a high ranking aide said bob kerry is now considering a run with nelson's seat open. right now, rain and snow making itself way across the eastern part of the country. this is the skene in indianapolis. the snow is already starring to fall. holiday travelers depending on where they are headed or coming from, they may butt heads with the stormy weather. we turn to carl parker. who needs to be worried most? >> there is a lot of rain in the northeast. a severe weather threat as well and no on the back side. it's all going to be gone by early tomorrow. let's take a look at the broad picture. most of the country is in good shape. we have a lot of clear skies in the plains and the southwest and in the south as the storm moves away. there is a lot of rain and quite a bit of wet weather up and down 95 and across the 70 corridor and the snow on the back of the system. this is a tornado watch until 7:00 eastern north carolina. heavy rain through the outer banks through 95. both hands on the wheel there. heavy rain in d.c. and philly. it is lighter thus far and there is the snow

that introduced me to long-term which i did for three years and alzheimer's which i did with bob kerry for three more years. dealing with the real problems of real people in my family and so it is not a -- it is in fact, my mother. [applause] i do policy much easier than i do personal. >> and they are going to be mad at me. but if she were here today, what would you tell her? >> if she were here today? >> yes. >> she would be talking to all of these people. she would tell them how nice i was. [laughter] she was very proud of me most of the time. not all the time. most of the time. >> and what would you say to her? >> she spent 27 years as an army wife. and she was in a culture that valued patriotism, duty, took risks for this country. and i would say to her, that i will do everything i can as a candidate to be worthy. [applause] >> do you have another mom question? we have about four minutes left. i apologize. i just did not mean to put you through that. but they -- >> they are very helpful. >> yes. [laughter] >> you haven't had children. >> how would you like to close, knowing that th

democrats will try to persuade senator nelson's predecessor in the senate, former nebraska senator bob kerry, to run for the seat. kerry was the president of the new school in new york city until last year. kerry may give the democrats 50/50 odds in nebraska, but even that may be generous. kerrey newt said he wouldn't rule out a senate run, but highly unlikely he would do it. shannon? >> molly, thank you very much very little movement on wall street today. the dow lost three, the s&p added a tenth of a percentage point. nasdaq closed 7 ahead. crude oil prices were up today. futures gained $1.66 to close at $101.34 a barrel. you're paying an average of $3.23 a gallon for gasoline, up about 2 cents from a week ago. >>> there was plenty of news on the economy today. much of it unpleasant. chief washington correspondent jim angle looks at the numbers and what they mean. >> the struggling economy will soon be even more obvious in 100 to 120 communities where sears now plans to close its own stores as well as kmart outlets after weak holiday sales. >> sears isn't expecting a strong economy going i

senator ben nelson will not run for re-election, and that could open the door for former senator bob kerrys plenty of economic news today. house prices are falling and one major retailer is closing dozens of stores. jim angle will tell us what it all means. and while president obama vacations in hawaii there's pressure for him to make what are called recess appointments to key jobs. republicans are asking him not to do that. doug luzader explains what's at stake. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. for now we'll take you back to new york and "the five." ♪ >> welcome back to "the five." all right. we're going to talk about john edwards in just a moment, worst person ever as some of us like to call him, but first we don't like to give bob the last word, especially when he drops the results of the obamacare survey and goes to break without letting us respond. >> i'm so used to being outnumbered -- >> you don't think it's a big deal that doctors think it will destroy the country. >> i speak to doctors all the time. >> you're a hypochondriac. >> guess what. doctors don't wa

i spoke to former nebraska senator bob kerry today on this little thing. and he's not ruling out a run. >> gallup's daily tracker today has president obama's approval ratings up. >> the upward trend is good news for the president. >> for the first time since july. >> in the meantime, of course, the republicans are doings battle largely with each other. >> none of them look very strong compared to president obama. >> there's really three primaries going on here. >> this is the final push. >> this libertarian primary which paul is going to win. >> ron paul may win this whole thing. >> if the weather is bad and it's real tough to get out, ron paul will win. >> and moderate primary, gingrich and romney are scrumming for. >> newt's new tact,'s attacking mitt romney as a massachusetts moderate. >> he's trying to come down and pretend to be a conservative. >> i believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> speaker gingrich is a desperate candidate. >> he has more baggage than the airlines. >> newt gingrich did not make the ballot in virginia. >> t

former democratic senator bob kerry has reportedly spoken with democrats about running for the seat himself after-christmas shopping can get a little crazy. seriously, watch what happened yesterday at the mall of america. [ screams ] >> police arrested several people after a couple of fights broke out. they say it all started in the food court. witnesses describe the whole thing as pretty chaotic. >> i saw people running, some people staying, people confronting each other in the middle of people walking. nobody was on around. they were just going at it. >> all of a sudden stores started closing down, the gates were going up. we didn't really know what was going on. the cops were pushing us all away from nordstrom. >> it took up to 30 police officers to bring the brawl under control. >>> the company that owns sears and kmart stars are shutting doors for goods at more than 100 locations. corporate officials blame luke warm holiday sales on top of an already difficult retail climate. no announcement yet on which stores will close or how soon. >>> thanks to the heroics of a kansas man, two girl

former senator bob kerry wrote the intro to your book. he's a former navy s.e.a.l., as well.s. results define and separate us from the past. how so? >> he made a comparison in his introduction where he compared his unit in 1967 s.e.a.l.s with today's s.e.a.l.s as a professional athletes compared to today where, you know, you always have joe namath who, you know, might have been an athlete for all times, but the average level of discipline and professionalism between professional sports teams today and back then, it's a world of difference. >> it's an evolution. >> and he said it's the exact same thing. it's techniques, training, tactics that special operations forces of 40 years ago can't even be compared with the level of methodology and stealth and really forced projecton that's capable today. >> some of the special leaders of this country have special backgrounds. how does it shape the way the military has changed over the last few years? >> well, it's really changed everything, actually. i think that the biggest difference in the post gulf war one era and today is you've

but if bob kerry runs we have just as good a chance to take the senate. hasn't officially ruled that out. guys, thank you both so much. see you soon. california dreaming may be a thing of the past as more folks leave the golden state than move in. anita vogel live in los angeles and she is the only one. hey, anita. >> it's all about the economy here. california is a trend setting state. we set trends for fashion and other fads. so it might be surprising to learn that the latest trend near this state is to get out. from beautiful beaches to the temperate climate. california used to be the state to move to. but now all the california dreaming has become just that. >> california's attractiveness as a destination has wayneed. it's become so attractist's expensive to live here and people simply can't afford to live here. >> with high housing costs, unemployment and tax, the golden state's image has tarnished. the number of people moving in from out of state is at a 100-year low. jennifer and garrett packed up and head out in 2010. >> we looked at staying in ca

former democratic senator bob kerry has reportedly spoken with democrats about running for the seat himself a little crazy. but seriously, watch what happened yesterday at the mall of america. police arresting several people after a couple of fights broke out. they say it all started in the food court. witnesses describe the whole thing as pretty chaotic. >> some people are running. some people are just staying. people are confronting each other like in the middle of people just walking. nobody was even around. they were just going at it. >> all of a sudden, stores started closing down and the gates were going up. so we just didn't really know what was going on. if cops were pushing us all away from, like, nordstrom. >> it took nearly 30 police officers to bring the brawl under control. >>> a kra toddler somehow survived after a fall from a two-story window. san jose police say the boy's mother tossed the 22-month-old child from the window and jumped out herself. his mother was treated for broken bones in her feet. she's facing attempted murder and child abuse charges. police say the woman

. >> i remember bob kerry famously saying if bill clinton wins the nomination we'll be opened up like bite we saw of newt gingrich, just the very last one, about work. how will your website cover it? >> i believe this is the second time he said he's gone down this road before. i live in california. >> explain it for people who weren't here. >> the sound bite about -- >> you know what? let's play it. >> really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works. so they literally have no habit of showing up on monday. they have no habit of staying all day. they have no habit of i do this and you give me cash. unless it's illegal. what if you paid them part-time in the afternoon to sit at the office and greet people when they come in? what if you pay them to work as the assistant librarian? and i pay them as early as is reasonable and practical. >> wow. okay. >> they don't get money unless they're doing something. >> how does that translate? >> here is the interesting thing. as you know i was having dinner with marion barry last nig

party officials are reaching out to former nebraska senator bob k kerry kerrey to run for his sea. wolf blitzer will ask him on "the situation room," putting in comments of newt gingrich to mitt romney and see what he says. >>> and the late leader of north korea, kim jong-il, funeral services took place very early new york time. the services are expected to last the two days. his son and hand-picked successor, kim jong un, walking along the front of the hearse as the world looks for signs of instai instability. paula hancocks with more on that. >> reporter: hello, alina. this was certainly a very well choreographed event. north korea was very aware that the rest of the world would be watching this very closely, and this is what north korea does best. the pomp and ceremony of these kinds of events. now, what we saw was kim jong un walking alongside his father's car, carrying the coffin, and also behind him his uncle, who's believed to be helping in his first few years of reign, and also on the other side, there were very significant military personnel. the head of the military was f

. >> dana: this sounds like john kerry's explanation in 2004. >> bob: they were in trouble.to win that. defensive play. >> eric: you should know when the psyche changes and the team starts to go uh-oh, you have them beat. >> bob: there is no doubt in my mind that tebow is the heart and soul of the team. i'm just saying give him credit for everything. >> kimberly: he is a leader. do we learn this today in the morning meeting from the executive producer, john finallfinley. he leads the team and great things happen. bradshaw didn't have great stats but won four bowless. just saying. give him credit. >> eric: are you done? >> kimberly: no! we have 20 minutes! >> bob: all this football knowledge this morning. >> kimberly: right. >> bob: except you were married to the mayor of san francisco. >> eric: this guy started the year shrouded in controversy. he first made a bowles ad with his mother that was pro-life. >> greg: i'm a huge fan of come from behind stories that involves bears. i have to say, whenever you make a public announcement about abortion that doesn't share the assumpt

than half of the money has come from out of state, and his biggest donor is bob perry, the texas billionaire behind the john kerryt ads. you remember him. he's given walker $250,000. there's definitely going to be more big money to come. don't forget governor walker got money from the koch brothers pac last year. they're one step clouder to victory, but we know the big money will keep coming. we've got to fight, and we will. ♪ it's nice to see you [ male announcer ] this is your moment. ♪ this is zales, the diamond store. take up to an extra 15 percent off storewide now through sunday. how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> welcome back. a funny thing happened to willard mid romney in the final countdown before the iowa caucuses. the target fell off his back. until now, willard's been the focus of attack in almost all of the d

democrats may try to persuade former nebraska senator bob kerrey to run for the seat. sabato says kerry give democrats 50/50 odds in nebraska. even that may be generous. kerry said in an interview earlier this month that he wouldn't rule out a senate run but said it's, quote, highly unlikely that he would do it. trace? >> trace: molly hen werg live for us in the nation's capital. our nation's credit limit is about to max out. the obama administration now set to ask congress to raise it by $1.2 trillion. this is all part of the debt ceiling deal negotiated over the summer. and treasury department officials say we need to raise the limit now because by friday the federal government will be within $100 billion of the current limit. president obama carving out time for work during his hawaiian vacation nominating a democrat and republic to fill two open spots on the federal reserve board. by picking a member of the opposition party the president may be trying to head off a potential senate confirmation battle. the white house has accused republics of blocking qualified fed candidates in the

kerry to al gore are all past winners. on the republican side, george w. bush and bob dole and gerald ford were viktdorious. among those hoping to join that exclusive club this year is mitt romney. i sat down with the former massachusetts governor to talk about has strategy for victory and much more. governor, great to see nunew hampshire. >> thank, sean. >> sean: the polls have been fascinating. you had a challenge from michele bachmann and tim pawlenty. when governor perry came in, he was surging. now newt gingrich is surging. two people have stayed relatively consistent, and you ron paul. but you are at the top of the heap. how do you -- how do you explain that? what do you think that is? >> i can't begin to explain what happens in polls and how sentiments change over time. i think people have had the chance to look at candidates, the microscope gets applied and people decide if this is someone they want to support or not. in my case, i think people know me pretty well because i ran four years ago. they want to make sure whoever we nominate can beat barack obama. also has the capacity to lead the country

kerry to al gore are all past winners. on the republican side, george w. bush and bob dole and gerald ford were viktdorious. among those hoping to join that exclusive club this year is mitt romney. i sat down with the former massachusetts governor to talk about has strategy for victory and much more. governor, great to see nunew hampshire. >> thank, sean. >> sean: the polls have been fascinating. you had a challenge from michele bachmann and tim pawlenty. when governor perry came in, he was surging. now newt gingrich is surging. two people have stayed relatively consistent, and you ron paul. but you are at the top of the heap. how do you -- how do you explain that? what do you think that is? >> i can't begin to explain what happens in polls and how sentiments change over time. i think people have had the chance to look at candidates, the microscope gets applied and people decide if this is someone they want to support or not. in my case, i think people know me pretty well because i ran four years ago. they want to make sure whoever we nominate can beat barack obama. also has the capacity to lead the country

risks you're saying don't realize kerry is going on you're saying the gentlemen i'm sorry said usa had no choice so i listened went to the merry ways please please please bob this is a seat and you're saying the military can police itself yeah let's give it a charitable bradley manning did not give it a chance and he did not give it an opportunity and he bypassed it all and damage international security for our troops and our allies even though the president even the secretary of state says that's not the case for all we know he may have the obama secretary of state keep that in mind for all we know at this point he may have ok i don't know what bradley manning shared with the screen and we don't know all right bob before we go to the branding is. bradley manning is supposed to have gone to his superior to say that iraqis were being turned over for torture and was told to shut up go back to his desk so if that happened he had no choice but to obey a higher law saying something instead of the water launches and torture would just take a tap to double tap of the head is that what you're saying that's obama solution to not waterboarding is a double tap to the

kerry and particularly in 1976 for jimmy carter. on the republican side in recent years, iowa victors george w. bush in 2000 and bobole in 1996 went on to win their party's nomination but their wins in iowa were not as crucial to their campaigns. started in 1972, the caucuses are more about winnowing down the field of candidates. winners gain no delegates and some political watchers say the iowa contest has become more about the media attention. >> it's essentially in and of itself a meaningless event but it has tremendous political impact. because if a candidate does worse than expected, support and especially funding tends to dry up. if a candidate does better than expected, that support tends to expand and in particular funding, campaign contributions tend to increase. >> last presidential election about 118,000 republicans took part in the caucuses. in iowa there's a stronger focus on social issues than other parts of the country. 60% of gop caucusgoers in 2008 describe themselves as evangelical or born again christians. that turnout of republican caucusgoers in 2008 amounts top 1/5 of registered voters in the

kerry and particularly in 1976 for jimmy carter. on the republican side in recent years, iowa victors george w. bush in 2000 and bob dole in 1996, went on to win their party's nomination, but their wins in iowa were not as crucial to their campaigns. started in 1972, the caucuses are more about win ouing down the candidates and some political watchers say the iowa contest has become more about the media attention. >> it's essentially in and of itself -- support and especially funding tends to dry up and if a candidate does better than expected, that support tends to expand and in particular, funding. campaign contributions tend to increase. >> last presidential election, about 118,000 republicans took part in the caucuses. and in iowa, there's a stronger focus on social issues than other parts of the country. 60% of gop caucusgoers in 2008 described themselves as evangelical or born again christians. now, wolf, the turnout of republican caucusgoers in 2008 amounts to roughly one fifth of the number of registered republicans in the state. estimates for what turnout may be this time around are just about all over the