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We are taking your thoughts on it. we continue to extend our invitation to the city attorney to come on. he has agreed to, but then said he had scheduling conflicts. we'll try to get him on. we are getting new surveillance tape from a terrifying is today lay for accidents in a train station. see what happened right after an escalator went into high gear under people's feet. bernie madoff's powerful accusations and his request for a little sympathy next.

There. top names on the conservative and republican side. there will be something like 15 names on the straw poll that cpac takes at the end of the week, and 11,000 attendees, many of whom are likely to vote, so the straw poll at the very least will get some real bragging rights >> i know the straw poll, of course, always makes news and also the person who makes news is the person who gives the big speech. people were hoping that was sarah palin. we know she won't be there, but do we know who will give it? >> reporter: yeah, that big speech was supposed to have been given by sarah palin, at le...

Numbers, the president's state of union, and talking about investment or budget cuts. it's all happening today with a number of the outside groups that really formed the activism that fueled the tea party movement. now, it is also interesting to note who is not showing, because there were some newly elected senators who got a lot of support from tea party groups and tea party inspired voters around the country who have opted not to be there today. one that comes to mind is marco rubio from florida. his staff said he had scheduling conflicts. you have ron johnson in wisconsin who defeated russ ...

>> well, chris christie, apparently turning down the chance to deliver the republican response. a source close to the new jersey governor blames scheduling conflicts. we're also told he could have made it work if he wanted to. some speculated that he didn't want to talk about the need for balanced budget while new jersey is suffering with major deficits as well. >> he's been able to balance the budge threat, $11 billion they where are able to do. had to cut a lot in that state but he's come as a darling and an example of how things can get done. the side show to so much of what's happening ton...

It is a statistical tie. but i guess the question is, what do you make of his approval rating? and will the president be a help for democrats in the fall? >> that number's a slight uptick from what we had last month by maybe a percentage or two within the statistical margin of error. you know, look, president obama's going to help liberals, democrats that aren't in battleground districts. we've already seen places where some democrats are not necessarily showing up with president obama. they have scheduling conflicts in florida, in texas. and you know, look, that's a reality of a political yea...