do you see rick santorum being a first-tier candidate again? josh: i think anybody can potentially be a first-tier candidate, but the problem for santorum is that he wanted last time in iowa, and he is pulling in single digits. he may be in a single digit so it is not a good reflection of santorum if people are supporting and at such a low level. the fear that his time may have passed, he may have had -- he may have a harder climb to the top. john: getting hot at the end, that is what happened in 2012. against a weak field. he got hot at the right moment. the problem for him this time is a much more crowded field, as we said before, and a lot more people playing in his lane. you think about mike huckabee, a prior iowa winner, and you think about scott walker and ted cruz, guys who are really strong. he will have a lot of time making space for himself and catching fire in that way. josh: among the social conservative field, his ties to the blue-collar workers areas his idea the last time around is that the party lost because mitt romney was a plutocr

josh: in our lineup tonight, hillary clinton's cleanup, but first, rick santorum is ready to roll.i on the magic rocks in the corner of your screen. that is the santo screen, getting ready to officially jump into the 2016 raise.

josh: in our lineup tonight, hillary clinton's cleanup, but first, rick santorum is ready to roll.on the magic box in the corner of your screen. that is the santo screen, getting ready to officially jump into the 2016 raise. he was the runner-up to mitt romney, and he starts this time where he was last time, at the

his second presidential campaign former pennsylvania senator rick santorum was asked about the allegations against his former supporter, josh >> the last time around when you ran, you had the support of the duggar family. >> they will fight for small businesses and bring american jobs back home. >> they had the revelation. i wonder what your reaction was. >> i was sickened by it. i was sickened by it. i prayed for those girls in particular to have gone through that is just hard to think about. >> it's a stark contrast to former arkansas governor mike huckabee's response last week when he reaffirmed his support saying good people make mistakes and do regrettable and even disgusting things. they're not the only republicans who have rubbed elbows with the 19 kids and counting star in an attempt to court social conservatives. in fact, nearly every 2016 republican presidential candidate has posed for a photo with duggar at various conservative events. over the years, josh duggar conservative, christian, ultra conservative brand became a photo op for some of the republican party's most prominent leaders to signal their allegiance

josh: in our lineup tonight, hillary clinton's cleanup, but first, rick santorum is ready to roll. eye on the magic rocks in the corner of your screen. -- magic box in the corner of your screen. that is the santo screen, getting ready to officially jump into the 2016 raise. he was the runner-up to mitt

a staunch republican josh has recently hit the campaign trail. here he is seenalongside rick santorumnservative conference back in february. tmz canned honey boo-boo after finding out mama june was dating a child molester. brian stelter is following this controversy for us. good morning. >> good morning. >> tell us more. >> you mentioned mama june and that reality show. he's actually come out to say this is not fair. she says there's a different treatment happening for the duggars in this case. what's interesting to me is that tlc is just totally ignoring this story publicly and not commenting at all and not answering our questions about what will happen to the show "19 kids and counting" which is one of the most valuable franchises. lots of tv shows have been embroiled in controversy before. not like this but other big controversy inies in the past. the network continues to show the program and in some cases incorporate the story or drama into the reality show. last night they ran a marathon of these episodes and that got people angry online. people saying it was inappropriate to be

santorum. >> rick is a man of great courage. >> and mike huckabee current presidential candidate and former governor of arkansas the duggar family's home state who came to josh'sse saying on facebook, josh's actions when he was an under aged teen are as he described himself inexcusable but that dunn mean unforgiveable. no purpose is served by those trying to discredit josh. it may be too late to save the family's tv show which has been on the air for ten seasons. >> i don't see a path for this family to come back from this. i don't see a path for redemption in the television world. it goes well beyond josh. the whole brand is destroyed by this. >> reporter: today, tlc, the network that made the duggars a household name announced they are pulling "19 kids and counting" off the air saying we are deeply saddened and troubled by this heart breaking situation and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims during this difficult time. jim bob and michelle said this is bringing the family closer to god and each other. >> when something like this happens within the family it can be very destructive and hopefully getting treatment, making an intervention a

josh duggar resigned from his job last week when old molestation claims were brought to light. tlc has removed the show from its schedule. >>> happening today former pennsylvania senator rick santorumce if he's going run for president. he plans to speak in his hometown of butler pennsylvania. he was the republican runner up to mitt romney in 2012. >> 4:53. all new in the next half hour of "action news," the rude welcome home for people in a north jersey neighborhood. they returned from a holiday weekend to find their cars and homes vandalized. >> the internet is not happy with fashion designer lilly pulitzer. we'll explain why that is when "action news" comes right back. flush >> new on "action news," a tragic end to memorial day party in upstate new york. a man fell into a camp fire pit and burned to death. it happened at a home in voorheesville nearly a been. police suspect the 57-year-old man fell asleep from too much alcohol in a chair next to a campfire. party goers put a blanket on him and left. authorities believe he got up from the chair, stumbled into the fire. they found his remains among the ashes of the burned out fire the next morning. >>> people on the internet are ca

santorum. >> larry: campaign tip, guys-- always better to have pictures of you with the pedo come out after you win the election. just saying. the reason so many republicans are seen in photographs with joshack he spent the last two years as executive director of f.r.c. action the powerful conservative political arm of the family research council, the group that fights tooth and nail against gay marriage. >> every single child deserves a mother and father. >> larry: no, josh every single child deserves to be safe from dangerous hypocrites like you. ( cheers and applause ) well thank god somebody finally did some research on this family. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) so here's the story of lancaster. the year is 1890. milton hershey has a killer recipe for caramel. flash forward - milton's recipe is reimagined into buttery rich, smooth, surprisingly soft crÈmes. it's lancaster. it's caramel reimagined. ( groan ) i'm starving. we've been compromised! don't let hunger kill your game. hot pockets brings you new snack bites. bite-size hot pockets sandwiches with 100% real cheese. guy's i'm back! new snack bites from... ♪hot pockets♪ the keys to this home belong to mark and aliss

santorum. >> larry: campaign tip, guys-- always better to have pictures of you with the pedo come out after you win the election. just saying. the reason so many republicans are seen in photographs with josh duggar is back he spent the last two years as executive director of f.r.c. action the powerful conservative political arm of the family research council, the group that fights tooth and nail against gay marriage. >> every single child deserves a mother and father. >> larry: no, josh every single child deserves to be safe from dangerous hypocrites like you. ( cheers and applause ) well thank god somebody finally did some research on this family. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ around the world around the clock. in defense of all we hold dear back home. america's navy. you learn something new everyday. when i was 15, i learned how to make pizzas from a real italian. when i was 20, i learned how to make pizzas from a real greek. at 53, i figured out how to put two countries into one pizza. the greek pizza is back. with basil pesto, black olives, pepperoni, feta cheese, and banana peppers. a large for $12. add our new garlic knots with garlic parmesan seasoning for just $

josh and his family at this time. yet before these allegations came to light, he was placed in contact with plenty of high profile republican presidential hopefuls, scott walker jeb bush, rick santorum who was endorsed by the duggar family in 2012 and mike huckabee a duggar family friend who has gotten the duggar seal of approval. today, the former arkansas governor posted a message on facebook confirming his support for the family. reading josh's action when he was an underrnd age teen are, as he described them himself, unexcusable, but that doesn't mean unforgiveable. perhaps. but the details released were pretty horrific. he reportedly sought help from church elders in 2003 and did not call police. authorities were told josh duggar was sent away for months of hard physical work and counseling. investigation into the allegations was finally open in 2006 when someone, we don't know who, e-mailed the oprah winfrey show. the oprah winfrey show then passed along the information to authorities. the statute of limitations had run out and no charges were filed. yesterday the records were expunged at the request of one of the unnamed minors. there is a lot here. there is a lot of differen

santorum. >> rick is a man of great courage. >> reporter: according to intouch magazine arkansas police were aware of at least one of the incidents involving joshg that his father said he spoke to a state trooper, according to the magazine. no charges were filed. >> now his parents releasing this statement. when josh was a young teenager he made some very bad mistakes. . we were shocked. for "good morning america," ron claiborne, abc news new york. >> all right, ron, thank you. >>> now to growing concerns about drones invading our privacy. anyone can buy one. and we're seeing more cases of people using them to spy on their neighbors. very few states actually have laws to protect you from drones used for surveillance and abc's reena ninan is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning. for less than a 1,000 bucks anyone can buy a drone. some are looking to clip their wings over the fear of lack of privacy. on modern family gloria's private moment by the pool being watched by this high-tech roving eye, a drone. >> the plane, the plane! it's always spying on me! go ahead or i'm going to call the policeman. >> reporter: these intrusive scenes h

santorum will announce his presidential intentions in his hometown. he ran for the gop nomination in 2012. that is live at 5 p.m. eastern. white house spokesman josharnest urged congress to pass legislation that would extend certain provisions of the patriot act before they expire on june 1. that was one of the topics of tuesday's white house reefing. -- briefing. >> good afternoon everybody. i hope you enjoyed your memorial day weekend. you heard from the president already on two critical issues. they are facing an important deadline. to let him know all those individuals are in his thoughts and prayers. the senator has a well deserved red tape. the president is committed to make sure we live up to this. let's get started with questions. the setback was experienced was at least in part attributable0 to a breakdown in command and planning00. the president has observed many of the forces who had been fighting isil were not forces that had benefited from the training the united states and their coalition parties had been involved in. we would expect forces augmented by u.s. and coalition trained troops, forces augmented by local fighters from local