. >>> slam, an activist hurled glitter at presidential candidate newt gingerich and his wife at a bookigning event. >>> and up in smoke, a reporter's camera is rolling as an earthquake-damaged building collapses in spain. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with schwarzenegger shocker. this morning, one of the most powerful families in american politics is coping with the stunning confession that former california governor arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child with a former household employee. for the latest reaction, we go to nbc's stephanie stanton. >> reporter: the los angeles times broke the story early tuesday morning, stunning front page news that the former governor of california, arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child more than a decade ago with a long time household staffer. schwarzenegger, seen here leaving his office issued a statement to the times saying, quote, after leaving the governor's office, i told my wife about this event which occurred over a decade ago. i understand and deserve the feelings of a

a lot of the big names like mitt romney, newt gingerich, maybe even donald trump, not at this debate.the next month or two, we'll have a clearer picture of the gop field. suzanne. >> and one of the people watching that field is former president jimmy carter. i had a chance to talk with him earlier in the week about all things political, as well. who do you think he likes for the race for 2012? >> well, i'm guessing he's going to back barack obama. he's a democrat and so is the current president. but you have a surprise for me, i'm sure. >> that's a pretty safe bet, but check out the shout out that he gave. take a listen. looking ahead to 2012, when you look at the republicans, anybody say, hey, i'd like to run against him or her? >> no. you know, i was in china and it was the last days of john huntsman, who has been the ambassador there now for the last couple of years. he's one of the people, i think, that has been very attractive to me personally. of course, my intention is to vote for the democratic candidate. >> you wouldn't go over to the other side? >> who i'm sure will be presi