. >> reporter: adam goodman is a republican strategist. he says they can't ignore what trump is doing. on, he can't afford to miss any opportunities tonight. just five days away from super tuesday. >> rubio has just one asset he has that is different from his collectibility. >> he has a chance. but he has to act now. >> reporter: well, top rubio supporters say if he was to win two of the primary states on super tuesday, they could consider it a win. >> thanks candace. >>> new developments in the battle over the supreme court vacancy. nevada governor and former federal judge brian sandoval made clear he does not want to be considered for the job of the supreme court. republican senators said they will not consider any selection by president obama and democrats today called that unconstitutional. >> if they are going to live up to the oath they took becoming are going to have to reassess. >> however, there is some headway made. top republicans an democrats in the senate will meet with president obama on the issue next week. >>> lawmakers ran

charles: i want to go to adam goodman because he's had the role in the past. even when ted cruz is speaking, his apology was interesting, almost backhanded even if they were true. i know this is a blood sport but has the cruz campaign gone too far? >> well, look at it this way, charles. you have a values driven candidate who suddenly has a values challenge campaign. and if these were just -- isolated incidents you can kind of diffuse in a way. but it seems to fit the narrative that donald trump and marco rubio and others have said of late just not being square. and, you know, i think the one thing that could remedy all of this frankly with ted as unfortunate as today's event was is winning. he's going to have to win to put this to rest. if not, i think this could be a snowball moving the wrong side down the mountain for him, and i think it gets worse not better. charles: but here's the thing, gina. can he win? is he doing so much damage to himself and maybe south carolina is evidence to that. can he even win anymore? >> i think that it just got a lot tougher w

joining us now from tampa with some thoughts on that gop communication strategist adam goodman, and withcott levinson. adam president obama is going to make time for cuba but not a man, justice scalia who served the country honorably for 30 years. >> unbelievable. basically, you show up. you show up for people you care about and things you care about and the choice the president is making is making it clear where he stands. justice scalia was an icon an intellectual icon on that court that made a tremendous difference in holding the line on separation of powers originalism, a bunch of other things. some of the justices looked to him for inspiration and credibility. and yet what we're hearing today is that the president is choosing -- apparently it's not good enough to show up for the funeral but it is okay to go to an oppressive regime -- >> hang in there. how are you going to defend president obama saying he doesn't have time to go to the funeral funeral? >> the president has shown honor to this country by taking a chief justice who he has disagreed with but treated with honor. the trut

goodman. bernie sanders' camp is adamant - if a large number of voters show up to will win. we'll have more in a moment. first, the countdown is over. tonight, is the iowa caucus, with matt breen and amanda goodman. bernie sanders' camp is adamant - if a large number of voters show up to caucus tonight - he will win. but the attention should probably be on the martin o'malley supporters...they could be the deciding factor. << (o'malley nats) i am telling people to hold strong... martin o'malley only has 3% of the vote but he's still not backing down. the democratic caucus rules require a candidate have 15% of caucus goers in precinct - if they don't, their supporters can back another candidate. (nats of bernie) the shock of the democratic race is bernie sanders - once losing to hillary clinton by nearly 50 points...sanders finds himself teetering on a win. if we are to deal with climate change, womens rights, the only way that happens when millions of people stand up...the one percent. but experts say despite sanders' surge - clinton's numbers are strong and she is extremely

goodman and matt breen of our station ktiv in sioux city. this is such an exciting atmosphere. we head into yet another historic night of iowa politics. >> amanda: well, bernie sander camp is adamant f a large number of voters show, he will win tonight. >> matt: fueled by first time caucus goers, donald trump surged in the final follow before the iowa caucus. he now needs his rival ted cruz by seven points. >> amanda: and martin o'malley deciding factor. martin o'malley has only 3% the vote, but he is still not backing down. the democratic caucus rules require a candidate has 15% of caucus goers and precinct. if they don't, their supporters can back another candidate. bernie sander, once losing to hillary clinton by nearly 50 points, sanders finds himself teetering on a win. >> if we ought to deal with climate change and women's rights and all of the important issues that are out there, the only way that happens is when millions of people stand up, come together, and demand that our government starts working for all of us, not just the one percent. >> amanda: but experts say despise sanders' surge, clinton's numbers are still strong and she is extremely popular among democrats. fo