gave mitt romney his endorsement yesterday. the move came as a surprise to newt gingrich s campaign officials and added fuel to critics who claim romney is out of touch with the less fortunate. nbc s brian moore joins us from washington. brian, good morning. reporter: good morning, lynn. as mitt romney points out only in america. donald trump standing on stage in vegas putting his endorsement behind mitt romney. he believes mitt romney will not allow bad things to continue to happen to this country but the image of two rich guys standing on that stage didn t help romney get over his gaffe on wednesday in which he said he was, quote, not concerned about the very poor because they have an ample safety net. romney says that was a misstatement but it s been pounced on by his opposition. newt gingrich has jumped on him saying that we should care about the very poor. yesterday, during the national prayer breakfast, though, it is not political, president obama referred to the very