is cool to be out here and i m sure there are great stories throughout the plaza and we will try to bring them to you throughout the show. thank you very much. let s go back inside to an exciting guest still coming your way. very nice, green. i wonder how many kids will want camouflage cake now. good birthday party advice. and coming up, is tim pawlenty, the former governor of minnesota, too nice to be president? many say he missed the vote last night by avoiding an attack on governor romney. and now he is back doing damage control of a last night s debate, the former press secretary will be here live. and on the other side of a quick time-out. [ manager ] you know.