mr. luntzhe was aware hero. -- he is a war hero. mr. trump: i like people who were not captured. mr. luntz: he is aware hero -- he is a war hero because he was captured. mr. trump: i said, john mccain i disagree with him that these people are crazy and i speak the truth. he graduated last in his class at annapolis i said, no one knows that. he was upset. why? for telling the truth. you're not supposed to say that someone graduates last in their quest because yours was this -- you are supposed to be very nice. i want to make america great again. we don't want to listen to his stuff and be politically correct. we have a lot of work to do. frank, the other day hillary clinton got up and said -- i did not like mr. trump's joan. we have people christians, having their heads chopped off in the middle east. we have people dying over the border. we have, like medieval times, and she said -- i did not like his tone. what does it have to do with tone? we want results. this group wants results. [applause]

[applause] mr. luntz: what final thought would you like to leave them with? dr. carson: the final thought i would like to leave people with is that we, the american people, are not each other's enemies. the real enemies are those people who are trying to make us into enemies. if somebody does not agree with you, they are your mortal enemy. you can call them names, you can try to destroy their livelihood, you can try to destroy their life, where did that kind of thinking come from? as far as i'm concerned, that is pure unadulterated evil and we should not tolerate that in our society. [applause] mr. luntz: ladies and gentlemen, dr. ben carson! [applause] >> as always, we'll take your calls it you could join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> when francis married resident grover cleveland, she became a first lady of many firsts. she married in the white house. she was the youngest to serve as first lady. when she died, she lived an additional 5

mr. luntz: we have people lined up for questions. word christian. have you ever ask god for forgiveness? toughump: that is a question. i am a religious person. shockingly. i am protestant. i am presbyterian. i go to church and i love god and i love my church. norman vincent peel with my pastor. the positive -- the power of positive thinking. he was so great. he would give a sermon and no .ne ever wanted to leave you dr. norman vincent peel would mon -- i am telling you, i still remember his sermons. he would bring real-life situations, modern-day situations into the sermon. you could listen to him all day long. and you left the church, you are disappointed that it was over. he was the greatest guy. he passed away. he wrote -- the power of positive thinking. mr. luntz: but, have you ever asked god for forgiveness> mr. trumps? mr. trump: i don't think so. if i do something wrong, i try make it -- i try to right. i don't bring god into the picture. when we go to church, and i , that is attle wine

[applause] mr. luntz heard some of the conversations. you cannot say if i'm elected. the next president will, hopefully. mr. cruz: i certainly hope that. mr. luntz: i want to remind people to get in line for questions, and a want to raise one other issue. there has been an uproar over planned parenthood over the last 48 hours. by the way, it's clear that we should not have alcohol for lunch. [laughter] [applause] so let's -- what do we do? what is the right philosophy and what is the right strategy for dealing with planned parenthood? mr. cruz: let me say, the video that surfaced in the past week of a planned parenthood leader describing with no empathy, no compassion, no emotion selling body parts of unborn children was gruesome and disgusting, and every american should watch that video and simply say -- are those my values? what should we do? number one, on tape, it appears the senior planned parenthood official is admitting to multiple federal ellen is -- felonies and multiple felonies at the state and

[applause] mr. luntz: are you sure you want to make that declarative statement? mr. cruz: i'm sure i do, and indeed, my standard response -- i have the whole press corps here. one of the things our wonderful friends in the press will observe is that when others attack me -- and for whatever reason, that has happened once or twice -- my response consistently is to respond with praise, to take the high road. that is how i intend to approach the next 18 months, not to impugn anyone's character. [applause] mr. cruz: but i do want to make something clear. it is very different to say you will not engage in personal attacks and to say you will not differ on policy. i think we have an obligation to speak the truth. [applause] mr. cruz: i think it is the bread and butter of politics that should be the heart of a political debate, and where i differ with other candidates on amnesty, common core, religious liberty, marriage, i will endeavor to tell the truth about my belief, my record and their records, and have any

mr. luntznt everybody to know there is a cool factor. you are not nearly the geek people think you are. [laughter] mr. wander plaat: we have a live, national audience tuning in. mr. luntz: there is a stereotype as christians is that we do not have fun but i wanted everybody to know that the two most despise cultures get together. [laughter] [applause] you look at this room and you look at this event and the magnitude of it. how has this happened? how did we get here? mr. wander plaat: it happened because of a great team and a great team that has a lot of respect. not only in iowa across the country. steve, you and i have talked about this. this has got to go beyond the election. the reason all these people are here, that you said give yourselves and a white they signed up to get a ticket, they know we live in extraordinary times. it is going to demand and require extraordinary leadership. that is why they are here. the other reason i believe this audience is here is that they know down deep tha

frank luntz: i want to give you one opportunity to close. mr. bio: actually, can i rely on this to close with something i think is important? frank luntz: if you tell them what it is. mr. rubio: it is a bible. i think they know. [applause] [cheering] chapter 12 verse 48, it talks about our obligations. it says, for everyone who has given much, much will be required. and whom they have entrusted much, of all they will ask more. i think that speaks to us in our individual lives. i think that speaks to us in our individual lives. america doesn't only anything. i have a debt to this country i will never repay. it is the nation that literally changed the history of my family. when my father was nine years old and lost his mother, he had to go work, he had to leave school. and his mission of his life was to give us the chance that he could never do, and that was only possible because of america. it speaks to us as a nation. much has been given to this country. we have been blessed with this vast, fertile land with the most creative and innovative peopl

[laughter] [applause] mr. luntz: thank you, guys, god bless. rank you -- thank you, esther huckabee. -- mr. huckabee. mr. huckabee: thank you, frank. please welcome back the president of christians united for israel action, gary bauer. [applause] >> i do get to introduce gary bauer to you. i am tamara scott. i get the honor of not only introducing gary but i'm working with him on christians united for israel. just last tuesday when our secretary of state, that's right, our secretary of state put us in a very dangerous position, god already had 5,000 christians on capitol hill waiting to talk to their legislators, as if he had it planned. you could be part of the action fund as well. please stop by the booth. we have a very special offer. if you'd like to be part of next year's summit in d.c. only today, the money has to be turned in today, $25 registration. that is the cost of the first registration 10 years ago fortunes united for israel. so stop by. get one of those, and give us your money. join us next year on the hill when we stand up for is