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nearly three years ago. occupy wall street protesters were met by police. clashes break out, arrests were made. on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is thursday, october 27. welcome to "american morning" an incredibly busy morning. >> it sure is we start with europe. investors across the globe, news theyve been waiting for. europe striking a deal to address its long-running debt crisis. this agreement made overnight after a marathon 11 hours of talks. that has sparke...

but just in right now, new poll numbers painting a very telling picture of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we can now report that mitt romney is the candidate to beat in at least two of the crucial first four voting contests of the 2012 election with herman cain a sometimes close, sometimes distant second. our new cnn "time" orc poll of republican voters just released shows romney on top in iowas january 3rd caucuses, leading herman cain by three points, but thats ...

nomination. lets look at this poll everybody is buzzing about. nbc/wall street journal. it came out last night. on the top, herman cain former godfather pizza ceo. mitt romney the former massachusetts governor at 23% and rick perry you can see dropping down to 16% in this poll. now, kyra, one thing about this poll that was done before the presidential debate the other night and cains advantage there, that four-point advantage that is within the sampling era. another poll came out last ...

fayetteville, arkansas. 5:00 in los angeles. wherever you may be, we are glad you are here with us. lets start with the texas pastor, shall we? creating a bit of of a stir that that conservative values voter summit in washington. hes a rick perry supporter and encouraging republicans not to nominate mitt romney. because of romneys mormon beliefs. our jim acosta caught up with this pastor and asked him what do you say to those voters who think mormonism shouldnt be an issue? >> the sout...

thanks so much. just hours from now, eight presidential candidates will square off in tampa, florida. rick perry the front-runner and also the main target of his fellow republicans. and perry may have made the bulls-eye even bigger by attacking social security, a program considered sacred by millions of older americans. jim accosta is in tampa. and lets begin with word of a new endorsement were hearing about this morning. >> reporter: thats right. if mitt romney was looking for a spark...

Holding her own and really very quiet on the subject of running for president. >> yes, yes, look at this. heres our brand-new poll. on the battle for the gop nomination that came out yesterday. look where sarah palin is, pretty much tied at the top there. if you counter in the sampling error. and a gallup poll came out the day before that has palin right near the top, as well. its a wide-open field. take a look at this next number. it seems republicans and independents are not so satisfied. look...

recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs a...

Its a seat the democrats are desperate to keep, but a brand new poll shows its neck and neck. a field poll released this morning shows 47% of california voters support incumbent democratic senator barbara boxer, 44% support her republican opponent, karlie fiorina. the three-point difference between the two is within the polls sampling error. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you very having me on the show. >> the same field poll shows your unfavorability ratings have jumped to 52%. w...

When, in fact, the presidents numbers have been extremely even among independent voters for a year and a half now, between 40% and 50%. sampling causes sampling error. thats what youre seeing right now. its not as if the presidents standing -- >> this swing is a sampling error, sir? >> well, listen to what i said -- the presidents approval rating among independents has been between 40% and 50%, steadily now for a year and a half. you had a blip up a year ago temporarily for a week. now youre hav...

Congratulated for doing it and im appreciative -- >> is his fame -- hes the most recognized general i can think of, other than powell or sho-- s his fame help? >> my reaction to the picture of him with the vice president was he could have drank through the entire hearings and probably gotten 99-0 vote, he is that popular, he is that good. i think one of the signs of that is he actually took a step down from his position to do this. it shows how committed he is to doing the right thing for the co...