shepard: we have much more on the final public, the daughter of the former house speaker gingrich will be here to talk about the speed butches bumps in her father s campaign. and whoever was setting fires in los angeles stayed a step ahead of the cops for three days. but, now, investigators appear to have a big break in the case releasing brand new details and we will have that ahead. there he is, poised to discover plum amazins,
shepard: 23 minutes after the hour. and in des moines, iowa, most candidates are sitting down with conservative radio talk show host simon conway, a native brit who calls himself one of the proudest citizens of the united states, ever. and back with us like. newt gingrich, all the establishment said from the beginning it was herman cain, and then that gingrich did not have a chance with the baggage. guest: i don t necessarily think that is why. shepard: i don t think so. guest: newt s problem was early in the debate he was the matterrest guy on stage and he did great but he was not running a campaign. and, so when he started coming up in the polls to put the campaign on the ground together quickly because iowa is not just about popularity but about organization. without the organization you are in trouble here. the negative ads have been huge
gingrich. guest: i can tell you, no one has said to me a single time that there is too much money being spent. no one said it. of course, be honest, it is great for the economy in iowa, we will take their money. shepard: i wonder if iowans don t think maybe this is not the fairest way do do things? guest: but we know what is coming. we are facing a president that has $1 billion to spend, and maybe it is softening us up with what is next to come. and mute is not done. no doubt. she not done. as i said before, he we have 41 percent of the people who are undecided. that is a big, big number. shepard: you have decided on rick perry. guest: if i had a vote it would go to rick perry. i decided that last spring. it took me a long time.
host simon conway. you may not have heard of him if you don t live in iowa, but he is a big deal here. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is studio b. but, first, from fox at 2:00, in des moines, getting down to the wire, we are here in iowa and we could see a photo finish, less than 24 hours before voters head out to caucus places there is no clear frontrunner but the latest polls show three man race: congressman ron paul, former massachusetts governor mitt romney and former pennsylvania senator, rick santorum in a tie for first place. candidate santorum riding new found momentum into the top tier after polling not single digits for many months. another survey paint as similar picture tomorrow, former frontrunner gingrich has fallen way down. he is in 4th place but still double digits. senator john mccain laced fourth in iowa back in 2008 and
future? shepard: before we go, your sister is on the campaign trail, and gingrich s grandchild are on the campaign trail. this is a grind. you are going do say it is fun but this is a grind. what does this do to a family? guest: it is really hard. it is not easy. late nights. early oranges early mornings and my children and husband understand how important this is. we need a leader who can ball the budget. who can reform junior entitlement programs. and we obviously believe that my father is the right candidate and we are glad to be here and to see him work so hard is inspiring. shepard: and earlier the knocks were he was not working so hard and that is why the staff left. guest: let me say i have