getting a grip on a come pli indicated on u.s. ambassador to afghanistan and former director of intelligence dennis player. then, the push to november. anita dunn and former republican committee chairman ed gilespi. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. rick santorum has a sharper edge to him. he understands he needs to change the dynamic. the problem is, the republicans in this country are thinking about putting somebody with the same positions as president up. if this is about tweedle dee and dweedl dumb, we will lose. santorum s real weakness is his plan economic illiteracy, inexcusable, the worst idea of any gop candidate. joining me now, former senator rick santorum. thanks so much for being with us. i want to start out by asking about the new ad that mitt romney has up and running in illinois where you will next meet in puerto rico. he said, listen, you ve never run a business and you ve never run a state. and so how can you possibly be an executiv
but the math and money and more people doubting that that may be enough as we move on your early start. good morning everyone welcome to early start i m ashleigh banfield. i m zoraida sambolin. we re bringing you news from a to z, 5:00 a.m. in the east. alabama, mississippi, rick santorum a southern sweep. a heartbreaking tragedy in switzerland, 22 children killed when a bus crashed in the wall of a tunnel. that bus carrying 46 children, and six adults was returning to belgium after a school ski trip. a total of 28 people died, police are investigating now. prosecutors in alabama plan to seek the death penalty against this woman, accused of literally running her 9-year-old granddaughter to death. the girl was forced to run around the family house for hours as punishment for lying about eating chocolate. president obama and david cameron holding formal talks at the white house with the war in afghanistan, iran s nuclear program, syrian crisis and the global eco