because they combine resources and personnel and strategies. we are certainly not going to defeat them if they coordinate activities. charles: thank you very much. we appreciate you watching. if you can't catch the show, dvr it. lou dobbs next. lou: good evening, everybody. trump is putting more distance between himself and the rest of the republican field. the new poll shows trump with 34 percent support among iowa caucus goers. trump turning his iowa numbers completely around over the past two weeks, just two weeks ago crews had a five-point lead over trump. his pledge. this morning trump hammered home the message in a

facebook video. >> i am self funding my campaign. i don't know anyone anything. they are really trying to stop me. everyone knows it. everyone sees it. lou: trump denied holding a campaign event in farmington, new hampshire. set to take the stage within the hour. and he will talk about whether trump as the ground game to convert polling support and to voters in the caucuses. also tonight bad news for hillary clinton. just-released fox news poll showing clinton's lead has shrunk to the smallest margin yet. president obama trying to undercut sanders surge. listen to the president taking a less than veiled shot.

>> been in the public eye for a long time, a culture in which new is always better. you know, you are always looking at the bright, shiny object the people have not seen before. i -- lou: pulitzer prize-winning new york post journalist michael goodwin just seven days to gallons of voters deliver the 1st official verdict of the race for the white house. donald trump and senator ted crews are in a furious fight for 1st place. the rest of the republican field vying for a distant 3rd. carl cameron with our

report. >> after an appearance with but not endorsement from iowa's junior senator marco rubio opened the new line of attack for representing a chinese company. the company hired him to appeal the $26 million judgment for stealing intellectual property from florida entrepreneur designed inexpensive way to make custom tires for mining equipment. >> it is another example of them saying one thing and doing something different. china is dealing american secrets. >> he responded. >> this is an attack, there were millions of dollars spent when i ran for senate. did not work then command i would suggest that if other candidates are going up direction that they are frustrated by the dynamic that is playing out.

>> donald trump says he is a dealmakera dealmaker who can bring people together despite mounting opposition. >> the media, the special interest, the lobbyists, the donors. i am self funding my campaign. i don't owe anyone anything. >> suggesting cracks in the establishment opposition to cast his popularity in bulletproof terms. >> i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody and i would not lose any votes. >> what does trump think? >> how stupid are the people of iowa. >> donald trump new york values, not ours. >> a little bit different. >> with the 1st caucus, it is time for ted crews to settle his problem with the fact that he was born in canada or get out of the

race. crews was endorsed. knew polls show trump leading. in both states more than 30 percent of republicans say they could change their mind. through the invisible be tough. what he is hoping for is one of them folders so that he can move on. lou: thank you. on the democratic side new fox news polls out showing senator bernie sanders within striking distance of hillary clinton and iowa. it looks like she does not stand a chance of winning in new hampshire. >> democratic socialist senator bernie sanders continues to soar in part because of a huge advantage. >> you guys ready to make a

political revolution? >> sanders has a 22-point lead in new hampshire. here in iowa the lead is been cut to six points. >> we need somebody in the oval office prepared to deal with whatever the problems are. >> except in both iowa and new hampshire democratic voters say experience and electability are at the lower end. a problem for clinton because of new details fox has learned about her handling of classified information which comes from former state department official wendy sherman. >> now we have blackberries, and it has changed the way diplomacy is done. things appear in your blackberries that would never be on unclassified system. you're out traveling, trying to negotiate.

>> exclusively obtained a video where she boasted about how clinton and her aides sent sensitive information on unclassified systems. sherman cited the example of the visit to the united nations general assembly of the then secretary of state met with lady ashton and conducted delicate mideast piece negotiations. >> they sat there with their blackberries transferring language back and forth between them and their aides to multitask in quite a new fashion to have the meeting and at the same time be working. >> fox check the email dumps, and top aide jake sullivan forwarded an e-mail chain to clinton that included notes on the statement what's the state department had deemed to be classified and officials redacted details from the public.

per guidelines documents involving foreign relations activities including confidential sources is considered classified when created. remember on friday releasing the net -- the next batch until well after iowa and new hampshire. lou: thank you very much. iranian president is in italy tonight on the 1st leg of his historic trip to europe. the four-day visit to italy and france comes a week after the implementation of president obama's nuclear deal. officials in rome say they

expect to sign business deals with up to 18 billion. tomorrow he meets with pope francis. the tsa under fire after international passengers were able to exit one of the nation's busiest airports without clearing customs or immigration. passengers last monday were able to exit the without showing identification are having bags checked. officials later asked the passengers to return to the airport and complete the customs and immigration process. there is no indication any of the passengers were so moved. this is the 2nd such security lapse. we are coming right back with much more. donald trump bolts to the

top just a week before the state caucuses. >> my people are so smart. i have the most loyal people. teesix trying to win last-minute support. >> on the only guy taking him on. >> michael bloomberg. answers next. and what happens? a viral video. we will show you right after these messages. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪

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>> thank you. >> that is sosa saint. >> ithe could run right now for prime minister of canada. >> how do you -- you have a constitution. very talented lawyer. he comes out in says is totally untested law and the others come out and say it's not untested. you can do that. john mccain was born in the military base.

in the case of ted crews you have to go to court and get a declaratory judgment or do something. illinois -- lou: senator ted crews taking us all on a bit of a history of the family. he finds this work or he would not do it. i have to say, the man the man schedule is something to watch. there is a guy that wants to be president. he has been campaigning relentlessly. the man is not as he is accused of his being. joining me tonight, high-energy folks the new

york post michael goodwin. >> let's start with mr. trump. >> his his indictment for more serious to gone to harvard than two been born in canada. i was watching him. have been around a lot of presidential campaigns. >> the happy warrior. it is catching fire. think in terms of when we started this process and i was a cynical as anyone else. lou: i wasn't going to bring that up.

it is madethese made a lot of converts across the country. the establishment has now accepted the inevitability. and there is always a segment. lou: that is almost is concerning is there wholesale assault on him. >> michael. >> well, the establishment, one of the things about any kind of establishment, and what you usually find as we are seeing is it is hollow. they much there. that is what the establishment does not have a candidate he really likes or that it can back and sell. that is an effect why trump has been able to do this. utterly postures.

i would argue whether a 3rd of those were conservative. and attack trump. what is that? have you ever seen an attack like that work on anyone? >> the national review's establishment part. >> the conservative establishment. there is a certain amount of self-interest involved. lou: to the extent that they wanted to lose subscribers? that has been the result. >> i don't know about that. they want to protect their ability. lou: they wanted to find their brand. well, that is pretty tony stuff, even by the american standards of 2016. >> certainly the founder would like to. i think he would --

>> he would have great enjoyment all through the show, i think. he could perform as well. the reality here is the most telling point, we have to floridians, senator and a former governor running on their record. jeb bush, two-term gov., gov.,bush, two-term governor come all the things he did getting 4 percent. lou: i look at this and ii look at bloomberg making noises like he wants to run and i am scratching my head. spending millions trying to strip the second amendment from the constitution, a man spending millions on the wrong side of so many issues that matter most to conservatives and republicans in particular the moderate democrats and republicans. how could you think of such a thing? >> it is vanity. he has wanted to run for

three different cycles now. he never has. seventy-three73 years old, presume this to be his last opportunity. >> that will be the only reason. i don't think there is any realistic chance in the world that he could win the electoral college is an independent. lou: or a compadre and great friend. he knows where these go and how they are built. you have written about it. we are talking about a terrific article,a terrific article, but you don't think there is a chance in hell. >> he could not win in the state of new york. he barely won reelection when he pushed aside the rules and ran for a 3rd term. lou: to this day he regrets the day that he ran that 3rd term.

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lou: a few thoughts on our lame duck president, who struggling with the reality that his time in office is coming to a close in less than a year, mr. obama described 2008 iowa caucuses as most satisfying political period of his career. the president for first time, loudly praising hillary clinton as smart, as and tough. he was dismissive of senator bernie sanders. >> she has been in the public eye for a long time. in a culture in which new is always better. >> right. >> and you are always looking at the bright shiny object that people don't have not

seen before, that is a disadvantage to her. lou: i am sure she has experienced before, it takes one to know one. white house officials had said that mr. obama will not be endorsing a candidate in the primaries. he has had a change of heart, has kno know he? and for republican file, president slammed the vision expressed by the candidates of the republican party as quote, unrecognizable. >> our body politic has become more pol polarized, language and spirit has become near. this is an expression of frustration, anger that folks like trump and to some degree cruz are exploiting. lou: exploiting. the frustration, and anger

real as he points out. mr. president americans are angry and frustrated, in my opinion, this is a direct result of your leadership, which is devicive, and policies that are conflict. and your refusal to work with congress. and your penchant, passionate penchant for authoritarian fiat. you are right. you mr. president can take some degree of credit for mr. trump's domination in the polls in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, florida -- well nationally. and president obama with his lack of self awareness, and any sense of irony told cbs that office of president should be quote -- continually

renewed by new energy, new ideas ask new insights, millions of americans agree, cannot wait for such a leader to take up the office, less than a year now, 360 days. to wait. >> quote of the evening from president himself. on waiting, waiting for change. change will not come in we wait for some other person or some other time. we are the ones we've been waiting for. we are the change that we seek . that is deep. but moving. we're coming right back. >> a new warning the islamic state set to carry out major terrorist attack, general jack keane on that and fore next. mo.

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>> all part of their strategy, they have a global strategy, they write it down for us to see, they have mapped it for us, they expanded out of iraq and syria to 9 affiliates, they are developing a worldwide following, with true believers who are willing to kill fellow citizens, this is the most successful terrorist organization in modern history. lou: as we mark that, do we have a -- are we confident of the size of the islamic state? >> it is debated quite a bit, in terp of actual organization of fighters who are operating in and around iraq and syria there is a consensus to 30 to 40,000, and recruiting.

lou: what do you make of, what seems to be, to be a cycle of tension on the islamic state and it recedes from u.s., and president's -- his dashboard, it may remain. but no one else's it seems. then russia, putin involved in similar cycles, asserting military power against the islamic state, then withdrawing. what are we watching here? >> putin has been clever putting the airbase in middle east and syria, he has gain a foot hole, he has accomplished that. now, he wants to identify some activity against isis. this is also to give him further leverage in the middle east.

we wants to build nuclear plants for most of them, he is stepping in to a va vacuum that we created. united states has always been most influential country outside of region in middle east, and putin is stepping in to pick that ball up. lou: at same time, the military competition is ratcheting hire. china is moving in to tehran, trying to build a tight alliance with the ayatollah and, iranian government to a new level, i don't know that it supper seized that of -- supercedes that of effort of vladimir putin, it appears to be every bit as ener i energetic as his efforts. >> that will continue, as we

have noted iranians have a $100 billion to spend on a conservative side. that is why we see president going to france with a shopping list, and money to spend. lou: as you said, quite a shopping list. i hope at least the president of airbus sends president obama a thank you note, as you know, rouhani and the iranian government announce purchase of 114 airbus jetliners today, great to have you with us. a comment, an elegant look, the capital city blizzard wardrobe, fetching. >> this is dc shut down wardrobe. lou: looks great. >> take care. lou: shocking video, captures moment a toddler does the

unthinkable, police in newport, oregon, releasing dashcam footage. of -- imagine a two-year-old boy running down, a two-year-old boy, running down the busy highway. law enforcement officials say that child slipped out through an open door at a nearby community center, and ran straight for the highway, luckily for him, deputy jeremy spotted the tot and returned him to his parents, neither parent will face charges. and the police officer faces our thanks, and i hope gets away -- a commentdation. lou: red bull shooting this video of 8 different forms of flight that converge over moab, utah. dare devils in high-speed

chair chutes, wing -- chair chutes parachutes and wing shutes, and speed, and a helicopter, talk about confidence and guts. this took 6 months to plan and execute. amazing. terrific stuff. >> up next, endorsement roll in for republicans. do they make a difference? one bit in we'll find out. a professional skier survives who was likely the worst day her life, this is not good, this is not good. we will have the video though, and it is great, stay with us, that is coming right up.

lou: donald trump weighing in on report that former new york mayor bloomberg might launch an independent bid for white house, sharing his thoughts about that with our colleague maria bartiromo. >> i would love to have him in, i think i would beat him, easily. bloomberg never covers me well. of everyone that covers me, bloomberg is the worst, i have always suspected this. because, i get the worst most

unfair stories out of bloomberg, i would let him know about it, i hope he gets into the race. lou: you can catch more of the interview with donald, tomorrowa mornings with maria. everyone on that show, first name, donald, maria. watch, and watch tonight on fox business network. new ed side of "strange inheritance" with jamie colby, they start 9:00 eastern, one hour after we wrap up here. lou: joining us now. fred barnes, great to have you here. attorney -- ebony williams, great to have you here. >> good to see you. lou: start with bloomberg, a great idea. >> to me this an indictment of hillary clinton, i think that bloomberg is looking at the left saying there so much dissatisfaction on the left, bernie sanders, a self proclaimed soar social sift is

not far behind, i'm not mad at it. lou: and fred an attack on her candidacy? >> i don't know about that. lou: maybe. >> bloomberg thinks he could win this time, if he spend a billion, which i but the he doesn't. he said he would put that much up he could win, he would take most votes from democrats, he is not a conservative, he is liberal on most things, that is where his vote would come from. no wonder trump hopes that bloomberg runs, i bet he doesn't. lou: yeah, i will not take that bet, how about you? >> i would not take it either. i think that he does run, i don't know if he runs with the real thought of winning the general. but to further his profile -- i think he does a statement run, he can afford a statement run. lou: he can afford to run

commercials about him all of all day long. >> a nice problem. lou: we don't need one more candidate. you know. >> i don't know, respectfully, left fields like they have no choice, you can say a lot of things about republican feel at one time, 17 different voices in a chorus of different ways -- to interpret conservatism. lou: what -- >> one thing that is clear about bloomberg, if hillary clinton were doing well, if they were going to be a coronation as we heard would happen. not long ago. of hillary clinton as nominee, bloomberg would not think about running. >> we would not have this conversation. >> her collapse has his thinking about running. >> she created this opportunity for him, he sees, that so much so, she is being

rejected a self proclaim socialist like bernie sanders is give her stiff competition? i think many on left field relief, give us something. something other than hillary clinton. lou: how about donald trump? > does he have cross over appeal. >> he does, 20% of his supporters of democrats, i do not know there were that many sort of democrats left. i think reagan got them all. but nope they are there and that is why -- that is why i think republicans need donald trump. they need those voters. to come, i don't know they need trump to be their nominee, i would have a hard time in a general. but they need him to bring the people in to the party, and help them win the general. lou: i have been dying to ask you this question. your colleague, bill crystal, at thought of donald trump. you just watched some people

say is a su sue suicidal edition. the review. going after trump. what do you make of such a strategy, and is there a opening the hearts and minds of conservatives in the country as trump moves forward now? >> well, not in a lot of cases . but i think republicans need trump as i said. first place they need him, i am people talk about in new hampshire, they say we don't know who the trump people are, we never talk to anyone for trump, and yet polls are consistent since july, he has been in first place. nationally, and so many states. lou: those folks last time, that happened, it is -- at the

events. >> he is talking about closet trump supporters, there are so many people that support him, they don't want the stigma of being a trump maniac they will show up. lou: there will be a moment where there is a tipping point. that where people go from not wanting to talk about trump to you know, full on discussion. or not. we'll see. >> he is the most stable person in the race. he has been in first place since july, people talk about volatility in this campaign. on republican side, there has not been much volatility at the top. lou: it is really, extraordinary. so, there is going to be an opening of hearts and minds you think from nation's capital through national media? >> of necessity. >> well sometimes that is most effective motivation. >> indeed. lou: thank you, fred, thank

you, ebony. >> thank you. lou: it was a long way down from top for this professional skier. angel collision cher name. fell more than 1,000 feet down the side of a mountain in alaska, if my last name were collision i would not ski, she said an icy patch of snow was responsible for this never ending tumble. look at this. i mean, you are talking a thousand feet. she walked away, no kidding unscathed. maybe a bruise or two. but fine. terrific. unbelievable. incredible. it is just insane. her name amy collision. she did not collide with one of those rocks either. maybe that is a good name for her. >> up next, chris rock's publicist shoots down reports

that he is rewrite his oscar monologue to address the lack of racial diverse n i didty in -- diversity in hollywood, we take that up, coming up next. you know, we'll see what they think about chris rock. i think he is funny as all get out, we're coming right back, stay with us. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology,

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lou: let me just say first of all. chris rock is going to be at the academy award and he will have a little fun with talk of the boycott. >> chris rock has never been one to shy way from controversy or shy way from criticizing black people and white people and all people. he will be full of zingers and an entertaining monologue. he will tune in to hear what he has to say. lou: do you think this will make me reconsider their initial attitude? >> it hasn't taken hold.

it hasn't been effective. when you push something like this out, you want it to be successful. the fact is the masses of african-americans, we are not a monolith i can group have not -- monolithic group, we have not supported this. why haven't they got nominations. and a lot of it i think is a lot of power and being gatekeeper in this industry. >> maybe the rolls weren't necessarily there. that has to do more with the infrastructure in hollywood and studio executives. lou: they are about 10 years behind the rest of society. they are scared to death to talk about the issue and the facts of the case. >> let's look at sammy davis junior and sydney portier, and people willing to lose something

for the idea of civil rights. this is not that situation. you can't just do a tweet or youtube video after having a conversation with your husband and launch a mass boycott and expect african-americans across the country are going to support it. lou: i love what chris rock tweeted. the oscars. the white b.e.t. award. you have got to love that. >> he's trying to speak into that conversation that was started by stacey dash and her comments. the segregation versus integration idea. we should have a constructive dialogue about it. not just accusing people. lou: people who make millions a

year having the artistic freedom. white people do win b.e.t. award. so you need to be right about it. lou: i'll have her kick your tail. thanks for being with us tonight. kennedy: welcome to one heck of a week. one week before iowa. i'm watching a nutty elect get an infusion of cashews as a new status billionaire thinks he has the brand of kool-aid you need. michael bloomberg is itching to bring his rash oppression into a race that doesn't need his mothering. he want to be the $40 million spoiler. >> the way i rd