we're going to be picking ten young, wonderful children and we're going to make them apprenti. >> apprenti. if you thought the republican presidential nominating contest was going to get less weird now that herman cain dropped out, welcome to the new normal. as we reported that he would on friday night, mr. cain officially suspended his campaign for the presidency on saturday afternoon. the root word in this case of suspended is ended. if you were at all persuaded by my thesis herman cain has been not so much a candidate but rather an art project about being a candidate, the way mr. cain bowed out will not disabuse you. it was described by his staff as the opening of a new campaign office in georgia, a little like doing a big ceremonial ribbon cutting at an eviction. immediately before mr. cain took to the podium to announce he was ending the campaign, a featured speaker asked people to volunteer at the new campaign office. mr. cain announced his campaign was ending, he also announced a new herman cain-related thing was just beginning. the banner awkwardly dropping behind him to reveal a n

and we're going to make them apprenti. to have a little fun with it. >> you want to be an apprenti. >> i'm a little out of the age group. but he's going to take ten kids -- newt gingrich is going to put them to work as janitors but donald trump is going to give them the opportunity to be apprenti. you're right. has this sort of become a joke? where is the seriousness about this? as robert gibbs was saying this morning on this program, donald trump doesn't really have a constituency, does he? why are all these people going of donald trump. >> he doesn't have a constituency but he does have some ratings, again, going to that niche market thing. on a serious note, the problem with what newt is saying is he's implying that most poor people in the country don't have a work ethic. most poor people in the country work, that needs to be on the table. but newt spoke one great truth in that sound bite. he said donald trump is a showman. that's exactly what he is. what you're going to see are republicans going to that debate who thin

we're going to be picking ten young wonderful children and we're going to make them apprenti and have a little fun with it. >> that's your solution to 15 million kids living in poverty? today newt also said there are a few people in housing projects, very few, that he claims work at all. >> talking about the importance of work, particularly as it relates to people who are in areas where there are public housing, et cetera, where there are relatively few people who go to work. if you look at the largest urban housing projects, you'll find areas who have remarkably little work experience. >> late last week, newt suggested poor kids had two career paths -- become a janitor or become a pimp or prostitute. >> what if they cleaned out the bathrooms and what if they mopped the floors? what if they were learning to work, learning to earn money? they didn't have to become a pimp or a prostitute or a drug dealer. >> it's become his path to the nomination. >> it is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods in trapping children -- first of all in child laws which are truly stupid. most of th

. >> we're going to pick ten, young wonderful children and going to make them apprenti. >> ari melber and dr. james peterson are here. >>> the pizza man is officially cooked. >> i'm suspending my presidential campaign. >> we'll show you the cain campaign in 99 seconds. >>> and the republican vision of america is on full display in moorhead, minnesota. >> it's just to bust the union and the working class. there's no excuse with the record profits. >> tonight the workers of the american crystal sugar plant are on "the ed show" fighting corporate greed. >>> good to have you with us tonight, folks. donald trump wants to be the kingmaker if he can't be the king. there's infighting in the republican party like we've never seen before, and it's all being provoked by a reality television host. newt gingrich is silently on top of the national polls for the republican presidential nomination. he leads mitt romney by more than six points on average. in a new nbc marist poll from iowa, shows gingrich surging in the caucus state. with less than a month to go before voting. gingrich celebrated his

we will pick ten young wound children and make them apprenti. we will have fun with it.hing with results. this was newt's idea and i thought it was a great idea. >> donna, great idea? quickly, we only have a little time left. >> i support any effort to help any child in this country. that's what i'm all about. adopt the school, kids, parents, neighborhood. make sure by fund education so every child can get a healthy start as well as head start. that's the ticket out 6 poverty. >> mary? >> let me make a prediction. everyone will make fun of the donald and newt, but mothers of these children will be lining up knee deep to get one of these ten apprenticeships. i think is a brilliant idea. it is happening across the country. i believe they have put it on the top of the radar for education reform. >> ladies, good discussion. as usual. passionate, that's the way we like it. thank you very much. >>> mitt romney says no to one on one debate with newt gingrich. we will tell you what we know about this. part of the political race for the white house. ♪ [ woman ] i know my kids are

giuliana rancic's infectious smiles caught the attention of season one inwinner of "apprenti "apprenticether on the style network reality show "giuliana and bill." on the show the couple shared their struggle to have a family while undergoing fertility treatments, giuliana learned something stunning about her health, something she revealed here on "today" in october. >> i have early stages of breast cancer. >> reporter: giuliana underwent a double lumpectomy but earlier this month came the news more treatment was needed. >> i'm going to go ahead and move forward with a double mastectomy. all it came down to was just choosing to live and not looking over my shoulder. >> reporter: two weeks after undergoing a double mastectomy, giuliana and bill were out greeting fans at an event in santa monica, california, and on tuesday, giuliana returned to her post on e! news. >>ed so go to be back. thank you for your love, your support, your prayers, means the world to me so thank you so much. >> giuliana and bill rancic, easiest question how do you feel? >> great. i got to be honest, i feel great co