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hello, there. it s not quite 2012 yet. we still have some news to get to before the new year. i m hala garani in washington. kyra phillips has the day off and we begin with the latest out of the united states in terms of politics this morning. let s get you straight to iowa and expecting any minute now, by the way, the new jersey governor chris christie will join mitt romney in iowa. christie is a rising star and many republicans wanted in this presidential race. he endorsed romney back in october and this will be their first joint appearance since then. just four days before the iowa caucuses. and mitt romney is going into this confident, according to the polls, still leading four days as we said before these iowa caucuses. cnn political reporter jim acosta is awaiting the event. he s in west des moines this morning. hi, there, jim. what can we expect today and how much might this appearance bice chris christie help mitt romney? well, it will help him a lot. chris chri
it s not that he lost his battle with cancer, he waged it bravely, craicialtionly, but in the end he did die. he s the guy, of course, who started apple in his silicon valley garage back in 1976 with his buddy, steve wozniak. the apple ii that came a year later, one of the first successful personal computers for the mass market. the apple mcinto be in 1984 mcintosh with a mouse, what an innovative idea. in 1998 good-bye to dell computers, after he had returned to apple, jobs introduces the world to those colorful i-macks. and, of course, there s more. in 03 the ipod forever changed how we listened to music. say good-bye to cds. he, of course, he set the standard and set the stage for the popular itunes store and possibly saving the entire music industry. four years later the iphone would forever change what we expect a cell phone to be able to do, and just last year a product the critics said nobody
friend and an inspiring mentor. steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of apple. dan simon has the story of steve jobs incredible live. today apple is going to reinvent the phone. reporter: steve jobs was a modern day thomas edison. you can do multifinger gestures on it and, boy, have we patented it. reporter: he didn t have a patent on his own look but he was rarely seen without tennis shoes, levi s and a black shirt. he was legendary for his flair and showmanship. amazing. and the screen literally floats in midair. reporter: steve jobs was born in san francisco. his mother, an unwed college student, put him up for adoption. he developed an early interest in computers. going to after school lectures at hewlett-packard. after high school, he attended reed college but only for one semester. at just 20 years old, he started apple computer in his garage with friend steve wozniak. we worked hard and
the foundation of apple. dan simon has the story of steve jobs incredible life. today apple is going to reinvent the phone. reporter: steve jobs was a modern-day thomas edison. you can do multifinger gestures on it and, boy, have we patented it. reporter: he didn t have a patent on his own look, but he was rarely seen without tennis shoes, levis and a black shirt. he was legendary for his flair and showmanship. amazing. and the screen literally floats in midair. reporter: steven paul jobs was born in san francisco. his mother, an unwed college student, put him up for adoption. he developed an early interest in computers, going to after-school lectures at hewlett-packard. after high school, he attended reed college but only for one semester. at just 20 years old he started apple computer in his garage with friend steve wozniak. we worked hard and in ten years apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees