inside four weeks until iowa. a brand new poll showing newt gingrich as running away with it. now his past used by conservative critics. more disturbing allegations against jerry sandusky. another man saying he abused him and gave him alcohol as a boy. i have been excused of being a tramt traitor to both sides. a woman goes from wall street protester to wall street professional on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com all right. good morning, everyone. it s wednesday, december 7th. ali is off today. i m christine romans along with carol costello on this american morning. welcome, everyone. welcome and good morning. up first this morning, newt gingrich threatening to run away with the republican race. his bid for the gop nomination going gang busters. it s beginning to look like a gingrich juggernaut. look at the latest gallup poll. among republican voters nationwide, 37% now say gingrich is their choice. he leads mitt romney by a whopping 15
for wednesday, december 7th. from the time warner center in new york, i m carol costello. here are this morning s top stories. a new accuser saying former penn state coach jerry sandusky sexually assaulted him when he was just 12 and gave him booze. these demonstrators attempting to take back the capital. they re staging sit-ins in front of congressional offices and camping out on the national mall. it s decision day for seniors. it s the last time you can change your medicare part d prescription drug plan. let s get a check of today s weather. rob marciano with a seat in atlanta. good morning. we re looking at an active weather pattern, topsy-turvy, that seems to be the theme of the early season winter that s been crazy so far. rain stretching into the northeast. the heaviest stuff is across the ohio river valley. look at memphis, arkansas, little rock included. seeing some accumulation snow overnight, even as far south as louisiana. that s what we re watching care