chris, falwell sees a lot of parallels between trump and his late father, the televangelist jerry falwell senior. in our talk this afternoon, falwell wanted to clear up some misconceptions about his endorsement. in the hours since jerry falwell junior threw his support behind donald trump, he says he's faced a variety of false accusations. some even brought up his family, suggesting his son's recent wedding at the trump winery in charlottesville was a free gift in exchange for falwell's endorsement. jerry falwell junior: "he has not given us any gifts of any type. he has not given liberty any gifts." falwell's endorsement is personal and was not made on behalf of liberty university, where he serves as president. while liberty is an evangelical college and falwell himself is devoutly christian, he takes exception to those who believe he should support a more outwardly- religious candidate. falwell: "we're not voting for a sunday school teacher. that is what my father used to say. we're someone who has my theological views. we're voting for someone who is qualified to run the nation." falwe

joe, what could falwell's endorsement mean for the trump campaign? jean, we're now just days away from the iowa caucuses. the trump campaign hopes falwell's endorsement will boost trump's standing among evangelical voters as the primary season falwell was not available for an interview today. the release said his support is a personal endorsement, not on behalf of liberty university. but he came close last monday when trump visited liberty. falwell told the audience he sees parellels between his father and donald trump. jerry falwell jr: he honors his fiduciary responsibilities to his corporations. he makes tough decision to ensure his businesses' success. he speaks the truth publicly even if it is uncomfortable for people to hear, yet he treats his friends, his employees and those in need with the greatest respect, loyalty and generosity. falwell's endorsement of trump is a blow to ted cruz, who announced his campaign for president at liberty university last spring, and who is counting on the support of christian conservatives to win the early prima

falwell's support is quote.. an "honor" to him. falwell says.. his support is personal.. and not on behalf 3pattie tight but not everyone seems to be jumping on the trump endorsement train.... new this morning, jerry falwell junior's brother is speaking out about his brother's endorsement of trump. the younger falwell, and pastor of thomas road baptist church in lynchburg said on facebook that he has made it a practice not to endorse political candidates. instead, he makes a point to urge his congregation to exercise their right to vote. he went on to say, quote, "whether or not we agree on making endorsements or even agree on who would make the best next president, i think we can agree america is in need of divine intervention, spiritual renewal and a return to righteousness if we are to solve the great challenges of our day."pattie tight you can veiw jonathan falwell's full response on our webstite, wset.com. 3 3 3whit and donald trump is shaking up the republican campaign once again ... this time saying he will not take part in

as golden as her name is respected and honored as the falwell name. jerry falwell jr. of the largest evangelical university aspires to be sort of the notre dame for evangelicals, is a big deal. but, again, the endorsements alone won't make the difference. what's really going on here, greta, is palin's endorsement really sparkeds$$jla battle for the evangelical vote, which is not only a war for iowa. it's a war for the soul of the republican party. and it's people who are making the case that ted cruz has walked with them and worked with them for decades. and comes out of the movement. they are really establishing a test based on history and legacy and purity with those who are making a strong leader argument with trump. and the polling shows that both of those constituencies are strong in iowa and nationwide. >> well, there apparently is some pro-life groups. women's groups including susan b. anthony that have come out against donald trumpo about that? is that an effective hit on him? >> well, i think there were some good and respected names there. marjorie. beverly la

falwell is the son of the late televangelist jerry falwell, cruz launched his campaign from liberty last summer.### happening today.. students from all over the commonwealth will meet with local senators to discuss student loan debt. senators mark warner and tim kane will host the conversation with student government leaders from fifteen state universities. experts say sixty percent of virginia's college students will graduate with some debt with the average student loan topping 26- thousand dollars. the discussion comes as the senate begins consideration of the higher education act. student leaders from ferrum college and radford university are scheduled to attend.### now for more on what we can expect throughout the evening and over the next several days lets check in with kristina montuori.### today: few morning showers .clearing for the late- morning & into the upper 30s and lower 40s tonight: partly to mainly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s thursday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s.overnight flurries possible saturday: ea

john falwell said he does not endorse political candidates. he makes a point to urge his congregation to exercise their right to vote. whether or not they agree on making endorsements or who would make the best next president, he said he thinks they can agree america is in need of spiritual renewal and return to righteousness if we are to serve the great challenges of our day. you can see the full response on our website at, wset.com. we're trying to get reaction from liberty alumni and others in the community about falwell juniors endorsement. we will have more tonight on 13 news. runner donald trump is once again shaking things up. this time, but pulling out of tomorrow's debate saying he will simultaneously hold his own event in iowa. stephanie ramos has the details. >> reporter: apparently, he is not joking. donald trump's campaign said he is skipping the next gop presidential debate on fox news this thursday, just days before the votes are cast in iowa. >> i won't be doing the debate. >> reporter: today on good morning america, trumps cam

. >>> a lot of reaction a day after liberty university jerry falwell jr. endorsed donald trump. student and alumni are praising and criticizing the move. in a christian post article, some liberty alum are embarrassed and disappointed following falwell's decision to endorse trump. his brother jonathan has stayed out of the political sphere saying it is my pro not to endorse political candidates. most students support falwell's decision to support whichever candidate he choose. >> we are allowed to have our own view. jerry has a view and endorsing trump and let him do so, but we should be strong enough as christians to make our own that's what we should be doing. >> danner: following yesterday>> danner: following yesterday's endorsement, trump tweeted that the endorsement was a great honor. lu said they do not support or oppose candidates for public office, and that falwell's endorsement was his own. >>> hillary clinton said she did nothing wrong sending or receiving e-mails on her private server during her tenure as secretary of state. a firestorm of controversy over how out gove

trump's campaign used falwell's words in a recent ad. mr. trump said it is truly an honor to receive jerry's endorsement. could be a blow to ted cruz his top challenger in iowa. the son of evangelical pastor banking on the support. trump is a private citizen and not through liberty which is a nonprofit university and as such cannot endorse political figures. falwell also told me he thinks that social conservatives are voting on a different set of issues this time around. live in the newsroom, suri crowe, abc 13 news. >>> a campbell county murder trial has been postponed for the second time this week. vincent spinner is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 89-year-old james payne. investigators say spinner was looking for money when he that trial was originally scheduled to start yesterday but was moved to today because of 9of the weather. the judge is sick, so it has now been moved to thursday. >>> a bedford county man who took no action after his wife smothered their baby to death with a stuffed animal learned his sentence this

liberty university president jerry falwell junior has endorsed donald trump for president. trump s campaign, falwell says the endorsement is personal -- not on behalf of the university. falwell called trump a successful entrepreneur, father, and says he can lead the country to greatness. trump spoke at a liberty university convocation earlier this month. on the military watch. the navy has unveiled their new healthy eating program. "go for green" is a food identification system designed to help service members find healthy food and beverage choices -- while dining in military galleys. color codes are used to help service members choose healthier options. green is food you should eat often, yellow stands for foods you should eat occasionally, and red is for unhealthy foods. the program also introduces new symbols for the amount of salt in foods. for saint jude childrens research hospital. this years dream home is under construction right now. and all it takes is a 100 dollar ticket for your chance to win the home - and a ton of other big prizes. if you secure your ticket now

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falwell is the son of the late televangelist jerry falwell, who founded liberty university. cruz launched his campaign from liberty last summer. happening today - the senate judiciary committee holds a hearing on the heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic that has taken hold in many communities around the country. the centers for disease control reported earlier this month that the rate of deaths from drug overdoses that involve opioid pain relievers and heroin increased 200-percent between 2000 and 2014. lawmakers are hoping that today's hearing will lead to action from congress.### someone from virginia who traveled outside the united states has tested positive for zika, a mosquito- transmitted virus. the mosquito borne virus can cause health issues for adults... but the consequences are more severe for pregnant women... as it can be deadly for babies. warning for pregnant women heading into areas impacted by the outbreak. despite virignia's confirmed case... health leaders say the chances of catching zika here and now... are unlikely. elizabeth schiffman / epidemiolo

trump said, falwell's support is an honor to have. >> falwell says his support is personal and not on the behalf liberty university. >> patti: not search jumping on the trump band wagon. jerry falwell's brother is speak out the pastor of thomas road baptist church. he made it a practice not to endorse candidates and urges his congregation their exercise and right to vote. whether or not we agree on making endorsements or agree on the best next president. america is need of divine innervention if we are to solve the great challenges of our day. view jonathan's results on our website. >> whitney: trump is shaking up the republican campaign again saying he will not take part in >> the network issued a statement mocking trump for attacks on meghan ketrump fired back calling a pathetic attempt to build ratings. >> less than a week until the iowa caucuses. trump stupg the political world. refusing to take part in the final debate. republican debate hosted by fox news. i will have something elsewhere we raise moan for veterans and the wounded warriors. >> trump's absence will leave the stage

jerry falwell sr. be rolling over in his grave if he knew his son endorsed the most ungodly man to ever run for the president of the united states. what do you say to that? >> that's the same thing they said to my father when he supported ronald reagan. they said it's terrible he's supporting a hollywood actor that's been divorced and remarried. he said, no, no. when i walk into the voting booth, it's my job to choose the best not the best sunday schoolteacher, not the best pastor, but the best leader for the united states. i believe it's my job as citizen. whoever said that didn't know my father as well as i did. >> jerry, thank you very much. jerry falwell jr. speaking out for the first time on television since his endorsement of donald trump. >>> next wall street showering candidates with cash while the same candidates are bashing the banks. a special report. does north korea have the hydrogen bomb? what u.s. intelligence officials are saying for the first time tonight. are you powered by protein? w

trump's campaign says the endorsement is coming from falwell and not the university. we reached out to falwell for official confirmation and we will bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe ready for his close-up. the governor donned a revenue chiller revolutionary wig and garb. mcauliffe plays general robert lawson and has one line in the june 6. mcauliffe, who got through his take without flubbing his lines, job he should be called would take terry. this is not his first time on the big screen. he has appeared in several films over the years including matt lynchburg, danville, bedford, roanoke, and the new river valley. >>> today, warning for anyone posting items for sale online. a man in colorado posted an ad on craigslist and when he met the potential buyer he said lindsay davis has the story. >> reporter: police are desperately searching for a suspect on the run after an apparent craigslist exchange turned deadly. >> we have never had any problems. it was like, what just happened out here? >> reporter: police say two men cam

with jerry falwell's endorsement i am so curious as to why someone like jerry falwell would get an advantage of endorsing trump because, look, if you look at trump's background, it is not the kind of guy that jerry falwell would even have lunch with. he has -- honestly, i'm going to quote him from one of his books. i have told real stories of my experiences with women, often seemingly very happily married and important women. this book would be guaranteed as the best seller. he says he has been with beautiful women. secretly the world's biggest names. you know, falwell is part of the southern baptist group, and their resolution says that character does count. >> trump would argue he is living a more moral life today. a more -- he is no longer engaging in the activities he was before. having said that, the experience we've had with evangelicals and indeed starting with billy graham and he has always been for, look, if you are going to be a major leaguer in our country, you do need religious counseling, you need someone by your side that helps you think about what's right and what's wrong. it'

that was by jonathan falwell. most students we spoke with today say they support fal's well's decision to support whichever candidate he chooses. >> we are allowed to have our own views. jerry has a view, and he is endorsing trump, then let him do so. but we should be strong enough as christians to make our own choices. that is what we should be doingthat is what we should be doing. >> we value him a lot since he is our president. >> reporter: following yesterday's endorsement, trump tweeted that the endorsement was a great honor. lu then released a statement saying it does not, quote, support or oppose candidate for public office and falwell's in a "washington post" op-ed. he wrote that trump is an ethical and honest businessman and the country needs someone to bring it back to the brink the same way that liberty was made great again from 1987 until today. priscilla kaiser, abc 13 news. >>> good evening to you. many of you have been scraping snow, pushing it away, making these monstrous snow piles. show you this

. >>> lots of reaction coming in tonight after jerry falwell jr. endorsed donald trump. hear from liberty university >>> think you will like tmeteorologist george flickinger. count on. >> george: coming up here wednesday evening, you will probably realize that the weather will stay colder. to morning we stay above freezing but tonight we will see a freeze. that means whatever has been melting will refreeze overnight and tomorrow morning as lows will be dropping intng into the 20s. the weather is also going to be cool during the afternoon for your thursday and friday with cold mornings. we will see highs in the 40s for thursday and friday, then beginning saturday, a major warm-up dmix and by sunday and monday, all of us will be reaching the 60s and looking deeper into next week we will see rain returning by wednesdaysee rain returning by wednesday. beautiful day looking out over lynchburg. you can see some clouds. 43 degrees. saw more of that snow melting today. the wind is light and the wind will remain light. also the air today is a little drier, that means that the tem

falwell's endorsement does not apply to rest of his family. his brother jonathan, who pastors thomas road baptist church, has put out a statement saying he won't endorse any presidential candidates. democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders was in washington yesterday to meet with president obama. sanders praised the president for "being fair" with the democratic candidates by not endorsing any one of them. the vermont senator says the two sat down to talk about everything from politics to domestic policies. sanders says though they don't always see eye to eye, but president obama has always had his support. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate: "by and large over it is last seven years on major issue after major issue, i have stood by his side to where he has taken on unprecedented republican obstructionism, has tried to do the right american people." recent polls put sanders and clinton neck-and-neck in iowa, just days ahead of the caucuses. ((cold toss w/stinger)) gotyeah live be back up into the fifties even closing in on sixty b

falwell's endorsement does not apply to rest of his family. yesterday his brother jonathan, who pastors thomas road baptist church, put out a statement saying he won't endorse any presidential candidates. trump fans are weighing in on the candidates decision to skip the g-o-p the republican frontrunner says he will not attend the fox news debate because they refused to pull megyn kelly as moderator. he's faced critcism from other republican candidates including senator ted cruz. today trump tweeted out a poll asking supporters if he should go through with it after all. just 56-percent of his supporters say he should take part in the last debate before the iowa caucuses. democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders was in washington today to meet with president obama. sanders praised the president for "being fair" with the democratic candidates by not endorsing any one of them. the vermont senator says the two sat down to talk about issues from politics to domestic policies. sanders says though they don't always see eye to eye, but president

jerry falwell was the larry flynt of fundamentalism compared to pat robertson. pat robertson, a son of a senator, was sort of very pious. and trump is in that tradition. that tradition goes all the way back in america to billy sunday, and that tradition is about charisma, not just charismatic christianity but charisma. trump has it. cruz doesn't. and i think that's going to make a tough choice. mike huckabee is the logical evangelical candidate but he's going nowhere, so we see some political calculation on the part of evangelicals, that at least is going to put trump right in there in competition with cruz. >> yeah. jeff sharlet, thank you very much. i really enjoyed that. thanks a lot. >> thanks, chris. >>> still ahead, the british parliament has a debate about banning donald trump from their borders. the highlights, next. >> i've heard of a number of cases where people have been excluded for incitement, for hatred. i've never heard of one for stupidity. i'm not sure that we should be starting now. t red carpet shows on tv now, i'm walking them. life is unpred

jerry falwell said, he was a man who couldn't be bought. wasn't like a puppet on a string like other candidates, and he was a self-made man. wouldn't it be nice if america could be run with a that entrepreneurial spirit? mr. falwell said it wasn't an endorsement, but it sounded like one. katty: thanks very much. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, a bbc investigation finds evidence of match-fixing at the top level of world tennis. we have all the details. earthd a rocket back on so it can be reused has failed quite spectacularly. the rocket, operated by spacex, successfully delivered a satellite into orbit, but landing didn't go so well. powell ago schnell reports. halla: a revolutionary type of rocket returns to earth, but things don't go entirely to plan. earlier, it was a successful takeoff for the unmanned falcon 9 rocket. manufactured by a private company, spacex, who are trying to reduce the cost of space travel by making the rockets reusable. once it deployed its satellite, the falcon 9 turned around and was sup

jonathan falwell releases a statement ... after his brother jerry falwell junior announced his endorsement of g-o-p presidential candidate donald trump earlier today. in a statement ... jonathan says in part " .. i have made it my practice not to endorse political candidates. i do not believe it is my responsibility to point people to a candidate but rather to point people to jesus christ..." he goes on to say .. he believes everyone should exercise their right to vote for a person who most closely aligns with their beliefs. today ... jerry falwell junior said .. he believes trump can lead the country to greatness. meanwhile ... trump announces today he's skipping thursday's g-o-p debate -- the last one before the iowa caucus. the montgomery county board of supervisors says it will not decide the future of circuit court clerk erica williams. county attorney explained to the board .. that it has no liability or responsibility for a constitutional officer's actions. a petition is currently circulating to have williams recalled

had liberty university president jerry falwell jr. on today to talk about his recent endorsement of donald trump. jerry falwell says that it's because of his business experience that the country needs trump. >> i think that our country was where liberty university was 20 years ago in the 1990s. and we need somebody who is a professional and who has taken, and bought companies. he is a turn around expert. and he's something that will be tough on terrorists. the country needs somebody who >> mark: he says that trump keeps moving up. >>> governor mcauliffe and republican lawmakers are set to announce a major deal on gun legislation tomorrow. mcauliffe's spokesperson says that it strengthens laws. be sure to watch abc-13 news for updates on that announcement tomorrow. >> new video shows law enforcement shooting can killing one of the men involved in an occupation of a wildlife refuge in oregon. officials say that lavoy finicum was shot and killed. officials say they had information that finicum and the rest of the group had weapons. >> ge

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the trump campaign announced that liberty university president jerry falwell is endorsing him for president. business experience that brought the endorsement over ted cruz. jerry falwell says that his support is personal and not on behalf of liberty university. >> trump's campaign manager announced that he is taking a pass on fox's campaign. >> let's see how much money fox is going to make on the debate without me. >> ted cruz says that trump dropping out of the campaign is showing a lack of respect for voters. sanders and hillary clinton's campaigns are energized. they're concerned about voter turnout on monday >> we'll win in iowa if the voter turnout is high. >> if you go to the caucus on monday night and stand up for out for you on sunday. >> mark: the republican debate is on thursday on fox news. >>> a researcher who led a team in michigan for the water in flint. edwards is going to present an overview of the flint water crisis. flint gained national attention after its tap water was found to be contaminated with lead. >>> gleaning for the world is sending water to help flint. >>> toni

suri crowe crow spoke with falwell this afternoon. he said that it was trump's business experience that won out over ted cruz. he said that his support is personal and not on behalf of l.u. >> hillary clinton's e-mails are supposed to be released to the public, but the state department says that it needs more time. suing the state department. >> reporter: in washington, a delay of games, the state department asking the courts for an extra month to release the final batch of her e-mails, 55,000 pages. that would be after iowa, new hampshire, nevada, and south carolina. >> as secretary of state, her communication as well as other documents, we are entitled to ask for under the freedom of information act. i think the public needs to have that information. >> reporter: jason leopold fired the original freedom of information act a year ago. he says that state department has not shown good cause and that the voters in the primary states will be harmed by not having the information. >> reporter: the state department listed reasons for the ex

, falwell's younger brother, jonathan falwell, the pastor of thomas road baptist church said on facebook that he has made it a practice not to endorse political candidates. instead, he makes a point to urge his congregation to exercise their right to vote. you can veiw jonathan falwell's full response on our webstite, wset.com. 3pattie tight a judge has sentenced a bedford county man who took no action after his death with a stuffed animal. yesterday, a judge sentenced michael smith to ten years in prison but suspended all but four years. this after his convictions on conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine as well as child neglect charges. smith has been behind bars for two years.. so he has two more years left to serve. his wife, shana witt is serving a 52 year prison sentence for suffocating their son to death. 3 3pattie box the virginia tech researcher who led a team to flint-michigan to test the water will present his findings this week in blacksburg. marc edwards' is going presenting an overview of the flint water study tomorrow night at 7.. in goodwin hall. you can also watch it

i'm sure he wanted, david, he wanted jerry falwell jr.'orsement as well. >> there's no doubt about that. and his campaign promises to roll out some more social conservative endorsements this week here in iowa, but that falwell one is a big one, wolf, and ted cruz certainly wanted is. >> all right. we'll stand by for that. david will be with us, don't go too far away. >>> coming up, as we reported donald trump collecting a pair of major endorsements. we'll have live coverage. the latest. also from the highly controversial sheriff being revealed this hour. joe arpaio. he now supports donald trump. he wants him to be the next president of the united states. (air horn, trap door opening) rootmetrics, in the nation's largest independent study, tested wireless performance across the country. verizon won big with one hundred fifty three state wins. at+t got thirty-eight, sprint got two, and t mobile got zero. verizon also won first in the us for data, call speed, and reliability. at+t got text. stuck on an average network? join verizon and we'll

so this jerry falwell jr.orsement, it may not be as huge deal to most iowans, but it could be enough to put him over the edge. >> katy, do you sense that both of these are to try to take away from ted cruz's argument that donald trump is really a liberal in conservative clothing? >> i think ted cruz is right to say donald trump is a liberal, and his past pro-abortion stances, his past donations to liberals, like hillary clinton, saying that if he supported them in the past, he's a secret liberal at heart. but i think when it comes to immigration, he has been pretty consistent with his anti-immigration policies from the start. and this joseph arpaio endorsement is something that proves that. when it comes to his evangelicalism, i think there's more questions involved there. i think when you look at donald trump's past with christianity, he said that he was a, you know, a dedicated church goer, went to a presbyterian church in new york pretty frequently, but that church said he was not a frequent church goer. he

trump picked up the endorsement of jerry falwell junior. it is a blow to ted cruz, who watched his campaign at liberty university, where falwell is president. on the democratic side, both sides tried to rally their voters. hillary clinton: if you go and stand up for me, i will work my heart out for you. bernie sanders: if you vote, we win big. >> sanders, by the way, is heading back for an oval office meeting with obama and it is described to us as, "informal. -- informal." i will see you on thursday at anchor 1: a wisconsin man is accused of plotting a terror attack at a may sonic temple. he plant -- at a masonic temple. he plant to kill 30 and attack israeli soldiers. the masonic temple is home to community outreach programs and parents are reacting. >> it has been all over the place and they figured it out and were able to intercept it. >> a possessed a firearm not registered to him. documents will be unsealed tomorrow in the marathon bomber' there is likely to be material that is never produced. anchor 2: during a declared snow emergenc

because i know people like yourself we had jerry falwell on last night.he didn't endorse donald trump but had a lot of great things to say about him and how he uses his faith in action in ways that people don't know about where ted cruz is a more traditional evangelical i would argue. is that a fair assessment? >> i think it is, sean, look, evangelicals, especially in iowa are conflicted between trump and cruz because each candidate represents qualities evangelicals are looking for. they are drawnb to trump because they sense he is have to its specially on national security and economy. they like the fact that he is a political outsider. they are drawn to cruz because of his strong personal faith and consistent record on conservatism. ultimately. beating hillary clinton or bernie sanders is the holy grail for evangelicals and whichever candidate demonstrates the ability to do that best. i think will win the lion's share of evangelical vote. >> david, i will ask you this question. do you think going back to the last election in 2012, mitt romney was lds, l

donald trump as an endorsement from jerry falwell. charlie baker and elizabeth warren are still in the side lines. >> i don' t know whether jerry falwell junior endorsement and where it came from. either the anthology rolls -- eat of the evangelicals are selling out but there will be a donald trump school of business at liberty university. >> and/or summits don' t mean what they used to but you would rather have them than not. now they are singles and doubles. in close races, that' s all you need. it' something. the newspaper audit trails, it was 10 points. it' s not that anymore. janet: bernie sanders went to the white house. why did the president invite the sanders to the white house? >> he gave all but an endorsement to hillary clinton. in light of that interview, the white house says we should have had bernie sanders in and we need to get him in before iowa or new hampshire. if he wins one of those in the re endorsing him. they should have done their politics sooner. trouble he got a lot of coverage. janet: are they thinking maybe

evangelical leader jerry falwell junior is backing trump ... it could be a blow to ted cruz who declared his candidacy last march at falwell's liberty university. hear more from donald trump tonight at six and ten... cruz is getting an endorsement in iowa today... former texas governor rick perry appeared with cruz today in a cattle barn in osceola... perry told the crowd he's spent a lot of time with cruz and he's the candidate that will respect the constitution... 10:43:42 he understood what our founding fathers meant when they talked about that 10th amendment... and that is why i want ted cruz to be the next perry said he met with cruz shortly after he dropped his own presidential bid back in september... marco rubio is also in iowa today... and received an endorsement from a former presidential candidate. former new york governor george pataki announced his backing of rubio via twitter. ataki dropped out of the race in december. he says he believes rubio has the leadership, vision and intelligence for the job. rubio received a standing ovat

got to wonder how cruz is taking falwell's endorsement.an cruz announced his run for the white house at liberty. let me bring in barry bennett. used to be campaign manager to ben carson's campaign, now adviser to trump. and jennifer rubin who writes the right turn blog for "the washington post." welcome to both of you. let me say it again, six days away from iowa. you have the falwell endorsement today, jennifer, you know, trump has taken one of the most prominent evangelical leaders in the nation at this time. is this enough you think to tip the scales for him in iowa? >> i think it may have been before this he had tipped the scales for himself. i think this is probably the cherry on the top of the ice cream sundae. it really is a bit of a master stroke. i have to hand it to trump. no one would ever accuse me of being an apologist for trump. he basically took the argument entirely away from cruz that he is a guy with, quote, new york values, that he's somehow not worthy of the christian vote in iowa. he just basically eviscerated that. >>

trump today picking up the endorsement of christian conservative leader jerry falwell, jr., the son of the late televangelist. it' s a big blow to ted cruz, who formally launched his presidential campaign at liberty university, where falwell is president. heather: trump sign burned. the first in the nation primary may be in new hampshire, but apparently political emotions also are running high here in massachusetts. janet wu reports one donald trump supporter in hull found an unpleasant surprise when he went to work this morning. janet: is it another sign that donald trump' s campaign is on fire or is it more evidence that emotions have run amuck this election year? >> once in while some one will knock a sign down, but not destruction like this. janet paul gratta has been an : active in hull and state republican politics for decades. he' s had signs supporting his candidates here in front of his construction business for over 20 years. midnight, someone tried to torch his trump sign made of a near indestructible plastic. the first hint of vandalism actually came two weeks ago when he f

donald trump endorse bid evangelical heavy washington jerry falwell junior. cruz declared his candidacy at falwell's liberty universe fl nom now he is warning evangelicals that trump has to be beaten in iowa. >> if he went on to win new hampshire as well ther b slams cruz on morning jokes. unlike cruz, trump says he would cut deals with democrats. >> you know, it's wonderful to be a rebel. but you got to get some people >> reporter: in today's quinnipiac poll trump lec side, despite bernie sanders had m.i.t.ing his healthcare plan is costly. >> reporter: sanders and hillary clinton are virtually tied. he told iowa's steel workers to boost the middle-class they have to get more democrats to caucus. >> if those people come out and vote, we will win and we'll win big. [ cheering ] >> reporter: clinton is running ad. she says shows a lifetime of fighting for families. i'm steve handelsman , nbc news washington. >> reed: an austrian tourist rescued after she fell into a well while taking a selfie. it happened in western india. the woman was exploreing with a frien

i think you heard this before with falwell. i think right now evangelical voters are not just voting on being evangelical. just like ideology voters are not voting on ideology anymore alone. this is, i said, said constantly to you, an insurgency election. what people are looking for is strong leadership, someone who will reverse things, get things done and think trump's that. it is amazing to me the spur he's getting at the end. can i make one quick point. >> very quick or i'll have to kill you. go ahead. >> carter was, remember, a white southerner who had -- we had no southerners run since civil war. in iowa, a union yankee state it was a shock he had done as well as he had done and finished ahead of all of the candidates. >> so we went a little longer for that little detail. okay, well, i guess it is valuable. pat, i'm kidding, we're looking forward to joining you in iowa when we look at this, this weekend, on fox news. and then, of course, our special coverage on fox business monday. but we're there every step of the way. th

falwell's nod could help trump cut into cruz's support among born-again christians. but a nebraska senator is questioning trump's morality. ==gfx== on twitter... senator ben sasse asks about trump's admitted "affairs with you repented?" "to harmed children and spouses? do you think it matters? trump has not responded... instead focusing on whether he should attend the coming republican debate. telling gma... he has not resolved his issues with fox moderator megyn professional, i don't think she's professional at all, she's very biased against me." bazi kanani standup close: trump promised a "special guest" at a rally tonight. we now know it will be controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio? who is endorsing him. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. > this just in -- the controversial sheriff of maricopa county, arizona has endorsed g-o-p frontrunner donald trump. that sheriff is joe arpaio. the endorsement comes just six days before the iowa caucuses. a new medical marijuana shp is getting ready to open for business in the valley. "the source".. at the corner of sahara

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falwell told cnn yesterday that trump is someone this country needs.. and it's not because of his faith, but because of his business experience.i think our country is where liberty ago...and i think we need somebody who is a professional who has taken companies, taken them bought them and turned them around.but he is a turnaround expert and i think that's what this country needs -- somebody who will be tough on terrorists, protect our bordersmona tight falwell says he believes trump keeps moving up in the polls...despite every decision that everyone else seems to think is the wrong one. 3 3 good finally friday morning! we're on the verge of a warmup coming for sunday and monday of next week. however, this morning, we're looking at mountain snow flurries complements of a clipper system scooting by to our north. today, central and southside virginia will see sunshine; mountains will see flurries this morning, before they end by the noon hour; too. highs today will be in the lower to middle 40s. mountains will hold back into the 30s. behind this trailing c

today the trump campaign announced that liberty university president jerry falwell is endorsing trump for president. this comes a week after trump and at liberty to the speak at convo. trump said he considers falwell a good friend and the endorsement is personal and not on behalf of lu. >> the attorney for the man shot by a lynchburg general security officer said newly released search warrants prove the officer used excessive force. first and today abc 13 got a copy of a warrant from warner's attorney. police say that 28-year-ol jonathan warner attacked wes gillespie in the dill yard building. mona kosar abdi has been looking through those warrants and mona, what have you learnedand mona, what have you learned? >> reporter: danner, in my hand i have the search warrant affidavit filed in court, and in it is ct davis found through his investigation into the january 11 incident. david writes the following that hospital officials transferred warner from the lynchburg general emergency room to the psychiatric er. warner was filling out paperwork when he becameage tairted and attacked lieut

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donald trump backed by jerry falwell junior, great honor, tweeted trump. he declared his candidacy last university. now, he's on evangelicals in a video released by the christian broadcasting network the trump has to be beaten in iowa. >> if he went on to win new hampshire as well, there's a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee. >> reporter: trump slammed crews on morning jokes. >> reporter: unlike ted cruz, trump says he would cut deals with democrats. >> it's wonderful to be a rebel, but you've got to get some people on your side a little bit. >> reporter: in today's quinnipiac poll, trump leads by 2 in iowa. on the democratic side despite bernie sanders admitting his healthcare plan is costly. >> we will raise taxes, yes, we will. >> reporter: centers and hillary clinton are virtually tied. he told i was still workers to boost the middle class they have to get more democrats. >> if those people come out and vote, we will win and we will win big. >> reporter: clinton is running an edge. she says he shows a lifetime of fighting for

rr, abc news, new york. 3 mona tight jonathan falwell is speaking out about his brother jerry endorsing donald trump for president. he says "i have made it my practice not to endorse political candidates." we are also hearing from liberty university students and alumni. some praising the move, while other are critizing it... in a christian post article, some liberty alumni are saying they are "embarrassed" and "disappointed" following trump. most students we spoke with say they support falwell's decision to support whichever candidate he chooses... "we're allowed to have our own views, so if jerry has a view and he's endorsing trump then let him do so but we should be strong enough as christians to make our own choices, ya know? so, that's what we should be doing."danner pots following tuesday's endorsement, trump tweeted that the endorsement was a great honor. l-u then released a statement saying it does not support or oppose candidates for public office -- and that falwell's 3 3 pattie tight nelson county commonwealth's attorney anthony martin has resigned. he was first elected into o

they say trump made choice words and embarrassed and falwell's father will be disappointed. when we asked students, we got mixed reaction whether they think trump lives by christian values. >> he does and in some ways he doesn't. we are all sinners. we value our faults. but ultimately i hope he is willing to realize. >> he made bad decisions and good decisions just like we all have -- how are we to judge to be honest, you know what i am saying. that is just my opinion, but i don't think he really should as a christian. we all view the christian side of it, but that's just my opinion. >> reporter: students we talk trump said 2 corinthian instead of second corinthian speaking at the first convocation, but at least he tried to make an effort to relate to the back ground of the university. live in lynchburg, priscilla kaiser, abc 13 news. >>> a lynchburg man will spend life in prison for committing what a judge called one of the most violent murders that the city has ever seen. 24-year-old dominic moss was arrested in 2014 after a month-long manhunt for killing shawn moss. prose

and that as donald trump touted a new endorsement, jerry falwell jr. the latest from the campaign trail. live from washington, d.c. tonight. steve? >> reporter: jawan, thanks. most political endorsements don't make a b b difference, but a lot of religious conservatives, a lot of republican voters tell pollsters them. and they're the ones who will caucus on monday night. in a state where many republicans mix prayer with politics -- >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> reporter: it's a blow to ted cruz who is campaigning as a christian conservative. donald trump endorsed by jerry falwell jr. great honor, tweeted trump. last month at fawell's liberal university. now he's warning evangelicals n a video reased by the christian broadcast network that trump has to be beaten in iowa. >> if he went on to win new hampshire as well, there is a very good chance he would be unstoppable and be our nominee. >> reporter: on morning joe -- >> he's wackyky something missing there. >> reporter: unlike cruz, trump said he would cut deals with democrats. >> you know, i