you mention -- nice sleeting me up for the next question -- keith olbermann, the decision in 2008 toim out front on primary nights drew considerable consternation. now working at current tv,on the air at current on iowa caucus night. it was a mystery why. on twitter, olbermann said that he referred all questions to al gore, the co-founder of the network. and olberman told "the hollywood reporter," "i was not given the opportunity to host under acceptable condition." we're told the lawyers are talking. does it sound like they're not all getting along? >> keith olberman is brilliant. and there's a reason networks continue to hire him. but he's a narcissist. if you're going to hire keith olbermann, you better hire a lion tamer to go with him. >> a narcissist unlike most of the people who work in television? >> no, but my point is that he's going to do what he's going to do. he's going to bite. if he doesn't like something that he doesn't like, he's going to push back. by the way, the graphics at current tv and the technical capability, yeah, it needs a lot of work. some people were floa

i'm sitting in tonight for keith olbermann. mitt romney getting help from one time gop leaders as he looks to crush newt gingrich while president obama's shot at reelection gets a boost from the economy. panic over the fact that newt might actually win and economic numbers that could mean good news for departments. president obama in las vegas today to push his energy proposals telling voters that democrats are all for success. >> we do not begrudge success in america, we aspire to it. we want everybody to succeed. >> while mitt romney supporters are doing whatever they can to make sure newt gingrich fails in his bid for the republican presidential nomination. perhaps taking some comfort from the latest insider advantage poll showing romney gaining sharply over gingrich with ron paul and rick santorum far behind. while he plans to take on president obama in tonight's gop debate. >> we may talk about the differences between ourselves. there may be give and take, that's always fun and entertaining, i know. >> especially now that

i'm bill press sitting in for keith olbermann tonight. good to have you with us. mitt romney surging in the polls less than 12 hours before the voting starts in the florida republican primary. while newt gringrich insists he's in the race for the long term no matter what happens tomorrow. the fifth story romney rising and seeming more confident by the day. gingrich slipping but saying he'll be in it all the way to the g.o.p. convention which starts august 27th in starting tonight with mitt. and you know a g.o.p. frontrunner must be feeling confident when he takes a few minutes to toss bags of snacks to reporters on his plane. it looks that way in the polls. romney leads gingrich by 14 points and 15 points in the nbc nbc. nb-maris poll. newt says he can still pull ahead in florida. the liberal financier and hate puppet who said that-- >> there is a difference except for the count that they've been with them. >> which soro said the crowd could include rick santorum or newt gringrich as vice president if romney were to win. and if newt some how performance a politica

i'm bill press sitting in for keith olbermann. newt gingrich is shocked shocked i tell you that mitt romney might have stretched the truth a little bit in last night's gop debate. new pollings showed what worked for mitt in florida may not be helping him elsewhere. the fifth story if mitt romney were a mat door, the crowd would have awarded him newt's ears and tails astro fees. >> i thought it was a delightful debate. i loved it. >> also last night's debate was the last before tuesday's gop primary, thank god. perhaps newt said last chance to score off mitt and reverse his own slide in those statewide polls in florida. newt tried hitting mitt on his investments and got slammed back. >> we discovered to our shock governor romney owns shares in fannie may and freddie mac. >> they are bonds that the investor has held through mutual funds and mr. speaker i know that sounds like an enormous revelation, but have you checked your own investments? you also have investments with mutual funds that also invest in fannie may and freddie mac.

. >> "countdown with keith olbermann." >> finally to providence, rhode island, where no holiday seasonmplete without tony lapore directing traffic as the dancing traffic cop. >> and the "today" show. >> it's the return of tony lapore, the dancing traffic cop. he's entertained them for years with his fancy footwork. >> i love that guy, sarah. >> isn't he great? >> and since providence is still buzzing about the dancing cop, we decided to check out his act. [ whistles ] [ whistles ] >> tony is, in fact, so well known around providence that he credits his celebrity status with helping to fight crime. >> i've caught bank robbers, guys with guns down here because people actually knew who i was by first name. and they would tell me, hey, something's going down in the outlook garage, or something's going down at the bus station. boom, boom, boom, i would go. >> you think i didn't recognize you? how you doing, buddy? they may not have gone to another police officer. >> tony finds dancing provides stress relief during a hard day's work. and he turns an intersection into a stage. on this fall da