there are more electric vehicles sucking up power. even now governor newsom is telling drivers not to charge their cars until 9:00 at night because of rolling outages. watch. everyone has to do their part to step up for a few more days. early morning hours particularly tomorrow and next day or so, pre-cool your home. run air conditioning earlier when more power is available. close windows and blinds to keep your home cool. after 4:00 p.m., in particular, 4:00 p.m. turn thermostat up to 78 or higher. california residents bracing for blackouts four days after present biden energy secretary praised green policy they could become a model for the rest of the nation. watch. i love the fact that california is unabashedly bold about energy policy. leader, leading indicator for the rest of the country. california s boldness has, i think, shaped our willingness in the federal government to move further and faster. oh the unabashedly bold policies, kayleigh mcenany, you have to
good evening, i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett outfront tonight. newt sinking and santorum surging a brand-new poll out of iowa and it has stunning, new numbers. the former front-runner, newt gingrich, plunging from his top slot, down to fourth place. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum doing the opposite, he surged from single digits into third place. mitt romney now leads the pack with 25%, and there s another new poll out of new hampshire where the nation s second contest in the race for the gop nominee will be held one week later on january the 10th. mitt romney dominating his opposition there. he s at 44%. rivals ron paul and newt gingrich trailing 17% and 16%, respectively. let s go right to political correspondent joe johns. he s on the ground in iowa. joe, this is a bit of a shocker. santorum rising as much as he has. he was out there with representative steve king on the hunting trip. king did not endorse him on that trip. it made people wonder, we