this was supposed to be a rally for mike huckabee or excuse me a rally featuring mike huckabee to speakencourage them, to support kim davis and quickly turned into a very unexpected event here. the release of kim davis. now, she's spent five nights i believe in jail. she's been in a cell by herself, cell 151 and reportedly reading the bible to pass the time. now, her husband tells me that she is aware to some extent of the frenzy of the debate nationally now that it's surrounding her case. she had said multiple times she had no intention of changing her mind. i want to turn around. there is mike huckabee leaving the -- >> i think we have images of ted cruz, sarah. >> reporter: i apologize. i'm having a hard time seeing on the flags here. >> just to fill everybody in, images of ted cruz talking with mike huckabee. they're walking shoulder to shoulder. i think that was the image of a second ago and a cleaner shot seeing of ted cruz on the scene. mike huckabee being the first one to arrive at least through picture that is we saw, now ted cruz is on the scene. sarah, just to explain to ever

huckabee is in there right now with his wife janet. first, let me begin with martin savidge who is there in kentucky and martin, just to be crystal clear, a lot of moving parts right now, a judge has ordered her release. she has yet to walk out of that detention center, correct? >> reporter: correct. in fact, there was a concern that she would be walking out at the time that mike huckabee was walking in. the question is, will she come out alone or will they come out together? the judge has said that she can go free but he's also ordered that she cannot in any way interfere with the licensing process, marriage license going to same-sex couples and that's something her attorney says she hasn't changed her mind on that one. she's totally opposed to her name appearing on those marriage license and hinted that she will not be issuing them and then we're right back to where we were with the judge issuing a possible contempt order. so it is one of those where you're just not really certain what the next few minutes are going to bring. but for

it's a huge deal for huckabee, he's down in the polls. former baptist pastor and former governor of arkansas and big time counting on evangelical supporters in iowa where he won the caucuses in 2008. ted cruz, aides say he had almost the same idea at the same time last week but they didn't make it public until this morning. we actually got wind of cruz's plans to go out there last night and reported it. this morning, huckabee fans were all freaked out cruz was trying to bum-rush their event. cruz had announced his news conference would be an hour and a half before huck's rally. that didn't happen. ms. davis has been released so it all seems kinda moot. davis exits the jailhouse, the rally goes on. ted cruz is there, tweeted out video of himself to prove it, he hasn't made an appearance. to the extent they're all on the same side of the issue they're definitely running against each other when it comes to getting attention today. >> it's the first time i can remember where we spent the first 11 minutes of any newscast, since the hour before

governor mike huckabee with mat staver, kim davis' attorney now at the podium.udge, while we're waiting. kim davis said nothing when she was standing there. do you have any idea from a legal point of view or just because she's going to at some point grant her interview to somebody exclusively? >> i think either grant or interview to someone exclusively or come on last after mike huckabee, after ted cruz if he speaks and after mat staver, the lawyer. >> they said maybe she'd address the podium here but not talk about any specifics in this case, so it will be interesting to see what she says if she does come to the podium. >> she may not have spoken to the deputies who agreed to do it yet and may not have established any rapport or procedure yet. >> it sounds according to her lawyer like may not agree to this. let's see if we can glean anything else. >> six days she's been able to hug and kiss her husband, joe. [ cheers and applause ] we want to allow her to have some time today and tonight with her husband, but she does want to come out at the end and thank all o

ted cruz and mike huckabee are there in kentucky. bobby jindal spoken out and spoken in defense of mrs. davis. but you have also seen candidates like carly fiorina particularly among the more moderate candidates saying essentially why, you know, this woman works for the government. she needs to obey the laws of the government and government requires same-sex marriage. she can resign if she likes. shows us the wide range of the split of the republican party. you've seen after the ruling in june, you saw people like jeb bush, marco rubio, iffiorina an and huk bee used the word tyranny and not surprised by this in the cruz and huckabee the candidates trying to appeal to christian conservatives the most, huckabee famously won iowa in 2008. he's a pastor himself. people who i expected to be there are down there. >> kim davis as you said, you know, she is an elected position. she was elected last year. it is a job that is $80,000 a year. one way for her to be removed from that office is if she were to be impeached. how unlikely is that? >>

it seal like that would be a mike huckabee and ted cruz event.there yesterday. but in the end it ended up being just a mike huckabee thing because in part, ted cruz wabltd to go talk on the left to the reporters but guy in the red shirt would not let him pass. and it was this weird mystery. and we didn't know who that man in the red shirt was. all we knew was last night, because of the physical stand-off of red shirt guy and ted cruz, the getting out of jail moment looked like this. i will tell you again. we did not add the sound track here. they were playing this music out loud at the event. ♪ >> incidentally the band survivor is now upentity the use of "eye of the tiger" at that rally and they are considering a lawsuit. whether or not anybody gets sued for the epic sound track, there did end up being mike huckabee's moment. he got to be there making it look like he was the one springing her from jail. even though ted cruz had gone all the way to kentucky to be there, he was totally boxed out. it turns out the guy in the red shirt is not some of

>> huckabee wasn't the only gop presidential candidate on the ground in kentucky today. cruz who is battling huckabee for the support of evangelicals also showed up, though, he got huck blocked failing to get on stage for the rally. generally missing out on the chance to use the situation to his political advantage. this picture from inside the detention center captures cruz' day pretty well. that's him in the back there poking his head out over kim davis' husband's shoulder. he did get a photo with davis that he tweeted out with the words "praise god, kim has been released." and he was stopped from speaking to reporters reportedly by a huckabee staffer, the guy in the red shirt after emerging from his visit with davis. cruz appeared to get increasingly frustrated as he tried to get past the staffer who used his body over and over again to block cruz's path to the press. and joining me now dave weigel, among the media strum in kentucky. that's him holding up his tape recorder. dave, it was a really wild scene from, at least from the cameras. what was it like in person? >

taking such a position. >> it is no surprise of huckabee. i thought it made a great campaign commercial for him today. and gives him a boost in the election season. he really hasn't gotten that much notice from people. but i do think that for mike huckabee and for others this is their big chance to appeal for a significant portion of the republican base and get noticed again. for all the other republicans, e snoeshlz in the general election. i think mostly what they want to do is get this resolved and turn to other issues like a stagnant economy. >> and one of the candidates obviously that's also weighed in is chris christie. he accused cruz and huk bee of grand standing today. take a listen to what he had to say. >> senator cruz going out there to visit her in jail and governor huckabee have a rally. do you see a role for yourself in that. >> quiet frankly i don't think you should grand stand on this stuff. this is a serious issue. and i don't know if she's looking forward to a visit from senator cruz or not. we'll see. and the fact is it i

huckabee is not doing that.nk maybe trump and even jeb bush are closer by saying i disagree with the decision. is how jeb bush put it. john kasich as well. but i think you have to abidey the rule of law. that is the right path i think. and i think that your pace, the republican base who is really interested in this issue still hears what they want to hear from that without offending all the other people who are put off by the violation of the law. >> all right thank you so much for your time tonight. >>> next the sibling rivalry for the record books. could venus slam serena's hopes of a historic p grand slam? take zzzquil and sleep like... you haven't seen your bed in days. no, like you haven't seen a bed in weeks! zzzquil. the non habit-forming sleep aid that helps you sleep easily, and wake refreshed. because sleep is a beautiful thing. so you don't have to stop., tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with

>> governor huckabee, athena jones from cnn. >> and why would cnn be here by the way?annot imagine. >> how are you? are you ready for the big event? >> well, we will be seeing in about a few hours. >> and what do you do to prepare? >> i don't watch any television and on gameday, i don't get my head cluttered up with the stuff that you say, and the pre-game analysis and focus on the game and not what people are saying it is going to be. >> and otherwise you will psyche yourself out, and what is the goal the night? >> to keep from having one of the moments that sends me back home with no place to go tomorrow. >> and so you don't want to mess up. and you think that you will be able to break through? >> well, it depends upon the time that you give me. and the people on the stage, and keep it fair and divide the time up equally and don't make it a one or two candidate show, then i have a real shot, and all of us have to be concerned that it is like the tv coverage has been like the past few weeks and so unbelievably centered on one candidate, and that is going to be hard fo

ben: only in the hamptons. >> mike huckabee decided, lock me up. take mike huckabee away. i should have filed for this court. we are serum barriers between us we had eight marriages. trying to ban gays and lesbians from getting married so they don't suffer like as heterosexuals because we are missing out. that would have gone off better for the rest of the country regardless of their political or religious affiliation. ben: you goblin free publicity, why not do that? >> ted cruz, mike huckabee took control of that stage. juliet: hillary clinton issued -- sorry, not sorry, just the day before she was still digging her heels into the ground saying she was not going to apologize. you was sorry people were confused by the situation, she wasn't sorry a day later, she is sorry. >> it is so much easier dealing with donald trump because even when he is wrong which is a lot, he doesn't apologize. csn as i will not fold like a cheap camera, with hillary, no be no, she vacillates, looks at our whole, she is a consummate political animal out there. the fact that you know she doesn't h

then today former arkansas governor mike huckabee and texas senator ted cruz met with davis as huckabeeced her at the rally, he had a strong message of support. >> we will stand with kim. we will stand with the constitution. and we will stand with our faith and we'll not be bullied no matter even if they incarcerate us. >> let's bring in clarence page of "the chicago tribune." very good to see you. that is, of course, not clarence page. there he is! what have we seen here? when i saw it, i said to myself was this the birth of kim the clerk, the surrogate of 2016, shall we call her, a la joe the plumber? >> you stole the words out of my mouth. when i saw "eye of the tiger" rising up, is this the launch of the kim davis presidential campaign or whatever? we've got mike huckabee there, ted cruz who did his follow up with them. and a lot of the, what, show business values we saw around this rally today were apparently generated by mike huckabee's folks. he's clinging closely to her now. as he tries to develop his own base. and this is the way huckabee scored in iowa last time around. he's d

. >> huckabee? >> huckabee was out there. he didn't get a lot of time. he had to break in. it wasn't his night. i give him a c. >> christie. >> i think he rose above expectations. he showed himself to be controlled but really strong. he's able to debate and had a bit of humor. i give him a b on the night. >> senator cruz. >> cruz, i give him a c plus. the usual strong debating was somehow left out in a number of ways. did not have a signature moment. i think he positioned himself well to be in a position to inherit the trump constituency if it is relinquished. >> marco rubio? . >> i think he came in second. particularly what you would do with russia and syria. the question began with trump. he had no idea what to say. rubio said the issue is not talking with putin. the issue is showing him strength. and he immediately slam dunked that question. he doesn't have the moment but has a consistently high, strong performance across theboard. >> yes. his frame of reference is strong. he comes across with authority. >> absolutely. >> you say fiorina won with rubio second? >> close s

this is not the mike huckabee i know.ense whatsoever. >> what about this as a general issue for the republicans in this campaign? >> it is a disaster. makes them look like bigots. they have enough trouble with trump running around attacking mexican immigrants and trump saying -- it didn't work and won't work better in 2016. if i was reince, priebus i'd be wringing my hands right now. >>> tom brady was asked in boston today if he will vote for his pal donald trump. >>> at the beginning of this hour tonight, you'll remember audible safety beeping audible safety beeping the nissan rogue, with safety shield technologies. the only thing left to fear is you imagination. nissan. innovation that excites. everywhere you look, it strategy is now business strategy.? and a partnership with hp can help you accelerate down a path created by people, technology and ideas. to move your company from what it is now... to what it needs to become. thiproof of less joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriat

has governor huckabee been getting historical facts wrong. now this all began after the supreme court in late june overturned state laws barring same-sex marriage. in the statement on that day, governor huckabee said, and i quote -- that is a widely held opinion and red herring and factually wrong. something the court has been doing if you remember history, ins 1903. called judicial review. we suggest former governor mike huckabee should know all about it. probably does. governors sign laws many of which get challenged in courts and some of which are found unconstitutional. civics 101. that is not the end of it. mr. huck abe on wednesday took his judicial reasoning new a whole new planet. listen to what he told conservative radio host michael medved. >> dred scott decision remains to this day the lay of the land. that says that black people are not fully human. does any body follow dred scott? >> now that decision, again from high school history class, affirms in the simplest terms that slaves were property. governor huckabee was equating the

this is not the mike huckabee i know.kes no sense whatsoever. >> what about this as a general issue for the republicans in this campaign? >> it is a disaster. makes them look like bigots. they have enough trouble with trump running around attacking mexican immigrants and trump saying -- it didn't work and won't work better in 2016. if i was reince, priebus i'd be wringening my hands right now. >>> tom brady was asked in boston today if he will vote for his pal donald trump. verizon now has one simple plan. just pick a size. small, medium, large and extra large. if you need less data, pick small. if you need more, go with extra large-- a whopping 12 gigs for $80 a month plus $20 per phone. pick a size. change it up anytime. it's the simple way to get the best network. and now, get $300 when you switch. only at verizon. when it helps giveshot ma lifesaving vaccine to a child in need in a developing country. thanks to customers like you, walgreens "get a shot. give a shot." program has helped provide seven million vaccines.

that would be the day to see mike huckabee defend sharia law. >> mike huckabee looks like a wrinkled've had enough of-- i'm just mad. you want to know why? >> larry: i know, go. >> because my whole life i've grown up and everyone is like, "you're going to hell. you're bad. you're wrong. god says so. religion says so. politicians say so." finally america is saying that isn't right, and this woman should go to jail. so i'm enjoying it. ( laughter ) that's it. that's it. >> larry: we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) it's come to my attention that there's an imposter colonel out there, he's trying to be me. that's crazy. they can't just grab some super funny hollywood actor, throw a white suit on him... ...and try to pass him off as the real colonel sanders. and i should know, because i am colonel sanders. and this is my incredibly delicious $5 fill up meal. i'm colonel sanders. i know that. (door squeaking) it's finger lickin' good. i was just showing him. give me the spoon. kraft macaroni & cheese, you know you love it. left twix® is extra crisp so it stays crunchy when we app

we'll hear what ted cruz and mike huckabee have to say as well.rope, epic proportions, words almost don't do justice because the pictures are so powerful. >>> hundreds of migrants broke free on the hungary serbia border. police chased them. this refugee crisis has many people wondering if the united states is doing enough to help resolve the situation. let's talk about this and more with state department spokesman john kerby. john, thanks very much for joining us i want to begin with the white house statement on the syrian refugee crisis and i'll read it to our viewers. the administration actively considering a range of approaches to be more responsive to the global refugee crisis, including with regard to the refugee resettlement, we are also in regular contact with countries in the middle east and europe who have been greatly impacted by the increased refugee flow. so where does the u.s. stand on what's going on? how many refugees do you anticipate the u.s. is getting ready to take in? >> well, we don't have an exact number to give you today, wo

for "this week," alex perez. >>> governor mike huckabee joins us now.nk you for joining me this morning. he'll be going to kentucky tuesday. some dissenting voices in the conservative movement. i want you to respond to something in the american conservative. he says that the supreme court makes a ruling we don't like, we are obliged to obey the law or be willing to suffer the consequences. what we cannot do and what the government cannot permit is open defiance of settled law. what is your response? >> well, he would have hated a abraham lincoln, because abraham lincoln avoid. to say we have to surrender to injury dishl supremacy. we had so many different presidents including jefferson, jackson, lincoln, there were other founders like hamilton, adams who made it very clear that the courts can't make a law, the constitution is expressly clear that that's a power for congress. it's encome bent upon congress to code my that into law. >> how is this different from 1967 the supreme court ruling that struck down bans on interracial marriage? if a clerk at tha

one of that clerk's most governor mike huckabee is here live. thousands of desperate refugees finally arriving in austria this the enormous relief and huge, new challenge ahead. >> announcer: from abc news, "this week" with george stephanopoulos, begins now. >>> good morning, as labor day kicks off the next phase of this supercharged season, brand-new polls this morning have a nasty surprise for hillary clinton. losing to bernie sanders in new hampshire and donald trump in a iowa. >>> but we begin with that breaking news from overseas, refugeeing pouring from the middle east to europe right now, made it to safety in austria. secretary of state john kerry issues a new warning to their buildup in syria. abc's alex marquardt starts us off from vienna. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is one of two main train stations, where refugees have been coming off frans from the border with hungary. most of them are syrians. all marveling at the warm reception they have received in austria. here behind me, you can see different aid groups as well as ha

that would be the day to see mike huckabee defend sharia law. >> mike huckabee looks like a wrinkledjust mad. you want to know why? >> larry: i know, go. >> because my whole life i've grown up and everyone is like, "you're going to hell. you're bad. you're wrong. god says so. religion says so. politicians say so." finally america is saying that isn't right, and this woman should go to jail. so i'm enjoying it. ( laughter ) that's it. that's it. >> larry: we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) let your camry show you that your driveway isn't just connected to your street but to the ends of the earth. from coastal highways to roller-coaster hills to the street that changed music forever. and the perfect route for a getaway. it's all one road waiting for you to take it. discover more in a camry. toyota. let's go places. this football season we get anything we want. any toppings, any specialty, any large pizza hut pizza, for just 10 bucks. if only this could last forever. but it won't now until september 27th, bring home the flavor with the $10any carryout deal. only at pizza hut h

what would a president huckabee do about these migrants? what do we do about them? >> one thing we do, we need to begin insisting that the arab countries whose culture and language in which they would be most comfortable begin to accept responsibility for helping to house them. >> how do we do that? governor, how do we do that? >> whether we can force it or not, i think we make it very clear to the saudis and others in the middle east, look, we have made you rich by purchasing your energy. but we're not going to take all the problems of your region of the world, largely created because of the mismanagement of the whole issue of radical islam and we're not going to accept the responsibility for bringing people into a culture where they will not be comfortable, with a language they do not understand and cannot communicate in. this makes no sense. all the saudis have been willing to do so far is build 200 mos e mosques for people in another country, not even in their own. that's unacceptable. i think it's high time the united states not be played as chu chumps. sometim

this was a mike huckabee and kim davis, if you will, event. the cruz folks never intended necessarily to get on stage, though he did want to come here, show his support. he actually held a press conference behind the media staging area while the rally was going on. it was quite a scene that was taking place. >> david brody, appreciate you being on, thank you. >>> coming up just ahead, we have wreaki breaking news. hillary clinton apologizing for using an e-mail server. will saying she's sorry be enough to put the controversy behind her? we'll talk about that ahead. at&t and directv are now one. which means you can watch movies while you're on the move. sitcoms, while you sit on those. and even fargo, in fargo! binge, while you lose weight! and enjoy a good cliffhanger while you hang from a... why am i yelling? the revolution will not only be televised. the revolution will be mobilized. introducing the all in one plan. only from directv and at&t. working on my feet all day gave min my knees. but now, i step on this machine and get my number whi

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. >>> meantime, mike huckabee in kentucky today. he plans to lead a rally in support of county clerk kim davis. she is sitting in jail for contempt of court for the refusing to issue the marriage licenses to same-sex couples. today is the first day her motion could be heard. for the latest on that, let's turn to jean casarez. >> reporter: john and alison, it is expected today that mike huckabee, presidential contender, is actually going to kentucky not only to lead a rally for kim davis outside of the jail, where she still sits, but go inside and talk with her. her attorney confirmed that mike huckabee called kim davis on her cell phone and spoke with her last week. now this is all the while kim davis tells her attorney and also her husband that she is comfortable in jail because h her beliefs are on strong. her attorneys filed a petition asking for emergency relief. basically that she be released from jail. technically, they are asking for an injunction against the governor. they have a suit against the governor because they say he

huckabee says that's making her subordinate to judicial tyranny. tough stuff. >> it is. you very much. let's bring in kathy lynn taylor, republican strategist, former advicer to george w. bush. good to see you. jeb bush has lost almost half of his in new hampshire since july. pretty much same thing in iowa. what in the world is going on with jeb bush? is this his own doing or is he a victim of trump? >> i think that it's really both. the reality is that jeb has the wrong strategy and needs to change. americans are looking for a leader whom they can look up and to whom they can relate and he is not doing that and the polls show that. why his campaign does not take a mastiff turn-around is -- massive turn around is unclear help needs a moment of leadership. >> scott walker has lost three-quarters of his support in new hampshire and iowa. he was leading with 21% in april. now it's a scant 6%. that's the real clear politics poll average. talk about implosion. wow. his name is -- >> this is becoming a campaign of outsiders, and those who are insiders are not fair faring well.

also here, we'll start with governor huckabee. you are not happy with that guest list. >> megyn, if i were hosting a group of alcoholics anonymous, i wouldn't set up an open bar. if you're going to host the pope, for heaven's sake, bring the best and most faithful catholics you have, people that would give their right arm to meet him. i'm not catholic, but i have great respect for the pope and when he comes to america, it's only fitting that we put out the very best kind of welcome possible, and i'm not sure that inviting people who are openly at odds with the vatican, who have criticized the pope for his positions and the church's positions on abortion and euthanas euthanasia, why do you put him where there's an opportunity for an embarrassing opportunity. that's not the appropriate place for that. the president wants to host a summit and the pope agrees to come to such a summit so they can sit down and talk. but i'm not sure that president obama needs to school and lecture pope francis on catholic doctrine and why he's wrong. last time i checked, it's the pope suppose

rand paul and mike huckabee.re running out of time. >> i thought they did pretty well and didn't hurt themselves. i think it was a do or die night for governor bush and i think he kept the candidacy alive to fight another day. he did stand up for his wife. he's not going to punch donald trump. you can't beat donald trump in an exchange mono to mono, hard to do that. he was effective to explain who he was and opportunity to say what he had done in the state of florida and score points with other candidates in terms of correcting them on facts. i think it was a good night for most folks on the stage. >> will there be a big shift in the polls? >> i don't think there will be a big shift in this polls. it may rise a little bit for donald trump. >> thank you, guys, all for s y staying up late with us. we still have a birthd on hannity. >> if you want someone to take on special interests you yourself said you were part of it, using the system we need somebody to stand up for the average americans. >> governor scott walk

he's smart. >>> what about mike huckabee?> i would say it's time to give this government a kick in the butt. that's what we need to do in america right now. i've never seen mike huckabee so angry, so compassionate. to want, he dem strated he's bad. >> he's living up to the nickname i gave him that one time on air. >> if it's after 9:30, you're -- if it's in the second half of the show, you're okay. >> confirmed reports that could damage even further the hillary clinton campaign that's already under fire for is e-mail controversy. senator rand paul is here on the breaking news over hillary clinton, the valued voter summit and his future in this race. >>> breaking tonight, new elements in the e-mail controversy plaguing hillary clinton. first, the associated press reporting today that the obama administration found a chain of work-related e-mails between hillary clinton and the now-retired general petreus. the new find raises questions about the claim clinton made back in march that she has surrendered all e-mails that could po

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her attorney confirmed with cnn that mike huckabee called kim davis on her cell phone. already spoke with her last week. this is all the while kim davis tells her attorney and also her husband that she is very comfortable in jail because her beliefs are so strong in this area. contrary to that, her attorneys actually filed an emergency petition with the sixth circuit court of appeals asking for relief. asking that she be released from jail. technically they are asking for an injunction against the governor. they have a suit against the governor because they say that he issued absolute directives that all county clerks must issue same-sex marriage licenses and her with her religious beliefs told her she could not do that. there were not exclusions for her. additionally, in spite all of this, the community rallying around kim davis. many coming from out of town. her office at the end of last week started issuing same-sex marriage s. her deputy clerk does that for her. her name is not on it, but she believes as the elected clerk it is coming from her. she is in effect endo

and think she did the right thing but governor huckabee and senator ted cruz went. does that help them. >> governor huckabee has really been the leader in that he and senator cruz are kind of going after the same part of the evangelical vote, especially iowa and south carolina. but the other candidates have been with her in degrees. you think everybody is with with her on the question of gay marriage. i think everybody is with her feels she should not have been jailed. where people begin to peel off is there is a question of the court order involved. she is the authority to grant licenses in this county, and somebody in this county has to grant licenses on behalf of the county to couples who want them. that's where the candidates are getting off in some cases. >> a.b., does it help to show up or does it look like grandstanding? both of them are vying to get these votes. >> they are. and they both hustled over there byron is right that governor huckabee did actually, i think, have a stronger role in organizing this rally, which has happened to serendipitously be the

that is what happened thanks to mike huckabee.ents later, mike huckabee won the political points at this event. he got his big photo op, but different than he expected. >> you will have a chance to see kim in a moment. we have an announcement, and it is this, kim davis is free! ♪ ♪ >> for the record, we did not add, "eye of the tiger" to make you have an emotional feeling. that was the soundtrack played at the event. yeah, "eye of the tiger." when it comes to political exploitation of the county clerk who is in contempt of court in kentucky, we have an obvious winner here, right? on the left of your screen, we have an obvious winner and an obvious loser. who knows why ted cruz allowed himself to be physically boxed off the stage, boxed out of the event, even after he'd gone to kentucky to be there in person on day when he was supposed to be in washington. ted cruz at one point turned up as a sad little photo bomber in the corner of this picture of another candidate who also did a better job than him exploiting the situation today.

mike huckabee -- that's his stage.davis and then he'll come out for this rally. people are already starting to show up here. this rally is not for another seven hours or so. it's like to have so many people here that they've decided to close the schools down just to try to alleviate some of the traffic here. there are the legal efforts underway by miss davis's legal team to try and get her out of confineme confinement. they have appealed to the federal court and the governor of the state to either call back a special session of the legislature or issue some executive order. the governor is not too keen on either one of those things. all of this, an indication that today is potentially going to be certainly crowded and maybe even potential volatile. we'll just have to keep an eye on things. >> thank you so much. let's discuss all of this. here this morning jeffrey lord and cnn political commentator paul begala. paul is also a senior advisor for a pro hillary clinton super pa pac. there is this new report out of the cia

>> mike huckabee slamming eric fanning's nomination.n a statement saying this, the president is, quote, more interested in appeasing america's homosexuals than honoring america's heroes. [ audience boos ] >> larry: mike huckabee, you know that homosexual and hero aren't mutually exclusive terms, right? [ laughter ] [ applause ] let me -- just want to clear that up. let me give you an example of mutually exclusive terms. human and huckabee. see, those -- [ laughter ] those don't -- [ cheers and applause ] okay. huckabee also said, quote, homosexuality is not a job qualification. okay. is this hate speech or resume-building tip? i'm confused. as a reminder to you millennials out there trying to get a job, under special skills, excel, powerpoint, gay stuff -- any of those should go. [ laughter ] all right. so what nongay qualifications does this homosexual non-hero with his gaying-the-whole-army-up agenda have? >> fanning is currently the army undersecretary, the number two job, and previously served in leadership roles in the navy and air

yesterday she was released to a cheering rally led by governor mike huckabee.ithin hours, the critics started to hit huckabee, kim davis and those who support her. >> i'm sort of offended by the fact that she's being called a rosa parks of the religious freedom movement. what she is doing or was doing was discriminating against other people. >> you didn't kis count that there was political grand standing going on. >> it's a george wallace moment. >> some people are better explaining these moments than others. >> all of those people holding crosses saying she's a super christian, she's not. >> got pregnant with twins out of wedlock, both the man and the woman must die. >> like mike huckabee said, sign me. i'll go kill her and whatever toothless redneck. who is the cheepy giant farmer behind them. what does that do? >> joining nenow, two of the 2016 candidates for president, carly fiorina and governor mike huckabee who we turn to next. governor, your reaction to the creepy big farmer, her husband, and yesterday somebody on the view called kim davis a monster. >>