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the republican presidential primary, we will look at who, and what is their chance to defeat the former president. and later on this hour, from getting cops called on her to a shout out from, of all places, yale, im going to speak to nine-year-old bobbi wilson whose fascination with lanternflies made one neighbor suspicious but has made her family very proud. thats ahead this hour as well. we want to begin though once again with the fallout from the chinese spy balloon shot out of this...

Eradicate those pesky and invasive lanternflies form her new jersey community that they have now on earned her in a ceremony. bobby wilson was presented with the title of donor scientists from the university museum. her personal lanternfly collection is now available for public viewing. the united states department of agriculture also awarded her with a certificate of appreciation. it is all a happy ending after bobby originally had the cops called on her in october by a white neighbor who compl...

before. at last slow down in that trend. private sector is carrying things here, no question. but the private sector slowing down a bit too, ali. >> christine, something that you and i study very carefully, this is a consumer-driven economy, so we study retail sales. the retail sales for the last month came out this week, and they were exceptionally strong. much stronger than economists were expecting. so why did we see losses in retail jobs? >> its so interesting, because you saw 33,8...

that actually represents a slowdown in hiring and leaves us wondering why. are there enough jobs out there to sustain our fragile recovery? christine romans, the host of your bottom line, has been studying the numbers. break it down for you. >> i put it on a chart an graphic to show you the jobs report, ali. you make a good mount. 120,000 jobs created is a big slowdown from the pace weve seen over the last few months. 8.2% unemployment is a drop but not making people happy. you had peo...

Course, when the retailers get rid of the merchandise, they bring in the spring stuff. theres lots of bright colors. people are looking to spruce up wardrobes, bright oranges and pinks, accessories and apparel. keep in mind, too, that confidence was at a high in february. people were feeling good about things in general, about the job situation and their financial situation and these numbers reflect that. >> yes. i thought people power put this next thing to rest with bank of america considering...

confiscated this time because they thought it was a security risk. but first, with eight days to go until the iowa caucuses, its a virtual dead heat and that ees bad news for the previously soaring newt gingrich. some are wondering if ron paul might actually take the hawkeye state. hi, joe, so just how close is it now? >> well, you said it, its very close, a statistical dead heat among the top three presidential contenders right now. the des moines register said it all this morning a...

two. hoping it will be a christmas black morning. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning. this is monday, december 26th. i hope some of you are watching from home. >> did you get back from toronto okay? >> i did. boxing day. >> like the black friday of canada. >> right. good shopping. a lot of news right now. >> right. eight days to go m s ts to go ba caucuses, paul steinhauser is live with us in des moines, iowa this morning. hi, paul. good morning. >> reporter: good mor...

Republican candidate whoever is he in november 2012. >> bill: now, do you think a donald trump possible candidacy seriously or think its a publicity stunt. >> no, its not serious. he is a builder. he is not a president. >> bill: okay. so you think he is doing, this why? just to get attention? >> well, why not? you know, its fun. get a little adulation. you get to tell the crowd ron paul has no chance of being elected. you get jeerd a bit. you are out there on tv and talking about him on the numb...

Republican candidate whoever is he in november 2012. >> bill: now, do you think a donald trump possible candidacy seriously or think its a publicity stunt. >> no, its not serious. he is a builder. he is not a president. >> bill: okay. so you think he is doing, this why? just to get attention? >> well, why not? you know, its fun. get a little adulation. you get to tell the crowd ron paul has no chance of being elected. you get jeerd a bit. you are out there on tv and talking about him on the numb...

Republican candidate whoever is he in november 2012. >> bill: now, do you think a donald trump possible candidacy seriously or think its a publicity stunt. >> no, its not serious. he is a builder. he is not a president. >> bill: okay. so you think he is doing, this why? just to get attention? >> well, why not? you know, its fun. get a little adulation. you get to tell the crowd ron paul has no chance of being elected. you get jeerd a bit. you are out there on tv and talking about him on the numb...