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lets begin with the latest in the political plate underway in iowa. right now, dramatic, huge developments unfolding. looks like a three-man race if you believe some of these cent polls. newt gingrich, mitt romney and ron paul all basically within a margin. were watching all this unfold. jim akcosta is standing by. hes on the scene for us. gloria borker is joining us. newt gingrich, hes trying to project the positive image he is above the fray, but is he making a mistake by not -- thro...

against the school. >> i want to help children to have the courage to tell adults if theyre sexually abused. also battle for the heart and soul of the gop. newt gingrich calls for a positive campaign. is that really any way to win an election? ill ask two men who are no strangers to the rough and tumble of the trail howard dean and tom ridge. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. a dramatic day in a pennsylvania courtroom. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coac...

political university for the republican white house hopefuls. most of the candidates have iowa on their schedule today with their eyes on the all important caucuses less than three weeks away. that includes newt gingrich, whos iowa campaign director resigned amid reports he called romneys mormon faith a cult. but do voters share that view? and could that be part of the reason why mitt romney isnt xweting even more support? joe johns is joining us with more. hes been taking a closer loo...

election? ill ask two men who are no strangers to the rough and tumble of the trail howard dean and tom ridge. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. a dramatic day in a pennsylvania courtroom. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach who is charged with child sexual abuse was expected to come face-to-face with his accusers. then at the last minute sandusky dramatically waived his right to a hearing leaving the packed courtroom in shock. hes under house arrest toni...

children. also battle for the heart and soul of the gop. newt gingrich calls for a positive campaign. is that really any way to win an election? ill ask two men who are no strangers to the rough and tumble of the trail howard dean and tom ridge. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. a dramatic day in a pennsylvania courtroom. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach who is charged with child sexual abuse was expected to come face-to-face with his accusers. then at...

is "state of the union." there was a boxing match here in washington last night, but the real punches were thrown in des moines. >> lets be candid. the only reason you didnt become a career politician is you lost to tedty kennedy in 1994. >> the last thing he needs to have is not just a person who is an historian but also someone who is running for president of the united states stand up and say things that create extraordinary timult in his neighborhood. >> if you want a difference,...

Actually used. he also pointed out that he too lost money that he had invested in the company although he did at least acknowledge that given his vast personal fortune he is far better off than many of mf globals clients. listen. of course my distress and sadness pale in comparison that customers, farmers, ranchers and others, employers and investors have suffered. their plight weighs on my mind every day. as the chief executive officer of mf global at the time of its bankruptcy, i truly apologi...

Lindsay davis has details. >> reporter: he did not plead the fifth. former senator jon corzine could not answer the question -- where are the missing millions? >> i simply do not know where the money is. >> reporter: the money is an estimated $1.2 billion invested by clients in the wall street brokerage firm corzine headed, m.f. global. the firm invested heavily in european debt. a bad bet that led to the eighth largest bankruptcy in u.s. history. >> of course my distress and sadness pale in com...

they got their fiscal house in order. euro zone leaders wanted a treaty change signed by up a27 eu nations. at 5:00 a.m. in brussels, a weary nicolas sarkozy confirmed that britain was not playing ball. >> translator: david cameron requested something which we all considered unacceptable, namely that there be a protocol written into the treaty which enabled the uk to opt out of a certain number of rules applying to financial services. were not able to accept that. we consider quite the...

That money and waving happens to john corzine? he resigned from his position but there could be more. chief correspondent james rosen is here. >> reporter: good afternoon. john corzine has not yet taken the witness stand. his statement indicates he feels regret but no culpability in the countrys 8th largest bankruptcy. he will testify that the plight of the customers, investors and former employees, more than a thousand of them unemployed weighs on his mind every hour of every day. to the allega...