that would be perhaps a week or more away if that decision is needed. that s true, tamron. however, they have one item that s pushing them. they have a rocket on the pad in virginia. it s loaded with supplies for the space station. it is ready to launch on december the 18th in six days. they may have to push that back a little and may have to wait. that s the only pushing item right now of course, they do like to have both of the systems running perfectly because that way you have the redundancy they like to have up there. all right. jay, as always, a pleasure to have you on. we prefer it under happier circumstances, but it s always good to see you. thanks, jay. good to see you, tamron. still ahead, new details on the child pornography charges against senator lamar alexander s former chief of staff as he makes his first court appearance within this hour. we ll get an update on what investigators say they found in his home. people don t have to think about where their electricit
31% support. that s 14 point as head of mitt romney and ron paul who are in a statistical tie for second place there in iowa. even as gingrich surges in the polls there are signs his campaign may still face an uphill battle and the associated press says the phones at his iowa campaign office arrived just yesterday. he opened the headquarters a few days ago after his recent surge it those polls and the washington post reports that gingrich is struggling with massive amounts of debt he racked up during the early days of his campaign. extravagant items like luxury jets are adding to that. months after largely avoiding one-on-one interviews mitt romney is ramping up his campaign efforts scheduling a sitdown with fox news sunday on december the 18th. the former massachusetts governor was asked yesterday about his new strategy. i m wondering whether you re doing that because you re wor worried and these polls aren t