oh, here we go. oh, kyra. what a laugh to start the day. happy monday, peeps. happy monday. [ laughter ] kyra, have a good show. we start off with presidential politics and the two states that will be critical in choosing the new president. the new presidential nominee. mitt romney is considered the heavy favorite. iowa is still up for grabs just 10 weeks before it hosts the nation s first caucuses. gingrich kicking off his day with a town hall. rick santorum holding several meet and greets across the state. both are touting their conservative credentials and seizing on the latest stumbles by herman cain. paul steinhauser has the big picture from washington. shannon travis on the campaign trail in iowa. paul, let s start with you. as romney files to get onto the new hampshire ballot, how strong is his lead? what do you think? very strong in the granite state. about 15 minutes from now, he ll be in concord, the state capital, and make it official there by putting