threatening thousands of homes. it s moving closer and closer to the getty center museum. about 50,000 homes have been evacuated, including areas near the hollywood hills. msnbc s jacob soboroff has been in the belle air area all day where i ve been watching you and worried about your safety. many families have been forced from their homes. you ve watched structures burn down. what is the latest, jacob? i m all right. the same can t be says for the property of a lot of people around here. you can hear in the distance one of the water-dropping helicopters that s come through. take a look at the roof of the home next to the one i m standing at. they are extinguishing a fire that completely demolished the home on the other side of this one. a huge loss of prrcht in this area. all along interstate 405 is the critical freeway that runs through los angeles. all the way down from the southern part of the city up through the san fernando valley and beyond. this area was completely shut down
michael smerconish and contributor steve days is a conservative show host endorsing newt gingrich and a senior rrcht for yahoo. i will start with you. you have interesting thoughts as so many others have said. why is iowa so important. you say it s the independents that count more than the folk who is caucus tonight. 2012 is a race where independents call the shot and no disto iowa voters. it s not a particular state, but that component of the electorate. 2.5 million voters have left the republican and democratic party since the 08 cycle and the only demographic growing are independents. they are up for grabs. mitt romney is say winner regardless of who wins, but the independents hold the cards in 2012. there is no love lost between you and mitt romney. when you joined us, you are credited with keeping him from
michael smerconish and contributor steve days is a conservative show host endorsing newt gingrich and a senior rrcht for yahoo. i will start with you. you have interesting thoughts as so many others have said. why is iowa so important. you say it s the independents that count more than the folk who is caucus tonight. 2012 is a race where independents call the shot and no disto iowa voters. it s not a particular state, but that component of the electorate. 2.5 million voters have left the republican and democratic party since the 08 cycle and the only demographic growing are independents. they are up for grabs. mitt romney is say winner regardless of who wins, but the independents hold the cards in 2012. there is no love lost between you and mitt romney. when you joined us, you are credited with keeping him from