from washington, the maclaughlin group, the american original for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> if you want restless republicans, the 114th 114th congress commences in early january. republican leaders say they will per sue a bold governing agenda but at the same time compromise with the president, ruling out new government shutdowns, they know that to defeat hillary clinton in 2016, the gop nominee will need the independent vote, which according to gallop constitutes 42% of the elector re. yet not all republicans are

ready to compromise. looking to 2016 themselves, republican senators ted cruz, rand paul, and marco rubio, are looking to their credentials with conservative activists rather than independent. here's what the younger mr. paul recently told host bill mar. >> we have to do something. i think isis is now a threat to our embassy and to our consulate and we need to defend american interest, and there are lines that occasionally have to be drawn. >> it's not just rand paul, ted cruz is ramping up his rhetoric. on november 10th, he tweeted that net neutrality is obama care for the internet. meaning that it is fundamentally defective. in another press release, mr. cruz stated that executive amnesty by president obama to illegal immigrants currently residing in the united states

would, quote, create a constitutional crisis that demands action by congress to restore the separation of powers, unquote. and then there's marco rubio, already popular with conservative donors. in january, senator rubio will release a book straight out of a presidential campaign factory, american dreams, restoring economic opportunity for everyone. >> question, will house speaker boehner and majority leader mcconnell be able to control these presidential wannabes. >> all three of them are in the united states senate. john, the race for the republican nomination, nobody has more than 15%. if you want to get the nomination, you don't worry about independence in a general election. you excite the base, the tea party, the conservatives, the activists, the libertarians, and this is exactly what cruz is doing. i think it's an exact strategy. it's a nomination strategy.

risky in the general election, but this race is so wide open, john that, the guy that's going to do well, the individual, i think he's got to show some real passion and fire and energy and ability to communicate, and there's no doubt i would put cruz in the top level. the second one i would put behind him, rolling that route is rand paul. one of those two, i think, is going to get to the finals. okay, the others, storming into the senate, freshman republican senators like arkansas senator and iowa, a dark horse candidate for 2016. including with them are those outside congress and what's sure to be a crowded field. of the potential 2016 presidential candidates include john bolton, jeb bush, ben causeman, chris christie, holly furina. lind san graham, mike huckabee,

john kassig, mitt romney, paul ryan, john thune, scott walker. >> question, is there a front runner? >> well, you started off with tom cotton. i would look for him for 202. he has a lot -- 2020. i would look for him them. he's just won an election. it's his first term in the u.s. senate. and jody urn, let's see. if you look at the trio that's running from the senate, cruz, rubio, and rand paul, they're all going to use the senate floor to advance their candidacies. ted cruz is probably going to go over to the house and do freelancing among conservatives. cruz thinks he can harness the antiwashington sentiment in the country. he's the most disliked member

in the u.s. senate by both sides. rand paul is a serious legislator. i think he has the potential of knitting together the republican party. and marco rubio, i don't think he'll run if jeb bush does. he's his protege. >> how old is cotton? >> late 30s, early 40s. >> late 30s, early 40s. i don't know his exact age. he's not going to run in 2016. he just got in there. >> he's not even been in the senate a day yet. >> but barack obama. >> barack obama had been in the senate two years. >> but that field is saturated with a huge amount, different candidates. it's going to be interesting to see how rand paul tries to put himself in the establishment to put more foreign policy realists, that ' he is doing. ted cruz, trying to galvanize the base. he's not going to be controlled by the house leadership.

ink when you look at marco rubio, there's performance efforts, trying to build relationships, and then there's the vast other field as well. so it's going to be an interesting race. it's something we're going to probably talk about again. >> no clear front runner. >> no clear front runner. martinez, as well, new mexico, she may be in the running. >> gop 2016 poll done in october put rand paul at 13%, jeb bush at 12%, which i don't think has been reflected in the conversation. >> no. he's stronger than people think. mike huckabee at 12%. no other contender topped single digits. does any of that surprise you is this. >> well, if there's any surprise for me, it is that mr. bush, governor bush is only at 12%. it seems to me he -- in terms of the opportunity to win the

election of presidency is the strongest candidate that's a republican. i think he'll show that over the next year or so. >> that's the modern republican party. >> too many people talking. go ahead. >> listen, jeb bush could well be the establishment entry in the finals. he could well be. him or romney or christie, but you have a name you just dropped out there that's important, john. and that's mike huckabee. now, the social conservatives were ignored in the last election. they're enormously large in iowa. the jewish money is going to move. huckabee is very strong with these folks, very strong with the evangelicals. he's a conservative. >> is huckabee wrestling with the decision. >> i think he's looking toward it. >> yeah. >> you've seen groups get together. >> have you seen him speak to the subject.

>> he took a trip over to poland and the three is. >> like romney did. >> ireland, italy, and israel. that's what they used to do. >> he's wrestling with it enough to get attention to his radio show, television show. you know, he may do well in iowa, but i would be willing to bet, pat, money, that mike huckabee will not be the republican nominee unless the party has totally lost their mind. >> i think somebody is going to come out of that group. huckabee, rand, cruz, i think that's the popular side. somebody there is going to be in the finals. >> why is there no mention here -- i have to totally disagree with you. the republican party cannot live and be in the outside the white house again for another eight years, which is what you have to assume if it's another democrat who comes in. they've been out of power for quite a long time. if they put up a very extreme

conservative -- >> have you ever been to iowa. >> i have, actually, and i left very quickly. >> what is the early primary state? >> iowa caucuses, new hampshire -- >> who's ahead in new hampshire. >> i think christie will do well in new hampshire. he fits them nicely. >> jeb bush,. >> i'm telling you, john, when i went into new hampshire, dole was over 50. >> almost nervous tremors throughout the population. it was totally unpredictable the way he slashed dole. >> well, the republicans party -- >> and his -- i take that back. i'm not characterizing that. >> okay. they're going to start ripping each other to shreds. >> bob dole eventually got the nomination in '96. let's remember that. new hampshire is not everything. >> enough of this.

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polar bear. that's because around the globe animal populations are practically -- of practically all kinds are in decline, so says the latest living planet report from the world wildlife fund that examines trends in more than 10,000 populations of more than 300 animal species. get this. a span of 40 years, the world population of mammals, amphibians, rep reptile, birds, and fish fell by 52%. the sheer number was double what it is now, so says the report. fresh water species have been hit the hardest, a 76% decline. marine species like sea turtles, sharks, declined 39%. land mammals declined also by

39%. while animal populations are declining temper rat and tropical regions, guess what species is not in decline at all and is a culprit behind the decline of practically all wildlife? man. exploitation of wildlife by mankind is the number one threat to wildlife populations, exploitation through hunting and overfishing, harvesting fish faster than the ocean can replenish them. the next biggest threat to wildlife after exploitation, habitat decision grow days,. >> ourwe're cutting trees faster than they can grow. >> we're catching fish faster than they can reproduce. >> and the report says that

humanity's demand on planet earth is more than earth has. >> question, in view of this catastrophic situation, what about going vegan? will that reduce the strain on wildlife population? i ask you, tom. >> i don't think the issue is about going vegan. i think the issue is having a broadness across the country. republican independent, there are real issues beyond global warming. the environment doesn't end this. from my perspective, my uncle and brother do work for a company especially on the oceans. they say it's not just about whales and dolphins and sharks. it's about the food chain. if you're putting mercury into the ocean, it's passing through fish and we're consuming. the declining figures we're looking at are huge, but in the public domain, they're sort of -- it's all global warming. i think it's profoundly productive. i think what we need is more of

a public dialogue to say look at these issues and look -- that doesn't have to be partisan. that is a clear issue. >> i think you're underrating vegan. you know r you vegan? >> i am a vegan, yes. >> you are? >> absolutely. i'm in a national movement to save annal mas just by becoming a vegan. >> wonderful. >> i've been a vegan for six years now, and i recommend it. >> what do you think it has done to your interest or personality? >> well, it's made me once more into the dynamic carrot you've ever made in your life. i lost 40 pounds in the process, frankly, and i feel terrific. i'll tell you who's really happy, my tailor is really happy. >> an article was published 20 or 30 years ago, there are benefits if we lessoned our reliance on meat. reating the report makes you cry. there are more elephants that

are poached than are born. creating sanctuaried for or or -- ormans for elephants. there are a lot of good people around the world. >> john, this report is nonscientific at all i felt's signed and backed by all the members. this is a propaganda piece. >> no. >> look what's happening in brazil. they're cutting down the rain forest and all of that. >> that's the problem. >> but this thing is propaganda. >> thanks for putting us on that. issue three. so long teacher. >> it's a brave new world. digital learning. the use of computer technology platforms for education is rapidly changing the way americans are taught. in schools and colleges across the nation, the black board is giving away to the tablet. is it new? here's what digital learning

advocate said four years ago. >> i think there are incredibly important functions for schools, what we're saying by -- is not that we should abandon formal learning, but we should get those working together in a much more coordinated way. >> four years later, the transformation of education has taken hold. these middle school students type out an answer to questions on touch screens. teacher kate lewis instantly knows if her students understand the material. >> i can deal with the problem a lot faster than before, and it also allows me to change my instruction based on the student's needs. >> lewis says digital platforms like the one her students use saves valuable classroom time. >> question, does the digital learning revolution risk developing a generation of digitally adept but socially inept drones. tom roguen? >> i think there are risks if

there's an overreliance on technology. i think the key is education reform that allows you to have the best teachers rising to the top. the worst teachers being removed from the system, forcibly if necessary, but at the same time, fostering an intellectual curiosity of the students. one final example. one thing that troubles me in the united states, first, is when you go to college here, you have to take things like math and physics, whatever, regardless of your major. in the united kingdom, when you go to college, you focus on this particular area that you're interested in. that happens actually when you're about 16. so it stimulating early personal interest. >> i went to a classroom recently, and there were about 50 student there is. and the teacher was in the back of the room. he was seated. all of the students were looking at their television -- not the television, the ipad. >> tablets. >> they had screens on the desks. i said to the teacher, how long has this gone on? >> they can stay there for the

whole period, and we might have a couple of minute discussion at the end. well, what is that? what's happened to the teacher? the teacher is who inspires people to learn? >> the teacher is still involved. it's blended learning. it's a combination of technology. we live in a technological world and it's an effort to get it to everybody, not just the people who can afford it. in florida, jeb bush created a digital learning council. this is one of his big issues, and in florida you don't graduate high school unless you pass one course that's online. so you know how to operate online. this is not taking over. it's teaching people to live in the world as it is and sharing the goodies of technology with everybody across the economical divide. >> it's going to expand people to teach people in elementary school and especially in high school. you will have the material presented in the most -- way.

i've seen this. okay. in a number of private school where is they do this. it's a huge plus in terms of the way people learn and in terms of the way teaching is done. >> who's making a buck? i don't know who's making a buck, but i will tell you who is getting a lot more out of their high school education than they ever did. >> what did can teachers say? >> they love it. >> absolutely. >> why because they can off load work is this. >> no. they're doing a better job. >> a better teaching job with all of this apparatus. >> it's much better. this is extremely well organized and well thought out presentation online. >> if i asked you who had the principal interest on you, who taught you? would you think of a machine or a human being? >> i never had machines, if i say so. >> if you had machines, it would have been machines? >> i bet for some of the courses, it would have been dramatically better on

machines. >> don't you think the teacher is there to evolve? >> it doesn't take away from the learning. >> john, let me agree with you. i think the machines replace books. we've learned enormous amount of books, but i agree with the teacher, but the machines, there's no doubt are the's an asset and advantage, mainly beneficial to folk who is know how to use them and handle them. so it's going to increase the divide between folk who is don't use them and folks that do. >> you have five seconds. >> you must be able to foster social skills because people will never be able to build that. >> right. >> that's critical. so we cannot have the drone situation. >> we'll be right back with predictions.

predictions, pat? >> the congress of the united states, republicans and democrats alike are going to go after any kind of iranian deal that comes down. they're going to try to impose sanctions on iran, whether they get a deal or they don't get a deal or whether they extend the current negotiations. >> well, the republicans have been yelling and screaming about how president obama has exceeded his authority and is acting like a king. when the new congress comes in in january, they will give this president fast track authority to conclude a huge trade deal

that he can negotiate on his own without having going back to congress because the republicans want that. they're willing to let the king have his way. >> republicans, of course, as usual, are the devils in our midst. >> on that positive note. i think in the coming weeks, people should expect greatly increased tensions between china and india and india and pakistan in the border regions. >> the continued erosion of wages in america amongst american working families, okay, is going to be a huge issue going forward, and it's going to force the government to do something to try to stimulate the economy. the number of people who are getting -- whose wages are going down is just extraordinary. it's not for the top levels, but for the -- >> amnesty for for illegals, how does that help that. >> tragedy set in the mohave

desert. richard branson is going to make space available to tourism. on a timetable that's lengthier than he hoped and notice we said accessible, not affordable, as for the fee. do you got that, pat. happy thanksgiving weekend. bye-bye.

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