blake burman with details. blake? reporter: donald trump continues to raise doubts about the presidential eligibility of ted cruds who was born in canada to american mother. at a rally trump insisted that the legal guidelines defining what a natural born citizen means remains to be settled. >> ted cruz has a problem because the question is, is he a natural born citizen? you can't have a nominee who is going to be subject thrown out as nominee. you just can't do it. reporter: latest "fox news poll" shows cruz might be trumps threat for the moment. nationwide trump has support from 35% of republicans. that is 15 points clear of cruz in second. trump has larger lead in the first of the nation primary, new hampshire. in iowa the latest poll shows trump trailing. cruz's 27% puts senator four ahead of trump. the iowa caucus is just three weeks away. back to you in new york. david: going to be very tight. blake burman, thank you very much. melissa? melissa: this is the announcement we've been waiting for on pins and needles.

blake burman, toughing it out in iowa. later our political panel. who's going to be the big winner in a trumpless fox news debate? we like to reiterate mr. trump is welcome to join in the 11th hour, we shall see. no podium will be on the stage because he says he's not coming. we've got former michigan republican pete hoekstra along with former democrat from ohio, dennis kucinich. in about 19 minutes. stay tuned what they've got to say, they are seasoned politicians who debated many, many people over the years. watch. you never know what's going to happen on the republican presidential debate on the fox news channel. ben carson, chris christie are all showing up, we don't feel we need to turn our backs on the american people at the moment. a lot of drama. the second we hear anything, we will let you know. all we hear is donald trump is going to south carolina today, tonight, not iowa. >>> closing bell, we are ringing in 47 minutes. session lows, down 251 points right now. you cannot tune out here, if this starts to accelerate. we're on it. we are a g

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let's go live to des moines, iowa, where blake burman has the very latest.. >> reporter: hi there, liz. yeah, that's right, donald trump is in new hampshire. he will be back here, though, tomorrow, saturday, sunday and monday, seven different campaign events, he will make. but most everybody here, you're right, is in iowa following last night's debate for this final push leading up to the caucuses on monday, and they are spread out all over the state. marco rubio is a couple hours in one direction, ted cruz is about two and a half hours north by the minnesota border. he is trying to fulfill a pledge, a promise in which he said he would visit all 99 counties here in the state of iowa. yes, 99 counties in this state. and cruz has said he will go to every single one of them, and right now he is trying to make that last second push. so much so that he is visiting -- has visited, rather, two cities together. the town of ringstead that has a population, according to the last census, of somewhere of about 400 people. then he's going to fenton which has a population

blake burman has dug into all these numbers and you have what, blake? new year, same storyline according to fox news poll. trump has support from 35% of republicans nationwide. that puts him 15 points clear of senator ted cruz in second. the showdown between those two in iowa remains with cruz ahead by four points. however, in new hampshire trump regains his massive lead, extending it there to 18. the billionaire businessman raised some eyebrows last week when the "new york times" editorial board says trump favor as 45% tariff on imported chinese goods. yesterday on "sunday morning futures" maria pressed trump about that figure. >> you did say you want to have a 45% tariff on exports coming into this country, correct? >> no, no. i said if they don't behave that will be the number commensurate. >> yeah. >> i said if they don't behave, if they don't stop doing what they're doing with the devaluations in particular. >> reporter: dagen on democratic side "fox news poll" shows hillary clinton continues to hold a strong lead nationally over bernie sanders but

blake burman with more on that from des moines, iowa. reporter: i had a very interesting telephone call with one of his one of the top advisors. senator ted cruz as you mentioned will be the focus most likely tonight at the debate on the fox news channel before the iowa caucuses. for the very first time, standing front and center at the center podium. i asked the adviser did you change about your debate prep? it's going to all be the same. they said yes indeed we change things up and they are anticipating a much different debate considering donald trump will not be there. it was essentially politics 101, which is you don't punch downward. you punch upwards. if anybody is going to punch upwards tomorrow night, they have to punch towards ted cruz as every single poll that has been taken in the last few weeks if not longer shows cruise running second come in some cases first to donald trump. they anticipate ted cruz will take a lot of fire tonight, especially for marco rubio. these two have gone out in the last couple of debates, including

joining me with the very latest on all of this, blake burman. blake. >> reporter: hi there, trish.eah, so ted cruz, he is going all in now on trying to paint donald trump as not only a former democratic sympathizer, but also a part of the current republican establishment. this comes after the iowa governor, terry branstad, said cruz would be devastating for iowa, along with the sudden reemergence of one bob dole. the former presidential candidate said of cruz in a new york times article that was published today, and i'm quoting here: i question his allegiance, speaking of cruz, to the party. i don't know how often you've heard him say the word "republican." not very often. dole goes on to say i don't know how he's going to deal with congress, nobody likes him. here was cruz in new hampshire yesterday trying to strip the outsider label from trump. >> we're saying the washington establishment abandoning marco rubio and unifying behind donald trump. and we're seeing conservatives coming together and unifying behind our campaign. >> reporter: trish, cruz is in a question and answer ses

alongside me, our very own blake burman again. blake, what is the pulse like would you say ahead of tomorrow's debate? here we are just weeks away from iowa and new hampshire. there is a a lot i think would be on the line. >> we were joking we need a flow chart die diagram to figure out who is hitting who. the gloves are off as you just mentioned. last 24 hours, ted cruz hitting donald trump, that he e bodies new york values an seems a bit rattled. cruz is not for ethanol and tweeting again, bringing up citizenship issue. those two are going back at it. for basically the first time ever, at least on ted cruz's side in last 24 hours or some marco rubio jumped into the fray here in south carolina. he basically questioned trump's temperment and questioned his ability if he were able to win this whole thing. take a listen here real quick. >> electing someone who is upset alone will not be enough. you need someone who knows exactly what they're going to do. knowing exactly what they're going to do. make as good segue i was very proud of

thank you so much blake, blake burman outside the coliseum in north charleston phobias media chairmanforbes have you decided on a candidate. >> not yet i am watching the dean focus on the economy, fox business, doing the thing, i think it is going to be a very, very important a lot of people are going to start making up their minds, so i feel i am in dating game, like a lot of things in various candidates watching like millions of others. dagen: steve you've been down the road before, and we -- and you know, we talk about trump versus cruz, bush versus rubio, but in also, kasich christie and carson, on the main stage, give these candidates advice how do you punch through? ben carson struggled in debates to shine in a way he does on the campaign trail at events, kasich, you know he came out in the last fox business debate and looked -- looked grumpy quite frankly after a while, about christie, he goes the after hillary clinton but on the stage with other candidates give these guys advice how to shine. >> first of all, amazing is many candidates like a circular fire squad shooting at ea

i want to go to blake burman who is an ocean way from me now in washington the latest political back and forth between donald trump and ted cruz. i guess it's heating up even though we're freezing here in davos, the steam behind me not withstanding. >> i wish i was there with you, neil, it looks like a blast. if you go, take me with you, by the way. so, yeah, bob dull believe it or not, neil, he's made a cameo into the 2016 presidential battle between donald trump and ted cruz. "the new york times" got a hold with them, did an interview, published a story today with the former presidential candidate, and he said that cruz would be -- and this is his quote, cataclysmic for republicans nationwide. here's what doll told the times quoting here. i question his allegiance to the party speaking of cruz. he says i don't know how often you hear him say the word republican. not very often. he goes on to say i don't know how he's going to deal with congress, nobody likes him. well, doll also said cruz would ensure hole sale losses for republican and congressional statewide races as well. trump,

blake burman live in des moines, iowa with more. blake, what do you make of it? reporter: it was a great night last night. two great debates. you played some of it. it all started at least at the 9:00 debate with what megyn kelly put it, the elephant not in the room. as you mentioned the showdown brewing over last four to six weeks or so with marco rubio and ted cruz specifically on immigration which is a major issue here in the state of iowa. cruz as he has in the past tried to pit rubio as someone who supported amnesty in the past. rubio tried to say cruz's own portions weren't much different than his. >> this is the lie that ted's campaign is built on, and rand touched upon it. that he is the most conservative guy and everyone else, everyone else a rino the truth is ted, throughout this campaign you've been willing to do or say anything in order to get votes. ted, you worked for george w. bush's campaign. now you want to trump trump on immigration. >> i like marco. he is very charming and very smooth. the facts are simple. when he ran for election in the state

as is blake burman. he was chronicling everything going on. the fact and all the mess that's left, right, blake? reporter: all the cleanup, neil, you see the big pile in front of me. believe it or not it was much higher earlier this morning. it is sunny and beautiful here. some of this probably has melted but there is still a huge cleanup effort as you can see from this pile. i was speaking with member of the city administrators office, just in washington, d.c. alone, some 800 pieces equipment. that is just the government. not private businesses people within their own homes, et cetera, out on the streets right now. 5500 tons of salt from the government put down on the streets, main their row fare. this is north capitol, runs right into the capitol. a lot of major streets are doing fine. the side streets are the worry, when you get out into the suburbs. mayor here, muriel bowser is the mayor and she said at a news conference she warned there is a long way to go. >> we knew we would have 24 inches of snow in the district and cold temperatures t

blake burman is in des moines with the latest. high, blake. reporter: that is what some of them are hoping tonight. this is the first and only presidential debate here in iowa before the caucuses four nights from tonight. we're just three hours away from this debate. the first one kicks off at 7:00. there will be four people on that stage, carly fiorina, mike hub bee, rick santorum and jim gilmore who is back in the debates. they get started off at 7:00. followed by seven candidates at 9:00 debate. marco rubio and ted cruz will be front and center in that one. they're flanked by dr. ben carson, jeb bush, chris christie and john kasich and rand paul makes his way into the 9:00 debate. noticeably absent is one donald trump the frontrunner in the race. he said he will not be at the debate tonight. he is holding his own event here in the des moines area, funds raised from that will go to veterans groups. at this point still unknown which but at that is where the money will be going. one group is saying they want none of it. the founder of the iraq

at any rate, blake burman in washington, d.c. with the very latest. blake? reporter: now the story in washington, d.c. is about the cleanup. believe it or not because of some good weather, sunshine out, it feels like some of the snow has actually melted but as you can see here there is still a massive effort underway to get the city up and running once again. i was told by somebody within the city administrator's office, just in d.c. alone there are 800 pieces of equipment out on the streets trying to clean everything up. some 5500 tons of salt at that have been used. that doesn't include what is going on by private business, homeowners, people who live in condos, apartment, et cetera. the mayor, muriel bowser, held a news conference earlier today. she warned there is still a very long way to go yet. >> we knew we would have 24 inches of snow in the district and very cold temperatures throughout the week. several days of cleanup ahead of us. we know that we're going to be dealing with snow all of this week. reporter: the other part of the story is what is go

four-star general jack keane and blake burman live from d.c. start with blake who joins us from the latest on the north korea situation. blake, we're hearing from the administration. they do not believe this is deadly h-bomb? >> yes, indeed, trish. white house is simply throwing cold water on north korea claims that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. north korea made the surprise announcement on state television earlier today, calling it at one point, a h-bomb of justice. white house press secretary josh earnest said moments ago the initial assessments elsewhere show otherwise. >> the initial analysis that has been conducted of the events that were reported overnight is not consistent with north korean claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test. there is nothing that occurred in the last 24 hours that caused the united states government to change our assessment of north korea's technical and military capabilities. reporter: trish, earnest said the u.s. will continue to collect more evidence to learn about just exactly what happened over ther

joining me now rnc chairman mike shields, and blake burman on the ground there in iowa. and, blake, i've got to start with you. what are people saying? what are you hearing about who might emerge here tonight? >> well, there's a couple of different ways that you can really approach this because of this donald trumpless debate, trish. one is the way that the ted cruz campaign is approaching this and hoping to emerge from this is basically altering the strategy. they tell me that yesterday when they were preparing for this debate tonight that they now expect their guy to be taking all the shots from all sides because donald trump is not up on that stage. everybody here is trying to emerge whether -- either to manage the expectations game going into the last four days or so or just to try to boost their standings as they head into the caucuses on monday night. but the cruz folks to me that they are planning for a different kind of strategy kneading tonight. especially as the relates to marco rubio. they feel that their guy is going to be taken on by rubio as those guys are r

our very own blake burman is in charleston with the latest. hi, there, blake. reporter: david, good evening to you. crossfire between the candidates picked up 24 hours or so as we're about4 hours until the fox business debates tomorrow night. ted cruz launched quite possibly his toughest attacks to date on donald trump. he said yesterday trump, quote, embodies new york values. he says he feels that trump, is being quote rattled. trump fired back in iowa saying cruz is not pro-ethanol, which is of course a huge issue in that state. he also says he feels that cruz is being controlled by millionaires. around then on twitter earlier today, he went back to a familiar talking point from the last 10 days or two weeks questioning whether cruz is natural born citizen. here is what he tweeted out. sadly there is no way ted cruz can continue running in the republican primary unless he can erase doubt on eligibility. dems will sue. that is trump earlier today. marco rubio appeared to jump into the trump fray even though he didn't mention trump by name at an event earlier h

fox business's blake burman is in charleston, south carolina, where the drama has already started, blake. reporter: melissa, good afternoon to you. there has been a lot, not only today but last couple days leading up to this. this is the first debate of the new year. a few weeks out until iowa and new hampshire to follow after that and here in south carolina as well. a lot of folks are starting to line up now. less than two hours to go. there are two debates tonight. we'll talk about the first one at 6:00 here. three candidates will be on that stage, carly fiorina, rick santorum and mike huckabee. with just three they will get some extra talk time. those three will try to hopefully gain some momentum, maybe even break through here as we count down to the next debate and to iowa. seven candidates at that 9:00 debate on that stage. of course donald trump will be front and center. he will be flanked by ted cruz and marco rubio. alongside them, dr. ben carson, chris christie, jeb bush and john kasich. 10 people here tonight but no doubt about it, the headline leading up to all of this is don

blake burman standing by and john roberts. hi, john. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, gretchen.f the headlines that -- it's on the democratic side, actually. bernie sanders is suggesting that because of the new apps, this is one that i have here, the democratic party and republican party will be using in iowa to report the caucus results are developed by microsoft and they've donated by hillary clinton. maybe the results will be skewed by hillary clinton. we took a look at the republican app earlier this week. basically all it is is a way for you to punch in unique codes, you get access into the system. you punch in caucus results. there are checks and balances. those are reported back to party headquarters, whether on the republican side or the democratic side. those are disseminated to the internet from the state level, county level, precinct level. they are also backed up on paper which are sent in to the party headquarters for verification. what bernie sanders is going to do, he's going to have his own system in place to report the results. when you look at the democratic ca

blake burman with the very latest inside the beltway. reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders are both in iowa tonight trying to capitalize on whatever momentum they might have gained in last night's debate in south carolina. polling suggestions first-in-the-nation caucus is up for grabs. recent average from realclearpolitics.com shows clinton's lead has shrunk to handful of points. in new hampshire sanders appears to lead. sanders was quick to point that outstanding by clinton's side. secretary clinton well notes when this campaign began she was 50 points ahead of me. we were all of three percentage points. guess what in iowa, new hampshire, the race is very, very close. maybe we're ahead in new hampshire. reporter: two hours before the debate, sanders released universal health care plan, paid in large part by tax increases. clinton defended president obama throughout the debate, shot that down as unnecessary revamp of obamacare. >> i do not want to see republicans repeal it and i don't want to sigh us start over again with a conte

blake burman, good to see you last week. >> great to see you, too, great to see everybody in new york fun. sandra: and joining us now is hoover institute senior fellow tim kaine, good morning, tim. >> hi, good morning. sandra: how are you feeling about the economy these days? if you listen to the democratic debate or the president, they're painting a pretty rosie picture of the american economy, how do you see it? >> oh, boy, it's a dicey economy. common sense knows that. i'd call it, i guess in two words, it's overstimulated and it's underperforming, so the real question, are these guys going to stop stimulating?. >> well, you answer that question. we're talking potentially another fed rate hike, that would be contrary to what you're suggesting? >> no, so the fed right now is in the stimulating posture. normal rates are probably around 2%, but the fiscal side is the real concern. i was looking at the numbers, this is the first modern election where the debt ratio to gdp is over 100%. this hasn't happened in, like since the great depression. nobody's talking about debt. in fact, they

blake burman with the latest on the reaction to a big no-show.trump, his campaign last night said trump will not be participating in the fox news debate tomorrow night here in des

blake burman has details. i guess if you were going to tease it and get people to watch, seventh time at bat, saying it is totally non-traditional would be one way to do it, right? reporter: there is article in "politico" administration trying to get attention for this speech tonight. this is president obama's final state of the union speech as you mentioned and the white house says expect the president's pitch to the nation to look past his time in office. while a laundry list of sweeping policy proposals is not expected tonight the white house mentioned earlier this week potential talkers like criminal justice reform and ratifying the tpp trade deal. the first lady's box of invited guests include a syrian refugee and mexican immigrant while also leaving one chair to empty to represent victims of gun violence. josh earnest says tonight's speech shows the president is still able to drive the political narrative. >> the president is putting forward more ideas than anybody else. putting republicans in situation

blake burman with more on last night's action-packed debate from des moines. good morning, blake. >> maria, good morning to you as well. elephant not in the room as megyn kelly put it, donald trump was quickly addressed but from there candidates moved on to the issues especially immigration which is hugely important in the state of iowa. showdown on that front between marco rubio and ted cruz continued. trying to paint rubio as pro-amnesty. rubio essentially called cruz a liar. >> this is the lie that ted's campaign is built on and rand touched upon it. that he is the most conservative guy and everyone else, everyone else is a rino the truth is ted throughout this campaign you have been willing to say or do anything in order to get votes. >> i like marco. he is very charming, very smooth, but the facts are simple when he ran for election in the state of florida, he told the people of florida, if you elect me i will lead the fight against amnesty. >> chris christie widely panned that exchange. in fact maria he said he need ad washington english dictionary to fig

blake burman on what they're doing right now. blake? reporter: neil, we're 80 something hours away until caucus night on monday night. to give you a little bit of a scene setter here in iowa, many presidential candidates on republican side were right here in des moines this morning doing national tv interviewss following up last night's debate to speak to wider audience, potentially hundreds of thousands of people here. here on out for most part it is about getting to every single potential possible place here in iowa to speak to people by the dozens or by the hundreds, to potentially maybe sway this election for somebody, a percentage point or two or a spot or two. all of these candidates for most part, i shouldn't say all, for most part are completely scattered across the state right now. rubio, cruz, bush, kasich, carson, i could go on, many of them are here. donald trump is not one of them. he is in new hampshire today though he just released his schedule minutes ago. he will make seven stops in iowa, saturday, sunday, and monday. i

blake burman with the latest on the reaction to a big no-show. reporter: certainly a lot of reaction on both sides. donald trump, his campaign last night said trump will not be participating in the fox news debate tomorrow night here in des moines, iowa. will that change? we shall see. for now, trump says he will be a no-show. the next logical question that comes that this is how will this affect the outcome on monday night? the iowa caucus, just five days until that. if you buy scientific polling, that won't have any time to write and because the data will be monday night and the iowa caucuses. i will point you to one figure from the latest fox news poll that did have it released a few days ago. it's about the undecided that we are always talking about islands to make up their minds in the last moments. that is a big piece of the pie here in iowa. 33% of iowa republicans say it is possible they could change their minds between now and monday night and we will see if that happened. the candidates have been weighing in on of this all day long and

blake burman right now. >> hi, maria. good morning to you as well.d any doubt that the dow between donald trump and ted cruz is over, last night it is fair to say a race any and all of those suspicion. crews came with a ready-made answer over the question that trump has been proposed in the last week or two about whether or not cruz is indeed a natural born citizen and that's making him eligible to run for president of the united states. trump responded in part by saying one of the reasons he wants cruise to have this cleared up if in case you want to have cruz as as as presidential nominee. >> we are running. i win. i choose him as my vice presidential candidate and the democratic do because we can't take them along for the ride. i don't like that. i'll tell you what. if this all works out, i'm happy to consider naming you as vp. you happen to be right. >> this is certainly a changing dynamic in here is what the important. the latest nbc wall street news poll. donald chung continues at the top of the field with a report from republicans. he has basi

blake burman in washington with highlights good morning to you.ood morning, hillary clinton positioned hers, as a steward of the obama administration, while bernie sanders continued to call for a politicalings revolution in the final democratic debate before iowa caucuses clashed on gun reform single payer health care the roll of wall street a minute for sanders to highlight how he has made this a tight race. >> secretary clinton well knows, when this campaign began she was 50 points ahead of me, we were all 3 perjure points guess what in iowa new hampshire the race is very, very close. >> asked why she can't gather as much enthusiasm as sanders, among younger voters. >> i am i have the greatest respect for senator sanders and supporters i am going to keep working agency hard as i can, to reach as many people, of all ages, i hope to have their support when i am the democratic nominee. >> if it is "the wall street journal" released shows clinton a 25-point lead, nationally over sanders,however, the polling averages from a real clear politics.com sh

blake burman in des moines by the preview of what to expect tonight. good morning to you.d morning to you. donald trump continues to maintain he will not be at the debate tonight in des moines iowa on the fox news channel ever so important because not only is this the last debate but also the first debate here in iowa as well. candidates have been here for months on end here's some more than a year and this is their last chance in some cases to make a final push before monday night caucuses. there will still be seven people on the stage at 9:00 tonight. cruzan rubio will be front and center beside kristy and bush ayn rand paul returns to the 9:00 debate as well. before then, setting the stage is fiorina, huckabee. jim gilmer joined the stage once again. i was thinking speaking to an advisor of ted cruz then they told me they expect their guide to be basically surrounded by your tonight now that donald trump is not in this debate. they say everybody shoots up in a few other guy is the one taking on the crossfire. still trump is not going to be about off the hook. they antic

blake burman with more on that from des moines, iowa. reporter: i had a very

blake burman is in washington d.c. with more. hey, blake. >> hi there, dagen. a political opportunist, a nationalist at sea and a menace to american conservativism. those are some of the slew of criticisms of donald trump from the editor's of the national review. the latest cover of the conservative magazine sets the tone with the headline, here it is, against trump. inside that, when you peel back the cover, 22 different essays from prominent republican voices like erick erickson and bill crystal arguing against a trump nomination. and they defended the magazine's position on the kelly file. trump responded after a campaign event in las vegas. >> it's a limited government, it's the constitution, it's liberty. those are the things that truly make this country special and they are basically afterthoughts to donald trump. he almost never talks about them. >> the national review is a dying paper. it's got circulation way down, not very many people read it anymore, people don't even think about the national review, so, i guess they want to get a little publicity. >

. >> blake burman is standing by on the streets of d.c. right now with the damage., right? >> look at this. >> if bernie sanders is the nom me of the democratic nominee, ronald reagan's record of states will be in jeopardy. maria: quietly, gas has been fueling u.s. consumptions, but not to a degree to shoot the lights out. i think to see that we have to see higher wages. gasoline prices is a nice cushion, but it's not a game changer. >> checking out dagen showing her football chops right now. >> one of the zoo's four pandas, enjoying it. he broke twitter, he really did. >> 54 million views on facebook. >> i also smell my feet during blizzards. [laughter] >> welcome back to another tennis channel court report, a special presentation for fox business, i'm jonathan novac. milosevic with the trophy on his way to the aussie open, but the canadian had to dig deep in a five set thriller. roan roanic, after taking the third set. the swiss star, after claiming that fourth set 6-4, but roanic managed to get an epic victory and reached the quarters for the second straight year

five days away from the first vote cast in the 2016 race to the white house did blake burman is livewa with the latest. good morning to you. reporter: hi, maria. good morning to you as well. we'll find out if donald trump's decision and subcontinent. a third of voters there is undecided as to who they will vote for in monday night. trump is staying in the headlines once again this morning after last night he and his campaign said they will not participate in tomorrow night's debate on the fox news channel. they are setting make in kelly's participation is the reason why trump will essentially boycott the event. the campaign put out a statement last night. it was fairly lengthy. i will quote you a little bit. unlike the very highly incompetent people running our country into the ground, mr. trump knows when to walk away. they and the statement by saying this takes guts and is the kind of mentality or country needs to make america great again. trump is running one and two attackers in every single poll that you see here in iowa and cruz took to the national airwaves yesterday night on

and blake burman is in washington with the details.hole that almost everyone agreed about and the administration said we'll fix it. did they? >> well, the problem here that republicans have here, charles, is about the exceptions to the new waiver rules laid out by the state department yesterday. the new rules, passed by congress late last year and stipulated if a citizen from a country entitled to the program had traveled to either iraq, iran, syria or sudan in the last five years, they would need to be screened through the tougher visa process instead. however, the final changes that were announced by the state department yesterday added several exemptions and among them are for people who travel to iran for business. the white house said, they don't want to disadvantage businesses, but the house said that they're breaking their very own law that he signed, charles. >> another carve out for iran. and now to the firestorm in america on the political side. the national review not hiding their stance on donald trump's bid for the white h