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Sioux city. people were very grateful. i think they saw in me someone who can take it to barack obama in the debate, hold him accountable and whistling particular when i was questioning ron paul on his dangerous policies on allowing a nuclear iran, that turned a light switch on for a lot of voters across iowa and people who werent decided decided. and we have a lot of people who are going to come on tuesday night who are undecided and what they have seen in me is a champion who is stand up for t...

Commercial since iowa in ames back in august until today when you will run commercials the last two days before the caucuses. isnt your campaign running on fumes? >> what we are doing is running on the power of meeting with iowans directly. we made a smart decision. we he put 6900 miles on the campaign bus and met with people across iowa. living rooms including the dinky cafe in. we have been iowa. people told us no other candidate thats come here here. you are the only candidate. that is not re...

In iowa, newt gingrich and mitt romney are getting most of the attention. but the man to watch in the iowa caucuses just 19 days from now may be congressman ron paul. hes been drawing the biggest crowds in iowa and reportedly has the best organization there of any of the gop candidates. in the latest nbc news/marist poll in iowa, paul is statistically tied for second place with romney and his numbers have been rising. joining me now, mark murray. explain to all of us, why is ron paul doing so we...

its great on talk radio, great in the print. it makes for fun reading. but in terms of a president, we need a leader. and a leader needs to be someone who can bring americans together. >> moments ago the iowa front-runner, now the national front-runner, newt gingrich, deflected governor romneys criticism directed at gingrich campaign. telling reporters at a press conference that just concluded in iowa city, iowa he will continue to focus on staying positive. positive was not the tone g...

Calendar when youre going to go ahead and give your nod to somebody? >> you know, i think in the next couple three weeks, i think, clearly the debate and now as plans are coming forward and theres pressure on candidates to tell us, you know, how you want to govern, what your plans are, what your tax plans are, as that comes about, i look forward to making a decision. i certainly dont want to wait until the nomination happens and then support a candidate. >> when you make up your mind, let us kno...

he is separating himself already from the pack while the pack is in iowa. what do his campaign people say about why this was the best strategy for him? >> reporter: you know, his campaign, i have to tell you -- this is going to be interesting if we see more of this in the days to come -- is very tight-lipped. theyve been very tight-lipped about what is going on here in south carolina. they were confirming earlier in the week that this is indeed going to be his presidential announcement...

Individuals allowed to use right now? >> reporter: well, there are bottled water distribution centers around town in the politics of sams club and walmart and places like that. and theyre allowing each person to get a gallon of water for use around their home. you can also boil water, use it out of the tap and boil it. you can also take showers. but again, and you can flush the toilet. but again, the town is asking people to condition serve as much water as possible. the water is flowing, but th...

You can catch it again tonight. you want to head to maybe a >> reporter: and you thought he was a nice enough person to make rural away, away from the city, that offer, i guess? >> yeah. where theres not too many trees he was my boss, so i thought it and if the skies are bright was all right. enough and you dont have cloud >> reporter: she says robertson coverage you may see the perseid asked to use her bathroom. meteor showers. and when he came out, she says it happens every year, but this year...

>> reporter: much of iowa has been under attack by mother nature. nine inches of rain in just three days in some parts, including here in colfax, iowa. this area very hard hit in 1993. flooding hit the city in that year and after that they built a levee they thought would protect it, even after a record level, however that levee was topped this week and this is the result, extensive flooding in much of the city and many residents have had to evacuate. none of them given time even to pack or to s...

I think they saw in me someone who can take it to barack obama in the debate, hold him accountable and whistling particular when i was questioning ron paul on his dangerous policies on allowing a nuclear iran, that turned a light switch on for a lot of voters across iowa and people who werent decided decided. and we have a lot of people who are going to come on tuesday night who are undecided and what they have seen in me is a champion who is stand up for them. in particular, they see that of al...