we have the latest. >> here is the candidate iowa is putting on the map. former senator rick santorum campaigning today in iowa city. >> this is your chance, heartland. this is your chance it speak out. >> until recently he was ignored by his opponents and virtually invisible in the polls. now nobody is rising faster. within striking distance of winning the iowa caucuses. he's done it the old-fashioned way spending more time traveling around the state and talking to voters than anybody else. we met up with him in marshalltown. >> i'm confident we will do well and surprise people. >> he has been helped by the collapse of newt gingrich who spent the last week complaining about negative ads and he has been hit hard here. >> he has more baggage than the airlines. >> today he lashed out at mitt romney accusing him of trying to buy the election. >> he has 3 1/2 million dollars

in negative adds. romney stayed above the fray. >> i want to restore the principles that made america great. >> michelle bachman who was born in iowa and won the straw poll in august. >> you will have an iowan it the white house. >> is at the back of the pack. she said she expects some divine help tuesday. >> i'm believing in a miracle because i know the one had gives the miracles. >> if you don't come in first, second or third can you continue? >> i'm going to be the next president of the united states of america. that is why i'm here. >> newt gingrich has tried to make a virtue of the fact he hasn't run any negative ads in iowa but he made it clear after the iowa caucuses all bets are off. you can expect to see a feistier gingrich not afraid to use

television advertisements to savage his opponents. >> let's talk about the big caucus with politico. we are two days away. a lot of people are saying mitt romney has this locked up but is that the case? >> i think he has looked strong and has hit a ceiling. that is the concern. he's never really gone too far above 25%. the latest poll shows he is around that 25% so you would think if you are the front-runner you should have more than that, you should break 25% but he benefits by having this continued fight among the sort of second tier candidates in the most recent poll. you have ron paul close behind him and rick santorum not far behind. mitt romney should like nothing better than these two others to be the alternative out of iowa and into new hampshire. >> that is why a lot of people are making headlines i have seen throughout the weekend there is

a santorum surge. he is surging in the polls. is there something that i'm not understanding? >> no, a lot of this computes back to the idea that conservatives are uneasy with mitt romney and they are looking for an alternative. we have seen the succession of candidates who have been ache of able to have little bounces in the polls and come up to around that level where rick santorum was. we saw michelle bachman, rick perry, newt gingrich and new santorum and romney would love to have a prolonged campaign. if he has to have a prolonged primary campaign he would like nothing better than against ron paul or rick san form or both of them because they both make him look sort of moderate and viable and like a centrist. >> in the end does all of this really matter? if we look at the numbers turnout is expected to be lower

than the last time, only 100,000 that took part the last time. so in essence say the winner gets 25% of the vote. only 25,000 people would have decided this caucus that we made a big deal about. does it really matter? >> every time we ask ourselves the same question. this is iowa, is it still relevant and particularly if ron paul can win or come in second a lot of people say ron paul doesn't have a chance to be a viable prrbl candidate so if he wins or is a strong second in this process it doesn't speak to the relevance of the caucus and you might be inclined to think that but you see an upstart like barack obama in 2008 win the iowa caucus and become president. so, you have to look at it historically and it has had a major role in presidential politics. i don't think we will see that change. >> mitt romney wins tuesday night is there any stopping him from being the nominee for the republicans? >> i almost have trouble seeing anybody stopping him even if he

is strong second. if he were to be third it would raise questions but he is such a strong organization and so much better than any other kid. he has such a great outside presence where it is not just his campaign but the super pacs that are supporting him and that makes it hard for the others to compete with him. >> thanks for being with always. >> a pleasure. >> stay tuned to abc 7 news for complete coverage of the iowa caucus. scott thuman will have a live report. in alabama employers doing business with the federal government must verify all of their workers are in the runt legally. eight states raise the minimum wage including ohio and florida and rhode island and tennessee will require photo i.d.'s before they pass ballots. people in louisa county virginia

have more time to get help from the earthquake. the deadline was this tuesday but residents now have until march 5 to apply for fema assistance. there were at least seven aftershocks in the following weeks after the initial quake. businesses and homeowners may qualify for some assistance. still to come, we will take a look at stories that will top international headlines this coming week. plus new speed cameras are up and running. we will tell you where. and what were the best movies of 2011? arch campbell will give you his own personal list. >> a cold snap on the way. the question is how long will it last and when will it warm up again? i h

>> the murder trial will begin in peru. he is accused of killing stephanie florez in may of 2010. police say he became enraged after seeing her read about the natalee holloway case on his laptop. he has long been suspected in her 2005 disappearance in aruba. meantime, the layoffs will continue at second mile the children charity founded by jerry sandusky. they announced last month job cuts were necessary because of a loss of financial support due to the sandusky child sex abuse scandal. up to seven positions could be

eliminated this coming welcome. this friday floyd mayweather is scheduled to report to a las vegas area jail. he was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge. some speculated the time may impact his boxing career. he turns 35 in february. the 123rd tournament of roses kicks off tomorrow morning in pasadena. this year the theme is just imagine. "dancing with the stars" winner j.r. martinez is serving as the grand marshal. it begins at 11:00 a.m. and you can see it on abc 7. take a look at the week ahead for local sports teams. no more redskins games. this was the last one today but there are three wizards games this week. tomorrow they will play the celtics in boston. wednesday they will take on the orlando magic in orlando. and on friday they come back home to play the new york knicks. the caps have two games, tuesday

the calgary flame at the verizon center and saturday they will travel to san jose to take on the sharks. get ready for some new speed cameras in two of the area's biggest counties. we see how many more cameras you will encounter. >> i think they are effective. there is nothing leak getting that thing in the mail. drivers know what it is like to be caught on camera speeding and come the new year new cameras could be new chances of getting a ticket. >> it makes me think about slowing down. >> the first part of 2012 montgomery county plans it add 10 more double being the number of portable devices. currently the county has 68 cameras. 58 in 10 portable and six vans. traffic officials hope the additional portable cameras will make longer stretches of major roads safer.

>> the law is the law. i shouldn't be speeding. if i do i should get caught. >> this enforcement is expanding in other counties as well. in prince george's speed cameras are just months old and in 2012 the number will more than triple adding about section a month the total number will go from 22 to 72. drivers we spoke with say while the cameras are a nuisance they are necessary j. >> fantastic idea. people are speeding. they are not courteous. and they do all kinds of stuff on every road. >> here in montgomery county not only will they be adding the additional cameras they will be upgrading half of the existing cameras from radar. >> still to kocome arch runs do his list of the year's best movies and

>> let's hope you have a really good winter coat. >> and some gloves and scarf and hat. the wind will be the biggest problem of all. beginning to blow as we look down pennsylvania avenue. it has changed direction now more out of the north and west signaling colder air that will funnel across the mid-atlantic the next 24 to 48 hours. look at the high temperature this afternoon well above average for this time of year. normally we see highs only in the mid 40's. today around 60 degrees.

the record high for this date not so long ago 69 on january 1, 2005. now 52 at the airport. the wind chill factor at 46 and winds out of the northwest 20 miles an hour. if you are looking for gusty winds downtown they had gusts earlier around 30. the temperature right now 48. 47 in silver spring. they had wind gusts at 43 miles an hour and winter green, virginia they have a winter storm warning and 30 degrees, wind gusts of 48 and they have stained winds at just around 23. temperatures are slowly cooling down from west to east. temperatures still in the 50's closer to the bay, mid 50's in annapol annapolis. fredericksburg 50. cumberland, maryland, 41. the real cold air to the north and west of us across michigan, wisconsin, minnesota. temperatures already falling into the 20's up there but the bigger story is the wind chill factor.

already dropping into single digits in minneapolis. feels like 18 in detroit and in chicago. quite a bit of spin in the atmosphere. you see the lake-effect snow across western michigan. blizzard warnings near traverse city, michigan. in with respect maryland we have a winter storm warning until tuesday afternoon. it may have up to 12 if not more inches of snow. garrett, western allegany. but nothing for the immediate metro area. we may see a few flurries but strong northwesterly winds will keep the temperature down for tuesday, around freezing for daytime highs. here is the doppler radar, quiet and dry around the beltway. off to western maryland a few snow showers are beginning to develop but this is nothing compared to what is to come the next couple of days. here is the future cast. next 48 hours a mix of sun and clouds for tomorrow. temperatures a lot colder than we had today.

off to the west notice where the blue is shaded in. that is where the heaviest snow will fall across western maryland. partly cloudy, flurries, temps around 28 to 38 for overnight. winds will increase out of the northwest 10 to 2. tomorrow 15 to 25-mile-per-hour winds with higher gusts. highs around 40 to 45 degrees. the extended outlook the coldest of the air arrives on tuesday with temperatures around 32. then we look for a slow warm-up into thursday and friday. by the weekend temps warm very nicely back into the 50's. that is about five to eight degrees above average for this time of year. so, even though it is going to be cold tuesday, for a typical winter in washington we would have soon a couple of these cold outbreaks and we haven't had it yet. it will be a shock to the system. >> so, we will have to get through the midweek period.

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>> movie ticket sales were down but it was a big year at the movies. what were the best? arch campbell has his top 10 movies of 2011. >> what did you like at the movies this year? here are 10 to remember. >> the boy who lived.

come to die. >> harry potter's grand finale topped the box office. >> i have to come up with the questions, too? >> the help made the best transition from book to movie. >> i don't know what to say. >> bridesmaids got the year's best laughs. the descendants give george clooney a plum. >> you can help decide which of us is right. >> woody allen had his best in midnight in paris. >> there are rich teams and poor teams. >> brad pitt looks oscar bound in money ball. >> michelle williams looked ols car bound in my week with marilyn. >> you look like marcy may.

>> elizabeth olsen wins most disturbing for marcy marcy may marlene. >> i don't carry a gun. >> ryan gosling defines cool in drive. and best picture without words, the artist. arch campbell, abc 7 news. >> we disagree on drive. speaking of movies, mission impossible is tops at the box office. it earned about $31 million over the weekend. sherlock homes a game of shadows was second with nearly $22 million. alvin and the chipmunks, war horse and girl with the dragon tattoo round out the top

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