gloves came off.as expected, the candidates clashed on gun control.sanders hit out at clinton:(bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate)"well i think secretary clinton knows what she says is disingenuous from nra."while clinton doubled down(hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate)"i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has he reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining those members of congress who have already introduced legislation."and o'malley found an opening for humor"i would have to agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. (laughter)" moderator lester holt asked about concerns over sanders' electability, especially with (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate)"when african american becomes familiar with my record, with the agenda and criminal justice, just as the general population has become has become more supportive, so will african american community, so will the latino community"pre-debate 3 coverage had been dominated by the release of sanders' medicare for all healthcare plan .clinton slammed the proposal while reminding the

democrats... hillary clinton... bernie sanders and martin omalley took the stage in charleston, south carolina last night. it was their final democratic debate before the voting starts here in iowa... questions focused on two big issues - health care and gun control. former governor of maryland martin o'malley called the issue of gun control "personal." but the attention soon turned to the two frontrunners... as they argued over sanders' "flip-flops" on gun control policies. presidential candidate :10-:14"i have a d-minus voting record from the nra." presidential candidate :15-:19"he has voted with the nra, with the gun lobby numerous times." the latest nbc news wall street journal poll shows clinton with a large lead over sanders nationally... she clinton has 59 percent while sanders only has 34 percent. martin o'malley gets only 2 percent. we are now just two weeks away from the iowa caucuses. cold temps aren't stopping some people from getting out and enjoying the holiday... we're taking a live look now at the ice

clinton. claim an 'a'. with only e even days left until the caucusese both the democrat hillary clinton have both been able to use their name recognition to help stay near the top of the polls. as a result, both have run campaigns counter to the traditional efforts that focus on grassroots and small events. trump, in particular, has mostly appeared behind podiums in larger arenas and ballrooms. " 17:20 his celebrity allows him to do well in polls without having to engage in retail politics that normal candidates running for nomination, whether they are democrats or republicans, have to do that kind of thing. the questions with that strategy is whether that will pay off for him when it comes to february 1st. " tonight on the kcrg-tv9 news at six, chris earl will look at the stylesesf caucus campaigns and the big factor that could end up deciding who wins the caucuses. a new poll out today from loras college in dubuque shows republican presidential among likely iowa caucus- goers. the poll showed trump with 26 percent and cruz with 25 percent. that's well within the margin n error of three poinin one percent

other republicananandidates fare better against the democrats. clinton by five points and is tied with sanders. senator ted cruz leads clinton by four points, but sanders beats cruz by five. the man who won iowa's republican caucus four years ago is back in siouxland, campaigning for president. former seantor ricicsantorum spoke to a group of f out 75 people at a house party last night in sac city. he's trailing in the polls and he says that's why it's important to get out and meet iowan face to face. "a lot can happen and the reason a lot can is becuase iowans don't pay attention to the national polls, they don't pay attention to what the experts say are best for them. they go out and do what these 75-80 people are doing here tonight; which is come out, meet the candidates, and kick the tires," saididick santorum, gop candidate. santorum continued his siouxland visit this morning with a town hall meeting in orange city. a maryland appeals court has delayed indefinitely the trial of the police van driver charged in the death of freddie gray. ltimore in t

democrats... hillary clinton... bernie sanders and martin omalley took the stage in charleston, south carolina last night. it was their final democratic debate before the voting starts here in iowa... questions focused on two big issues - health care and gun control. former governor of maryland martin o'malley called the issue of gun control "personal." but the attention soon turned to argued over sanders' "flip-flops" on gun control policies. presidential candidate :10-:14"i have a d-minus voting record the nra." presidential candidate :15-:19"he has voted with the nra, with the gun lobby numerous times." the latest nbc news wall street over sanders nationally... she is ahead 25 points... clinton has 59 percent while sanders only has 34 percent. martin o'malley gets only 2 percent. we are now just two weeks away cold temps aren't stopping some people from getting out and enjoying the holiday... we're taking a live look now at the ice at brenton skating plaza... yesterday cold temps proved too cold for skaters... off

her fellow senior citizens...fellow women and fellow registered democrats... clinton is a much stronger candidate....with all of them. look how different the following is for sanders. he's much better than clinton when it comes to appealing to people under 45...independents and first time caucusgoers. sounds a lot like the 2008 race, right. if bernie sanders can do what barack obama did here in 08...if....he gets newbies and iowa feels the bern on caucus night and sanders wins. but doing all those things is tough...that's why many people still think clinton's the favorite to win. she was the favorite in 2008, too. ctor ben carsonasn hispport slip in iowa... and now s campaign is dealing with another setback... this morning carson's campaign finance chairman.. dean parker resigned. according to politico... parker had been the focus of complaints about his salary... 20-thousand dollars per month. just two weeks ago carson's campaign manager and communications most republican presidential candidates are campaigning in south carolina today... the location for tonight's de

a new nbc - wall street journal marist poll today shows democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a tight race.. and ted cruz gaining on donald trump. the two democrats are close in new hampshire too.. but trump is pulling away from all the state. nbc' s jennifer johnson has our story. << democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are locked in tight races in both iowa and new hampshire...accordi ng to a new nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. in iowa...clinton leads sanders 48 to 45 percent...while in new hampshire...the vermont senator is ahead 50 to 46 percent. clinton is still attacking sanders for voting for a nra-supported bill a decade ago....giving legal protection to gun manufacturers. ((sot: hillary clinton / democratic candidate for president :29 - :38 )) "senator sanders voted with them and through this morning has been unwilling to join the president and me to say this has to be repealed." sanders says now...he's willing to take another look. ((sot: senator bernie sanders / democratic candidate for president :42 - :54)) "when gun manufacturers sell guns into

clinton? because they know hillary is the only one strong enough to stop wall street abuses. >> although even dick durbin, the number two senate democrat who has endorsed clinton is not sure she'll win iowa. >> it could be close and he could end up winning that. maybe even his neighboring state of new hampshire. >> break tonight in new hampshire. new polls show sanders lead has grown to 27 points. the poll has sanders up 60% to 33%, as the race really gets interesting. brett? >> 27 points here in new hampshire? that's tough to believe, but it is what the numbers show tonight. as we mentioned a short time ago, ohio governor john kasich is polling well here in new hampshire. he's second to donald trump in the real headliclear politics a of polls. i talked to the governor about his campaign. >> governor, i listened to the first town hall with you here, i know you've been doing a ton of them. what's your feeling on the ground? >> great. we have the best ground game, no question, in the state and one of the best maybe ever, with the new hampshire and people who come from out of state. i think television really matters. but governor sununu t

despite the tightening race, clinton remains more popular among democrats than sanders. 84% of democratshave a clinton. view of sanders has a 58% favorability rating. dr. ben carson remains the most popular on the republican side with 62% for his rating. new jersey governor chris christie's favorability grew to 53% in the past three months. presidential primary is set for march 1. fairfax county public schools are not likely to close that days despite any rumors you may hear. that is the word from the superintendent. schools are being used from polling places. a recent "washington post" article said that trump supporters may cause mayhem. sayingas sued the state the pledge violates voters' civil rights. >> election officials know you cannot have a ballot -- that is about the most contentious thing you can say to a voter on election day. jummy: the chairman of trump's virginia campaign issued a statement saying that people are trying to characterize trump supporters as unhinged, right-wing, fanatical, angry, violent people. he says that is completely preposterous. the search resumes for t

clinton took a philosophical approach responding to attacks leveled against her (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "look, i've been around a long time . people have thrown all kinds of things with me. she also reminded voters she has been working on healthcare for a very long time. (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "when i worked on healthcare back in were born then - but if you'd been around and had been able to pay attention, i was trying to get us to universal healthcare coverage working with my husband." bernie sanders kicked off the debate, and took many questions about his healthcare plans and viability as a candidate. (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate) "the ideas i am talking about are not radical ideas. the bourne movie shoot is taking over las vegas. locals and tourists are following the action, trying to get a glimpse of the film's stars. lots of people are getting a front row seat by signing on as extras! the movie is also great for local movie companies...that provide everything from tech support to extra staff members. there ar

this weekend, the register announced it will endorse democrat hillary clinton and republican marco rubio. they say they chose rubio because they feel he represents his party's best hope and new direction for the experience out of the three democratic candidates. hillary clinton is also getting a boost from the boston globe. the newspaper announced its pick yesterday... saying it "enthusiastically endorses her in the february 9th democratic primary in new hampshire." they go on to say she'd make a better president than her democratic rival, senator bernie sanders. they did not announce a pick for a republican candidate. the one week deadline is showing along the republican campaign trial as well... here's a look at today's parade of g-o-p contenders.... rick santorum... ben carson... ted cruz... mike huckabee... marco rubio... carly fiorina plus all three democratic candidates head to iowa. between the nine of them, they'll make 31 stops before the day is up. the campaign trail wasn't so rosy for one republican yesterday... donald trump was greeted with not only a crowd of supporters ---

since the field was narrowed to -three- democrats. clinton also trails sanders for young voters - but historically that's a group tonight an upstate woman is using her experience ... to warn you to put smoke detectors... in everof your home. it comes.. after her home caught fire ... last week. irene miller when a fire started in her bathroom. she says the smoke detector went off and woke her up. her husband put out the fire as she called 9-1-1 . miller believes the entire home would have gone up in flames if tha detector hadn't gooff: ----- "and that's the one that seolevo minutes, i odhaven aslpand probably would not have heard it." ------ miller had smoke detectors in every room in her house... but that one that went off was recently installed by the fire department as part of a fire prevention effort. community growing more impatient with the handling of the flint michigan water crisis. what people want to see happen now..and the biggest concern that have for the future. and a georgia community upset after little lie...goes a long way. how

all three democrats... clinton sanders omalley and nine republicans... santorum, christie, paul, rubio, cruz... kasich, fiorina, bush and carson. the twelve make a total of over forty stops today. bernie sanders spent the afternoon yesterday here in des moines... he campaigned at roosevelt high school.. encouraging students to get involved in the political process no matter which candidate or party they support. sanders also touched on an issue important to all students... people to get a college education? easier... but were not doing that - sanders sanders sees his biggest support among young voters. he's neck and neck with rival polls. valley high schoolers are big name today... former pittsburgh steeler justin hartwig is planning to be at tonight's basketball game against dowling satholic. hartwig went to valley before he went pro... tonight he presents an award to the school's principal and football coach. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our childre

people see through that. >> democrat hillary clinton is hanging onto a small lead. bernie sanders is within the margin proffer. >> when began this campaign,er with at 3% in the national polls. here in iowa, it is virtually tied. >> reporter: beeline clinton is in damage control after the state department said they would not release 37 pages of e- mails from her personal certainer that are now classified top secret. >> i want all of these e-mails out. seriously. >> reporter: clinton's rally undecided voters. they said the e-mail issue is something they're considering. national security issue. >> reporter: with the polls so close, experts say the craig boswell, cbs news, ames, iowa. >>> president obama will make his first visit to a u.s. mosque next week. the president is scheduled to visit the islamic society of baltimore on wednesday. he's expected to hold a round table community members and deliver remarks. the president has visited mosques overseas but never one in the united states. >>> the pentagon says it will not can demote former cia director dade petraeus. h

a republican attacking vermont democrat bernie sanders -- as it's been secretary clinton who has been a rallying point at many republican candidate rallies. "the people who are out of touch here are people like bernie sanders, who is an avowed democrat socialist. he doesn't hide that. i think he should run for president of sweden or some other country with economies he seems to enjoy. we want to be america. it is the democratic party that has gone way off the scale, far to the left, espousing openly socialist policies that are, perhaps appropriate for europe. they don't work here. we don't want them here. we want to be america. " in cedar the full version of my 12-minute interview is online at kcrg.com. democratic candidates bernie sanders, hillary clinton and martin o'malley - will be in des moines tonight for a town hall. democratic caucus-goers will have a chance to ask the presidential hopefuls questions. it starts at 8 o'clock, and you can see it on kcrg 9.2. c-n-n's chris cuomo will moderate that event. president obama has declared january as national slavery and human trafficki

for the democrats--- hillary clinton is the dark blue line here and has remained on top consistently so far. but the gap between her and bernie sanders has closed. sanders is represented by the lighter blue line here. coming up in our next half hour, hans hasell the assistant profssor of politics at cornell college. he'll look at what these polls numbers and what that means for the candidates in the caucuses. thanks a lot forrest. singer david bowie has died following a battle with cancer. according to a short statement, the musician "died peacefully" yesterday " surrounded by his family and friends" after an 18 month battle. he had just released his 25th album "blackstar" on his birthday on friday. bowie was 69 years old. retailers will no doubt be busy this today, printing powerball tickets for an estimated 1- point-3 billion dollar jackpot. there was no winner for saturday's drawing, which was already a record-breaking next largest the drawing will be wednesday night. morning.. the cedar rapids public library is moving forward with a reduction in services after a failed tax levy.

all three democrats... clinton sanders omalley and nine republicans... santorum, christie, paul, rubio, cruz... kasich, fiorina, bush and carson. hillary clinton shared a softer side with some supporters in newton yesterday... 402854 :14 - :23 and we have got to do more to help people. it's just not right. it's just not right. i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry. the former secretary of state teared up after hearing a supporter's struggle... the her husband, she lost her home. clinton says the woman is exactly who america is failing... she wants to increase social security benefits for people who lose a spouse. she says that will prevent situations where seniors lose their homes or fall below the poverty line. deciding between politics and sports left some families fighting over the remote last night... the divide was on full display over at legends on court ave. the g-o-p debate certainly won out for some patrons... but, there were also a number who stayed focused on espn. 402879 :07 - :27 06:23:48—06:24:0 1 right now i would probably say the

among white voters, white democrats clinton 43, sanders 43 so it is a dead heat and clinton had a 25 point lead among white democrats month ago. that is gone but look at the next number, black and latino voters, clinton 74%, sanders 21% so that is the 50 point adapter. this is the big hurdle for bernie sanders. he can tie hillary clinton, take a small lead among white democrats but if he does not cut into what the clinton camp believes is a southern fireball, african-american voters are critical, is still a 50 point gap. he is simply not going to be able to do it once supertuesday comes around, this map goes beyond iowa and new hampshire and starnes going south but hopeful sign for sanders last night as he was in birmingham, deep south, he had 7,000 people. who would have thought a 74-year-old white senator from vermont would get over 7,000 people in birmingham. he has momentum. trish: women are a critical demographic for her to hit. how is she pairing with younger women compared to bernie sanders? >> that is a problem. a mm-hmm win in broadly especially older women hillary clinton is

clinton took a philosophical approach responding to attacks leveled against her (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "look, i've been around a long time . people have thrown all kinds of things with me. she also reminded voters she has been working on healthcare for a very long time. (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "when i worked on healthcare back in 93 and 94 - and i don't know if you were born then - but if you'd been around and had been able to pay attention, i was trying to get us to universal healthcare coverage working with my husband." (martin o'malley/democratic presidential o'malley was sandwiched in between clinton and sanders -- he had a message for his supporters "hold strong at your caucus because america is looking for a new leader. america is scanning the horizon. we can not be this fed up with our gridlocked, dysfunctional congress and think old ideologies are going to move us forward." bernie sanders kicked off the debate, and took many questions about his healthcare plans and viability as a candidate. (bernie sanders/democratic president

and she got more bad news when billionaire tom styer, a big doan tore clinton and other democrats, said he's open to backing sanders. styer told "reuters" that on the big focus of climate change quote i don't find what she said inadequate. but i don't think it's complete yet. >> why bill clinton was easy on sanders, a clue may be in a new poll that found a big sanders lead. in new hampshire, his favorability among democrats is now 91%. slamming him a boom rang as chelsea clinton found out. >>> for a year now, the clinton campaign has been besieged with allegations of impropriety of one kind or another. today it's the campaign itself hurling accusations. including one that may be unprecedented in presidential politics. it came in response to the latest findings of charles mccullough. the third, he's the inspector general of the intelligence community. who conducted concluded this week that emails classified above the level of top secret were sent to secretary clinton's private email server. clinton spokesman brian fallon himself, a former justice department official charged that mccullou

coming up on "early today," it was hillary clinton versus bernie sanders in the democrat's final debate before voters go to the polls two weeks from today. >>> iran's move to release five americans leads to the lifting of sanctions and possibly lower oil prices and a new era of democracy. >>> inside sean penn's secret meeting with el chapo. the actor speaks out. >>> after successfully launching the jason-3 satellite into orbit, the satellite exploded after a landing accident. >>> the critics have spoken. find out who came on top at the critics choice awards. >>> was this leg lift on purpose? you decide. >>> "early today" starts now. good morning. i'm dara brown. three of the americans released from iran arrived safely in germany. before departing for germany, where they're resting at a u.s. military base. a u.s. official who led the negotiations for the u.s. posted this picture of rezaian after the trio landed in geneva. nbc's tehran bureau chief joins us with the latest. >> we've seen a flurry of diplomatic activity between the united states and iran over the past week. u.s. navy sailo

in washington, i'm dianne gallagher reporting >> more fuel for the hillary clinton campaign. the democratic presidential candidate has raised 55-million dollars in the fourth quarter. in all... the clinton campaign collected 112 million dollars for the primary since launching its campaign in april. the goal was one-hundred million. the democratic front-runner worked hard for the money. she's headlined at least 174 fundraisers. clinton will also be in sioux cityuesday afternoon. the new year's day holiday can't stop politics in an election year. spotted at today's rose parade in pasadena, message. the bashed gop frontrunner donald trump. it read - "america is great, trump is disgusting, anybody but trump." six planes were used to write the message, which could be seen from a ten mile radius. still to come.... one of the most common new years resosotions is to lose weieit. but what are s se of the smaller resolutions you can make that will help you accomplish that big goal? that story next in healthbeat june. honolulu police won't start to enforce the new law until april first. authorities wi

kristen: in front of more than 500 supporters, democratic clinton accepted the endorsement of planned parenthood sunday. >> planned parenthood should be funded, supported, and appreciated, not undermined, kristen: the former first lady and secretary of state says she women' fight she will continue in the white house. election and gets the chance to stack the supreme court with right-wing justices, together, they will accelerate the move to take america in the wrong direction on so many issues that you and i have fought for, and that many americans now take for granted. kristen: clinton' s endorsement was announced by planned parenthood action fund president cecile richards. >> we don' t need just a friend, solid vote, a supporting statement. we need a fighter. hillary clinton understands the lives of women, and she' s been fighting for women and families her entire life. kristen: the organization is making the early endorsement to remind voters about what it calls extreme positions from republicans on women' >> they all vowed to ban safe and legal abortion. they have pledged to repeal

democrats out there. three candidates but two very different visions between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. sanders getting buzz from focus groups, internet searches, online media, social media. what we saw was hillary clinton spent a lot of time talking about president obama's record and wanting to build on that. for democrats who want to tweak things, shake things, a lot are looking at sanders. >> we have a political revolution. >> president obama has led our country out of the great recession. >> reporter: clear differences between democrats on gun control. >> i have a d minus voting record from the nra. >> he has voted with the nra, with the gun lobby, numerous times. >> reporter: on health care. >> i do not want to see the republicans repeal it, and i don't want to see us start over again with a contentious debate. >> we're paying the highest prescription drugs. >> reporter: on money. >> i do not want wall street's money. >> i am the only candidate standing here tonight who has said, i will not raise taxes on the middle class. >> reporter: bernie sanders and martin o'malley brought uph

clinton, on the democratic side, mrs. clinton is the establishment. leader on the republican side is rebuke to the establishment. the establishment using this sloppily in a broadway, is going to have to figure out what to do about this. do we just roll with this? suppose trump brings lot of independence and democrats in virginia. some of the republican party is in the position of happily letting new people in except they don't like the guy that are coming in. it's reallyy- it's complicated and strange year. >> dickerson: one more complexity, charles is quoted as saying the things i'm passionate about i think this country urgently needs aren't being addressed. he criticized donald trump. that's another part of the establishment with big checkbook. >> i think that quote getsts to the core dill policemen ma here in terms -- like ideological factions. the kind of reaganesque consvatism t tt has b bn dominant in the party since reagan is being directly challenged by trump. viable electoral coalition if ump can assemble it. i'm not sure by going paul ryan i

a new nbc - wall street journal marist poll today shows democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a tight race.. and ted cruz gaining on donald trump. the two democrats are close in new hampshire too.. but trump is pulling away from all the other republicans in the story. democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are poll. in iowa...clinton leads sanders 48 to 45 percent...while in new hampshire...the vermont percent. clinton is still attacking sanders for voting for a nra-supported bill a decade ago....giving legal protection to gun manufacturers. democratic candidate for "senator sanders voted with them and through this morning has been unwilling to join the president and me to say this has to be repealed." sanders says now...he's look. ((sot: senator bernie sanders / democratic candidate for president :42 - :54)) "when gun manufacturers sell guns into an area and know that those guns are going into the hands of criminals absolutely they should be held accountable." clinton is dismissing donald trump's latest family attacks...releasing pictures of former president bill clin

and, more fuel for the hillary clinton campaign. the democratic presidential candidate has raised 55-million dollars in the fourth quarter--topping her 100- million-dollar goal. in all... the clinton campaign collected 112 million dollars for the primary since launching its campaign in april. the democratic front-runner worked hard for the money. she's headlined at least 174 fundraisers. over the next three days there will be 9 candidates stumping in battleground state new hampshire and no surprise, the attacks are getting sharper, particularly between the two frontrunners -- hillary clinton and donald trump. nbc's kristen welker reports. << "nats" donald trump -- trying to expand his reach throughout the south....campaigning in mississippi on saturday and taking fresh aim at hillary clinton. 20:19:21 "hillary clinton created isis with obama." trump -- who has a double digit lead nationally -- again looking past his own primary, engaging the democratic frontrunner: trump just now during rally: 20:29:38 the clinton campaign says they trump 20:29:47

sanders hit out at clinton: (bernie sanders/democratic presidential "well i think secretary clinton knows what she says is disingenuous - i have a d- voting record from nra." while clinton doubled down (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has he reversed his forward to him joining those members of congress who have already introduced legislation." and o'malley found an opening for humor "i would have to agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. (laughter)" moderator lester holt asked about concerns over sanders' electability, especially with minorities (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate) "when african american becomes familiar with my record, with the agenda and criminal justice, just as the general population has become has become more supportive, so will african american community, so will the latino community" pre-debate coverage had been dominated by the release of sanders' medicare for all healthcare plan . clinton slammed the proposal while reminding the audience she's pushed for healthcare reform sin

gfx democrat llary clinton is hanging onto all lead ... rnie sanders is thin the poll margin of ror. t: sen. rnie sanders/i- vt democratic presidential candidate 72302 when we began in polls we were three percent in the national polls. here in iowa it is a virtual tie. clinton is in damage control after the state department said it would not release 37 pages of emails .... from her personal server ... that are now classified top secret. sot: hillary clinton/d presidential candidate "i want all of these emails out. i take classification very seriously." standup: craig boswell/cbs news/ames, iowa clinton s rally here in ames was packed with supporters and some undecided voters. they say the email issue is something they are considering. sot: dr. sanjeev agarwal/undecided iowa voter "i think this is a very high level national security issue." with the polls so close, experts say the undecided voters will make a difference. craig boswell, cbs news, des moines, iowa. coming up on newschannel three -- back behind bars -- the manhunt for the last

democrats right there. clinton so close. they're drawing on completely different universes. >> reporter: it's incredible, george. look at the generation gap here. bernie sanders has a lead of nearly 40 points among iowa democrats under 35. but it cuts both ways. if you look at hillary clinton, she has an equally huge lead among iowa democrats over 65. remember, traditionally, the older voters are more reliable caucusgoers. that could be an advantage. to her going into this final stretch. of bringing out bill clinton. >> reporter: he's doing more events than hillary clinton in the final stretch. look at this. iowa democrats love bill clinton. his favorability rating at 86%. only 11% unfavorable. the only democrat more popular among democrats here is barack obama. >> meanwhile, on the republican side, donald trump with the momentum. there are some warning signs inside the poll. >> reporter: yeah, trump has taken a beating over the last couple of weeks. negative advertising attacks from his opponents. his favorability rating, un

that is because bill clinton is really popular among democrats. sanders cannot help himself here by attacking bill clinton the way donald trump can with his supporters. sanders did take one real shot at clinton by hitting her for getting paid speeches by goldman sachs. that is more likely to resonate with his supporters because it is accusing her of being too cozy with wall street. it is tough in a democratic primary because he doesn't want to risk alienating people who might be attracted to his sort of fire and brimstone message here. you do like hillary clinton personally. most democrats like both of the candidates personally. they also like bill clinton and they also like barack obama. that is why you see hillary clinton definitely trying to tie herself so strongly to president obama. >> it was interesting. you bring up a great point. they have high favorables. in iowa, she is at 86% and he is at 89%. they don't go after each other personally although they try to make the end-runs on the issue. hillary clinton tried to do it on health care. bern

sot - hillary clinton / presidential candidates "he is becoming isis's best recruiter." during the last democratic debate - clinton said trump's language is aided terror groups like isis - but provided no evidence. sot - rick klein / abc news political director "hillary clinton has to be tempted to say "told ya so" when this video emerges, but she has to be careful because she did overstate the facts on the debate stage a few weeks ago." clinton's democratic rival, senator bernie sanders, didn't address the video - but he did say trump needs to be called out. sot - sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate "trump is over the edge. the guy just comes up with things off the top of his head that are lies and someone has to got to say he is a pathological liar." new fire in the fight for the white house. mary bruce, abc news, washington. this week marks the first time former president bill clinton will begin campaigning for his wife. hampshire tomorrow. a reminder tonight ... if your commute takes you through the intersection of pyramid way and greenbrae drive in sparks... you may want to find an a

the polls indicate democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders running neck and neck. last night they made their case to iowa voters, highlighting their differences, and answering questions during a town hall meeting. brian webb has our report. >> reporter: at a democratic presidential town hall in iowa last night, bernie sanders and hillary clinton did their best to set themselves apart. >> hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. i led the effort against wall street deregulation. see where hillary clinton was on this issue. >> there are very different visions, different values, different forces at work, and you have to have somebody who is a proven, proven fighter. >> reporter: the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll shows sanders leading clinton 47%-46% among likely democratic caucusgoers. is also a close oneh donald tense fight f fir vie a lit ff in r czd, asr.ifbond tpaigewhamp nore'>> fffrs duzh na aight wand tathsend of enhech hingdreic t omeve"tinue.hear w aro cmon iofromorree. oayee n.thscedainthdo d fromctec t,tt linhe itionauheatafte ldousgat e. oant

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of $1.5 billion dollars her campaign may infusion -- york times poll revealing clinton's national lead over democratic socialist senator bernie sanders has shrunk by 13 sanders trails by seven points -- 48 percent ... while a month ago clinton was up 52 percent to 32 percent it turns out clinton was actually in stronger position against then- obama at the same point in the 2008 in december 2007 in the same cbs news- new york times poll, clinton had 44 percent ... obama was at 27 percent and former senator john edwards had 11 percent back then, clinton finished third in iowa -- which may be why now she's getting so nervous ... that even her daughter chelsea is playing hardball. chelsea clinton says: "senator sanders wants to dismantle obamacare, dismantle the chip program, dismantle medicare, dismantle private insurance." sanders wants to do the opposite -- however expensive his universal health plan is ... the democratic socialist wants to expand health care.. and is furious at the suggestion he wants to dismantle it sanders says: "that is factually incorrect and i hope the clinton campaign sto

clinton is still attacking sanders for voting for a ((sot: hillary clinton / democratic candidate for has beennwilling to join the president and me to say this has ((sot: senator bernie sanders / democratic candidate for president :42 - :54)) "when gun manufacturers sell guns into an area andnow that the hands of criminals absolutely they should be held accountable." clinton is dismissing donald trump's latest family attacks...releasingngpictures of former president bill l linton after the couple. ((sot: donald trump / republican candidate for president1:05 - 1:11)) "shes married to an abuser, a this new poll...ted cruz leads trump y four points (insert ends) twoosecond pause audio outcue: jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. today -- republican presidential candidate donald trump tackll the n-f-l aa his rally in reno, nevada. trump jabbed the football league -- saying he doesn't watch it anymore-- because like america -- it's not as tough as it used to be. "football has become soft, footballhas become sofof now become soft like our country has become soft." trump glorified the day

both are free, 3 there's now less than one week before the iowa caucuses.polls show democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a very close race.at democratic presidential town hall in iowa last night --- sanders and clinton did their best to set themselves apart:the latest cbs news battleground tracker poll shows sanders leading clinton 47 percent to 46 percent -- among likely democratic iowa caucus goers. hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. i led the effort against wall street deregulation. see where hillary clinton was on this issue." (:25) (hillary clinton) (:26) there are very values, different forces at work, and you have to have somebody who is a proven fighter." (:35)the republican battle for iowa is also a close one... with donald trump and ted cruz locked in a tense fight for first place.cruz, rubio, and trump will continue their final push for votes with several stops in iowa today. 3 president obama says that he is moving to ban solitary confinement for juvenile and low- level offenders in federal prisons.the president says that solitary confinement diminishes chances

democrats and republicans are neck in neck... a new nbc-wall street journal marist poll shows hillary clinton and bernie sanders are just points apart... and ted cruz is gaining on trump. nbc' s jennifer johnson breaks down the numbers. democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are locked in tight races in both iowa and new hampshire...accordi ng to a new nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. in iowa...clinton leads sanders 48 to 45 percent...while in new hampshire...the vermont senator is ahead 50 to 46 percent. clinton is still attacking sanders for voting for a nra-supported bill a decade ago....giving legal protection to gun manufacturers. "senator sanders voted with them and through this morning has been unwilling to join the president and me to say this has to be repealed." sanders says now...he's willing to take another look. "when gun manufacturers sell guns into an area and know that those guns are going into the hands of criminals absolutely they should be held accountable." clinton is dismissing donald trump's latest family attacks...releasing pictures of former president bill clinton and monica lewinsky. but he's

on the democratic side, hillary clinton is on top. she has 45% of likely voters. bernie sanders is in second by just 3-points at 42%. and martin o'malley is still in a distant third, with just 3%. stacey: and donald trump is leading on the republican side here in iowa. he has 28% of likely voters. ted cruz is in second with 23%. and marco rubio is in third with 15%. drake political professor and kcci's political analyst dennis goldford joins us now. so what do you make of the latest poll numbers? close and since we don't know about final turnouts, we have the potential for surprises. i have been asked what surprises we expect, but by definition those would not be surprises. everything is still very close. steve: according to donald trump on the republican side, bernie sanders on the democratic side, people need to get there for them to be viable. dennis: yes, new people to the caucus process this time, they'll probably support donald trump. and on the sanders side, trying to capture new voters the way that barack obama did. stacey: can we cut about donald trump an

gfx democrat hillary clinton is hanging onto a small lead bernie sanders is within the poll's margin of error.sot: democratic presidential candidate)"when we began in polls we were three percent in the national polls. here in clinton is in damage control after the state department said it would *not* release 37 pages of emails . from her personal server that are now classified top secret.sot: hillary clinton/(d presidential candidate)"i want all of these emails out. i take classification very seriously."standup: craig boswell/cbs news/ames, iowa clinton's rally here in ames was packed with supporters and some undecided voters. they say the email issue is something they are considering. sot: dr. sanjeev agarwal/undecided iowa voter"i think this is a very high level national security issue." with the polls so close, experts say the undecided voters will make a difference. craig boswell, cbs news, des moines, iowa. 3 four percent of democratic undecided. 3 3 middle school students put thier brains to the test today... in the 32nd annual south carolina science olympiad. the competition is

democrats clinton and sanders are within the margin of error in iowa and sanders is leading in new hampshire. >>th and i'm asking you to choose to caucus for me over either of the other two. and part of the reason i'm asking you to do that is because we do have differences. also reflected on the republican side where donald trump and ted cruz are locked into a fight for first in iowa in the latest nbc news "wall street journal" maries poll. and governor christie is hopping off the campaign trail tomorrow to deliver the state of the state address. christie plans to tal about healthcare, drug treatment and education initiatives. while governor christie's support in primary states like new hampshire is growing, his poll numbers in new jersey have hit an all-time low.e> count on new 4 to bring you governor christie's state of the state address live on our weryite, nbcnewyork.com and on nbc 4new york our app. that's starting at 3:00. >> up to 1,000 people will get free college classes here in new york. after the break, why you probably won't be one of them. >>> plus there is now 1.4 billion reaso

is the register's editorial board endorses marco rubio on the republican side and hillary clinton on the democratic side. editors say senator rubio could change the direction of the repupuican party, and thth nation with his "american dream" message. the register highlights secretary clinton's depth of experience and knowledge compared to her opponents. each winter, a glimmer of a reminder for warmer weather hits -- when the overnight stops are revealed...for ragbrai. last night from des moines, ragbrai organizers announced $& the 2016 path -- with a distinctly southern route. this years ragbrai starts in glenwood, then makes it way through shenandoah, and creston. here are the overnights as the cyclists will approach eastern iowa. wednesday night in centerville, thursday night in ottumwa, the always raucous friday night in washington before the riders will dip their tires in the mississippi at muscatine. this route is the third- shortest ride in the event's 44-years. the des moines register saysys it's about 420 miles. ragbrai 2016 starts on july turning his life around... an eastern iowa man work

on the democratic side would only want to run against sanders. if hillary clinton is not in the race, maybe michael bloomberg jumps in. >> how do you think this e-mail issue is playing among democrats? republicans want to know about it all the time. is she going to jail? going to the white house or going to the big house? what about in democratic circles? >> it is an issue that is not your democratic base voter. it's something that they have decided to tick her word on think, is that whatever happened was an accident. and it was that you know, she didn't know it was classified. she was given. >> so hillary clinton did try. need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over one hundred of the web's leading job boards with a single click. then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. and now you can use zip recruiter for free. go to ziprecruiter.com. . >>> one of the most distressing aspects of this campaign has been the language of republican candidates, particularly the insults, the needs, and different people. he has cast a

but last night on "the tonight show" clinton's focus was elsewhere. >> if i'm so fortunate to be the democratic nominee, obviously, i'll run against whoever they nominate, but if it's donald trump, it will be quite the showdown. sanders about his new ad, wall street reform, and hillary clinton coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> it was sean penn's meeting with mexican drug kingpin joaquin "el chapo" guzman, is part of what led to his capture. just released text messages between guzman and kate del castillo, shows guzman didn't even know who penn was. guzman was captured last friday. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," charlie rose talks with sean penn about his controversial inrview with el chapo. >>> surveillance video of a fatal shooting. of a black teenager by a chicago policeman fails to conclusive show if the teen failed to turn to police or is holding anything. a judge ordered the video released. the video is graphic and you may find is disturbing. on january of 2013, carjacking suspect cedric chatman is pulled over. he tries to escape. one thinks he spots a gun and fires four shots. >>

sot: hillary clinton / democratic candidate for president :29 - :38 "senator sanders voted with them and through this morning has been unwilling to join the president and me to say repealed." sot: senator bernie sanders / democratic candidate for president :42 - :54 "when gun manufacturers sell guns into an area and know that those guns are going into the hands of criminals absolut should be held accountable." as for the republicans - ted cruz leads trump by four points in iowa....but trump is way ahead of the pack in new hampshire. mexican officials have launched the process to extradite re- joaquin "el chapo" guzman to the united states. actor sean penn says he and mexican actress kate del castillo met secretly with guzman late last year... the meeting described in a rolling stone article. in the report penn quotes guzman about trafficking heroin, meth, and other drugs. two men were killed and more than 140 buildings destroyed by a wildfire that burned out of control in western australia. authorities said they found the remains of two elderly men while searching burned- out buildin

sanders hit out at clinton: (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate) "well i think says is disingenuous - i have a d- voting record from nra." while clinton doubled down (hillary clinton/democratic presidential candidate) "i am pleased to hear that senator sanders has he reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining those members of congress who have already introduced legislation." and o'malley found an opening for humor "i would have to agree with both of them. they're both inconsistent. (laughter)" moderator lester holt asked about concerns over sanders' electability, especially with minorities (bernie sanders/democratic presidential candidate) "when african american becomes familiar with my record, with the agenda and criminal justice, just as the general population has become has become more supportive, so will african american community, so will the latino community" pre-debate coverage had been dominated by the release of sanders' medicare for all healthcare plan . clinton slammed the proposal while reminding the audience she's pushed for first l

2 less than two weeks away now from the highly anticipated iowa caucuses, caucuses,democratic candidate hillary clinton is bringing another celebrity to the hawkeye state. state.demi lovato will be with clinton on multiple campaign stops today -- including in

democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton is showing her support for president obama's calls to action. democrat hillary clinton tweeted out supportive messages during the state of the union after speaking at the university of dubuque. affordable care act, and not raising taxes on the middle class. she also went after her opponent, bernie sanders, who passed her in the the latest quinnipiac poll of likely caucus-goers. "a lot of what he's talked about in his campaign would be very expensive. it would probably by the best estimates end up costing 18 to 20 trillion dollars over 10 years. that's a lot of money, " clinton also criticized governor branstad for closing two mental health institutes in iowa last year. the latest quinnipiac university poll shows trump in a statistical tie with texas senator ted cruz in iowa. and a poll focused on the democrats shows the top two within the margin of error. e quinnipiac poll shows bernie sanders now ahead of hillary clinton. sanders has 49 percent support to clinton's 44 percent. the poll has a 4-point-4 percent margin of error. clinton