and they worked at pella for 14 years.etta one of nearly 200 employees shown the door in november. and tim has a job there, but with one child in college and another about to go. fiscal discipline has become issue number one. at home and caucus night. >> if we can find somebody who can do just exactly what my family is doing and that is to control our spending and live within their means, overall the economy here is better than most places. the town's other big employer, premier corporation, is booming. adding 100 jobs to make farming, mining adrilling equipment. >> and that's helped buoy up other businesses that might have suffered. smoky rose coffee is brewing up profits and the meats had the best year in decades. we've had one company lessen and the other increase, and that helps to keep it stable around here. >> this is a small town, almost everyone knows someone who has lost a job and many will keep that on tuesday night. >> you're looking for someone who is a good leader, a strong leader, willing to blaze a path and

and they worked at pella for 14 years.etta one of nearly 200 employees shown the door in november. and tim has a job there, but with one child in college and another about to go. fiscal discipline has become issue number one. at home and caucus night. >> if we can find somebody who can do just exactly what my family is doing and that is to control our spending and live within their means, overall the economy here is better than most places. the town's other big employer, premier corporation, is booming. adding 100 jobs to make farming, mining adrilling equipment. >> and that's helped buoy up other businesses that might have suffered. smoky rose coffee is brewing up profits and the meats had the best year in decades. we've had one company lessen and the other increase, and that helps to keep it stable around here. >> this is a small town, almost everyone knows someone who has lost a job and many will keep that on tuesday night. >> you're looking for someone who is a good leader, a strong leader, willing to blaze a path and

>> heather: we'll see, john roberts, live for us in pella, iowa. >> gregg: a manhunt underway in los a string of arson attacks there. last night l.a. firefighters took on 7 car fires bringing the total in and around the city to 39. all in the last four days, casey steegel joins us live from los angeles. >> reporter: yes, gregg and what is more, investigators believe multiple people may be responsible for these, police say they have interviewed dozens of witnesses, but, no -- so far no solid leads have emerged. now, all of these blazes have eerie similarities. a vehicle is intentionally set on fire, most of them parked in car ports, under residential units, and, the flames race to nearby homes, and apartment buildings. several hundred thousand dollars of damage already reported. the total estimates, still coming in, but, foreclosures there have been no serious injuries. these fires happening in a pretty small area, hollywood, and neighboring west hollywood. even spilling north into the san fernando valley, dozens of people sent running from their homes in the dark of night. >> we were

she and her husband tim worked for pella, one son in college and another a senior in hospital. been number one for them. >> we're looking how to adjust our spending and deal with this and nothing different than what we're looking for the candidates. >> when they go to caucus on tuesday night, harris, they're going to be looking for a candidate who shares their value of a dollar. >> well, and as for the economy, you know, you hear social issues are important to those. how do they balance this in canada? >> and if they are important as conservative social issues, particularly here in pella, a conservative dutch town, but when looking at a candidate they're looking for votes. somebody they can be comfortable with, who shares their values and somebody they think is going to be a very good steward of the economy. for example, in the downtown area where it's really good. and they told us the best year in the past decade. it's the same time they know people who have been laid off and they were their customers and feel their pain. the chief tells he knows what people are looking for on

pella windows and doors you have heard of those a major supplier to the housing industry the renovation industry. they have been ruping in-- runng into tough times because of the housing rice scrisis. they laid people off in iowa. one of those people is loretta sprunk. she worked for 14 years laid off in november. they have one son in college they have another child a senior in high school. suddenly fiscal discipline has become issue number one for them. here is loretta. >>> we are really looking at adjusting our spending and how we are going to deal with this. that is no different than what we are looking at for the candidates. >> when they go to caucus they are looking toer a candidate who shares their value of a dollar. >> outside of the economy you hear social issues. >> they are important the conservative social issues particularly at pell law which is a conservative dutch town. when they are looking for candidates they are looking for votes. thub go they are going to be a good steward. we visited all ricks meats. they said the candidates had their best year in the past decade. the

pella windows and doors you have heard of those a major supplier to the housing industry the renovation industry. they have been ruping in-- runng into tough times because of the housing rice scrisis. they laid people off in iowa. one of those people is loretta sprunk. she worked for 14 years laid off in november. they have one son in college they have another child a senior in high school. suddenly fiscal discipline has become issue number one for them. here is loretta. >>> we are really looking at adjusting our spending and how we are going to deal with this. that is no different than what we are looking at for the candidates. >> when they go to caucus they are looking toer a candidate who shares their value of a dollar. >> outside of the economy you hear social issues. >> they are important the conservative social issues particularly at pell law which is a conservative dutch town. when they are looking for candidates they are looking for votes. thub go they are going to be a good steward. we visited all ricks meats. they said the candidates had their best year in the past decade. the

marion county is where you found pella windows and doors.santorum won both those counties last night with twice as many votes as mitt romney. talking to the working class, the middle class. joining me now, msnbc policy analyst and "washington post" columnist ezra klein. ezra, you've seen the plan. is it viable, feasible, workable? what do you think? >> probably not incredibly viable. the plan is right now manufacturers like other corporations pay a 35% tax rate. at least in theory they pay quite lot lower. he'd wipe it out to zero. a lot of people who aren't necessarily manufacturers would try to become manufacturers, incorporate under what definition the legislature brings forward in that. that would be a big enforcement issue. if you get past that, it's a give-way to the manufacturing sector. you think it's a good idea or you don't. what's funny about it, it's a blunt policy tool normally supported with democrats, in fact, with liberals, that you wipe out tax liabilities and pick one giant winner in the entire economy. >> aren't you trusti

pella is suffering. >> and manufacturing has been the sore spot for iowa and the rest of the country like all the other midwest rust belt places. anything that has to do with a tractor, they're hiring and building. anything to do with agriculture is doing well. yes, you're right. that part of the economy there, people are struggling and people are very -- big maytag plant that closed in newton but you're looking at signs of life again in newton a few years later. not clear what it was before, but trying to recover in a globalized new kind of economy. >> learn how to build a tractor, is what it sounds like. >> agriculture has really been a powerhouse there. that's been a big help. >> great to see you. stick around. i love talking politics. >> you'll be seeing me. >> thanks, christine. >>> tonight the country's first real votes, the first true test takes place in the iowa caucuses. watch it happen, special live america's choice 2012 coverage from the iowa caucuses at 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. >>> up next, we're turning two of our political buzz players into fortune tellers. they're goi

she and her husband tim are pella employees. he still works for them, but she lost her job in november. what has becomish you you -- become issue number one is spending, controlling spending and on caucus night, finding a candidate who will do the same. here is what loretta told me. >> if we can find somebody who can do just exactly what my family is doing, and that is to control your spending. live within your means. that's what we are looking for. >> they are looking for a candidate or president who will live within his or her means. it is important in a town like this. this is a town that voted values in 2008 to put mike huckabee over the top by a huge margin. mitt romney came in second with 14%. huckabee was in the 60s. the big question heading into caucus night, are they going to vote for mitt romney on the economy or potentially rick santorum if they go for the values vote? jim muir is the new mayor here. he just took office this morning. he says the key word for what people are going to be looking for out of a presidentia

her husband was down in pella speaking at a caucus and her kids have been all around the area. they are all supposed to be back here about 10:15 and so we will> hear from michele bachmann then. p all right, cynthia fodor. av recap michele bachmann as of 5% with 5400, just about 5500 votes.d and then with the latest numbere reporting, 88% of precincts coming in right now. >> we want to check in with change. who is with the wreck what campaign tonight. patrick. >> good evening to you. we are here at the sheraton west des moines where obviously it is she did not to be a disappointing night for the rick perry campaign when you considec how many mhaingllions of dollare cand spent on such an aggressive ad campaign. and apparently, judging by the a iesultsn so far with 88% of the precincts reporting, that didn'd translate into the support of fallujah. dennis brauts of a good point just a few moments ago when he basically said, you know, so many candidates were trying towh ei theat un-romney.utis for and we saw rick perry in the last few days really go after chlenges tonservative of pr