and be prepared. a 12-year-older boy scout builds a shelter and covers himself in dirt to stay warm and make it through a freezing night lost in the utah wilderness. we ll talk to him, today, the utah wilderness. we ll talk to him, today, monday, august 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m david gregory. matt has the morning off. ann is on assignment in africa. we ll check in with her in just a bit. they said why don t you guys fill in. here we are. we re standing around. you are just back from ames, iowa, where this big straw poll was held this weekend. michele bachmann seems to be the front runner iowa. an interesting look at the field. she now looks big on that momentum. another gop favorite, rick perry officially jumping into the race. bachmann has little to celebrate with him now in the race. they both spoke at the same fund-raiser. a tomorrow new top teier
dirt to stay warm to make it through a freezing night lost in the utah wilderness. we ll talk to him, today, monday, august 15th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on this monday morning. i m savannah guthrie. i m david gregory. matt has the morning off. ann is on assignment in africa. we ll check in with her in just a bit. we were just delivering newspapers this morning and they said why don t you fill in? here we are. we re standing around. you are just back from ames, iowa, where this big straw poll was held this weekend. michele bachmann seems to be the front-runner, at least in iowa. at least in iowa. an interesting look at the field. she now looks big on that momentum. another gop favorite, rick perry officially jumping into the race over the weekend. bachmann has little to celebrate with him now in the race. they both spoke at the same fund-raiser last night as the republican field has a new top tier this m