i just really want to get home. this is the only holiday of this year where we have seen an increase in the number of those who are traveling. trace: and bad weather means a lot of folks could be in for some headaches. as they try to head home for the holidays. plus, the chopper that apparently flipped the cable and smashed to the ground. fox news is america s election headquarters. i m trace gallagher in for shepard smith. we begin tonight in iowa where folks are less than six weeks from the nation s first presidential contest. and tonight, new polling results reveal who is on top there. the former house speaker newt gingrich now leads the latest survey from the american research group. it shows former speaker gingrich on top with 27%. the former massachusetts governor mitt romney in second place with 20%. and texas congressman ron paul with 16%. campaign carl cameron is live for us tonight in des moines, iowa. carl, you spoke with governor romney. how does he feel abo
james rosen monitoring these developments for us. james? reporter: good morning and good holiday wishes to you both. the arab league just minutes ago announced it is giving syria a one-day ultimatum to allow observers into the country or face sanctions, a move that follows the league s unprecedented suspension of syria. the european union, however, stopped short today of endorsing france s calls for the creation of humanitarian corridors in syria. those calls from paris for these humanitarian zones marked the first time that a major power has urged international intervention in the syrian crisis. the obama administration, meantime, appears to be taking unilateral steps including the deployment of the uss george h.w. bush to waters just off syria s coastline. such movement of the norfolk-based carrier is likely to fuel suspicions voiced recently by russia and china that the u.s. is aiming to launch a military campaign to depose assad, the very reasons moscow and beijing cite
you re going to take it home and it s going to blossom and it stays half i m still a business guy! what governor romney said today i don t have a political career. he s been running for president for the last couple of years. i don t have a political career. i don t have a political career. he s been running for this job now for so many years. romney has a hard time finding his way to the truth. we did have some issues with names last night. some fun with names. i m mitt romney, and yes, wolf, that s also my first name. it is time to fact check. willard mitt romney said that his name has always been mitt. mitt romney s full name is willard mitt romney. mitt is his middle name. i d like to see your long form birth certificate. willard suffers an identity crisis. i m mitt romney, and yes, wolf, that s also my first name. he has the distinction of being the luckiest bird on the face of the earth. iowa christian conservatives are uniting to
of a head-turner last night when newt gingrich said it would be wrong for the supposedly pro-family gop to tear families apart and ship people who have been here for decades back to their native countries. in other words, amnesty. in today s republican party, that s heresy. that s either the white cap on newt s wave or another twist in his unpredictable rise to the top of the gop field. and here s the biggest reason newt is getting so much attention. after about five years of campaigning, roughly three-quarters of republicans still want little to do with mitt romney. romney is lining up endorsements but where s the love? can newt or some other dark horse actually break through and win republican minds as well as hearts? plus, if it seems as if there s no room for compromise in congress anymore, here s why. three decades ago, 60 of 100 senators were considered to be moderates. people who would compromise with the other side. today that number is zero. who is to blame, the sena
developments for us. james? reporter: good morning and good holiday wishes to you both. the arab league just minutes ago announced it is giving syria a one-day ultimatum to allow observers into the country or face sanctions, a move that follows the league s unprecedented suspension of syria. the european union, however, stopped short today of endorsing france s calls for the creation of humanitarian corridors in syria. those calls from paris for these humanitarian zones marked the first time that a major power has urged international intervention in the syrian crisis. the obama administration, meantime, appears to be taking unilateral steps including the deployment of the uss george h.w. bush to waters just off syria s coastline. such movement of the norfolk-based carrier is likely to fuel suspicions voiced recently by russia and china that the u.s. is aiming to launch a military campaign to depose assad, the very reasons moscow and beijing cited for their vetoing of a u.n.