Perspective Podcast - January 20, 2012
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In this edition of Perspective...
Cruise Ship Disaster
It's a mangled sea wreck off the coast of Italy that had just days ago been a proud ocean liner. Here in the U-S, the tragedy of the Costa Concordia ship wreck is hitting home, with several dead and more still missing. And now, doubts are intensifying about the captain's story of what exactly happened onboard. Reporting from Italy, here's ABC's News Correspondent Lama Hasan.
Gingrich's Ex-Wife Speaks
The 20-12 political season is well underway, with the South Carolina primary in focus this weekend and Florida's primary on the horizon. Most of the candidates spent the week campaigning in South Carolina to secure votes, while Rick Perry and Jon Hunstman dropped out of the race. Texas Congressman Ron Paul took a short break from campaigning to return to his home state. When he did travel to South Carolina, he picked up the endorsement of a state senator popular with Tea Party members, and told supporters he expects his campaign to continue to exceed expectations. One candidate under fire this week was Newt Gingrich. He's been in the public eye for decades and has had a complicated private life, which he's spoken about openly on the campaign trail. But this week, one of Gingrich's two ex-wives spoke to ABC News about the candidate. His second wife, Marianne, says she does not believe Gingrich has the morals necessary to be president. ABC Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross reports.
Romney's Cayman Accounts
In addition to speaking with Marianne Gingrich this week, ABC Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross inspected several offshore investment funds linked to presidential candidate Mitt Romney. These are just a few of the numerous funds on tiny islands that hold a staggering amount of American money. Once again, here's ABC Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross.
Evangelicals for Santorum
Just last week, a group of evangelical leaders met to decide *their* choice for president. Despite a tepid showing in the New Hampshire primary, they chose to endorse Rick Santorum. ABC's David Kerley has the details.
U.S. and Iran Tensions
America and Iran appear to be on a collision course over Iran's nuclear program. Iran blames the United States and Israel for the recent murder of an Iranian nuclear scientist, while Secretary of State Clinton and Secretary of Defense Panetta vehemently deny any U-S involvement. To discuss the escalating tension between the U-S and Iran, ABC's Christiane Amanpour speaks to former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jamie Rubin, who is also Ms. Amanpour's husband.
Diet Rehab
It's the number one new years resolution on many people's lists: losing weight. It's also big business in the U-S. Americans spent 62-billion dollars last year on weight loss programs and health club memberships. But one doctor says we may be spending our money in the wrong ways. He believes food can be as addictive as drugs, and we put his 28 day solution to the test during the hardest time of the year to diet: the holidays. Here's ABC's Juju Chang.
Madonna
Throughout her career, Madonna has pushed many boundaries, but has superstardom slowed down for her at all? Not exactly. She's the main attraction at this years Super Bowl Half-time Show, and as ABC's Cynthia McFadden reports, she's not slowing down anytime soon.
Host: Aaron Katersky
Producer: Colin Tipton
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