tom: good evening, i'm tom sullivan in for lou dobbs.dition of "lou dobbs tonight", we are covering roseburg, oregon. ten people were killed in a shooting today, seven wounded, and colluding three critically in the college shooting. so let's listen in. >> ladies and gentlemen, first i would like to say that we are deeply saddened by the tragic events unfolding today it happened at this college. these tragedies are

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here is lou dobbs. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs.octor ben carson has something to celebrate tonight. the 2nd poll this week to show carson moving ahead of donald trump, but trump also has a lot to celebrate dominating with a strong lead in every single national poll and has held that for more than three months. this as republican empire -- republican insiders say it is increasingly likely that trump will when the republican party's presidential nomin

i'm lou dobbs. iran showing off its military might sending a message to the world that it will continue its missile program despite u.n. security council resolutions and despite the nuclear deal with president obama and the rest. further provocation iranian state television today broadcast video of a secret underground base housing medium and long range ballistic missiles. iranian officials boasting the facility is one of hundreds of underground bases around the country. these talks come days after iran said it successfully test fired a new long range surface-to-surface missile. we take up the obama administration's failure to respond to these iranian threats tonight with house foreign affairs committee member congressman lee zeldin. >>> also tonight, new fox poll shows stunning 70% of americans say the obama administration doesn't have a plan in syria. in fact, the majority of 53% of say vladimir putin has the upper hand in the syrian conflict. we'll be talking about all of that and much more with

right now lou dobbs. lou: good evening i am lou dobbs and vice president wyden officially decided not to run for president ending three months of speculation. today speaking from the white house rose garden biden said a lot of personal considerations influence his decision including the recent death of his son bo but political calculus also worked against the vice president as he considered whether to enter the race for the democratic president jill nomination and the vice president over the past few weeks learned that he simply didn't have sufficient support from party organizations party operatives and party donors. in and he didn't have the requisite fire himself to take on the party's front-runner. the democratic establishment already backing hillary clinton. she faces a huge test tomorrow when she testifies before the house select committee on benghazi. we will have a preview of her likely testimony. we take it up with benghazi committee member congressman mike pompeo and also to my congressman paul r

i'm lori in for lou dobbs tonight. have a wonderful weekend.honies. >> they're all phonies. >> fake. john: they sure want to look authentic. the democrats say some are authentic. >> checked the authenticity box. john: and only one republican is authentic. >> donald trump is real. john: the issues are real. >> there is a war on cops right now. >> police officers are being hunted. john: police and women. >> there's a within war on women. john: really? >> political reality, that's our show tonight.

i'm lou dobbs.dent obama has abandoned his promise to end the war in afghanistan by the end of his term in office by withdrawing all our troops. president obama today announced he will maintain our current force of 10,000 troops there through mest of next year, and the president plans to keep 5500 troops in afghanistan as he leaves office. an extension he called modest but meaningful. the president conceded that despite the longest war in his country's history, afghan forces are not up to the task of protecting their country

right now we have lou dobbs here on fox business. . lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs.p story tonight, the shifting republican race for the white house. dr. ben carson taking the number one spot in the latest national poll for just the second time since july, there is a name other than trump at the much to one of the national polls. trump remains at the top of all other national polls. but his rivals in the republican establishment exuberant about this one poll with carson's name on it at the top. hoping it's a signal that trump is vulnerable as the front-runner and this poll not an outlier. the gop hopefuls tonight are preparing for their debate

here is lou dobbs. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs.en carson has something to celebrate tonight. the 2nd poll this week to show carson moving ahead of donald trump, but trump also has a lot to celebrate dominating with a strong lead in every single national poll and has held that for more than three months. this as republican empire -- republican insiders say it is increasingly likely that trump will when the republican party's presidential nom

lou dobbs. he's next. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs. donald trump and dr.ight pulling ahead of career politicians in the republican race for the white house. new polls show that as of this moment trump is the undisputed front-runner, dr. carson his only current competition for the status. but the gop establishment is now clearly upset, clearly threatened by the front-runner who stayed in the lead now for three months. no one, of course, is more at threat than the once presumed front-runner governor jeb bush, and bush allies are lashing out

here is lou dobbs. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs.g to celebrate tonight. the 2nd poll this week to show carson moving ahead of donald trump, but trump also has a lot to celebrate dominating with a strong lead in every single national poll and has held that for more than three months. this as republican empire -- republican insiders

here is lou dobbs. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs.octor ben carson has something to celebrate tonight. the 2nd poll this week to show carson moving ahead of donald trump, but trump also has a lot to celebrate dominating with a strong lead in every single national poll and has held that for more than three months. this as republican empire -- republican insiders say it is increasingly likely that trump will when the republican party's presidential nomination. tonight and historic meteorological event with nothing abstract about it. for those who live along the pacific coast line, what you are looking at is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in this hemisphere about to make landfall, hurricane patricia right now bearing down on mexico's west coast with 200 mile-per-hour wind. the unprecedented storm also posing a significant threat to the state of texas where dangerous flash floods are expected. a live report for you coming up here tonight. well, the mainstream liberal media boosting hillary clinton's performance and her 11 hours of

up next, lou dobbs. you want to keep it right here on fox business.. u dobbs. the big story tonight dr. ben carson's breakthrough in the latest polling. brand new fox news polls out tonight show dr. ben carson making huge gains in the republican race for the white house nomination. carson is now virtually tied with front-runner donald trump after nearly doubling his support over the past two months. and among all republican primary voters, carson has the largest number who say they would definitely vote for him. we'll have the polls for you

lou dobbs is next. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs. russian president putin today made it absolutely clear that unlike some world leaders he does far more than talk. less than two days after sitting down at united nations for face-to-face talks with president obama, putin today ordered the launch of russian airstrikes in syria. according to u.s. defense officials, those strikes are not against the islamic state, but on syrian rebels including the u.s. backed free syrian army, who want syrian president bashar assad out of power. the obama administration seemingly caught offguard with defense secretary ash carter and secretary of state john kerry issuing more warnings to russia. warnings that putin is obviously not heeding. and president obama himself nowhere to be found as russia expands its influence in the middle east. >>> also tonight, another foreign policy failure in afghanistan nearly a year after nato ended its combat mission there. u.s. special forces are now on the ground in the northern city of kunduz trying to help afghan for

i'm going to leave it with lou dobbs. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs. president obama spent much of the day scolding this nation's enemies and insisting they haven't outsmarted him, while he appears outwitted, he says the strategies will one day fizzle. mr. obama's say he lacks the strategy and no strategy is failing faster than the strategies of russia and iran. during his news conference, this is -- this is what passed for a strong rebuke. president telling iran there are, quote, costs to bad behavior, and telling putin that his policy in syria will, quote, not work. we take all of that up with former ambassador to the united nations john bolton. >>> also tonight, reports that president obama angered the fbi when he spoke out about hillary clinton's e-mail scandal. federal agents still investigating the classified information on clinton's personal server when the president went on "60 minutes" and downplayed the scandal. i'll have a few thoughts tonight on the president's pension for injecting politics into ongoing investigations, hardly the stuff of

charles: watch that and watch lou dobbs. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs.sia escalating involvement in the syrian civil war, and extending mightily influence in the region. russian ships firing cruise missiles into syria, missiles that travel through two nations from russian ships in the caspian sea to strike their targets. the russians serving notice to the obama white house that the united states is about to be sidelined in the syrian conflict and russia means to dominate militarily as it supports the al-assad regime and extends forces on the sea, air and land. russian fighter jets

here is lou dobbs. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. i'm lou dobbs.has something to celebrate tonight. the 2nd poll this week to show carson moving ahead of donald trump, but trump also has a lot to celebrate dominating with a strong lead in every single national poll and has held that for more than three months. this as republican empire -- republican insidersay

me an e-mail or go to our you do it, you don't want to miss a moment of "making money," right now lou dobbs is next here on fox business. lou: i am lou dobbs, president obama tonight celebrating the completion of what his administration is hailing a historic trade deal, covering 40% of the world's economy. after 10 years of talks, and negotiations, 12 pacific rim nations aclient ud a-- includin, mexico, australia announcing they have reached an dream agreement in principal. now president obama must sell it to critics on capitol hill. they include democratic members of congress. many of those jobs to be shipped to low wage countries. and critics from both sides are agreeing with donald trump who calls this attack on america's business. we take it up here tonight. also tonight, new 2016 polls show trump is still the front runner key states of iowa, and new hampshire. but trump's lead has shrunk from a month ago, and trump himself say he would quit the race if he bebegan to see a sharp drop in the poll, we'll talk about that with washington examiner sarah westwood, democratic straggist robert

lou: how about the dobbs iq test here. is for these candidates, you and i won't enter into that. >> no, i won't. lou: the fact of the matter is, i think we've got some of the highest iq's ever in american presidential politics running here. when you talk about cruz, when you talk about carson, when you talk about trump, fiorina, the numbers get pretty impressive when talking about their smarts, don't they? >> well, when you look at, and you mentioned cruz and carson. if you're a credentialist, if you're into -- lou: i'm not much of one of those, i'm an iq guy. >> if you are a credentialist, a meritocratic elitist. most say he went to school here, qualified there, ergo, he is qualified for the job. that hillbilly from west virginia is qualified. let's do that. and they have it both. both carson and cruz have the credentials. lou: trump's got good credentials, so does fiorina. they had some achievement. they're doers, thinkers, that's impressive. if i may. chris, good to see you as always. have a great evening. >>> breaking

charles: watch that and watch lou dobbs. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs. russia escalating involvement in the syrian civil war, and extending mightily influence in the region. russian ships firing cruise missiles into syria, missiles that travel through two nations from russian ships in the caspian sea to strike their targets. the russians serving notice to the obama white house that the united states is about to be sidelined in the syrian conflict and russia means to dominate militarily as it supports the al-assad regime and extends forces on the sea, air and land. russian fighter jets intercepting three u.s. predator drones in the region. we'll have a full report for you and take up the president's foreign policy with republican senator jeff sessions, billionaire publishing magnate mort zuckerman joins us tonight. >>> and also the hillary clinton e-mail scandal is worsening by the day. the fbi expanding its investigation into the scandal, including now a second private technology company and a second server. we're learning that some members of the clinto

i'm lou dobbs. much, if not most of the media analysis and assessment of last night's third republican presidential debate centers on heated criticism of the cnbc moderators and questioners. media critics and social media all a twitter today at the demeanor and performance of the questioners. here's an example of the abrasive tone and heavy handed rudeness of the evening. >> is this a comic book version of a presidential campaign? >> no, not a comic book, and not a nicely asked question the way you said that. >> i talk to economic advisers who served presidents of both parties. they say you have as much chance of cutting taxes that much without increasing the deficit as you would from flying away from the podium flapping your arms. >> you have to get rid of larry kudlow who came out the other way and said i love trump's tax plan. lou: moments like that were repeated throughout the debate and part of the reason the audience actually was booing the moderators and questioners. tonight we'll hear what t

i'm going to leave it with lou dobbs. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs.dent obama spent much of the day scolding this nation's enemies and insisting they haven't outsmarted him, while he appears outwitted, he says the strategies will one day fizzle. mr. obama's say he lacks the strategy and no strategy is failing faster than the strategies of russia and iran. during his news conference, this is -- this is what passed for a strong rebuke. president telling iran

lou dobbs is next, keep it right here on fox business. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs.il war within the republican party after the speaker in waiting, kevin mccarthy, suddenly dropped out of the race to replace john boehner. mccarthy said the party needs a new face but it really needs much more than a new face, they need a complete change of direction. today's rejection of kevin mccarthy was a solid rejection of the republican establishment elites in congress and a rejection of the special interests who have run the gop agenda for years. that is, let's name names, the u.s. chamber of commerth

lou dobbs. he's next. lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs. donald trump and dr. ben carson tonight pulling ahead of career politicians in the republican race for the white house. new polls show that as of this moment trump is the undisputed front-runner, dr. carson his only current competition for the status. but the gop establishment is now clearly upset, clearly threatened by the front-runner who stayed in the lead now for three months. no one, of course, is more at threat than the once presumed front-runner governor jeb bush, and bush allies are lashing out at trump who has them fearing for the bush campaign and their livelihoods. one gop strategist aligned with bush called trump a, quote, zombie front-runner because he claims trump is unelectable. i'll talk with one of the republican presidential candidates senator rick santorum. we'll discuss his plans to break out and how to win the early primaries. also tonight, vice president biden sounds more and more like a presidential candidate, just a day after sources confirmed to fox news that biden is expected to

i'm lou dobbs. president obama has abandoned his promise to end the war in afghanistan by the end of his term in office by withdrawing all our troops. president obama today announced he will maintain our current force of 10,000 troops there through mest of next year, and the president plans to keep 5500 troops in afghanistan as he leaves office. an extension he called modest but meaningful. the president conceded that despite the longest war in his country's history, afghan forces are not up to the task of protecting their country from a resurgent taliban, a persistent group of al qaeda terrorists and the invasion of the islamic state. we take up the major change in obama strategy with former pentagon official k.t. mcfarland and dr. jonathan chancer of the foundation for the defense of democracies. >>> also tonight, donald trump and ben carson's campaigns threatening to boycott the next republican presidential debate to be held later this month. trump's campaign reportedly furious with debate on cnb

right now lou dobbs. od evening i am lou dobbs and vice president wyden officially decided not to run for president ending three months of speculation. today speaking from the white house rose garden biden said a lot of personal considerations influence his decision including the recent death of his son bo but political calculus also worked against the vice president as he considered whether to enter the race for the democratic president jill nomination and the vice president over the past few weeks learned that he simply didn't have sufficient support from party

lou dobbs next. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody, i'm lou dobbs.ve seen other presidential candidates try what appears to be jeb bush's newest political strategy. the governor trying to revive his presidential campaign by attacking republican front runner donald trump. finish bush escalated his war of words with trump, releasing a scathing attack ad mocking trump's admission that he gets some foreign policy from cable news shows. and for his part, trump is calling out both jeb bush and his brother george insisting his strong immigration policies would have prevented the september 11th attacks had those policies been in effect at that time. also tonight a big week for hillary clinton. she testifies thursday on the benghazi terrorist attacks. democrats on the select committee already launching an offensive on her behalf, putting out a helping think report that they -- lengthy report that they say proves clinton is not at fault and republicans arguing a total disconnect between clinton's state department and the security needs of the americans in liby

i'm lou dobbs.ies tonight, the house appears to have a new speaker, paul ryan already talking about a new gop vision. the military loses control of a massive billion dollar blimp, f-16 fighter jets are scrambled. we'll have the latest for you. and reaction to the arrival of the u.s. navy in the south china sea. china doesn't like it, and china says it's not afraid of a war with the united states, thank you very much. and among our guests tonight, house freedom caucus chairman congressman jird