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day. small in numbers but a very big message. so you carry a lot of weight in this state. to send a message which way were going. >> the stakes are high in the hawkeye state. after a dozen debates, seven different front-runners $16 million in ad spending and over 150 different campaign stops. tonight somebody may not be headed to new hampshire when all votes are counted. but lets put all of the factors together. turnout, timing, moan tum, expectations game, and look in the caucus cryst...

Influential newspaper. >> a conservative newspaper endorsed me. the des moines register, which is a liberal newspaper, did not endorse me. i think that indicates who the conservative in this race is. >> alex mo is following the gingrich campaign for us. the former speaker spoke with thousands of supporters in iowa via conference call this weekend. is that a sign that his support is slipping there, that hes trying to make these all-out efforts while hes not there, but make these all-out efforts t...

the international community on high alert this morning. were going to start with team coverage with nbcs adrian long. lets start with the facts were hearing about kim jong ils suck so he is -- successor and what the response has been in morning. >> within hours of kim jong ils death, the korean government also released a statement saying that his son, kim jong un, had been designated the great successor. this is also confirmed just this evening here in beijing when the chinese governme...

the international community on high alert this morning. were going to start with team coverage with nbcs adrian long. lets start with the facts were hearing about kim jong ils suck so he is -- successor and what the response has been in morning. >> within hours of kim jong ils death, the korean government also released a statement saying that his son, kim jong un, had been designated the great successor. this is also confirmed just this evening here in beijing when the chinese gover...

Much for the update. well get more on the endorsement in iowa from mitt romney. the des moines register placing bets on mitt romney. what does this mean for him on the ground in the hawkeye state? were joined by alex mo on this. >> hello. lets get to how the other candidates are reacting o this. the romney rivals to this endorsement. >> well, all the candidates that are in iowa, are reacting a little bit different to the big endorsement that came out on-line last night. michele bachmann congra...

business, public service and the government. those qualities helped the former massachusetts governor stand out as the most qualified republican candidate competing in iowa caucuses." joining me is the editor of the des moines register. rick. >> good morning from des moines iowa. >> im well. what is it that ultimately that led that he had forrial board to enforce mitt romney. what did -- >> i will tell you its more than a one-time meeting with the editorial board, alec. we have a uniqu...

demonstrated in his career in business, public service and the government. those qualities helped the former massachusetts governor stand out as the most qualified republican candidate competing in iowa caucuses." joining me is the editor of the des moines register. rick. >> good morning from des moines iowa. >> im well. what is it that ultimately that led that he had forrial board to enforce mitt romney. what did -- >> i will tell you its more than a one-time meeting with the editoria...

Senate must be approved by the house in the sense they want to approve it in the house gop conference. they to want get a look at it and scrub it. well get official cost numbers from the congressional budget office. were moving in the right direction here. if youre for the payroll tax cut or unemployment benefits, for keystone, but not completely done until probably tuesday of next week, id say. >> lets not seal it quite yet. luke, well talk to you again. thank you. >> reporter: absolutely. cong...

Nbcs luke russert. where do things stand there? >> reporter: good morning, alex. the bipartisan vote will extend the payroll tax for two months. the only real opposition was folks who had a concern about the cost of the bill even though it was offset completely and overall were going to see included in this vote, a pipeline decision for the president within the next 60 days. and really that was put in to garner a lot of republican support and they were able to get that republican support as you ...

>> well, that seems to have the support of house democrats. to make sure that middle class americans, working families dont have to suffer through another $1,000 coming out of their paycheck. just last week, alex, i spent some time in a parlor with my district with a single mom and dad who worked there who just found it so hard to wrap their minds around the notion of another $1,000 coming out of their check right around the holidays. and this was the right thing to do. i hope our republican col...