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for president. the state of union is tonight. the president promises to lay out his vision for strengthening the economy and middle class. a giant platform for whats basically the kickoff to the reelection campaign. its tuesday, super tuesday. january 24th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." im chuck todd. what a packed day from the first five minutes, mitt romney was on the attack. the mer was given an opportunity to be the leader in 1994, and at the end of four years he resigned in...

im lynn berry. today we begin with a fiery fight. with a week to go before the florida primary, the republican presidential candidates came out swinging in last nights debate here on nbc. romney accused gingrich of influence pedaling. steve handlesman reports from tampa. >> reporter: newt gingrich and mitt romney each with one primary win tried to finish one another off in florida. >> i think its about leadership. the speaker was given an opportunity to be the leader of our party in 19...

pennsylvania border, some locations, visibilities are down to a quarter mile with the fog. elsewhere, the fog not as bad this morning. theres a live view from the city camera. we can see the very tippy top of the washington monument. and those low clouds, though, may be dropping down a little as the morning progresses over the next couple of hours. well get sunshine breaking out. 43 now at reagan national with a light wind. and elsewhere, we are all above freezing in the mid to upper 3...

into the mountains, most locations in the mid to upper 30s. and from the shenandoah valley east across virginia, most locations low to mid 40s. and from south mountain and braddock mountain in maryland to the bay, its generally right around 40 degrees including montgomery and howard countys. in prince georges county, the mid 40s. its in the low to mid 40s in fairfax county, as well as much of southern maryland, the northern neck and eastern show. right near the waters, its near 50 degr...

debate last night on nbc. romney accused gingrich of, quote, influence pedaling. nbc steve handelsman reports from tampa. >> reporter: newt gingrich and mitt romney each with one primary win, tried to finish one another off in florida. >> i think its about leadership and the speaker was given an opportunity to be the leads of our party in 1994 and at the end of four years he had to resign in disgrace. >> i think the american public deserve a discussion about how to beat barack obama an...

or two 24-hour shifts because its more efficient. >> reporter: hes been outspoken in the recent weeks in the -- against the chiefs policy and is facing discipline by doing so and is backed by the union. >> the moral of the department as we see it is probably the lowest its been in history. >> reporter: the second vice president said the proposed shift change is driving it. >> its multifaceted and directly impacts everybodys lives and its going to impact the members. they no longer goin...

The teams star goalie tim thomas refused to go because he opposes president obamas policies. thomas was on the u.s. hockey team in the 2010 vancouver olympics. so he represented this country in the olympics but he wouldnt accept congratulations from the president of the united states for his team. pathetic. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasnt playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, im breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure.

obama, for the hour, we begin with a picture. you want to see an image of panic? take a look at this picture of mitt romney doing his own laundry on saturday, the day of the south carolina primary. romneys son sent it out with the caption, nothing like the glamorous life on the road. does team romney really think people will consider him a regular, authentic, relatable kind of guy? the multimillion-dollar man doing a load of whites before the big night? of course not. yet again, willar...

romneys son sent it out with the caption, nothing like the glamorous life on the road. does team romney really think people will consider him a regular, authentic, relatable kind of guy? the multimillion-dollar man doing a load of whites before the big night? of course not. yet again, willard trying to appear like the every man. also showing that hes getting desperate. hes attacking newt gingrich with everything he can think of. >> i dont think that the people of this country are going...

today, we begin with romneys record. with a week to go from the south carolina primary, republican contenders are sharpening their attacks on romney and his business career. nbcs brian moore joins us now from washington with details. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning, veronica. >> reporter: romney supporters are calling these recent attacks desperate. >> thank you. my goodness. thank you. >> reporter: mitt romney is looking and sounding a lot like he is ready to take on presi...