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reiterated his pledge saying, please, republicans should all be nice. heres mr. gingrich, in his own words. >> i only have one opponent, thats barack obama. i have a number of friends running and one opponent. and im going to run this campaign on a positive basis because i believe the people of iowa are smart enough that they can see the difference between somebody trying to help the country and somebody who simply is running a negative campaign. >> can he stay positive is the big ques...

The only program we had which would be supposed to be the partnership between employer and employee. last year we cut it 2/10s of one percent. there has to be a finite time to end it and it has to be absolutely positive that we will end it and not continue this addiction. well continue it. everyone says its a tax increase. basically the partnership was you pay 6.2 as an employee, i pay 6.2 as your employer and its used and set aside through a trust fund for your retirement. martha: getting to th...

the great their economy. what does this mean? britain is staying on the sidelines keeping some anxiety in those markets. well have full details in a minute. we also have details about yesterdays virginia tech shootings. now police say the apparent gunman and victim did not know each other. university spokesman says the suspected shooter was not a student there and ballistics tests confirm that the same gun was used to kill the suspect and a campus police officer. the suspect apparent...

but one eu member, the uk, is refusing to give up any of its budget powers. well get details from our own richard quest just moments from now. and still no agreement in washington on the future of payroll tax cuts. both parties say they want to prevent what amounts to a tabs hike on 160 million americans come january 1st. but they differ on how to pay for it. democrats want a surtax on millionaires. republicans want spending cuts. well, now republicans in the house want to tie a ta...

scholar to reporter. this is your "am: wakeup call." and good morning to you. this is your "am: wakeup call" for thursday, december 8th. from the time warner center in new york, im carol costello. here are the top stories. one of bernie fines accusers is expected to announce hes filing a lawsuit in civil court. zam tom selly accused the former basketball coach of sexually abusing him in a pittsburgh hotel room in 2002. the fda hearing evidence about whether the birth control pill i...

Trimmed. from 6.2% to 3.1%. giving the average family $1,500 . paid for by increasing the fees fannie mae and freddie mac charge mortgage lenders. parring down the surtax on millionaires from 3.2% to 1.9% of the gross adjusted income. >> republican and congress dismiss it at their peril. >> that not so subtle political threat may not sit well with republican supporters of the tax cut like susan collins. she charges the president has not really reached out to republicans. suggests even a modified...

Extend it. in other words, the 6.2 down to 4.2 as we did last year. we should cut knit half. that should help our families and workers at the time when the economy is in need of another kick-start or jump-start. i also hope we can come together in a bipartisan way so we can put more dollars and folks take-home pay, especially as they head into the holiday season and get ready for a new year. >> for americans out there listening to this that may glaze over when they hear about bipartisanship in w...

second at 18%. another poll out of iowa shows it much closer. lets go to south carolina, as well. south carolina, of course, the first southern state to vote, it goes number three in the calendar and votes on the 23rd of january. this is also, again, showing newt gingrich on top. far ahead of mitt romney. romney at 23%. gingrich 18 points ahead and rick perry at 9%. kyra, i guess newt gingrich to take his national poll numbers and translate it into an operation and make sure he gets th...

makes them more responsible. >> yep, we heard him also, again, talking about, you know, pleading, begging to extend the payroll tax cut. it expires at the end of the year. he said if it expires, americans will not have an extra $1,000 in their pocketbooks. in the meantime, hello, im brooke baldwin. a busy day on this tuesday. top of the hour. take a look at this. after years of bullying, one teenage boy tells the world how he feels without saying a single word. this video is heart wr...

other candidates a joke. its the donald whos the one theyre really laughing at on this "american morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and good morning. its tuesday, december 6th. ali and christine are off today. im alina cho along with carol costello whos well rested on this "american morning." thanks for joining us. >> ive had four days of sleep. so watch out. up first, whats red, white and blue and cant agree on how to save you money? congress, of course. offering a pr...