bleachers that we expect to be held with 6,000 people tonight. it s the largest caucus spot here in iowa. they are going to have boy scouts from one into another, sending the vote tallies and i ll be doing a lot of chasing. i don t have on my sneakers but i should put them on. definitely throw on the sneaks. shannon travis, you ve got your work cut out for you. five months in iowa. joe johns following newt gingrich in iowa 250u day. how s he feeling? reporter: newt gingrich lowered expectations to go along with his lower polling numbers but said that he was not going to win after a supporter told him that kind of language is not helpful. is he actually sharpened his language when it comes to mitt romney calling him a liar. expect more of that kind of talk
has he done enough to convince voters on the fence? get the ballots i need, votes i need to become our nominee. mitt romney hoping to win the first prize while his targets threaten. and a sea of loyal reporters. it s to protect liberty: strap in, get ready. the candidates make their final pitches. all right. here s what we re watching for you out of iowa. negative vibes rising on the campaign trail. also, what happens to tonight s losers? newt gingrich changes his expectations today. time to play. dana bash, i know you spent your time at a local event. who got the warmest welcome? it was interesting, brooke, the young people, 800 students in this one auditorium, they were undecided. they walked to several of them. in fact, most of them are going to go and caucus for the very first time tonight and they were all willing to listen to rick santorum, michele bachmann, and mitt romney s kids about why they thought that their candidacies were the best. very interesting.