remember, george w. bush wasn't a presence, physically, at least, on the trail when mitt romney and john mccain were running. as bush 43 hopes to stump for the man he hopes will be bush 54, donald trump is lashing out yet again at the former president and his record. >> if the ex-president is campaigning for his brother, i think he's probably open to great scrutiny. maybe things that haven't been thought of in the past. the whole thing starts with the war in iraq. if the president went to the beach, we would have been better off, believe me. >> and that is just a small taste of the tough talk today. more to come later on in the show, as we preview george w. bush's big return to the campaign trail. again, less than an hour from now. but, we start tonight first with the entire political world reeling from the sudden and unexpected death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. on saturday morning, the 79-year-old conservative justice was found dead in his room at a hunting resort in remote west texas. offi

george w. bush. the former president on the campaign trail in support of younger brother jeb. dana bash has the latest. >> reporter: miguel and alison, george w. bush on the campaign trail. he drew sharp distinctions with his brother and donald trump. he never said trump's name. he never had to. he described the person and persona that we have come to see from donald trump. the kind of character that has drawn so many supporters to him, but the point that george w. bush was trying to make is america shouldn't go for somebody who preys on the fears and frustrations, but instead go for a strong and steady hand. somebody who is not necessarily the loudest person in the room. >> the presidency is the serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas. and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and the character to be a great president. >> reporter: but what was even as interesting as george w. bush's performance was his brothers. the fact that jeb bush seemed to come out

george w. bush is back and on president's day, too. the former president will be in charleston, south carolina tonight. his brother, jeb by his side. the ads already out. >> i know jeb . i know his good heart and his strong back bone. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror. experience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader who will keep our country safe. >> donald trump ripping the move this morning tweeting, quote, funny jeb didn't want help from his family in his failed campaign and didn't want to use his last name and then mommy and now brother. athena jones live in charleston following the family affair. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after his less than impressive performances in the first two contests of the year the stakes are high for jeb bush here in south carolina. his team is making a big play for this state so they are bringing out perhaps their biggest gun, george w. bush. it is a whole new stage in the rac

trump wasn't done repeating his attacks against george w. bush on the sunday shows and, again, today in south carolina. >> the world trade center came down during the, you know, reign of george bush. it came down. i'm sorry. but we weren't safe. the world trade center came down. you obviously had the war which was a big mistake. i think few people would say the war in iraq was a positive. you had him on the aircraft carrier saying all sorts of wonderful things how the world was essentially over. guess what. not over. and you know, the war with iraq is a disaster. >> all right. those comments coming just hours before president bush hit the campaign trail on behalf of his brother, jeb, in south carolina. the former president had a few choice words about what it takes to be commander in chief. in moments former bush senior adviser karl rove is here to react. plus we'll ask two iraq war veterans, pete, and carl higby, what they think about mr. trump's comments. we begin with trace gallagher reporting first from our west coast newsroom on the form

george w. bush hitting the trail with his brother jeb and firing back at donald trump's attacks. >> reporter: this morning senator hair reread taking aim at the republican leadership saying they will block anyone nominated by president obama replace antonin scalia. for the "washington post" op on ed, he wrote, if my republicans colleagues proceed down this path this act alone will define their time in the majority. thinking otherwise is fantasy. reid and mitch mcconnell have been trading jabs. party lines have been drawn. >> republicans are talking about the republican playbook. this is the playbook we should follow, the constitution of the united states. >> president obama has gotten two activists judges on the court. capable, intelligent justices but share deeply his philosophy. >> reid and other democrats are hoping the white house pick would be someone they would ordinarily support. to point out it is politically motivated because it is an election year. >> there's no exemptions for when a

george w. bush campaigning publicly tonight for the first time since leaving office. the former president taking the stage in a state that helped propel him to the oval office with just five days to go before a critical primary. can he lock up south carolina for his brother, jeb? >>> isis attack inevitable. a chilling new warning from the head of the cia saying he believes that terrorists will try to strike inside the united states. officials now on heightened alert. with isis and its sympathizers now known to be communicating using encrypted messages, is a terror plot against the u.s. in the works right now. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news. president obama moving ahead with a nomination to replace the late supreme court justice antonin scalia who died in his sleep over the weekend. we've just heard from a white house spokesman who says the president is talking with his senior team and his aides have been in touch with members of congress

right around the time, right has george w.ush was landing, trump was holding a news conference where he was pressed on the claim that former president deserved some of the blame for 9/11. what trump had to say, trust me you don't want to miss it, is next. >>> today we saw something we rarely seen since george w. bush boarded the helicopter and left the white house back on january 20th, 2009. >>> today we saw something we rarely seen since george w. bush boarded the helicopter and left the white house back on january 20th, 2009. a public appearance by the president who showed up in south carolina to campaign for his brother ahead of the primary and take some apparent, not very thinly vailed shots at front-runner and the tormenter of his brother. >> it's not bluster. real strength, strength of purpose comes from integrity and character. in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room. >> since george w. bush left office, republicans have not spent a lot of time reckonning on his record. on saturd

tonight george w. his brother the former president hits the campaign trail for the first time since he left office. this is a big part of the bush strategy and one that donald trump has been attacking ferociously for almost a year. >> the front-runner said over the weekend the former president lied about weapons of mass destruction in iraq. >> did you ever ask yourself why his brother went silent for all these years. >> trump was called out for having supported impeaching george w. bush for the iraq war. there's no bad blood between him and the bush family. but now he's breaking his pledge not to run as a third party candidate. >> i signed a pledge, but it's a double edged pledge. and as far as i'm concerned, they're in default. >> tickets were distributed fairly, trump's remarks outraged some in the audience. >> i want to tell you. they lied, they said there were weapons of mass destruction, there were none. the world trade center came down. >> you have the gall to go after my mother? >> the next morn

it has nothing to do with george w. bush, it has to do with which of the current candidates they believe can beat hillary clinton. earlier today, on the campaign trail, there was a private endorsement going on behind the scenes with w. soliciting nikki haley, the governor of the state. the two of them meeting privately. jeb bush has met with the governor many times in recent days. they hope a haley endorsement could be beneficial to this campaign. the governor leading between marco rubio or jeb bush right now. chris? >> really, that's interesting. because a lot of people that have spoken about this have also said she knows john kasich, likes john kasich very well. they all know each other as governors. what's the sense you're hearing, peter, how significant could a nikki haley endorsement be? >> reporter: i think it could be greatly significant here. the lieutenant governor standing beside donald trump in the press conference he held earlier on this day. a haley endorsement would be a major headline in the days leading u

>>> former president george w. bush hours away from stepping back into the national spotlight to campaign with his brother jeb in south carolina. after donald trump's blistering attacks over the weekend on the former president in the debate and in the sunday shows how will his return really change this race? let's go to athena jones in charleston, south carolina. athena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brooke. the bush team is making a big play for south carolina. and so they're bringing out perhaps their biggest gun, george w. bush. it's a whole new stage in the race for jeb. >> george w. bush hitting the campaign trail tonight for the first time since leaving office. >> is he a popular republican? you bet he is. >> reporter: giving his younger brother a helping hand as the battle for south carolina heats up. >> i know jeb. >> reporter: he already lent his famous face for an ad for jeb.

toward the end, george w. said strength is not empty rhetoric it's not bluster, and it's not the person that speaks the loudest. what are your thoughts on that comment? >> i have a tremendous amount of respect for president bush and i always have. my position is clear on not only the iraq war, but also his leadership after that time period leading up to when he left office. that being said, we are in the political season right now. he's obviously stumping for his brother. i think it's great it adds a couple points to ultimately what's going to happen. it was a strong and powerful speech. people like former president bush. but does this translate to jeb bush? that's the question. they were talking about donald trump. they didn't mention him by name. but he will continue to be that populist and not be politically correct and talk about things people are talking about in their living rooms and dining rooms. that's what makes him so appealing. that's why jeb bush and the other candidates are having difficulty conn

george w. bush may have left office as one of the least popular presidents in history but remains one of the most popular republicans in south carolina where he campaigned with his brother today and where donald trump was the unspoken subject. we'll have more on the impact he had from gary tuchman. >> reporter: former president george w. bush with his wife laura on the 2016 campaign trail to try to make his brother jeb the next president. >> i came here for two reasons. one, because i care deeply about jeb and, two, because i care deeply about our country. >> reporter: the two sons of another former president george h.w. bush have not campaigned together until now in south carolina. >> there seems to be a lot of name calling going on. but i want to remind you what our good dad told me one time. labels are for soup cans. >> reporter: george w. bush did not mention donald trump by name, but there were clear inferences to the real estate mogul. >> i understand americans are angry and frustrated. b

a lot of people out there see george w. bush and say george and jeb and the entire washington establishment have been lying to us for 20 years now. >> yeah. i hope you're getting lots of royalties because maybe a lot of people are reading your book. >> no. unfortunately not. >> yeah, yeah. that's the whatay it happens. >> it's the reality out there. the republican party is a different party now. and it's a much bigger tent. and not everybody believes in establishment republican orthodoxy because they see themselves as having been betrayed by establishment republican orthodoxy which promises everything and delivers nothing. and you know, you can only do that for so long. you can only do that for so long until people wake up and say, hold it, you know, you guys keep telling us this and doing that and we're not going to vote for you anymore. that seems to be what's going on this year. >> an automated poll taken for the south carolina house republican caucus sunday afternoon shows trump at 33% ahead of rubio and cruz at 14%. bus

favorability of george w. bush against obama and contender hillary clinton and actually he is, he is popular, mercedes. e wo you worked for him. what do you think? >> it's to jeb's advantage to bring out george w. bush in a state like south carolina. we know national security is a top issue for those voters for those gop voters. obviously we know one thing about george w. bush. he kept our country safe. one of the points jeb bush made in the debate on saturday. so, again, to bring him out and i think we're all waiting to see what president george w. bush is going to say about donald trump, and that's what we're all looking for right now. >> i want to play what donald trump said saturday night. play it. >> my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safer and i'm proud of what he did. [ cheers and applause ] he's had the gull to go after -- >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. remember that. >> hold on. had the gull to go after my mother. >> let's not -- >> mercedes, what

george w. bush. john kasich is campaigning in michigan. on the democratic side hillary clinton is campaigning in nevada, bernie sanders in michigan. in a race that was already won for the history books this battle supreme takes it to a new level. we begin with three reports for you as we follow the fight to replace scalia. let's start with pete williams. wrapped up in the politics of all this and there is a lot of that, is a judicial reality that there are now cases before the court that are huge notice minds of liberals and conservatives alike. so let's start by laying out the big cases. >> right. well, even if everyone was in the same party and all -- everyone agreed there should be a replacement successor to justice scalia on the bench soon, it would be quite clear that this term is going to finish with just eight justices and that is as the term moves into its busiest phase with some of the more controversial cases. with just eight justices it raises the possibility of a 4-4 tie and if that

now that george w.mpaigning for jeb, trump talked about the iraq war and 9/11. >> i heard for years he kept the country safe. what does that mean after? what about during 9/11? i was there. i lost a lot of friends killed in that building. the worst attack ever in this country? it was during his presidency. jeb bush has spent $20 million on negative ads that in many cases are false. his campaign in my opinion is going nowhere. ted cruz is desperate. i think ted's a very unstable guy. i have never, ever met a person that lies more than ted cruz. >> today, donald trump held a press conference where he apparently lost it. i mean, he was just going and on about how i'm the most horrible person in the world because i keep repeating the things he said. >> unvarnished. trump, bush and rubio holding campaign stops through south carolina today. john kasich starts the morning in michigan, but returns to the palmetto state by evening. republican candidates speak out on cnn this week in a unique two-night event wedn

president george w.o it is a smart play. polls has governor jeb bush at about 9.3% in fourth place. jeb bush needs a win and he needs to connect it to a winner. the last time we had a winner in the white house who was a republican was president george w. bush. he's going to remind the american people and the citizens of south carolina of that on monday. >> which is going to be fascinating because, doug, here's what's going to happen. early in the evening, george w. bush is going to speak. then right around now on monday donald trump is going to speak and he's going to respond to everything. donald trump is not going to mince any words. i'm going to wait until he speaks. let me give everyone a taste of probably what he's going to say. >> whether you like him or not, george bush gave us obama. >> i think bush is probably the worst president in the history of the united states. >> when you talk about george bush, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> i was against the war i

he jumped in to defend george w. bush on donald trump's criticisms of bush on national security in a state that has 21% veterans that voted in 2012. i thought that was a good night. i thought his closing statement was good and he didn't have any of those moments. for anyone who thought marco rubio is incapable of answering questions extemporaneously that was blown away tonight. and i thought the other side of that, donald trump had a terrible night. he was at his most unhinged and at some point screaming and yelling. i thought ted cruz had a good night tonight. >> the crowd clearly was anti- trump. i don't know what they were, pro bush or pro-rubiosomething. >> and in the last debate he claims it is because they are all donors. i agree, rubio had a strong night and -- >> are you in the tank for rubio? >> i'm not in the tank for rubio. >> he clearly had a good night. and jeb had a strong night as well. but if you look at when trump was going after george w. bush which it will be interesting to see how it plays out. in

george w. bush motivates the base. therefore, a lot of people who might have been thinking about sitting out and watching what happened will come out and one more time will fall the old man whenever he wants to go. but what is really interesting is the supreme court battle energized the republicans. and i talked to tray gowdy, a rubio endorser. he expects record break out. huge turn out on saturday. i've been saying this gavel nices republicans more than democrats. am i wrong? >> you're right. on the one hand you have hillary clinton willy sutton running for the opportunity to appoint the next justice of the supreme court. a person who wants standard of law apply talked to her. getting to nominate the decisive vote on the supreme court. that will motivate republicans. in fact, you saw mitch mcdonnell take the lead saying there won't be any hearings. there's not going to be a vote. and rob portman, kelly ayotte, ron johnson, pat toomey confirmed they will not confirm the nominee. he could nomina

and george w. bush did provide strong leadership, he rallied the world, he didn't do it to make friends, he did it to protect us. and the effort that he put in to gaining the respect of our allies, gaining the admiration of the neutrals and introducing fear to our enemies was very critical and did a very good job of uniting the country in that effort. and he did put the infrastructure in place to protect us and we've been very fortunate that infrastructure has been there. >> the argument that trump makes, and others make as well as that in the months leading up to 9/11, there were intelligence reports that bin laden determined to attack the united states, the president had that daily briefing in texas during the summer leading up to 9/11, but you guys never connected the dots, could never figure out what was going on. what do you say to that argument? >> well, it is true that during the previous administration's to george w. bush, the government put barriers between the fbi and the cia, and some ot

jeb is hurting george w. bush. that's how bad jeb is. he is the anchor on w. trump is being intellectually honest and saying this is a huge mistake. people are with him. and there is only -- the republican party may not want to admit it was a mistake, but that message resonates with people. >> there is a difference though. i agree that it was a mistake. especially looking back. what trump was saying they deliberately lead us into it. he is not being intellectually honest. >> trump is cooky and thinks he will get the nomination and trying to get democrats to his side. i think he is already starting to run a general election campaign. trump says he will sue ted cruz if he does president take down his false ads and retract his lies about him. look. >> he'll apologize, but i don't want an apology after the election. i want it before. if he doesn't i will bring a lawsuit because in my opinion based on what i have learned over the last two, three days from the top lawyers he doesn't have the right to serve as president or even run as president. he was born in canada

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ladies and gentlemen, george w. bush. george w. bush: thank you. thank you. unless you do not have a seat. am -- laura and i are thrilled to be here and i want to thank graham for his friendship and leadership. he loves south carolina and our country. we are fortunate that you sent him to the senate. thank the commissioner. he has a heck of a voice. contest of who can sing the best among the agricultural commissioners, you win. mark sanford is here. i appreciate you coming. thank you for being here. there are a lot of famous people here. david wilkins is from greenville. he was the ambassador to canada, a former speaker of the house. a dear friend. thank you for being with us. thank you very much. there are people from the house, the senate, the state government here. thank you. i want to thank the grassroots activists. thank you for taking time out of your day, your interest in the political process, your hard work, what you are going to do, vote for him on saturday in south carolina. i am happy to be back. i have fond memories. --as in the i was pleased the

george w. bush on the attack speaking out for the first time at a campaign rally tonight trying to turn the tide for his brother jeb. he praised jeb's leadership and taking a not so subtle swipe at his chief rival, donald trump. >> strength is not empty rhetoric. it is not bluster. it is not theatrics. real strength, strength of purpose, comes from integrity and character. in my experience, the strongest person usually isn't the loudest one in the room. [ cheering and applause ] >> athena jones is outfront with the bush campaign. no speeches. no appearances. tonight, a very big development. what was the crowd's reaction to george w. bush? >> reporter: well, the crowd loved it. it is a much bigger crowd than we're used to seeing at a typical jeb bush event. that's because of george w. bush who spoke for about 25 minutes. really had the crowd shouting and laughing. at one point they chanted we miss you. we miss you. that sound you just played, that sound byte you just played of him, that isn't th

critics of the iraq war have been saying for years that george w.misled the nation into the rush to war. but for the republican party's own frontrunner to make that case, it's a big deal. but that wasn't even trump's biggest violation of republican orthodoxy, because this happened next. >> while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe, and i'm proud of what he did. [ cheering ] and he's had the gall to go after -- >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. remember that. [ booing ] >> hold on, let me finish. >> seth: that's right. after months of trump making racist comments at republican debates, he finally got booed for saying george w. bush was president on 9/11. you can't do that at a republican debate. that's one of those things, everyone knows is true, but no one is allowed to say out loud. like how you're not allowed to say that when your hot cousin was studying abroad she was actually having a baby. [ laughter ] but yesterday jeb responded to trump's atta

but george w.. >> meanwhile, joy, i know you covered jeb bush as florida's governor. shouldn't he be vetted for his own record. why is he heldachiable for his brother's record? >> yes and no. he has benefitted from the contrast with his brother. he was seen as the competent brother when it came to his handling of hurricanes, for instance, in florida, versus george w. bush's handling of hurricane katrina in new orleans, and seen as the more serious brother. he was a neocon when george w. bush was trying to be baseball commissioner. but their political skills have presented a negative contrast with george w. bush. they both ran for governor in 1994. jeb bush made huge mistakes on the trail, including telling black voters he would probably do nothing for them, narrowly losing the race. he's never been close to the politician george w. bush is. having george w. bush on the trail, it shows some of the things that are hurting jeb the most, pemeaning the surname bus and the drag that still has on a lot of

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your

breaking this morning george w. bush morning george w. bush hitting the campaign trail in south carolina to help his brother, jeb bush, sitting down with sean hannity last night with the exclusive interview. >> i'm not an expert in a lot of things, but i'm pretty knowledgeable about what it takes to be president. and he's got what it takes. he's got character, backed own, philosophy, vision. he can deal with crises and he would make a really good president. >> the florida former governor talking about why his campaign signs only feature his first name 2016. >> job has been spoken since 1994. i threw races for governor and is part of my brain. i'm proud of george, proud of my dad, everybody loves my mom. i'm proud to be a bush. >> former president bush did not mention any candidate by name but did say the country met with humility. meanwhile, gop front runner donald trump sending republican national committee claiming an active debate audiences with donors. the action violates the loyalty pledge he signed back in september. >> the rnc bett

former president george w. bush said laura and i mourn the death of a brilliant jurist and american important, supreme court justice antonin scalia. he was an important judge on our nation's highest court. he brought intellect, good judgment, and wit to the bench. he will be missed by his colleagues and our country. and while many are mourning his passing both sides are looking at the vacancy on what this means on the high court. it comes at a time when the supreme court is weighing a host of extremely important issues. such as the legality of president's executive actions on immigration and union dues. and the opening on the high court could have a significant impact on the cases as well as on decisions in the many years to come and a battle is now brewing in the senate over what the nomination -- over the nomination of what's sure to be a more liberal judge by president obama. last night senate majority leader mitchell mcconnell said that he would not confirm any supreme court nominee by obama saying this in

but there is one exchange where trump was blaming 9/11 on george w.d a good answer, but not strong enough, and then it was rubio who stood in and said, no, that is the fault of president clinton who had a chance to kill osama bin laden and he didn't. that is a telling blow. overall, i thought that he came in number one, rubio, and bush second, and cruz third. and trump, i thought that he could have hurt himself, pu i am not sure, among the supporters, probably not, but there may be moments that he may regret, and kasich was sort of standing out there on the sidelines and played the game of being above it all, and it feeds the narrative and could help him, but hard to say. >> and charles, i would be remiss if i didn't ask you tonight about the life and legacy of justice antonin scalia. >> look, he is the father, and will be remembered the father of originalism which is the most powerful attack on the 50-year history of the sort of the living constitution which is the idea of liberalism, i.e., we change the constitution on the court as we want, and pret

tomorrow, former president george w. bush making the first apeernts here on the campaign trail for his brother. after last night, jeb bush joked that donald trump is no longer invited. after the debate, they didn't george? >>> let's get to the candidates. starting with senator ted cruz. morning. let's begin with that news about justice scalia. should wait to name a successor. ronald reagan nominated antony kennedy with 13 months left in his term. was confirmed in february 1988. ten months left in his term. why isn't it his right to nominate the justice and the senate's responsibility to give >> the senate has not confirmed a nominee named in a final year in an election year in 80 years. this is a lame duck president. the only reason anthony kennedy was named that late was because democrats in the senate rejected two other nominees. robert bork, and doug ginsburg. it was the democrats who had dragged it out many months to make it that way. right now, the court is exquisitely balanced. justice scalia, someone i've known for

george w. bush set to take stage.finished third in new hampshire, surprise strong finish for him there, thank you and trying to pick up on the momentum. he beat out ted cruz, i should say. we see all the boxes and the state blanketed with candidates, democrats and republicans, as you know. what's the headline? >> reporter: that it's ted cruz and donald trump in south carolina. whoever ends up wins probably has the leg up in the race. marco rubio has the debate on saturday in the republican field and his last debate performance last week was one of the most destabilizing events in the 2012 republican race to date. can he get back on track tomorrow night's debate? that's what i'll be watching. >> sunday morning programs. that's what people prepare for. john kasich was the surprising second place finisher in new hampshire. does he have a path to go in the other states front and center in the next few weeks? >> mark, thank you so much for joining us. we see you again on the live event. governor kasich at the chamber of co

george w. bush. what about on the democratic side. >> in 2000, mccain won new hampshire and came into south carolina with a lot of momentum and george w. bush won the nomination. the republicans now go to south carolina. the democrats go next to nevada and they wait for south carolina. in this state, hillary clinton wants to do what she did in 2008. number one, continue to dominate the white vote against then senator obama, clinton dominated a majority of the white vote. these are liberals going to caucus. bernie sanders has a chance. don't think just because hillary clinton has been here before bernie sanders doesn't have a chance. the question is can bernie sanders start to make inroads with traditional african-american traditional democratic constituents. 15% of the vote or more will be african-american. senator obama carried it eight years ago. 15% or more will be latino. secretary clinton, then senator clinton carried it by a big margin. this is bernie sanders first big test. can he make i

. >> for the first time in this election former president george w. bush hits the campaign trail with his brother, taking a swipe at donald trump. >> plus president obama says despite republican objections he will nominate a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> and later this hour advances in southern syria just days before an expected cessation of hostilities. >> hello around the united states and the world. i'm isha sesay. >> great to have you with us. i'm john vause. "newsroom l.a." starts now. >>> well, it's turning into a family feud of sorts in the republican presidential race. jeb bush is looking to his brother to help fire up support in south carolina. former president george w. bush stumped across the state monday. this is his first major step back into politics since he left office seven years ago. >> south carolina has always been good to the bush family, but as gary tuchman reports, jeb bush and his brother george have a fight on their hands. >> reporter: former president george w. bush with his wife, laura, on the 2016

i think putin is a thug and i like president george w. bush as most people here in south carolina do. so i'm glad he's coming back. he's beloved in our state. it will matter. but jeb bush, i think above all others on that stage, is ready to be commander in chief. i could go to sleep well tonight knowing he would be my president tomorrow. and i think he can beat the democrats, because he got 60% of the hispanic vote in florida. he did big things for a lot of people. >> senator, i would be remiss if i didn't ask you about the developments in the passing of justice scalia. we were talking about what this means for the future and whether a replacement might be nominated in the next year. what do you think should happen? >> i think president obama and harry reid changed the rules of the senate to avoid consensus that's been required. i told them if you do that, you'll be required to get consensus. so if president obama can put forward a name where he can get consensus, i'll vote for them. >> is that realistic? >> i think that's the consequence

jeb bush defending his older brother, president george w. will be on the trail later tonight in south carolina. former new hampshire governor john sununu. former white house chief of staff the president george h.w. bush, author of the book, the quiet man. >> happy monday. bill: thanks to you as will. happy monday. what do you think that, that debate did on saturday night to the republican party? did it advance the cause or set it back? i mean you're watching it. what do you think? >> it is starting to put some seriousness back into the campaign. look, i think donald trump really demonstrated that he ought to be in the democratic primary rather than the republican primary. secondly, his issue of temperment and problem he has in temperment is demonstrating that he should not be the guy in the oval office. i think the candidates ought to emphasize both of those things. trump was to the left of sanders and clinton on a lot of issues inyou concluding sounding more like codepink and accusing george w. bush of being responsible for 9/11, and trying

i'm talking about george w. bush. and right now his brother, jeb bush, who is trailing in national polls, struggling with the big political baggage attached to his family's last name, he's finally in a place where his family is not at all a liability, south carolina. tonight, these two brothers, along with a former first lady, laura bush, they will take the stage. let's chat about the significance. mark preston is joining me, cnn politics executive editor. mark preston, good to see you my friend. which version of bush 43 do you think we will see? >> well, look, i think jeb bush had to reach out to his family. we saw his mother, brooke, with him up in new hampshire, and many thought that was helpful. i do think you're going to see a brother who is going to stand by his president and try to -- try to hit home the fact that he thinks jeb bush is qualified to be president and probably the most -- quite frankly, the most qualified in the field. brooke, jeb bush has not turn to his brother at all because his brother has bee

a name from george w.ush's administration, this is an interesting one, says president obama has a duty to nominate scalia's successor and that the senate has a duty to consider that nominee. talking about alberta gonzalez. have a listen. >> i know there's a big debate going on right now about whether or not obama should nominate someone from my perspective. having worked in the white house and then at the department of justice. i mean, there's no question in my mind that as president of the united states, you have an obligation to fill a vacancy. and so i suspect that president obama's going to do his job, and after he does his job and nominating a hopefully a qualified individual. the senate will do its job, eventually on its own calendar. >> gop former gop attorney general making that argument there. does that have weight? is that going to move someone? >> it'll give democrats more ammunition to go after the gop, but you know, republicans will say that look, it is -- this is an ill legitimate choice in a

clearly they needed to take it. >> george w. approval rating in the republican party. i don't know what's it is in south carolina. i was looking for that but don't see it yet. we'll probably get a poll out on that tomorrow. but it is the dynamic of politics that people don't love this year. and hillary clinton has suffered from that to a degree. and jeb has suffered from it, which is why his campaign bumper sticker is jeb! but not bush. suddenly his brother is down there. south carolina may be okay. not so much in a lot of other parts of the country. >> and part of it is the bush brand related to foreign policy and a strong military. that's something jeb bush is going to push down there. he's been running ads touting that he could be a commander in chief. and he's going to also try to attack john kasich over this as well for trying to cut the military brass and things like that. that's what they are trying to do. remind them of a strong leader. >> let's turn to our republican commentators. does it help him? >> the big risk there