the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. i saw a very upbeat newt gingrich this week. i spent time with him behind the scenes here in washington. before we sat down for our indepth interview. this is a man experienced big highs and big lows in his political career. and he s not ready at least publicly to presume he s got the republican presidential nomination all wrapped up. listen to our conversation here in washington. mr. speaker, thanks very much for joining us. we have new polls and i know you ve seen those numbers and you re doing remarkably well. double digit leads in south carolina, florida, and iowa. you re moving up even in new hampshire. but your critics say you, newt gingrich, are fully capable of imploding if you will, making a mistake, a blunder that can turn things around. are you worried about that? sure. that will be a bad thing to do. i mean is it possible? i guess. on the other hand, i have had a very long career. i have a very pub
countries. experts saying the risk of the recession of 2012 is all too real. nasa found a new planet, a so-called goldilocks planet. and good morning to you. this is your a.m. wake-up call for tuesday, december 6th from the time warner center in new york, i m carol costello. here are this morning s top stories. the pressure is on in the euro-zone. standard & poor s has threatened to downgrade the credit rating of 15 nations in the european union including france and germany. the agency says it will announce any rating changes as soon as possible following this week s summit. oil giant bp filed a lawsuit against hall by burton during last we re deadly reexplosion in the gulf of mexico. bp saying halliburton destroyed key evidence that pointed to problems with its cement slurry. millions of gallons of oil spilled into the gulf. this is what it looks like in new mexico this morning. yes, that is snow. a wintry storm slammed into the state yesterday. some areas could get
other candidates a joke. it s the donald who s the one they re really laughing at on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com and good morning. it s tuesday, december 6th. ali and christine are off today. i m alina cho along with carol costello who s well rested on this american morning. thanks for joining us. i ve had four days of sleep. so watch out. up first, what s red, white and blue and can t agree on how to save you money? congress, of course. offering a proposal to extend the pay roll tax cut before it expires at the end of the year, but republicans are not on board. without a deal, pay roll taxes will rise costing millions of americans $1,000 a year. the clock is ticking and president obama is keeping the pressure on. my message to congress is this keep your word to the american people and don t raise taxes on them right now. now s not the time to slam on the brakes. now s the time to step on the gas. now s the time to keep growing the
a new week and new shake-up for the battle for the presidential nomination. newt gingrich is now the solid front runner in the state of iowa. but today his focus was on new york. and a meeting with donald trump. let s go to new york. there s jim acosta following this for us. what s the latest with newt gingrich the front-runner and donald trump? well, he is in the big apple and you can say he is singing new york, new york, start spreading the newts. he his message he is can win the republican nomination. he is willing to take this battle to all 50 states. at a news conference in new york, newt gingrich insisted he can go toe to toe with mitt romney in a 50-state battle for the nomination. even with a much smaller operation. we have all these articles about how businesses are getting leaner. how they are flattening their hierarchies. doing all sorts of things. have you people who work from home. you have virtual organizations. all of these cutting edge ideas. you have a gr
anything being done. there s a lot being done and when you look at organizations like the department of defense, for example, they actually have a big leadership role not only in kind of helping shape what s happening with security and how these systems are being protected but private businesses that kind of overhaul security. mark, sorry to interrupt you. you re leaving us on a comforting note. you re from ei digital security. thanks so much. easier to get the whole grain you want from your favorite big g cereals. from cheerios to lucky charms, there s whole grain in every box. make sure to look for the white eck. 14 clubs. that s what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it esn t leve ro for much else. there s no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs pick up the right one and drive it right down the middle of pure mian.