michelle bachman came out swinging. >> asked if you look at romney, new to romney scots is a obama on the payroll extensive sphere if you want a difference, michelle bachman is the groove and conservative. >>vicki: newt gingrich is on damage control after comments that he made during an interview calling palestinians and invented people. critics are firing back. >> a senior palestinian leaders are lashing out at newt gingrich following this interview on the jewish general. >> i believe the jewish people have a right to a state and commitments that were made at a time, remember, there was no palestine as a state, it was a part of the ottoman empire. i think that we have had an invented the palestinian people, historical it were a part of their community. >>reporter: fifth palestinian leader called the remarks races. >> i hope all of the review recruits stands tall and condemns what he said. the >>reporter: as he says ended gingrich needs to brush up on his district. >> had he had any knowledge about history, he would not have made that statement. coke's from >> i hope that he makes an

on newt gingrich was michelle bachman. in this exchange about his alleged career as a lobbyist, here it is. >> we know that he cashed paychecks from three. that is the best evidence you can have third over $1.6 million. frankly, i am shocked listening to the former speaker of the house because he is defending the continuing practice of freddie mac and fannie mae. there is a big difference between a credit union and freddie mac and fannie mae. they were the epicenter of the financial meltdown. i was trying to see these entities put into bankruptcy because they need to go away. when the speaker had his hand out and was taking $1.6 million to influence senior republicans to keep the scam going out and in washington d.c. . that is absolutely wrong. >> that's just not true. what she just said is factually not true. i never lobbied under any circumstance. some of these people ought to have sex before they make wild allegations. >> after the break last week, everything that i said was true. evidence is that speaker gingrich took

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. >> bad news for michelle bachman. five days before the iowa caucuses her former chairman is endorsing one of her rivals. "good morning washington"starts right now. >> "live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> good morning. it is thursday. we are almost to the weekend. >> we have your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. here is adam caskey. >> good morning. we are here in the weather center tracking are cold temperatures. downright frigid out there. 21 degrees. 23 in strasbourg. 30 in arlington. we will warm up quickly this morning into the mid 40's. 46 later on today which is pretty close to normal for this time of year. tomorrow morning we will be in the 30's. warmer tomorrow afternoon. even more on the weekend. now back to steve. >>> we're going to university boulevard. a fatal accident inside the beltway. all lanes are blocked both ways. if you're xing south -- x exiting south it is going to be closed. the best alternate is perhaps new hampshire avenue. the second best if you take univ

michelle bachman, rick. and rick santorum opposed the measure. everyone else favored it. >>marty: for bicycles are at the top of a christmas list for many kids but many times a bike is too expensive. as craig skalar shows us, a group of volunteers are making sure that christmas wishes come true. the >> they come in as the boxes and go out as bikes. 2400 of them assembled at the center is a convention center by volunteers. different sizes for all ages. >> at a moderately xi the device is he in all of those hon >> i appreciate the opportunity to help out the community. you cannot get a more awesome charity giving blacks the kids. >> it is the number one most requested a gift that we get. it is freedom, wind in your hair and self- reliance. fleabite makes a difference to a kid. >> they have been doing this for seven years now paid for by donations from corporate sponsors. >> i am glad we were able to do that. >> it is a perfect match. a bike and a kid. a kid and a bike. >> she forgot to mention it is also great exercise. >>marty: we talked about all of the high-tech toys, bu

what happened to michele bachman campaign? >> she was never really seen as somebody who was going to take this thing in the law firm of your side will say this, i feel a little vindicated because since this all started i said rick santorum needs to be doing better in this. he represents the untarnished conservative viewpoints that many people would agree with. if ron paul ends up at the top you'll never get the nomination so it would almost be a waste of a caucus i think we want to keep an eye on that met ronnie and rick santorum. >> these candidates seem to take turns playing the candidate of the month. >> they're all flawed and they all had issues, every candidate is slots but the flaws of these candidates really get in the realm of the republicans will mantra of life. this is the family values party. for herman cain and newt gingrich and their affairs these are not family friendly values. i never believed that republicans can actually stand behind them going forward. >> asthma sufferers will soon be without a popular medica

michele bachman iowa campaign chairman resigned to endorse rival john paul. >> charges could be filed against british oil giant bp for its role in the worst oil spill in american history. >> and were the referees to blame for the black hawks lost to the kings last night? an upset coach clearly think so. the roads are dry now but rain and freezing temperatures made him dangerous to drive on this morning. slippery roads caused several accidents on the stevenson and bishop ford expressways during the morning rush. in bolingbrook a pickup truck hit wall and a semi truck and six other vehicles were involved in another crash. and the planes a multi vehicle accident injured several people and closed elmhurst road for awhile. in west chicago car was hit by metro train when it struck another car and slid onto the tracks. the driver suffered minor injuries. heavy fog may be the cause of a 40 car pileup that killed two people and injured almost 60 more in new orleans this morning. it happened on interstate 10 at about 4 this morning. both sides of the interstate were closed for several hours as

bachman lo acusó de haberse enriquecido trabajando para jeffrey mack, una agencia que los republicanos acusan que fue causa de los problemas de las viviendas. >>a>además dijo que con freddy mack pasó el dinero de los contribuyentes al candidato. ->>> algunos analistas dicen que aunque gringich no tuvo grandes problemas. >>> en cuanto a gringich de por qué ha subido en popularidad, es porque se salió herman cain, porque al salir herman cain, la gente busca un nuevo candidato. >>> cuando el tema pasó a inmigración, el gobernador de texas dijo que la frontera sigue siendo peligrosa y que puede ser usada para los que quieren hacer daño. >>> como ejemplo citó la conexión de irán y venezuela, como recientemente reveló un documental de univisión. >>> de aquí al 3 de enero los precandidatos republicanos pasarán mucho tiempo en el estado, tratando de darle la mano al mayor numero de personas posibles. >>> el juez que lleva el caso de la universidad de penn state, dicen que dos asistentes podrían ir a juicio también, porque hay evidencia que mintieron después de la presunta inve

. >> michele bock and is shooting for the stars. -- michelle bachman is shooting for the stars. but grabbing the headlines, a bitter hit between mitt romney and newt gingrich. romney mocked newt gingrich for 90 enough signatures to get on the virginia ballot. >> it is more like lucille ball at the chocolate factory. [laughter] >> but it is the latest attack ads against the former speaker of the house, which romney claims no credit for that has him not laughing. >> if you want to be present, you should say that that is your staff and that your people pay for. >> there was the memo that he launched about the massachusetts health care plan. newt gingrich personally supported a mandate for health care. >> and there is word from capitol hill that nebraska senator nelson will be retiring. he will not be running for reelection next year. the gop needs for seats to regain control of the senate. >>> coming up, new details about last week's mass on the metro. >>> they are america's heroes. so how should they be honored. some say that a parade is perfect. and others are stopping short. >>>

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. >> if that doesn't work, he can give it a go michele bachman style. remember how she confronted it a couple weeks ago? >> i haven't had a gaffe or something i have done to cause me to fall in the polls. >> there it is. the poll numbers speak for themselves, neither stranlg gi is working. vacation veto. president obama went with bill clinton for energy products. don't think he didn't nudge congress to pass parts of the jobs bill. >> we are going keep pushing congress to make it happen. now is not the time to slam the breaks on the recovery. right now, it's time to step on the gas. we need to get this done. i expect it's going to get done before congress leaves. otherwise, congress may not be leaving. we can all smend christmas here together. >> somehow i don't think that was an invitation to christmas at the white house. that's all for "hardball." chris matthews will be back on monday. up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. with roc®retinol and antioxidants. lines, wrinkles, and sun damage will fade. roc multi-correxion. correct what ages you. ma

. >> michelle bachman has also been helpful. >> many of herman cain's supporters are coming over to our side. >> but it is ron paul, almost tied with mitt romney, who called themselves the tortoise in this race. >> we have had the flavors of the month. i would like to speak -- think of myself as the flavor of the decade. >> by what is still up in the air. -- iowa is still up in the air, with many voters undecided. herman cain will meet with the former rival came -- rival camps, later this week. >> as winter rolls in, will be occupied protesters roll out? protestersupy roll out? >> you have heard of seeking shelter from the cold. as winter rolls in, occupy protesters are creating shelter across the nation. an idea that police are not warming up to. >> the temperature is dropping. many occupy protesters say that they are not leaving. in washington, d.c., they fought -- faced off against the police four hours yesterday over this wooden structure. the police say that the structure was a safety concern. protesters perched on top of it to prevent crews from tearing it down. they wound up bein

. >> meanwhile, michele bachman is pulling all the stops by visiting every corner of the state. it looks as though the show will go on. tonight, there are changes that event goers can expect this year appeared >> we have gained over 3000 students all over the last couple of years. and the county has not kept up. >> far worse before the -- between that anne arundel school and the city executive. >> the official start of winter is still a day and a half away. but temperatures are in the 60's at this late hour. how about that. we will check the forecast for the weekend in just a minute. [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. ♪ so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a safeway smoked shank half ham for just 99 cents a pound. need last minute gifts? safeway has hundreds of gift cards. including itunes and many others. safeway. ingredients for life. >> parishioners created cheer a hell of the holidays. to add even more flair to the evening, the mothers received

today, he got support from a key campaigner for michelle bachman. you can find the information on our website, wbaltv.com. the number of people seeking jobless benefits has risen for the first time in four weeks. weekly unemployment applications rose 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 381,000. but there are indications that hiring could pick up. claims applications fell to a low. application's need to fall below 300 senate 5000 to signal sustainable job growth -- below 375,000 to signal sustainable job growth. the governor highlighted some of the year's accomplishments, including baltimore city's murder rate, which could end below the two hundred-mark for the first time in history. >> this morning's news conference in annapolis gave the governor a chance to highlight the good, the bad, and the ugly. it seems that there is no doubt there will be a lot of fighting in the general assembly over new taxes. >> you get what you pay for. there is no way to build a $100 million bridge for $10 million. >> gov. martin o'malley made it clear that, if he has his wa

>>justine: congressmen ron paul is drawing big crowds and a surprise endorsement from michelle bachman former iowa chairman. rick santorum is campaign has been gaining momentum. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. >>george: we are tracking a hot spot on the bay bridge. there is a fogged advisory. adding to the visibility problems is a malfunction of the light's system on the lower deck. according to the chp, stretching towards her oakland landing, the lights have been out and crews from caltrans have been dispatched to the bridge and they hope to correct the problem. the westbound ride still looks pretty good. not much in the way of a back up above visibility it's definitely impaired. here is a quick look at traffic maps as we continue our bridge check on the carquinez and benicia bridge. as we look at the san mateo bridge, there could be a little bit of haze. on the golden gate bridge you will also see fog as well. visibility is down for the golden gate bridge ride. in the south bay, light traffic to the coyote valley into the north bay ride is still a problem f

today he got the support of michelle bachman i was chairman. >>reporter: welcome to the big time ron paul. for much of the race he has been running slightly under the radar. he climbed out of the sec and was suddenly treated like a top tier candidate. his rise to the top of the polls have made him a target. check out newt gingrich and his ferocious attacks. >> as people get to know more about ron paul, he disowns tenures of its own newsletter and says he doesn't really realize what was in it. he says he had no idea it was reaching its fast-racist is anti-semitic. sphere for all of this is a sudden shock to him. >> mitt romney joined in on the run all attacks and slamming him for his foreign policies, specifically his previously stated position on a run. >> the greatest threat that israel faces and that the world faces is a nuclear are run. we have different views on this, one of the people running for president thinks it's ok for want of nuclear weapons, i did not. >>reporter: call to a number of questions from the audience and non about attack

we had michele bachman, rick perry, and herman cain. who is next? >> it has to be jon huntsman or rick santorum. that is who we have left. there are folks who are not happy with the republican party. they are not happy with their choices. they tried to get chris christie into the race, the governor of new jersey. they tried to get jeb bush and others. they are not happy. it tells me that we take a look at the front runners. it is still mitt romney to lose. he is not concerned enough for the base. >> i am sure we will talk about this again. in fact, tomorrow we have a report from iowa, their take on the latest in the republican race. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, protecting a vital resource in the heart of africa. the race is on to save one of the world's largest rain forests before it is too late. there has been a significant scientific breakthrough that could help preserve australia's great barrier reef. duncan kennedy has the details. >> it is the only living thing on earth visible from space, 2,600 kilometers long, the

. >> you can see more of michele bachman and other candidates on the road to the white house, starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> good to me you. >> hear what the candidates are saying from the campaign trail of the newly designed c-span website. >> i say if you cannot live with a nuclear iran, you have to say what to do. i think all options are on the table. >> if we took that oath of office seriously in washington, we would get rid of 80% of the government. >> if your question was who is the proven constitutional conservative in this race, that would be me. >> read the comments of the candidates and links to media partners in caucus states, all at c-span.org. >> this week on "the communicators," the ceo of the national association of broadcasters, former senator gordon smith, on the sale of broadcast spectrum and the future of television and radio in a future where internet media are rapidly gaining ground. >> gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters, this week in congress they are voting on payroll expansion and budget issues. included in the

bachman and run paull. >> one thing that we have seen is a lot of herman cain supporters have been calling our office, and over to our side and i think part of that is because people see that i am the tea party candidate and the race. >> i think we continue to do what we're doing, we have had ups and down so far in this campaign. >> with the iowa caucuses just one month away to new campaign fults show former house speaker newt gingrich is now the front runner in the gop presidential race. republican congressman joe walls walsh is expected to announce tomorrow where he plans to run for congress, in st. charles yesterday he held a town meeting acknowledging that he may run against randy holt print in the newly redrawn redrawn 14th district, but the majority held democrats redrew those lines putting his home in the 14th district and he is not required to live in the district to represents, his decision will affect next year's gop primary in illinois. i knew tribune survey has found few sex assault cases on cook county college campuses lead to convictions in court and often they are downgraded

bachman went after newt gingrich for accepting money from fannie and freddie mac the caucuses will be held on january 3rd. here with mahler analysis is host of the c ltv politics tonight program paul lisnek >>everybody was looking for fisticuffs between gingrich and run the last night newt gingrich at the center spot on the lineup he came out fairly strong ... we have a clipping the barak obama after seven debates will not have a leg to stand on after trying to defend a terrible record and an iri ideology that is radical >>mitt romney continually taking heat for being a flip-flop for he came up with an explanation >>the anchors hit him with all of those questions mitt romney did a commendable job whether or not you believe him he did a good job explaining all of his decision process on the major issues ... >>he was a governor and a state that a democratic legislature and unless he cut deals as close to his principle as possible nothing would get done on behalf of the constituents >>he took punches from all sides >>conservatives will continue to be unhappy with mitt romney but nonethel

>>mark: is surprising endorsement from the chairman--the former chairman for michelle bachman. rick santorum suddenly seems to have momentum as newt gingrich seems to be losing his. mitt romney who began the campaign by deemphasizing i what may be poised to finish on top. hough pentagon officials have eliminated 27 jobs for generals and admirals since march. this is the biggest military reduction to reduce rates by 10 percent. the obama administration wants to trim four to 50 billion from the defense budget over a decade. >>justine: arraignment will take place for the man accused of killing an iraqi war veteran. >>mark: a rise on the dow jones now up 81 points to 12,233. the s&p is up 8 and now flat for the year at 12,057. >>justine: after the break we will update you on the police standoff. here is a live look outside at a foggy golden gate bridge. there is some son out there. we will talk about that when we come back. >>mark: out of san jose, a 5 hour police standoff. that has ended within the last hour. will tran and has the latest details. the k-9 unit was sent in. the man

and we show you the debate with michelle bachman and to gay activists. [music] >>pam: tonight at 6:00 p.m. it happened a half-hour ago like candlestick park. the 49ers were getting ready to take on the pittsburgh steelers and the lights went out. it was a transformer explosion. just a few minutes ago the power was restored, the lights are back on and the game has started. we will get to the game in just a few moments, but because of the game and how they travel and holiday shopping the bay area roads have been a traffic nightmare all day today. here is george. >> george: the game might have started, but the traffic has not yet started to move. these are current conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza it is back up through the macarthur maze of like a bad morning commute. even interstate 80 is backed up beyond the golden gate fields. look at san francisco traffic, through the city is only now starting to move a little bit better. but this is still a very bad ride coming through the city. picking up a shot now take a look at the traffic near the park. this

bachman as the tea party candidate and ron pohl who says that he thinks of himself as the flavor of the decade >>herman cain said endorsement of new gingrich's expected to give the former house speaker an added boost in the iowa caucuses two new polls show him firmly in the lead with voting just one month away. >>congressman joe walsh should be deciding today on which district he will seek for reelection the state's general assembly redraw congressional district lines because of population changes found in this year's census data joe walsh is trying to decide between running in the new 14th district against another incumbent republican randy hultgren or in the democratically favored new 8th district where he would likely face tammy duckworth or russia? theraja krishnamoorthi >>democrats and republicans don't agree on much but it's the season to show some rare bipartisan hot days.holiday spirit members of the senate are taking part in the first-ever secret santa gift exchange so far 37 democrats and 21 republicans are signed up gifts must be wrapped and cost no more than $10 senator

. >> i'm go organize do something to government, make it simpler, smaller -- >> michelle bachman, no intentions of slowing down. the winner in iowa will likely get a boost in donations and that candidate will need it. president obama is on track to raise about $200 million by year's end and $750 million before election day. the only republican candidate not campaigns in iowa is john huntsman. he he is concentrating all of his efforts in new hampshire. but he is far behind in the poll. new hampshire holds its primary week after iowa. a lot could change between now and then. >> >> a recent study in "usa today" shows more americans are registering as independents instead of republicans or democrats. demographic that helped president obama win the white house. >> >> underground hacking group hits a security group. the hacker group anonymous began the promised week of christmas hacks by stealing e- mails and credit card data from stratford and texas based security businesses. among the company's private plans, information anonymous said it has access, u.s. army, u. s.airir force and the m

>>reporter: in response his supporters eagerly tweeted out this video michelle bachman praising the former speaker in 2008. >> this men can do all he is truly a renaissance man. >>reporter: but michelle laughlin also unloaded on ron paul. it with the libertarians then that may not sit well with conservatives. >> you know i really feel is what is happening is a another are iraq, it is war propaganda going on and i think the greatest danger is that we will have a president that will overreact. >> with all due respect to ron paul i think i have never heard a more dangerous answer for american security. >>reporter: it all fit neatly into the game plan perfectly executed by mit romney who called gingrich zaney and then stay positive before the debate. gingrich said the following. >> i have been standing here in editing so i do not appear is a need.--so i do not appear zaney. >>reporter: and other shift in the campaign could come this weekend and the major newspaper is expected to endorse a candidate. that leaves a little more than two weeks of twist and turn before the caucuses. >>reporter: 2 i

michele bachman makes a campaign stop in bedford. mitt romney stops in clinton. later, occupy protesters in the mollen -- in des moines. here are a campaign events are covering tomorrow. texas governor rick perry makes a stop at a coffee shop in cedar rapids. at 6:45 eastern, mitt romney holds a campaign event in ames, iowa. you can watch them here and online at c-span.org. >> with the iowa caucuses next week and the new hampshire, south carolina, and florida primaries later in the month, "the contenders" looks back at 14 candidates who ran for president and lost, but had a long-lasting impact. hubert humphrey. governor of alabama george wallace. senator and congressman from south dakota george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> with the iowa caucuses tuesday, january 3, our cameras are following candidates throughout the state. every morning, political guests are taking calls on "washington journal." you can also stay up-to-date with our website. new features include candidates on the campaign tra

michele bachman, huntsman and santorum did not qualify. >>> when we continue, more legal problems for casey anthony. she's heading back to court. >>> caught on tape, a high school basketball game turns into a melee. how the school chancellor says she's going to stop it from happening again. ♪ >> she's bringing it. a rock and roll hall of famer is live in our studio. she is coming up next. ♪ >>> wow, that iconic song. christmas baby please come home. made famous by a rock and roll hall of famer. she is right here all christmasy. that is great. >> it is a christmas favorite. everybody loves that song. great to have you here. >> i recorded that song over 50years ago. >> wait. >> '62. >> that was 50 years ago. oh, my god. >> did you, at the time, did you think it would have the sustainability? >> no. especially because it was a new song, not an original. i thought when they put it out it would do okay, but i didn't think it would last all these years. >> a lot of places. >> a lot of places. we have been busy this year since i got enducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. we are tr

michele bock men has fought -- initial bachman -- michele bock has been fighting dearly for my values. when the republican establishment will be coming after him over the next few days, i felt it was my duty to -- [cheers and applause] just like he came to my aid during my race, which was a very nasty race. it is difficult, but it is the right thing to do because he fights for the values that i hold dear as well. i just want to tell you guys that i will do everything i can in the next few days to help in iowa and beyond. we will take ron paul all the way to the white house in 2012. [cheers and applause] >> we were fighting what was called the viet cong -- >> we went hand-in-hand -- >> 9 added 56 came back in that whole year. that is hard -- nine out of 56 came back in that whole year. that is hard to take. >> we had never been thanked for our service, never. >> ron paul got my medals and presented them to me. >> they get the medal that they finally deserve >> ron paul is a veterans best friend. >> that will always be there. >> i am ron paul and i approved this message. [cheers and app

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i disagree with kent's decision and will stay with michele bachman, i cannot watch him be attacked as a sell out. it's not the case or the basis of the decision. he planned to stay with bombman. tonight, he is gone from her campaign. bachmann said he quit. ron paul said he was terminated. he told nbc news it was a mutual thing. i knew when i undermined her statement i was tendering my resignation. you can decide who is more credible. bachmann's other claim is less debatable. she tells fox news the only conversation was between kent sorenson and myself. i know what i was told. what that reflected was the nervousness on the ron paul campaign. they were losing steam in iowa because iowans eyes were opening up. paul has 22% in the vote in the latest poll. it's up 5% from the start of the month. let's get to des moines, iowa. candy crowley, rich gayland and a democratic strategist for president obama's re-election campaign, also a pollster for the 2008 campaign. cornell, bachmann says paul is losing steam in iowa, is he? >> i don't think he is. i don't understand why bachmann is pushing th

bachman are not counting themselves out red and continue to campaign across the state. >>justine: a new poll shows a very tight race between the gop candidates if has newt gingrich up only one percentage point over mitt romney 25% to 24%, both men are head of ron paul and rick perry. earlier this month, gingrich head of double-digit lead over the rest. >>justine: 60 u.s. travel association is pushing congress to make it easier for foreigners to visit the united states. nearly 7.6 million none immigrant visas were issued in 2001, compared to fewer than 65 million in 2010. our tourism leaders say the decline symbolizes into massive failure that is costing businesses almost $860 billion in untapped revenue like the federal government sent in trouble requirements in the wake of the september 11th terrorist attacks. are we will take a break and be right back on the kron4 morning and lives. we want to show you again what is happening to her once an attempt to relieve this is 92, erica will show a high of time with this traffic device. hear her, stay with us for more her rear-

there is a possibility that michele bachman is gaining. there is a case here where you could see them coming. >> you're piecing the daily beast with george mcconnell takes with talks could win in iowa because of the organization there. does a ron paul win in iowa leave the door open to win the color and help dampen my spirits. >> on the other hand, if romney could win iowa, which they had. ron paul winning iowa leaves om the possibility that -- other things could happen. he could take her campaign to central iowa. that creates an opening for john huntsman. he's all by himself when everyone is focused? iowa, and your message has a very attractive message both to them and what he would call consistent american voters in new hampshire. we're looking at a draw of entertainment and a draw of experiment for you giz. i think we played newt gingrich showing the dressing of. did newt gingrich do this or is this just about a book tour? >> i always thought newt gingrich was keeping newt, inc engaged and keeping the speaking up. i suspect this has cau

they say there is a huge movement underway right now to get either minnesota congresswoman michelle bachman or rick santorum to quit ahead of the caucuses. steve brown, what's the motivation here? >> well, there is are the not a lot of evangelical love for mitt romney. they've been outspoken about trying to find a romney alternative. what i found out this evening is peter wold ron, his faith outreach specialist for the bachman campaign was contacted by a pastor from the sioux city area named carey gordon. what gordon wanted woldron to pass along to bachman is a request to back out. their concern is that the evangelical vote will get split up so many ways that it might lead to a mitt romney victory. >> trace: thank you. right now, one of those contenders has made another move to get his name on the ballot in virginia. texas governor rick perry filing an emergency order in federal court to require the state's board of elections to include him in the march 6 primary there. we're told a hearing is set for tomorrow. the governor failed to turn in the necessary number of signatures from virginia'

michelle bachman said a method state money half ness tina fey devising freddie mac. >> he did not need to be within the technical path- just the technical definition of the name of the as if to be heavily influenced. >>reporter: in response, were forced to reduce the video of facing off for before >> i have never seen a conflict is the fourth serious >>marty: at coming up on the kron4 news weekend, we have from natural ways to battle the cold. >>marty: is gorgeous outside. janu >> we are dealing with some white linens as well as partly cloudy conditions. it is cold in santa rosa. that's take a look at the dense fog and low visibility. the yellow indicates 1 mi. of visibility. look at this patch of red along the delta. it is really dance but a lot of sunshine into the afternoon. >>janu: satellite and radar is showing high pressure dry carryforward mild conditions. there is no fresh powder and the speaker. tim burton is in to about 47 today, 51 tomorrow. but this is the 7 day forecast looks like. senate conditions lowe's in the thirties and forties by the coast in bay. for >>marty: for j

there are only two of them on the list that i know of, sarah palin who is and declared and michele bachman who is doing very poorly now in their early returns or the or the results in the republican party debate it in the polling numbers for her i don't see either of them being the candidate for the republican party and on the democratic side of the things equal, the current president, barack obama, will be the party candidate so that will foreclose any opportunity for a woman not party to come forward so i see no woman for presidential candidate for 2012. what we do say, however, is that some polling data and the most recent life seem from 2008 coming very early in 2008 in the presidential primary about 87% of americans say they would vote for a qualified woman regardless of sex they would be as willing to vote for a woman as to vote for a man of. americans are more likely to vote for someone that is african-american or someone that is jewish for president than they are for a woman and i think that number is slightly lower than has been in the previous results because in 2008 there was a

congressman ron paul is trying the crowd in a surprise endorsement from the rival michelle bachman to now former iowa chairman. meanwhile, some new polls show that mit romney who began his campaign by deemphasizing iowa is now campaigning there. >> mark: we are watching rain that may be coming to the area tomorrow. we also have something fog in several--also have some thick fog in several spots around the bay. >> mark: here is a live look over san francisco it is really foggy out there. we have a first chance to rein in the weeks. let us get an update. >>erica: good morning to you mark. the fog is the most gentle to the north bay. visibility is right around zero in some spots. i will show you the chart in just a few minutes. as we head into the afternoon will squeeze al little bit more sunshine. into the overnight hours we're waking up tomorrow morning into the afternoon. we do have the potential for some rainfall in the north bay. temperatures are sitting in the 40's. take a the divisible the map so that we can show exactly where that fog is associated. there is really limited visibi

>>reporter: michelle bachman and her husband are caught on camera question in the work of alfred kinsey. >> i wonder if you are aware that 10 percent of the population is gay and if you have 28 children, up 2.8 percent of them will very likely be gay. >> she is not listening to me. >> that is according to the kinsey report. >> your facts are wrong. it has been in this for many years. >>reporter: with two weeks to go in the iowa caucus, this could all change again. and 56 percent of the people in the polo said they might change their mind. that is a lot of conflict of voters with not much time left on the clock. >>justine: time for another break on the kron4 morning news but we will be back because it is recalled out there this morning and want to talk about when things will warm up. we will take a live look outside at the san mateo bridge where your ride in both directions is just fine. >>erica: the morning, our satellite and credentials clear and dry conditions of the bay area. this will be with us for a good number of days, you'll see that on your extended forecast to have their allow

. >> if michele bachman dropped out of the race would you vote for new gingrich? as the nominee? >> as a nominee -- >> over the others or -- >> i would be worried about -- i mean, i don't know. it may be i would be worried and i would still be looking at this up until it is go time, but you know, who could win and the election. so i might not. >> and you were with newt from the get go, right? go ahead. >> all i am now. i was and when we spoke -- >> who were you for? >> i was undecided. >> what moved you along this week? >> i would have to say honestly it was his view on immigration. >> okay. did his views on immigration bother anybody? did anybody say i heard his views on immigration and the bothered me? was anybody impressed by his views on immigration? >> i was impressed he had the nerve to speak up. >> anybody else? let me try one other thing if i can. can we get the next sheet? what i have done here is i have put together a sheet of criticisms from the candidates, and what i would like to do is -- what i would like to do is have you look at those and put your name up at the t

dan michele bachman's appearance on a radio program. at midnight eastern, more from the radio program, with ron paul. >> with the iowa caucuses next week, and the new hampshire, south carolina, and florida primaries later in the month, "the contenders" looked at 14 candidates who ran for president and lost, but had a lasting impact on american politics. civil-rights advocate hubert humphreys, governor george wallace, congressman george mcgovern, and billionaire businessman ross perot. every night, 10:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> on this morning's "washington journal," we talked with john hopkins university professor robert means about ethanol policy and the impact on the environment, energy, and food prices. we will watch this and tell our live coverage of mitt romney at 6:45 p.m. eastern. host: but we will take it a different direction and we are joined by robert means, a professor at johns hopkins university, and he will talk about ethanol policy and its importance in the united states. mr. means, if you would, give us a snapshot ho

bachman. >> president obama went to kansas yesterday to talk about jobs and the economy. this is an hour. >> the president of the united states. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you! thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, everybody. please have a seat. thank you very much. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. i want to start by thanking a few folks who joined us today. we got the mayor, phil dudley is here. [cheers and applause] your superintendent gary french in the house. [cheers and applause] and the principle, doug chisholm. [cheers and applause] and i have brought your former governor who is doing an outstanding job as secretary of health and human services, kathleen sibelius is in the house. [cheers and applause] we love kathleen. it is great to be back in the state of texas -- oops. the state of kansas. i was giving bill a hard time a while back. as many of you know, i have roots here. [cheers and applause] i am sure you are all familiar with the obamas of both the what may --osawatomie. i like to say that i got my name from my father bo