The race for the gop president ial nomination is switching course here in iowa. A new Des Moines Register poll released yesterday shows texas senator ted cruz leading longtime frontrunner donald trump. Cruz sits 10 points higher at 31 percent, in this poll of a little more than 400 iowa republicans. Trump is still in 2nd place, with 21 percent support. Dr. Ben carson, who once held now in 3rd place with 13 percent. Florida senator marco rubio runs in 4th place. He is the only other candidate in the field of 13 who is in the double digits, with 10 percent support. Cruz has gained momentum over the past 30 days. Last weekend in cedar rapids, he acknowledge d that jump in the polls. Cruz believed more conservatives are choosing him now, after evaluating other candidates. Though donald trump sits in second place in iowa, hes still out in front in Many National polls. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is still far behind trump in the gop field. Yesterday, he attributed Trumps National lead
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Amounts are possible. Record rainfall amounts will be broken. Temperatures are also very mild today. We wi start off in the upper 50s this morning and continue to rise into t low 60s by midmorning. The race for the gop president ial nomination is switching course here in iowa. A new Des Moines Register poll released yesterday shows texas senator ted cruz leading longtime frontrunner donald trump. Cruz sits 10 points higher at 31 percent, in n is poll of a little more than 400 iowa republicans. Trump is still in 2nd place, with 21 percent support. Dr. Ben carson, who once held the top spot, is now in 3rd place with 13 florida senator marco rubio runs in 4th place. He is the only other candidate in the field of 13 who is in the double digits, with 10 percent support. Cruz has gained momentum over the past 30 days. Last weekend in cedar rapids, he acknowledge d that jump in the polls. Cruz believed more conservatives are choosing him now, after evaluating other candidates. Though donald t
Shooting in newtown, connecticut, communities across the nation and around the world pay tribute to the victims. And the National Rifle association speaks out for the First Time Since the attack. It proposes a controversial plan to prevent similar mass shootings. Lets go out front. Good evening, everybody. I am Soledad Obrien in forever inburnett tonight. Out front this evening, lowering expectatio expectations, just ten days until we fall off the fiscal cliff and no deal in site. Tonight president obama urged congress to broker a scaled down deal. I just speak to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. In the next few days a asked leaders of congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class americans, protects Unemployment Insurance for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction. Thats an achievable goal. That can get done in ten days. Yesterday the House Speaker john boehner failed to garner e
Away for the holidays, massive pileups and thousands without power. I just heard a boom real loud, and then the tornado was like over my house whirling over my house and my whole house was just i mean shaking. Plus a strong storm damages homes in alabama, now the digging out and cleanup begins all across the country. From newtown to your town, americans pause this hour to remember those killed in the school massacre. Well tell you how the tribute could echo through your community. The nations most powerful gun lobby the nra speaking out today one week after violence rocked that Small Community in connecticut. And devastating implosion, the end of the world . Nope, it is not the apocalypse, its what people are saying about the fiscal cliff. After speaker boehners plan b falls flat, whats next . Newsroom starts now. Good morning to you. Thank you so much for being with us. Im carol costello. This hour a nation pauses to honor the victims of last weeks horrifying attack at a connecticut E