the key, or at least in recent cycles, to spring as a surprise at the end ,- weather was mike huckabee rick santorum. what is your sense of evangelical voters this time? are they likely to be more dispersed than they were in the past? mr. kaufmann: i think two comments. i don't believe they will be voting as a pack. we have several very strong evangelical groups in the state. those two groups -- three or necessarilydo not agree on everything. christian evangelicals are in important part of our party, but certainly not the majority of our party. we also have niches for our business conservatives, for our libertarian party, for what is called the so-called establishment, although i think often misused. i do not believe they will vote in the a block. i believe that a successful candidate will have to reach out beyond that, and to independent voters as well. ms. swain: 20 seconds as we are you concerned that donald trump, if he is not your nominee, will melt an independent bid for the white house? i am not.nn: i believe donald trump and all of our candidates have in overriding concern of another eight y

tonight.ben carson, ted cruz, marco rubio, and rand paul will be joined by carly fiorina, mike huckabee, and rick santorum at the 20-15 presidential family forum.the event is sponsored by the family leader.bobby jindal was also supposos to be there, but he dropped out of the race earlier this week. after tonight's event in des moines - rand paul will make his way to iowa city.he's throwing a tail-gate event outside of kinnick stadium before tomorrow's hawkeye football game.marco o bio will also be in the corridor tomorrow aternoon.he's going to be at a town hall event at the hotel kirkwood in cedar rapids. in marion.... marion....four oaks has opened a new residential site for young people struggling with mental health and behavioral needs.the facility has updated bedrooms, a kitchen, a gym, and classrooms.four oaks will be partnering with linn-mar high school and other agencies to fill the need of e residents at the new site. the university of iowa says, says,nearly five-thousand students have received free mumps shots.the school has been offering free vaccinations to students under 25 after more than 10

mike huckabee, rick santorum, rand paul, lindsey graham code. think any other candidate of the top seven will get out before iowa. of people thought rand paul would be a major candidate. paul, i would seriously consider getting out. i'm interested in the mindset of rick santorum and huckabee, both of whom are not performing well inthe state they both won 2008 and 2012. i do not see much rationale for the two of them anymore. mark: if you talk to activists in iowa, bobby jindal is getting more and i what. -- in iowa. both santorum and huckabee have learned how to run without much money. it is a fascinating thing to see folks drop out. you would think they would stick it out because we are close enough to wireless. i still think most of the people, maybe all of the people left, will stick it out. john: i am betting to more will be gone before the caucuses. mark: we have not talked much about the democrats this week. the headlines have been out of paris. there is a lot going on somewhat need the surface. bernie hit -- bernie sanders has been going

ben carson, ted cruz, carly fiorina, mike huckabee, rick santorum, rand paul, and marco rubio are all set to attend. tonight. that's at the community choice credit union convention center on 5th avenue in des moines starting at 6:30 tonight. up the gloves and boots. metinka: the snow boots, the possibly a few flurries near carol, a light drizzle possible near omaha, council bluffs, all tracking to the east slowly. affecting us, especially this evening and overnight. not expecting accumulating snow in des moines until afternoon. by 3:00 p.m., close to an inch of/, rapidly accumulate in through 5:00 or 6:00, three inches will be affecting your evening commute. the accumulations wrap up, impressive snow stall -- the accumulations ramp up, impressive snowfall, over eight inches in des moines. elizabeth: the winter weather threat is postponing the 1a, 2a, and 4a high school football monday. the iowa high school athletic association says they were concerned about the teams dome in cedar falls. that means dowling catholic and cedar rapids kennedy will now play monday at 7:00. if you purchase

ben carson, ted cruz, carly fiorina, mike huckabee, rick santorum, rand paul, and marco rubio are all set to attend. that's at the community choice credit union convention center on 5th avenue in des moines. starting at 6:30 tonight. elizabeth: the time is 5:08, we will check in with metinka. metinka: maybe put in one of those snow brushes to scrape the snow off your windshield. storm for our first one of the season. viper is tracking the snow across nebraska, a wintry mix trying to enter iowa. this will be affecting us through at least midnight. the roads are dry now but that will be changing. this morning, western iowa will be affected by a wintry mix with wind chills in the 20's. this afternoon, a quick transition with accumulations starting to add up. already by the evening commute we could have one to three inches of snow on the ground, making it a tough commute. we will end up with five to 10 inches of snow before it is all over. elizabeth: the winter weather threat is postponing the 1a, 2a and 4a high school football state championship games, until monday. the iowa high school

. >> fox news confirmed representatives from ben carson, mi mike huckabee, rick santorum are among those planning to attend the meeting. carson for one has said he would like more time for opening and closing statements during debates. and better control of how long candidates have to respond to a question so that it is more equitable for all candidates. meanwhile, lots of discussion today on president obama's decision to send about 50 american special operation forces into syria to advise in the fight against isis. senator marco rubio said the president hasn't detailed a broader purpose for this. >> i think it is a tactical step forward. it needs to be backed up with increased air strikes and soing for forth. i think the bigger issue is can they arrive at a strategy and that's why i think the administration is still struggling to outline. >> but senator lindsey graham says the president is putting troops, quote, in harm's way, without any chance of success. and he contends that the russians are propping up syrian president bashar al assad and president obama and secretary of state john

the candidates who are going to be at the kids' table debate are chris christie, mike huckabee, rick santorumand bobby jindal. bobby jindal is in. he's in even though south carolina senator lindsey graham is out. altogether not allowed to debate at all. the reason this is especially surprising is because of a very big, very surprising value judgment made by the folks over at fox business. we've been reporting recently how fox has refused to say in advance which national polls they would use to decide the line-ups for their debate. well, in the end tonight for some reason they chose to include a poll run by, i kid you not, investors business daily instead of a poll done by cbs and the "new york times." nothing against investor's business daily, but really? why did they choose that poll? i don't know. but in the investor's business daily poll bobby jindal gets 2% and lindsey graham gets 0%. and that's enough. the inclusion of that truly randall fairly unheard of poll instead of the cbs/"new york times" poll means bobby jindal gets to keep debating and lindsey graham doesn't. literally, it's thi

ted cruz, bobby jindal, mike huckabee and rick santorum joined in on the action. king says the event aims to celebrate conservatism. "i said one of our objectives is the intergenerationana transfer of patriotism and thats one of the objectives, the other is the concept of full spectrum constitution conservatism" deborah after getting the chance to hit the hunting trails, presidential candidate mike huckabee says he had such a good time...he's thinking about staying a bit longer. first time at this lodge and what a beautiful amazing lodge it is im thinking about sending for my things and moving in. deborah: a total of 42 participants picked up their rifles and hunted alongside steve king in honor of colonel bud day. a sioux city native and decorated world war two hero. deborah: gop presidential candidates are not happy with the way debates are run. now rivals..are coming together to discuss their demands. reporter brian stelter has the details. " " fallout from this week's republican presidential debate continues. g-o-p candidates are so unhappy with how c-n-b-c ha

undercard" debate is starting soon, and for the first time, chris christie and mike huckabee will join bobby jindal and rick santorum on the stage. how will that affect their campaigns? jack: what are the expectations of marco rubio this debate? starting soon, and for the first time, chris christie and mike huckabee will join bobby jindal and rick santorum on the stage. how will that affect their campaigns? jack: what are the expectations of marco rubio this debate? stephanie: can jeb bush redeem himself after he received the redeem himself after he received the least amount of time in the previous debate? jack: thanks, evan. tune in later tonight for local 5's full tune in later tonight for local 5's full debate coverage and analysis at 10. jack: a new historical museum is coming to downtown des moines. the wells fargo history museum will be the 12th of its kind nationwide and will be in the lobby of the wells fargo walnut street building. the announcement of the new museum was made at an event earlier today. admission will be free, and it's expected to open next fall. " our san franscisco bsaed services team have

ted cruz, bobby jindal, mike huckabee and rick santorum joined in on the action. king says the event aims to celebrate conservatism. "i said one of our objectives is the intergenerational transfer of patriotism and thats one of the objectives, the other is the concept of full spectrum constitution conservatism" jessica rae: after getting the chance to hit the huhuing trails, prpridential candidate mike huckabee says he had such a good time...he's thinking aboutstaying a bit longer. first time at this lodge and what a beautiful amazing lodge it is im thinking about sending for my things and moving in. jessica rae: a total of 42 participants picked up their rifles and hunted alongside steve king in honor of colonel bud day. a sioux city native and decorated world war two hero. jessica rae: while on that feasant hunt...texas senator ted cruz .... spoke out about his disappointment following wednesday's g-o-p presidential debate. cruz says he has the solution for the next debate.... and every one after that. "(sen. ted cruz/(r)

the sort of personal characteristics the boehner conservative likes, unlike ted cruz or mike huckabee or rick santorum. he is much more low-key. i don't think this is going to last. i think somebody who thinks the pyramids were built by joseph to

candidates chris christie, mike huckabee, bobby jindal and rick santorum will be featured in an earlier debate slated to begin at six p-m. the debate will air on fox business network and streamed for free on fox business dot com. an ihop restaurant in mississippi became the scene of a strange parking lot collapse over the weekend. drone video shows the collapse that swallowed 12 cars outside the restaurant on saturday. no one was injured when the pavement gave way leaving the huge gash in the ground one witness said they had just stepped into the restaurant when they heard a giant "boom". engineers and crews are expected to be on the site today studying the site to try and determine the cause of the collapse. still to come on live at five.... controversy in a cup! why some people are unhappy with the new starbucks holiday cups... next. (sheila) and.... al roker is taking (matt) starbucks' new, plain red holiday cups are stirring up some controversy this holiday season. (sheila) this year, the company is marketing a two-toned red cup that looks a little different from years past. starbuc

that would be a rick santorum, that would be a mike huckabee, to give you examples. then you have a third faction. these are what i call the libertarian faction or maybe the constitutionalist faction. these are the ones who actually want to pare back the welfare

before that, 7:00, four candidates another debate, chris christie, mike huckabee, rick santorum, bobby in that earlier debate will be a first for the two in the middle huckabee christie. they sent out tweets yesterday saying they will debate anyone any time, no matter the message. those lineups devised from afrm of four most recent polls from a nonpartisan nationally recognized organization minimum 1% support needed in at least one of those polls to make that 7:00 debate, average of 2% or 2 1/2% or higher to get into the 9:00 debate. maria: if you so much blake berman, bob nardelli with us not as on debate what are you expecting. >> i am expecting, a really great debate with solid questions based on the moderators that will be there. >> thank you. >> seriously, i think it is time to get on the issues, you know, we as a country we always start off the year, with this expectation this desire are to 3 1/2 gdp every quarter we crank it down 1 1/2%, and so, you know, i think trump is -- a tremendously successful businessman, someone like that, in the administration, will really focus on the

in the center governor chris christie, also making the cut, governor mike huckabee, senator rick santorumgovernor bobby jindal. those four candidates making the cut for the early debate at 7:00 p.m. eastern at fox business. a few of the presidential candidates not making the cut for either debate by not meeting the polling requirement the candidates who not l. not be debating include senator lindsey graham, governor jim gilmore and governor pa tacky. jackie kucinich and abc news political director rick klein. i imagining governor chris christie enormously disappointed tonight. >> this is a big blow, i think, to his campaign. we will have the smaller stage of only 8. mike huckabee also missing the cut and going toai be on the under card. that under card to have form two former iowa winters of huckabee and santorum in addition to chris christie that is a lot of fire power. that's where you want to to be be the biggest ratings and most attention. signal for better or worse about what the first tier of serious contenders is. >> jackie? >> you know, i think probably the biggest fear for someon

sort of personal characteristics that the boehner conservative likes, unlike ted cruz or mike huckabee, rick santorum, who is much more valuable, much more idealogical he is much more low-key. i don't think this is going to last. i think somebody who thinks pyramids built by joseph to conserve grain, too many of these things out there. other thing we know about establishment conservatives they like stability. the way we know, you take a look when financial markets are in meltdown, people, investors flock to 30-year bond. when political markets are in melt down, median republican voter flocks to stable candidate who is conservative enough, looks like somebody who could actually govern. i don't think ben carson will be able to stand up under that scrutiny. i don't think ted cruz's appeal will appeal to center, winner of rubio bush contest will be the nominee. >> thank you very much, henry. one more quick question for you. are there any lessons in scott walker and rick rick perrs demise for other candidates? >> yeah. rick perry whose sell by date was november of 2011. scott walker, scott walker i think

and on the other end, lindsey graham, mike huckabee and rick santorum are all at 0%.spoke with senator graham about that and much more earlier today. senator, the latest polling from wbur shows donald trump and ben carson at the top, which is reflected in a lot of national polls as well. and i guess i wonder, what do you think is happening there in new hampshire and what are the responses to you, an insider in what some people are calling a season of outsiders. >> if you look at polls in 2008 and '12 leading at this particular point in time never made it. there's frustration out there with the political system. i would suggest i'm more of a solution than the problem. but national security is an issue. my hope is, my belief is by coming to new hampshire a lot, i can convey a message that i'm better prepared to be commander-in-chief than anyone running and i have a plan to destroy isil and a desire to work with democrats to get us out of debt. and new hampshire, you can you can't buy new hampshire. if i'm going to break through it's going to be here in new hampshire. i

the sort of personal characteristics the boehner conservative likes, unlike ted cruz or mike huckabee or rick santorum. he is much more low-key. i don't think this is going to last. i think somebody who thinks the pyramids were built by joseph to conserve grain, there are too many of these things out there. the other thing we know about establishment conservatives is they like stability. when financial markets are in meltdown, investors flock to the 30-year bonds. when political markets are in meltdown, they flock to the conservative candidate who looks like somebody who could govern. i don't think ben carson is going to be able to stand up under that scrutiny. i don't think ted cruz will appeal to the center. that means the winner of the rubio-bush contest is going to be the nominee. >> thank you very much, henry. one more quick question for you. are there any lessons in scott walker and rick perry's demised for other candidates? henry olsen: rick perry's sell by date was november 2011. scott walker i think has a lot of lessons. one is don't run as somebody you are not. scott walker is not a voluble

mike huckabee and rick santorum. they couldn't raise a nickel until after they won.n has an operation he can take to new hampshire and to south carolina and start building on it. >> we should note mitt romney at no point was in single digits. he was in double digits from the beginning. >> yeah. isn't that funny? mitt romney was the candidate never loved but always ahead. this is a completely different situation now. we have these adorable, as jonathan said, front-runners who are not establishment folks which mitt romney was. they are going to be in for a while. no question about it. republicans have something to reckon with. >> beth, jonathan, susan, thank you for being with me on a monday. >>> did the war on christmas start early this year? starbucks removing images of snow flakes, christmas trees and other traditional christmas stuff. >>> former congresswoman michele bachmann raising eyebrows with the comment you will hear next. >> greg hardy took to the field yesterday in the cowboys' loss to the eagles. you can now use freeze it to prevent new purchases on your a

now these four candidates took to the stage about an hour ago as we had mike huckabee, bobby gin d rick santorum and chris christie. chris christie and mike huckabee stand out. bobby jindal had a few moments on stage. the topic was the economy, of course, as they would talk about everything from their welfare and trade, as he did attack them once and he would attack them some four times over their poor economy in new jersey. and chris christie, they would choose to focus on hill hill. >> okay, that's wrapping up ahead of the main debate that will take place in an hour here as you can see in milwaukee as they are gathering here just down their streets, so many as they needed to extend that barricade at one point as you could hear them above us. if we would come down to the left, we want to showout police, they are on scene very heavy frank and julie and that so far no incidents, other than the loud screams. a few protesters getting inside. the big debate is wrapping up right now. >> let's talk about their second debate and that main debate. how crucial is tonight's debate? could it be a make or b

louisiana governor, bobby jindal, former arkansas governor mike huckabee and former senator rick santorum. both of tonight's debates will focus on issues that matter most to middle-class americans, our economy, creating jobs, candidates plans to assure the american dream for all americans. among my guests here tonight as we count down minutes to that first debate, republican national committee chairman reince priebus joins us. republican strategist karl rove. political analyst ed rollins. and it is a big night for the republican party and the republican presidential candidates who have to find a way to stand out from one another. fox news's chief political correspondent carl cameron is here. carl. reporter: hi, lou. exciting not not just for fbn but for candidates and voters. we're very much at beginning. there is incredible sense of anticipation and almost hyper hyperventilation for campaigns thinking one could break out. 1/3 of debates will completed after tonight's debate. two thirds more to come. a lot of room to go. donald trump no longer in the frontrunner with a lot to deal with. h

ask mike huckabee and less president rick santorum. all it makes it crazier when presidential scants show up to your growth and opportunity party state fairs to kiss your ass and blow your food. i don't understand it. me and iowa, we're cool but republican chair jeff kaufman, you george costanza-newman hybrid! (cheers and applause) this isn't over. we can't come to your stupid party, fine! we'll have our own party. and you're not invited! oh, man... you should see our bails of hay! they are huge! this could be us. on the scene in iowa, i believe jordan klepper is finally live there! jordan klepper, everybody! (cheers and applause) jordan, we're waiting to know what's going on in iowa. >> actually, trevor, i only made it to the state line. i was unable to get in. turns out, they built a wall. you know what? it's actually pretty effective. maybe we have been too harsh on that lunatic. anyway, trevor, iowans are afraid and rightfully so. they don't want "the daily show" elitists coming here calling them corn-fed cow-eyed elitists. >> trev

and former caucus winners rick santorum and mike huckabee have so far found far less support from iowans like they did in the past. here's something else that's changed. those terrorist attacks on people in paris have dominated frightened the world and angered those ready for vengeance. the quinnipiac poll found when it comes to foreign policy, no other republican cruz. don't count out donald trump. why should you. he's back on top in this poll and his five point gain in the past month is second most only to cruz. likely republican caucusgoers think trump's their best best on all the economy, taxes and leadership. and while those caucusgoers liked cruz best on foreign policy...overall, when it comes to fighting terrorists, they prefer trump. ben carson still has his iowa followers...the third most of any candidate. but he lost more than a third of them in a month. that's a huge drop. caucusgoers think he cares most about people, their needs and but for those with the evils of terrorists on their minds...he's not top of mind. marco rubio was flat in the poll but still has double digit str

four gop presidential candidates are invited, chris christie, mike huckabee, bobby jindal and rick santorum. ben carson will have the protection of secret service starting tomorrow morning. a campaign aid says that will dramatically increase security ahead of carson's appearance tomorrow at liberty university in virginia. the department of homeland security previously said that donald trump would have a similar protection. it is not clear though when or if that started. democratic candidate hillary clinton long has been under the agency's watch. >>> just released, a new report on keeping your kids safe when inside the car. the insurance institute for highway safety released ratings on child booster seats for ages 4 to 8 years old. 20 out of 23 new boosters earned the top rating. the others are considered to be acceptable. now there are seats from past years that may not provide safe belt fit. there is a call to stop making six older models still on the market. we're working on getting this information on our nbc washington app. >> angie, thank you. >>> 4:50 just about now on this tuesday mo

mike huckabee and governor chris under - card debate. they join rick santorum and bobby jindal. lindsey graham and george pataki have been dropped from the debates entirely... due to low poll numbers. the under - card debate begins at 6 p-m... with the main debate at 8... on fox business network. the waukee school board will vote on a new boundary proposal next month. the proposal was delivered to the board last night. it will impact 574 students in the district. it's an effort to reduce overcrowding ni many of its elementary schools... and it's also to prepare for the opening of "grant ragan elementary school" next fall. this is the 7th time the district has adjusted its boundaries in the past 22 years. one man is recovering after a railroad accident in danville... police say a freight train struck a road grader on the tracks yesterday morning. two locomotives and 19 coal cars were derailed... and both rail lines were severely damaged. 39 year old brian rhan... the driver of the grader... was taken to the hospital. his condition is not known. a des moines mother will spend up t

he will continue to do well in iowa as mike huckabee and rick santorum did well and i was -- in iowa.i think that the book tour, the instant reaction every question is asked to blame the press, there is a certain strategy in that because some supporters are going to believe the press is responsible for every question that asked and that fallback is kind of rookie stuff. see in campaigns at lower levels when they are first adjusting to running a major campaign and i think the carson folks are going to have to readjust their national campaign strategy. host: jim sent this tweet. so rare when a c-span washington journal host bothers to correct a caller. but when you disparage the hrc -- watch out. we should point out, we are not here to defend or criticize any candidate. just want to get the facts out and we do so with democrats and republicans. if i didn't correct the caller, somebody would have sent a different tweet. there you go. mike is joining us from houston, texas on the republican line. we are with jim heath. the book is called front row seat at the circus. good morning. morning

ted cruz, mike huckabee, bobby jindal, rand paul, rick santorum, marco rubio, ben carson and carly fiornia will attend that event on friday evening. so there you go- another busy week ahead here in iowa.. as presidential candidates criss cross the state.. hoping to win over iowans going to the caucuses in just 79 days... 79 days until the caucus ... but you can start celebrating the season in ames this weekend. ' we have banks, we have non-profits, social groups, we also have regular businesses.. the ames festival of trees opens in about an hour - at five - at the octagon center for the arts in downtown ames. it continues through november 29th. there are some 60 trees and wreaths decorated in a variety of themes... and 25 items are part of a silent auction to raise money for art education. 'jax this year had a great tree and they actually incorporated a couple dozen shoes, in a very artistic way, its great to see the different trees and themes and the thinking outside the box they came up with.' here's another sign the holiday season is almost here. the jolly holiday lights display at wate

that is why robertson wins it, mike huckabee wins it -- why rick santorum nips romney in the state, despiteney's deep roots from the 2008 race. it's sui generis. that's why bush wins it in 2000 then we have the debate, he was asked his favorite philosopher and he says jesus christ. if you were an evangelical conservative, that was better than socrates. john: let me ask you about trump. you have imagined a way that he could be the nominee, so what stops him? usually it is new information. we know everything about donald trump. he has had every self-inflected gaffe, but he continues to dominate. what's the scenario that kills him? >> that behavior gives him a high floor but creates an increasingly difficult low ceiling. what happens is not that he blows up but that the other 70% to 75% of the party increasingly says, we can't accept him, and coalesces behind somebody. this makes the process longer. given the republican calendar, it means this contest could go on and on. think about this. 28 states, march 12 or earlier, and one of them grandfathered in as one of the february primaries, winner

. >> mike huckabee and rick santorum rounded o it that debate. we'll have a few report at 7:00 a.m. >>> they've kanlsled their plans to host a party in iowa. they were hoping to get both candidates to talk about the income and ee inequality. mayor de blasio is not expected to participate in that. >>> if you're looking for a cnbc's landon dowdy joins us for more. they're going to offer us deals. >> we're going to be getting a lot of deals and you can find a lot of bargains. unsold goods are piling up on retailers' shelves, a concerning trend that could force stores to step up discounts to clear out manage. retailers are also feeling the downturn of u.s. tourism due to the strong dollar and the weather may be curbing their appetite for winter clothes. >>> timo -mobile is giving a new option without having it count against their data plan. the feature called binge on will be rolled out with people with top tier plans of 3 gigabytes or more. wireless providers have been trying to get people to update. glow can squeeze in a little rehouse of karsd on

in the p pitical field and cornfield, ted cruz, rick santorum, and mike huckabee. for dinner. noticed for their absence and not wearing camouflage and orange, donald trump and ben carson. did we mention this was a hunt? look closely, cruz has one shotgun and no less than four cameras. yes, he did back in pheasant. in many corners, fall hunts rate right up there with baby kissing and barbecues. they don't come without risks. 12 days before the presidentiaia election in 200404john kerry borrowed a camouflage jacket and shotgun and went hunting for geese and votes in ohio. the photo op was widely y parodied with vice president dick cheney taking a pot shot saying, i understand he bought a new camouflage jacket for the occasion. two years later, cheney had his when he winged his companion. thanks to our friends at breitbart news for backing the campaign video for us. still ahead, the marine corps war memorial that depicts one of the most historic battles of world war ii. there is a historic and accuracy -- in accuracy on the statue you we will introduce you to sharyl: this wednesd

mike huckabee as well as rand paul... marco rubio and rick santorum descend upon the metro this morning. they'll gather around one table at a presidential family forum. that's at the community choice convention center... at 6:30 another anticipated guest returns to the metro today..... santa is back. he'll be at jordan creek for the first time this season today... this year parents can even reserve a winter storm warning is in effect from 10 am friday to 6 am saturday along and north of highway 20. south of highway 20 and north of i-80 the winter storm warning starts at 2 pm friday and lasts until 6 am saturday. this is where we can expect the most snow to accumulate by saturday morning. some totals may be as high as 6-8". in the metro, snow likely will not begin until after 3 pm, with rain and even a rain snow mix possible at first. temperatures still look to top 40 degrees in des moines which will delay the transition to snow, and even once all snow is falling, temperatures well above freezing will continue to melt and compact the snow, slowing accu

rick santorum, mike huckabee, struggling in the same ways as jeb bush. the one thing jeb bush had that other candidates didn't is $100 million in the bank. for those who worry money has too big an influence in politics, i think you're seeing with jeb it can't overcome the difficulties if you don't have the fundamentals for a strong candidacy. >> still some of that money is slipping away from jeb. but at the same time, i mean, his donors, it's not going to be a complete money drain. his donors are going to stick with him still, right? >> what you're seeing is a struggle for hard dollars. that's not superpac money where people can get unlimited amounts. the dollars are going to campaigns where you can't give over $2,700 in the primary phase. he's struggling for people who are going to give, you know, $50. that's where candidates like ben carson, ted cruz are really succeeding, and some of top dollar donors are threatening to peel off to other candidates. >> you don't seem to be too optimistic about jeb -- >> no. >> as you know, on the last gop debate, carl

other contenders will be in a so-called undercard debate at 7:00, chris christie, mike huckabee, bobby jindal and rick santorum. some people think the undercard forum could be a great opportunity for christie if he can dominate the conversation and get a lot of time in front of the camera. he could have a break-out performance. >>> at the capital now, presidential candidate bernie sanders is joining dozens of fast food workers demanding higher wages. tens of thousands of workers across the country walked off their jobs today. they're demanding a living wage of $15 an hour. they also want to be represented by a union. >>> right now some students at george washington university are trying to get the school to revoke bill cosby's honorary degree. the student association passed the bill cosby honorary degree revocation. cosby received an honorary degree from gw in 1997. last month the university announced it would not revoke the degree because honorary degrees are based upon what the university knew about the honoree at the time. back to you. >>> test after test, but no clear answer. why there's some confusion abo

. >> this is exactly the same pattern that allowed mike huckabee and rick santorum to win iowa in 2008nd 2012 but each ran into trouble. each one evangelicals in iowa and because they are 60% of the republican vote in iowa, that was enough to win. while winning the state, they lost non-evangelical. rick santorum won one in five and huckabee one in ten and that allowed them to win a lot of southern states and evangelicals but because they couldn't broaden, they were unable to grow into full fledged contenders. if you look at the poll that came out this week, it's the same pattern. he's ahead by 14 points among evangelicals and trump behind by 13 and this sort of controversy is the sort of thing that will contain potentially contain and limit hill to that base. >> unlike santorum or huckabee, both of whom won the iowa caucus, ben carson is doing well nationally in the polls, as well. >> admired men in america and the most recent gallop poll. so he's got a story that connects with people. >> incredible story where he ka came from and wound up at john hopkins. guys, stand by. much more com

chris christie and mike huckabee will be joining rick santorum and bobby jindal for the under card debate. donald trump will be looking for a break out moment. last week in springfield, illinois he drew huge cheers when he called for a boycott at starbucks for taking merry christmas on the holiday cup. >> we need the president who will be a hard worker, not somebody going around signing executive orders that will be able to make deals with congress and sit down and do it the way it is supposed to have been done not just say we can't get it done let's sign an executive order. a lot of it is work, sales manship, leadership. >> marco rubio the consensus winner in the last debate needs another strong performance. he has been honing his policy chops an gave us an indication of where he we might go when donald trump brings up his personal finances. >> he continues to say your personal finances are a mess. >> i don't think someone who has taken donald trump has four companies into bankruptcy is in any position to lecture any one in business. when it comes to the charge card most people look at i

this includes chris christie, mike huckabee, bobby jindal and rick santorum. at 9:00 p.m. eastern you see the main stage debate and that will have eight candidates this time. the lineup right there. this comes as some new polls out today in south carolina, monmouth, a well respected there, has ben carson and donald trump essentially tied at the top. there you see rubio making a move, cruz and the rest. and then here is the rcp, the real clear politics average and the national race and where it stands as of this evening. let's begin there. let's bring in our panel. steve hayes, senior writer for the weekly standard. mara lawson and and charles krauthammer. okay, maura, a weekend of carson talk and all this back and forth about the bio, how much effect it's going to have. seems like he's turned the corner, at least on the media narrative, in republican circles. >> we haven't seen any negative effects of this on carson. he made a very strong attack on the media. he called it a witch hunt. he said the secular progressive movement is afraid of me, that's why this is happening.

ben carson, ted cruz, carly fiorina, mike huckabee, rand paul, marco rubio, and rick santorum all took part in the presidential family forum. the event is sponsored by the family leader. one of the big topics of the night? paris. rand paul: i think that if you cannot name your enemy, how can you defeat your enemy. nobody on the stage will even call it what it is -- radical islam. and until we can name the enemy, we cannot defeat the enemy. rick santorum: the sea otter theology of the middle east is isis. they may not be violent, as violent as al qaeda or isis is. but the fact is they agree with the theology behind it. ted cruz: these refugees are fleeing the disaster that has been caused by the obama-clinton foreign-policy. marco: we have to understand that the capability to create that kind of attack only creates when they have a safe haven to operate. stacey: the candidates were also asked who would be the first person they would call if another terrorist attack happened in the u.s.? call come you get on your knees and you make a call to god. you better have his health or you will ne