not anti-semitic and not homophobic. he ll join me on the phone in the next segment and ask the tough questions. with one week to the way caucuses, it is an easy guess where they are today. five in fact crisscrossing the hawkeye state right now or will be later today, including perry, gingrich, bachmann and romney. on the ground right now in iowa, sanatorium at the gop headquarters in fort dodge. romney was on the stump in new hampshire this morning but is expected in iowa later today. next tuesday s bat sl the first contest in the race for the republican nomination for those living in iowa you can expect an explosion of campaign television and radio commercials. latest american he verge group poll shows a three-way traffic jam for the top spot with paul at 21%. romney at 20%. gingrich at 19%. 12% of likely caucus goers are undecided at this late date. you don t have to be rich to be elected to congress but it helps. you will have lots of company there. data analyzed of
good evening. i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett. the iowa caucus is just eight days away. republican presidential candidates have just over a week left to prove to iowans that they re the first to win the nation s contest held on january 3rd. polls show the race there is still very much up for grabs, but there was only one candidate out today with an official campaign event and it wasn t one of those top three. it was rick santorum and he went hunting with an important guest. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us now with more. who is this special guest that got rick santorum out on a campaign event today? he s congressman steve king, a very prominent republican from the state of iowa whose endorsement is coveted big time. he didn t endorse santorum today and i spoke with him by phone as he was driving in the car, ali, to this hunting event with rick santorum. he told me he d planned to endorse months ago. he wanted to back one of these candidat
good evening. i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett. the iowa caucus is just eight days away. republican presidential candidates have just over a week left to prove to iowans that they re the first to win the nation s contest held on january 3rd. polls show the race there is still very much up for grabs, but there was only one candidate out today with an official campaign event and it wasn t one of those top three. it was rick santorum and he went hunting with an important guest. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us now with more. who is this special guest that got rick santorum out on a campaign event today? he s congressman steve king, a very prominent republican from the state of iowa whose endorsement is coveted big time. he didn t endorse santorum today and i spoke with him by phone as he was driving in the car, ali, to this hunting event with rick santorum. he told me he d planned to endorse months ago. he wanted to back one of these candidat
jong-un pubically mourned his father, state media referred to him as head of the ruling party. sunday a group of visiting south korean visitors met with the assembly. two swedish journalists have been sentenced to 11 years in prison in ooet yoethiopia. they were found guilty of supporting terrorism. britain s prince philip will leave hospital today. a buckingham palace says the 90-year-old will rejoin the queen and members of the royal family. prince philip spent christmas in hospital following a successful surgery to open a blocked artery in his heart. those are the top stories. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. welcome to world business today. our top stories on tuesday, the 27th of december. hospital patients are put in pearl in india. 10,000 state doctors are on strike for a seventh day, calling for higher wages. rue pert murdoch s media empire made its own headlines in 2011. we explain why the ph
the surge just in time for an election year. and scientists find earth s evil twin far, far away. the size is right, but strange life might sizzle on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com all right. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, december 21st. i m christine romans along with my friend ali velshi. i have to tell you. i m excited of the news of the new planet. it s different. not a political log jam. not pay rolle troll tax plan. new planets! we ll tell you all about it this morning. love it. other space cases. washington first. washington s dysfunction could mean less money in your pay cze paycheck yesterday. rejecting the payroll tax cut. and president obama during a surprise visit to the briefing room raled against this. the house republicans referred to what they re doing as high stakes poker. he s right about the stakes, but this is not poker. this is not a game. this shouldn t be politics as usual. kate bolduan live in w