captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening. we begin in los angeles where for the past two nights a wave of arson has lit up the night sky. so far there have been three dozen separate blazes and now local investigators have called in the federal government to help. national correspondent lee cowan is in los angeles ands what the latest. >> reporter: it's become a terrifying predawn pattern-- for the past two nights, more than 30 vehicles in and around hollywood have been exploding in flames. >> i screamed for everyone to get out of their apartment. >> reporter: all the cars intentionally firebombed, say authorities, for reasons unknown. >> we want to get these s.o.b.s before they hurt somebody. >> reporter: the string of blazes have been set in densely populated neighborhoods in the wee hours of the morning when most residents were asleep. >> what are you thinking? one fire out of control could cost dozens of lives. >> reporter: crime scenes left not only a trail of scorched cars and small trucks. in many cases the apartments

that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports."orrow for nonstop coverage of the iowa caucuses. we will number des moines with michele bachmann and nbc correspondent tom brocaw. tamron hall has a look at what's next. happy new year. >> great to see you there. we are following the latest developments in the battle for iowa with one day to go before the caucuses. we will be joined by talk show hosts credited with keeping mitt romney from winning the caucus in 2008. what he is saying now about romney's fragile lead. there's live pictures where ron paul has been campaigning with rand paul. we will check in and cover the candidates and get you the latest on the ground in three minutes. s checking up on me. i wasn't eating well. she's a dietitian, and she suggested i try boost complete nutritional drink to help get the nutrition i was missing. now i drink it every day and i love the great taste. [ female announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to help keep bones strong and 10 grams of pro

that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." everyone here in charleston, south carolina. join us for a special edition of "andrea mitchell reports," 1:00 eastern saturday. nonstop coverage of the republican primary. follow the show online and on twitter. tamron has a look at what's next. >>> your backdrop is so beautiful at that restaurant. i just want to hang out with you there. we have the results from a new poll. it just came out within the hour. it shows newt gingrich closing the gap with romney. he says he's a big thinker, but are south carolina republicans really more intoxicated with his so called style and hyper rhetoric more than his ideas to improve this country. we will talk about newt gingrich. >>> if you think romney had a bad week. wait until you see the good-bye put together for governor rick perry. we'll get the latest on this winter storm that will affect millions of americans from illinois to new york. already one airport has cancelled three flights. and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke

good day i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. in florida polls at 7:on0 -- ths for joining us, first of all, what is the strategy now with this double digit projected lead for mitt romney, why go all the way to the convention is th? >> thanks for having me. what the speaker said just now is absolutely true. excitement has withbeen amazing. our volunteers are active and we feel good about the results today. regardless of the outcome you'll see a campaign driven by ideas and people. not just money driven campaign, that energy is energy that carried over and will continue to carry the speaker into the next states that he goes. we are excited to see what the results are tonight. >> you were the campaign manager for marco rubio, senator rubio has not endorsed newt gingrich. what was the problem there? >> senator rubio is a great senator and friend and he has incredible respect for the speaker in fact, he said he admired him and always has, they have a great relationship. they have spoken over the last couple of weeks. but he made a de

, nbc's andrea mitchell. thanks for being here. happy new year. great political story to dig into. major moments of the week, and kathie obradovich with "the des moines register." iowa, as a toss-up. who's going to win this thing? >> boy, you know, it is a moving target right now. and right now all the movement is behind rick santorum. our poll actually, the first two days that we were in the field this week had romney and paul neck and neck. we actually had an illustration on the front page for our paper of romney and paul arm wrestling. and when we came in, saw the last two days, we had to put in rick santorum into the picture. so he is the only candidate that is urging upward right now. everybody else is static except ron paul who is trending down. i think he peaked a week ago. >> mike murphy, you're a veteran of these parts, and also of the tactics of expectations. >> sure. >> i spoke to some romney folks last night, who actually suggested they think santorum's going to win this thing. >> right. >> are th

." >> hi, i'm andrea mitchell, coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports" the republican debate.oe scarborough is here with analysis and florida democratic party chair, rod smith on what the obama campaign needs to do to win this key swing state and congressman cummings to state of the union. on "andrea mitchell reports" in less than 15 minutes. plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you ha

and good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. developing now, defense secretary leon panetta vows today to prosecute four u.s. marines videotaped urinating on the dead bodies of taliban fighters. because of the graphic nature of this video, we can only show you this still image. today, panetta called the the incident, quote, utterly deplorable, a sentiment just echoed by secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior, that we expect from our military this is appalling on so many levels. first of all, what is going to happen to the troops involved and how can this happen? what about the command structure in the field? >> andrea, u.s. military officials tell us that they have positively identified the four marines seen in that video. they were part of a four-man sniper team there in southern afghanistan, from the third battalion and the second marines out of camp lejeune. the navy criminal investigative service has taken charge of the investigation. as we'v

. >> breaking right now on andrea mitchell reports, now there are four. rick perry dropping out, today throwing his weight behind newt gingrich, who is now closing in on mitt romney in our brand-new nbc news/marist poll. with only five points now separating gingrich and romney in south carolina, could rick perry's departure put newt over the top? >> i was very honored and very humbled to have governor perry speak so well about endorsing me. >> and what is romney's reaction? remember, his relationship with perry has been noticeably frosty. >> he's a great conservative, a great man. he made a real contribution, he already has, to our fate and to our country. >> what do you make of him backing newt gingrich? >> and what about iowa? the final results are in. santorum picks up votes and gets bragging right. the party declares him a winner, but it is not really official. we'll tell you why. >>> and what do you get when you kill a python? president obama goes to disney world. while his re-election team fires off its first ad defending the attack on the solyndra

to mitchell. rupp with it. rupp with a shot. he scores!re in the winter classic. two goals for mike rupp. little burst of speed. >> eddie: nice pass by brandon prust on the backhand. i thought mike rupp had a chance to shoot the puck right away. we have a perfect vantage point. good goal to give up by bobrovsky. mike rupp waited and the puck finds in between the arm and the hip of sergei bobrovsky. down, but not down early enough. not a good goal, but a good opportunity there for rupp to get the puck to the net. >> mike e.: dubinsky led it ahead. callahan popped it loose. off timonen. worked along by hartnell. hoping to get a three-on-two. van riemsdyk will face down. mcdonagh closed it off. over for hartnell. now giroux. giroux fed it back. fires and that one grabbed and held by lundquist. does he still have it? whistle is blown. doesn't matter. >> eddie: pushed behind by ryan mcdonagh. there is van riemsdyk in front of the net. a push-off. almost like in a game of basketball. subtle little push-off. shot goes up into the rim. nice job by

to mitchell. rupp with it. rupp with a shot. he scores!re in the winter classic. two goals for mike rupp. little burst of speed. >> eddie: nice pass by brandon prust on the backhand. i thought mike rupp had a chance to shoot the puck right away. we have a perfect vantage point. good goal to give up by bobrovsky. mike rupp waited and the puck finds in between the arm and the hip of sergei bobrovsky. down, but not down early enough. not a good goal, but a good opportunity there for rupp to get the puck to the net. >> mike e.: dubinsky led it ahead. callahan popped it loose. off timonen. worked along by hartnell. hoping to get a three-on-two. van riemsdyk will face down. mcdonagh closed it off. over for hartnell. now giroux. giroux fed it back. fires and that one grabbed and held by lundquist. does he still have it? whistle is blown. doesn't matter. >> eddie: pushed behind by ryan mcdonagh. there is van riemsdyk in front of the net. a push-off. almost like in a game of basketball. subtle little push-off. shot goes up into the rim. nice job by

remember, follow the show online and on twitter at mitchell reports. in our next hour, florida republican congressman will join me live. >>> newt is trailing by double digits in florida. we'll get latest. >>> investigators found a convicted murder after he was pardoned by haley barbour. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >> i wish my patients could see what i see. that over time, having high cholesterol, plus diabetes or high blood pressure or family history of early heart disease, can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup. and they'd see that it's more important to get their cholesterol where their doctor wants. and why for these patients, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol by up to 52%. and is also proven to slow

mitchell reports," ham house hodown. they both plan election day stops at the diner and mitt blinks at the last minute and takes off before the face off. >> question. where's mitt? i thought he was going to -- i thought he was going to stay and maybe we'd have a little debate here this morning. >> will south carolina crown newt the new comeback kid? >> gingrich's late surge has romney lowering expectations. >> do you think you can beat newt here? >> it's always -- it's always an -- it's always an uphill battle for me in south carolina. i came in fourth last time. i would love to come in first, but we're making progress. >> that's what he told me yesterday, and what about ron paul and rick santorum? are they already looking beyond south carolina? and good day. i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington back from south carolina and polls are open in the state that has picked the republican presidential nominee in every election since 1980 and mitt romney is now acknowledging what only days ago was unthinkable. he could lose t

"andrea mitchell reports" is next.re you are looks beautiful. >> it's gorgeous, we have a lot of politics today. have a great day. >> thank you. >> coming up, the campaigns are c canvasing the state and we will have the winners and losers of the debate. and ron paul come from behind. his campaign manager right here with us on their strategy. but the house and senate are stalling on the first legislative issue of the new session, targeting internet piracy. chris dodd joining us here, only on msnbc, "andrea mitchell reports." ♪ you and me and the big old tree ♪ ♪ side by side, one, two, three ♪ ♪ count the birds in the big old tree ♪ ♪ la la la [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. ♪ ♪ you and me and the big old tree side by side ♪ but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the charming outfits. take away the sprites, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with

that does it for us for in edition of "andrea mitchell reports." to charleston, south carolina. don't miss msnbc special coverage. we'll be here at 1:00 eastern. my colleague tamron hall as a look at "news nation." >>> i'll talk with a conservative radio talk show host about the stunning news that rick santorum has more votes than mitt romney in iowa. what does that mean for romney and his relationship with conservatives he needs. >>> rick perry drops out. newt gingrich's ex-wife speaks out. could this be the worst week of romney's political career so far? we'll unveil a list of things that happens that romney's camp probably wishes they could change. >>> honoring our heroes. first and only parade to honor iraq war vets in the u.s. i'll talk with the man behind this effort. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only y

thank you very much. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports."anager and south carolina democratic congressman jim cliver. follow the show online. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. >>> you were talking b about jay carney and the reaction to mitt romney not releasing tax records. they also responded to something when he said as he called president obama the best food stamp president in the white house. is he waiting or is he hiding something. it's our news nation gut check. >>> developing news out of wisconsin. organizers are trying to call scott walker. they say they have collected more than enough signatures to force a new election. lina taylor will join us live. >>> paula deen reveals she has type two diabetes. with why she kept it secret for three years? on. this is mary... who has a million things to pick up each month on top of her prescriptions. so she was thrilled that her walgreens pharmacist recommended a 3-month supply and would always be there to answer questions about her health. now mary gets 3 refills in one and fo

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remember to follow the show online and twitter @mitchell reports.ron hall and "news nation." >> great to see you. a few hours to go until the start of the iowa caucuses and rick perry is about to rally voters in des moines. perry made another shall we say risky comment comparing his fight to world war ii. our "news nation" political panel will join us. bachmann versus paul at a rock the caucus event at a high school in iowa. the different reaction the two received from the crowd and what do you think? will the candidate who wins the iowa caucus secure the gop nomination? it's our gut check today. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >> hi, everyone. i'm t

this makes mitchell spooked. gets back on the road and starts to hightail it back to indiana. >> there's a cop before him and after him. they're guiding him back to the freeway because he lied and told them he got lost and is trying to get back to indianapolis. >> there's a continuing conversation about whether or not, you know, he'll turn around, whether he's going to come. >> they're going to pick him up. there's no way he's coming back tonight. >> all right, here's the situation. >> frank from perverted justice alerts the sheriff's men about what's happening. >> they can take him right now before he leaves the state. it'll be a different county, but they've got him. >> frank had been with perverted justice since august of 2003. he came across the website while perusing the internet and almost instantly became interested in becoming a volunteer and he's been with p.j. ever since. >> we don't want to spook him. >> del has another conversation with glen mitchell. and says, look, you were going to come over. what'

issues from jane velez-mitchell. jane?g headlines, you may have missed this. secretary timothy geithner, he's in china. he's stepping up protection when it comes to iran and when it comes to oil. we're going to explain how and why, next. [ thunder crashes ] the first and most important step toward accomplishing something is showing up. [ thunder crashes ] and with the most advanced all-wheel-drive system in its class that adapts to conditions as they change, now all you have to worry about is what you accomplish when you get there. ♪ >>> i'm about to talk here for a moment about the united states and china. they're the world's number two in the economy, u.s. is number one. china is not going away and neither are we. so let's talk, shall we? treasury secretary tim geithner, he's been shaking hands in china over the past couple days. he's there talking to chinese leaders including the guy on the right here. his name is jijing ping. he will probably be china's next numero uno. china buys about one-third of iran's oil experts,

that does it for this special edition of "andrea mitchell reports" in new york. and follow the show online and on twitter. have a great weekend. melvin is in for tamron hall. >>> coming up next, we're following developing news. president obama says it's time for an effective lean government as he asks congress for the power to reorganize part of the government. we're going to find out what it means. >>> i'll talk to a woman outraged because her name and her sister's name was left off the list of pardons. >>> the prime suspect in natalee halloway's disappearance is sentence. a lot more coming up on "news nation." hands that feel soft and silky smooth! ooh...she's got the look. what's her secret? the gloves? dawn? i don't believe it. [ male announcer ] it's a dishwashing sensation... dawn hand renewal with olay beauty. it contains revitalizing proteins to help smooth skin on hands -- improving their look and feel in just five uses. [ sponge ] soft, smooth... fabulous! you're quite the trendsetter. [ male announcer ] dawn does more... [ sponge ] so it's not a chore.

that does it for us on this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." look next at "news nation." >>> newt gingrich has to cancel an event after protestersed crashed it. >>> the biggest newspaper in new hampshire endorsed gingrich. now gingrich is next to the last in the polls. the editor willç join us now t explain their thoughts today. >>> going down south. the winner of the south carolina primary has secured the gop nomination since 1980, but this time around conservatives cannot seem to coalese around one candidate. and split ends? get pantene breakage to strength." [ female announcer ] the keratin protection pro-v system helps prevent then repair split ends. zero fear of breakage, 100% more strength. pantene. and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may not be hom

this is mitchell calling.d robo calls. >> look, mitt romney is still a good nominee in a 20-second robo call to 100,000 people in south carolina. look, the next 24 hours, polls close now in about five hours in south carolina. bless them for their early eastern time zone polling closing time. from everything that we've been hearing, and we talk about it the whole show, this looks like like his to lose. i have to tell you, that rally i was at last night, it was so -- first of all, small, and not enthusiastic. for an election evely. it was startling. >> romney wound up winning new hampshire. if he loses south carolina, he still has the conservative energy passionate base of the party. can you win the republican nomination if people feel like they have to be for you because you have the best chance to beat the guy on the democratic side. is that motivation enough? it doesn't like like it will be in south carolina. the question is over time. does the electability -- inevitably argument, is that enough? he's never g

a big round of applause for senator mitchell.plause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> king of the lot of jordan has been posting talks between negotiators. he is meeting with president obama this afternoon at the white house and says progress is being made. the latest round of talks ended sunday, and the next attempt is january 25. jordan has a peace treaty with israel. the king is meeting with the president today to discuss strategy. on capitol hill, a new news poll finds that 84% of americans disapproved of the job that congress is doing. the house meets today to start the second session of the 112 congress. they will be voting on a sergeant of arms tonight, and tomorrow the request to raise the federal debt limit. we will have live coverage of the debate here on c-span. mares from across the country are at the capitol for their annual conference. a number of them will be meeting to talk about jobs and the economy. they will be sharing solutions

firefighters found bobby mitchell on the floor. one of the family dogs was also killed. her husband was at work at the time. the fire did about $70,000 in damage. >>> fire in a office building this afternoon. jackie spear and leland yee have offices here. nobody was hurt. investigators are still looking into a cause. >>> clouds are moving in. look here on radar. cloud covers earlier today. that pushed out and now we are getting cloud cover again. it will keep us warmer overnight. temperatures are mild right now, 40s and 50s. 52 in san francisco. 45 in oakland. 49 redwood city. 48 san jose and 48 in hayward. clouds ovnight and fog. visibilities are reduced. and warmer temperatures for tomorrow. we will see rain sometimes soon. i will have that in a bit. >>> in decision 1220 the first contest hours away the iowa caucuses are tomorrow night. republican candidates made their final push for votes. mitt romney in the lead, and nearly every candidate spent time around the top of the polls. that is not typical. >> this has been unprecedented we have seen and that goes to how ser