time ago. the quake's epicenter was in the pacific ocean about 105 miles southeast of is an salvador. the u.s. geological survey has measured depth at almost 44. local reports report the quake was felt throughout central america, but there are no immediate reports of damages or injuries. and there are states of emergency in several communities across the midwest and south at this hour in the united states. it's the result of a major storm system that spawned multiple tornadoes on monday. at least two people were killed. the storm toppled trees and power lines, and overturned trucks. thousands of homes and businesses are without power. that's a look at news. i'm kelly wright. "hannity" start news. tonight, another case of ebola in america. >> but at some point, there was a breach in protocol, and that breach in protocol resulted in this infection. >> new fears that the deadly

virus could go airborne. dr. benjamin carson is here tonight with reaction. texas democratic gubernatorial candidate wendy davis attacks her disabled opponent in one of the most outrageous political attack ads ever. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and got millions. >> greg abbott is here tonight to respond in a "hannity" exclusive. arrogance on display. >> are you reassessing the strategy or no? >> no, chuck. this is very early days of the strategy. >> we'll explain why barack obama will be remembered as the president who lost iraq. all that plus another installment of the question of the day. "hannity" starts right here, right now. welcome to "hannity." tonight new fears about ebola in america and new questions about whether it will be contained. now heightened concerns come after it was announced yesterday that a dallas nurse who had direct contact with thomas eric duncan, that's a first patient to be diagnosed with the virus in america, contracted ebola herself. now this marks the first time

the disease was transferred from one person to the next in this country. and it raises serious questions about how it was spread. cdc director tom frieden addressed reporters earlier today and cleared up previous comments he made about the nurse and a protocol breach being her fault. take a look. >> this one individual was infected and we don't know how within the isolation unit then it is possible other individuals could have been infected as well. i want to clarify something i said yesterday. i spoke about a breach in protocol. and that's what we speak about in public health when we're talking what needs to happen. and our focus is to say would this protocol have prevented the infection? and we believe it would have. but some interpreted that as finding fault with the hospital or the health care worker. and i'm sorry if that was the impression given. that was certainly not my intention. >> meanwhile a doctor and

proffer at purdue university has been studying the disease since 2003. he is now sounding the alarm about an even worse case scenario regarding ebola in this country. take a listen. >> there are two basic points. the first is that a very closely related virus called ebola restin is known to spread between animals by an airborne -- that's what all evidence suggests. the second point is the result of our own research that shows that ebola zaire enters human lung cells from the airway side. so it has the inherent capacity to enter the lung from the airway. >> while americans all across the country sit and worry about ebola affecting their families, president obama marked a major milestone this weekend. you got it, his 200th round of golf since entering the white house. congratulations, mr. president, you've shown us once again just how misplaced your priorities really are. here with reaction, all of this and more, the author of "one

vote, make your voice heard," dr. language carson. dr. carson, we were first told by the president that it's unlikely it would come here. it's here. that we would have any type of problem with it here. i would argue that nurse in dallas would disagree. we were told you need to come in to direct contact with bodily fluids. then it was three feet. now we're hearing it can be alive in semen for as long as 70 or 80 days. why the confusion? >> because we're not acting logically. that's the real problem. as i've said many weeks ago, allowing this into our country no matter how good our protocols are, going to be a problem. because there will be breaches. there will be errors made. so the real thing that needs to be done is recognize that this is something that is extremely deadly, extremely serious. and we need to be directing a lot of attention to eradicating it at the epicenter in west africa where it is.

you know, this is sort of like you live in an apartment building and there's a fire down on the first floor and you live on the 19th floor and you say, well, i'm just going to make sure i got a good alarm and i'm going to get some fire extinguishers rather than go down to the first floor and put the fire out. we need to put the fire out there because if we don't it's going to be a much bigger problem than it is now. >> when the cdc director talked about the protocol breach, he doesn't know that for certain. but yet he made that statement. and a lot of people pushed back on it. what was your reaction hearing that? >> well, i mean, i knew what he was talking about. what he is assuming is that we understand this virus perfectly and that we put together a perfect plan to keep it from spreading. and i've said before the only problem with that is that there are human beings involved. so when you're talking about perfection, and you're talking about human beings, you're talking about two things that don't necessarily go together.

>> the president said on september 16th it's unlikely that someone with ebola will reach our shores. that turned out not to be true. he also said the odds of an ebola outbreak are extremely low. was he accurate on september 16th? or why do you think he made that statement not knowing exactly what would happen? >> well, you know, if we got into trying to analyze why he makes various statements that don't seem to be factually based, you know, we could talk for a long time. you know, obviously he wants things to work out well. he wants things not to reach our shore. he wants there not to be an epidemic. and of course we all want that. but, you know, we have to act in a responsible way. more than 20 other countries have seen fit to ban flights coming from the infected regions. that only makes sense. and it doesn't mean they're going to be banned forever. and it doesn't mean that we can't send people in there

particularly on military flights back and forth. >> you know, late this afternoon the new york daily news reported on their website two people with symptoms similar to ebola were taken by fire department ambulances to bellevue hospital in new york. we don't have any further update this hour about that. i want to ask you, do you think it's possible -- someone explained to me that once it impacts the organs, which is what this virus does, and it's vicious in its attack, that at some point the blood droplets could then become airborne. that's how it was explained to me by a doctor friend of mine. that at that point what the government has been saying about needing direct contact with bodily fluids is not exactly accurate. what are your thoughts on that considering we have the nurse in madrid and this nurse in dallas that contracted the disease? >> there's no question that viruses can mutate to a more virulent form and find easier ways of transmission. certainly if that were to occur

it would be a major disaster, not only here but throughout the world. we can hope and pray that that doesn't happen. but we should be thinking about worse case scenarios. and we need to be putting into place the kinds of mechanisms to deal with it before it happens. if we're going to bring people here, why don't we have a designated place where everybody is well-trained? because you can't expect all the doctors and nurses to be well-trained and all the protocols for ebola. it's just not going to happen. >> is the answer to you as simple as a travel ban and securing our borders? if you were president, and i'm going to ask you that question in a minute if you want to run for president, what would be the first two things you would do? those would be the first two things i would do. >> well, the travel ban makes imminent sense. but the other thing that i would have been doing is getting all the resources available to me from around the world and

heading to the place where the epicenter of the disease is and try to get it under control quickly there. because if it spreads throughout that region and beyond into other parts of africa and europe and into south and central america, can you imagine what's going to happen in this country? >> it's a pretty frightening scenario, i got to tell you. center for disease confusion was the headline on the drudge report today. pretty scary. dr. carson, you're going to be back with us later in the show tonight. we're going to ask you that question, are you running for president. we'll also go over some of the senate races and get your predictions. that's all coming up. plus -- >> the nih budget slashed by 46 million. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> there are outbreaks happening today. that we're not able to recognize, stop or prevent as effectively as we should be able to. >> up next, meet the woman behind that vicious ad which tries to blame the gop for the ebola crisis. and things getting very ugly tonight in texas. democratic gubernatorial wendy

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welcome back to "hannity." over the years we've seen those on left playing conservatives for all sorts of problems from dirty air and water to this made-up war on women.

so it's no surprise that with the midterms right around the corner, liberals are now even blaming the deadly ebola scare on republican spending cuts. watch this. >> washington actually can cut spending. >> the cdc says its discretionary funding has been cut by $585 million since 2010. >> cut less government. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> our budget has been flat since 2003. >> responding to an emerging infectious disease threat, this is particularly damaging. >> cut. >> cut. >> that was the left hook. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> the right cross was the sequestration. >> the nih saw its budget slashed by $446 million. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> there are outbreaks happening today that we're not able to recognize, stop or prevent as effectively as we should be able to. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> cut. >> make a cut.

>> republican cuts kill. here with reaction fox news contributor katie pavolic. and the woman behind that campaign. are you standing behind republican cuts kill? is that your statement? >> absolutely. not only have we cut a 60-second ad, we have about a 20-page research report together that details the cuts that republicans have called for over the years. >> how do you define a cut? for example, do you know how much nih spending went up in the bush years for example? do you know how much? >> i don't know how much it went up in the bush years. i know how much it's gone down since republicans took charge of the budget process. >> let he educate you. under president bush, it almost doubled. >> okay. >> do you think $18 trillion in debt and $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities is a threat to our childrens future? >> what i think, sean -- >> i asked you a question.

we have professionals -- >> i asked you a question. you don't want to answer? >> and how much money they need. >> all right. i understand you want the play politics. i'm going to ask you again. do you think $18 trillion in debt and $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities, do you think that's fair to push onto our children? >> i think that we want to make sure that our spending priorities are the right priorities. >> do you think that's fair for our children? do you think -- >> the cdc has harmed our ability to deal with the ebola virus. >> do you think we should have a balanced budget? >> not necessarily. >> oh, okay. katy, i want you to weigh-in here. look, it's kind of hard to say to really respond to this. republicans want dirty air and water, they want grandma to be thrown over the cliff. it's the same scare tactics. >> sean, do you deny that republicans have called for -- >> hold on. >> there are two people on this panel, erica. there are two people on this panel.

>> katy, do you -- >> i would really appreciate it -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> i haven't been able to get a question in. if you would hang on for a second. >> you're not the host of the show. sean, i'm waiting for my shot. >> let me throw it to katie pavolic. katy, i want you to respond. what is your reaction and how would you respond as somebody that supports some of these candidates that are being targeted with these scare tactics? >> i think the ad speaks for itself. i think it's absolutely ridiculous bottom barrel classless politics that erica's group has put forward before. it's the same group that put forward the despicable depiction of paul ryan pushing grandma off a cliff. this is what they do. they're so desperate that they're taking advantage of a crisis and a real tragedy. and they're willing to show dead africans in this ad to push a political agenda that is not based in fact, sean, you're absolutely right about the nih funding. and erica mentioned she's interested in priority spending. well, maybe the nih should stop spending money on drunken monkeys and researching whether fruit flies are attracted to

each other and maybe they could have more funding for the ebola research that you claim you want. >> i don't want to spend a lot of time worrying about drunk monkeys. what i do spend a lot of time worrying about -- >> the nih did. >> the nih comes forward and says that budget cuts have hampered our ability to deal with the ebola crisis. i want you to answer whether or not you think $13 million cut to the center for zooconic infectious diseases -- was an appropriate cut. do you think -- >> i'm happy to answer that. >> in africa, we could have stopped this at their border instead of letting it come into this country. >> let me answer your question. i think we have a travel ban and secure our borders. those are the things i would do and i'm sure you probably oppose them. and those are the things that mitch mcconnell supports, by the way, who you're targeting in this ad. i think it's reprehensible and you go out and scare vulnerable seniors and vulnerable americans that don't know the facts about ebola, and you're trying to convince them that republicans want them dead. let me finish.

paul ryan wants to throw granny over the cliff. now you're using ebola to play politics. i think it is the lowest form of political ad. you ought to be embarrassed. and on top of that you ought to share our desire to stop the immorality of robbing our children blind by stealing from their piggy banks. and you should support a balanced budget. we'll give katie the next word. >> you know, going back to the ad, the sequester is mentioned. if the cdc and nih are going to blame the ebola crisis or the health care crisis that we have on the sequester, then they can blame barack obama who suggested the sequester go into place. it is in place now. but the bottom line is that the sequester didn't do much to cut funding. again, not that the cdc doesn't have the funding they need from generous american taxpayers who are not only giving their money to africa to fight this disease -- >> ladies -- hang on a second. >> do you have any idea?

>> yes, i do, erica. yes, i do, erica. >> the leaders of the nih to tell me and what they need -- >> do they need funding for drunken monkeys? do you trust them when they say back to you? because i don't think that generous american taxpayers are willing to give their money to fight ebola in africa and here at home. they're not willing to give money to studies where their money is wasted repeatedly and to be offended and disrespected when it comes to that issue. >> last question, erica. eric car, whoa, whoa, whoa. whoa. erica, i have a question. will you support a travel ban from these ebola-ravaged countries, a. and would you support securing our border so that people can't come in here without coming in legally? do you support those two things? >> sean, i think that it's pathetic -- >> do you support those two things? >> -- have to institute -- >> do you support those two things. okay. you're not going to answer.

>> of course i don't think we should do that. >> thank you very much. >> it's because of cuts. >> you're bordering on absurd and silly. >> that barack obama put into place. >> that was obama's sequester. exactly. good point. you blame cuts, it's barack obama's cuts that you are talking about. >> so you're denying you wanted to cut cdc, nih, usaid? >> are you denying. >> we're going to leave it there. coming up next, tonight on "hannity". >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and got millions. since then he's spent his career working against other victims. >> left wing texas gubernatorial candidate wendy davis is taking a lot of heat for her extremely low blow ad against greg abbott. coming up next in an exclusive interview, he is here tonight to respond to that and more as "hannity" continues straight ahead. ight to respond to that and more as "hannity" continues straight ahead. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat?

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welcome back to "hannity." it has to be one of the most disgusting political attack ads of this election cycle. texas democratic gubernatorial candidate wendy davis who is badly trailing in this race, has released a new ad using a wheelchair to criticize her opponent, greg abbott, who is partially paralyzed. take a look. >> a tree fell on greg abbott, he sued and got millions. since then he's spent his career working against other victims. abbott argued a woman whose leg was amputated was not disabled because she had an artificial limb. he ruled against a rape victim who sued a corporation for failing to do a background check on a sexual predator. he sided with a hospital that failed to stop a dangerous surgeon who paralyzed patients. greg abbott, he's not for you. >> all right. even with outrage pouring in from both sides of the aisle at a press conference earlier today davis refused to denounce the ad. we reached out to ms. davis to come on the program, got no

answer. the invitation still stands. joining me now with reaction, a "hannity" exclusive interview is the texas attorney general republican gubernatorial candidate greg abbott is with us. probably one of the more shocking ads. what is your reaction to this, sir? >> well, sean, glad to be with you. listen, my reaction is if she wants to attack a guy in a wheelchair, that's her prerogative. as for me i'm running a different type of campaign. i'm running a campaign that's focused on solving the problems of texans. like securing the border, keeping texas number one for jobs, continue fighting against barack obama's epa that's crushing jobs in texas. so i will focus on the future of texas while my opponent continues to attack me. >> it seems to be a common theme though. if you look every election cycle there's usually some type of ad that portrays conservatives or republicans as racist. you saw it in the last segment that republicans are now being blamed for ebola. paul ryan wants to throw granny

over the cliff. this sexist war on women. et cetera that is brought up now every election cycle. is it desperation? does it need to be answered? do you want to address any of the issues brought up in that ad about the woman with the artificial limb or the rape victim or the doctor paralyzing people? >> well, sean, the irony of it is that all of those things are equally false because there's no one who has a stronger track record for protecting victims of rape than i do. i created an entire new unit at the office of attorney general where i have arrested more than 4,500 sex offenders and put them behind bars. so i had been fighting for texans. and i have focused my campaign on ensuring that the future of texas will be even better while my opponent does nothing more than lodge attacks at me. >> and you -- for those that

don't know, you are in a wheelchair. >> i'm in a wheelchair -- >> go ahead. >> yeah. what happened is i was out jogging and a big tree crashed down on me, fractured my vertebrae leaving me paralyzed. but it was after that that i went on to become a supreme court justice and texas attorney general. and i got to tell you, sean, this is a source of great inspiration for so many people across texas because they see a person like myself can face challenges and rise above those challenges. that is what i stand for and fight for for our fellow texans. >> you know, you would think even some democrats now have been critical of ms. davis and her comments. and she had an opportunity to pull back on the ad and she decided to double down. here's what she did earlier today. >> this ad is about one thing and one thing only. it's about greg abbott's hypocrisy. greg abbott rightly sought justice for himself when he sued

a tree company and a homeowner. and he received a multi-million-dollar settlement in his suit. and ever since in his role as a public servant greg abbott has shown time and time again that he has worked to deny that same justice to others. >> you want to respond to that? >> well, sure. for one, it shows that her campaign is focused on one thing, and that is attacking me and addressing me. what texans really want, they want a governor who has a vision for their fellow texans and for a brighter future. and that's why i have focused on making texas an even better place by creating jobs, by solving our traffic problems, by securing our border. those are the things that texans want to have focused on. and that is exactly, sean, what i am doing. >> you know, it's very interesting, i think you're raising a good point here.

as republicans are now being accused of being responsible for ebola, a war on women, killing grandma or being racist, the one thing democrats don't seem to want to run on is their solutions to the many problems we have. but i will say that in the past these negative style ads tend to work. is it best to ignore it? is it best to -- did you sit with the campaign advisors and say how are we going to respond to this? >> well, as i've mentioned in the past, my opponent can attack a guy in a wheelchair if she wants to. i don't think it's going to sell real well. and so i'm going to stay focused on the future. you know, you mentioned the problems that a lot of americans are facing and the way that democrats are not running on addressing those, the reason is because one of the creators of those problems is the president who is in their party, barack obama. and most of what i'm running on is trying to solve the problems

he has created even here in texas. my opponent is having to run from barack obama. and all she can do is attack me. >> all right. we're going to watch the race closely. mr. attorney general, gubernatorial candidate, greg abbott, thank you for being with us. appreciate it. >> thank you, sean. coming up next, tonight right here on "hannity". >> right now are you reassessing the strategy or no? >> no, chuck. this is very early days of the strategy. the strategy's very clear. we'll do what we can from the air. >> despite reports the strategy to combat isis is failing miserably, the obama administration digs in their heels. we'll explain. and later 22 days until voters head to the polls. can republicans take back the senate? dr. benjamin carson, he'll be back with us with his political predictions. and is he running for president? that and big question of the day straight ahead. (trader vo) i search.

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welcome back to "hannity." isis fighters continue to gain ground in both the iraq and syria despite the ongoing u.s.-led air campaign against the militants. now, over the weekend a crucial iraqi training base was taken in the anbar province was taken over by isis, all while baghdad was rocked by a series of bombings that left over 30 people dead. now many military experts are speculating that baghdad could even be at the risk of falling into the hands of isis. now, despite all the dire reports, the obama administration wants you to know they're staying the course. they're not going to change strategy. take a look. >> right now are you reassessing the strategy or no? >> no, chuck, this is very early days of the strategy. the strategy is very clear. we'll do what we can from the air. we will support the iraqi security forces, the kurds, and ultimately over time, the moderate opposition in syria to be able to control territory and to take the fight to isil. we'll do our part from the air. and in many other respects in

terms of building up the capacity of the iraqis and the syrian opposition, the moderates. but we are not going to be in a ground war again in iraq. it's not what is required by the circumstances we face. >> it took america ten years to win the war in iraq. and in less than a year under the leadership of president obama it all went down the drain. here with reaction two fox news military analysts bill cowan and colonel david hunt are with us. good to see you. >> good to be here, sean. >> when you think about this, ten years it took. and ramallah, fallujah, tikrit, now they are in kobani. they're slaughtering the kurds. nato forces and the turks are literally watching a slaughter, not lifting a finger. and now baghdad potentially. what does it say about this president? >> well, we've got 44,000 -- 4,400 guys killed, 40,000-plus wounded. bill had a son served there, bill collins son served there in the marines. i think baghdad's about to fall. it's very, very close.

the problem you've got is if you want to stop this, 35,000 to 40,000 guys, that's u.s. soldiers have to go in. >> that's the updated map. all the territory that we fought -- not we, american military. 4,000 dead americans between afghanistan and iraq, 40,000 injured americans, blood, treasure, toil, sweat, tears and death for what? to give it all over to these guys? >> i'm telling you this. it's a terrible picture. however we got here you want to take it back. we're talking about 40,000 guys have got to go back. i said if. and right now congress has no stomach for it, as you know. not until the midterm elections. and the administration is not going to touch it. that's such a crap statement they're making 1,400 in iraq guys bill and i know. i don't know why that stuck, but it's a serious involvement to get it back. >> let me play, colonel cowen, let me play for you general

dempsey over the weekend revealing that isis nearly took over baghdad airport, number one. and number two, talking about kobani and the atrocities committed there. watch this. >> this is a case where you're not going to wait until they're climbing over the wall. they were within 20 or 25 kilometers where -- >> of baghdad airport. >> sure. and had they overrun the iraqi unit, it was a straight shot to the airport. we're not going to allow that to happen. we need that airport. whether there are still 5,000 people there or not is a matter of conjecture at this point. but i have no doubt that isil will conduct the same kind of horrific atrocities if they have the opportunity to do so. >> is there more the u.s. and the coalition could be doing? >> we do think there's more that the coalition could do inside of syria. >> colonel cowen, last week the administration said, oh, no, our military effort is not to

prevent isis from gaining territory in response to what's happening in kobani. then what's the purpose of it? >> good question, sean. it's hard to tell. one thing's for darn certain the path that we're on right now in terms of our military application is a path destined to defeat. and my heart goes out to all of the men and women who served over there. i made many trips to iraq during the war. i feel so bad for the families who lost their own sons and daughters over there. i feel bad for the iraqis who fought alongside of us. and, sean, there are good, tough, mean iraqis over there. but when they look -- prepared to fight for us and with us. but when they look at the leadership coming out of this white house, clearly on a path where we don't care if we win or lose, we're probably going to lose but who cares, we're going to wait until the kurds are empowered and the syrian opposition is empowered and the iraqi security forces are empowered. the whole time that map you just showed, the land and property that isis is going to own by the time they're all done, by the time this administration, is

going to be three or four fold what you've shown on the map. >> do you agree with that? >> of course. not going to argue. bill on tactics of strategy. the problem is this, it's how do you stop this? it was never intended to stop it from the air. all i'm telling you guys like bill's son and 40,000 others that are going to have to go in to push this back. that's a big question. >> how do we ask americans, and how do we ask fathers and mothers to send their kids to fight only to see their victory, the gains they've secured that we don't follow through. i mean, if you're one of the parents, 8,000 parents, what do we say to them about their lost kids? >> first of all, it's tragic. you don't answer their loss with more losses. without really thinking about this. the problem again, we have the midterm elections. congress -- no one is going to do this. >> no, no one is going to do it.

if you lost your son or daughter in mosul -- >> i did. i lost my brother in vietnam. >> and then you see 58,000 people -- 58,000 soldiers died in vietnam, 4,000 die in iraq. in both cases we have now allowed -- the politicizing of a war. >> no parent and i certainly didn't want more guys to be killed because my brother was killed. >> that's my point. in other words we had victory. and we didn't secure that victory because it was politicized in washington. >> we left a sovereign nation, sean, with a very well trained military that prime minister maliki fired, fired all of the military on a major level. >> george bush said -- >> that's an old argument. >> -- we left too early -- >> i heard what he said. and he couldn't get it signed either. iran wouldn't let it get signed. >> you're saying we couldn't have got a status of forces agreement? >> i'm telling you jim jones, a marine bill and i both know, national security advisor said

no it's a sovereign nation. >> bill, do you think it was a mistake not to keep training forces and intelligence forces on the ground? >> oh, absolutely, sean. no question about it. one of my first trips over after u.s. forces were out of there all these iraqis i knew were asking me why didn't you leave somebody here. after all that sacrifice, all the blood that you left on the ground here, all the money you spent, why didn't you leave somebody? >> how do we ask american parents to send their sons and daughters to fight battles we're not going to protect because it gets politicized in washington? >> great question, sean. my son just came back from his fifth tour in afghanistan. i do not want my son to go back. at the same time i don't want to see iraq turn into a slave state of iran which they're going to. this is really tough to deal with. it's hard to deal with. but one thing for certain, sean, we at this point are not engaged in any combat with isis with the ultimate intent of winning. the president talks about degrade and destroy, but he doesn't mean to do that on his watch. >> should we ever be involved in

any military effort if our intention's not to win? i think that's a fair question. >> of course not. of course not. but again, he just heard him. his son's fifth tour. the answer to your question is his son's going back. >> not necessarily. >> yes, it is. sean, i promise you that bill and i agree on this and a bunch of other things, you cannot win this without guys, infantry on the ground, our infantry. >> i agree. but if we're going to send them over to die only to not finish the job, that is unconscionable. >> years we spent doing this in iraq. 25 years of bombing, four presidents, it didn't work. it's got to be more than just killing them. it's got to be. >> we won the war in iraq. we won it. >> we had a stalemate with an insurgency. the problem you've got is there is a sovereign nation that is even saying -- intercontinental all right. last word. we won the war in iraq. that's the point. then we gave up our victory. >> that's exactly right, sean. we walked off with victory in our hand and we gave it to the back.

and we have failed to stand up and address the problems over there head-on. we in the united states are going to pay a penalty. >> thank you both. you guys are both great heroes. thank you. coming up, three weeks from tomorrow, voters, that means you, are going to cast your ballots. can republicans take back the united states senate? ben carson is back with us. we'll get his political predictions and is he running for president? straight ahead. predictions and is he running for president? straight ahead.

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some sugd al -- suggested alison grimes had a chance to take out mitch mcconnell and a lot of controversy involving her in the last two weeks. now on to the important state of colorado, a swing state. there you have cory gardner against mark udall. this race pulling away. it's a six point race. onto alaska, the incumbent as you can see here dal sullivan, it's a four-point race for the republican challenger. then we go to the great state of arkansas, tom cotton is challenging mark pryor. in this case it's a seven-point race. and you can see in favor of the republican. one of the big factors is president obama. if you look at five of the big swing states, balance of power, look at obama's approval rating in alaska, 33, arkansas 32, colorado 36, kansas 31, kentucky 35. by any measure these are abysmal numbers for those that are on the president's ticket. now let's take a quick look at the balance of power. here you have right now it is 55 democrat, 45 republican.

now, if kansas stays right there, that is going to be not a pickup for the democrats as they thought. now, go there, dan sullivan, alaska, now you're up to 46 cory gardner, colorado, there you're up 47. we didn't mention we have montana. that's going to go republican likely. south dakota, there have been some talk that it might in fact be a little tighter than suggested. republicans are winning there. now you're up to 49. joni ernst is up by 1.2 points. real clear political leverage there. that could go republican. arkansas, louisiana looking good for republicans. you're up to 52. and then it's going to come down to what is going to happen in north carolina with the republicans this weekend, committed $6.5 million to take out kay hagan. anyway, we're going to turn. at that point it's 52. it could be 53. we turn to dr. carson. dr. carson, what do you make of this map, and what are your predictions? >> well, i actually think that the republicans are going to do

extremely well. and i base that on the fact that i'm in several states each week. and listening to people keeping my ear to the ground. and recognizing that people are extraordinarily dissatisfied. i'm not just talking about republicans either. i'm talking about about independents and democrats, because there are many democrats who actually are more american than they are democrat. >> yeah. >> that's going to be helpful. >> and dr. carson, i forgot west virginia. now, let's say north carolina where kay hagan in the last two polls is up two. let's say that goes democrat. let's go back there. now it's still 53. so the republicans have a lot of play, say south dakota is a little trouble, colorado becomes a little trouble or pat robertson, kansas. do you still think any way you slice it, is it an anti-incumbent year or is it an anti-obama year? >> i think it's a combination of both. i think it's mostly people are extremely unhappy with the direction of the country.

>> yeah. >> and i think things like all the multiple scandals and things that are going on, and we're getting nothing except, you know, untruths about them, it's making people a little bit discouraged. and people are very concerned about their children. what will happen to their grandchildren. >> $18 trillion in debt. 100 trillion unfunded liabilities. we brought that up earlier. all right. final question. are you going -- are you considering announcing that you'll run for the presidency? >> well, i'm certainly thinking about it. as more and more people encourage me to do it. in the beginning, i thought it was just a passing fad, and that it would go away. but in fact it seems to be building more and more momentum. and, you know, the thought of having somebody who is from among the people and not necessarily a product of the political class i think is appealing in many ways. and common sense i think will solve so many more of our

problems than being a staunch political insider. >> last question. if you had to put odds on running, what do you say the odds are today? >> i'd say they're at least 50-50. >> all right. fair enough. dr. carson, good to see you. thank you for staying around with us tonight. >> you too. thank you, sean. coming up, you don't want to miss this. you got to see this picture. we have our question of the day. and, well, let's just say that's how i dress in real life. that's all straight ahead. ♪ huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know you that former pro football player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything? unh-uh. number 44... whoooo! forty-four, that's me! get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts... get some cold cuts! whooo! gimme some! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. whoo! forty-four ladies, that's me! whoo...gonna get some cold cuts today!

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you got this. welcome back to "hannity." time for our question of the day. tonight's question is something i'm really excited about. what is your favorite way to work out? now while president obama, he delicately jogs on his elliptical and struggles to lift a couple of two-pound weights while i've been engaging in real exercise. the past 18 months i've lost 27 pounds by spending several hours each week doing this. it's what my instructor calls street martial arts, which is really a mixed martial arts program which includes kickboxing, jujitsu, blade and firearm training. not only am i getting in the best shape of my life, i'm learning how to defend myself and my family. you can see from the picture "the l.a. times" actually did a story about it this weekend. so i want to know what is your favorite workout. head over to facebook, and tell me what your favorite exercise. i'm interested. that's all the time we have left

this evening. before we go, we hope you set your dvr and record "hannity" the series and start your day with fox & friends first 5:00 a.m. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. thanks for be with us. let's face it. this is escalating. it is getting worst. isis terrorists gained control of an iraqi military training camp. that is a bad sign. we take you live to iraq where conditions are deterioratindete first to texas. tonight new information on the first person to contract ebola on american soil. she is a dallas nurse who treated the patient who died from ebola and it is not us saying ebola could spread. it is the head of the cdc. the cdc director warning he would not be surprised if more people get sick in the coming