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in northern florida, interstate 75 is closed after a string of crashes overnight that killed at least nine people. officials tell us the highway will be closed in that area for most of today. the sheriff's office says visibility was poor because of smoke from a nearby brushfire. all right, in just two days, florida's primary, most delegate rich contest so far. and candidate newt gingrich is heading into it with a new endorsement. >> i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of the united states! >> will herman cain's backing influence primary vote...

>> well, he was right. this is going to be armageddon and i'm going to win. he didn't just win by a small margin, he had a thumping victory tonight. someone told me that your fathe tonight. a lot of what dad does is through service to his country. and again he's got a very clear vision of what he wants to go with the american people ex-understands we're in a crisis situation and he's the only candidate including the president who cuts spending, consult welfare and cut fand u fnding and he did this about with a democratic president. i's governed before and he knows he can govern aga...

prove it again in florida. >> three state, three winners. next stop, florida, where mitt romney still has a commanding lead according to the latest poll. wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to...

wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to him a few times and he was dead on arrival in the summer. he made this amazing comeback. then he was like the has been who had blown his chance. now he's...

But we do not have any evidence to support it. there are some people who are democrats, liberals who do not want to see me win the nomination. >> is he being unfairly attacked? >> no, he's not -- unfairly attacked? every time he opens his mouth -- it's amazing to me he wants to play the race card when his whole campaign has been about, america is not racist. to me, it's a double standard on his part to want to cry racism when this absolutely is not. and i think this attack has come from the right, not from the left. >> and it's a mistake ob his part to go out and do that. and right now, he's n...