into the final round. ricky fowler, always best dressed on the course, he gets the friendly spin on the fifth hole. he keeps the pressure on with the birdie. tiger wouldn t be denied. he drains this 25-footer. putting really well now. steve stricker gave him a couple of lessons a couple of weeks ago. it s paying off. tiger goes up by three. this is very long. a 75-foot par putt. he almost makes it. just comes up short. tiger taps it in. finishes 13 under for the tournament. easy win. he s great down there at the arnold palmer. number one ranking once again for the first time since 2010 facing roy mcelroy. after the win tiger sounded optimistic about staying on top. if i get healthy, i know i can play this game at a high level. i know i can be where i m contending in every event, contending in major championships and being consistent day in and day out. if i got healthy.
longer the elephant in the room, governor rick perry announces he s joining the republican party for president. he may be the republican front-runner but he was not feeling the love at the iowa state fair. he got heckled and laughed at over three words he said, words he may come to regret on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com ing. oh, thank got it s friday. wait a minute. i ve got to move my stuff. good morning. happy friday to you. it s august 12th. welcome to american morning. up first, texas governor rick perry, the elephant in the room, is about to go on for 2012. perry says he s ready to toss his 10 gallon hat into the ring. we re going to have an announcement at 1:00 eastern time over in south carolina and then hop in an aircraft, come straight to new hampshire, and i hope you ll be watching your television set and listen to however you re picking it up on the internet or whatever. we ll have our announcement to give our intention