daljit: dr. blakeecutive director of the gullah geechee cultural heritage corridor commission. the geechee are descendents of slaves who settled in the u.s. state of georgia and the gullah known for their masterful story telling settled in the neighboring state of south carolina. ♪ music john: i interviewed a woman who was born in the 1880's. she would sit and almost howl as she talked to me saying, "oh, what a time, what a time. you've got to do what you've got to do. twelve year old girl sell from her mamma, you've got to do what you've got to do." and as you listen, what she was talking about was sexual abuse. that grandmother had to submit to rape and exploitation because that's the only way she could survive. i have a tape of a woman who talks about her mother being a breeder. and she said, her mother's owner, who was a woman, said she'd hold her because she was a mother having babies and he want her... it was cheaper to have babies born and enslaved than to purchase, particularly when you didn't

sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la >>> this house came to be built by dr. blake. my grandfather came to be nominated to the council of state which used to be a part of british india. >> it was another time, one that few still remember. the india before partition, when these rooms, this house, was part of the seat of power. >> i had the privilege of being born in this house upstairs. >> this was the maharajah's bed. i mean, his chambers are present. >> and it was the routine that we would all ride up into my grandfather's room to wish him good morning and we'd all come down for breakfast. >> the walls tell a story. many stories. >> there used to be a lot of animosity. there were two very divided classes in india so there was a lot of tension between the ruled and the rulers. but that was a different time, you know. now i think back and it's more like a fairy tale. ♪ >> day one in northern india near the pakistan border. this is amritsar, the indian punjab's largest city. population, about a million. this is a part of india i have never seen, a place i have always

dr. ben carson in statistical die with donald trump, blake berman with the details. >> good morning to yout quinnipiac university poll shows this is a two person race for the moment on the republican side, donald trump still holds the lead, with 24% support among republicans however right behind him there is carson at 23. the next includes two senators debate pomdz lauded last unique marco rubio 14, ted cruz 13, then there is clear separation from there, as jeb bush, registers at 4% nationally, no one else on the republican side gets more than 3. on democratically sidehill hill continues to see her nupz climb within her party gets 53% has 18 point advantage over bernie sanders, however, potential general election matches up against republicans shows she is mainly in the red. wh. pitdz head-to-head against five reins only beats trump the poll shows clinton losses to carson by 10 points, to rubio and cruz as well, even to chris christie. by the way, this was the lowest reading for bush since he announced his kansas highest unfavorability rating among every republican in the field 58% registe

blake burman. senator brown, i'm speaking with dr. carson. explain how you see this. >> when you do a book you get things out there and -- >> john: a lot of people bought your book. [laughter] >> you're going to have the media and that's what's happening right now. >> dagen: there's a lot of material out there. >> this one is about his life where it gets detailed. when we were talking about the double standard, anthony. >> anthony: yeah. >> this is politics. >> dagen: hes has never run for office. >> the pressure is coming. >> dagen: i'm going through the dumpster that most of the people has. >> maria: he doesn't realize what was in the book, for example, he took a hammer to his mother's head and almost stabbed his friend and he saw jesus and realized that he controlled his anger. >> compelling story. >> maria: he wrote it. >> i did a book as i said and i put out some things that i am not proud of. >> dagen: if he wants nomination and he's going to run with hillary clinton, he's going to deal with the clinton machine. >> maria: you're absolut

blake fuhrman in the d.c. news room. carson responding. explain. >> dr.rson says his information is better than what they have over at the white house when it comes to certain actions inside syria. this began tuesday night at our debate on the fox business network when carson said of syria, and i'm quoting, you though the chinese are there as well as the russians. well, it's that part about the chinese involvement that has drawn attention the national security adviser says there's not any evidence of chinese involvement inside syria. speaking to reporters today, though in south carolina, carson backed up his intel. >> i have several sources that i've gotten this from. i'm surprised my sources are better than theirs. >> the carson campaign sent out a memo saying carson never said china was fighting in syria, rather, providing weapons and equipment. >> just kind of there. how is the white house responding? >> the white house press secretary laughed off carson earlier today. josh earnest was asked about this and said, he was speechless. >> i guess it's not c

dr. dre with his album. where does he go from here? i think it's possibly going the pop route like taylor swift or keying urban or blake shelton who haveed over to television and become megastars. the sky's the limit for luke. >> you can't talk country music without miranda lambert. she won female vocalist of the year. she performed a killer -- her performance basically brought home the fact that country is the new rock 'n' roll. but yet, everybody, of course, was talking about what's going on with the breakup and you know the news breaking of blake and his new paramore. miranda is tremendously talented. this was her sixth win pore female vocalist of the year. she was up for entertainer of the year. that was huge. >> blake was in attendance. >> let's talk about little big town's "girl crush." it's still fairly controversial. >> it was a controversial single when it was released. a lot of radio programmers refused to play it because they thought it was about a same sex crush. it's about jealousy and heart break. but there were problems with stations refusing to play it. in spite of that, it became a massive song through will the winter

blake berman with that. >> good afternoon. the top line number in the fox news poll, donald trump leading dr. is something truck will take heading into the debate on tuesday. when you take a deeper dive there's another number

blake berman with that. >> good afternoon. the top line number in the fox news poll, donald trump leading dr. ben carson 26-23, is something truck will take heading into the debate on tuesday. when you take a deeper dive there's another number that currently looks just as good for trump. that is 42%. 42% of republican voters feel the billionaire businessman is the one most qualified to handle the economy. now, to put that into context, 42% equate of the combined total of carson, rubio, kashich, bush, fiorina and huckabee. essentially that's the next seven candidates. now, that's an important mark because when republican voters were asked which issue is most important to them in deciding the eventual nominee, economic issues top the list ahead of national security, immigration, and social issues. trump also stands atop the list for voters voters who think he e most qualified to be the next commander in chief and the most likely to beat hillary clinton. carson's strongest polling point is 60% of voters and 82% of republicans feel he is honest and trust worthy. good numbers for trump. >> you ind

blake? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. that is indeed right. dr. ben carson comes out on top. donald trump, to keep this in mind and perspective, won eight out of the last ten national polls. several things standard out from nbc news and the "wall street journal." among them the majority of the poll was taken after last week's debate, this is the highest level of support that dr. ben carson has seen on a national level to date. here are the numbers. carson at the top with 29%. trump not too far behind in the "wall street journal"-nbc poll at 23%, and have you another tier consisting of senators marco rubio and ted cruz, the other to crack double digits is jeb bush. carson well ahead of every other republican when republican voters were asked who they could see themselves eventually supporting. that number 77% for carson. he had the highest combined total for first and second choice at 50%. however, the number that trump can point to is 32%. 32% feel he eventually has the best chance to beat the democratic nominee. trump, a little while ago, was giving a news conference for his

dr. ben carson support from 28% of republican voters. maria. maria: blakedy didn't trump sign a contract a pledge would not run independently. >> he signed that pledge, a couple months ago, after the fox news debate but first debate he raised his hand, and then he signed the pledge but did say at that time, he wanted to be treated fairly. and in this interview yesterday he said he wanted to be treated fairly whether he views super pac money as treekt him fairly that i guess is a question. >> wait is he not being treated fairly? >> i mean. >> it that you have have to ask trump i guess he used this super pac money as unfair he says he is not going to have a super pac disavowed that kind of what he is pointing to here. >> blake burman. >> crimea in dark this hour, nearly two million residents of the area look at pictures, taken by russia in spring of 2014, without any power, this after unnamed activities blew up four main lines kaerpg electricity from ukraine into the krim mean peninsula want to bring know former world chess champion authorize political activi

blake berman in washington with the details. >> reporter: dr.inues making this a two person, three third race on the republican side for the moment. according to the latest poll from nbc news and the wall street journal which was taken before and after the last republican debate. carson sits atop the field was 29% support nationally from republicans important because that is his highest mark ever recorded. donald trump remains behind with 23%. marco rubio and ted cruz are the only holistically double digits, jeb bush continues to run in the middle of the pack and told greta van susteren last night that he hopes to turn the corner. >> that rough couple weeks, i got to get better at the performance side of this but i know i have the skills and be issued to fix these complex things and i have a proven record to do it. >> reporter: that same poll shows hillary clinton has doubled the support of bernie sanders with the backing of 62% of democrats. that is significant because it is the first time since mid july that clinton returns in the 60s national

blake? reporter: the latest fox news poll shows three-tiered race for the moment on republican side. at the top donald trump and dr. ben carson with 26 and 23%. lined them senators ted cruz and marco rubio. only others to top double digits both at 11. there is everyone else at 4% or lower. rubio filed his new hampshire paperwork this morning and continued to downplay a now reemerging story of his credit card spending during his days as florida lawmaker and whether he mixed personal spending with the political. trump in the recent days, called rubio spending, a quote disaster. rubio turned tables on trump this morning. >> i find it ironic only person running for president ever declared bankruptcy four times in last 25 years is attacking anyone on finances. reporter: fox news polls, republicans do trust trump when it comes to the finances. that the billionaire businessman is the most qualified to handle the economy. back to you in new york. melissa: blake, thank you so much. david: we have political news. senator bernie sanders calling for a political revolution. the democrat socialist filing paperwork to be on the

blake, six-point spread. that is significant. >> it is significant especially for carson who is at the top. there is a lot in here, for donald trump and dr. ben carson to point to should they choose. for carson, "nbc news-wall street journal poll" has him at 29%. that is significant because that is the highest level of support he hit in any tional poll so far this year. also some nice momentum for carson, atop reasonable polls out of eye way out of our debate next week. trump has overwhelming, republican polls and voters taken notice. 36% of the republicans say they feel he will eventually win the nomination and 32% feel he has best chance to beat the democratic nominee. throughout the day, trump set his sights on carson. culminated for event of launch of his new book. including a line he often repeated on february josh. >> you need a strong person with tremendous energy. thanks very much, i take the job. it is so important. by the way, ben carson does not have that energy. reporter: trump didn't stop there. he also at the news conference went after jeb bush and possibly even more so than anybody else, marco rubio who we have seen get so

blake? reporter: good afternoon, from downtown milwaukee as we count down to tomorrow night's fox business debate at the stage behind me. one. big headlines is dr. ben carson and scrutiny he is facing about several accounts, personal accounts of his story as a younger kid some decades ago, really 40, 50 years ago. this began last week first with the story that cnn investigative report they featured. followed up on friday a piece from "politico." questioning a carson's account in his book, "gifted hands," a meeting with top military leader and a scholarship from west point. carson had to account for that. i want to read you part of it, wrote in his biography. sergeant hunt introduced me to general westmoreland and i had dinner with him and congressional medal winners. later i was offered a full scholarship at west point. dr. carson was on with maria bartiromo this morning and maria asked him were you indeed with the general at that time. carson's answer seemed to add a little more confusion to the topic. >> i don't remember if i was with him when the offer came. the offer was not, as i recall from him but there were put pell other officers aroun

blake. >> the lead is growing for the moment for donald trump according to the latest fox news poll. trump received support from 28% of republicans. that puts him 10 clear of dr. ben carson who has seen a five point drop since the beginning of the month. despite that large and expanding cushion, trump, who signed a republican party loyalty pledge in september, opened the door yet again to a potential third party run should the race not break his way. >> i'm going to have to see what happens. i will see what happens. i have to be treated fairly. you know when i did this, i said i have to be treated fairly. if i'm treated fairly, i'm fine. all i want to do is a level playing field. >> on the democratic side hillary clinton enjoys a comfortable 23-point lead over bernie sanders with support from 55% of democrats. however, when pitted in hypothetical election, marco rubio fairs best against clinton with an 8 point advantage and trump would top clinton by 5 points. back to you in new york. david: very interesting stuff. blake, thank you melissa. melissa: for more on that fox news poll, showing contenders beating clinton, we are joined by anne. thank you so much fo

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blake burman here from fox business in washington, d.c. break? reporter: jenna, latest poll from quinnepiac university shows donald trump on top of the field leading with 24% among republicans. right behind him is dr. ben carson at 23. the two senators who had their debate performances lauded last week, marco rubio and ted cruz, are the only others to crack double digits. trump largely left cruz alone but in the recent days, trump has begun to focus attacks on carson and rubio. while carson is currently drawing large crowds on his book tour, frum is recycling a old line that was first reserved for jeb bush. trump brought it up again last night when he spoke with sean hannity. >> we are so laughed at throughout the world and you can't have a low-energy person. now dr. carson is lower energy than jeb bush. reporter: trump is calling into question rubio's credit card spending durings his days as florida lawmaker, whether rubio mixed personal spending with the political. rubio downplayed the now reemerging story earlier this morning on "america's newsroom." >> it has been largely discredited and we'll address it. we have no problem addressing it. i'm running for president. i think this campaign has to

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and, blake, we're looking at the tax plan, ben carson was on with maria this morning. what exactly did he say about his? >> well, dracks a flat tax plan because he believes in proportionality. when the candidates take the stage tomorrow night, all 12 of them, there are only two who laid out a defined tax plan, carson and carly fiorina. but carson has been an advocate all along for a flat tax. once put at about 10%, several weeks ago he moved to where it should be at about 15% or so. he spoke with maria as you mentioned they really morning. >> i'm in favor of a flat tax. because of proportionality. everybody should hit exactly the same. in order to, you know, remain revenue neutral, we would have to make that rate at about 15%. and eliminate all deductions and all the loopholes. that would get us about 2.7 trillion. which is still short of the 3.5 trillion we need. >> three other candidates on the stage tomorrow night have sent out a proposal for a flat tax. you can see rand paul is about that 15% mark with 14.5%, ted cruz and on the other end of the spectrum at 20%. and an exact proposal from dr. carson is expected

blake. reporter: hi dagen good morning to you it hasn't slowed down as relates to donald trump at least. and his attacks on drn in the recent days, over carson's, parts of his life, in the past dealing with his childhood nearly 50 years ago, trump held one of these megarallies we have grown accustomed to last night in illinois springfield, illinois was inside, an arena last night he had thousands of people, and for several minutes there carson was the focus of trump's speech, he questioned hoi carson with an remain at the top of the poll. >> if you try and hit your mother over the headed with a hammer, your poll numbers go up! i never saw anything like it. . reporter: now carson has largely stayed away from the about back and forth here as it relates to trump instead, focusing much of his attention and really frustration as relates to the topic with the media he called this a distraction, last night' he appeared on the o'reilly factor he said he is really looking forward to tonight because he wants to talk about the issues what it means to voters, and move forward that way. >> and i'm very hopeful that i will

blake: yeah, surprises all around. here is the lineup. eight candidates with positions arranged by the recent polling averages. donald trump will be center stage by dr. ben carson and marco rubio. he's been attacking in the recent days. ted cruz, jeb bush, fiorina, kasich and rand paul will be in the prime time event as well. before that, and you mention the surprise, 7:00 o'clock. they sent out tweets yesterday, essentially saying they'll debate anyone any time no matter the stage. duo want to point out the lineups were averaged from the most recent polls from nonpartisan recognized organizations, minimum 1% support and at least one of those polls was needed to make it to the 7:00 o'clock debate. average of 2% or higher for the 9:00 o'clock. >> maria: i was surprised but when the support is not there, you follow the guidelines, blake . >> blake: you look at the last polls and the earlier debates people thought he had performed well, but i guess with republican voters maybe it didn't resinate. >> maria: thank you. don't miss my one-to-one interview with donald trump. his take on the economy ahead of the job's number. mark your calendars for the fox

blake berman in washington with details, good morning. >> good morning to you, latest fox news poll shows, there is a three tiered race on he republican side the top donald trump and dr3%, right behind them, senators ted cruz marco rubio onlitops to top double digits at 11, then there is everyone else, at 4%, or lower. on the democratically sidehill hill has wineded her lead, and the poll shows she leads with what is basically a head-to-head matchup at this point with bernie sanders, clinton's 56% gives her a 25 point edge. now one reason maria why our fox business debate next week could be of great importance, to the republican candidates, voters said the most important issue to them deals with the economy. like tax, and government spending, that was a 38%, republican voters overwhelmingly believe trump is most qualified to handle the economy they also feel he is the most likely to be the clinton should it get to that, in a general election. as for carson his strongest polling point that 0% of all voters -- 06% all voters find him honest, and trustworthy, back to you. >> we want to talk about that right now, blake berman bring in dean parker senior campaign advisory