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two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the state's critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. we'll have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a development expert, who works for a u.s.-based consulting firm. reza sayah is live from islamabad. what mor...

results from the closely watched gop straw poll. i'm don lemon. joining me is our chief political correspondent, candy crowley. here's the announcement moments ago. >> with 16,892 iowans voting, the winner of the straw poll is congresswoman michele bachmann. thank you, everyone. have a good night. >> a man of few words. congresswoman michele bachmann came out on top in the poll which is one of the earliest tests for the oval office in 2012. some of the thunder may have been stolen by rick perry who just announced his candidacy today. several states away, not even here. we have a poll...

who will have to get out of the race for the republican presidential nomination. also, dozens of people arrested in philadelphia last night, but we'll explain to you why they were all between the ages of 14 and 17. at the top of the hour, we start with the breaking news out of pakistan. the u.s. embassy is saying an american was abducted from his home in lahore. we have the latest from pakistan. >> reporter: t.j., this is the third time an american has been kidnapped in pakistan. they are rare, but the way it happened is unprecedented. i don't think we have ever seen kidnappers e...

biggest impact on the gop campaign for president may be felt a long way from there in south carolina. that is where texas governor rick perry is expected to announce he, too, is jumping in the race. also, dozens of people arrested in philadelphia. we'll tell you why they were all between the ages of 14 and 17. but here at the top of the hour, let's start with that breaking story out of pakistan. and i want to turn right to our reza sayah, who is live for us there in the capital of islamabad. reza, hello to you once again. what do we know? are we learning more about what happened ...

could affect all of us, including our own mail delivery. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." jtsdzer. it all begins in iowa. right now many of the republican presidential candidates are in that state, a state that holds the lead-off contest in 2012. they're working the crowds at the state fair before tomorrow's pivotal iowa straw poll. and they're taking direct aim at president obama's handling of the debt crisis and the u.s. economy. listen to some of the republican hopefuls, including sarah palin, who insists she still hasn't decided whether to run. >> i think the q...