he has managed to take supporters away from ben carson don championship is here in new york with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. losing ground. the numbers are changing because ted cruz is picking up support. today, cruz is in the middle of a 12-city swing that will take him through the south. >> feeling well. having a wonderful sunday in alabama. polls, ted cruz has taken a page out of donald trump's playbook. an aggressive sharp tone and an effort to stir up supporters. here's what he had to say about president obama's take on foreign policy, specifically his trip to paris for the global warming summit. >> what kind of numb skull thinks that the suv in your driveway is a bigger threat to our security than a bunch of lunatics who want to kill us? hampshire, more than 60% of republican voters say terrorism and security are their biggest concerns. yesterday, trump reiterated his call to ban muslims from entering the country. >> the problem is a very serious problem. you have a radicalization of people, they happen to be islamic. >> reporter: fell republican marco rubio blasted

nikole: ben carson stayed out. mr. carson: i don' t want to get in between them. let them fight. this observation. mr. christie: if your eyes are glazing over like mine, this is what it is like to be on the floor of the united states senate. nikole: the gop candidates won' t face off again until the new year, while democrats are preparing for their next matchup this weekend. in washington, i' m nikole killion, wmur news 9. sean: this morning, we are asking which candidate you think won last night' s debate. you can weigh in by calling or texting 603-586-0999. you can also vote on wmur.com. here is a look at the results so far. 60% of our viewers believe donald trump won the debate. 14% say rand paul. 10% say ted cruz. and 5% say marco rubio was the . the next republican debate is scheduled for january 14 in south carolina. this is the last debate before the iowa caucuses. meantime the democratic candidates will debate this weekend in new hampshire. coverage begins at 8:00 on right here on wmur. several recommendations for fighting the drug problem in our state are

party, many of 2016's presidential candidates are hoping you'll be donning their faces all night, hillary clinton ted cruz and ben carson have put $65. sweaters. >> it's a trend. >> yeah, we've come a long way from the bumper sticker, right? [ laughter ] >> this is very true! very true. >> good point. >>> well, an uncommon sight out of boston commons, warm clothes hanging on trees and statues left for those in need. letting people it's okay to take them, the city park's department says it doesn't have a problem if no damage is left to the park, that's so cool. >> i love that idea. >> simple thing. >> you need this? >> you got it. >> take it, it's yours. oh, i love it. 'tis the season for the cooler weather. it hasn't been that bad, but cooler weather. >> yeah, absolutely, you can kind of feel it, you know, especially in the morning, you guys, where we have the coldest temperature but above average, another warming trend here over the next couple of days. today is going to feature lots of clouds, it will be a dry day today, i do think we'll manage to break the sunshine this afternoon, a few morning showers tomorrow, they

ben carson was given a chance to jump in and avoided the topic entirely. >> i don' t want to get in between them. >> candidates differed on removing syria' s dictator. >> we keep. from president obama and hillary clinton and washington republicans that they are searching for these mythical moderate rebels. it' s like a purple unicorn. they never exist. being jihadists. >> i don' t want to be a policeman of the world, but we cannot back off of this. >> things are just wrapping up, and it will be interesting to see if jeb bush can muster some performance. we will be back in the granite eight later this week. >> earlier in the evening, the candidate at the bottom of the polls had their turn on stage. this debate also focused on foreign policy and terrorism. the republican candidates responded to donald trump' s proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. because people are angry and afraid that we are facing an refuses to acknowledge. >> how you think the king of jordan must feel to hear that? he is our friend, our ally. this is not the way to make america safe. this is the way to help our

don lemon. here's my leading question. if ben carson is doomed, will we look back and say that it was foreign policy and experience and lack of command that killed him, or is it just a crappy campaign run by a lot of warring fiefdoms? they kind of have not serve their boss will. -- well. nicolle: it can't be that after paris and san bernardino we so long for foreign policy experience, than it would run render donald trump inexplicable. it has to be that the way he responded to both of those felt ham-handed, and i think the larger problem for him is the incompetence of the people around him. john: this campaign, you think about -- what of those great stories, i think we will get more of it when this is over, is how much money carson raised and how much money he spent. that campaign has been extraordinary, which always spells of profiteering. there are people who are consultants, people who were contractors, who have been milking the campaign. this has been a campaign that has lacked strategic direction for a while, but there is no doubt

ben carson has fallen to 10% in the latest cnn/orc poll tied with marco rubio. his plunge from second place sparked reports of a big campaign shake up. including budget and staff cuts. carson told donlemon that no such cuts are planned. >> we are constantly looking at everything and continue to look at everything. no one is ever 100% guaranteed they will always be there. as the organization grows and our responsibilities grow, some things may have to change. we may have to add some people. we may have to change some people. >> carson says expenses are actually dropping now his campaign is past the costly start-up phase. >>> happening now. the battle to retake ramadi from isis. they are within a mile of the government compound in the city just 70 miles from baghdad. a military spokesman says progress is slow as specialists dismantle throuousands of ieds. cnn's robyn kriel joins us now with the latest. you look at how close forces are getting to ramadi, but the challenges are still huge. >> reporter: huge challenges. when you read, alison, some of the messages coming from iraq's joint operations command, you really realize how close the fight has become. they are describing neighborh

i don' t care about the establishment. >> it trump rival ben carson said, if this is the beginning of a plan to subvert the will of the voters and replace it with the will of the political elite, he will bolt the party. ted cruz question the judgment of both rivals, captured by audio from "the new at times." on friday, trump suggested that cruz might have a place in his administration. a new poll shows that 42% of voters support trumps plan for a temporary moratorium on muslim immigrants. >> he is talking about stopping people from coming in until we his plan. on the democratic side, hillary democratic rally. the democratic front runner the midwest. manufacturing and a credit to keep any fracturing jobs in the u.s., instead of sending them overseas. chris christie gaining support in new hampshire. in the polls, but it was standing room only at his event last night. he received an endorsement from jeb bradley. last month, he was endorsed by the union leader. on the fight against old viewings -- opioids , he says that prevention is green. -- key. frank: the effort to oust the the group

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ted cruz: i don' t think the american people are interested in a bunch of candidates bickering like school children. stage, including dr. ben carson, a one-time iowa front runner. also, marco rubio. marco rubio. i swear to you, i wish he had not spoken at all. >> trump claims he is ready. this is the last of the of the year for republicans. the democrats are set to debate for third time on saturday. amy: a maryland man is now facing charges of trying to help isis. the fbi says mohamed elshinawy received nearly to finance an $9,000 attack in the united states. he told fbi he was just trying to scam money out of the terrorist group. authorities say he used the money to buy a laptop, several pay as you go phones and personal expenses. there is no mention of spending straight ahead, is sledding trip -- sledding trip almost ended in tragedy. plus, it is deadline day to sign up for coverage under the affordable care act. the steeper fines that people will face if they do not get coverage. kevin: the temperatures will be changing over the next few days, feeling more like december over the weekend. details coming up. amy: plus, some holid

ben carson is said to be weighing a major campaign shakeup. he'll join don lemon at 10:00 p.m. eastern coming up. up next here, ted cruz gets mad at the news media and say they are exploiting his children and uses the controversy to raise campaign cash. are children ever fair game in presidential politics? >>> and later on the line ready to take off on a family trip to disneyland when authorities on the ground in london said no way. the family says it because they are muslim. we have new information coming in on what might have kept them off that flight. make this holiday extra happy when you buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones... like the samsung galaxy s 6. so spread some cheer. and buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones. do something! get on the floor! oh i'm not a security guard, i'm a security monitor. i only notify people if there is a robbery. there's a robbery. why monitor a problem if you don't fix it? that's why lifelock does more than free credit monitoring to protect you from identity theft. we not only alert you to identity threats, i

they're hoping you'll be donning their faces all night, hillary clinton, ted cruz and ben carson have all rolled out ugly sweaters for the season, the the candidates know that's out there? [ laughter ] >> i'm thinking, you made a really interesting observation earlier, we've come a long way from bumper stickers, in terms of candidates and getting their message out there. >> that we have, there's the ugly christmas sweater. >> yeah, okay, cool, thank you very much, jill we'll see you tomorrow morning. >>> coming up a check of your traffic and weather together and a look at your top stories. >> and michael vick at the center of a new controversy, the bill he's supporting in pennsylvania that's getting a lot of attention. >>> a quincy mother tied to a chair during a home invasion, what her 16-year-old daughter did that may have saved her life. >>> you've seen santa claus's face on plenty of billboards, but did any of them make you angry? some people are upset about st. nick's image to sell gun and denounce religion. what do you think? naughty or nice? let us know, it's our daily >>> some

don champion cbs news. ((kirsten joyce)) the just released nbc/wall street journal poll also finds former neurosurgeon ben carson, who has fallen to fourth place nationally, would also beat clinton...with the help of independent voters./// ((brian loftus)) > and speaking of rubio.. he'll be in las vegas today.. rallying his supporters. he's hosting an event at the renaissance las vegas off paradise at 2-pm. the rally is free but you have to r-s-v-p online. we have a link on how to do that on our website.. las vegas now dot com./// ((brian loftus)) campaign event in town today. he's scheduled to speak at the westgate.. tonight at 7-30./// ((demetria obilor)) > the presidential race is trending this morning.. not because of one of the current candidates.. but.. because of a potential candidate in the 2021 election. will smith.. says he may be forced to run. the actor- rapper- producer told c-b-s this morning.. quote "if people keep saying all the crazy kinds of stuff they've been saying on the news lately about walls and muslims, they're going to force me into the political arena." smith was being interviewed abou

there were suggestions from ben carson himself that there could be a shake up in his campaign. then he comes on cnn and speaks to donand said absolutely not. the media is making all this up. what's going on behind the scenes? >> i think ben carson's campaign is all but over. this epitomizes the dysfunction. he gives interview to a reporter at his house saying he's going to do a major shakeup. could happen tomorrow. then turns around and says i never said that. that's kind of just showing this campaign is not a really top tier campaign. he kind of had his moment in the sun, but i think that moment has faded. >> that moment has faded. ben carson would obviously disagree with that. i want to get your take, peter. you wrote a fascinating column. the head line is why america is moving left. i have a feeling that jamie might disagree with that. when you look at the state of play in american politics, you have a democrat in the white house and republicans took over majorities in the house and senate. you have many republican governors. where do you see america moving left? >>. if you look at rising demographics f you look

don' t trust des moines register poll saying it' s biased. the other big story inside the numbers, the fall of dr. ben carson now down at 13%. mr. carson: poll numbers go up and down. heather: he appeared on abc' s this week with george stephanopoulos and reasserted his threat to leave the republican party if party leaders tried to manipulate the nominaton process using what he calls back room deals. on the democratic side hillary s president, fitzgerald grant. >> she has the most experience and has the right ideas to take the country where i believe it needs to go. heather: actor tony goldwyn, from the hit abc show scandal campaigning for the frontrunner. bernie sanders, one of the few candidates out on the trail today, making at least four stops in iowa. critical campaigning with just 7 weeks until the iowa caucuses and just two days until the next gop debate. that debate happens tuesday in las vegas. it is sponsored by cnn. and this saturday night, the 3 democratic candidates will debate in new hampshire. abc news, and channel 5 will have live coverage beginning at 8:00 pm. the operator who was supposed to be at the controls

be center stage with cruz and ben carson next to him, bolstered by growing support in new hampshire, new jersey governor chris christie will also return to the main stage. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> the department of homeland security is supposed to announce changes to the government's terror alert system. sources tell cbs news, that the obama administration will not scrap the currencies tell but rather modify it. the new alert reportedly similar to intelligence bulletins at the fbi and homeland security, shared with law enforcement agencies around the country. >> meanwhile, president obama made rare visit to the pentagon for a briefing on threat facing the us and the fight against isis. later, he offered the first public details about the activities of us special forces, who were sent to fight isis in syria. the president said the forces have started helping local groups cut off supply lines used by millitant. he had a message for the terrorists. >> isil lead kearse not hide, and our next message to them is simple. you are next. >> on thursday, the president is scheduled to visit the national counter terrorism center. he'll attend briefing

. >> i don' t think the american people are interested in a bunch of candidates bickering like schoolchildren. reporter: there will be seven candidates on the stage, including ben carson, a one time front runner whose numbers have plummeted in the polls. >> last sunday, the president spoke to the nation in an effort to calm us and make us feel more comfortable. i wish he hadn' t spoken at all. reporter: trump feels he will be a punching bag during the debate and claims he' s ready. this is the last debate of the year for republicans. the democrats are set to debate a third time this saturday on abc. erika: tom brady was asked this morning about his support for his friend donald trump and here what the patriots star said on his weekly paid appearance on weei. tom brady: i stay out of this debate. donald is a good friend of mine. i have known him for a long time. i support all of my friends. that is what i have to say. he is a good friend and he has always been so supportive of me. it' s so remarkable what he has achieved in his life, being an incredible businessman, a tv politics. erika: brady got to know the s miss usa beauty pageant right after winning the super bowl

neurosurgeon ben carson would beat hillary clinton in a general election helped by independent voters, but carson has fallen to fourth place nationally in new polls on the gop side. >> don champion here in new york, thank you, don. >>> the underwater search for evidence in a san bernardino, california, lake has ended. divers were looking for a computer hard drive and other itememlinked to the husband and wiwi shooters who killed 14 anything significant was found. meanwhile, more victims were remembered this weekend. hundreds of people gathered in orange county y r the funeral of tin nguyen. the service was largely in vietnamese. >>> the fbi is investigating attacks on several california mosques as hate crimes. vandals spray painted two mosques in hawthorne and left a device that looked like a hand grenade at one and a suspect is in custody after a fire at a mosque in palm springs. a man faces possible hate crime charges for a fire that damaged the building's lobby. >>> the los angeles county sheriff's department is defending a deadly shooting on saturday. the deputiesired 33 bullets in the encounter. criticare calling for an independent investigation into the shooting t

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ben carson who once topped the polls, now dropping a whopping 18 points to fourth place. the characteristically low-key candidate tried to don play his losses. >> well, you know, poll numbers go up and down. i wasn't excited when they're up. i'm not excited when they're down. >> reporter: with just 50 days until the iowa caucus, it's still anyone's gain. >> we're seeing three candidates emerge. trump, cruz, and probably rubio. but i would expect a lot of movement between now and february 1. >> well, donald trump makes headlines, pushing to ban muslims, in canada, they're welcoming refugees with open arms. emotional reunions this weekend right there. hundreds of syrian refugees arrived on canadian government planes. they're part of a fast track program to resettle refugees. the country's newly elected prime minister justin trudeau led the welcoming committee. >> tonight matters not just for canada, but for the world. >> canadians showed their support for the refugees on social media. the #welcome to canada was trending on twitter. canada has pledged to resettle 25,000 syrian refugees by february. >>> well, getting ready for t

don' t trust des moines register poll saying it' s biased. the other big story inside the carson, now down at 13%. dr. ben carson poll numbers go : up and down. >> he appeared on abc' s this week with george stephanopolous and doubled down on his threat to leave the republican party if party leaders tried to manipulate the nominaton process using what he calls backroom deals. dr. ben carson: if that is the case, then you know, i' m out of here. >> on the democratic side hillary clinton is getting some help from the president tv' s , president fitzgerald grant . tony goldwyn: she has the most experience and has the right ideas to take the country where i believe it needs to go. actor tony goldwyn, from the hit abc show "scandal," campaigning for the frontrunner. sen. bernie sanders: does that seem right to anybody? no. >> her rival, bernie sanders, one of the few candidates out on the trail today making at least four stops in iowa. critical campaigning with just seven weeks until the iowa caucuses and just two days until the next g.o.p. debate. mary bruce, abc news, washington. adam: cnn has released the l

don champi 3 cbs news. 3 the just released n - b - c finds former neurosurgeon ben carson... who's fallen to fourth place nationally... would *also* beat clinton with the help of independent voters. nine republican presidential candidates will take the stage tomorrow night in las vegas for the final republican debate o othe year. 3 united states senator joni ernst and state senator rick bertrand teamed up for a fundraiser in sioux city yesterday afternoon.this was open to the public... at mccarthy and bailey's irish pub on pearl street. it's the first event the iowa senator has hosted in support of a legislator in northwest iowa. both ernst and bertrand joined the *iowa* legislature 2010. 3 "it was an opportunity for joni ernst to come back to sioux city with her local roots, reconnt with a lot of local business people, and people from the community and again, it's a unique opportunity that she does have close ties here, and we want to continue to grow those ties." it's who i represent, these people are the best in the world, and this is home. so, coming home every weekend he

be center stage with cruz and ben carson next to him bolstered by growing support in new hampshire, new jersey governor chris christie will also return to the main stage. donhampion, cbs news. >>> four candidates will take part in the undercard debate with huckabee, rick san torn, lindsey graham and former governor of new york george pataki. >>> sacramento kings guard raijon rondo said he didn't intend to offend anyone with anti-gay slurs toward referee bill kennedy. his comments led to suspension without pay for the next kings game. the nba announced the suspension on friday. >>> failed kidnapping in alban if i is a wake-up call for neighbors albany is a wake-up car four neighbors. -- failed kidnapping in albany is a wake-up call for neighbors in albany. a girl was almost kidnapped although she ran for help. neighbors are on edge. >> the great fallacy is it will never happen in my neighborhood. that makes people complacent to a point. so, you know, people just have to keep their eyes open. >> that suspect is described as a hispanic man, in his 40s, about 5'8" with dark hair, short beard and white public truck. >>> surveillance video in the blair of a nonp

don trump, marco rubio tophose have to be the three. chris christie has an outside chance, especially if he wins new hampshire. i do not think you can count on ben carson, though he is running too well to rule him out. things can change radically. there is also 5% chance that something totally unexpected can happen and someone who we are not talking about today could emerge as a real threat and front runner. the difference between this race and the 2012 present will race, we have not seen a lot of change. we have seen some of the lord people fluctuate, but at the top tier, a lot has remained the same over a long period of time. we have not had a lot of shifts in the race. this iowa poll seems to be indicating the biggest shift as of late. we are not able to account for and do not know what that may mean. host: you mentioned that donald trump tried to bring the limelight back to himself. are you referring to his comments on the temporary ban of muslims in the u.s.? guest: obviously that is what people have been talking about for the last week. i don't think there was any surprise. i think that was a concerted effort to call attention to himself. he is s

fiorina today made some news, don, she said she would not be bolting the party because she's actually a republican and not so subtle jab at both donald trump and ben carson. >> ben carson. right, right. what would you say about the debate? is make or break for any candidate in particular? >> you can't make a big mistake. yo you have to have a jerry ford moment with jimmy carter he thought polling was free and refused to budge off of that. you cannot win and still b be competitive in iowa, new hampshire and super tuesday and the primary on march 1 but you can't make a fall on your face big mistake. i do think this will be donald trump in the middle with ted cruz who began to square off against him and marco rubio on the other side and chris christie gaining in new hampshire. it's going to be a pretty sparky evening. >> yeah, you know, i realize that this may put you on the hot seat a bit but don't you think some candidates maybe people polling at two, three, 4%, do you think they should get real and leave the race? do you think if there are fewer candidates left than that may help, you know, the gop to dwindle down who may be the person to win? >> i'm not

don lemon. donald trump has reclaimed a commanding lead in the latest poll. in october, he had slipped to second place in this poll, end ben carson. but now donald trump has surged. and carson has lost half of his support. falling from 26%, down to 13%. carson now is virtually tied with ted cruz whose support has quadrupled in less than just two months. and you may have heard that trump was all set to visit israel right after christmas and have a big important meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. that's not happening, folks. a day after netanyahu's office joined the chorus of opposition to trump's muslim ban, trump says he's, quote, postponing his trip until after he is elected president. now, back to that interview, that big interview. trump says many muslims are phenomenal, but politicians are incompetent and mosques need to be, quote, surveilled. have a listen for yourself. >> and then you release this controversial statement. why not just sit on your big lead and just let it ride? >> because, don, i have to do what's right. we need a dialogue in this country. and throughout the world. we have a big problem. and as

ben carson is falling to 10% in the latest cnn/orc poll. tied for third with marco rubio. carson's plunge from second place sparked reports like one in the washington post of campaign shakeups. carson told don lemon last night that no such cuts are planned. >> the washington post frankly had their story already written before they talked to me. they were convinced i would fire everybody and go in a completely different direction. that is absolutely not true. i said, you know, we are constantly looking at everything and we will continue to look at everything. no one is ever 100% guaranteed they are always going to be there and as the organization grows and as our responsibilities grow, you know, some things may have to change. we may have to add some people and change some people. >> carson says expenses are dropping now his campaign is past what he calls the costly start-up phase. >> his campaign is spending a lot of money. he has to get expenses in a row. >>> breaking news this morning. armed police on the scene of a popular tourist area in china. the u.s. embassy warning americans about possible threats next. at planters we know how to throw a remarkable holiday party. just serve classy s

ben carson next to him. bolstered by growing support in new hampshire -- new jersey governor chris christie will also return to the main stage. don champion cbs news. 3 four candidates... former arkansas governor mike huckabee... former pennsylvania senator rick santorum... south carolina senator lindsey graham... and former new york governor george pataki will be part of an undercard debate that'll happen ahead of the main... primetime debate with candidates. 3 two storm lake children have been found safe... and their father and grandmother are in jail for trying to hide'em.32 - year - old scott banks and 50 - year - old dionne pamon of storm lake have been charged with kidnapping the children... trying to hide the ki from police.this whole thing started december 6th when storm lake police tried to help the iowa department of human services serve a court order to remove the 3 - year - old and 1 - year - old girls from the home... so their well - being could be evaluated. 3 the kids weren't there... and no members of the family would cooperate. so yesterday morning banks was put into jail for contempt of court. 3 a search of the

trump will be center stage with cruz and ben carson next to him and bolstered by support in new hampshire, chris christie will also return to the main stage. don champion, cbs news. >>> now for an update on the search for the vandal police say damaged a menorah this month. old boy and charged him with criminal mischief and a hate crime. investigators say he knocked off the 100-pound menorah at the park back on december 6th. he allegedly told police he did it because he was bored. >>> it's 5:09. new rules for drone owners. what the government is doing to keep track of them. >>> and finishing what her mother started, a staten island woman is on the mission to find the people in these photos from more than 30 years ago. >>> and going further back in time, the staples that have made coney a and a seaside destination. >> i was the fourth guy from the right in that picture. >>> shouldn't need the umbrella today. jacket or light coat, yeah, definitely after work and school and you might need the sunglasses too. we will have fun with records and the rest of the forecast. traffic and weather on the 2s coming up. 86 million americans have prediabetes. a

don trump, marco rubio tophose have to be the three. chris christie has an outside chance, especially if he wins new hampshire. i do not think you can count on ben carson, though he is running too well to rule him out. things can change radically. there is also 5% chance that something totally unexpected can happen and someone who we are not talking about today could emerge as a real threat and front runner. the difference between this race and the 2012 present will race, we have not seen a lot of change. we have seen some of the lord people fluctuate, but at the top tier, a lot has remained the same over a long period of time. we have not had a lot of shifts in the race. this iowa poll seems to be indicating the biggest shift as of late. we are not able to account for and do not know what that may mean. host: you mentioned that donald trump tried to bring the limelight back to himself. are you referring to his comments on the temporary ban of muslims in the u.s.? guest: obviously that is what people have been talking about for the last week. i don't think there was any surprise. i think that was a concerted effort to call attention to himself. he is s

don lemon's show saying, that was overwritten. it's not going to be a shakeup, everything is on the table. just as some of his allies were saying, hey, this is great, ben carsontrol of his campaign again, sort of letting dr. carson be dr. carson. and not run by the ad visors. but then he walked that back. so i think there's just a lack of a clear structure messaging organization in the mechanics of campaigning that the carson operation needs to clean up there. >> patricia, david, we have to leave it there. thank you so much. merry christmas to both of you. >> merry christmas. >> thank you, you, too. >>> so there is a question that deserves another step. everybody has to look at donald trump and say, the poll numbers are what they are. why he is so popular brings up a lot of disagreement. senator bernie sanders brought up donald trump, i did not, but it's why he brought it up and what he said about him that wound up becoming a bone of contention. we'll show it to you in a second. >>> time now for the five things to know for your new day. eight people dead after a tornado outbreak cut through the south. a 7-year-old boy belongs to the victims. >>> and the lates