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we now know it will be controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio? who is endorsing him. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. > this just in -- the controversial sheriff of maricopa county, arizona has endorsed g-o-p frontrunner donald trump. that sheriff is joe arpaio. the endorsement comes just six days before the iowa caucuses. a new medical marijuana shp is getting ready to open for business in the valley. "the source".. at the corner of sahara and ribbon cutting this saturday. the owners also plan to hold a question and answer session with interested patients. the event runs from noon to 5. also opening up in the valley.. 4 new hospitals. coming up.. find out when they'll be available if you need emergency care. lots of bachelors come to vegas every weekend... but this time, it was the bachelor starring in the abc hit show. we'll take you behind the scenes. high pressure is building over the area and will bring warmer temperatures through saturday. people in new york are trying to make some money from that do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as i

donald trump won endorsements today from evangelical leader jerry falwell, jr., and arizona chip joe arpaio, giving trump immigration. >> we have so many incredible endorsements. iowa. i'm doing very, very well with the evangelicals, as you know and as you can see. >> reporter: ted cruz argued he's the most conservative candidate on iueefded feand y. defd sec dmenwhoinst obamacare? >>. >> reporter: and his campaign is running this ad against trump. >> i am pro-choice in every respect. >> i can do it better than anybody. >> reporter: meanwhile, marco rubio is fighting to be the party's mainstream alternative. can you win the iowa caucus? >> i'm going to do well in iowa and new hampshire, and we'll be the nominee when this is said and done. >> reporter: trump threatened because of fox news moderator megyn kelly. >> kelly is biased against me. >> reporter: kelly's only offense, ask trump tough questions. >> you've called women you don't look fat pig, dogs, and disgusting animals. >> reporter: fox is standing with kelly. trump said he will most likely not participate in the fox debate for a cam

iowa, trump -- highlighting his anti-immigration stance with the support of controversial sheriff joe arpaio. and, looking to blunt criticism that he's a new york liberal... touting the endorsement of evangelical jerry falwell, jr... with influential christian conservative tony perkins backing cruz. still, anti-abortion leaders are urging iowans to support "anyone but donald trump," arguing he "cannot be trusted" on the topic of abortion... ... echoing an attack ad by cruz and his allies over his past comments on "meet the press." "i'm pro-choice in every respect." peter: in 1999, you said you were pro- choice in all respects... trump: "and, i said, what did i say? you didn't read the full statement of what i said. very trustworthy. more so than you because you know what, you didn't read the question. i'll read it now: i'm very pro-choice, i hate the concept of abortion. you didn't read -- why didn't you say when you asked the question before, that i hate the concept of abortion? do you apologize? do you apologize? do i apologize for reading your words? for not reading my words! no no, for n

rolls out endorsement from immigration hard-liner sheriff joe arpaio and picked up endorsement from jerry falwell jr., something that could give him a boost in iowa with its heavy evangelical population. of course, all of this happening as ted cruz warns, iowa could be the last chance to head off donald trump. >> this being effectively a two-man race between me and dona donald. >> reporter: ted cruz firing off a warning, if he doesn't stop donald trump, no one will. >> it's an absolute dead heat. if donald winsee eye, if he went on to win n. new hampshire as well there's a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee. >> reporter: cruz using trump's words against him in a campaign ad as he tries to blunt trump's momentum in iowa. >> what does trump think about iowa? >> how stupid are the people of iowa? >> reporter: trump insists his views have changed. >> i'm pro-life, i'm 100%. he knows it, everybody knows it. >> reporter: dismisses cruz's latest round of ads as lies. >> he really does lie. he's so nervous -- george, i saw him the other day, he's so nervous, such a mess,

but at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, sheriff joe arpaio personally chose the black andtriped uniforms along with the pink underwear and socks to send a message. >> this is joe arpaio's way to express how we are pay our way back to society. the pink is his way to keep us humbled. it's a way to separate us away from regular society. >> put them in pink underwear. because they were smuggling the white underwear out of the jail. that is the official reason. the unofficial reason, they hate pink. you never give them a color they like. why would you give them things they like? >> though generally not allowed, inmates sometimes alter their uniforms to fit their own fashion sense. at the orange county jail in southern california we met a transgender inmate who prefers to be called alexis. >> myself and my celly are dressed as girls and the rest are dressed as guys. >> despite his physical appearance cortez was in fact a male inmate housed in a men's unit. >> if you are in in the process of having a sex change if you have your male genital parts you are considered a male and wil

first, he was endorsed by controversial sheriff joe arpaio (ar-pi'-oh). he supports the gop's conservative views about undocumented immigrants. and second, trump said he "most likely" will not be participating in the fox debate thursday night. jack: with jut 6 days left until caucus night, it's a tight race. and today a new quinnipiac poll was released for the gop candidates. donald trump is coming in with 31 percent of support... senator ted cruz with 29 percent. senator marco rubio has 13 percent, and no other candidate is above 7 percent. that's very similar to the last quinnipiac poll. one change, however, is that rand paul is now in the top 6 and chris christie is not. stephanie: over on the democrats side... bernie sanders knows this is a tough road ahead. in a news conference today, the vermont senator admitted how well he does in iowa depends on so this week, he is trying to separate himself from his opponent, hillary clinton. he talked about their differences on social security, trade, and campaign finances. he also talked about how his campaign

tv evangelist and the president of liberty university as well as controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio. all coming high-profile republican endorsement last week. >> are you ready to make america great again? >> reporter: tonight on facebook sarah palin celebrated the video. >> his passion is the fabric of america. work ethic. dreams. drive. and faith in the almighty.r: yesterday cruz alluded to the fact you have a messiah complex. what do you say to that? >> i don't at all. no. i just want to make america great again. trump's dominance over the otherdential candidates has remained solid since november. the latest national polls show him in first place by 17 points. another winner, the debates. with trump as the main attraction, this election's debate cycle hastimes as many viewers as debates in previous years. so when trump is a no-show at the debate on thursday, how many will >> for the other republicans that's really bad news. because while on the front end it may seem as if you don't have donald trump taking up all the oxygen, if you don't have donaldnot have all the buyballs either

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sheriff joe arpaio of maricopa county arizona threw his support behind trump... he's known as a hard-line anti- immigration sheriff.... he also mentioned that it's likely he won;t attend tomorrow's debate finally tonight.... a sloth was found stranded in the middle of a highway in ecuador. and it's rescue.. has gone viral... the ecuador transit commission shared these photos on facebook. the sloth apparently became frightened while trying to cross the highway and ended up clinging to a roadside barrier. it was helped off the road... police said the sloth was checked out by a vet before being

all, she's very trump promised a "special guest" at a rally will be controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio who is endorsing bazi kanani, abc news, washington. president barack obama will be proposing new legislation to help more americans to save for retirement. administration officials think the plan will give 30 million additional americans access to retirement savings. the president's ideas will be outlined in the 2017 budget which he will submit to congress next month. among his ideas: offering tax credits to small businesses which enroll employees in retirement plans; requiring companies to offer plans to part-time workers; and making it easier for companies to bring down expenses by participating in multiple employer plans. the plan would also allow americans to defer taxes on retirement savings. a settlement was made today in a lawsuit between the truckee- meadows fire protection district and the reno fire department. it's a step forward for the two agencies to work together. "aye. any opposed. the motion carries unanimously." under the agreement, meadows will drop the financial cla

iowa, trump -- highlighting his anti-immigration stance with the support of controversial sheriff joe arpaio. and, looking to blunt criticism that he's a new york liberal... touting the endororment of evangelical jerry falwell, jr... with influential christstn conservative tony y perkins backing cruz. still, anti-abortion leaders are urging iowans to support "anyone but donald trump," arguing he "cannot be trusted" on the topic of abortion... ... echoing an attack ad by cruz and his allies over his past comments on "meet the press." (sot:) "i'm pro-choice in every respect." (sot:) peter: in 1999, you said you were pro- choice in all respects... trump: "and, i said, what did i say?y?ou of what i said. peter: are you trustworthy or -- trump: very trustworthy. more so than you because you know what, you didn't read the question. peter: i'll read it now: i'm very pro- choice, i hate the concept of abortion. trump: you didn't read -- why didn't you say when you asked the question before, that i hate the concept of abortion? trump: do you apologize? do you apologize? peter: do i apologize for read

minutes ago, trump held a news conference where he talked about the endorsement of arizona sheriff joe arpaio. laura terrell is there and she will have a report tonight at 10:00. kcci's vanessa peng talked to residents about trump's visit earlier today. she's live in downtown marshalltown. vanessa, what are marshalltown residents saying? vanessa: stacey, some residents say they want trump to skip town. here downtown, they had a whole bunch of culturally diverse meat processing plant jbs swift, has brought a flood of immigrants to marshalltown in the last 20 years. a major shift in demographics starting with the latino community, then burmese and sudanese immigrants and refugees. >> marshalltown is a microcosm of the united states we're just , getting there faster than other people. vanessa: so it's no surprise some residents aren't too happy about republican presidential candidate donald trump holding a rally in town. >> i just feel like since marshallown is so diverse that he really isn't welcome here especially since the minorities are the majority in , marshalltown. vanessa: the town of ju

continues to pull in conservative endorsements -- including arizona's famous tough-talking sheriff joe arpaio... even as his opponents attack. sot - jeb bush / presidential candidate question: "you don't think he's a christian? jeb bush: "no, i don't know what he is. // trump views all this not from a position of his faith; he views it all as politics." nats - "?sanders rally?" on the democratic side... both bernie sanders and hillary clinton's campaigns are "?.clinton rally?" and also concerned -- about voter turnout next monday. sot - sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate "we will win here in iowa if the voter turnout is high." sot -- hillary clinton / presidential candidate "if you go to the caucus on monday night and stand up for me there, i will work my heart out for you as your president." brandi hitt -- abc news -- snow than the state has seen, in 5-years. the department of water resources reported the water content of the sierra nevada snowpack, is at 115 percent of its historic average. that's the highest since 20-11... when it reached 129 percent. the last four years have bee

vanessa: arizona sheriff joe are -- arizona sheriff joe arpaio is expected to endorse trump here tonight. as you may recall, he made headlines for racial profiling of latinos. stacey: ted cruz is in iowa, trying to solidify his support from the state's conservatives. cruz campaigned in osceola today with former texas governor rick perry. perry endorsed his fellow texan and former rival for the republican nomination yesterday. former new york governor george pataki says he's endorsing marco rubio's bid for the white house. pataki says rubio is the one candidate in either party who can bring americans together. rubio held a town hall meeting today in pella, saying he won't pit americans against each other. sen. rubio: and if there is an opportunity to unite our nation i will work every day to do it. , no matter how nasty people are seem to be at me, i will never seek to be a president that divides us against each other. stacey: other republicans with stops in iowa tonight -- carly fiorina at 5:30 in keokuk, mike huckabee at 6:00 in des moines, marco rubio at 6:30 in west des moines, ted cr

this one from joe arpaio, an arizona sheriff who is anti-immigration. everything i believe in he is doing, and he's going to do it when he becomes president. building a wall is one of the first things trump says he'll do if he's president. he told a packed marshalltown high school gymnasium that, not only does he have the toughest plan on immigration, but also the best position on renewable fuels. you have thousands of job that are very ethanol based and very important. reporter: and one iowa voter says that's all she needed to hear. >> i can't honestly say i was undecided, but i don't think i am anymore. reporter: and trump was quick to point out that iowa has not picked a winner in 16 years. he says if we're going to pick a winner this year iowa should pick him. reporting in marshalltown, laura terrell, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve cole -- steve: new poll numbers just released today show trump with a slim lead over cruz. trump leads 31% to cruz's 29. while marco rubio is in 3rd with 13-precent. no other candidate is above 7% on the republica

trump received the support of controversial figures like arizona sheriff joe arpaio who was found guilty of racial profiling in a civil suit for his crackdown on undocumented immigrants. john rocker also endorsed trump. as for senator cruz, he won the support of tony perkins who said the endorsement was personal not on behalf of his organization. >> the leadership is not about making deals but about respecting the constitution. no one understands the constitution like ted cruz. he's argued before the supreme court nine times. he's written 60 briefs for the supreme court. the next president will nominate two to three supreme court justices. i believe ted will be the best one to select a conservative or a constitutionalist for the court. >> after months of unrest over the democratic debate schedule, "the new hampshire union leader" announced it will partner with msnbc to host an additional debate on february 4th. five days before the new hampshire primary. the dnc has said it will exclude any candidate who participates in the future unsanctioned debates. so will the candidates show up? in

most recently the controversial sheriff joe arpaio from arizona, former alaska governor sarah jerry falwell. >> everybody believes i will give the best security in the country and i will. i will. >> less than a week from caucus day in iowa, a new poll finds donald trump with a seven-point lead ahead of ted cruz in the state. >> i started at three, went to six, went to 12. it was like a rocketship. >> trump not worried about had you his decision not to participate in the fox news debate will effect support in the hawkeye state. his supporters in south carolina -- >> this is going to magnify the energy of the truth of donald trump. >> think it might actually help him. in gilbert, grace joyal, abc columbia news. candidate bernie sanders met with president obama today. he says the president has been very fair with the democratic candidates by not throwing his full support behind any of them. sanders says it was a productive meeting. they talked about issues from politics to domestic policy. that meeting comes as polls show sanders and clinton neck in neck in iowa. >>> about 600 charleston area

this one from joe arpaio an arizona sheriff who is anti-immigration. >> everything i believe in, he is doing and he's going to do it, when he becomes president. laura: building a wall is one of the first things trump says he'll do if he's president. he told a packed marshalltown high school gymnasium that not only does he have the toughest plan on immigration but also the best position on renewable fuels. >> i am totally pro ethanol. ted cruz is not. you have thousands of jobs that are very ethanol based and very important. laura: and one iowa voter says that's all she needed to hear. >> i can't honestly say i was undecided but i don't think i am anymore. laura: and trump was quick to point out that iowa has not picked a winner in 16 years. winner this year iowa should pick him. reporting in marshalltown, laura terrell, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. eric: new poll numbers show trump with a slim lead over cruz. trump leads 31% to cruz's 29. -- 29%, while marco rubio is in third with 13%. no other candidate is above 7% on the republican side. but the poll shows the likely caucus-goers

falwell, pulling off the more conservative evangelical voters from ted cruz and also from sheriff joe arpaio who is outspoken on immigration. donald trump says he's skipping thursday's debate because he thinks the fox moderator is unfair. >> fox news, right, wonderful, wonderful place. fox news. it's wonderful. >> reporter: fox calls trump's terrorization of megyn kelly unprecedented. ted cruz is challenging trump to a one-on-one. >> i want you to think how you would react if you were interviewing someone for a job and they said i'm not willing to show up. >> trump is being a rebel, a renegade. it's the year of the outsider and he may be okay. but some iowans may wonder why are you quitting. >> reporter: and hillary clinton is touting years of experience in a new ad. >> i have been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. >> reporter: bernie sanders tells voters turnout will make the difference. >> if we have a large voter turnout, we will win and we'll win big. >> reporter: he's meeting privately with president obama at the white house today. >> nbc's tracie potts rep

republican front-runner continues endorsements -- including arizona's famous tough-talking sheriff joe arpaio... even as his opponents attack. sot - jeb bush / presidential candidate question: "you don't think he's a christian? jeb bush: "no, i don't know what he is. // trump views all this not from a position of his faith; he views it all as politics." nats - "?sanders rally?" on the democratic side... both bernie sanders and hillary clinton's campaigns are energized. nats - "?.clinton rally?" and also concerned -- about voter turnout next monday. sot - sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate "we will win here in iowa if the voter turnout is high." sot -- hillary clinton / presidential candidate "if you go to the caucus on monday night and stand up for me there, i will work my heart out for you as your president." brandi hitt -- abc news -- los angeles. only hours ago, donald statement about fox news and his decision to thursday. very stupid, highly incompetent people running our country into the ground, mr. trump knows when to walk away. roger alies and fox news think they can toy with

front-runner continues to pull in conservative endorse ps including arizona's famous tough talking sheriff joe arpaio even as his opponents attack. >> you don't think he's a christian. >> i don't know what he is. >> on the democratic side, both bernie sanders and hillary clinton's campaigns are energized. and also concerned about voter turnout next monday. >> we will win here in iowa if the voter turnout is high. >> if you go to the caucus on monday night and stand up for me there, i will work my heart out for you as your president. >> brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> we want to get to breaking news from oregon where there's been a deadly confrontation between armed militants and the fbi. gunfire erupted during a traffic stop outside the wildlife refuge where the militants had been localed up. killed in a hail of bullets was spokesman robert lavoy finicum. eight people were arrested including the leader of the standoff ammon bundy. each will face a federal conspiracy charge. >> the fbi says it has broken up a terror plot in wisconsin which targeted a ma sonic temple. propers say sam ay mohamed