mike huckabee has the unofficial early lee. he topped a straw poll at a conservative gathering in the district today. he gathered more votes at the value voter summit than mitt romney and sarah palin combined. it is a chance for the christian conservatives to show they are relevant. >> i'm leading an effort amongst house republicans to earn back our majority so we can take the gavel away from nancy pelosi. >> president obama and the democrats are in control trying to reform health care before it is too late. president obama will push his plan tomorrow on "meet the press" at 10:30 a.m. here on nbc 4. >>> buyers got a chance to jump back into the housing market at an auction for foreclosed homes. >> $44,000. >> 130 properties across the washington area and west virginia were on the block this weekend. they ranged from $5,000 to $615,000. all of the homes are being sold as is. prospective buyers could inspect the properties before bidding on them. there were several auction sites including this one in falls church. >> we are getti