the question is, how the hell are you going to put on a show and not have me in the show until now? i should have been in every damn sketch from the top. i m the one that made that eddie murphy a star. again, the season finale was their most watched show in three years. we have the author of around harvard square which is around where many of the snl writers first started their training. this performance was reminding us how great he is. take us back to the 80s. why did he leave to begin with? he d become a superstar. with 48 hours, trading places, it was time for him to spread his wings. i think one reason why this particular show hit so hard and people were talking about it is because, you know, he s really a comedy rock star. he did what rock stars do when
will on the streets. journalists get a look at the violence syria doesn t want you to see. it is amazing to me how this guy has been shot this many times. i mean, he s superman. i have been shot three times. my fingers have bullet holes. did you hear had a? part man, part terminator. shot three times in a robbery. a marine pulls out the bullets with his own hands. and now he s talking about it from his hospital bed on this american morning. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 29. this is american morning. a lot going on today. let s get right to it. that s right. good morning, everybody. glad you are with us. i m alina cho. up first, dramatic shift in the political landscape with five days to go before the iowa caucuses. just look at this brand-new c cnn/ time poll. mitt romney on top in iowa now. followed closely by ron paul. newt gingrich plunging and rick santorum suddenly rolling right to the top three. gingrich now 11 points behind romney. he s