[ male announcer ] icy hot spray. relief that s icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. icy hot spray. don t mess around with pain. all the buildup, all the debates, all the jockeying for position is leading up to this moment. iowans are about to cast the first votes in the republican race for president. the iowa caucuses are just three days away. and cnn politico editor paul steinhouser is live in des moines, iowa, where he has pretty much pitched a tent for the past few weeks. paul, it is crunch time for these candidates. who is there and who isn t? reporter: just about all of them are here. i will tell you who is not here in a second, but natalie, it is december 31st. this is the middle of winter.
these are images from burbank overnight. 21 fires in the last two days have cost more than $350,000 in damage. mostly cars but some homes including one where doors front jim morrison used to live. so far just one firefighter with minor injuries, but the fear is it is only a matter of time. we are dead serious about trying to apprehend the individual or individuals who are responsible for this. we want to get these s.o.b.s before they hurt somebody. investigators say it is possible not all the fires are arson. multiple groups are now offering a total of $60,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest. joining me now sh the mayor of west hollywood, john duran, four of the fires have been in his city. also with me los angeles fire captain jamie moore. first, captain, we have heard 21 fires over two days. the l.a. times is saying 35 fires over three days k. you clarity how many fires you are dealing with here and do you think they are all linked? well, yeah, we
that it s krun f time? and we re digging deeper into ron paul s writings and finding sexual harassment victims. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re here in the new cnn election center counting down to the final few days and hours before the first contest of 2012. the new iowa poll out today reenforcing mitt romney s place at the top of the pack, running neck and neck with ron paul. it drives home the bombshell findings of our poll this week, sh showing rick santorum has surged to third place in iowa, while newt gingrich has faded. it s put iting more and more pressure on romney to go for broke in iowa, to try to pull off a win tuesday night. jim acosta is joining us from des moines with more. t mitt romney has the big mo and the question heading into this weekend is whether he will win the iowa caucuses without breaking a sweat. no wonder mitt romney appears to be going all in in iowa. he just might be holding a winning hand. a sign just days before
next hour. egyptian officers raid the they may have made some powerful enemies in the process. one group is chaired by madeleine albright. the other is chaired by john mccain. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room . captions by vitac www.vitac.com the clock is ticking. we re only five days away from the iowa caucuses. the focus has now turned to a certain degree, to rick santorum. an extraordinary surge in his poll. can rick santorum keep on climbing? joe johns has been following santorum in iowa on the campaign trial. joe, how did it go? well, wolf, good news and bad news for rick santorum. he s doing better in the polls. the bad news is he s the latest target on the campaign trial. what on earth took this guy so long to get traction in iowa any way? what s going on right now in iowa and i see it with the crowds getting bigger. i think they d be bigger in any circumstance. people are focused. here s a guy who spent more time in the sta