jerry falwell jr.ersity one of the great has just endorsed me. reverend falwell newest name endorsing trump. >> donald trump is a breath of fresh air in the nation where political establishment between both parties has betrayed their constituencies time and time again. >> he is,wççó?÷+oyookj3gjt=eó/me politicaeáÑ correct. he is very bold. he loves his country. and he firmly stands behind the second amendment. >> donald trump, he has talked about the issues that matter. the issues that you and i talk about. >> he cannot be bought. he is not a puppet on a string like many other candidates. >> the man i'm standing behind this year to be the next president of the united states, to help make america great again. >> the american public is finally ready to elect a candidate who is not a career politician but, rather, who has succeeded in real life. >> well, with this endorsement boost trump with evangelicals. chairman of the freedom and faith coalition goes "on the record." good evening, ralph. >> good to be

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." falwell says trump is the most qualified candidate to improve the economy. he compares our nation's financial situation to a crisis liberty faced in the early 90's, when the school was in debt and almost had to close. it was rescued, falwell said, by business experts like trump. falwell: "these weren't people who necessarily shared the same faith as liberty. they were just professionals who came in and made hard choices and changes that needed to be made." trump is m

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

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

.### evangelical leader jerry falwell junior is endorsing donald trump for president. it's a blow to the g-o-p front- runner's chief challenger, texas senator ted cruz. trump quickly tweeted his appreciation for falwell's support. 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 l

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

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

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

this morning, jerry falwell junior's brother took to facebook to give his opinion. 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 deb

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

the evangelicals, when i get jerry falwell who just endorsed me today who's a phenomenal man from libertysity. when jerry called up, i was so happy to get that endorsement and he put it out just a little while ago. but i've really bonded with evangelic evangelicals, the tea party and the people of iowa. we'll see what happens. >> this week -- >> who's that? >> senator -- going to be campaigning for senators cruz and senator rubio brought up your marital infidelities on twitter earlier this week. is that something iowans, particularly evangelicals should consider as they head to the caucuses? >> i appreciate the nice question. i think everybody knows about me. yes, yes? >> your pro-life position on abortion prevails, what should the penalties be for a woman who has a position or physician who performs one? >> i don't want to talk about that right now. everybody knows my views and my views are very plain. go ahead. yes? >> thursday night's debate you said you're tired of them playing games with you. >> i told fox you should give money to the wounded warriors. i'm not a fan of megyn kelly. i

it's not totally surprising that jerry falwell would relate to trump in that way, and maybe he shares a lot of the frustration that is are being expressed by trump's supporters. i think falwell's endorsement does matter because there is a fight for ted cruz. ted cruz seemed to almost have a monopoly on the evangelical vote, which is very important in iowa and very important in south carolina. >> any day open seat for you. cnn -- on cnn chief strategist and communications director for the republican national committee sean spicer is going to join us. up next, bernie sanders face-to-face with president obama today at the white house. what do you suppose these two are talking about? it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm good all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. let's end this get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acti

according to the "washington post" poll, the margin is the smallest it has been. >>> backlash after jerry falwell jr. endorsed donald trump. students, alumni and his own brother voiced concerns. >> danner: spoke about the trump-fp falwell connection. overlooking the liberty campus. priscilla? >> reporter: danner, this "christian post" some liberty alumni are embarrassed and disappointed following falwelldisappointed following

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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 tomrrow night's debate on fox news.pattie the network issued a statement mocking trump for his ongoing attacks on moderator megyn kelly. trump fired back, calling it a "pathetic attempt kendis gibson has the latest... 3with less than a week until the

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

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

later tonight, jerry falwell jr. endorsed donald trump and ted cruz's father rafael cruz here to react to the idea of which candidate is best representing evangelical voters. that and more as we continue tonight from iowa. when heartburn hits fight back fast tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue and neutralizes stomach acid at the source tum, tum, tum, tum smoothies! only from tums >>> good evening. this is a fox news alert. i'm jackie ibanez in new york. hillary clinton's campaign may be facing another hurdle tonight. the release of more e-mails and first time the white house is confirming that many of them do contain classified information. in fact, 22 of the e-mails found on clinton's home server have been deemed too damaging to national security even to be released. all this comes three days before the iowa caucuses that clinton campaign claims it's, quote, just overclassification run amuck. >>> one down, two to go. a california inmate that escaped with two others a week ago is back

also touting two big endorsements today jerry falwell jr. the clock is ticking in iowa. six days left and donald trump is pulling ahead. today leading in five of the six major polls here. the race now a cage match between the billionaire and his texas rival, ted cruz. each looking for a knockout punch. powerful endorsement coming down today. >> reporter: for evangelical endorsement, jerry falwell jr. >> in my opinion, donald trump live tds the life of loving and helping others as jesus taught in the great commandments. >> reporter: 57% of iowa gop caucus goers identified as evangelical. while cruz has the voters by most accounts, trump is dominating among moderate voters, meaning he may only need to be competitive among evangelicals to win. and fallwell could give trump the credibility he needs. >> little things on the margins could make a little bit of a difference. >> reporter: cruz meanwhile is staying faithful to his ground game, barnstorming iowa with another seven stops on his busture. remaining confident publicly. >> the judgment that the men and women of iowa are

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 after she didn't reappoint four deputy clerks. board members say they have no part in that petition. many residents have questioned whether those who sign the petition could be subjected to perjury charges. the county attorney says that is not the case. chris tuck board of supervisors chair there was a lot of misinformation. we were receiving emails from our citizens saying that the board was actually a part of the recall process, and we're not. erica williams responded this evening.. saying in part.. "i respect the process that a select group of citizens who are unhappy with my personnel

trump spoke at the late jerry falwell's "liberty university." he turned to scripture in his speech-- but he messed up the reference - saying "two corinthians" instead of "second corinthians.." liberty university president-- jerry falwell junior-- and emphasized his character-- and charitable acts-- saying the candidate reminds him of his father. bud hedinger of "good morning orlando" on "w-f-l-a" joins us live to talk about it. what did you think about trump's flub? trump is fighting but ted cruz.. already enjoys strong support from that community. so-- how does trump balance his attacks on cruz -- without upsetting the evangelical base? next let's talk a new florida poll..conducted debate. it was done for fox 35 by "opinion-savvy." it shows donald trump is holding a 12-point lead over ted cruz in florida. 31-percent of likely voters said they support trump, compared to cruz's 19-percent. the two candidates from florida, jeb bush and and marco rubio, are almost tied for third. bush has 13- percent.. and rubio has 12-percent. so, what does this s

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

he's the son of jerry falwell who founded liberty university.t's a big blow to ted cruz who launched his campaign at liberty university. >> the christian broadcasting network obtained this video reportedly of cruz telling a group of pastors that it is up to them to keep trump from winning the republican nomination. >> if donald wins iowa, he right now has a substantial lead in new hampshire. if he went on to win new hampshire as well, there's a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee. >> now, in this video cruz says he is the only republican with a chance of beating trump. nbc news has not verified this individual y-- video's authenticity. >>> lawmakers hope today's hearing will lead to action from congress. the cdc reports the number of people who died from drug overdoses involving heroin or opiate pain relievers like oxcycodone rose 200% in the last 15 years. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it is 5:45. we have a rainy but milder start this morning. look at city avenue. it is damp f

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 primaries. we won't have long to wait to see if the falwell endorsement will make a difference. the iowa caucuses lead off the primary schedule on joe dashiell wdbj7 and the latest poll out this morning shows trump has now regained a lead in iowa - but ted cruz is within the margin of error so trump is continuing to attack the texas senator. cruz is firing back, saying there's a reason the republican establishment is supporting trump so much. sen. ted cruz/(r- tx) presidential candidate "trump will cut a deal. trump will expand government

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. >>> evangelical leader jerry falwell jr. is endorsing donald trump for president. he's the son of jerry falwell who founded liberty university. a big blow to that guy. to ted cruz campaigning as a christian conservative and speaking of cruz according to a new report the candidate's warning that trump could be unstoppable if he wins the iowa caucuses. the christian broadcasting network got this video reportedly telling cruz to a group of voters it is up to them. >> if donald wins iowa, he right now has a substantial lead in new hampshire. if he went on to win new hampshire, as well, there's a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee. >> in the video cruz says he's the only republican with a chance of beating trump. nbc news has not verified the video's authenticity. >>> as for the democrats, hillary clinton and senator beans both campaigned in iowa today. clinton trying to fend off sanders gaining in iowa and leading in new hampshire. sanders will meet with president obama at the white house tomorrow. and so will nbc 10's jim rosenfield. tomorrow

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ç jerry falwell who founded liberty university.ruz launched his campaign at liberty university as well. according to a new report, cruz is warning that trump could be unstoppable if he wins the iowa caucuses. the christian broadcasting network obtained this video reportedly of cruz telling a group of pastors that it is up to them to stop trump from winning the republican nomination. >> if donald wins iowa, he right now has a substantial lead in new hampshire. if he went on to win new hampshire as well, there's a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee. >> in the video, cruz says he is the only republican with a chance of beating trump. nbc news has not verified this video's authenticity. >>> the iowa caulks are next monday. in the digital operations center, i'm lauren mayk. tracy, back to you. >> thanks. >>> 4:47. pennsylvania's primary battle is officially under way. candidates for federal and state offices can gather petition signatures to qualify for the april 26th primary ballot. the deadline is submit the p

take back the flag of the united states of america, so that it does no longer belong solely to jerry falwell and rush limbaugh and dick cheney and john ashcroft, and together we have the power to take back the white house in 2004, and that is exactly what we're going to do. thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. . ♪ [applause] [applause] watching american history tv on c-span3. all weekend every weekend. >> one of this -- several directives for the commission was to create a national world war i memorial in washington, d.c.. up next, commissioned representatives announce the winning design and explain the process that led to the decision. this national press club event is almost an hour. >> good afternoon everyone. my name is libby o'connell and i am proud to serve on the centennial commission. 240thday marked the anniversary of this nation's first military memorial.

evangelical leader jerry falwell junior is endorsing donald trump for president. runner's chief challenger, texas senator ted cruz. trump quickly tweeted his appreciation for falwell's support. 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 pr

that's jerry falwell, jr. this university was founded by jerry falwell, a christian university, big with evangelicals. while donald trump will be speaking at lib neerty in virgi, his audience in iowa where evangelicals will play a huge role. jim acosta is in the house right there in liberty. jim, give us a sense of what the scene is like. >> reporter: guys, donald trump is getting the christian rock star welcome you might say here at liberty university. this is a packed audience. we should point out to our viewers, talked to some students, they are required to attend these events. while donald trump is known to pack an auditorium, a lot of the students are required to come. one student told me they get one skip. that is partially explaining why there's such a large crowd here, but you're right, the president of this university, jerry falwell, jr., is up on stage. there was a christian rock band playing music. it was as loud as any rock concert you might go to a few minutes ago. as you said, john, this is very

jerry falwell junior/liberty university president: "we're in such desperate straights as a nation that we need somebody who has experience, who has done it in the real world, and would be a citizen legislator." 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

jerry falwell junior/liberty university president: "we're in such desperate straights as a nation that we need somebody who has experience, who has done it in the real world, and would be a citizen legislator." 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.

we got an endorsement from jerry falwell from liberty university. he is a terrific man, respected by everybody. what was so beautiful about it, no deals. he didn't say, can i do this or that. we don't make deals. not with fox or anybody. you have a dealmaker for the country. the country need someone who knows what they are doing. we are adrift and we don't know what we are doing at the top. when you look at the iran deal, the bergdahl deal, anything, we are a dressed. we have no idea what we are doing as a country and it is a problem. >> [indiscernible] mr. trump: that's ok. as pro-life, but. their opinion. i am pro-life. i've been pro-life for a long time. i said, what did i say? you did not read it. read the full statement. you are not reading the full statement. get out the full statement. read it. i remember him very well, he was a rent of mine and a good man. read the full statement. they have their choice and can do what they have to do. tom pro-life, but they have do with they will do. there will be many people voting for me. question ted cru

so any other republican, someone like jerry falwell jr., who can say donald trump is one of us, don'tack him, that does help donald trump. this allows donald trump yet once again to suck up a new cycle with an endorsement. he did it with sarah palin earlier. today with jerry falwell jr. >> we'll see if this announced the attention that sarah palin got on both sides of the aisle for a plethora of reasons. let's talk about chris christie and his handling of some of the flooding in his home state. he was back on the campaign trail. he was asked by a woman why wasn't he or why isn't he still in new jersey? i think we have that. let's play it. >> i have friends, family, calling, sending me videos pictures. >> where? >> all over the state. of flooding. >> all over the state, really? there's been one county that's flooded in the state. one county, i don't know exactly what you expect me to do. you want me to go down there with a mop? >> his lieutenant governor is there checking out the situation. mark, again, that brash tell it like it is style not matching, it seems, what people want to hea

take back the flag of the united states of america, so that it does no longer belong solely to jerry falwell and rush limbaugh and dick cheney and john ashcroft, and together we have the power to take back the white house in 2004, and that is exactly what we're going to do. [applause] thank you very much. thank you very much. thank you. ♪ here in iowa. >> i am so pleased to do this. >> if you told us one year ago we would be fared in iowa, we would give anything for that. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> people care so much about the iowa caucuses. ♪ is this an average caucus? >> hard to say. that is the third when i have been to. they are all different. 18, 19, 20. >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> thank you for the great sendoff you are giving to us. >> you have to show respect for islands. >> i want to thank the people of iowa. >> iowa is the first. >> i love you all. now, if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again. ♪ >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american his three, every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter @cspan history for

take back the flag of the united states of america, so that it does no longer belong solely to jerry falwellnd rush limbaugh and dick cheney and john ashcroft, and together we have the power to take back the white house in 2004, and that is exactly what we're going to do. [applause] ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] ♪ ♪ >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house iowa caucuses. monday, our live coverage begins on c-span and c-span2 and we will bring you live coverage, bringing you phone calls and tweets and text. then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span and then on c-span two. see the event live in its entirety. stay and join in on the conversation on c-span.org. ♪ >> the senate crime investigation committee shifts operations to washington where among theeneral is witnesses. he urgently recommends legislation to curb gambling information. thegar hoover, chief of fbi, makes an elegant plea f

today we had jerry falwell who is a fantastic guy at liberty university, endorse us. we had sarah palin endorse us. i would love to win iowa. i am doing very, very well with evangelicals, as you can see. nationwide we're leading with the evangelicals. and the tea party we're doing very well. we're at 42-11 nationwide overall. so we're doing very well. i think we've had great managerial skill but i think we have a great message which is maybe more important. >> in reason days, you've been talking about your ability to negotiate. and even negotiate with democrats. here's what you said this morning on this issue. >> i think that i'm going to be able to get along with pelosi. i think i'll be able to, i've always had a good relationship with nancy pelosi. i've never had a problem. i've always had a decent relationship with reid. i think i'll be able to get along with schumer. i was close to schumer in many ways. it is important that you get along. >> so your party, specially base of your party, has been upset that republicans in washington are making too many deals with de

. >> reporter: trump was joined by jerry falwell jr. last night to b bolster his position with the conservatives and for the first time in months, downplaying his polling lead to get out the vote. >> it all doesn't matter if you don't caucus on monday. the polls don't matter. nothing matters. the only thing that matters is the poll that's going to be taken on monday. >> reporter: trump continues to question cruz's citizenship. likewise, cruz runs attack ads against rubio while boasting about his momentum against trump. >> where we are right now this race is a dead heat. it is neck and neck. now it is effectively a two-man race. >> reporter: under fire from both trump and rubio, cruz fires back with a double barrel. >> a vote for marco rubio is a voted for amnesty. a vote for donald trump is a vote for obamacare. >> reporter: $70 million in television ads have run in iowa, most of them negative. rubio feeling momentum cast cruz as rattled. >> it doesn't sound like he's feeling too good. sounds like he's under a lot of pressure and not re

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 without a big ratings draw and a front runner. see how much money fox will make on the debate without me. >> trump blasting the moderatoros social media. meghan ke

trump campaigned with reverend jerry falwell, jr., saturday night to attract evangelical christian voters. while cruz said he looks forward to january 2017. (sen. ted cruz/r- texas): donald trump will be on television. "iowa gold! " ethanol is a hot topic in iowa. the renewable fuel is made from corn, the state's number one crop. (prof. university) it could be a deciding issue for voters. farmer ray kyle phillips says he'll only consider candidates who favor a government mandate to increase the amount of ethanol blended into fuel. (ray kyle phillips / iowa farmer) (two- shot interview) it's my livelihood, it supports my family. iowa voters have several opportunities to find out where the candidates stand on all of the issues today...as they make their final push ahead of monday's caucuses. marlie hall cbs news des moines iowa ((michael stevens)) > make sure you grab your coat and umbrella with you today... because the valley is about to get hit with some rain... as well as gusty winds. tony smith is here with your first check of weather. good sunday to you, tony smith here in the weather

both the jerry falwell thing and the sarah palin thing in iowa were home runs.e's playing things have well in iowa. >> bakari, you've kind of sat there quiet. >> i don't know how we cannot take him seriously. right now he's the front-runner and the standard bearer for the republican party. what you see today is donald trump 1, fox news 0. ifdonald trump is not on the debate stage, for all practical purposes, it's an under card debate. everybody wants to see the front-runner. everybody wants to see donald trump. i have one problem with this. where's reince priebus? where is the leadership? where is somebody telling cdonad trump if you don't show up for the debate, you are can't be in any other debates. >> but they would have had to say that to rand paul. >> but his point is they haven't said that to anybody. >> trump gets two big endorsements, including one that was expected to go to archrival ted cruz. we'll be right back. boys have been really good today. send. let's get mark his own cell phone. nice. send. brad could use a new bike. send. [siri:] message. you