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now leads in key swing and must win florida. cain beating romney there, 34-28. this comes on the heels of a national poll yesterday which put cain in the lead. now, cnn's polls of polls show that cain is still behind romney. just in that margin of error there, 23-20. whatever the case, it is no question that herman cain's popularity is surging. the national poll has you at number one. now the poll has you leading in south carolina and florida. what's your family thinking, and why do you think this happened, that you've surged to the top? >> well, my family, they are not surprised. be...

Hiding and never said a word and others like senator john kerry say pakistan is too important of an ally in the war on terror to cut off. >> it is an enormous time for opportunity, opportunities for our relationship in pakistan and an opportunity for our policieses in afghanistan and, obviously, they are very, very linked. >> heather: what should the u.s. do? joining us now, a republican congressman, thaddeus mccotter of michigan. and, democratic congressman eliott ingle, of new york. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> heather: the first question i have, i'll begin with congressman mccott...

And as i said here on monday, some big new stimulus plan is not in the offing. >> how would you interpret, then, what she said? >> again, i would interpret what she said to be very much in the line with what the president said on monday. >> what does the president expect out of the jobless numbers tomorrow, and has the economic team come up with some of those new ideas that you've talked about? >> let me take the second question first, and that is those discussions and meetings continue to take place. i'm not going to get ahead of any of those ultimate decisions. it's probably -- well, it is n...

Figures from the pew hispanic center. they estimate 375,000 people in arizona last year entered the country illegally or overstayed their legal visas. that's 100,000 less than the center's estimate for 2008. why? let's ask mark kerkorian of the center for immigrations studies, charles cook is former president of the immigration lawyers' association. to you first, charles, why do you think those numbers are down? >> well, first, it's clearly the economy has chased people out of arizona to places where there are actually jobs. second, the arizona law has clearly played a part in people not wanti...

Enough, though, right? we hear the stories every single day. speaking of these stories about folks losing their and some people getting their jobs back. the fired usda officials, shirley sherrod, said she's been offered her job back, but she said she's decided -- or rather has not decided whether or not she'll take. it the latest twist on a whirlwind tale of racism accusations. she made the rounds on some of the talk shows earlier today. she said she wants to talk to the president. to the president. and will that happen, major? >> second question first, bill, and good morning. will it happen? ...