until then it's mitt romney and newt gingrich trading jabs. herman cain looking like he's sticking with it while under attack. our report tonight from nbc's lisa myers. >> how you doing? >> reporter: with newt gingrich on the rise mitt romney today went on the air in new hampshire emphasizing that he's a creature of the private sector. >> i spent my life in the private sector. i have competed with companies around the world. >> reporter: in an interview romney took a shot at gingrich portraying him as a washington insider. >> speaker gingrich is a good man. we have different backgrounds. he spent 30, 40 years in washington. i spent my career in the private sector. >> reporter: gingrich had a jab about romney's wealth underscoring his own humble beginnings. >> i haven't been as a successful as mitt romney, but when i babysat at fort reilly, kansas, and when i was a pin setter in a bowling alley, preautomatic machines. i set pins and worked as a gardener. >> reporter: with the emergence of gingrich, the vulnerabilities of both candidates were on

republicano, newt gingrich le lleva la delantera a romney 28 puntos contra 12. >> la ventaja para Él es al menos es mÁs conservador y menos malo si se quiere que romney para esa bases republicanas. >> durante su gira por carolina del sur donde encabeza las encues encuestas gingrich tuvo que defender su plan migratorio, el cual califican de amnistÍa. >> gingrich se limitÓ a decir que sus crÍticos no tenian la capacidad para entender su plan. su propuesta incluye la frontera segura para el 2014, y lelz solo los indocumentados que cumplan ciertos requisitos, puntos que apoyan conservadores pero que segÚn algunos na listas. >> es un poco decepcionante porque entra a los detalles de ese plan que menciona, apenas se refiere a 11 millones de indocumentados y ba sÁsicamente Único bueno que tiene que un grupo pequeÑo de esa gente no se va a deportar. >> lo hemos aprendido que las encuestas suben y bajan rÁpidamente y esta contienda se estÁ convirtiendo en una montaÑa rusa. >> angie sandoval desde nuestro centro de satÉlite, y anteriormente a lory montenegro a ambas muchÍsimas gra

as cain has stumbled, newt newt gingrich has charge to the opening. he is the front-runner in the state of south carolina, and nancy cordes is in greenville. >> reporter: scorkt as gingrich gains momentum here and around the country he is making a tears bid for tea party voters who may be losing interest in herman cain, echoing their charge that mr. obama say radical socialist. >> when i was speaker i created 11 million jobs. he stands for unemployment. at a values level, we stand for american exceptionalism, the constitution, the declaration of independence, he stand for some weird european nationalist secularist model that doesn't work. >> reporter: the former house speaker also expressed suspicions self times about mr. obama's background as a community organizer, and said that the president has "no solutions for america." he is clearly trying to prove to republican voters here and around the country, scott, that it is he and not mitt romney, who would go after the president most aggressively in a general election match-up and give republicans the f

gingrich i think his weight on a number of quick. the best one though is my hope was find i have an annual physical i should lose weight everybody who knows me told me i should lose weight they're all correct i just find a really hard to lose weight god wanted me to be there or not is still that's what . i was i say new i see what you're saying there is a term for a large homosexual man we've got it for you guys thanks for joining me live from ny so thanks for tuning in thanks for the come back tomorrow i'll be out by christmas for the alchemy filling in for me and david sirota is going to be on the show to discuss how that help might be a national security threat meantime become a fan of us on facebook and twitter is going to dot com slash the water sale and clear thanks to his hands. whether it's life in the fast lane. or slow but anyway. since alongside muslim are. science and technology. the diversity of this land elicits. r.t. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then ev

it may turn out to be newt and not newt. >> today, perry passed gingrich and romney as insider. and promised strong criticism before the primary but perry called at it caucus. awkward flubb in new hampshire where voters are proud of holding the first primary for the last century. >> bret: any other indicators that herman cain is staying in the race? >> a few moments ago we got word from the iowa campaign officials he will put out a new ad. putting up an ad. bioadd that talks about the job and economic message he is touting. no mention of 9-9-9 but it does suggest he is staying in the race. >> evangelist billy graham is in a north carolina hospital tonight. reverend graham was admitted to mission hospital inaville for evaluation and treatment of his lungs. pulmonologist says he may have pneumonia. don't forget, tonight's "special report" online show begins at the top of the hour. log on now and join the chat. coming up, britain fights back after tuesday's attack on the embassy in iran. applicatio smany great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey o

a distant second place is newt gingrich with 24%. new hampshire is in port, of course. despite all of the polls and opinions the last few weeks, new hampshire represents real votes and real delegates. >>> it's news that metro riders like to hear. new escalators debuted at two stations. the agency will try to avoid the same maintenance problems. >> and a local military dad makes a promise to the son. we'll let you know the outcome. sue. >>> and it's time to close the books on the month of november. december begins tomorrow and just in time, here comes cooler tells, too. i'll let you know how cold we expect the temperatures to get and we'll have that full forecast when the news edge at 6 continues.  >> the foreign secretary ordering all iranian diplomats out of the uk in 48 hours. the attacks began after the government sanctioned iran over the nuclear program. all iraq veterans -- rather, an iraq veteran from fall's church won his battle to keep a tree house he built for his son. he promised his son he would build a tree house before the deployment. it

mitt romney and newt gingrich are facing off and it's getting ugly. newt landed the first punch to mitt romney as an unconservative flip-flopper. >> i wouldn't lie to the american people. i wouldn't switch my position for political reasons. >> but mit swung right back. >> speaker gingrich is a good man. he and i have very different background. he's spent his last 30 or 40 years in washington. he's a lifelong politician. i think you have to have the credibility of understanding how the economy works and i do and that's one reason why i'm in this race. >> ew, lifelong politician. and newt wasted no time responding telling reporters, quote, i'm now being attacked by the former front-runner. former front-runner? wow. that one stings. joining me now, the author of revival, the struggle for survival inside the obama white house and dana millbank, political reporter for the washington post. thank you both for being here tonight. richard, how does an extended romney-gingrich fight affect the race and a race against president obama also believed to be between

now he says this is being planted by democrats because they want to destroy him so newt gingrich can rise. i don't understand that because if you're a democrat and you want to run somebody who has been damaged already in this primary campaign, i would think that herman cain would be somebody, gee, you know, you'd be willing to take on. >> it's not a traditional campaign. so it's hard to apply this happened in a similar situation before, look at the play book or the rule book. do you get the sense the national campaign team says he's not going anywhere. mr. cain says i'll tell you in a few days. iowa campaign team says they've been authorized to spend $80,000 and that's it. do we have a herman cain in the race monday or tuesday? >> i'm not so sure. i don't think first of all this is not a well-oiled machine here. this is a candidate whose attorney has been saying one thing, the candidate himself has been saying something else, the staff says something else. this is a decision that hasn't been made yet. i think herman cain has to wait and see how the money comes in. i think he's got to

newt gingrich is gaining momentum. the former house speaker is wrapping up a swing through south carolina. polls have him leading in that state by 11 points. he is determined to win the first primary in the south, come january. >> from 1980 to the present, the winner of the south carolina primary has been the republican nominee. >> reporter: gingrich is working hard to hold on to his front runner status. less than five weeks remain until the first votes are cast at the iowa caucuses. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> at an appearance in south carolina, gingrich says, if he is the gop nominee, he will follow president obama around on the campaign trail, appearing four hours after him to respond to his speeches. >>> the man who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan wants to be allowed to visit his mother's home, unsupervised for up to three weeks. hinckley was found insane when he shot reagan. doctors say his illness is in remission. prosecutors say they not convinced hinckley is well enou

he's supporting newt gingrich. some say cain's fund raising success will decide whether he can continue with the campaign. >>> president obama was in scranton, pennsylvania today pushing for an extension of payroll tax cuts. they were extended last year. if the cuts aren't renewed, people could see taxes go up by $1,000 next year. not extending them is a blow to the economy. it's set to expire at the end of the year. >> d.c.s attorney general criticized leaders for not speaking out more against unethical behavior. that comment came as they were wrestling with writing a new and tougher ethics law. tom sherwood is here with more. >> jim, ethic reform is the biggest political issue in the city now. the attorney general didn't mince words. the district government mired ethics issues since last winter. there's no end in sight. >> setting up an ethics committee is definitely the way to go. >> muriel bowser is leading the effort to write the ethics laws. the tough campaign provisions to require more disclosure of cash and

he's behind mitt romney and newt gingrich. >> he spent his last 30 or 40 years in washington, i spent my career in the private sector. i think that's what the country needs now to get president obama out of office you're you have to bring something to the race that is different. he's a life-long politician. >> i don't claim to be the perfect candidate. i claim to be more electability than anybody else. >> these two appear to be zeroing in on each other and don't be surprised the you see more attacks. >> what is going on with rick perry? haven't heard much about him. still in the race? >> he was in the news and will be in the news for a comment he made. rick perry makes this comment in the background you hear a little bit of giggling. let's play it and talk after. >> those of you that will be 21 by november 12th, i ask for your support and your vote, those who won't be, just work hard. >> okay, here's what is wrong with what he said there, the voting age is 18. the election day is different than what he just said as well and if you're running for president, these are the things you hav

could it really be newt gingrich? jon stewart captured the iron of that news on "the daily show" last night. let's watch. >> the scandal has taken its toll on the cain campaign. reports are now emerging that he might be considering withdrawing from the race which i strongly discourage him from doing. i've already lost trump. i can't lose you, too. if these allegations of sexual improprietary derail cain, who will benefit. >> herman cain was already losing altitude in this race. where do his votes go? >> they go to newt gingrich i think. >> what? so voters leave cain because they don't like that he had an affair and go to the guy who had two of them. i guess newt gingrich becomes the candidate for people who like herman cain but think he was too monogamous. [ laughter ] >> well, look, the only candidate saddened by cain's downfall besides cain is mitt romney. here's junts man speaking for the happy survivors. quote, we've got real issues to talk about, not the latest bimbo eruption. well, this whole shebang has been li

listen to newt gingrich and hannity later on tonight. watch. >> i'm clearly the more conservative candidate by any rational standard. 90% of the american conservative standing for 20 years. it helped ronald reagan and jack kemp develop supply-side economics and led the effort to defeat communism in congress and helped the speaker of the house balance the federal budget for four straight years. that part is no contest. >> dana: i think michele bachmann would disagree. she went out right away and attacked gingrich on them gration piece. she did an ad, last week that i'm the true conservative in the race. >> eric: fair. >> dana: santorum would disagree and so would perry. >> eric: he was asked a question who is more conservative you or romney? >> dana: gingrich ads another point. i'm not just the most conservative. i'm the most electable. >> a big difference, though. is it not, bob? >> bob: go ahead. >> dana: no, go ahead. >> bob: what strikes me about this is one, he talks about he was the most conservative with ronald reagan. and worked w

we will have to be better informed of my views on issues in your >> newt gingrich would get herman cain voters. he thought that if he was the nominee, gingrich will shatter him. >> wherever the president goes, i will show up for hours later and to take apart his speech and we bought him. >> -- reed bought him. >> the american people are going to raise some cian in 2011. >> there is a good possibility the biggest gifts on your shopping list this season are going to be high tech. >> aside from the kindles and ipads, what may be your best buy in consunmer alert. >> there is a move in congress to let states impose a sales tax. details just ahead. >> a windchill to factor in with brisk winds dropping temperatures to more seasonable levels. you will see what happens with the seven-day forecast. 45 degrees at the airport. >> here is what is coming up at 6:00. hear from the woman whose -- hear from the woman behind the robocalls. hear why it only went to a certain demographic. a number of burglaries in churches and preschools and howard county. the latest on the investigation. these stories and

newt gingrich is gang momentum. -- gaining momentum. >> reporter: the former house speaker is wrapping up a swing through south carolina. polls have him leading in that state by 11 points. he is determined to win the first primary in the south come january. >> from 1980 to the present, the winner of the south carolina primary has been the republican nominee. >> reporter: gingrich is holding hard to hold onto his front runner status. less than five weeks remain until the first votes are cast at the iowa caucuses. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> in one of his south carolina appearances, gingrich said if he is the gop nominee, he will follow president obama around on the campaign trail, until he agrees to debate him, seven times with no moderator. >>> the maryland woman who is forced to cancel her dream vacation after she was diagnosed with cancer, will get a full refund after all. >>> shortly after lynn mccain booked a trip to the caribbean, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. her doctors told her to cancel the trip immediately. the airlines refused t

mitt romney and newt gingrich. listen to what romney is now saying about newt gingrich. >> he and i have very different backgrounds. he spent his last 30 or 40 years in washington. i spent my career in the private sector. he's a lifelong politician. i think you have to have the credibility of understanding how the economy works. and i do and that's one reason i'm in this race. >> he spent 30 or 40 years in washington. he's a lifelong politician. on the other hand, mitt romney's a business person. the gloves are a little bit beginning to come off. >> it's about time. look, this is supposed to be a change election. all the issues will boil down to the economy and so, mitt romney has to offer that contrast and it is an absolute joke for newt gingrich to stand here and talk about he's an outsider when he is an ultimate insider. this whole deal with all his institutes and these organizations, he's trading on the level of influence in the nation's capitol, so it's smart for romney to go after him aggressively. >> you use

cain's latest struggles come as newt gingrich gains support. steve handelsman has the latest. >> reporter: on a swing through ohio, herman cain sounded defiant. >> they want you to believe that with enough character assassination on me that i will drop out. >> reporter: cain will not quit anytime soon according to the former party chairman who has been in touch with cain. >> i don't think herman is contemplating getting out of the race at the moment. he doesn't really have a strong reason to do it. >> we want cain! >> reporter: with much support intact, cain can wait until january when the voters in iowa decide about the alleged 13-year affair, the charges of sexual harassment and foreign policy. if cain drops out, the poll finds the rest of the field won't reshuffle much. mitt romney would get cain voters. romney denied charges of flip-flopping last night on fox. >> your list is not accurate. one, we are going to have to be better informed on my issues. >> newt gingrich would get cain voters. if he's the nominee, barack obama won't debate seve

as his support slides away, newt gingrich is gaining momentum. the former house speaker is wrapping up a swing through south carolina. polls have him leading in that state by 11 points. he is determined to win the first primary in the south come january. >> from 1980 to the present, the winner of the south carolina primary has been the republican nominee. >> reporter: gingrich is working hard to hold onto his front runner status, less than five weeks to remain until the first votes are cast at the iowa caucuses. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> meanwhile, mitt romney calls it a badge of honor to have the democrats target being him. he dismisses gingrich's rise in the polls, calling him a lifelong politician, not the best choice to run the country. >>> john hinckley shot and wounded president reagan. a hearing began today to see if he should be allowed additional visits at his mother's home in virginia, with the goal of living outside the facility at some time. today is also the anniversary of the signing of the brady bil

. >>> coming up on "hardball," mitt romney taking a shot at the new front-runner, newt gingrich. is romney getting testing or a first sign of desperation but first ari melber risks the tourists and tree lighters downstairs. he's here for the daily rant. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! >>> we are back. ari melber, as you know, is here and he's ready to rant >> thanks, dylan. today i want to talk about the absurdity of this campaign for the republican presidential nomination. tomorrow is december 1st which marks the final one-month home stretch of this primary process. and yet the campaign, as you may have noticed, is pretty much in the same place it was a year ago. so if you believe the hype, and i don't, that means the same narrative. it's all about that unpopular front-runner, mitt romney,

newt gingrich is selling loads of books and dvds. is the republican race better understood as a book tour? >> i'd better think about this. may be should i run for president for my next book. >> i'm telling you, you'll get some sales. i don't want to be absurd claiming their only reason that these noble servants would get into the race is to promote themselves. but at the same time, it takes a great degree of hubris and self-assertion and confidence to run for the president anyhow. so to say that you're going to run for the president or promote your own book is six of one, half dozen of the other. what is interesting is that all of these noble claims to service are really subordinated to their ego send trick narcissist tick preoccupations on the one hand and their way of easily dismissing human beings on the other. especially for herman cain. i think all three of these candidates have to take another look at what public service is about. it is not about self-promotion. it is about the promotion of the public good. not about signing yo

newt gingrich is appearing at a pizza place in iowa. >> okay. we're a little suspicious of this one because you know, you read about it. it sounds like an attempt to move in on herman cain's turf. godfather's pizza. turns out this pizza party in iowa has zero to do with godfathers. actually at a place called pizza king and they're calling it a slice the deficit party, which sounds like something ron paul -- ron paul might be interested in that, right? doesn't sound like they tried to do anything special with the theme, if you will. our producer did some snooping around, called him up and checked and he says they don't even have a specially named pizza for tonight's event. >> if craig was hoping he would get the goods, he tried. we appreciate it, but no dice. no dice. >> no. >> go ahead. >> even -- if newt gingrich had spin doctors

newt gingrich is appearing at a pizza place in iowa. >> okay. we're a little suspicious of this one because you know, you read about it. it sounds like an attempt to move in on herman cain's turf. godfather's pizza. turns out this pizza party in iowa has zero to do with godfathers. actually at a place called pizza king and they're calling it a slice the deficit party, which sounds like something ron paul -- ron paul might be interested in that, right? doesn't sound like they tried to do anything special with the theme, if you will. our producer did some snooping around, called him up and checked and he says they don't even have a specially named pizza for tonight's event. >> if craig was hoping he would get the goods, he tried. we appreciate it, but no dice. no dice. >> no. >> go ahead. >> even -- if newt gingrich had spin doctors working on this, they would have something like thin crust pizza you call it no waste, fraud and abuse pizza. >> thank you so much and now to wolf blitzer. you're situation room starts you. >>> it's a huge day on wall

you see newt gingrich get a job get a bath. herman cain, this is all a front for obama. eric kantor calling them mobs. the republican mood on this is reminiscent on this. >> charlie: is that what you mean when you say it could consume the obama campaign. >>t could grow or dissipate. it could hurt him in two different directions in the same way it hurt humphrey. he had his base shattered by the anti-war protesters and then he had the republicans ex exploitig against the backlash coalition. >> charlie: did they think they could split the difference here? >> i don't think they think they have much of a choice but to try. >> yes. it's hard for me to image the situation from their position, you know. the word anarchist is a nuclear word. you can't be with the anarchist and n for president. if he wants to channel, you know, if he wants to channel the movement, that's what the president would have to do. at the same time if you compare these like quote/unquote self identified anarchists to like labor activists in the 20's, 30's and 40's, they're much more plight. they talk in t

. >> newt gingrich attempts to explain how he made millions of pitching the ideas who paid him to meet lawmakers on capitol hill. whatever you call it, will conservatives in places like south carolina and other key states buy it to avoid supporting mitt romney? >> he spent his last 30 or 40 years in washington. i spent my career in the private sector. >> speaking of governor romney, is it finally sinking in? he takes a slight swing. and will he follow up with a heard punch given new revelations on how newt has been making a whole lot of money. >>> and nearly 300 arrested as the last two occupy sites are raided just before dawn and protesters moved out by a massive number of police. >>> put me out at 104. >> plus a 104-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were minutes away from being evicted after a bank foreclosed on their home. wait until you find out who stepped in to stop it. >> hey there. the "news nation" is following developing news this hour. we've got a live look from scranton, pennsylvania where president obama will speak there later within our hour. the president's foc

newt gingrich said that he is not a lobbyist despite this new york times article and some of what people would see as evidence to prove otherwise. but he is kind of i guess in his words, a celebrity of sorts. what do you make of that? >> yeah. i thought that was a poor word choice. although i think that the bit about how much he was paid for speeches frankly although it may cost him with blue collar folks we've been about, conservatives love that. in that they see someone who is financially successful. so that's not a problem. one thought for me on this. in pennsylvania, republicans, they are confident now that they can win this state. and tamron, the way they know that, they are no longer pushing the case to get rid of winner take all. remember that whole debate where they thought they could change the rules in time for 2012. now they're saying maybe we win the state and we would be penalizing ourselves. >> and herman cain spoke earlier. he was supposed to talk about recessing his campaign means. he did not. so we'll wait to see what he has to say. i want to go back to romney. he gave a

a young woman was saying she liked newt gingrich. i asked, you didn't mind all the stuff that didn't happen during clinton? she said i was in fifth grade. so that's a reminder that a lot of time has passed, but there will be a huge focus on it. the magic of e-books, it was just two weeks ago we were able to do an interview with the former speaker. he said there he was the only person that didn't recognize he wasn't dead. he said he was happy for the staffers who left that we saw covered on the show. he said they were running a compare from 25 years ago worried about things like dirty tricks in south carolina, based on the fact that he has a much younger wife. >> that's a great point. this is one of the lessons of this cycle. you don't need a big campaign. if tim pawlenty were driving around in an suv somewhere, we might be the front-runner. yet he was at the front of the pack. he says he hayes focusing on social media. you know the former speaker is never shy. he said watching his campaign is like watching ray crock build pluck donal

go after newt gingrich. he's going after newt gingrich who now, together with mitt romney, they are the two front-runners for the presidential nomination. some are suggesting that it's a two-man race. gingrich and more herman cain support if in fact herman cain drops out. and we're now beginning to see mitt romney suggesting, you know what, he's a businessman, spent his whole life in the private sector except for four years in massachusetts but gingrich has been in washington for 30 years. he's a washington insider and he's beginning to make those kinds of cracks, accusations, so it's beginning to show the heat from newt gingrich. this could get tough over the next four or five weeks and the battle between newt gingrich. >>> coming up in "the situation room" we'll see what is going on. wolf, thank you. >>> coming up next, the first civil lawsuit has been filed in the former penn state assistant football coach, jerry sandusky. the alleged victim says sandusky abused him more than 100 times. we'll tell you who

i don't think newt gingrich is out of the woods when people analyze his background. having said that, especially among evangelicals and social conservatives they understand and embrace the story of redem shurn and forgiveness. but there is a difference between accepting someone's apology saying i was wrong and placing in the trust as president and commander in chief. those two things don't necessarily go handle in handle. i think the next two weeks are telling for newt gingrich and whether he can be the alternative to mitt romney. megyn: he said he sinned and he's human asked for forgiveness. i'm not saying herman cain had this affair with this woman. but if he did do you think he would be better served to come out and say i messed up, i'm not proud of its and do you think that would help him with social conservatives? >> i think at this point there are so many allegation that have been made. it might be beyond ability of herman cain to pull this out. but i think what really turned a lot of conservatives off was the way his attorney responded to this by saying this i

gingrich! (laughter) nation, they say every time god closes a door he opens a window. that's why heaven has such huge air conditioning bills. (laughter) this is yahweh or no way. (cheers and applause) folks, everybody knows i'm the most famous catholic on television. i am the only one in late night with his own chaplain. i am basically the pope of basic cable. so when something happens in the catholic church, everyone is waiting for my imprimatur, my nihil obstat, my my doggo doggare pupsi bite'em. (laughter) well, on sunday the holy roman catholic church, the one true bride of christ turned into a girl gone wild. >> catholics probably noticed changes during mass. the church is now using a new english translation of the ritual text used for celebrating mass. >> stephen: yes. they changed the words to the mass. they put the new words on this little card right here. caught me by total surprise. the catholic church is not known for changing its position-- missionary, by the way. (laughter) so the

>> to newt gingrich, i think. i think right now that anti-romney vote has coalesced arm around the former speaker. >> jon: voters leaf cain because they don't like he had an affair and go to the guy who had two of them! i guess newt gingrich becomes the candidate for people who like herman cain but think he was too monogamous. jason jones is sanding by. jason, where are you? >> i'm at rick santorum's campaign headquarters. >> jonquick note, if you're looking to directions for his headquarters do not-- and i cannot stress this enough-- search google ma maps. >> jon: i'm sorry, i'm just waiting for people do that and come back to the program. what's going on at santorum headquarters? >> he's what i can only describe as frothing mad. (laughter) about cain voters going to gingrich. >> jon: what why is he mad? >> what does he have to do to get respect? his credentials are unmatched. he's pro-life, anti-immigrant, strict creationist, he equates same-sex marriage with get to gt (bleep)ing. he blamed the catholic church's

if it's newt gingrich, i welcome that. if it's mitt romfully, i can't think of anybody on the republican side in the presidential run that i would not love to have running against barack obama in 2012. i think they're all fabulous. [ laughter ] >> robert hates that. >> we talk about his support among the minority community, and i think that's a mean that's out there. if you look closely at the numbers, it's not a lock. if you look at the latino population, it's 60% of the latino community supports a president, but really only onee 1 in 3 support him. this is something beef talked about, and i would love your thoughts on it. occasionally you here about a divide between those who feel the president has not spoken loudly and forcefully enough, especially given the high unemployment rate. >> when you look at those sort of opinion leaders, the people that the media looks at, wait a minute there's a divide, you're look at the elites one the black political community who have had a problem with barack obama since he was in the se

add to the pierce his loss is newt gingrich's gain. new poll numbers show the former house speaker in the lead by 11 points. >> solutions and focused on the presidency. >> right now, the democrats are using tv ads to target mitt romney, a sipe they think gingrich's gains are temporary. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> mitt romney calls it a badge of honor to have the democrats targeting him. and he's dismissing gingrich's rise in the polls saying that he's a life-long politician who isn't the best choice for the country when it comes to fixing the economy. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, it is the season! the white house is getting into the holiday spirit! >>> i'm meteorologist howard bernstein. feeling like it, too, out here. a cold breeze is blowing. we've got temperatures as we go to break down into the 40s. mid-40s. 45 degrees in gaithersburg but 50 in annapolis. i'll be back with the full forecast looking toward the weekend and talking about even colder weather next week. you're watching 9news now at noon. >>>

newt gingrich's record. if they don't, he's going to continue to move up and move up and maybe steal this nomination. but i don't think it's necessarily mitt romney. rick perry is still out there with herman cain collapsing, if rick perry can do something to bring newt gingrich down, he has a chance to fill that vacuum, after all he's been through. i still think he has a chance. he has a lot of money. fy were rick perry, that's who i'd be focusing. there's a heck of a lot to focus on. >> we want to go ahead and check in with mike vie cara and take a turn to the governor's home state, pennsylvania, where president obama will be this afternoon. pushing his message to extend the payroll tax cut in front of a key swing state crowd. nbc's mike live at the white house. republicans did well in pa in 2010 but the president really needs it come 2012 and is he can tenning the tax cut, that is a big issue right now. is it going to work there? >> reporter: you said it, thomas. it is a key swing state, the former governo

newt gingrich versus president obama. if mr. gingrich is the republican nominee, 45 percent of those surveyed say they would vote for the former house speaker, 43 percent say they would vote for president obama. now, this poll has a margin of error of 3 percent, essentially, you could say it is tied. scott rasmussen, whose company conducted that poll, joins us with more analysis in just a bit. we'll dig a little deeper with scott in a couple of minutes on "happening now". >> i'm rick folbaum at the assignment desk. in a couple of minutes, we're expecting herman cain to step up to the microphone in deiton, ohio, this is the first major campaign speech he'll be giving since announcing yesterday that he is re assessing his candidacy, his run for the gop nomination. we're going to monitor this speech out of deiton and let you know if any news happens. >>> the dow continues to soar after investors, very happy with news about the european debt crisis. as you can see, the dow up over 415 points. it's been hovering around that number. w

you wouldn't expect many people to be talking about newt gingrich. they wanted to know more about him. is he different? has he changed? is he someone we could seriously look at? newt gingrich himself has told me and others, he may not survive the next few weeks of vetting, but if he does, he has emerged as a powerful and potentially upset rival to mitt romney. he's getting a lot of -- there's some excitement about him and mitt romney needs to bring some of that magnetism back to his own campaign. look at the polls, what we've seen here in the last few days. newt gingrich has now moved ahead in iowa. he is second in new hampshire. he surged in new hampshire. second to romney. he has opened up a lead in south carolina of some 15 points. there's a poll out of florida today, these are early, poll out of florida today shows newt gingrich up by 24 in florida. if he were to sweep all those states except new hampshire, he'd be hard to beat. this may not last. as we've seen, it's mercurial in republican primaries. there's something going on that we can recogn