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day. small in numbers but a very big message. so you carry a lot of weight in this state. to send a message which way we're going. >> the stakes are high in the hawkeye state. after a dozen debates, seven different front-runners $16 million in ad spending and over 150 different campaign stops. tonight somebody may not be headed to new hampshire when all votes are counted. but let's put all of the factors together. turnout, timing, moan tum, expectations game, and look in the caucus crystal ball we do that with chuck todd, nbc political director host of "the daily rundown" here on msn...

Influential newspaper. >> a conservative newspaper endorsed me. the des moines register, which is a liberal newspaper, did not endorse me. i think that indicates who the conservative in this race is. >> alex mo is following the gingrich campaign for us. the former speaker spoke with thousands of supporters in iowa via conference call this weekend. is that a sign that his support is slipping there, that he's trying to make these all-out efforts while he's not there, but make these all-out efforts to make the connection? >> well, the former speaker is getting hammered every day here in iowa by n...

the international community on high alert this morning. we're going to start with team coverage with nbc's adrian long. let's start with the facts we're hearing about kim jong il's suck so he is -- successor and what the response has been in morning. >> within hours of kim jong il's death, the korean government also released a statement saying that his son, kim jong un, had been designated the great successor. this is also confirmed just this evening here in beijing when the chinese government, while expressing its condolences to the people, also made a statement pretty much with a v...

the international community on high alert this morning. we're going to start with team coverage with nbc's adrian long. let's start with the facts we're hearing about kim jong il's suck so he is -- successor and what the response has been in morning. >> within hours of kim jong il's death, the korean government also released a statement saying that his son, kim jong un, had been designated the great successor. this is also confirmed just this evening here in beijing when the chinese government, while expressing its condolences to the people, also made a statement pretty much with ...

Much for the update. we'll get more on the endorsement in iowa from mitt romney. the des moines register placing bets on mitt romney. what does this mean for him on the ground in the hawkeye state? we're joined by alex mo on this. >> hello. let's get to how the other candidates are reacting o this. the romney rivals to this endorsement. >> well, all the candidates that are in iowa, are reacting a little bit different to the big endorsement that came out on-line last night. michele bachmann congratulated mitt romney on his endorsement. but added that she disagrees with their calculation regar...