The race for the gop president ial nomination is switching course here in iowa. A new Des Moines Register poll released yesterday shows texas senator ted cruz leading longtime frontrunner donald trump. Cruz sits 10 points higher at 31 percent, in this poll of a little more than 400 iowa republicans. Trump is still in 2nd place, with 21 percent support. Dr. Ben carson, who once held now in 3rd place with 13 percent. Florida senator marco rubio runs in 4th place. He is the only other candidate in the field of 13 who is in the double digits, with 10 percent support. Cruz has gained momentum over the past 30 days. Last weekend in cedar rapids, he acknowledge d that jump in the polls. Cruz believed more conservatives are choosing him now, after evaluating other candidates. Though donald trump sits in second place in iowa, hes still out in front in Many National polls. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is still far behind trump in the gop field. Yesterday, he attributed Trumps National lead
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Amounts are possible. Record rainfall amounts will be broken. Temperatures are also very mild today. We wi start off in the upper 50s this morning and continue to rise into t low 60s by midmorning. The race for the gop president ial nomination is switching course here in iowa. A new Des Moines Register poll released yesterday shows texas senator ted cruz leading longtime frontrunner donald trump. Cruz sits 10 points higher at 31 percent, in n is poll of a little more than 400 iowa republicans. Trump is still in 2nd place, with 21 percent support. Dr. Ben carson, who once held the top spot, is now in 3rd place with 13 florida senator marco rubio runs in 4th place. He is the only other candidate in the field of 13 who is in the double digits, with 10 percent support. Cruz has gained momentum over the past 30 days. Last weekend in cedar rapids, he acknowledge d that jump in the polls. Cruz believed more conservatives are choosing him now, after evaluating other candidates. Though donald t
Little girls, the 8 little boys, and the 6 dedicated women who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School one week ago. Today, here in newtown, at 9 30 in the morning, bells rang out for each of the people whose lives were lost, mothers and daughters, sons and nieces and nephews. We remember them all. [ bell tolling ] for the next hour, well hear from family members because they want a voice, and we want to give to them. A voice to tell us about their children, how special they were, the lives they lived. We dont want to just focus on how they die. We want to focus on how they lived and the lives they touched and they have touched so many lives. Well hear from the Mcdonnell Family who graciously invited us into their home to tell us about their bright, talented 7yearold daughter grace. Grace was laid to rest today. Her funeral today. There were also funerals for olivia and for dylan and for mary and for rachel. We remember them all. Dylan hockley moved to newtown from england just two years
Shooting in newtown, connecticut, communities across the nation and around the world pay tribute to the victims. And the National Rifle association speaks out for the First Time Since the attack. It proposes a controversial plan to prevent similar mass shootings. Lets go out front. Good evening, everybody. I am Soledad Obrien in forever inburnett tonight. Out front this evening, lowering expectatio expectations, just ten days until we fall off the fiscal cliff and no deal in site. Tonight president obama urged congress to broker a scaled down deal. I just speak to speaker boehner, and i also met with senator reid. In the next few days a asked leaders of congress to work towards a package that prevents a tax hike on middle class americans, protects Unemployment Insurance for 2 million americans and lays the groundwork for further work on both growth and deficit reduction. Thats an achievable goal. That can get done in ten days. Yesterday the House Speaker john boehner failed to garner e