>>> i'm paul gigot. with five weeks to go for iowa caucuses, newt gingrich pulls ahead by a wide margin in a new national poll that has the former house speaker with 38% support of likely voters and he is leading is iowa, south carolina and florida. he has been capitalizing on the momentum pitching himself as the conservative alternative to mitt romney. >> i'm clearly the more conservative candidate. i helped ronald reagan and jack kemp develop the supply side of economics. i helped defeat communism. i helped balance the federal budget for four straight years. reform entitlement and take conservatism is, there is places where i have done that stuff. >> joining the panel, mary oh grady and dan henninger and jane freeman. dan, what is behind the gingrich surge? >> one of the things that is behind it, paul, there was always structural weaknesses in the come any campaign. he was running a campaign that was going to put one foot in the center. he needed to win independent voters. part of his appeal has been f

>>> i'm paul gigot. with five weeks to go for iowa caucuses, newt gingrich pulls ahead by a wide margin in a new national poll that has the former house speaker with 38% support of likely voters and he is leading is iowa, south carolina and florida. he has been capitalizing on the momentum pitching himself as the conservative alternative to mitt romney. >> i'm clearly the more conservative candidate. i helped ronald reagan and jack kemp develop the supply side of economics. i helped defeat communism. i helped balance the federal budget for four straight years. reform entitlement and take conservatism is, there is places where i have done that stuff. >> joining the panel, mary oh grady and dan henninger and jane freeman. dan, what is behind the gingrich surge? >> one of the things that is behind it, paul, there was always structural weaknesses in the come any campaign. he was running a campaign that was going to put one foot in the center. he needed to win independent voters. part of his appeal has been f

i'm paul gigot. they squared off in a debate. and showing newt gingrich, mitt romney and ron paul, and the others tried to make a final impression on iowa voters. >> i kind of like these debates, and i hope obama and i debate a lot and i'll get there early and we'll get it on and talk about our differences which are great. i tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> i think that people, neil, are coming around to finding that i mean the consistent conservative in in race. >> they're coming around to find that i'm not going to pander. i'm not going to contort myself into a pretzel to please any audience i'm in front of and i'm not going to sign those silly pledges and now what else i'm not going to show up at a donald trump doe bait. >> paul: so did they succeed? joining the panel, wall street journal columnest dan hittinger-- did it change the contours of the race? >> i don't think so paul, i mean, i believe that the race is now between newt gingrich and mitt romney with ron paul probably playing the role of a s

i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >>>. >> with a kind of journalism is that? >> barney frank announces his retirement and the media can't help themselves from putting him on a pedastal with glowing tribute. tim tebow scores touchdowns on the field but is losing it with the press over public praying. are the media tackling him too hard? a "new york times" writer makes a comparison between the ku klux klan and the tea party. >> as we continue with the fire alarm.... >> unexpected interruptions while delivering the news. >> on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judith miller. cal thomas, jim pinkerton and kirsten powers. fox news watch is on right now >> you think mandating people to buy insurance is the right tool? >> i don't know how many times i've said this, let's do it again. absolutely what we did in massachusetts was right for massachusetts. >> but you did say at other places at times it would be a model for the nation? >> you are wrong brett. brett, no. the tape out there, read the tape. the tape goes on to say for each state to be able

i'm paul gigot. they squared off in a debate. and showing newt gingrich, mitt romney and ron paul, and the others tried to make a final impression on iowa voters. >> i kind of like these debates, and i hope obama and i debate a lot and i'll get there early and we'll get it on and talk about our differences which are great. i tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> i think that people, neil, are coming around to finding that i mean the consistent conservative in in race. >> they're coming around to find that i'm not going to pander. i'm not going to contort myself into a pretzel to please any audience i'm in front of and i'm not going to sign those silly pledges and now what else i'm not going to show up at a donald trump doe bait. >> paul: so did they succeed? joining the panel, wall street journal columnest dan hittinger-- did it change the contours of the race? >> i don't think so paul, i mean, i believe that the race is now between newt gingrich and mitt romney with ron paul probably playing the role of a s

>> welcome to the journal, editorial report, i'm paul gigot. with less than a month to the iowa caucuses, newt gingrich and r mitt romney battle for top. >> and we don't want government mandated health care and yet, newt gingrich supported it and mitt romney put it into law in massachusetts and worse, barack obama forced it on the entire nation. and rick perry, he'll repeal it starting day one. >> everything that gingrich railed against when he was in the house, he went the other way he when he got paid to go the or way. >> he's demonstrating himself to be washington insider. >> it's about serial hipocracy. >> so will voters give other g.o.p. candidates a second look and should they? let's ask wall street journal editor dan henninger, dorothy rabinowicz. and the solid third in iowa, could he break well in that state? >> i don't think so and i don't think he's doing that well in that state and the reason is, is i think that people may perceive a certain odiousness about his foreign policy views and isolationists and his is particularly repellent

i'm paul gigot. as the republican presidential hopefuls make the final causes to the iowa caucuses, new polls shows rick santorum surging to third place. and newt gingrich to fourth. kim strassel just back. and dan henninger and jason riley and assistant page editor, james freeman. so, kim, out in iowa is in santorum boom real and-- >> the big one. he's been making a pitch all along to conservatives. as we've gotten closer to the voting day and we had to make a choice. that part is gravitating to him and the second thing happening for rick santorum, he's rewarded for lending old traditional iowa campaign and you've heard this a lot from voters out there. appreciated that he was out there knocking on doors, and doing phone banks and visiting the counties and lots of events and this has been in contrast to some of the other candidates that relied on national media and not necessarily got on the ground. >> all right. and jamie, yet, still only third and we don't know how well he can carry this, if he ju

thanks to my panel and i'm paul gigot. we hope toee you right here next week. . >> on fox news watch. >> i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> and the spy drone brought down and he says pretty please? you've got to be kidding. >> i'm a serious candidate for the president of the united states. >> anybody up here could probably beat obama. >> i'm concerned about not appearing to be zany. >> a last chance to win over voters before the iowa caucuses. how did the political press respond and who is their pick to win. the g.o.p. contest has been making news for months. new political polls revealing new poll leaders and unleashing a flurry of media attacks. has coverage of the candidate helped or hurt their efforts. >> hello-- >> president obama doing his best to attack more press as well, giving speeches and interviews to 60 minutes. >> i think it's possible. >> time magazine picked its person of the year. is this choice evidence of a liberal media agenda? when it comes to liberal agendas, abc saddled up with a left

paul gigot of the wall street journal and editor on the fox news channel . mara liasson from national public radio. and liz cheney, and fox news analyst juan williams. last night's debate, all of the cand dastes went after newt gingrich. despite the speakers promise to be positive he went back at them quickly. your read. >> i thought he did well. there is a question does the bad newt come out and the guy who looks in the mirror and sees charles degaulle. he kept a sense of humor and deflected the attacks and i thought his answer on the personal one about his marriages was very effective and asking for forgiveness and he will find that the voters honor that and that will not be an issue. i think he held up well so far. >> chris: you think mara, they got him on the k-street connection and man dates? >> i don't think so. i think that all week we have heard about newt's problems and there are tons of them and the republican voters so far seem to be absorbing that and discounting that. and i think that one of the charges against him a career politician he had a g

jon: paul gigot from "the wall street journal." "journal editorial report" saturday 2:00 p.m. eastern. after that check out "fox news watch." we cover the could have krage of all the big week's news stories. jamie: cold war space race between between united states and russia. now the u.s. is facing new competition up in the skies. coming up we'll tell you who it is. ♪ are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. jamie: fox news alert. the situation hasn't got eni better. massive and deadly demonstrations are going on in syria following friday prayers. there are hundreds of thousands of protesters that have filled the streets answering the calls of syria's opposition leaders. despite the presence of arab league monitors. leland vittert live in jerusalem and monitoring all the developments there. leland, what is the latest? >> reporter: seems like, jamie, today we sa

jon: all right, paul gigot, who played a big role, "wall street journal" did, getting this thing throughd to us outsiders. paul, thank you. don't forget paul tomorrow when he hosts the "journal editorial report". that is 2:00 p.m. eastern. i will host "news watch" tomorrow at 2:30 eastern time. paul, thanks. jenna: rick told us the weather across the country was okay for travel but take a look at this. winds so strong in one part of our nation you can see trucks toppled over along with trees and power lines. we'll tell you where this is happening and what is happening today. >>> how about getting dad a mahogany speedboat for christmas? that looks good, right? for mom, $75,000 genie bottle? some of the chris ma mass gifts in the -- christmas gifts in the neiman marcus catalog this year. who buys some of this stuff? we'll tell you just ahead 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. ear

paul gigot, mara liasson from national public radio. former state department official liz cheney and fox news political analyst juan williams. last night's debate i think it is fair to say that all of the candidates went after the new frontrunner newt gingrich. tee spite the speaker's promises to be relentlessly positive he went back at them pretty quickly. your read on the debate? >> i thought he did well. there is always a question with newt gingrich does the bad newt come out, the condescending newt, the guy who looks in the mirror and sees charles degall. he avoided that. i thought he deflected some of the attacks and had a good answer for most of them. i thought his answer in particular on the one about his marriage was very effective asking for forgiveness and i think that he will find that the voters i think honor that and that is not going to become an issue in the future. so, i think he held up pretty well so far. >> chris: do youing think, mara, that they scuffed him up and some of the other issues, the k street connection, th

paul gigot, mara liasson from national public radio.mer state department official liz cheney and fox news political analyst juan williams. last night's debate i think it is fair to say that all of the candidates went after the new frontrunner newt gingrich. tee spite the speaker's promises to be relentlessly positive he went back at them pretty quickly. your read on the debate? >> i thought he did well. there is always a question with newt gingrich does the bad newt come out, the condescending newt, the guy who looks in the mirror and sees charles degall. he avoided that. i thought he deflected some of the attacks and had a good answer for most of them. i thought his answer in particular on the one about his marriage was very effective asking for forgiveness and i think that he will find that the voters i think honor that and that is not going to become an issue in the future. so, i think he held up pretty well so far. >> chris: do youing think, mara, that they scuffed him up and some of the other issues, the k strt connection, the mand

paul gigot, "wall street journal". >> thanks, jon. ou can see paul tomorrow hosting the "journal editorial report". that runs 2:00 p.m. eastern time. that is immediately followed by "fox news watch." hosted by yours truly. we cover all the big stories of the week tomorrow. jenna: dynamic duo if there ever was one of the we'll be watching, jon, for sure. this is one of the most sensitive facilities on american soil. why sensitive? it is the only place in the united states where nuclear weapons are taken apart and put back together. we'll get you inside look straight ahead after a commercial break. >>> sentencing day for one of baseball's greatest players. barry bonds learning his fate today. we have the latest just ahead. . i can go back and do gardening with comfort. [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex with 5-loxin advanced. shows improvement in joint comfort within 7 days. osteo bi-flex. the #1 doctor and pharmacist recommended brand. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's th

paul gigot joins us in the tax extension drama. t libertarian candidate would mean for the future of the iowa caucuses. did you know there is a mistletoe shortage? no kisses this year. we'll get into it happening now. gregg: plenty of mistletoe at my house. >> reporter: you're the lucky one. gregg: making good use of it too. >> reporter: i bet you are. gregg: the u.s. senate and the house extending the payroll tax cuts for just two months. reaction next from maryland congressman chris van hollen. he'll join us. julie: bah hum burks ug. this santa suit getting him in trouble. we'll explain to you why. i don't really want to go to the mall, you can take your phone with you. you can download our apps. gregg: good idea. @@úúxx julie: things get ago about it rowdy outside of the wheaton plaza mall in maryland with hundreds of people standing in line to get their hands on the latest air jordan sneakers. they were just released this morning. >> we waited a lifetime. >> what was the crowd like? >> oh my god, it was unexplainable. julie: cop

paul gigot is the editorial page editor of "the wall street journal," he also hosts the journal editorial he get away with that? can he get away with saying, hey, i was the ceo, but i wasn't really responsible? >> well, we'll have to find out what the degree of culpability was, how much did he know? he says he only discovered the missing funds the day before mf global filed for bankruptcy. but as peter barnes was saying the sarbanes-oxley law which has only been tested once in regard to a ceo's responsibility probably is going to get tested depp in this case. jon: but you said he doesn't even need the restrictions of sarbanes-oxley to have limits or to have the ceo responsible. >> well, the thing that predates sarbanes-oxley is the separation of customer funds from firm funds. firms aren't supposed to be able to trade with customer funds. it's kind of the most basic rule of brokerage. a lot of the money from farmers and ranchers and people who wanted to hedge their crop prices guard against a fall in crop prices. their money was in their own accounts. you can't just dip into that account