is the president, ann marie, is he campaigning? >> look, i mean, just look at that map. it is very evident that he has given up on governing and he's in full campaign mode. he had four campaign events i believe in new york last week. and, you know, it is go time for the president in terms of the campaign which is unfortunate because the economy is the biggest issue right now for our campaign. and it is unfortunate to see that he's shirking his duties this this respect. tourism is very important. that's great there is so much more to that in terms of getting our economy back on track. >> danielle, the president has to strike a delicate balance, right? so he doesn't appear as though he's focusing on campaigning. yet at the same time, he remains the commander in chief. state of the union, tuesday night, the message is that he will be delivering more specific to how he sees this next year of his presidency, or perhaps the next four years if re-elected? >> i think he has to hit those overarching things. the whole benefit of running for president while you're president is the

anne marie slaughter, teacher at princeton, previously did strategic planning for hillary clinton. ian bremmer president of arab group, global risk research firm. daniel franklin, editor of the economist magazine's world in 2012 special edition. welcome. so, ian, you do this kind of thing for a living. let's first start with something simple like iran. is the united states or israel going to attack iran in 2012? >> absolutely not. i can't see the united states doing it. keep in mind, it's still obama no matter what happens with the elections in 2012 at least for the purposes of that year. and the israelis are highly incented to convince everyone that an attack it could come if they aren't satisfied. if it's going to come it will come from the u.s. the two sides aren't coming together. sanctions will clearly escalate. there's a lot of internal pressure within iran. when you have a potential assassination against the saudi ambassador to washington, the british embassy being occupied, that's telling you there's a lot of internal instability at the top of the iranian regime. there's ri

. >> reporter: this young woman who we will call ann marie is a survivor. the man sthefs with for five years when she was 17 almost killed her. >> i was pregnant and he sat on top of me. he had a knife at my throat and started to cut my throat telling my children -- to tell their mom good-bye and that i was a bad mom. >> reporter: and yet ann marie stayed until the day they brought their third child home from the hospital. within hours, her ex called police and went to next door solutions women's shelter. >> we don't force them to stay, we don't force them to leave. >> when people protect their family, their friends, their loved ones, there is a significantly decreasing chance that a person is going to be killed. >> reporter: in 2011, 11 people were killed bay so-called loved one more than any year since 2003, one adult child and one male friend. >> nine out of ten times it involves a relationship ending and over the years we've seen that this is the most -- it can be the most dangerous time in a relationship. >> reporter: that's why ann marie feels so lucky to have gotten away and it

. >> my name is anne marie. i represent in north of market community benefit district, the tenderloin. we are very excited to have your company coming in. just talking about the burning man twist, that is an interesting phrase. this may be premature. any ideas in place to affect our immediate neighbors? especially the children in the tenderloin. there are more children per capita than anywhere else in san francisco. i see it as a fantastic opportunity to collaborate. >> the we moved in and everyone is talking about going up, but when we came in, we did a press conference. we said, we are immigrants here. we want to learn, we want to meet the people that live here. and we are getting to know people better. i will give you an example of something that could be done. i had an idea, based on an installation that i saw in europe. i am struck by the fact that there are more children in the tenderloin than anywhere in san francisco. people are amazed by this. it is a wonderful opportunity down here. by law, it will be

marie is the executive director, good to see you again thanks for coming out. >> thank you for having us. >> we have you here answering the phones, tell us about what your organization does. >>> we train and super vise volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children living in foster care in prince georges county we ensure their best interest is the forefront of all decisions made for them living in foster care. >> if i am hearing what you say who are you looking for, to come in to help out >> as we have been saying all day it is just an average citizen ordinary person looking to make a difference in the life of a child just any time it can be given to that person, to help them ensure their needs are met while they are living in foster care that is the only requirement that we have. >> can you give me an example what some of those needs might be based on past experience? >> well, a lot of our young people aren't succeeding in school or perhaps they have mental health issues not adequately addressed our volunteers advocate for those needs and make sure that the people responsi

. >> i will not say anything about mary anne. mike two daughters have already written to abc commenting that this is tawdry and inappropriate. >> there has been reports that there was an internal debate about releasing this is. we will talk later about how this but impact voters in south carolina. >>brian ross's entire interview with mary anne is scheduled to air tonight on nightline. >> we are following a developing story from georgetown. a body was found today near the canal road entrance to georgetown university. >> this is why this is so troubling for students here at the university. that is a coroner's van. that is a wooded area woodedcanal road. as the pan over uc the detectives and the police. they have been here all afternoon. those are dormitories right there. obviously, a disturbing discovery. the call came in around 2:00 p.m.. they called police and police say they found a man and dead inside one of those tents. sources are telling us they do not expect foul play. they are considering the weather. last night to the win

and later, anne-marie slaughter examining their region -- recent rise of tensions between the u.s., the international community, syria, and iran. w.j." is next. host: good morning, two days to go before florida voters go to the ball at an estimated 10% of republicans have already cast their ballot in the florida early voting for it a new poll overnight shows mitt romney with an 11-point lead over how -- newt gingrich. herman cain an ounce last night that he is supported his fellow georgian newt gingrich. it is january 29 and we will show you some headlines and begin with your phone calls. tweeets e-mails. the fun numbers are on your screen. -- the phone numbers are on your screen let's look at some of the headlines from the miami herald -- from the tampa bay times -- and "the palm beach post" -- look at this latest survey and get some background and a couple of minutes but the shows that mitt romney has held onto his lead over the last couple of days. this is from mason-dixon polling showing mitt romney of 42%, newt gingrich at 31% and wreck santorum who is off the campaign trail today

i was coming up to talk to emory -- ann marie from planning. let's take a few minutes as people are leaving. we are joined by president chiu. president chiu: thank you, colleagues. we're considering a piece of legislation that would help to improve and expand upon a very successful public art program that has been in place for over 25 years in the downtown area. at this point, the city currently requires all development over 25,000 square feet in the downtown district to pay a fee that is equal to 1% of costs to purchase on site are. in the middle of last year in june of 2010, we introduce this legislation that would provide the flexibility and expend the options for ways for this public art fee to be used. the planning commission voted unanimously to support this legislation with modifications that we will discuss today. under the legislative proposal if the project sponsor's wish to, they would have the option to contribute some or all of the portion of their feet to a newly created public artwork trust fund. developers would have greater fle

. >> ann marie rodgers back to give you the weekly report on the board of supervisors activity. this time it is a little bit of a look back at december. we did not have a chance to tell you about the december activities. there were a couple of informational hearings 48 washington and the california pacific medical center. -- 8 washington. i wanted to share details of the conditional use hearing detailed before the board as the board requested specifically we tell the commission about it. this was an appeal for wireless and 10 at 4109 mission street. -- wireless atenas at 4109 mission street. the board hearings here was another matter with over 45 minutes worth of presentation. a great deal of new information was presented, including a survey from the appellate claiming nearly 72% of the neighbors disapprove of the installation. and they also provided an independent assessment by an engineer who questioned the gap in coverage as claimed by at&t. like the similar field of the been heard by the board the week before, members were concerned about the differences in the map that were

as ann marie stated, at&t was granted a conditional use permit. the appellant has had questions about the number of panel and 10 of them are going up. -- and cannot -- antanae that are going up. we have reduced the numberto seven. we have also added spanish tile to go with the architecture in the neighborhood. this is also as a measure to increase the esthetic of the building. with the plans that were approved by the planning staff is for a seven-panel antenna if to grant us are permit, will go through. under the wireless telecommunications services, the guidelines stated this as a preference tonight. we did do an analysis of over 80 alternative sites. there was 1 site mentioned frequently by appellants. the landlord gave us the rights to place the facility on his building and then notified us that he would be leaving the country for a year and did not have anybody to negotiate this in his absence. we abandoned that sight when he was unable to continue negotiations. this is as opposed to another site that was in a residential neighborhood. we have

tonight, we're told, abc news will air an interview with gingrich's second wife mary ann. in a preview of what could be in store, mary ann gingrich had been saying as far back as the 1990s that she could end her former husband's career with a single interview. those are her words. joining us now, the national affairs editor for new york magazine, msnbc political analyst and co-author of "game change," the book that outshould the king james bible a couple of years ago, mr. john heilemann. let's reset here, coming out of new hampshire. looked like mitt romney could not be stopped. where are we two days ahead of the primary in south carolina? >> first of all, i want to say that i could probably end your entire career with one single interview. >> yes, you could. true story, actually. >> try to be nice. >> this will be a softball interview. >> i think the big story is that for a year mitt romney went -- proceeded as the de facto republican front-runner without ever coming under any kind of real assault. it wasn't until the last day or 36 hours of the new hampshire primary that

i was going to say that anne- marie rogers from the planning department is here and she's going to present and she will be followed by the small business commission. we will be opening up for public comment and a few of our key experts that will be speaking are the owner of a hardware store and another sector impacted by large from the retail in many different areas of our city. then one of the leaders of a new coalition of small businesses and the owner of a pet supply store and followed by another outside expert at labor policy expert from uc-berkeley. thank you for being with us. >> good afternoon. i know it has been a long hearing so i will keep my items focused. there were four items i wanted to cover and feel free to interrupt me. very briefly, i will go over the history. i heard a little bit about the controls so i will gloss over the high points of that and i will go over a summary of recent applications for formula retail we've reviewed at the planning department and commission and i will conclude with some of our current issues related to land use in formula retail. i just handed

here's his response today. >> i'm not going to say anything negative about mary ann. my two daughters have sent a letter to the president of abc news saying from a family perspective they think this is totally wrong. they think abc should not air anything like this and that intruding into family things that are a decade, more than a decade old, are simply wrong. >> so, james, what's your reaction to that? and also, do you think it's fair to dove into a candidate's personal history and go back as far as ten years or longer? >> well, mary ann gingrich said to me after i told her about that quotation from the "today" show that, well, she said he's going back ten years to talk about making jobs, creating jobs for the american economy yet he doesn't want to talk about what he was doing at the same time in his private life, which may in fact have contradicted what he was saying in his public life. i want to also point out she didn't feel that everything she had to say about him was negative. she said she really had a lot of positive things to say about what she felt he acco

but voters like first baptist church member ann marie green aren't sold on him or anyone else. >> one of the things we don't have in a candidate right now is somebody that gets voters >> about 70% of republican voters in south carolina say they want a president who shares their religious believes. randall pinkston, cbs news, columbia, south carolina. >>> we go overseas now. another nuclear scientist was killed this morning. two people riding a motorcycle in tehran attached magnetic bombs to the scientist's car. it was similar to earlier attacks ghens other scientists. it's reported he was a scientist at the enrichment facility. two others were severely wounded. they blame israel and the united states. >>> the u.s. carried out a drone strike that mistaken -- the strike took place last night in the al qaeda stronghold. four suspected militants were killed. take a quick break on this wednesday morning. when we come back, occupy wall street protesters in new york return to zuccotti park. plus, first lady michelle obama responds to a controversial new book alleging she had a rocky relation

i was coming up to talk to emory -- ann marie from planning. let's take a few minutes as people are leaving. we are joined by president chiu. president chiu: thank you, colleagues.

but voters like church member ann marie green, aren't sold on him or anyone he will. >> one of the things we don't have in a candidate is somebody that gets voters excited. >> about 70% of republican voters in south carolina say they want a president who shares their religious believes. randall pinkston, cbs news, columbia, south carolina. >> we go oversatisfies now. a nuclear scientist was killed. two people riding a motorcycle in tehran attached magnetic bombs to the scientist's car. it was similar to other attacks against other iranian scientists. he was a supervisor at the enrichment facility. two others were wounded. iran blames israel and the united states. >>> the u.s. carried out the first drone strike in pakistan since last november that killed pakistani troops. the strikes happened in the al qaeda stronghold. four suspected militants were killed. we'll take a break. when we come back occupy protesters go back to zuccotti park. >>> michelle obama respond to a book alleging she has a rocky relationship with top advisers. first scott pelley. >> after being buried in 18 feet of snow

the police say the driver was 68-year-old mary ann harrington. she was hurt in the accident and taken to the hospital. her injuries are nonlife- threatening. >>> police found the body of 56- year-old leroy studvant on december 31st. because the cause of death wasn't determined until january 1st, he is officially the first homicide of the new year. the victim was strangled and showed signs of blunt force trauma. as of this morning, police have not made any arrests in this case. >>> firefighters really had to work hard and have a fast response to prevent an intense house fire from spreading to multiple buildings. when firefighters arrived, they found flames and thick smoke coming out of every window on both floors. home owner was not at home when the fire started. firefighters were able to rescue six pet cats from the basement. >>> just one day of campaigning left for the republican presidential candidates in iowa. voters will hit the polls tomorrow and many punditss have this down to a three-man race. matt ackland is in the newsroom with the lates

aaron sharockman anne-marie slaughter -- -- anne-marie slaughter as well. live at 7 ams turn on c-span. >> former presidential candidate herman cain has endorsed newt gingrich in the republican primary. he made the announcement at the lincoln day dinner at the palm beach republican party. we will show you the entire event in about two hours. here is his announcement. [applause] [inaudible] >> sit down because you're going have to get up again but some big surprises. tonight, we have as a surprise -- >> here to endorse newt gingrich, everybody's favorite, herman cain! [cheers and applause] >> how are you? >> great, great. >> surprise, surprise. surprise, surprise. >> i think you should, on the stage and family members that are here. a big moment. [applause] [laughter] >> my pleasure. >> we love you, herman cain. >> is it my turn? [laughter] >> absolutely. >> i had to wait until they gave me permission to take the microphone. [applause] thank you very much for this very warm welcome on this very special surprise occasioned. [applause] three very quick comment

his ex-wife, mary ann, she was his second wife, is set to paint the former house speaker in a negative light. take a listen to a clip abc has released on what we will hear later today. >> i said to him, newt, we've been married a long time, and he said, yes, but you want me all to yourself. calista doesn't care what i do. >> what was he saying to you, do you think? >> he was asking to have an open marriage, and i refused. >> he wanted an open marriage? >> yeah. that i accept the fact that he has somebody else in his life. >> and you said? >> no. no. that is not a marriage. megyn: speaker gingrich addressed the issue this morning saying he's got more important things to worry about. >> i'm not going to say anything negative about mary ann. my two daughters, kathy and jackie, have sent a letter to the president of abc news saying from a family perspective they think this is totally wrong, they think abc should not air anything like this, and that intruding into family things that are a decade, more than a decade old are simply wrong. now, i'll have my daughters speak for it. i'm sure the

. >> an invitation only party that tony and ann marie thomas as diehard boise state fans as you're likely to find. >> we'll take it to our deathbed, that's for sure. >> in the last six seasons, their beloved broncos have won the highest winning percentage only to be repeatedly snubbed by the biggest and most lucrative bowl games, like last week's sugar bowl. >> executives from the sugar bowl say, they said well, you know, michigan and virginia tech, they bring the fans, they travel. and they have tradition. you know what, we have tradition too. >> the source of so much frustration, a complex ranking system known as the bcs. short for bowl championship series. designed to deliver what executives call a five-game showcase highlighted by a national championship game. >> according to, i think, six at halftime. >> austin murphy covered college football for sports illustrated for more than 20 years. >> the great lie of the sports universe is the bcs slogan, every game counts. boise state goes 11-1 this year and they end up in a mediocre bowl. tell the broncos that every game counties. >> in fac

. >> reporter: an invitation only party that tony and ann marie thomas as die-hard boise state fans as you're likely to find have longed to be a part of. >> we're going to take it to our death bed, that's for sure. >> reporter: in the last six seasons, their beloved broncos have won 73 games against just the highest winning percentage in the nation. only to be repeatedly snubbed by the biggest and most lucrative bowl games, like last week's sugar bowl. >> we have tradition too. >> the source is so much frustration of a complex ranking system known as the bcs, short for bowl championship series, designed to deliver what executives call a five-game showcase, highlighted by a national championship game. >> 40 to i think 6 at halftime. >> he has covered football for "sports illustrated" for more than 20 years. >> the great lie of the sports universe is the bcs slogan every game counts. boise state 11-1 this year, and they wind up in a mediocre bowl. tell the broncos that every game counts. >> in fact, since its creation in 1998, just four schools outside the top six bcs conferences have pl

mary ann pineda saying iran is laying the groundwork. more economic and diplomatic pressure is needed to keep tyran from building a bomb. pineda says the u.s. would act and presefrp tive air strikes would not be ruled out. panetta >> the shootings happened one year ago today. gifford leading a proud of 1,000 people in the pledge of allegiance in a candlelight vigil at the university of arizona. she visited another memorial in tucson. since the shooting giffords undergone intense physical and speech therapy. i am marianne rafferty. now back to geraldo at large. log on to foxnews.com. >> this is my first video diary. it is october 13th which is a thursday 2011. just surreal how much things have changed since july and how many things haven't changed. the good things is things are start to go look up and things are starting to change in a good way. hopefully things stay good and they only get better. >> more in a moenlt. first in a prime time exclusive we have the update the video diary has reignited the bit ter feelings so many harbor for c

>> follow-up issues on what ann marie just raised, and as somebody that liens to the left -- >> just leans to the left -- >> well, i would love to hear more about this positions on gay marriage and contraception, and would they like to reinstate don't ask don't tell, instead of focusing on the economy and the electabilit electability. >> right now the romney campaign understands well, they need to talk about the economy. to his credit as a candidate, clearly as a candidate, they remain laser focused on it. he turns every question into the economy with the exception of certain areas where he can get to the right of candidates he is opposing, and -- >> that hurt him later. >> he is running ads on union bussing and boeing, and he thinks he can get to santorum on that, because he had a relatively friendly relationship with labor as a friendly senator republican. how much the eventual nominee can escape without getting entrapped in the positions that are toxic to the public? those socials issues were a wedge in favor of the republicans in 2004, and eight years later i think the tables lar

police say the driver was 6 #- year-old mary ann harrington. she was also hurt in that accident and taken to the hospital. -- 68-year-old mary ann harrington. >>> the first homicide of 2012 in d.c. police found the body of a machine around #:00 a.m. on december 31st. officials say because the cause of death was not determined until january 1st, he is officially the first homicide of the new year. -- around police found the body of a man around 8:00 a.m. on december 31st. >>> firefighters had some hard work to prevent an intense house fire from spreading to multiple buildings. it broke out on m street northeast. when firefighters first arrived, they found flames and thick smoke coming out of every window on both floors. the home owner was not at home when that fire started. firefighters were able to rescue six pet cats from the basement though. >>> let the games begin. the iowa caucus is now just one day away and it is the first presidential nominating contest of the election year so we're watching it. matt ackland has more. >> reporter: if you

-- mary an has more. >> monday the nation celebrating dr. martin luther king junior's birthday, many honor the civil right's leaders holiday with service to their communities events are planned nationwide. >>> also monday, gop presidential candidates get another chance to duke it out. fox news hosts the debate myrtle beach south carolina the most likely target. mitt romney who has already swept wins in iowa and new hampshire. >>> tuesday, president obama meets with his council on jobs and competitiveness at the white house, business leaders are expected to discuss policies and plans to haven'ten the economy, create jobs and reinforce america's global competitiveness. mr. obama will also welcome the st. louis cardinals to the white house tuesday the president will honor the baseball tammies work on and off the field. -- team's work on and off the field they are expected to meet and greet wounded military service members at a local hospital. >>> presidential hopefuls debate for the final time, southern republican leadership con press plays hos

. >> reporter: ann marie castro grove isn't just march fog life. >> my child would have been 2 years old this year. >> reporter: she has come all the way from minnesota. she is marching for the child she aborted back in 1983. >> abortion does hurt women. it takes the life of an innocent child and wounds its parents. we need to get the message out. >> reporter: the prolife message was amplified by house speaker john boehner, who delivered the opening remarks on the national mall. >> when we affirm the dignity of life, we reaffirm our commitment for liberty. >> reporter: from there, thousands marched up to the under the circumstances supreme court, the place where abortion was legalized 3 years ago. >> when you think of the 53 million babies that have died since 1973, it is just horrific. >> reporter: even in the cold, the rain, the mud. >> yes. and our opponents wouldn't be out here. they can't suffer anything. >> reporter: we did find one pro choice advocate, walking across long side the thousands of prolifers. >> i'm not afraid of them, i know i'm right. >> reporter: steve dulaney f

and later, anne-marie slaughter examining their region -- recent rise of tensions

but voters like first baptist church member, like ann marie green, aren't sold on him or anyone else. >> one of the things we don't have is somebody that gets voters excited. >> reporter: about 70% of republican voters in south carolina say they want a president who shares their religious beliefs. in columbia, south carolina, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> by this time tomorrow, all of the gop candidates are scheduled to be campaigning in south carolina. >>> the local american red cross makes an emergency plea for blood donations. in recent weeks, the organization saw a significant decline and turnout at blood drives and donor centers. and now, several blood types are at critical and emergency levels, making it difficult to prepare for potential emergencies. >> the red cross is asking the community to step out immediately and make a blood donation. it will take immediate blood donations and several weeks of sustained donations to replenish the supply. >> reporter: blood is needed for more than 50 local hospitals and their patients, all types are needed. >>> time now for a q

. >> i'm not going to say anything negative about mary ann. my two daughters, kathy and jackie, have sent a her to the president of abc news saying from a family perspective they think this is totally wrong. >> could this be big, karen? >> maybe, but what don't we already know. we already know he's a sca scalliwag. it could hurt him, but i don't think so. >>> and back move the needle is mitt romney and his money and what's in his tax return. let's bring in e.j. dionne. there are now reports that mitt romney has millions, for example, in offshore accounts, in the cayman islands. i mean, this whole idea of mitt romney and all his money, is it a big problems? >> i think it's a bigger problem in the fall, but it's been a terrible week to be a rich guy if you're mitt romney. that's not usually the case. >> i didn't know there was such a thing, you can never be too rich or too thin. >> unless you're running for president. there have been stories that he may have paid taxes at a 15% rate, he didn't make much on speaking fees. >> and let me interrupt