tearful broadcaster broke the news last night on north korea s state-run tv. she reported that the 69-year-old died of a heart attack on saturday. he was a reclusive dictator who starved his own people while building a nuclear weapons nation. bill richardson who has traveled to north korea many times points to several major concerns now. the peninsula is a tinderbox. this we knew was coming because of the health of kim jong il. the issue is going to be will there be stability in the north korean leadership. will they continue the recent efforts of engaging south korea and the united states over food eight over nuclear snauks. newscasts showed north koreans weeping inconsolably for the man they called the dear leader. kim s youngest son, kim jong un now in charge. very little is known about him, but the ruling workers party has already dubbed him the great successor. the white house says it is closely monitoring the situation in north korea. we are told that president obam
endorsements but a bit of a dark cloud on the horizon. more on that in just a moment, but, first, his fight for the gop nomination. a new nbc news/ wall street journal poll shows him with a commanding lead over mitt romney. the other candidates trailing far behind. paul steinhauser is in washington. paul, the same poll shows gingrich struggling in a head-to-head race against president obama. tell us about that. that horse race poll and two others indicate the same thing. way ahead in the horse race. look at this, hypothetical matchups next november. president obama versus gingrich and president obama against mitt romney. president obama 11 points ahead of gingrich. among all voters. but, basically, dead even with romney. so, the nbc/ wall street journal poll maybe an electable issue for newt gingrich. you ve seen the democratic national committee go after romney left and right over everything. not so much about gingrich. but yesterday, this is interesting, jessica yellin
tonight, eight republicans, one goal. to win the white house and kick barack obama out. cheering them on, their powerful allies and fierce critics. the grassroots movement putting a bold stamp on this election. tea party. tonight s players i love america. i ll fight for america. mitt romney. the early front-runner. obama care. focused on attacking the president. now, turning his attention to a more immediate opponent. i m going to be a pro business president. now, i m not going to make any apologies about it. rick perry, the newcomer. he got a late start, then surged to the front of the pack. with a conservative voice, folksy and brash. michele bachmann. the firebrand. we re here to win. she aced an early test in iowa. proving she s a top tier contender. as well as a lightning rod. ron paul! henry cain! the rest of the field in search of a breakthrough. jon huntsman. the diplomat. carving a more moderate path to try to defeat his exboss, the president.
cheering them on, their powerful allies and fierce critics. the grassroots movement putting a bold stamp on this election. tea party. tonight s players i love america. i ll fight for america. mitt romney. the early front-runner. obama care. focused on attacking the president. now, turning his attention to a more immediate opponent. i m going to be a pro business president. now, i m not going to make any apologies about it. rick perry, the newcomer. he got a late start, then surged to the front of the pack. with a conservative voice, folksy and brash. michele bachmann. the firebrand. we re here to win. she aced an early test in iowa. proving she s a top tier contender. as well as a lightning rod. ron paul! henry cain! the rest of the field in search of a breakthrough. jon huntsman. the diplomat. carving a more moderate path to try to defeat his exboss, the president. ron paul, the libertarian. billing himself as the freedom fighter in the race. rick san
to win the white house and kick barack obama out. cheering them on, their powerful allies and fierce critics. the grassroots movement putting a bold stamp on this election. the tea party. tonight s players i love america. i ll fight for america. mitt romney. the early front-runner. obama care. focused on attacking the president. now, turning his attention to a more immediate opponent. i m going to be a pro business president. and i m not going to make any apologies about it. rick perry, the newcomer. he got a late start, then surged to the front of the pack. with a conservative voice, folksy and brash. michele bachmann. the firebrand. we re here to win. she aced an early test in iowa. proving she s a top tier contender. as well as a lightning rod. ron paul! herman cain! the rest of the field in search of a breakthrough. jon huntsman. the diplomat. carving a more moderate path to try to defeat his exboss, the president. ron paul, the libertarian. billin