i don t agree with that. reporter: romney does not yet need to attack gingrich full throatedly. other republicans are doing so. i an not inclined to be a supporter of newt gingrich, having served under him for four years and having experienced his leadership. reporter: the obama campaign has made a policy of only focusing its fire on mitt romney. that is, until monday when a senior adviser from the campaign said gingrich is the godfather of gridlock, a sign that the campaign is taking gingrich and his campaign seriously. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. godfather of gridlock. with the front-runner status comes media scrutiny. newt needs to brace himself like bachmann, cain, perry now your turn. don t know how will do when he is scrutinized. a lot of political and personal demons he will have to answer for big time. and how donald trump became king maker. fascinating to me as well. thought he hosted the apprentice. race for president, not the
stand by your man. we ve seen it so many times. another in a long line of lady that had to suffer through that. and the big worries at the pentagon after a top secret new generation unmanned spy plane was shot down by iran. we ll show you why the drone is so different from the others and what iran could learn from it that could put our national security at a big, big risk. that s right. and later this half-hour, some people go to great lengths to get a really fresh christmas tree way up in the mountains. what happens if you get stranded while doing that? you may meet unusual santa s helpers. these guys are doing good work. a familiar face back on the campaign trail. herman cain appeared before the republican faithful in oklahoma city. his first appearance since suspending his campaign over the weekend. cain s rivals are trying to convince his former support tires join their team. abc s karen travers is following the gop campaign. reporter: good morning. newt gingrich
this morning on world news now political surge. another new poll shows newt gingrich jumping ahead of the gop pack, just weeks before the iowa republican caucus. and he s picking up a lot of praise from republican players including one from the donald. it s tuesday, december 6th. good morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. i m sunny hostin. gingrich s popularity coincides with herman cain getting out of the race. cain is expected to throw his support to gingrich who is far ahead of gop rivals in the latest abc news poll released this morning. a stunning image right there. gloria made it clear she wasn t going to be on the stage if herman did wrong. there she was by her man.
i m sexy and i know it i m sexy and i know it i m sexy and i know it herman cain campaign song? just joking, herman. just joking, herman. finally, you might have heard of a little-known family who occasionally ends up in the headlines. the kardashians. that ring a bell? the family famous for being famous is making news again. andrea canning with the latest drama. if you re off season, i think you should be living with me. really, i tried it. what, you tried one week? yeah, it was ridiculous. reporter: the fireworks continue with kim kardashian an
romney saturday night one that goes after newt gingrich directly. newt gingrich became the latest republican candidate to try to earn the stamp of approval from donald trump. of course. reporter: gingrich settling in at the top of the republican field. in just one month, he s gone from fifth to first in iowa. great. reporter: after gingrich it s ron paul, then mitt romney. top republicans in iowa say don t crown gingrich just yet. one-time front-runner herman cain suspended his campaign. sources close to cain say he won t immediately endorse one of his former opponents. but if and when he does, gingrich seems to have the edge. what they want to get from herman cain is that outsider, not part of the system, anti-washington message and mantel that he brings with him.