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thanks so much. just hours from now, eight presidential candidates will square off in tampa, florida. rick perry the front-runner and also the main target of his fellow republicans. and perry may have made the bull's-eye even bigger by attacking social security, a program considered sacred by millions of older americans. jim accosta is in tampa. and let's begin with word of a new endorsement we're hearing about this morning. >> reporter: that's right. if mitt romney was looking for a spark to help his campaign, he may have gotten it this morning. former minnesota governor tim pawlent...

this "american morning." good morning. >> zogood morning alina. >> it's early. >> it is early. >> not so early for you. >> always great to have you here. >> carol is off, christine is off. >> that's right. >> we've got you back, which is fantastic. >> we've got a really serious situation going on in texas. >> it's -- it seems to be getting worse although in some parts getting a little more control over it. these raging wildfires we're telling you about sweeping across the country right now. the governor rick perry is describing the disaster as, quote, a monstrous storm of smoke and...