesn't have to be an ugly death, you can select what you wish off the menu. they have experts that deal with. >> life in prison drags it out and costs us government money, and it just -- it lingers in the back of your head these people are still alive. they are not glorious, it would bring closure. >> hopefully. >> other fami...

what's the best part? >> reporter: this is the place to be. this is max's wine bar, you're watching it transform into the cnn grill. a great space. the sign goes up. everybody can find it. this is the place to be. you can follow us on twitter at cnnsxsw, sboouth by southwest, d brooke, when you get here, i'm going to give you a princess's welcome. >> we will be doing our show there on monday. i cannot wait. i've never been to austin. more jobs added in the month of february of the i ha. i have some numbers for you. plus, ingredients changed in top sodas to avoid cancer labels. ...

jobs last month. so it was private sector hiring. companies hiring that drove the jobs number. this is the last year, carol. 2011 i want to show you. last spring things are pretty strong. we were having 200,000 jobs gained every month. in the summer it got real slow. we were worried about a double dip recession. picked up again in the fall. now we have revisions. the bigger picture is a little bit better. you have better than expected january, february, now it's 8.3% the unemployment rate. there were jobs created in business and professional services. there were jobs created in minin...

polls. economic conditions vary greatly from state to state. let's take a look at a few. vermont's unemployment rate is at 5.1%. that is much lower than the 8.3% national average. in january, only one in about 21,000 homes in vermont were in the foreclosure process. a very different picture in ohio. unemployment much higher there, 8.1%, though lower than the national average. 1 in 616 homes is in foreclosure in ohio. in georgia, it's seen some of the worst numbers. unemployment there, 9.7%. higher than the national average. 1 in 328 homes are in the foreclosure process in georgia. cn...