torre dunham joins us from d. c.the latest on the race for the republican nomination. >> reporter: jamie talk about i shake up in the republican field there's a new cnn time poll out numbers are quite stunning we're talking about two major headlines. rick santorum and newt gingrich. let's start with rick santorum. he's in third place in this latest poll out of iowa. rick santorum has posted about the fact he's visited all 99 counties in iowa on the day after christmas he was the only candidate who was out campaigning. and take a listen to what he had to say about his latest rise in the polls. >> look at the polls three months ago everyone said i was dead in iowa. polls change. convictions don't. >> reporter: polls definitely change and that gets us to our next point. newt gingrich he's really gone down in this poll. if you talked to newt gingrich or you've heard him speak over the last few weeks he said these negative ads airing out in iowa are affecting his campaign. he might be right about that. let's go in a littl

d. c. operates. jonathan costen joins us live from northwest with more on what's going on this noon. jonathan? >> reporter: that's right mike, they've been going strong since 11:00 this morning and today they are calling themselves the occupy the vote protestors and they are here to get their message out. they gathered here at the lutheran place memorial church near the headstone of rick snyder, a homeless advocate and hunger striker. they are beginning a new hunger strike phase. they want to have a voice in congress. they are asking for three key rights for d. c. residents. >> not just a delegate whose yes or no votes don't even count anymore and where the local laws and budget of the district are not under the review of congress. in recent years the -- not even just recently, through the history of the district, the district's own budget and laws have been hampered by congressional interference. >> reporter: the protestors will begin a 51 day strike of 24 hours and 51 the number 51, that represents washington, d.c. being the 51st state hopefully that's what they want and that's what they're

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