people are people who are plotting these things but not on the radar. >> let's remember these are allegations, charges. no one has been convicted yet. thanks very much, evan for that. that's it for me. "erin burnett out front" starts right now. next donald trump flubbing a bible reference talking about his great relationship with god. an american journalist held by iran for more than 500 days free at last. his brother comes out front to talk about what his time in capacity was like. one of the richest men in the world, one of the bigsh republican donors in the nation. who gets the vegas billionaire tens and tens and tens of millions of dollars? let's go out front. good evening to all, i'm erin burnett. out front, trump and god. the iowa caucuses two weeks from

today. and trump and cruz are running neck and neck. the rain in iowa could come down to evangelical voters. trump, today quoting the bible at jerry fallwell's liberty university. >> where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty. >> trump, drawing laughter when he misspoke while quoting the bible. but he got a lot of applause when he talked about uniting to defend christianity. >> we are going to protect christianity. if you look what's going on throughout the world, you look at syria, where if you're christian they're chopping off heads. you look at the different places, and christianity -- it's under siege. >> one thing trump did not do today, attack ted cruz. in fact he never mentioned his opponent's name. we're out front, and this crucial question about god, is trump winning over those must have evangelical votes?

>> well, he is certainly trying very hard to. trump today as you said making the big pitch to evangelical voters at liberty university trying to present himself as a deeply religious man. but this also comes as there are some considerable and notable red flags to evangelicals about trump's record and rhetoric. >> where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty. >> reporter: donald trump today trumpeting his faith. >> i wrote many best sellers like the art of the deal. i always say, a deep, deep second to the bible. the bible is the best. the bible. the bible. blows it away. >> reporter: giving the convocation at liberty university and in an attempt to connect with evangelical students quoting from scripture. >> 2 corinthians. >> reporter: but wrongly referring to 2 corinthians second of second corinthians. it's one of a series of stumbld

trump has made. >> people are so shocked when they find this out. i'm protestant. >> reporter: while talking openly about his religion. his upbringing going to sunday school and worshipping at one time in this church in queens. he admits he has never asked god for forgiveness. >> when we go in church and when i drink my little wine, which is about the only wine i drink and have my cracker i guess that's a form of asking for forgiveness. >> reporter: which he now explains he feels he doesn't need to. >> i don't like to have to ask for forgiveness. i am good. i don't do a lot of things that are bad. >> reporter: he's not the textbook definition of a god faring man. with the insults, the ego. >> that's a star. >> reporter: the excess. >> i'm really rich. >> reporter: three marriages and an empire built in part on greed. >> i have great relationship with god. i have great relationship with the evangelicals.

>> reporter: his pitch is resonating. the latest polls showing trump on top among white evangelicals nationally. with only a two point lead over ted cruz. >> nobody wants a puritanical scold. i'm not running to be preacher in chief. >> reporter: one reason cruz's first big hit on trump over trump's so-called new york values was intended to sound the alarm to evangelical voters. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal or proabortion or gay marriage focused around money and the media. >> reporter: it was certainly significant that donald trump today really hit the brakes in criticizing ted cruz back. really treading lightly in front of that religious crowd today at liberty university. that is really a sharp departure of what his rhetoric has been in recent days. even in the last 24 hours. donald trump heads to iowa tomorrow. and then on wednesday he'll hit another christian university oral roberts in oklahoma.

very clear he's making this a big part of his fiennal push gog into iowa. out front, russell moore is convention.uthern baptist and pastor james davis leads a 4,000 member church. let me start with you russell. you were listening him make his case today at liberty university. you were critical of what he said. you tweeted, trading in the gospel of jesus christ for political power is not liberty. but slavery. what upset you about what trump had to say today? >> well, it did not upset me that donald trump was invited to be at liberty. i admire liberty for having people from across the spectrum, bernie sanders spoke there not too long ago. i think that's a sign of liberty's strength. and some of the greatest leaders that i know in the country are liberty grads. it's a fine university. and that's one of its strengths. the problem was, this is someone who as recently as yesterday, has said he has nothing to seek

forgiveness for. despite the fact that you have someone who has broken up two households by his own admission. and with scandalous results. someone who has been involved in the casino gambling industry. someone who has been using racially charged rhetoric through this campaign against people who are my brothers and sisters in christ. and there should have been a moment to say, one does not -- one is not made right with god by one's boasts about not doing anything wrong. one is made right with god through repentance in faith in jesus christ. i think that was missing and i think it was lamentably missing. >> what do you say about that, that donald trump doesn't have anything to seek forgiveness for. people look at his resume, marriages they think he's a different kind of person than he s. he doesn't have much to ask forgiveness for. what makes you comfortable saying that people of faith,

evangelicals should vote for him? >> i don't believe that christians, especially those that identify themselves as evangelicals are extremely monolithic in their thinking. people have the ability to think for themselves. and as such able to get past some of the things that he says. what's going on right now, your guest, dr. moore has said is that -- even in the intro does that donald trump is coming across as being deeply religious. that's not the case. or he's trying to present the picture of being profoundly religious. and that isn't so. what i believe is that people are looking for someone that has the leadership capability, they're not looking for a pastor in chief. they're looking for someone that can come in and lead. especially in the area of security and with respect to the economy. and as such he's beginning to resonate with those who are blue collar, with those that don't have college degrees as such. i'm not looking to even as ted cruz said to elect someone that

is pastor in chief. i'm looking for a commander in chief. and as such, because we've been -- we see this stuff all the time with respect to the leaders that come into the pulpit. we watch president obama on -- in clips, him sitting in church with his wife every sunday. look what we got the last eight years concerning the hassault i our faith. >> when you hear that, i would bet it doesn't surprise you. look at the national numbers, evangelicals are on a national level supporting donald trump more than ted cruz. not the case in iowa. nationally it is the case. >> well, erin, first of all, i'm not wanting a preacher in chief either. i don't want anyone who knows the difference between second corinthians and 2 corinthians. i want someone who has personal character. that's one of the things evangelical christians have been saying for 50 years that character matters. if character matters for bill

clinton, then character matters for donald trump. to dismiss that, is unbelievable at this point. >> russell, when he says -- this is fair, that his exwives support him like him, support his candidacy does that matter to you? you talked about him breaking up households but he has a good relationship with them. maybe the marriages just didn't work out and it doesn't speak against his god fearing nature? >> i don't think the issue is whether you have an army of exwives willing to support you. the hugh issue is what does thil you about his character. it would be one thing if he said this is what i used to be and this is what i learned from and turned my life around. these are the principles with which i'm going to lead the country, including important principles of what it means to work for the stability of the family. something we see falling apart all over america right now. we need someone who says i'm going to work for policies that keep families together. instead we have someone saying

this is something of moral indifference because my exwives support me now. >> i haven't heard him say that he's, you know, lifting up so to speak the fact he's been divorced. i don't know if christians we can stand on a soapbox -- i don't want to castigate the body of christ. but the divorce rate in the body of christ is just as high as it is for non-believers. as such, to look at the children that he's raised speaks volumes to the character of this man. and so some of us, again, believers are able to get past the fact he's been dworivorced because we have people in our congregation that have been divorced and they are still successful in their current families, having gone through the divorce process. i don't believe that's the main issue right now. the main issue right now is security, the main issue right now is the economy. and if the discussion had remained in the economy then i believe he would be further out in front than what he is right

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and you're looking at live pictures in toledo iowa i a hillary clinton campaign rally will begin any moment. this rally coming less than 24 hours after the debate between clinton and bernie sanders. neither candidate, backing down. >> i don't take money from big banks. i don't get personal speaking fees from goldman sachs. i'm very proud i do not have a super pac. i do not want wall street's money. >> you're the only one on this stage that voted to deregulate the financial market in 2000 to take the cops off the street to use governor o'malley's phrase,

to make the sec and the commodities futures trading commission no longer able to regulate swaps and derivatives which were one of the main cause of the collapse in '08. >> we're out front in toledo covering the clinton campaign tonight. the question is, she try today fight back on that issue. how big of a problem could all of this wall street money be for hillary clinton? >> reporter: well, erin, it certainly is one of the issues that is resonating through this popular streak in this democratic electorate. it's one of the things that animates the electorate more than many or the things. if you look at a couple of the numbers here, secretary clinton accepted $3.15 million in speaking fees from financial firms in 2013 alone. right after she left the obama administration as secretary of state. bernie sanders was more than happy to point that out again and again. she also has received some $6 million in campaign contributions to her campaign as

well as her super pac. so does those two numbers that senator sanders and his supporters point to, that's actually an issue? and senator sanders points to a number of his own. 2.3 million individual contributors. he says his campaign is funded by those folks and her campaign is funded by wall street. it's definitely a strong argument among senator sanders' supporters. among clinton supporters i talked to, they know she was a former senator from that state. she represented wall street. they expect it. i don't think it's a death knell for her. it makes it difficult for her to win over sanders' supporters. >> or win over independents and people she needs if she's going to win the white house. how is the campaign pushing back? it's tough when you're looking at those two numbers. you're looking at $9 million from wall street. >> no doubt about it. we got a glimpse about that last night at the debate. when senator sanders said for a second time her speaking fees

she embraced president obama one more time. she said he has the same position on wall street as he does. >> where we disagree is the comments that senator sanders has made that don't just affect me. i can take that. but he's criticized president obama for taking donations from wall street. and president obama has led our country out of the great recession. >> reporter: so that was one of the many examples that secretary clinton said she's like the president. she'll be extending his legacy. it makes it more difficult, independents voters and winning over any of sanders' supporters here in iowa. it's a busy week here before the iowa caucuses. >> thank you very much. out front, steve mcmahon and

jonathan takeeny. a bernie sanders supporter. these numbers are big, $6 million hin donations. $3 million for speeches. that's almost $10 million. with numbers like that, can she make the argument she would be tough on the banks? >> i mean, i think she did the best she could last night by using president obama as a shield, pointing out that he raises a lot of money on wall street and he was the one that was on pushed these financial reforms. i thought she scored points by pointing out that bernie sanders voted to defang the sec and the regulatory agencies back in 2000. there is, though -- he's right there's a populist anger aimed at wall street. this is something bernie sanders has done effectually. the question is whether he can move outside this lane. so far it hasn't been. >> one of the arguments she's making is actually one that

bernie sanders is making, right? when it comes to guns. he said i represent a state where people cared about their right to have a gun. hillary clinton was a senator from new york. it was her job to advocate for thore constituents. many of whom are from wall street. wasn't she doing her job and doing it well just like bernie sanders when he defends gun rights? >> i think wall street and the money that hillary clinton has taken is reflective of something bigger. i want to answer the question and make two other points. because it's martin luther king day, i want to read a quote of his. we must recognize we can't solve our problem now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power. this means a revolutioning of values and other things a whole structure of american life must be changed. on that stage you saw one candidate who is urging a political revolution. that was bernie sanders. and wall street is a part of it. the other candidate, hillary clinton, represents the status quo. putting aside the lows and misrepresentations and a whole

host of issues, you can't ignore the fact that she has be -- is beholden to wall street. it's one thing to come from a state. it's another thing to be beholden to industry. it makes me laugh. i used this in a book title. if you're peeing on my leg, don't tell me it's raining. when you take that much money from goldman sachs, there's a reason, they're buying your loyalty. if i sent $31 to hillary clinton, and i called her up on the phone at 3:00 a.m. or whatever time she was available, she would not take my call if goldman sachs was on the other line. they will have more influence. they will shape the government in economic policy. that's a fact. look, i'm not saying anything that every single american knows. the system is corrupt. >> so, let me go to you, then, steve. what do you say when jonathan

says that? how does he refute that? >> well, i mean what she does is what so many democrats do. she says, look, there's a campaign finance system that we all can find objectionable. it's what the supreme court put in place. it's the one under which we operate. if you're a senator from new york state you're going to raise money in new york city and wall street. if you're a democrat who runs for the united states senate in a competitive race anywhere you're going to raise money on wall street. you can see that's something we should all object to and we should rebel against. that's a perfectly legitimate position. but it's probably not enough to get bernie sanders the nomination. it's definitely not going to be enough -- >> i disagree with that. >> -- to get him the presidency. look where he is in the polls. go ahead. >> finish your point, i'm sorry. >> okay. -- >> steve, let me make -- >> go ahead, we have a bit of delay on the line. go ahead, jonathan h.

>> okay. i apologize. so steve, two points. separate points, you're absolutely right. this is a corrupt system. but bernie sanders, in fact, has said he's not going to participate in that system. he won't have a super pac funded by wall street and very rich billionaires. he is funding his campaign through small contributions. he has proven that he can go toe to toe. it's a million people who are contributing. he will be competitive through the super tuesday primaries. those 11 or 12 states because he will have enough money to go out there. you don't have to sell yourself to we s to wall street. >> should she say she shouldn't take another dollar from wall street? or would that be disingenuous? >> yeah, it's disingenuous. it's not honest. that would be within her kind of millue the way she does thing. let's look at reality. who are the people who surround her? bernie sanders says specifically when he's elected president, he

is mnot going to have people frm citi bank around him. one of the clinton's closest friends is robert ruben from citi bank. these are all part of the elite. bernie sanders wants to -- >> steve you got the final word. >> okay, this is a great argument for a very narrow sliver of the democratic party. it's not an argument on which presidencies are made. anybody who watched the debate last night, look, you know, hillary clinton has had probl problems. anybody who saw the debate last night saw a candidate in hillary clinton who demonstrated her knowledge on every issue, foreign policy, and domestic policy issue and gun control where there's a legitimate disagreement. >> misrepresented -- >> does a great job on income inequality. >> she misrepresented the views about healthcare. >> it's not going to win a primary. >> thank you both, very much. >> that debate she

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at this hour, ted cruz getting ready for his final campaign event of the day. cruz and trump both on the trail in full force. after slamming each other at rallies all weekend. they did a complete 180 today. >> i like donald trump. i respect donald trump. if he or anyone else wants to engage in a battle of insults he's welcome to do so. i don't intend to respond. >> as for trump he also went cold turkey on hitting cruz. dana bash is out front with the trump campaign in concord new

hampshire, tonight. >> here's a quiz are you ready? who is going to pay for the wall? >> reporter: a classic donald trump speech in concord, new hampshire, with the notable exception. no mention of ted cruz. glaringly absent considering how hard trump has been going after cruz lately. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. >> reporter: now trump is getting blowback from conservatives who are influential with gop voters. like sean hannity. >> in the case of trump, you know, why are you going after ted cruz when ted cruz is loved by the same group of people that you're trying to go after? outsiders. >> reporter: another conservative talk radio voice, mark levin went even further, warning trump to cut the crap with his attacks against cruz or he will lose lots of conservatives as supporters. it was one thing when trump went

after lindsey graham. >> you know what that is zero. zero! >> reporter: or the ultimate establishment republican, jeb bush. >> so you have a governor who has got very low energy, named bush. >> reporter: some say attacking ted cruz trusted by conservatives for picking fights with washington could backfire. >> they're going after a nasty business. he's got to worry it's going to create more negatives within his own support base. rather than turn people off to cruz. >> reporter: when trump targeted cruz at a south carolina tea party convention, the crowd booed. >> you give a campaign contribution to ted cruz, you get whatever the hell you want. okay? whatever you want. right? >> reporter: cruz also campaigning in new hampshire, fought back against the trump twitter tirade this weekend. but reminding voters of trump's liberal past. >> ronald reagan did not spend the first 60 years of his life

supporting democratic politicians advocating for big government politics. >> reporter: to be sure, several other candidates have tried and failed to take trump down by questioning his conservative credentials. it's unclear if cruz will have more sway. a top cruz aid insists to me tonight that they are getting more support from voters, from others because of the fact that donald trump has been going after ted cruz. because as you heard, in the piece they do have similar voter base. and now, one thing that ted cruz has said to me several times during interviews over the past several years is that there is an inverse relationship between how people are viewed in washington and how people are viewed in the outside world. to cruz, the outside world is the conservative base he's doing well with. the same group of people donald trump would need if he wants to be certainly win in iowa even here in new hampshire and go on

to win the nomination. >> thank you very much. live as we said with the trump campaign in new hampshire. out front now, the spokesperson for donald trump's campaign katrina pearson and bob vanterplats. we heard boos when trump attacked cruz at the south carolina tea party coalition convention. they did not like that attack. you heard rush limbaugh saying donald trump, not a good idea. another one saying you could lose votes if you keep attacking cruz. is trump nervous? is that why he went silent on cruz today? >> no. the boos you heard in the room were from cruz supporters. at the end you'll see cheers. look, this is the thing, they're talking about the same voter base. it's their same audience. that's one of the reasons why they haven't gone after mr. trump so hard as well. the reason why donald trump wasn't attacking ted cruz today is because ted cruz wasn't

attacking donald trump. mr. cruz was attacking ted cruz over the weekend in the mead. there is no way someone's going to go out there and attack donald trump and him just sit there and take it. it's not going to happen. >> so, all right, bob, she's making the argument that trump is counterpunching. ted cruz took a different attack. he said he likes donald trump, he's not going to respond to his attacks. but, he already in front of the entire nation in the debate last week slammed him for new york values. which he said included materialism, money and the media. can he go back to saying he likes donald trump? he pretty clearly said he didn't. >> ted cruz has risen to this position in the polls by uniting conservatives. he's staying on a positive message. saying washington needs real change, real leadership. competent leadership in order to get that done. so i don't think you'll see him intentionally attacking donald trump at all. i think at the end of the day, we're all on the same team. regarding the new york city values, ted cruz didn't bring that up, donald trump brought

that up in his interview with tim russert. he made a distinction between new york city values and people in iowa. people in iowa pay attention to that. ted cruz is focused on uniting conservatives. that's bhawhat he does. >> ted cruz did respond to something donald trump said about ted cruz. i wanted to play this, because i think everyone needs to hear your answer to this. here is ted cruz. >> you know, i think in terms of a commander in chief, we ought to have someone who isn't springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls. >> now, katrina, your candidate tweets a lot about everything. ted cruz turned that into a big negative. does that worry you? >> no, not at all. considering it's pretty popular among people and it's how we engage younger voters. mr. trump has a lot of millennial supporters. there's a bigger is issue at hand here.

you know, i know that the cruz campaign wants to make everyone think that donald trump is afraid or scared. the facts are, erin, you know mr. trump has always been vocal when someone attacks him. mr. trump did not engage the eligibility issue until the cruz campaign engaged him. where? on twitter, erin. of course, this is no concern for the trump campaign. >> before we go, bob, you just heard donald trump say ted cruz is nasty. let me play that full sound bite again quickly. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. >> senators obviously, bob have called him whacko bird, his harvard professor said he was unpopular and confrontation. does he have a point? >> donald trump likes ted cruz. donald trump has told me to my face that he likes ted cruz. the only reason he's fighting with ted cruz is because where ted cruz is at in the polls. what ted cruz needs to do is stay on message keep uniting

conservatives. two weeks from tonight when the first poll will happen in iowa. the winner will be the one who is stay on message, cast a vision and demonstrate an ability to take on washington. that's ted cruz. >> thank you both very much. out front next, an american journalist is freed after 500 days in an iranian prison. we have details about his capacity. our report on a vegas billionaire who is about to make a major impact on the presidential race. accident three years ago.a d the medical bills - the credit card debt all piled up. i knew i had to get serious my credit. so i signed up for experian. they have real, live credit experts i can talk to. they helped educate me on how debt affected my fico score. so i could finally start managing my credit. now my credit and i - are both healing nicely. get serious about your credit. get experian. go to experian.com and start your credit tracker trial membership today.

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tonight we're hearin for the first time what life inside an iranian prison was like for washington post reporter jason rezaian. he spent 545 days in capacity. his release part of a prisoner swap. phil black is in germany where rezaian and two other prisoners are tonight. phil, these americans obviously went through some horrific things. how are they doing tonight? >> reporter: well, today, erin, two of them we know have experienced a very emotional

day. experienced reunions that people involved in their cases have dreamed about and fought for. first, heck moty was free happy and in the arms of his family for the first time since he was detained in iran back in 2011. we have a photo or photos from that moment. you should be able to see him. second from the right in a black tee shirt. and jason rezaian you mentioned there as well today. he was allowed to meet not just with his wife and mother, who also flew with him from iran. but also his brother, who has been one of his greatest champions fighting for his freedom during his entire ordeal. now, the fact that these reunions are taking place is really a very good sign. these people have been brought here to this facility in germany, which specializes in trauma cases. not just to be assessed physically, but emotionally as well. they're only allowed to meet with their loved ones once doctors believe, have assessed and come to the conclusion that they are ready for this.

jason rezaian, the journalist didn't just meet with his family. he also met with some management from "the washington post" and told them he is feeling good physically. he wants to take some time to process all of this. and for these people who have been through so much this is now the next step, really. the next long careful process of coming to terms with all they have experienced. recovering, reintegrating and coming to terms with all that has been taken from them. especially such a large portion of their lives. erin. all right, phil, thank you very much. jason rezaian's brother ali has been fighting for his release. it was for 545 days he was fighting. he joins me in germany where he was reunited with his brother, jason. thank you for being with me tonight. your brother has been in the hospital. you have had a chance to see him after fighting so hard for his release. what was that like? >> you know, it was really great to be able to see jason. brought the whole family together, my mom is here, my

sister-in-law is here. we were able to sit down, have dinner in the fisher house, which is here on the base. and spend a few hours together before he want back to the hospital for the evening. >> how is he doing? >> you know, i think he's really in good spirits. you know, he's same old jason. you know, there is a lot for him to work through. i think it's been a really tough time. he's the same guy. loved cracking jokes, funny engaging, and, you know, tells great stories. it was great to see him. spend some time with him. >> i can only imagine how emotional it was and how hard it was to hear some of what he had to say. i mean, what was his life like in prison, did he tell you? >> you know, i think that's something we'll talk about over time. we didn't spend a lot of time fixating on that. we talked about people, events, friends, talked about the fact that he had been prevented from knowing what's going on in the world for the past 18 months. he was really isolated.

but, you know, there is things i think are subjects he doesn't want to talk about now. ithink he needs to work through those. that's where there's specialists here to help him out. you know, i think we'll hear about all that when the time is rght. >> how much did you know about the negotiations over the past, you know, 14 months? did you know that the united states was negotiating for his release? did they wait until just here in the final hours before they told you? >> i think i would say it was a hybrid. i was aware that were taking with the iranians. separately from the negotiations, for some period of time, but i didn't have those details. i didn't know what was going on there. what the specifics were. over the course of the last few weeks we have gotten rumors and information from a variety of different sources, both in the u.s. as well as from within iran several different sources within iran. made us feel like things were moving along. you know, they had told jason that he would be released soon.

but they had told him that before. so, you know, we really didn't believe it until it happened. >> did he ever know fully what he said he did wrong? >> you know, he knew the charges that were against him. and, you know, he knew they were claiming were the evidence against him. he was aware of that and he was aware that it was all bogus. but, you know, he was also seeing reports in the media that were saying things about him as well over there in iran. they were saying that he -- you know, was a spy and things like that on tv. and that really was very scary i think. >> is he physically seem as strong as he was before? do you think he's going to need more time to recover before he comes home to the united states? >> i think we'll be here for a while. the folks here are really professionals. they have a process that's designed to help bring people home when they've been through traumatic experiences. and so i think we'll be here a few more days. and then try and make our way

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and just purchased the lose review journal. >> it's great in politics and business. he's the guy most sought after by republicans running for office. >> reporter: forbes estimates adelson is worth $22 billion and he uses his massive wealth to influence the republican party. in 2004, he put some $250,000 behind george w. bush. by 2012, he and his wife were giving $20 million to help newt gingrich take the presidency but adleson switched to mitt romney throwing $30 million into his pot. by 2012 he may have spent close to $100 million on political issues and politics, but he still couldn't ensure a presidential winner. so far, adelson is silent who he will back in this presidential election but nearly all of the top gop contender haves flown to

vegas to meet with him. last month his casino hosted a cnn gop debate and he met privately with donald trump. >> a lot of these candidates have come to nevada for various reasons and most have gone to kiss shows in adelson's ring. >> i think right now he would like to see marco rubio do well but he's not going to invest serious money until the voting begins. >> reporter: he wants a republican that can share his love of israel. >> ted cruz is a favorite of the adelson family. it's his number one issue by far. there is no number two. there is israel and everything else. so he likes where cruz is on israel but concerned i think as many republicans are about cruz' viability in a general election. >> reporter: now we reached out to sheldon adelson to see if he was ready to reveal who he backs.

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bernie sanders had a lot to say at last night's debate but the most popular moment is when he didn't say anything at all. here is jeanne moos. >> reporter: you can't deny it, bernie. >> to get the affordable care act passed. >> reporter: your reactions to hillary were written all over your face in your head shaking, in your smile as politco put it, he was making face. he made the one that vent viral when hillary accused him of dissing, variously descried as the evil eye, side eye, the stink eye. >> i see this guy at the pizza box is giving me the stink eye. >> reporter: someone tweeted sanders is like your grandma that yells and makes funny faces at the dinner table. at one point he exhaled like a horse. >> he voted for what we call the charleston loophole. >> reporter: blow back to the

infamous al gore sigh. >> that's what a governor gets to do. there is differences. >> reporter: but you know who sanders faces reminded people of? bernie, you're probably not going to like this. bernie sanders is channelling his inner donald trump with those faces tweeted one progressive. >> he gets his foreign policy experience from the shows. >> reporter: though, the donald is more dismissive and more explosive. >> but he's a chaos candidate. >> reporter: the die-hard capitalist in the democratic socialist share the wealth when it comes to facial expresses. but when cnn fact checked what hillary was saying when bernie made those faces, it turned out what hillary was saying was mostly true. >> he voted to let guns go on amtrak. >> reporter: the fact checking didn't stop hillary detractors from enjoying the sweet smell of stink eye. exactly, bernie, we feel the

same way. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> be sure to set your dvr to record "outfront." "ac 360" beginning right now. good evening, thanks very much for joining us. the breaking news tonight is sad. a founding member of the one of the most popular acts of music tonight as died. glen fry, co-writer for the eagles was just 67 years ocholdd quite simply a rock star. glen fry and don henley wrote and performed songs that defined how the rest of the country saw southern california from tequila sunrise to palm trees on the double album hotel california that went platinum 16 times over, according to "billboard magazine." just about everyone i grew up with has a copy or has their collection of greatest hits, which is america's best selling album of the entire 20th