campaigne bachman's manager jumped ship and join ron paul. >> he told me he was offered a lot of money by the ron paul campaign. >> ron paul campaign denies any payment was made. >> in foreign policy that i want is the form policy of the american tradition. it conforms with the constitution. >> moving into third place behind ron paul is rick santorum. >> there is plenty of tender on the ground that will start burning and these other states. >> i made a mistake. >> newt gingrich plans negative ads it. >> iowa has a chance to change politics by saying we are not going to vote for people that run negative ads. most caucus goer said they are still undecided meeting this race is anything but subtle. -- anything but settled. >> in hampshire primary date is scheduled for january 10. >> what about the negative ads in iowa. how much is being spent and by whom? >> experts say about $12 million worth of negative ads have hit the airwaves in iowa. they say that this is mostly being spent and run by a slew of new independent groups that are backing these various candidates. >> last night you may ha

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another staffer has built from michele bachman presidential campaign. e confirms political director just quit. the move is the latest setback in recent days for bachman is eye what organization. white wednesday her former state chairman kent sorenson showed up on stage at an event for rival ron paul declaring he switched camps days before the caucus. she has slipped to the bottom of the polls since winning the iowa straw poll earlier this year. >> who will have live coverage from the iowa caucuses next week starting sunday through wednesday. >> this year had its memorable stories. >> wgn political analyst and host of cltv politics tonight paul lisnek is here with a year in review. >> starting at no. 10, appointed to the sex scandals of the year as being really critical. people like anthony weiner. and herman cain of course turned around a presidential campaign. >>#9 is the arab spring which gave momentum to our own occupy movement here. gabbro deferreds shooting#8 gabrielle giffords shooting. number seven is the fight over the unions in ohio. so far they

. >> at noon, a major campaign shake up the head of the iowa caucus. michele bachmaniowa campaign chairman resigned to endorse rival john paul. >> charges could be filed against british oil giant bp for its role in the worst oil spill in american history. >> and were the referees to blame for the black hawks lost to the kings last night? an upset coach clearly think so. the roads are dry now but rain and freezing temperatures made him dangerous to drive on this morning. slippery roads caused several accidents on the stevenson and bishop ford expressways during the morning rush. in bolingbrook a pickup truck hit wall and a semi truck and six other vehicles were involved in another crash. and the planes a multi vehicle accident injured several people and closed elmhurst road for awhile. in west chicago car was hit by metro train when it struck another car and slid onto the tracks. the driver suffered minor injuries. heavy fog may be the cause of a 40 car pileup that killed two people and injured almost 60 more in new orleans this morning. it happened on interstate 10 at

today, he got support from a key campaigner for michelle bachman. you can find the information on our website, wbaltv.com. the number of people seeking jobless benefits has risen for the first time in four weeks. weekly unemployment applications rose 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 381,000. but there are indications that hiring could pick up. claims applications fell to a low. application's need to fall below 300 senate 5000 to signal sustainable job growth -- below 375,000 to signal sustainable job growth. the governor highlighted some of the year's accomplishments, including baltimore city's murder rate, which could end below the two hundred-mark for the first time in history. >> this morning's news conference in annapolis gave the governor a chance to highlight the good, the bad, and the ugly. it seems that there is no doubt there will be a lot of fighting in the general assembly over new taxes. >> you get what you pay for. there is no way to build a $100 million bridge for $10 million. >> gov. martin o'malley made it clear that, if he has his wa

. >> he has a strong organization in iowa and got a boost when a state senator left michele bachman's campaign to sign up for col. >> i think ron paul is in the top tier. i'm here to help him. >> michele bachman says ron paul would be a dangerous precedent and jon huntsman called him unelectable. >>> experts are considering to vote -- developing an ipad application to include estes' -- statistics and information, news, and updates. cameron has discussed it but admitted it needed help setting up the gadget. he should have caught. >> you are the ones. speaking out tech staff more problems for verizon wireless -- of tech stuff more problems for briar and -- to rise and wireless. >>-- to rise and wireless. >> customers complain they are having trouble connecting on the networks again. it is the third outage this month. verizon says the problems of sex -- affect 4g phones. nearly 9 million subscribers got an e-mail saying their home delivery accounts were canceled. the times blamed the message on stammers but then they said an employee made a mistake. whenwdrew -- drew broke the record they could n

campaign. but she's not in position to beat mitt romney. we are. >> alisyn: bachmansorensen left because he was offered a large sum of money from paul's campaign. sorensen denies those accusations. >>> a bombshell revelation about four star general turned c.i.a. chief david petraeus, an upcoming biography will reveal he wanted to resign as commander of the afghan war after president obama decided to draw down troops. the book claims petraeus decided not to quit because he thought it would be a, quote, selfish grand standing move with huge political ramifications. >>> talk about excessive taste. michelle obama spending $2,000 on this sun dress which she wore during the first family's $4 million hawaiian vacation. she changed into a $950 skirt just hours later. both outfits from french designers. can they fit a case of beer under them? that's what i'm now looking for in a dress. >> steve: al circumstances referring to an earlier story which we will replay. while the republican candidates are hitting iowa, president obama is, as ali reported, vacations in hawaii. but so

what i found out this evening is peter wold ron, his faith outreach specialist for the bachman campaigna pastor from the sioux city area named carey gordon. what gordon wanted woldron to pass along to bachman is a request to back out. their concern is that the evangelical vote will get split up so many ways that it might lead to a mitt romney victory. >> trace: thank you. right now, one of those contenders has made another move to get his name on the ballot in virginia. texas governor rick perry filing an emergency order in federal court to require the state's board of elections to include him in the march 6 primary there. we're told a hearing is set for tomorrow. the governor failed to turn in the necessary number of signatures from virginia's registered voters. he sued the state republican party and elections board yesterday and former house speaker newt gingrich today claiming he came up short for virginia's primary because a worker his campaign hired committed fraud. the worker turned in 1500 names, some which have will fake. -- were fake. >>> the former egyptian president back in a

. >> coming up next, some of today's campaign events in iowa. michele bachman makes a campaign stop in bedford. mitt romney stops in clinton. later, occupy protesters in the mollen -- in des moines. here are a campaign events are covering tomorrow. texas governor rick perry makes a stop at a coffee shop in cedar rapids. at 6:45 eastern, mitt romney holds a campaign event in ames, iowa. you can watch them here and online at c-span.org. >> with the iowa caucuses next week and the new hampshire, south carolina, and florida primaries later in the month, "the contenders" looks back at 14 candidates who ran for president and lost, but had a long-lasting impact. hubert humphrey. governor of alabama george wallace. senator and congressman from south dakota george mcgovern, followed by billionaire businessman ross perot. every night at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> with the iowa caucuses tuesday, january 3, our cameras are following candidates throughout the state. every morning, political guests are taking calls on "washington journal." you can also stay up-to-date with

campaign. no one else knows about that conversation other than ken sorenson and myself and i know what he said to me about that. >> cnn's shannon travis is keeping up with the troubles in bachmanhmann's campaign. just as it's great time to peak, it's not at a great time for this to be happening to michele bachmann. >> reporter: absolutely not, just days before the iowa caucus, candy. just days after the bombshell from ken sorenson that he was defecting, leaving michele bachmann's side. let me explain this. there's a man who was up until a little while ago michele bachmann's iowa political director, okay. so ken sorenson said that he was going to defect over to the ron paul campaign. mish shell bachmann said he was offered money to do that. today -- earlier today wes enos said i'm going to remain michelle back mane's political director but i em going to defend ken sorenson, he was not offered money to go over to ron paul. guess what, candy? just a short while as i mentioned we found out wes enos is no longer with the bachmann campaign. there was a press release saying he was fired. i talked with the press release for michele bachmann. she said he's no longer with it. we're tryi

congressmen ron paul is drawing big crowds and a surprise endorsement from michelle bachman former iowa chairman. rick santorum is campaign has been gaining momentum. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. >>george: we are tracking a hot spot on the bay bridge. there is a fogged advisory. adding to the visibility problems is a malfunction of the light's system on the lower deck. according to the chp, stretching towards her oakland landing, the lights have been out and crews from caltrans have been dispatched to the bridge and they hope to correct the problem. the westbound ride still looks pretty good. not much in the way of a back up above visibility it's definitely impaired. here is a quick look at traffic maps as we continue our bridge check on the carquinez and benicia bridge. as we look at the san mateo bridge, there could be a little bit of haze. on the golden gate bridge you will also see fog as well. visibility is down for the golden gate bridge ride. in the south bay, light traffic to the coyote valley into the north bay ride is still a problem free for 101 southbound. >>erica: the changeable

then campaign appearances by newt gingrich and michele bachman.n journal" the communications director and the republican. >> and nelson is retiring. he is not running for reelection he talked about his retirement yesterday. >> there is more that needs to be done to keep america strong. while i relished the opportunity, i also feel it is time for me to step away from elected office, spend more time with my family, and look for new ways to serve our state and nation. >> after 20 years, first as governor and then senator, then at nelson announced his retirement tuesday. what his appearances dating back to 1991 archived and searchable on line at the c-span video library. >> wherever he goes, he speaks out on the issues. he answers exactly where he stands on domestic and foreign policy. everywhere he goes, people are responding with enthusiasm for this new and different kind of statement. barry goldwater has been constantly on the go. it is a grueling schedule. whenever he can, he catches a quick nap, here with his daughter peggy. and with his wife peg

bachman. rick santorum is campaign it seems to have momentum just as it neared gingrich is losing his. a new poll shows that mitt romney looks to be poised to finish on top. on to bay area weather and traffic, fog is breaking out over the james lick. we will get to weather in a moment. >>george: we are continuing to track a number of bridges as hot spots. the advisory has been in place since before 4:00 a.m.. i spoke with the chp, they said we are not ready to lift the fog advisory, you see why. if the pockets of dense fog city to draft around the bay area. we are looking toward the metering lights, we're actually looking westward from the toll plaza. here is the camera and yerba buena island. moments ago, we could actually make of the road in the cars fitted into the tunnel but that is no longer the case. not officially under a fog advisory, the san mateo bridge from time to time is still a pretty foggy especially near the toe claws although near mid span it looks better. foggy on the golden gate bridge and the the richmond san rafael bridge where a fog advisory is still in place. it

the bachman loses super packed support. a member of the campaign joins me with their next move. hear who has the most feet on the street in iowa. the shatç shadow campaign in t next hour. >> not only is mitt romney leading, but it's happening in new hampshire where they opened a big lead. what are the oughts that another candidate could shock us and make this a horse race. politico disavows any sort of betting, but he agreed to play vegas odds maker as i was twisting his arm. let's start with newt gingrich and voters seem to be tiring. he is now fourth in the newest poll. what do you think the oughts are he can make a turn around? >> i think the reason why i still think that newt gingrich is not to be discarded, we have seen the flavor of the month. his bubble has not burst as drastically as the folks we have seen come in. if you look at the polls in south carolina and florida, he does very well despite the fact that iowa and new hampshire, he is a bit lagging and attracts a lot of media attention. i think he cannot be written off. >> ron paul has been seen as this french candi

nuking bridge during a other is from such as rick perry and michelle bachman are not counting themselves out red and continue to campaign across the state. >>justine: a new poll shows a very tight race between the gop candidates if has newt gingrich up only one percentage point over mitt romney 25% to 24%, both men are head of ron paul and rick perry. earlier this month, gingrich head of double-digit lead over the rest. >>justine: 60 u.s. travel association is pushing congress to make it easier for foreigners to visit the united states. nearly 7.6 million none immigrant visas were issued in 2001, compared to fewer than 65 million in 2010. our tourism leaders say the decline symbolizes into massive failure that is costing businesses almost $860 billion in untapped revenue like the federal government sent in trouble requirements in the wake of the september 11th terrorist attacks. are we will take a break and be right back on the kron4 morning and lives. we want to show you again what is happening to her once an attempt to relieve this is 92, erica will show a high of time with this traffic device. hear her, stay with us

campaign official who came to his defense. her iowa political director said his decision was in no way financially motivated. i disagree with kent's decision and will stay with michele bachman, i cannot watch him be attacked as a sell out. it's not the case or the basis of the decision. he planned to stay with bombman. tonight, he is gone from her campaign. bachmann said he quit. ron paul said he was terminated. he told nbc news it was a mutual thing. i knew when i undermined her statement i was tendering my resignation. you can decide who is more credible. bachmann's other claim is less debatable. she tells fox news the only conversation was between kent sorenson and myself. i know what i was told. what that reflected was the nervousness on the ron paul campaign. they were losing steam in iowa because iowans eyes were opening up. paul has 22% in the vote in the latest poll. it's up 5% from the start of the month. let's get to des moines, iowa. candy crowley, rich gayland and a democratic strategist for president obama's re-election campaign, also a pollster for the 2008 campaign. cornell, bachmann says paul is losing steam in iowa, is he? >> i don't think he is. i don't un

bachman sitting in sixth place. so can her campaign survive after iowa?e now, tim, a former economic advisor to the clinton administration and former advisor to the senate finance committee and brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. thank you both for joining us. and happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> heather: not really starting out to be a very good new year for michelle bachmann, at least in iowa. so brad, i'll begin with you. is bachman done? >> i have a feeling that iowa will be bachman's last stand. i think she certainly did not have the kind of performance that she had hoped for after winning the iowa straw poll. as you pointed out, the polling shows she may come in dead last. i don't see how when you put all your eggs in the iowa basket, how you can move into new hampshire with no organization, then followed by south carolina. the only thing that will keep her alive are debates and whether or not her adversary also allow her to share a debate stage based on her poof performance, no fundraising remains to be s

more of michele bachman and other candidates on the road to the white house, starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> good to me you. >> hear what the candidates are saying from the campaign trail of the newly designed c-span website. >> i say if you cannot live with a nuclear iran, you have to say what to do. i think all options are on the table. >> if we took that oath of office seriously in washington, we would get rid of 80% of the government. >> if your question was who is the proven constitutional conservative in this race, that would be me. >> read the comments of the candidates and links to media partners in caucus states, all at c-span.org. >> this week on "the communicators," the ceo of the national association of broadcasters, former senator gordon smith, on the sale of broadcast spectrum and the future of television and radio in a future where internet media are rapidly gaining ground. >> gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters, this week in congress they are voting on payroll expansion and budget issues. included in there is potential spectrum sale in the house bill, and potentially the senate bill. what are your thoughts a

after that, campaign stops by michele bachman and rick perry. on "newsmakers" senator john barrosso discusses how republicans view congress's record in 2011, and looks ahead to the issues of next year. sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. next, the group occupy new hampshire held an event to discuss their plans for the week leading up to the january 10 presidential primary. the event took place in manchester, new hampshire. >> we want to discuss the full case of what can be done in meetings. we will also discover where mike check came from. this is the third month anniversary of occupy wall street. in the original occupy wall street movement, when it took to the parks, they were prohibited from using amplified voice technology. when you are trying to speak to a thousand people, your voice does not carry. so if you cannot have amplified technology, you use amplification of the people. mic check was established as a means of one person speaks, and the rest of the group speaks the same message again, and it carries further and loud

bachman to now former iowa chairman. meanwhile, some new polls show that mit romney who began his campaign by deemphasizing iowa is now campaigning there. >> mark: we are watching rain that may be coming to the area tomorrow. we also have something fog in several--also have some thick fog in several spots around the bay. >> mark: here is a live look over san francisco it is really foggy out there. we have a first chance to rein in the weeks. let us get an update. >>erica: good morning to you mark. the fog is the most gentle to the north bay. visibility is right around zero in some spots. i will show you the chart in just a few minutes. as we head into the afternoon will squeeze al little bit more sunshine. into the overnight hours we're waking up tomorrow morning into the afternoon. we do have the potential for some rainfall in the north bay. temperatures are sitting in the 40's. take a the divisible the map so that we can show exactly where that fog is associated. there is really limited visibility for the entire stretch of highway 101. take a look, we're under a mile for half moon bay. the fog is particularly dense along the co

bachman? see what i did? on thursday they were the late toast take a pass on the donald trump debate. the texas governor's campaign saying, quote, traditional retail campaigning in the days and weeks leading up to the iowa caucus, and it is perry's top priority. we have respectfully declined the invitation. didn't have to be so rude about it. so for trump and news max have yes' from newt gingrich and santorum. and he is a dynamic presence. he gets my vote. but some republican leaders think the whole thing is a bad idea. >> we appreciate what mr. trump has done. but if you are still talking about potentially running as an independent candidate, that's a problem. >> maybe you are the problem. just kidding. see you on the court. for more we 2 to "red eye" senior political correspondent. >> andrew i will go to you first and pray you have a cogent answer. >> what is so frustrating is the people who say no to donald trump or the people who say to the msnbc's of the world and are willing to sit there and sets them up, and now they can't stand donald trump when he is probably one of the only successful capitalists out the

bachman. the first question is on the campaign of cutting government spending and money that she, her family hasceived from the federal government. anybody bothered by that? one person checked it. one and a half. three term congressman, anybody bothered by that? one person. established that he party caucus in congress. one person. okay. health issues for herman mccain? nobody bothered by that? no experience in foreign policy. two, four, five, seven, nine, ten people. 13 year affair. two, four, six people. okay. sexual harassment? three, four, six, eight, nine. never held elective office two, four, six, seven. okay. talk to me about herman cain. a lot of different things bother you. lay it out. help me understand. a lot of you said i would support herman cain for president or he's qualified. tell me what's going on and what you are thinking for any of these. >> i'm less likely to support somebody that can't admit what they've done and move on. >> okay. others? >> if there was just one person coming forward with sexual harassment you could give them the benefit of the doubt and i know people have

then michele bachman and rick perry campaigning in iowa. we will take a closer look now at the votes the senate took this morning, with alexander bolton. he joins us by phone. he is a staff writer from "the hill." how did they turn out? >> the first thing they voted on payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits. and a two month extension of the jobs act, which is a temporarily scheduled cut to medicare reimbursement that passed overwhelmingly, by a vote of 89-10. then the senate moved on to a couple of appropriations measures. the highlight is a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill, funding most of the federal government. that passed easily, with 67 votes, 32 against. in addition, the senate who addressed a couple of measures on emergency spending that were separated from the omnibus spending bill. one was about $8 billion in emergency spending to fund disaster relief, the bulk of it going to fema. the other bill was something house republicans insisted on, and almost 2% across the board discretionary spending cuts to offset emergency spend

campaign rally in ames. later, from earlier today, rick perry at a meet and greet in cedar rapids, then a michele bachman appearance on a radio program. at midnight, more from the radio program, with ron paul. >> with the iowa caucuses next week, and the primaries lichter in the month, the contenders looks back at 14 candidates who ran for president and lost, but had a long-lasting impact on american politics. tonight, hubert humphrey's. later, george wallace. then come, followed by ross perot. 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> ben nelson, a democratic senator, is retiring. he is not running for reelection. here he is, talking about his retirement yesterday. >> there is much which must be done to keep america strong. i also feel it is time for me to step away and spend more time with my family. >> watches appearances dating back to 1991, archive and searchable, on line with the c- span video library. >> middle and high school students, we want you to tell us which part of the constitution is meaningful to you. make a documentary and get it to us for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. there is $50,000 and apprises.

huntsman and santorum gained support while bachman has lost a key adviser whose gone on to endorse ron paul. how will this affect her campaignher campaign. we're going to talk about that in the situation room. her numbers are not very good right now, let's not forget it was only in august, at the iowa straw pole, she was the big winner, born in iowa, she now represents a congressional district from neighboring minnesota. she spends an enormous amount of time there. if she doesn't do well in iowa, it could be the end of her campaign. she's not going to do well in new hampshire, if you take a look at all the polls there, she would have to jump over too south carolina. but nikki haley the governor of south carolina endorsed mitt romney for the republican nomination. i know that was a severe set back for michele bachmann. in new hampshire, watch john huntses man, he's doing a lot better, he's not even playing in iowa. the former utah governor is very much involved in new hampshire, and he's up in the low double-digits in our last poll there right now. if he continues to improve, those are presumably votes that would go to mitt r

campaign in iowa. rick carey is spending the day hosting a town hall meeting at council bluffs iowa. in the mornings, michelle bachman will be withdrawn and the screen in front anti-abortion documentary curious even known as being rich is meeting romney, polls show that romney would have it better shot at unseating president obama. romney would take 46 percent of the vote to president obama as 47. if the republican nominee is did gingrich who is the leader right now, the polls show that president obama wins 51%-42%. >>darya: house republicans passed a bill that would keep 80 percent tax cut in american paychecks they also inserted a plan for speedy government approval of an oil pipeline that would be built from canada to texas. that measure would likely stop the bill in the democratic controlled senate. the president has already said that he would veto any plan that would include the pipeline. without an extension, americans will start losing more from their paychecks starting january 1st. did you make $50,000 a year, that means an extra $1,000 if you will have to pay in taxes. we will be back with more in a couple o

campaign has spent a fortune on ads almost $2 million, perry has tried to tell his own store by reaching out to conservatives and evangelical voters. he is attacked ron paul, new gingrich, michelle bachman rick santorum in the same ad. meanwhile, a super political action committee called make us great again that is not connected to carry the virus as for his benefit has kicked in and of the $1.4 million. mit romney has a similar story. his campaign has been three- quarters of a million dollars on ads like the one featuring the kennedy's wife. pick but the pro romney super pak car restore our future has kicked in over $1 million to run spots handling new gingrich. their latest ads suggest that president obama would like to run it is the former speaker in the general election because newt gingrich has baggage. >> why is this man smiling? because his plan is working. brutally attacked mit romney and help make new gingrich's opponent. >>reporter: in third place is ron paul and polls show they he is tied for the lead. he has run five ads in iowa. the paul campaign was the first to run a stinging ad. one of the candidates that has not been able to compete is newt gingrich he says his fading i

bachman has a 11% and rick perry has 9%. >>kimberlee: 11 this videotape that is nearly a decade old is making its way around and they say this will sink met ronnie campaign duty to recognize i am not a partisan republican my views are progressive and i'll go to work for my senior citizen and those that were left behind prepared and they will vote for me regardless of the party label. >>kimberlee: this was from his 2002 the gubernatorial campaign and while this may have appealed to voters in massachusetts is not likely to help his current campaign. on his next deal, his opponents are lining up and a spokesperson for texas governor rick perry put out this statement. it is no surprise that mit romney would have described himself as having progressive views. a quick look at his record shows that he has pursued plenty of progressive policies as governor. today we could up a kron4 facebook fan page poll asking people what they thought about this already, many people have said this will hurt his campaign. we would like to know what you think, visit our kron4 facebook fan page, click like and vote now. >>jacqueline: temperatures are near freezing in a number of

bachman, green, gingrich, baby blue, and romney, orange. ron paul will be holding town halls. gingrich will be in shenandoah. north, rick perry. red going from waterloo. royal blue out east, that's chris christie campaigninge in the northeast in merrimac, new hampshire today. when you look at the grand state, you'll see an egg plant color making a big triangle. that's jon huntsman who concentrated all of his efforts in new hampshire. romney will be heading back to iowa tomorrow. huntsman will not because he's not playing there. but everybody else is. and even though the romney campaign was initially cool, they initially had low expectations for a high finish in the hawkeye state, he's pulling very well there. many supporters and his staff are looking to top or do at least as well as his second place finish from back in 2008 in iowa. back to you. >> clayton: egg plant color. i like that. let's talk about some of these new national polls out. with four days until the iowa caucus and it's interesting to see where some of the candidates. we've had ebbs and flows. according to this new poll out, there is one candidate at the top of this list who is pulling away from the pack. that's mitt romney. they say when