let's shoot over to brad edwards at the wealth center. what do you got for us, b-brad.sive floods, hurricanes, anything plus? >> lots of sunshine. it is warmer than average. looks like it's a good time to take the kids out for one last hike before the snows come. >> stephen: thanks, brad. i would say my thirst for iowa coverage is fully flaked. thanks, guys. >> when's the next check-in, stephen? >> stephen: tell me what, let me just check my calendar. >> that's a remote. >> stephen: it is? >> just four days to the wmur new hampshire debate >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is the national affairs editor for "new york" magazine and political analyst for msnpc. he's here to hide from ed schultz. please welcome john heilemann. [cheering and applause] hey, john, good to see you again. please, sit down. all right, sir. welcome back to the show. >> oh, i'm so happy to be here, stephen. >> stephen: last time you were here, you were here the talk about your 2008 tell-all book "game change" which you wrote with mark halperin. it was the behind-the-scenes stor

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