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>> we talked about this before, sparta versus sparta, these guys are both in a sense, aloof president -- aloof candidates, president obama is not one that has enjoyed the political blood sport. we know from mitt romneys executive career as governor of massachusetts, he is not a guy that likes getting his hands dirty, not someone who wants to get in the mud pit, yet he may end up being the nominee for the republican party. >> let look at these number, i want howard -- chuck to start here. look at...

welcome, everybody. right to breaking news. two western journalists including an american journalist has been killed in syria. the american is marie colvin who reported from syria for us just hours ago as he was talking to anderson cooper on this network. remi ochlik is a french photographer who was also killed. it happened in the city of homs. we have new videotape to show you. this is showing you the rubble from that videotape where the shelling rather, where the journalists were kil...

Mud pit that we have seen the campaigns move toward to saying mitt romney is out of touch and doesnt understand who you are? >> romney is taking a lot of heat for not having a platform, kind of a positive agenda that he is returning on or a real message to conservatives. i think theres something to be said for having an agenda that youre running on. on the other hand, youre right. its not as though education or -- >> i got to cut you off here. the president of the united states is about to take ...

Joining me now, national affairs editor for "new york" magazine, john heilman who was at the debate, msnbc contributor alex wagner, former adviser to the george w. bush and mccain campaigns, mark mckinnon also joins us. and former chief of staff to congresswoman michele bachmann ron kerry returns to the show. thank you all for joining me tonight. alex, could president obama have had a better debate night? >> you have to think that president obama was sitting just rubbing his hands together sayin...

Kayla palmer was there and he realized his play mates were sinking fast an could not reach them. >> i ran up to the rocks, then i ran to the second house over there, and thats where larry was. >> one of the kids came running across the street yelling, mister, mister, there are some kids in trouble here. it too three each to haul the kid out. they were sucked right into that thing. megyn: they were cold and bruised but they were safe. the local fire department put up netting around the mud pit to...

He was floating intertube reportedly trying to flee cuba. the boy should be returned to his homeland. brazil, 14 hours of rain, flooding rio. at least 50 people are dead. were told the flood stranded thousands of folks and triggered mud slides that swept away homes in the slums. the latest rains are the worst the future olympic host city has seen in years. china, rescue effort for pregnant woman who reportedly spent four days trapped in a mud pit. its not clear how the woman got stuck there but ...

Are not willing to take their chance. they are making their way to refugee camps like this one. the afghan government says that more than 100 families have already fled the marja area since the u.s. began advertising operation moshtara, the largest offensive conducted against the taliban since the beginning of the war. in a bid to win back control over the strategically important town of the helmand province. more are piling into the refugee camp every day. even as cold weather, snow and rain ar...

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But, first, we go tonight to carl cameron to set the stage. carl? >> reporter: hi, megan. the debate is still on going. but even before it began, trump pre-spun it by tweeting that he thought cnbc, the hosts, werent going to be fair to him. and theyre using fictitious polls. this is clearly a frustration of his by being knocked out of iowa. and with the cbs poll now trailing carson in the national poll. that shows that carson is dm large measure from evangelical christians in iowa and across the...

>> if they dont give it to you, you got to give it to yourself. does that make sense? >> he also going after ben carson on his religion. >> i mean, seventh day adventist i dont know about. i just dont know about. >> you know, i really refuse to really get into the mud pit. >> i think ben carsons a very low-energy person. >> there was a time when i was, you know, very volatile, when i was 14 and i tried to stab someone. >> ive tried to murder no one, ever. how am i losing to these people? >> actu...