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we'll begin talking to tommy or tommy's ham house live this morning. imagine being stuck in a greyhound station for more than 17 hours. that's what happened to these people after a winter storm moved in. heavy snowfall is expected today in parts of the u.s. reynolds wolf will have the latest forecast. but, we start in south carolina where the curtain comes up on the republican presidential primary in a little while from now. where do we stand? paul steinhauser has a quick look. >> reporter: good morning, gary. polls open in an hour from now. so much at stake in this primary. list...

collapsing. a surge in momentum for newt gingrich, being driven by a ton of super pac money and by those debates. >> more people have been put on food stamps by barack obama than any president in american history. >> she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that? >> no, but i will. >> 16 days after the iowa caucuses, mitt romney, it turns out, did not win there. >> we actually won the iowa caucuses yesterday. >> people of south carolina, have a job to do. >> in 2008, john mccain won south carolina, when fred thompson ...

any president in american history. >> she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that? >> no, but i will. >> 16 days after the iowa caucuses, mitt romney, it turns out, did not win there. >> we actually won the iowa caucuses yesterday. >> people of south carolina, have a job to do. >> in 2008, john mccain won south carolina, when fred thompson split the right flank with mike huckabee. will a santorum/gingrich split on the right tonight resurrect mitt romney's chances. >> if you think china's better or rash's better or c...

just a few months ago. >> my goodness what a squeaker, but it sure is nice to have a win, i'll tell you. >> reporter: romney won iowa a good strategy. >> thank you, iowa. >> reporter: for months he had downplayed expectations, but after seeing competitors like newt gingrich fade and hold, including his own, indicating he could finish strong, last week romney went all in. he toured the state with his wife ann, while he and other candidates and their super pacs blanketed the air waves with tough ads aimed mainly at gingrich. >> newt has a ton of baggage. >> reporter: romney won on the ...

captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. good evening. it is a new reality for republicans after the closest iowa caucus in history. and who would have guessed. in december, rick santorum was polling at 4%, but last night he virtually tied mitt romney for the win, losing by eight votes. out of more than 122,000 cast. it was a record turnout. michele bachmann who won the iowa straw poll this summer dropped out today after mshing sixth. the ink was barely dry on the ballots when the candidates moved onto new hampshire where the primary is next tuesd...