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he is separating himself already from the pack while the pack is in iowa. what do his campaign people say about why this was the best strategy for him? >> reporter: you know, his campaign, i have to tell you -- this is going to be interesting if we see more of this in the days to come -- is very tight-lipped. they've been very tight-lipped about what is going on here in south carolina. they were confirming earlier in the week that this is indeed going to be his presidential announcement. but in terms of strategy, really you can just look at what's happening. the ames, iowa, straw pol...

Individuals allowed to use right now? >> reporter: well, there are bottled water distribution centers around town in the politics of sam's club and walmart and places like that. and they're allowing each person to get a gallon of water for use around their home. you can also boil water, use it out of the tap and boil it. you can also take showers. but again, and you can flush the toilet. but again, the town is asking people to condition serve as much water as possible. the water is flowing, but the priority should be on city services flushing fire hydrants, for example, in case there's some ki...

You can catch it again tonight. you want to head to maybe a >> reporter: and you thought he was a nice enough person to make rural away, away from the city, that offer, i guess? >> yeah. where there's not too many trees he was my boss, so i thought it and if the skies are bright was all right. enough and you don't have cloud >> reporter: she says robertson coverage you may see the perseid asked to use her bathroom. meteor showers. and when he came out, she says it happens every year, but this year is particularly bright and he raped her. very nice. she's represented by attorney >> excellent. w...

>> reporter: much of iowa has been under attack by mother nature. nine inches of rain in just three days in some parts, including here in colfax, iowa. this area very hard hit in 1993. flooding hit the city in that year and after that they built a levee they thought would protect it, even after a record level, however that levee was topped this week and this is the result, extensive flooding in much of the city and many residents have had to evacuate. none of them given time even to pack or to sandbag. that has left them very concerned about property damage here, there is a lot of basement flo...

I think they saw in me someone who can take it to barack obama in the debate, hold him accountable and whistling particular when i was questioning ron paul on his dangerous policies on allowing a nuclear iran, that turned a light switch on for a lot of voters across iowa and people who weren't decided decided. and we have a lot of people who are going to come on tuesday night who are undecided and what they have seen in me is a champion who is stand up for them. in particular, they see that of all of the candidates in the race i'm the only one with current national security experience. our nex...