fred thompson would have been 20 on sunday. reporting live in oakland, i'm christie smith, jon and laura, back to you. >> i hate hearing about that. thank you very much on the story. >> too young. >>> we have breaking news right now out of virginia tech. a police officer has been shot and there is possibly a second victim at a parking lot near the campus. right now, police are searching for a suspect and an alert has been issued telling students and faculty to stay inside and lock their doors. the shooting comes the same day as virginia tech appeals a $55,000 fine in connection with their response to a 2007 rampage that left 33 people dead. >>> also new at 11:00, within the past hour, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky has left jail after putting up bail money. he was taken into custody yesterday on 12 additional charges of child sex abuse after two new alleged victims came forward. bail was set at $250,000, but sandusky originally had trouble raising the money and spent the night in jail. as a condition

>> reporter: everyone here at oakland technical high school knew fred thompson. he was not only big in stature, he had a big personality and a big heart. we are told that his smile filled the hallways of this high school. and, tonight, folk who is knew him are having a tough time accepting the fact that he's gone. >> a big teddy bear. he always had some time to help people. here's some of his teammates sitting right next to me here. always had something positive to say. >> reporter: that's how coaches, teachers and students are remembering fred thompson, the football star who was recruited to play at oregon state collapsed and died today of an apparent heart attack while playing basketball with friends on the oregon state campus. >> even if ents were standing in the recreation center at the time that fred collapsed, they probably would not have been able to have saved him because the cardiac arrhythmia that he suffered is extremely difficult to treat. >> reporter: the teenager was a remarkable athlete who overcame a lot of challenges with pure drive and determina

tributes are taking shape to a young man who beat the odds. >> reporter: by all account 19- year-old fred thompson was a hero both on the football field and off. investigators believe thompson died of heart failure yesterday afternoon in oregon while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred. that is the best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. i think -- i think he is just one of those guys everybody liked. [music] >> reporter: by this morning friends posted video tributes to thom son on youtube. students at technical high school say they are still shocked by his sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred, ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior here played football along thompson at oakland tech. >> he will always be there for you. a lot of people he was like a older brother to a lot of people on football team, education he was there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members remember him as a hard worker. at first his s. a. t. scores were not strong enough for college but he came in on his own time to meet with tutors, brought his scores up and served as a role model

. >> that oakland tech senior is mourning the loss of his friend, 19-year-old fred thompson was a freshman football player at oregon state university. he was playing a pickup basketball game last night when he collapsed and died. he died of an apparent heart attack. an oakland tech grief counselors are helping students and staff cope with the loss. >> i think my fondest memory of fred is definitely when he walks in and with that signature smile. >> it's a shame that we lost him at such a young age. >> fred thompson would have celebrated his 20th birthday this sunday. >>> doctors may decide today whether to remove a toddler from life support who was shot in the head last week. however, oakland police fear the child's death could set off a gang war in two of the city's poorest housing complexes. one-year-old baby was one of seven people shot during the filming of a rap video. police have determined the shooting was the result of a a feud between rival gang members from the acorn and campbell village in west oakland. investigators say they took four persons of interest into custody last week

i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that still believes fred thompson can come back and win iowa. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me @williegeist1. let me know what you're doing at this hour. or do what pat robertson does and text "awake" followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, december 29th. a lot to tell you about, including another chapter in the newt/mitt/lucile ball in the chocolate factory fight. newt showed up in an actual chocolate factory yesterday. >>> plus, holiday hay makers, as a group ofç priests and monks throw down in bethlehem. we'll have harold letterman's round-by-round scoring later in the show. >>> first, the news at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. five days to go until the iowa caucuses and new polling shaking up the presidential republican field. in the latest cnn/time research poll, mitt romney on top with 25% support, ron paul a c

fred thompson would have been 20 years old on sunday. >>> california health officials find 14 hospitals today for mistakes that endangered patients. reprimanded hospitals include kaiser south san francisco, pack kerr children's hospital at stanford, san francisco general hospital. solano medical center in vallejo, and ucsf medical center. all bay area hospitals on the list were fined $50,000, except for ucsf. it received a $75,000 fine because it had six recent violations. >> we tried to work collaboratively to bring down these events. >> solano medical center left a sponge inside a woman who underwent a c section. a center spokesman told us that it's established a bar code system to check out and in all surgical instruments. >>> the battle over proposition 8 returned to court today, and in just the last hour the attorneys for both sides spoke out about the case. ktvu's ken pritchett is live in san francisco, where the issue over who presided over the prop 8 case and video of the trial was argued. ken. >> reporter: i was in the courtroom this afternoon and here was the main argument of

investigators believe thompson died while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred. he best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. >> reporter: by this morning friends had already posted video tributes to thompson on you taoáub. students at oakland technical high school say they are still shocked by thompson's sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred. ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior muhammad played football alongside thompson at tech. >> he will always be there for you. a will the of people take it as a big brother. fred was always there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members at tech remember thompson as a hard worker. they say at first his sat scores were not strong enough for college, but he came in on his own time to meet with tutors and stood up as an economic model for his peers. >> he made that choice to man up, take the lead and carry a lot of other you know student athletes as well as students around the community on his back. >> fred is a perfect example of one of those kids that beat the odds. you know he beat the odds. he was beating

investigators believe thompson died while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred. that's the best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. >> reporter: by this morning friends had already posted video tributes to thompson on you taoáub. students at oakland technical high school say they are still shocked by thompson's sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred. ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior muhammad played football alongside thompson at tech. >> he will always be there for you. a will the of people take it as a big brother. fred was always there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members at tech remember thompson as a hard worker. they say at first his sat scores were not strong enough for college, but he came in on his own time to meet with tutors and stood up as an economic model for his peers. >> he made that choice to man up, take the lead and carry a lot of other you know student athletes as well as students around the community on his back. >> fred is a perfect example of one of those kids that beat the odds. you know he beat the odds. he was

playing basketball on the oregon >>> a college football player from richard has died. 19-year-old fred thompson was playing basketball on the oregon state campus in corvallis on wednesday when he just collapsed. he was transported to the hospital where he died. thompson was a freshman defensive lineman at oregon state. he graduated from oakland tech high school and was an all metro selection by the "chronicle" back in 2009. no word yet on the cause of death. >>> new folsom state prison is on lockdown after a big riot. 50 inmates were involved in the brawl in the exercise yard. at least 10 of the prisoners were taken to the hospital for stab and gunshot wounds. several staff members also treated at the scene. guards had to use pepper spray and rubber projectiles and fired shots to stop the riot. >>> the cable show "mythbusters" is apologizing for its misfire at the alameda county's bomb range. the show's host toured the damaged homes in dublin yesterday. they reassured residents that their houses will be fixed. they fired off the steel cannonball on tuesday. somehow, it bypassed the safety preca

fred thompson was playing basketball on the campus at oregon state up in corvallis wednesday when he st suddenly collapsed. he was transported to a hospital, but was pronounced dead there. thompson would have turned 20 this sunday. he was a freshman defensive lineman at oregon state and a graduate from oakland tech high school an all-star there. no word on the cause of death. >>> "occupy sf" protestors and police continue to clash this morning. justin herman plaza is mostly tent-free. anne makovec is live in san francisco with the protestors' next move. >> reporter: good morning. a group of police officers recently moved in to the area and then moved out. that's kind of a similar pattern we have seen from the sfpd on this issue. people behind me have been camping out in their sleeping bags, not in tents though. at one point one man did pitch a tent and police officers moved in within about five minutes to take that tent down. the officers i spoke with this morning say they are just exhausted with this. >> it's taxing on all of us. i have a district to run and the rest of our officers

>>reporter: roof fred thompson was four days away from celebrating his 20th birthday.justine: in national news this morning a virginia tech police officer was killed during a routine traffic stop, police said the danger on campus is now over after the second victim identified as the gunman was found dead on campus. >>reporter: it started over the lunch hour when a kid is officer was making a routine traffic stop. the department had checked in with him to make sure that everything was ok and he said yes. minutes later when a colleague tried to talk with them again there was no answer. witnesses began calling with terrible news. >> the subject approached the officer and fired a weapon at the officer and then left the scene. >>reporter: it is a huge campus, and alerts without telling everyone to stay inside and not to move. this didn't happen to be walking by the victims squad car just moments after the shooting. >> the police pulled up in the open his car door and when they opened it he fell out towards the ground in the meeting started to revive him. >>reporter: state p

fred some son was a -- fred thompson was a freshman from oakland tech originally from richmond. he played at a game last night when he collapsed. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. this sunday would have been his 20th birthday. >>> they are reporting their family pets have been poisoned. they became sick and were rushed to the hospital after some areel mitting. -- vomiting. methadone was found in their system and methadone is used to treat heroin addiction. >> i hoping in like this ever happens to anybody else in our neighborhood. >> both pets were in good health according to the owners. the pets were deliberately poisoned and the person responsible could face felony charges. >>> the cuts were due to expire in june but they were supposed to help layoffs. the pay cuts are expected to prevent police layoffs next year. >>> today a review board will plan on inn stalling cell phone antennas. at&t is trying to boost coverage in the city but some people are concerned the large antennas will be an eyesore. they reviewed the company's plans in august and today at&t is expected to re

>>reporter: fred thompson would have been 20 years old this sunday. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> well bart police have arrested a man they believe stole copper wiring from the transit system and he faces similar charges in san francisco. bart detectives say dennis recently took copper cable from bart property. san francisco police arrested him in september after copper wiring was taken from an underground electrical vault. today bart police displayed some of the copper they found in his apartment and they say there has been a spike in copper theft from buildings, utilities and transit systems across the country. that's because copper fetches a high price on the open market. >>> if you have been outside lately you know it's pretty chilly out there. sandy is here now. >> yes it is. someplaces are just a couple grease above freezing right now. so it is going to be a cold night ahead of us. need an extra blanket or turn up the heat tonight. spare the air and another one tomorrow so wood burning ban the let me show you live picture. show what it looks like

rudy giuliani is now giving speeches for money and fred thompson is doing commercials for mortgages onelevision. i don't know what's going do happen in the next month or so. it's important for all of us, journalists, especially, not a vote has been cast so far and very often these polls are a snapshot of a given time. now when people have to go into that booth and determine who they want as their candidate and envision who they want in the oval office, the dna changes as people make decisions. >> it's interesting that you look at the poll numbers for somebody like jon huntsman, for example, which remain very, very low. if you talk to most intelligent people in washington or in the media, they are all surprised by this. is it unfeasible that someone like him could actually come from a very low base and still win the nomination? >> well, i think he has some hopes that he can do that. he is a man with a very impressive resume. he was a strong and successful governor of a conservative state, utah. he has a strong conservative record but in the republican primaries, he seems not to fit the

. >>> tonight friends and namely and fell loow athletes can't believe he died. 19-year-old fred thompsonhis 20th birthday when he collapsed on campus at oregon state university. >> here in the bay area where much of the pain is being felt. let's bring in jodi hernandez from oakland. jodi. >> reporter: raj, tough day here at technical high school, they brought in grief counselors to help many deal with a person who had a personality larger than life. he was a big, young man, with big dreams. tonight those who knew 19-year-old fred thompson are trying to come to terms with the oakland tech graduates death. the former high school football star recruited by oregon state to play defensive tackle, collapsed and died while playing basketball yesterday, on the college campus. >> took a lot of hard work on his part. and sacrifice. a kid from richmond. growing of in west oakland. >> thompson's teachers and coaches say high was thrilled to to be playing college ball. they say he got there through sheer drive and determination. overc overcoming personal challenges along the way. >> it's very excitin

rudy giuliani is now giving speeches more money and fred thompson is doing reverse mortgages on television. fates can change very swiftly. you have to keep that in mind. i don't know what's going to happen for the next month or so. it's important for all of us to remember not a vote has been cast so far. and very often these polls that we talk about at nbc and "wall street journal" just had a new one out this week and it was pretty dramatic. these are snapshots of a given time. now as we move closer when people have to go into that booth, ready to determine who they want as their candidate, who they can envision in the oval office, the dna changes when people make decisions. >> i mean it's interesting that you look at the poll numbers for somebody like john huntsman, for example, which remains very, very low. if you talk to most intelligent people in washington or in the media, they're all surprised by this. and is it unfeasible that someone like him could actually come from a very low base and still win the nomination? >> i think he has some hopes he can do that. he is a man with a very i

fred thompson collapsed yesterday while playing basketball on the oregon state campus. he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. some oregon newspapers have reported thompson died of a heart attack. the freshman was a defensive lineman at oregon state and graduate of oakland tech high school. >>> a big step today towards building a bart extension into the silicon valley. the valley transportation authority approved a $772 million contract for construction of the bart extension to san jose. the winning bid came in $75 million under the projected cost of the project. that was welcome news. officials say construction could begin next spring with completion expected by late sometime 2016. >>> tonight menlo park plans to address concerns about facebook's expansion there. a report finds that traffic near the new campus off highway 101 could become a big nightmare. 2,000 employees have already moved to the former site of the sun microsystems. facebook plans to cap the number of vehicle trips and encourage employees to share rides. >>> a confession from caltrans. it pai

fred thompson, giuliani myself were all battling. no one got up to 40%, 50%. we have seven or eight very qualified people who are running for president and any one of which would do better than president obama. >> rose: and any one of which you could support. >> any one i could support. >> rose: you could suppo speaker gingrich. >> each would do better thanhe current president. so... and each of them gets a certain share of people who thinks they're the best person. what will happen? we'll narrow down to two and three and then we'll get behind one and that person will end up with the support of the republican party. just like in prior years. i don't recall a setting where one person is at 50% or 60%. that doesn't happen... >> rose: so you don't think you have anything to prove to the primary voters about your ae then thysty or your ability to connect. >> my great experience is having been a governor people can take a look at what i've done as governor, having writt a book they can see what i believe in my heart and then i ran before. my... the policies that i

oregon state police believe 19- year-old fred thompson died from a irregular heartbeat. former teach everies at oakland tech high school praised his hard work on the field and in the classroom. he raised his sat scores to earn a college scholarship. funeral arrangements are still pending. >>> friends and family of a murdered ucsf student will hold a candle light vigil this evening. joe hernandez was beaten to death at a nightclub in january. even though police released survey lens video -- surveillance video the killer is still on the loose. >>> the solano county sheriffs department is leading the search for a missing teenager. they fear 17-year-old christina may have been kidnapped. the teenager vanished yesterday afternoon. she later left a voice mail on a family members phone saying she was being held hostage by several men. the teenager was last seen daveing a navy blue 1999 olds mobile mini van. california license 4ebs066. >>> police say they don't have a motive yet in the shooting death of a virginia tech police officer. reporter karen is in washington, d.c. this m

perform an autopsy today on a football player from oakland who died there this week. 19-year-old fred thompson was a scholarship player for oregon state university. he played high school football for oakland tech. he collapsed during a pickup basketball game wednesday night. investigators suspect he died from anner regular heartbeat. funeral arrangements are still pending. >>> san leandro police believe that they have identified a shooting. police consider 18-year-old qeron williams to be the dangerous man who did the shooting. two other suspects remain in custody in connection with that shooting. daquan watson surrendered to a s.w.a.t. team. tony phillips was captured just after that shooting. >>> sheriff police are looking for thieves who got away with 120 ipads at the best buy on industrial road. investigators say that the thieves pried open the front doors and dragged a steel lack pull of ipads and got away so far, there is no description. the stolen eye pads are valued at more than $100. >>> there is a question about whether a u.s. drone actually crashd in iran as that country is claiming

. >> reporter: 19-year-old fred thompson is remembered as a big man with a big heart. >> how many people do you know who could bring such a large crowd together at one time. from richland and oakland. >> reporter: he had gone to oregon state on a football scholarship. but 10 days ago he died of a heart attack from a pre- existing heart condition. his team came to say good-bye. >> his face mask was filled with a bright smile every day at practice, and we'll miss >> reporter: the memorial service had plenty of laughter, much of which was courtesy of thompson's grandmother. >> the last time i saw him, he was walking like this. i said baby your feet hurt? he said no, grandmother, i can't put no wrinkles in my tennis shoes. his high school coach said there was a message. >> remember how hard he stayed focus, and kept the tunnel vision on his goals, the goal was to help his mom and grandmother. >> reporter: thompson's grandmother says the message was critical for his friends to hear. >> to a lot of them, he was the only one that made it through all that. he was the only one that made it throug

it comes after the announcement of the death of a 19-year-old freshman football player named fred thompson. he collapsed while playing basketball on campus last night and later died at a hospital. head coach mike riley is rushing to campus. the school is expected to release more details today. >>> and now, some hoops and hockey highlights. we get those from will selva at espn news. >> good morning. we had a nail-biter at the swamp between number 12, billy donovan and the gators and arizona. 18 seconds to go. gators down one. patric young, with the lay-in. gators. five seconds to go. wildcats down three. solomon hill draws the foul. billy donovan is beside himself. hill would go to the line. after making the two first free throws, wildcats down one. score tied at 66-66. in overtime, walker, young -- oh. and florida would go on to win 78-72. >>> colorado state taking on coach k. and duke. first half, duke leading, 18-11. seth curry, forcing the turnover. where is andre dawkins? oh, there he is. soaring in for the hoop. 20-11, duke. more duke for your viewing pleasure. mason plumlee ends up g

>> four years ago mitt romney had to run against three establishment candidates, fred thompson, rudy giuliani and john mccain. >> and huckabee. >> huckabee was the evangelical to consolidate, a mirror image. they can't consolidate because all of them have had moments and all have sacrificed for months to run for president, rick per' little bit less than the others. don't want to give up and don't particularly like each other and they all think that they can be the one to emerge from kind of a romney dilemma, a prisoner's dilemma. got together they can do what they want individually but fighting each oh, romney now, mirror image, only establishment candidate against not the three you named, but gingrich and to some extent ron paul. >> right. >> also have the same kind of backing. >> at that 8 a 01 steakhouse and the lobsters in the lobster tank that got through the night, the one that are still there. >> the 1% lobsters. >> don't let any lobster get out of the tank. see one getting out pull it back in. no evangelical wants the other evangelical to win. for example, rick santorum, char

memorial service for former oakland tech football star and a member of the oregon state beavers fred thompsonas held today after thompson died from a heart attack suffered while playing pickup basketball. thompson died just four days shy of his 20th birthday at today's service. the beavers head coach mike riley spoke about the big personality of the gentle giant saying thompson was someone who always had a smile ready for anyone. >> he is just beautiful, a beautiful guy. he was a guy that everybody loved and he really loved everybody. you couldn't -- if you were on him about something you couldn't stay mad for long. i think coach edwards said that like perfectly well. big, big hugs. big smiles. and a ton of stuff about him as a person. just a great, great heart. >> just a very sad story about a young man who was just beginning his adult life. he will be remembered fondly by many. much later note, san jose sharks are home tonight. we will have more from the tank tonight at 6:00. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up next santa claus came to town today but he replaced his reindeer? we'll explai

fred thompson who was a freshman on the oregon football team, suffered that heart attack while playing pickup basketball. thompson is a graduate of oakland tech high school. he would have turned 20 this sunday. >>> it was worse than they thought. more card fraud and more victims. the list is growing of lucky grocery stores that have been hit by tampered debit and credit card readers. more than 500 customers have contacted the grocery store chain saying their accounts have been hacked. this comes after monday, recommending that the customers close their account if they use various self-checkout lanes in scores. the credit card readers at their stores had been tampered with or skimmed, allowing the devices to record customer account information. it was working with the customers' banks to verify if the accounts were compromised. 24 stores in all have been affected in the bay area. >>> regroup and reoccupy. want to show you the group still involved in the standup with police in justin herman plaza. it looks quiet right now. there's more police officers around the area than there are prote

medical examiners will look into fred thompson's death some time today. the 19-year-old football player collapsed wednesday night during a pick-up basketball game on the oregon state university campus. the osu defensive tackle was listed at 6'4", and 317 pounds. the oakland tech high grad was not known to have any kind of real heart problems, but indications do show he may have suffered a heart attack. thompson was supposed to come home to the east bay sometime this weekend to celebrate his 20th birthday. >>> san leandro police say they are searching for a third man involved in a shooting outside of walmart. he is believed to have driven the get away car following the shooting. police arrested the alleged gunman yesterday after a six-hour standoff in east oakland. another man was arrested immediately after the shooting when shoppers held him down until police officers arrived. the shooting victim, 21-year-old christopher mareo was shot in the neck. since been released from the hospital but tells nbc bay area news that he has been dealing with nerve damage

this is his picture, fred thompson died suddenly during a pickup basketball game at school. an autopsy revealed that he had an enlarged heart. the young man was dance away--days away from his birthday. the increase the thickness of heart muscle could have caused an irregular heartbeat. this condition is a common cause of death in young athletes who may seem completely healthy but die suddenly during heavy exercise. >>gabe: i am giving away new streaming media boxes. it converts your television to the best in entertainment. over 300 channels and a ton of television shows, music, sports and more. costs--it features games like in reverse. it entered is the my facebook page and like me. then, select the sweepstakes have myriad-- tab. >>pam: it has been five years since twitter. twitters popularity has been growing ever since. there are now appealing a new look. police at taylor tells us what is different about the new design. >>reporter: over the next few weeks twitter users will find a new appearance. one of the sites criticisms is that potential users interested in joining the

. >> 19-year-old fred thompson is remembered as a big man with a big heart. >> how many people and young men do you know to bring such a large crowd together at one time? from richmond and oakland and oregon. >> at 6'4" and more than 300 pounds the graduate went to oregon state on a football scholarship but he died of a heart attack from a preexisting heart condition ten days ago. his team came to say goodbye. >> his face mask was filled with a bright smile every day and we will miss him so much. >> the memorial service had plenty of laughter, much of which was courtesy of thompson's grandmother. >> the last time i seen him, he was walking like this and i said baby, your feet hurt and he said no, he said i can't put no wrinkles in my tennis shoes. >> his goal was to help his mom and grandmother. >> the message is critical for his friends to hear. >> he was the only one that made it through all of that and the only one that made it through his group that he started with at richmond. he was a hero to them. >> now thompson's family hopes his death will prompt a greater emphasis among heart

fred thompson was on a football scholarship at oregon state university and died of a heart attack while playing basketball on wednesday. he was held in highest regard, his coach gathered members of the four baltic to remember him today. fight fan >> he was prepared and ready if. he was dedicated. he was ready to give his all. one of 20% at whatever he does. he was not a selfish person at all. the >> he came all the way from across the field! if jeff >> he was and inner-city kid who overcame the death of his father. >> he never lost focus. he stayed on track of. he wanted to graduate from college and take care of his mother. that was his goal. jeff >> the coach scourged teammates to hold his memory in their lives. >> if you really loved him, like he love you guys cover keeps things going in the right direction. it is going to be hard to say goodbye. jeff >> he was four days away from celebrating his 20th birthday. >>pam: tonight's big story is the top are that was shot in the head, he will likely be taken off life support. a lawyer for the family says the decision was made after doctors

fred thompson was a freshman tackle at oregon university.t he was playing a pickup basketball game when he suddenly collapsed and died. he attended oakland tech. he was originally from richmond. his family is on its way to oregon this morning. >>> just a short time ago, we talked to his football coach at oakland tech. >> everybody looked at him like a big brother. he apparently died of a heart attack. he would have been 21 this saturday. . >>> a covert criminal investigation has led to the arrest of at least two dozen suspected gang members. they face multiple charges, witness intimidation and drug violations. the arrests come after a seven- month long investigation involving multiple agencies including state and federal officials. investigators say the suspects are all gilroy residents but part of the investigation took place in morgan hill, hollister and san jose. >>> 8:33. well, this morning, police in sacramento moved in on a group of occupy sacramento protesters. they were arrested after refusing to leave cesar chavez plaza after the ci

i'm fred thompson in for this evening for my good friend sean. right now its three way con treasury between romney, gingrich and paul. depending on what poll you are looking at that any of those candidates could come away with a win. over the weekend, the state's largest newspaper announced an endorsement of one of those men, that being mitt romney. however, the former house speaker didn't appear to be too upset that the des moines register decided not to side with his campaign. >> i'm actually delighted because the manchester union leader which is conservative newspaper endorse need. des moines register did not endorse me which is liberal. i think it indicates who is the conservative is in the race. >> also the tea party patriots organization conducted a straw poll. speaker gingrich easily won the survey with 31% of the votes. in second was michelle bachmann followed by mitt romney with 20%. join me here in the studio to talk about all of this and the latest developments on the campaign trail is author of the children's book "doves go to washing

fred thompson was second.romney was fifth and he would win -- look at this, mccain would eventually take it all an was not even in it. mike huckabee was down at 10% and he would wind up winning iowa. ed rawlings is a campaign strategist and a fox news analyst. megyn: huckabee won iowa even though he was way down in the national polls yet he did not become the nominee. rudy guiliani who was crushing everybody in the national polls did not become the nominee, nor did he win iowa. >> he was ahead in all 50 states and didn't win it. megyn: when you see these polls with newt gingrich surging ahead of mitt romney, what does it tell you. >> there is an interest in him right now, he has momentum. there is always who has an organization. we watched people like gary hart, we watched mike huckabee. when momentum gets up to the organization, it sometimes falters. you don't win states you win delegates. there are 2248 delegates, you have to have 1145 of them to win. it's not like winner takes all in florida, and california