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People looking for work. i think the idea of cheerleading for 8.5% unemployment in this country, even of that number is just, its a joke. >> all whats going on, get a different view from one of the presidents top economic advisers, joined by the chairman of economic advisers, alan krueger, thanks very much for coming in. do we know how many people are not even included in the statistics because they have simply given up looking for a job? >> oh, sure, the bureau of labor statistics survey asks p...

im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin with a stunning turnd around in south carolina where mitt romney has nearly downed his support in the past month to take a solid lead. in our latest cnn orc poll, 37% of likely voters are now backing romney in south carolina. santorum and gingrich are battling for second and 18% respectly. but santorum is soaring. while gingrich has dropped 25 points. paul has jumped up to 12%. perry has slipped to only 5% in south carolina. jo...

Lui. leave it to steven, i will stay out of the jokes business and leave it to stephen colbert to crack a joke about newt gingrich going after romney. >> newt has the knives out for mitt romney. listen to these not-so-veiled threats he issued last night. >> we are not going to gout and run nasty ads but i do reserve the right to at the time truth. and if the truth seems negative, that may be more a comment on his record than it is on politics. >> oh, mitt, you have made a fatal mistake, you ma...

We begin this morning with next stop, new hampshire. the going is about to get rough in the granite state as mitt romney looks to widen the paper-thin lead he beat rick santorum by in iowa. in the meantime, michele bachmann has dropped out while texas governor rick perry says he is staying in. nbcs brian mooar has details for us from washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. romney won iowa, but his competitors are pointing out the glass was three-quarters empty. mitt romneys c...

And leave it to stephen colbert to crack a joke about newt gingrich going after romney. >> newt has the knives out for mitt romney. listen to these not-so-veiled threats he issued last night. >> we are not going to gout and run nasty ads but i do reserve the right to at the time truth. and if the truth seems negative, that may be more a comment on his record than it is on politics. >> oh, mitt, you have made a fatal mistake, you may have wounded newt. but you left him alive. and alone with his f...

Ship returns to its post to the persian gulf located right near the coast of iran. the ship left its post during irans navy exercises. iran says it will not repeat this warning. police in england discovered a womans body on the queens estate. theyre invest getting a murder. police say the body had been on the estate for quite some time and looking into missing person reports and cold cases. vacation over. president obama now back in washington after a holiday in hawaii. the first family land...

kids to tell us why in a "starting point" exclusive. plus, get real. we have not found any skeletons in rick santorums closets. a lot of sweater vests. like a lot. facebook twit irpicked up on his wardrobe. if you dont believe me, were going to show you the music video of the sweater vest. not kidding. a very busy two hours. besides michele bachmann and family, newt gingrich and his two daughters joining us. senator rand paul pitching for his father, and members of occupy iowa will b...

Where second place sounds pretty good. not as good as first place, but still pretty good. all right, patti ann, thank you. >> reporter: thanks. jon: it all comes down to getting out the vote. you never know for sure until the ballots are counted, but the latest poll numbers show rick santorum is gaining ground in the final stretch in iowa. "the des moines register"s final poll before tomorrows contest puts santorum in third place behind mitt romney and ron paul. some of the polls findings indica...

Jenna: one of the only games where second place sounds pretty good. not as good as first place, but still pretty good. all right, patti ann, thank you. >> reporter: thanks. jon: it all comes down to getting out the vote. you never know for sure until the ballots are counted, but the latest poll numbers show rick santorum is gaining ground in the final stretch in iowa. "the des moines register"s final poll before tomorrows contest puts santorum in third place behind mitt romney and ron paul. some...

As the winds whipped through the streets of new bell -- new delhi. after a backlash, verizon dropping the fee announced on thursday to charge you, the customer, $2 for every over the phone payment made with a credit card or debit. >> clayton was upset about that. >> i am with at&t. >> crime is up in washington, dc, and many are pointing to occupy washington, dc, protesters as the reason. the mayor says he does not see the connection, but our next guest says, valuable police resources have been p...