marco rubio. it was a very warm reception that he got. and this is not necessarily his credit. i give him credit for coming here and talking to him. >> plain why if you're talking to a group of social conservatives, it's not all, you know, cruz, carson, huckabee. why would these voters listen to anybody other than those poor guys who stand up for what they believe in? >> well, i think you look at the social conservative voters. they're much more complex than people care for. they care about the economy. in fact, we began this morning with senator john mccain. he's clearly not a favorite from this group. but they respect his stand on national security. they respect his stand for what he's been doing for religious freedom and the military. so he received a very warm reception. >> how big is it? how big is this? how important is this in the gop election? >> well, the reason you saw most of them here today is because 50% of primary vote comes from social conservative voters. >> is it that much? 50%? >

i don't want to know what marco rubio knows about syria. i know about isis trying to talk out isis and that wanting to go against assad. and saying i can't believe it, americans are killing my enemy, this is the greatest thing happening to me. we are run by incompetent people. i have a good chance of winning. i don't want the other side to know exactly what i'm going to do so that they can start thinking tab planning it. i want to be unpredictable. >> i can understand being unpredictable with the enemy and not telegraph that. >> and i give answers generally because you have to do that unfortunately to get elected. >> yes, to the voters. >> don't forget, alisyn, i was the one that said don't go into iraq. that is was 2003. >> what do you know about marco rubio? >> look, marco rubio sits behind a desk and in committee. i create jobs all day long. i know more about this all of us put together. believe me, we'll have a winning strategy. if marco rubio is so good, how come we're doing so badly? >> will you clue in the voters as to what you will

marco rubio -- fiorina is in second place, then ben carson. marco rubio moved up a lot. you had an exchange with jeb bush about casino gambling in florida, you said it was totally false that you tried to get casino gambling -- >> i never spoke to him. i never called him and said, would you do it? in fact, the governor that was after him ultimately approved it. but i never spoke to jeb. i never called up jeb and said, jeb, would you do me a favor -- >> you're saying, you were accepting trying to get casino gambling there. >> we're looking at deals all over the world. i'm doing deals all over the world. yeah, we were looking at the florida, but ultimately, charlie crist, the next governor, approved casino gambling. i never called jeb. the question was, did i call jeb? it was very premature. it was very early. there were other steps they would have to take. i would have called jeb and i think he might have done it for me, because i did help him. but i never called him and therefore i think i was 100% accurate in my answer. >> donald trump, thank you for joining us. >> thank

who benefits from this feud, marco rubio or donald trump? don't think rubio benefits if he actually starts going at trump the way trump is going at him. i was surprised yesterday when he fired back a little bit, when he was on the radio and he went after trump. the clip you played earlier talking about how he was insecure. rubio's whole theory of the race is that he's going to be disciplined and steady and eventually every other candidate will fizzle. the fact that he fired back maybe suggested trump is getting to him a little bit. rubio, he probably doesn't like being called a kid. trump in other interviews has mocked him for sweating. i wonder if he was getting to rubio. >> it did help carly fiorina when she fired back at fiorina. >> the thing fiorina did, she didn't stoop to his level. everyone heard what donald trump said and dropped the mike on that. here is marco rubio saying he's thin skinned. donald trump likes to whine and explain. he's strategic about it. like he said a couple months ago. he likes to whine, so he wins. he can take

he tweeted late last night, quote, just watched marco rubio on television. just another all talk, no action politician. truly doesn't have a clue. >>> the white house says that president obama has accepted russian president vladimir putin's request to meet on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly on monday. it's been a year since the pair last sat down for face-to-face talks. news of russia's expanding military presence in syria has been dominating headlines lately. but the white house says priority number one for this meeting is russia's aggression in ukraine. >> we're certainly aware, as we've discussed here, of the concerns with russia's behavior inside of syria. you know the president has spoken publicly about -- about how russia doubling down on their support for assad would be a losing bet. so we're certainly mindful that that's on the agenda. but it's not what the president believes is the most pressing issue between our two countries. >> putin claims that his military involvement in syria is only intended to help defeat isis. the ap reports that

marco rubio and donald trump going at it. >> marco rubio sits behind a desk sometimes and he reads stuffhe is in committees. that's all he does. i create jobs all day long. i'll know more about all of this than all of them put together. we'll have a winning strategy. if marco rubio is good, how come we are doing so badly? >> he is on the foreign relations committee. >> i am not in government. marco rubio, he is like a kid. he shouldn't be running in the race. he is a kid. >> when the debate turned to policy, he stood silence for 23 minutes. that's why he had such a bad debate. that's why he is now rekt aing the way he is, continuing to criticize anyone that offends him. he is very thin-skinned. he can't hav a conversation about policy, because, quite frankly, he doesn't know anything about policy. >> is this the latest shoving match or is trump vulnerable now? >> i think trump is vulnerable. i think he had a very poor performance at the debate last week. carly took it to him very hard. marco rubio had a great evening. carly had a great evening. donald trump sort of just shrunk into the b

he sent this e-mail to marco rubio's campaign manager. "hey, man, you'd better wake up. beeson," who is rich beeson, marco rubio's deputy campaign manager, the he says threw the punch. "beeson punched me in the face. cops involved." six minutes later at 12:57 a.m. he got a response from marco rubio's campaign manager, "well, if you were talking bleep i'm glad he did. besides, we need more space and we want to take over your townhouse when rand is done." the following morning, this morning marco rubio's campaign manager apparently had second thoughts about that initial response. the "national journal" reports that he sent another e-mail to the same guy, to the punchee, saying, "i assumed you were kidding when you sent this last night. guess i was wrong. sorry. i didn't realize it was a real situation." local police are apparently now investigating this bar fight. rand paul's political director says he does want to press charges. but the local prosecutor will have to decide if criminal charges are going to be brought against marco rubio's deputy miss campaign manager. but

we'll talk to donald trump and marco rubio live. first, jon karl on the latest controversy trump is stirring >> reporter: even after a rough and tumble campaign week, donald trump is still the king. >> the future president of the united states of america, donald trump! >> reporter: welcomed last night by the homecoming court at an iowa high school. >> i love you all. have a great dance tonight. trump firestorm is over when faced with this question in new hampshire. >> we have a problem in this country and it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he's not even an america. >> we need the question. >> reporter: trump didn't challenge his supporter's false claim about the president's background. >> if someone brought that up at a town hall meeting of mine, i would say, no, listen, before i answer, let's clear that up >> reporter: trump has no apologies. he recited his twitter account for a crowd saturday. >> so i started by saying am i morally obligated to defend the president every time someone says something

if you listen to donald trump, listen to marco rubio, where is the future. it's not with donald trump saying we all need to speak english. i wish i spoke another language. i actually am the daughter of immigrants, i don't have their language, i should. i think people who speak spanish in this country bring a lot of rich experiences for us to learn from. and in a country that's going to be majority, minority, pretty soon. speaking spanish is an asset, and if the republican party doesn't recognize that, they're missing a big bet here in terms of how to win an election in this country. >> that's the real issue. i don't know of anybody pushing for two languages. i don't know of anybody pushing people saying don't learn english, you know, speak spanish, german, speak something else. this is such an old issue in america. it's as old as america itself. every generation goes through this. the fact is people come here speaking their native tongue. the next generation learns english. more fully, that's the american way, and anything we do to slow down the process is b

from trump's appearance friday at the values voter summit. >> i mean, like you have this clown marco rubioeen so nice to him. i've been so nice, i've been so nice. >> there are some debates about who was getting booed there. senator rubio was asked to respond and in turn called donald trump's campaign a freak show. >> i'm not interested in a back and forth to be part of this freak show. he responds to criticism very slowly, but this election is not about donald trump. he thinks it is. but it has to be about the issues confronting our country and every time the issues become prominent, he will say or do something outrageous so he doesn't have to talk about the issues. >> good to see you tonight, mark. >> good to see you, shannon. >> so this slinging of hash has gone back and forth for days now, clowns and freak shows, not serious, lightweight. i mean, the back and forth, who does it benefit and who does it hurt? >> it definitely benefits marco rubio. this is the second time in a few weeks that donald trump's personal attacks hurt him. first, his attack on carly fiorina, criticizing her look

that is marco rubio going to do the walk-through, and alex, marco rubio, and who has a better chancewinning the republican presidential nomination, two guys from florida, jeb bush or marco rubio. >> that is right, wolf. i couldn't agree more [ laughter ] in the last debate we met the candidates, and tonight, we want to see the president, and somebody who could be the commander in chief in a world fraught with problems, and so a more mature approach from the candidates, but both jeb and rubio do occupy the same lane, and they are the future of the republican party kacandidates a the optimistic candidates and the candidates who say that we don't have to settle for the way that things are now and the brighter future ahead. >> i don't know if the trump sup potters would agree that they are the future of the party candidates. >> certainly. >> and don't they all think they ar are. >> well, some are more. >> and this is what was said about ronald reagan in the day that he was too extreme, and some of the polls said that he was losing to jimmy carter by 30 points, and i thought that the marc

and they are afraid of marco rubio. okay? that's number one.ber two, as you know, because you have been to his house, harlan crowe also has statues of lennon, stahlian. >> we pointed that out in the memo. >> what is it addition to a nazi sympathizer. a communist sympathizer? if you want to see holocaust. go to a holocaust museum it's called history, okay? it's interesting while we are on the subject. troops interesting in debbie wasserman schultz liberal democrats john kerry once said that yasser arafat was a statesman. he was dedicated to the destruction of israel and every just inside of israel, he was a statesman. where was the liberal outcry over that? where is the liberal outcry over the constant demonstrations by liberals on college campuses portraying israel as the most evil nation on earth? listen, bill, if it turns out that somehow debbie wasserman schultz is a mole planted by republicans to make democrats look bad, i'm not going to be surprised by that? all right. some imams want ben carson to drop out of the race. you say? >> this is

marco rubio on the way out.re the people, rand paul, chris christie, huckabee, how much longer are they in the race but three of them say they aren't going anymore but if you're looking for people to drop out, they would be on the list. >> that's what gets interesting, using the nbc wall street journal poll. let's bring numbers side by side. donald trump wasn't in the race in june, got in in july. we had him at 30% but they have him at 21%. in the wall street journal poll he's plateaued and he's down a little bit in others. dr. carson, if you're a stock that's the way to go from 11% to 0. marco rubio back to where he was before trump got in the race at 11. carly fiorina, again, if you're a stock, that's the way you want to be going and if you're jeb bush, that is not what you want. you're at one-third where you were just a couple months ago, that is a slide, jeb bush needs to stop. >> all right. so what about the democrats, john? >> another interesting race if we move from the democrats and shift over. this is w

to marco rubio.thought a year ago they both wouldn't run. the fact they are positioned to that -- the only way for jeb to get the nomination is through marco is a fascinating story line we'll hear more of as the race goes on. >> is that one of the reasons we see donald trump going after marco rubio? >> absolutely. you're seeing him go after jeb bush less, and in a lighter way he had been in the past. i think the campaign is starting to feel like, we've cut him down. he's a non-factor at this point. marco rubio is climbing in the polls steadily. he's been playing this middle of the road game where he hasn't made massive headlines. marco rubio is hitting trump. not only is he hitting trump, he's not going down in the polls after hitting trump. everybody else who has done this besides fiorina went down in the polls. when you talk to the insiders and the people in the establishment, they'll say fee r -- fiorina and trump will wither away. rubio will show where trump's weaknesses are. they're being as har

this time with fellow gop presidential candidate marco rubio. on msnbc's "morning joe" yesterday trump made a comment about rubio being sweaty. >> i'm looking at guys like marco rubio, who has the worst voting record in the united states senate, and young guy, although he sweats more than any young person i've ever seen in my life. i've never seen a person sweat -- i've never seen a guy down water like he downs water. >> well, later in the day rubio sat down for an interview with kentucky sports radio, and at one point he called trump a very touchy and insecure guy. then, late last night trump fired off this tweet saying quote, just watched marco rubio on television. just another all talk, no action politician. truly doesn't have a clue. worst voting record in senate. >>> this is the first time rubio and trump have gotten into an extended back and forth but it seems like nothing new for the donald. a spokesperson for fox news says trump will be meeting with fox news chairman roger ailes next week. they'll be discussing their, quote differences of

>> i think marco rubio positioned himself very well.o think carly fiorina if she doesn't have the long sterm staying power. >> i think at least a cabinet position for sure. vp, who do you think? >> i am looking to ben carson. i thought he was so thoughtful and so measured. the guy is obviously smart. i am thinking back to the first debate most important thing is the president has a brain. i have got one of those. he certainly does. he also was really light on respects and choose that he -- specifics. he didn't run a business. he's a doctor. a different kind of intelligence in record. i could be looking at him to get the outsiderness on the taicket. >> it will be interesting to see where the poll numbers are. >> as always, ainsley, you are up. >> thanks, heather. >> the second tier candidates battled to break out of the attack starting with jabs with the frontrunner donald trump. >> he is not a conservative, a liberal, a democrat, he's not an independent. he believes in donald trump. >> let me say this flat out. done in aed trump is unfi

. >>> and the donald sets his sites on his newest target, marco rubio.early today" starts right now. >>> thanks for joining us today. pope francis has taken the big apple by storm. last night thousands chee s che he waved from his pope mobile. speaking at packed evening prayer service, the pontiff gave thanks to the nones and religious women of the u.s. >> translator: to you, religious women, sisters and mothers of the world, i wish to say thank you. >> nbc's jay gray is live in manhattan where pope francis will address the u.n. general assembly and later lead a mass at madison square garden. >> reporter: good morning,'re a. a rousing applause after the comments he made about women and nunz in the back row who seemed to be pleased. and much of that 30 hours spent doing what he seems to enjoy best, greeting the faithful face to face. as they have at each stop on this historic tour, thousands greeted pope francis as he arrived in new york yesterday afternoon, waving flags and banners raising their cell phones for a picture. some waiting hours just for a gl

marco rubio is in georgia. hillary clinton whipping through louisiana and arkansas after insisting over the weekend she is a political outsider. senior political adviser mark emanuel is wrap it it up for us. what is the state of the gop race and what did dr. carson say? >> the latest poll show all political outsiders leading the political race. donald trump is still the leader but has dropped eight points to 24% support. carly fiorina raz has rocketed to second place after the cnn debate with 15%. dr. ben carson has slipped to third with 14%. senator marco rubio after what was widely seen as a solid debate performance is fourth at 11% and jeb bush rounds out the top five at 9%. as for carson on "meet the press," he was asked should a president's faith matter and should it matter to voters? >> if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, no problem. >> do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i don't. i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim

and they are afraid of marco rubio. okay? that's number one.o, as you know, because you have been to his house, harlan crowe also has statues of lennon, stahlian. >> we pointed that out in the memo. >> what is it addition to a nazi sympathizer. a communist sympathizer? if you want to see holocaust. go to a holocaust museum it's called history, okay? it's interesting while we are on the subject. troops interesting in debbie wasserman schultz liberal democrats john kerry once said that yasser arafat was a statesman. he was dedicated to the destruction of israel and every just inside of israel, he was a statesman. where was the liberal outcry over that? where is the liberal outcry over the constant demonstrations by liberals on college campuses portraying israel as the most evil nation on earth? listen, bill, if it turns out that somehow debbie wasserman schultz is a mole planted by republicans to make democrats look bad, i'm not going to be surprised by that? all right. some imams want ben carson to drop out of the race. you say? >> this is where

marco rubio had a good one speaking english in the united states.ham had a terrific one involving late senator strom thurmond. three clips i want to show and talk about that i thought noteworthy. here's chris christie's opening statement. >> hi, my name is chris christie i'd like you to take the camera off of me and put it on the audience. ed a like to ask all of you, how many today believe in barack obama's america your children will have a better life than you've had? you see, that's why i'm running for president because leadership is not about me, it's about our country. what we talk about tonight it's not about us, it's about the people in the audience tonight because in seven short years this president has stripped away their trust and their faith and belief that the next generation will have a better life. he has stolen that from us. when i'm president i'm going to take it back. >> that was terrific. chris christie, the man who was supposed to be the gop front-runner, the man who was at the very end of the stage because he barely made it into

he's using me for publicity. >> marco rubio is a popular conservative figure in the republican party and i think you're starting to see at some emotional level the unwinding of donald trump under the pressures of the presidential campaign trail. >> reporter: after months of flying under the radar and refusing to comment on trump, rubio is now attacking. perhaps smelling blood in t water on trump's foreign policy debt. >> donald trump had a bad week. carly embarrassed him on stage and he spoke to an empty room in carolina and he is not reacting well to it. >> reporter: tonight he put his spin on today. >> i didn't get boos, i got cheers. >> he did get a standing ovation when he walked into the room and applause and cheers before and after the booing. but when i asked someone in the crowd if they would vote for him and they laughed and said no, he is not religious or conservative enough. lester. >> katy tur, thank you. >>> here in new york, it was a day filled with emotion and deep symbolism as pope francis touched the lives of tens of thousands. the scene at the madison square garden.

marco rubio has invested in this study in this part of feeling about america.ows in the quicken and the fluidity of his answers. i would add that calling him minor league of donald trump is really far too gray. >> on foreign policy. let's list ton a bite from carly fiorina on the same subject. >> what i would do immediately is begin rebuilding the six fleets, i would begin rebuilding the missile defense program in poland. i would conduct regular military exercises in the baltic states. vladimir putin would get the message. >> you've written that carly fiorina has to speak in this level of detail, whereas maybe a man would not. why do you say that? >> well, because the american public is used to men being president, and they assume most people who put themselves out there generally are familiar with the military, they understand how things run. they have their doubts with women about that. so fiorina's decision to go up there and be very, very specific about what she would do, and in fact, be very specific about elements of the military and how big it needed to

marco rubio throws a football. >> it is called marco rubio catches football and i felt like it shouldave said lauren ipsom. julie why do you have a problem with the fact that his wife is a former cheerleader? >> pure jealousy. there is no other reason. i would pull her hair and have a cat fight. >> the audience likes that. >> just saying. >> and you made a comment about rubio's heir. hair. i was taught we weren't supposed to make fun of hillary's look so that goes to all candidates ? >>> you can make fun of anyone. high school? >> no. >> did you go to white house? >> at the white house correspondence dinner? >> strong? >> strong. she made a point about how people shouldn't talk about hillary's looks. >> i was a cool mean girl and i will continue to make fun of everybody to keep my street cred up. mic drop. thank you. >> i respect it. >>> the fact that he is a dolphins fan should disqualify him. trump is friends with tom brady. it doesn't get worse than that. i wish strum had the same -- i wish trump had the same video and catching flat footballs. not a fan. >> first of all i didn't pa

i think they have to do what marco rubio did last night. come out and go on special report or some other program and speak to the issues. we really haven't been discussing the issues. i think that as you said, i think people are ready to start talking seriously and in depth about the very many important issues that cbs and abc and nbc are not talking about. >> all right. we'll have to see how it continues to play out. we have a long way to go. thank you. >> thanks. >>> his holiness taking the u.s. by storm. what about his take on capitalism and the american economy? we have exclusive details on where big wall street krib contributors will be sitting. iflike i love shrimp, red lobster's endless shrimp... ...is kind of a big deal. it's finally back, with as much shrimp as you want, any way you want 'em. one taste of these new pineapple habanero coconut shrimp bites, and i already want more. they even brought back wood-grilled teriyaki shrimp! yeah, you heard me: teriyaki. and really: what's not to love about... ...buttery garlic shrimp scampi

his rival marco rubio called trump's campaign freak show. interview on npr. he was asked to respond to trump calling him a kid during recent campaign stuff. here is senator rubio. >> well, look, i'm not interested in the back and forth to be a part of his freak show. u would just say this. he is a sensitive person. he responds to criticism very poorly. he had a speech in south carolina to an empty crowd and got booed on friday. his poll numbers have taken a beating and he was embarrassed on national television by carly fiorina and others. but this election is not about donald trump. it has to be about the issues confronting our country. every time issues become prominent, he will say something outrageous so he doesn't have to talk about the issues. >> that jab was met with a jab from donald trump. >> senator rubio is a lightweight. we understand that. he wouldn't be able to do this. he wouldn't know a trade deal from any other deal. guys like rubio, he desperately needs money. ask the car dealer in florida, ask the people that support him, a

marco rubio is the leading plan "b" candidate. not love him now, he has not done anything in the debates yet to say he is qualifying. i thought he had a good night. on the english/spanish section, he went after donald trump more effectively. he said it is okay if i speak spanish here. marco rubio's stock is rising. >> maeve used the "g" word. gravitas. he did a great recovery last night. his opening line. i brought my own water bottle. that bomb. he recovered nicely. sometimes they don't. sometimes they know they go down. >> a long three hours. >> the "g" word. what does he have to do to show he is not the kid on the panel? >> he did it. foreign policy is an issue he worked hard on for years. he talks about it whenever he can. he shows more discipline than any candidate in the field. he doesn't need to overreach in the debates. he doesn't actually need any memorable moment. he needs to finish top four or five. he can do it for three months and he will be in this the whole time and he wants to be there in february as first, second

close friends with marco rubio.loria borger, john king, host of inside politics and david axelrod, former top adviser to president obama. david axelrod, some quick thoughts. >> well, one thought is these people have an iron constitution to be standing there for as long as -- >> hot up there. a lot of sweating. three hours. >> it was. it was a gauntlet they ran up there. i would say one thing is that carly fiorina had a great opportunity tonight. she took full advantage of it. she's going to move up in the polls as a result of this. chris christie was on the verge of falling off the stage, had a very strong night, very strong performance tonight. >> let's listen in to donald trump. chris, go ahead. >> thank you for joining us after speaking to your family. what did they say to you about how you were tonight? >> they were very proud and very happy and it was a beautiful time. i had an amazing time. three hours is probably a record-setting long debate. but i guess you're sell a lot of commercials during that. because t

so close, behind them marco rubio and fiorina.mmed planned parenthood. >> yes, sir i was protested by planned parenthood throwing condoms at me. i don't know what this has to do with this. planned parenthood is fetuses alive and cannot and will not deny this is because this is happening. >> lauren: you have jeb bush talking planned parenthood. >> id be a -- i'd be a pro-life president. that's the problem in washington right now. it's so dysfunctional that that's considered a victory. >> will be with marÍa. >> looking forward the interview . the deal will help comcast expand theme park business around the world. comcast is the largest u.s. cable company. japan has struggled to make more money but business has been picking up since the harry potter theme attraction. >> lauren: speculations and friendly talks weeks ago as they make -- >> nicole: that's a goody too. he died in his fort worth texas home. aqiciÓn of major stake at walt disney company, he was 72 years old. >> lauren: let's get a look at your forecast. hi, marÍa. >> good

i like marco rubio. i think he might be president some day. donald trump is running for chief executive. woe're talking about somebody to run the federal grovt. trump believes in choosing very good people. >> i want today ask you about fiorina, too. obviously, she's surging in the polls. do you see that lasting? >> no, i really don't. the fact that barbara boxer is using these very issues so easily in california is off the roof. plus the idea that she's an outsider. she was a chief cheer leader for john mccain. >> what do you think of trump flat lining in the polls. >> there has been some that were 10-on-1 in the last debate. here's the point people don't realize. he has december mated jeb bush. he was thought to be the guy who was going to take on trump. >> the republican voters said donald trump lost that debate. not jeb bush. >> he went down eight points. >> roger, great to see you. also, tonight, a school district refuses to close for the muslim holidays. wait until you hear the threat that followed. >>> then, is the clinton campaign respo

marco rubio will join us. first, tonight president obama continues to meet with america's adversaries is at the united nations. earlier today obama sat down with cuba's communist president raul castro to discuss normalizing diplomatic relations. the first time leaders from both countries have met on u.s. soil in almost 60 years. yesterday president obama also held talks with russian president vladimir putin to figure out ways to end the crisis in syria and combat isis. now, president obama also shook hands with the iranian foreign minister making it the first handshake between a u.s. president and iran's top diplomat in more than 30 years. here with reaction, 2016 gop presidential candidate senator marco rubio is with us. let me start with vladimir putin. i thought you had one of the best moments in the last debate when you called him a gangster and then you went on to make a prediction that is absolutely now coming true. explain. >> well, we know that russia -- a couple things are happening with russia under

senator marco rubio, as well.the candidates so that we can pose them to them this morning. >> that's right. >> e-mail us. >> keep it -- keep in mind, carly fiorina wasn't even supposed to be on the stage, but cnn changed their formulation, and then they expanded the stage, and so she -- they had 11 instead of 10, and as it turns out, according to a lot of you who are writing this morning, you really like what she had to say. >> yeah, but she's not the only one. there was a lot of other people that broke through. and i saw my personal opinion governor christie. i thought governor christie was sensational. and i will say this, special credit to donald trump and ben carson for helping get her on the stage. >> mm-hmm. >> because she actually cited them to say thank you after she was included. >> and because of that what a night she had. fox news senior national correspondent john roberts was there. and he's joining us now live from simi valley, california, this morning. john, what's to come after this debate? and what

she is followed by marco rubio and then ben carson. he slips to fourth here. poll reflects fiorina's post debate surge in the gop race. she campaigns in iowa after getting up close and personal with voters in south carolina. cnn's sunlen serfaty was with the candidate. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. carly fiorina has wrapped up her three-day tour in south carolina. on thursday, she visited a pregnancy center which advocates for finding alternatives to abortion. she watched an ultrasound performed. meanwhile as donald trump's feud with fox news continues to swirl, carly fiorina trying to capitalize on that moment. here's how she went out of her way to address the very public spat here in south carolina. >> mr. trump decided he would not appear on fox news because a commentator said i managed and i'm quoting here to snip off his -- with precision during the debate. now you know if i quit talking to all the people who attack me, i would have crawled under a rock long ago. that's part of it. it's part of what it takes to be in the arena. you have t

leaving marco rubio, who has shot up in the latest polling in the wake of the debate. at do you think of the sort of mini rubio bubble that is emerging? >> i think rubio is getting a bubble by forfeit. i'm starting to develop a working theory about this presidential primary that if you are not donald trump the best way to win this game is not to play. ben carson did it in the debates, and we see him rise every time. i think rubio is sort of winning-ish by not really getting in there. and every time marco rubio does really get in there he does himself some damage. that first debate he was the one that started this now we don't believe in abortion exemptions for rape, insist, and life of the mother. that was marco rubio who pinned that on many of the men in the field. just today he was talking about women who go to planned parenthood not being given any alternatives other than abortion, which of course isn't true. talking about them being pushed into abortions so they can harvest fetal parts, which is of course insane. i think the more marco rubio talks the harder it's go

. >> he slammed marco rubio off the top. >> marco rubio, who by the way has the worst attendance recorday, they want him to be number one. >> trump knocked him on the report. >> there should be concerns not just about him but about any candidate who is not able to speak in detail, with clarity and seriousness. >> trump tweeted, senator marco amnesty rubio, who has worst voting record in the senate, just hit me on policy. his policies are vague to avoid what could be the strategy if hhe becomes president. >> leadership is not about how big your office is, your title, your airplane, your helicopter or your ego is. >> trump turned his fire on fox news with a noon tweet saying fox news has been treating me very unfairly. and i have decided i would not do anymore fox shows for the foreseeable future. trump's appearance on the o'reilly factor was cancelled. there was yet another distraction from any real issues that mr. trump may be asked about. the statement goes on to say trump doesn't seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country.

somebody right beneath them, marco rubio. 60% favorability. not doing the poll numbers that everyone wanted him to do. he attacked trump today. he has a big appearance on fox news tonight that his aides have been touting. is it his time? hit prime time, it's a different standard. we will see if he is ready for big-league pitching. he is well positioned, but he has to win something early. where? i'm not sure. phil: one of the big questions trump.to deal with he called marco rubio a boy. marco rubio started to respond. is that a winning strategy? attacking donald trump? : you can't ignore him when he attacks you. phil: also in the poll, we as people about a lot of issues. four in 10 americans set a wall should be built not just in mexico, but also with canada. obviously this reflects -- what? canada? four out of 10? are these people you know? -- phil: i've been trying to unpack this all day. a logic perspective, but i have nothing to say to this. maybe scott walker should have stayed in the race because he officially has found his base. what is

marco rubio, he's like a kid.dn't even be running in this race, as far as i'm concerned. he's a kid. >> i want to ask you about something funny that is "saturday night live" has just announced who will be playing you this season. their completian taryne killian. he's funny and he does say lot of impersonations he's played john boehner and tom brady. are you familiar with his work? >> i am, yes. >> what do you think that he's going to be parodying you? >> i look forward to it, "saturday night live" is terrific. i hope he does say good job. darrell hammond was great. i thought darrell was fantasticing. i hope he does a good job. >> darrell hammond did do an impeccable donald trump. >> he was have good. a nice guy, too. i see him around. people really related to that somehow. i'm not sure that i always benefited, to be honest. >> but you saw the similarity? >> i saw the similarity with darrell, i saw the similarity. i thought he was terrific but we're going to see what happens. i mean, i'll let you know. i'm not sure

looked like a a lot of the people in the crowd here were not happy with donald trump going after marco rubio for insulting him. when rubio was here, he got a warm reception. he was one of a number of people who seem to be well received by the crowd. when you talk to voters, they are a little split on donald trump. they know ted cruz's father was a a pastor. they are not quite sure exactly whether they are ready to trust trump's value yet. >> react to that. >> i think it will be fine. so much of what is going on where sara is tied to what happened on capitol hill with speaker boehner. fox poll out today showed 62% of republican voters feel betrayed by their leadership. that's the sentiment. those folks stood up and cheered when they learned that speaker boehner resigned. >> but i want to ask you something because this is a conservative forum here. how does he attract the attention, the positive attention from conservative voters when he doesn't really speak donald trump in that evangelical vernacular? >> they are not stick leaders. these are folks with not just conservative values. included i