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Blaming his old advisers, anticipating that they may not have the numbers that they are looking for on tuesday. >> peter, thank you. republican presidential candidate rick perry was agreeing with a frustrated voter who complained about the presence of multiple languages in every day life. perrys home is home to many hispanic voters. cains former campaign manager hasnt seen any gop candidates to put the country back on track. >> politico reporter, alex, thank you for joining us. >> reporter: th...

These caucuses for quite some time. im going to go ahead and ask you your guess for the win on tuesday? >> well, that is -- you know, youve been covering them for a long time so i know not to answer that question because we still have a couple days to go. im telling you in iowa and new hampshire, the candidacies can turn in the final 48 hours of an election. so, thats why were all employed. >> right. susan page with "usa today," happy new year. nice to see you. >> happy new year, veronica. be ...

With alex witt." im veronica. alex is on vacation. good to see you. supporters in iowa who gave the campaign an early boost, kristen welker is in hawaii where the president is on vacation. not a bad place to be. >> reporter: no, its not. president obama certainly not going to be sitting on the sidelines, as you say, next tuesday. he will be holding a live web chat with his supporters in iowa. the obama re-election team really sees this as a chance to organize, to reach out to their supporters, t...

Its msnbc saturday, im alex witt. at half past the hour, here are your fast five headlines. gabrielle giffords is facing several days of evaluation at that houston rehabilitation hospital. the chief medical officer says giffords has, quote, great rehabilitation potential. sargent shriver will be laid to rest today after a funeral mass in washington. vice president biden and former president clinton are expected to speak at the service. in the state of the union speech this tuesday, "the wall...

Theres actually a half marathon going on in central park, so if you can imagine having to be out in the cold versus choosing to be in the cold, hundreds of people im not sure you can see right over there who are walking around and getting ready for this half marathon. and if you think its bad here in new york, its even worse in the midwest where its in the negative -- the negative numbers, alex. and thats not the windchill, thats the actual temperature. international falls, negative 46 yesterday...

And engaged in sex acts during the class. the teacher told investigators he did not see any such activity. the northeast this weekend, highs will only reach the 20s in new york city today. below zero temperatures could hit boston for the first time in five years. so for more on the cold snap, let goes to meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning to you, alex. we all know how cold it is, already the buzz is whats going to happen with our next storm? where is it going and whos going to get the ...

Question. the price of liquid fuel. one gets you where youre going, the other gets you up in the morning. but will both become too costly? good morning, everyone. im alex wit, and welcome to msnbc saturday. an arctic chill, the coldest of the season, is end issing temperatures plummeting from the midwest to the northeast. in austin, minnesota, thermometers read 22 below zero. you see it there. farther north, international falls logged temperatures at 46 below, breaking a 1954 record. this we...

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Renewed focus on jobs after spending the last two years pushing through key items on a long length slative checklist. john harwood, good morning. good to see you. good good morning, alex. nobody told me vera was going to make me look bad by bringing you that chocolate. ive got nothing. all i have is my high-priced coffee. >> step it up, pal. president obama named jeff immelt council on jobs competitiveness. how effective can a council like this actually be? and how long would it take to actually...

Red headed russian spy anna chapman is capitalizing on her good looks to transition to a brand-new career. shes a television host now, hosting "weekly show" hoping to unravel unexplained mysteries. more from london, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, alex. arrested and expelled from the united states for spying, anna chapman has since been propelled into russian stardom. she and nine others spent years as sleeper agents pretending to be ordinary americans but her life in moscow is anything...