they re referring to the straits of hormuz. this is a big threat from iran, the closure of it and the u.s. is bearing down on that as well as the accusations we killed their scientist. you ll those words. there are new efforts to take away parole power from the governor in one state. and this is reaction to that fiasco that happened in mississippi where the outgoing governor decided to give full pardons so there are four convicted murders on the loose right now, the attorney general is saying there will be a nationwide manhunt for those guys that took off running. i still don t understand that how can you work for a guy that is technically innocent? weird. we ll get to the bottom of it. also, here s one for the funny books. stephen force. or is it. i love this man. but would he be a good president? could he be a good president? could he even be president? he made a big late night announcement. it ain t the first time stephen colbert has suggested throwing his hat
gone away. rick perry was supposed to be on the ground here. he was supposed to be on this very street walking down the street greeting and talking to voters before having a town hall meeting here in town later this afternoon. that s all on hold now as he s gone babb ck to texas to reasse. the chairman of the gop party here in south carolina yesterday was quoted as saying that the race here is still wide open, and nothing happened in iowa to change that at all. in fact, when south carolina voters wake up in the morning, they re going to find out that they re in exactly the position they wanted to be in to choose and be able to determine who actually speaks directly to and for the conservatives of the republican party. we ve got mitt romney here. he s got the endorsement of governorer nikki haley. rick santorum has been on the ground here a lot already. this could be his land of second chances, a place where he can prove he s not just an iowa seven saying. something interesting, he poll
the real winner in the caucuses, though it may have certainly been rick santorum who truly, within eight votes just missed the top spot. take a look at those numbers on your leaderboard. it s just absolutely miraculous. the closest iowa caucus vote in history. the top four, mitt romney, santorum, ron paul and newt gingrich. and it didn t become official until about 2:30 eastern time this morning if you were watching. so we have romney congratulating santorum. and he says that he and santorum are actually both winners. and both candidates are looking forward now to new hampshire, they say. but what s great about this is the story that comes out of such an incredibly close finish because you know what? it s about momentum. and it s about money. and it s about headlines. and those headlines tonight are bizarro. christine romans, you ve been breaking down these headlines. we ve been on the edge of our seats because we wasn t sure what the big story was going to be, and the bi
get on that stage? i m so frustrated. i have built a billion dollar bank no bailout money, we didn t foreclose on a single homeowner. it can be done right and this message ought to be given in a republican debate. i m the only person running who has been a congressman and a governorer. when you were listening to the president s speech talking to the american latino heritage forum. you agreed with him and you re proud of the fact he is day saying he s not taking no for an answer. he s our president. he s our leader. if he won t fight for jobs who will? and we can t wait for the next election. it s a year and a half off until we get a new president or a revised president. look, we re in trouble as a nation. i m proud to be a republican but i m prouder to be an american.
these are extremely dangerous people and should not be allowed back onto the battle field. it will have no impact on the current administration s plans. no, it will not. he ll have an opportunity to implement the policy that he believes is most effective when he takes office on january 20th. now, as for january 20th, cnn has confirmed hillary and bill clinton will attend the inauguration as will former president george w. bush and laura bush. former california governor or lieutenant governorer a bell maldonado. according to people inside and outside the trump transition team, wolf. thank you, jim accosta reporting. the changing of the guard is well underway here in washington. republicans are eager to push their agenda. democrats say they ll try to hold the line. let s go to our senior washington correspondent jeff. he s up on capitol hill right now. jeff, after a very bitter campaign, is there any serious