we are also a jewish nation, a muslim nation and a buddhist nation and a hindu nation and a nation ofonbelievers. >> i must begin our exploration with faith and politics with allen dershowitz, author of many books including abraham, the world's first but not last jewish lawyer. you've not lost your humor about coming up with books. religion and the state, the u.s. you wouldn't know this if you had been watching presidential politics and debates. but the u.s. don't endorse a particular religion, you know this better than i do but the constitution says, no religious test shall be required by a milk office in the united states. we are not supposed to have this as a litmus test yet running for office this seem to be a point of faith for people to talk about their faith. >> in the history of the world not to make a person's religion a point of politics. jude aism that lasted much into the 20th century so it's a great thing about the american constitution that we don't provide religious tests. polls will show people won't vote for an atheist or a catholic. how many people know that bernie s

we are also a jewish nation, a muslim nation and a buddhist nation and a hindu nation and a nation ofonbelievers. >> i must begin our exploration with faith and politics with allen dershowitz, author of many books including abraham, the world's first but not last jewish lawyer. you've not lost your humor about coming up with books. religion and the state, the u.s. you wouldn't know this if you had been watching presidential politics and debates. but the u.s. don't endorse a particular religion, you know this better than i do but the constitution says, no religious test shall be required by a milk office in the united states. we are not supposed to have this as a litmus test yet running for office this seem to be a point of faith for people to talk about their faith. >> in the history of the world not to make a person's religion a point of politics. jude aism that lasted much into the 20th century so it's a great thing about the american constitution that we don't provide religious tests. polls will show people won't vote for an atheist or a catholic. how many people know that bernie s

in the muslim nations, many of them, there is no freedom. t you have to put all of that and form your opinion. now, would i vote for a muslim president? if the guy was a super problem solver who was a secular muslim, i might consider it, okay? >> i would. >> i might consider it i probably wouldn't but i might consider it i don't hold it against carson for his opinion. the the media a bunch of idiots prejudiced against them. >> the media is looking to pick on any republican and they can. they hate republicans. >> questions are loaded and as i said the other night. when a republican contender is asked a loaded question about religion or about anything, do not answer. just smile and say you know what? our foreign policy is a shambles. >> and krauthammer, clean your clock because you can't dodge the question luke that. >> sure, you can you can absolutely dodge. >> i wanted to add. i you asked 25 people. i thought most would have an objection. and your editor split it 50/50. almost everyone just said no, no problem. without hesitation. >> this is

five times daily, this holy and thears the voice, 15 muslim nations that sponsor the islamic center madet a magnificent place for worship. it of native american stone, a modern rendition of ancient architecture. and they built it in the capital as a symbol of progress on the imam.ple of our many things make up the image of a nation. zahir comes to arlington national cemetery, where thousands of american soldiers library. lies justook place across the potomac river from the capital city. we afghans know the meaning of bravery and loyalty, of service and devotion to one's country. we understand this respect for fallen heroes. solemnly he visits this place of the dead. he rests in honored glory, an american soldier known but to god. on behalf of all the people of afghanistan, his majesty places a wreath of flowers at the tomb of america's unknowns. hospital. children's comesjesty queen humaira to pay a call of her own. hundreds of children, wide-eyed with wonder, await her visit. children, a poet once wrote, come like eggers -- beggars, but each can find a room in a corner of a mother's hea

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. with that. >> carson's comments come after a supporter of donald trump erroneously claimed that barack obama was muslim. let's take a look at a new nbc online survey. donald trump still leading the pack of republican candidates when it comes to who republicans will vote for in 2016. as you take a look, after the big debate, 29% of those surveyed said trump is still their candidate. ben carson received only 14% and carly rounded out the top three but it was fiorina who came out on top of a poll of who did the best job. 36% followed by trump by 21% and all the other candidates received less than 10% of that vote. >>> now let's flip to the democratic side. presidential front runner hillary clinton plans to roll out a new prescription drug plan. she said on a morning talk show that her plan will control the cost of the drugs and improv on president obama's national health care law. she endorsed the law saying that it's working well. republican candidates want to get rid of this even though it >>> boy it was really a bloody d

i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. tely would not agree with that. >> would you ever consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story. it depends on the policies. >> a spokesperson says the campaign did not mean a muslim should be prevented from running for president. he doesn't believe the american people are ready for that. >>> republicans this morning attacking president obama's nomination of a gay man as secretary of the army. mike huckabee slamming eric fanning's nomination. he said the president is more interested in appeasing homosexuals than war heroes. ted cruz says he will wait until fanning's confirmation hearings. >>> the wife of joe biden appears to be on board for the run for the white house. jill biden is not disputing the report that she is not an obstacle over her president. when people were urging joe biden to run, he said talk to my wife. nearly 50 top democratic fund-raisers urging joe biden to run. even so, hillary clinton tells cbs she is not doing anything to prepare. >>

we are also a jewish nation, a muslim nation and a buddhist nation and a hindu nation and a nation ofbelievers. >> i must begin our exploration with faith and politics with allen dershowitz, author of many books including abraham, the world's first but not last jewish lawyer. you've not lost your humor about coming up with books. religion and the state, the u.s. you wouldn't know this if you had been watching presidential politics and debates. but the u.s. don't endorse a particular religion, you know this better than i do but the constitution says, no religious test shall be required by a milk office in the united states. we are not supposed to have this as a litmus test yet running for office this seem to be a point of faith for people to talk about their faith. >> in the history of the world not to make a person's religion a point of politics. jude aism that lasted much into the 20th century so it's a great thing about the american constitution that we don't provide religious tests. polls will show people won't vote for an atheist or a catholic. how many people know that bernie san

i do not advocate that we would put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> i said i would support anyonef -- again, it seems for people to be hard to hear the word anyone. i said i would support anyone regardless of background if, in fact, they embraced american values and are constitution and are willing to place that above their believes. >> dr. carson, thank you for being here. have you dhanged your position from what you were saying on "meet the press." >> if you look at the interview, it says anybody is somebody who is acceptable to me. and then the follow up question to that was about a muslim for president. if i said that anybody who embraces our values and our constitution, obviously the question is asked in context of somebody who doesn't. of course, if they don't, i don't want them to be the president of the united states. it's fairly simple and straight forward. >> well, it was confusing the way it came out. your answer to that second question sounded absolute. you know, no. i absolutely couldn't get behind a muslim for president. so 245's what led to people believing that's h

but you also said, i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. if you said i would not advocate we put a catholic in charge of the nation as some people did, when al-ran for president and kennedy or i don't advocate we put a jewish person in the white house. you would get the same outcry, probably more outcry. so do you see the point of the other side? >> no. i you wouldn't advocate that we put a christian in there either if their agenda was a theocracy. if they were not willing to subject their religious beliefs to the constitution. i would not advocate for them either. not specifically about a muslim. >> this whole thing is loaded. it's loaded. and i want to point out to the audience in case they didn't see your interview with msnbc, this came after the trump was questioned in new hampshire where the guy said you know there is muslim training camps and obama is a muslim and trump didn't say anything to him one way or the other so then they brought this to you. number one, do you think the question you were asked by the nbc guy was meant to trip

but you also said, i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation.you said i would not advocate we put a catholic in charge of the nation as some people did, when al-ran for president and kennedy or i don't advocate we put a jewish person in the white house. you would get the same outcry, probably more outcry. so do you see the point of the other side? >> no. i you wouldn't advocate that we put a christian in there either if their agenda was a theocracy. if they were not willing to subject their religious beliefs to the constitution. i would not advocate for them either. not specifically about a muslim. >> this whole thing is loaded. it's loaded. and i want to point out to the audience in case they didn't see your interview with msnbc, this came after the trump was questioned in new hampshire where the guy said you know there is muslim training camps and obama is a muslim and trump didn't say anything to him one way or the other so then they brought this to you. number one, do you think the question you were asked by the nbc guy was meant to trip you

this fellow's bloodiest attacks killed 22 people and police officers, and rocked the muslim nation of 8 million, the general is accused of masterminding attacks on police stations and security officials. today prosecutors charged in absentia on terror-related charges. u.s. officials are monitoring the situation. because of fears that it stoked responsibility. violence forced the closing of the embassy. venezuela is sending 3,000 soldiers to its border, doubling troops there. over the last two weeks, the president has closed 6 major entry points and deported 1500 columbian immigrants. many have been living in the country for years. they blamed the rise and crime on his country on the immigrants, and said he was chasing out criminals, columbian officials accused venezuela of human rights violations. >> ours was a government not responding to insults, there was a phrase that we use a lot in the government for foolish words, deaf ears. we would not be provoked, the opposite. when they attack us, we'll reaffirm our principles and values >>> columbia is asking the u.n. for help, saying it w

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> and would you ever consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story, but it depends on who that muslim is and what their policies are. >> in the meantime, a new cnn poll shows trump and carson are losing steam, as carly fiorina and marco rubio ride a double digit bounce. with me to talk about this, cnn political congressmen kammentat president of the congressional leadership fund. welcome, gentlemen. thanks for being here. >> morning. >> ben, i don't even know what to make about -- seriously? can't we move past this? >> look, i think this all started with donald trump when he had the guy ask him the question saying barack obama isn't american, he's a muslim. then you have this conversation come out of it, where we're back at this issue yet again. what ben carson said is not as troubling to me because he's saying, i would not advocate for somebody that is muslim to be in the white house. obviously, it goes against his

here is del walters. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. absolutely would not agree with that. >> reporter: dr. ben carson says he doesn't think islam is consistent with the constitution, but would consider voting for a muslim voting for a seat on capitol hill. >> congress is a different story, but it depend on who the muslim is and what their policies are. >> reporter: his comments ignited a fire storm. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdrawal from the presidential race because he is unfit to lead. >> reporter: but carson isn't backing down in an interview with the hill on sunday he said: he was referring to islamic law, adding quote: his spokesperson later added, quote: other candidates from both parties are weighing in on carson's statements. hillary clinton quoting the constitution in her tweet adding: texas republican ted cruz agreed, saying: louisiana's governor reacted with his own criteria, for a hypothetical muslim candidate, saying that person should quote: >> i want to take questions -- >> reporter: all of this comes in the wake of

putin telling folks that he thinks it is possible to get a league of muslim states together, a league of nation states together, muslim states to tackle the bad guys and i'm thinking to myself my friend rick knows this a lot more than i do. aren't those muslim states the ones causing the problems but having said that, we're on offense, he's on defense. >> yeah. he's got a clear plan and whether we like it or not, his plan conflicts with our plan. he wants assad to stay, he wants to prop up assad, figure out how to push back isis, work with assad to push back isis, everything under control and then think about not positive a transition for positive. where our position is assad has to go, he's part of the problem, part of the reason why isis is moving in, to fight against all of this craziness. we have a president who a couple of weeks before his reelection made a political promise, and he said if this red line is crossed, i'm going to act. now, the un confirmed that that line was crossed three or four times. when the un confirms -- neil: not taking advantage of that line is that we could have br

they want to make denmark a muslim nation. >> where this needs to begin is that there's a reformation the ama dhea muslims, the soofys, the other groups. just like there's a reformation, it is time for a muslim reformation. but here's my point. in the united states they can plant -- they can create a foundation. >> -- 98%. >> i hear you. >> but it's got to -- >> last word. >> that's why it's important to remember the u.s. constitutes less than 5% of the world's population. obviously they're not unimportant. it's about the world impact. they have built 15,000 mosques in the world. >> you're less than 2%. >> and u.s. is less than 5%. but our significance is what really matters. >> he's a brave man. >> the constitution -- >> saudi arabia -- >> operates a bill in germany for the new refugees. >> we're with you to condemn saudi arabia and its clerics, absolutely. >> 2016 republican presidential candidate john kasich is next. a story almost too shocking to believe. a damning report revealing american troops were told to turn a blind eye while afghan officers on american bases overseas were

this is his answer. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. tely would not. lauren: one of his rivals, john kasich was also less of a would have a problem with a muslim becoming president. here is his answer. >> that is such a hypothetical question. the answers at the end of the day you've got to go through the rigors and people will look at everything. for me, the most important thing about being president is to have leadership skills, know what you are doing. lauren: meanwhile, carly fiorina gaining some serious steam since last week second gop debate. a new cnn poll shows are jumping to the second spot at 15%. donald trump is still leading, but he's lost a bit it seems. he is at 24%. ben carson in third place, for 10% followed by marco rubio and jeb bush. in the meantime, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton on cbs face the nation sending republicans over planned parenthood. >> let me ask you about planned parenthood. have you watched them? >> as an expert on trade excerpts and i've read them. i'm troubled by the misleading, ina

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. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> plus, why fiorina is surging in the polls. >>> the temperatures were up. warming. we look towards mount deablo. >>> a gop candidate is under fire for a controversial statement about muslims, this time it was not donald trump. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation, i would not agree with that. >> reporter: that is ben carson who described islamic faith as inconsistent with the constitution but did not specify why. >> congress is a different story. depends on who that muslim is and what the policies are. >> reporter: his comments come on the heals of this. [indiscernible] >> it is called muslims we know our current president is one, you know he is not even american. >> donald trump did not correct the member in a town hall. >> [indiscernible] >> kpix consultant said trump and carson are fueling the flames on purpose. >> that is the way the game is played right now. >> all about name recognition and fund-raising with a conservative base. >> that is how they get their name out there witho

do and that we should do and don't for a second think that the nations of the middle east and muslim nations of the middle east are not watching how we act in the face of this crises. i believe we need to do more. i believe that the 10,000 is largely viewed as a token amount. >> governor, the critics will say, what about cost and what about concern of security? >> look, this is -- this is consistent with the policy of the united states in the past. yes, i understand that we have to make sure that proper precautions are taken to protect the homeland and that refugees need to be screened. i understand all of that. and i'm not saying that we should not do that. what i am saying is, that when we are seeing images of children's dead bodies washing up on the beaches, when we are seeing 4 million refugees fleeing this failed nation state, we have a responsibility to act. and that responsibility is consistent with our principles as a people, and it's also critically important for our credibility in this world and our own foreign policy. we're not a facing that sits back or pretends that our barbed w

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> well, that was dr. ben carson stirring up a lot of controversy this weekend, saying that islam is inconsistent with the u.s. constitution and that the u.s. president should not be muslim. to explain, let's bring in armstrong williams, ben carson's business manager and a conservative radio talk show host. armstrong, thanks so much for being here. what was dr. carson thinking when he was saying that a muslim cannot be president of the u.s.? >> he's thinking like someone who loves america first, who wants to protect america. he understands there are tenents of islam that hates jews, will kill homosexuals, will kill muslims, do not advocate the beliefs and value system that made america into the country it is today. it may have been an inconvenient truth but it is a truth. >> you're talking about an extremist radical strain, not the strain that millions of american muslims practice here in this country. there are more american-muslims than episcop

think that a muslim should occupy the white house. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> carson also said that he does not think that islam is constitutworks with the constitution. donald trump i. >> your problem in our country is muslim. we all know that our president is one. >> my attitude would he have done that for me, if somebody would have said that about me. >> but he softened his stance a bit he would consider a muslim for the cabinet but insists radical muslims are the problem when it problems. >> there is a problem with militaricy, and it is something that has to be resolved. >> trump also went off carly fioria the only woman in the republican field. she has jumped to second place with 15% to trump's 24%. trump down 8% last time. >> she did a terrible job at hewlett-packard. >> fioria is hitting back saying she led it through the height of the worst technology recession in the last 25 years whenas exact collapsed some 80%. >> the job of the chief executive is to build sustainable shareholder soul over time. that's what we did. >> hillary clinton was on "face

muslims. the nation's largest muslim advocacy group is denouncing ben carson's comments that the islamic faith is inconsistent with the constitution and that he would not agree with a muslim being elected president. on the democratic side, hillary clinton's lead is widening according to a new poll. it shows that among democrats she has 42%, but check out vice president joe biden. he has about 20% of the possible votes, and he hasn't even announced whether he's running. new reports say that top democratic fundraisers are circulating a letter urging biden to jump into the 2016 race. >>> a man accused of a road rage attack with his 2-year-old son sitting in the car. explodes injuring several people. forecast. >> and governor cuomo's long- time partner sandra lee steps out for the first time since surgery. recovery. summer of 2015. the temperatures outside are pretty much where they should be this hour of the day around 70s today. we're going to be looking at wind out there out of the east, northeast, 21 miles per hour. a couple of nice fall feeling days. fall is going to start and feel like summe

i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> would you ever consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story. it depends on who that muslim is and their policies. >> a spokesman for the carson campaign said he did not mean a muslim should not be preventied from running. carson believes the american people are not ready for that. no religious test should be required for any public office under the united states. >> the dramatic reading of the constitution. >>> and attacking president obama's nomination of a gay man to be secretary of army. mike huckabee slamming the eric fanning nomination. saying the president is quote more interested in appeasing the american people's interests. >>> new this morning, the wife of joe biden appears to be on board with a possible run for the white house. a spokesperson to jill biden is stating she is not against his running for the bid. nearly 50 top democratic fund-raisers urged joe biden to jump into the race. saying he is sure

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> after that interview carson's cam ppaign staying that "ben carson did not say that a muslim should be prevented from running or barred from running in any way. he has great respect for the muslim community but there is a huge gulf between the faith and practice of the mus clim faith and the constitution and american values. >> obviously you've gotten a lot of attention from comments made by a voter at a town hall last week. the voter said among other things, "the problem in this country is muslims." you have since said you no many muslims, you have friends that are muslims, that are excellent, fabulous and great, you have a great love for them. if that's the case, why didn't you say it there? >> i said it always. i never had a problem with m muslims. you turn on the newscast, no matter where you are, you have a problem. people cannot at mdmit that. >> i think this is the issue with radical islam. would you have corrected him if he said the pro

. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. absolutely would not agree with that. is. >> reporter: dr. ben carson says he doesn't think islam is with the constitution,. >> it depends on what that muslim is and what his policies were. >> his comments ignited a fire storm, care is calling for carson to withdraw from the race. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race because he's unfit to lead. >> but carson isn't backing down. in an interview with the hill on sunday he said i do not believe sherea is consistent with e constitution of this country, referring to islamic law, what you do as a public official, that's inconsistent with our principles and our constitution. >> there is a problem in this country it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. >> donald trump was criticized for his handling of the comment. he was asked on cnn why he didn't do more to correct the man. >> we certainly do have a problem. we have radicals that are doing things. it wasn't people from sweden that blew up the wor

. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. absolutely would not agree with that. kellye: tomorrow, largest muslim civil rights group will call on carson to drop out of the race. the head of the national democratic committee have also condemned the statement. taken on wednesday finds ben carson and trump losing support and carly fiorina gaining ground. trump had 28%. that is a drop of 8% since the last bowl. 14%.n comes in third with still ahead on abc 7 news, get ready to grab the jacket and umbrella before you come out the door. kellye: redskins fans had another reason to cheer. sergeant richard grab returned from deployment in afghanistan to week -- two weeks early. he said it was hard to keep the secret from his wife. >> i had been traveling for the last week, making up stories about where i am and where i'm going and convincing her that i was going to afghanistan for two more weeks. it was a great homecoming. i could not have even dreamed it turning out any better. kellye: the lieutenant colonel said the cheering from the

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. that. >> can dr. ben carson recover from that statement? >> well, first of all, i really have got on it like him, in fact during that ridiculous debate, three hours, and stupid questions, but during that debate, we were high fiving each other. we were having actually a good time, but look he's speaking his opinion. that's his opinion and you know, you're supposed to be, we talk about freedom of speech. he feels very strongly about it. i watched yesterday, i watched some of his representatives talking and he feels very strongly about it. >> sure. let's talk a little bit about you made a lot of head lines a lot of people in the media were upset that during a town hall you open it up, said i'll take a bunch of questions. the first questioner made a comment about the trouble with muslims and says right there our president is a muslim, and you took heed because yat because y defend the president of the united states. >> i took heat and it was interesting because i didn't say anything, the

judeo-christian values allow for freedom of expression are antithetical to sharia compliant societies and muslim nationsome sexual you would be stoned. if you're a woman who were raped you would need witnesses to say you did not invite it. where religion trumps freedom, our courts and equal justice system. i'm with dr. carson on that. frankly we don't have control or punishable speech. we're entitled to our opinion in america. bill: i got it. to that in a moment again, but, i take it you agree entirely with what david said? >> no. i agree we have first amendment and that is what makes the united states the best country in the world but you know i have a little thing i say to my 8-year-old son. say what you mean. when you're running for president you have to say what you mean. now i understand dr. carson, who i have a great deal of respect for as human being and as surgeon an fellow fox guy but i have to say, on nbc's "meet the press" with chuck todd he was asked a question. he answered. he did not speak of that maria law. he spoke of our constitution. he said he did not want a muslim to be president. an

muslim nations have to lead this fight to protect and show the true nature of our religion. again, and as you pointed out mr. president, while the battles may be fought on the ground and by the population that is most effective, this war can only be won on the plane of ideas. the battleground in cyber space needs to be addressed. dash is targeting and luring potential medias worldwide through social media and it is still able to fund new recruit travel to syria and iraq. dash, boka haram, and various terrorist groups we are looking at are offshoots of the same threat in libya, yemen, mauli, other areas in africa and asia. none of us are safe until we have a pathway to address this interconnected reality. this is not a single country's problem. it is not a local or regional problem. it is our collective program. jordan has begun a collaborative effort to reach out to countries in africa to help coordinate stakeholders and build a partnership to address our threats. we are certain there is no alternative to a comprehensive approach and close coordination among all stakeholders

. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. would absolutely not agree with that. >> one of carson's opponents senator lindsay gram insi graha insisting carson apologize. some muslim groups are calling for him to back out. he said he does not believe islam is consistent with the american constitution. controversial comments coming from carson but he is not backing down. another thing is what happened to scott walker. a few weeks ago he was one of the top candidates. now after the debate he's at the bottom of the pack. he has less than .5 percent of the vote. that is very surprising from a former frontrunner. >> we have a long way to go. a lot can charng. >> well, the big question going into the fall is trump's sum he shall fever breaking. former white house advisor carl rouge says we have to take a look back at rist, a month ago cnn was down 6 ben carson down 5 an the person up more than anybody else carly fiorina, i think it's begun to pays he is not going to disappear. we are at the beginning of this process. as of now rick pe

ben carson said i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. t agree with that. if you look at muslim countries, it seems that in many of them, their values are the antithesis of values we cherish in this country, imcompatible with american values especially countries that practice shariah. what is your take on this statement and what is your take on the overall position that a muslim could be president? >> well, let me start by saying i personally know, first of all, that there are americans that are muslims and are also very patriotic and they love the united states of america and they don't want to see shariah law and they don't want to see any sort of thing like that happen in this country. i don't think anybody should be disqualified from the presidency because of their denomination and because of their faith. i believe in that strongly as a country. i also believe if someone believes in shariah law, they're not going to be elected to anything much less the presidency. that's jaust a fact. there are hundreds of thousands of people in this c

muslims. he is a good doctor but not prepared to lead a great nation. this comes hot on the heels ininvolving donald trump when he didn't correct this questioner at a town hall meeting last week. >> the problem in this country is called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he isn't an an american. >> article 6 of the u.s. constitution is explicit, no religious test should be required as a qualification to any office or public trust. a council of muslim relations is calling for dr. carson to withdraw. >> the political season has gone to a whole new low in the united states of america. ben carson needs to understand we live in a pluralistic society. >> this is against the freedom of religion sm the united states is not based on any religion. i know christians are in the majority in this country, but as far as muslims, everybody can run for the presidency. >> i don't think islam is going to hurt the constitution. everybody is a hard worker and pays his taxes whether muslim or jewish or christian, it is good. reporter: ben carson seems to

. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. would not agree with that. >> the largest muslim civil rights organization is calling his comments unamerican. a top campaign official said he will likely reach out to the members of the muslim community this week. >> joe biden's wife jill said she will back his decision if he runs for president. in the past, some thought she would oppose a campaign for the white house. joe biden is expected to make his decision by early next month. >> fall arrives on wednesday it's starting to feel like fall. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows us we're dry, as we look outside, the breezes are picking up. it's a cool morning out there with some areas in the 50s. philadelphia the low 60s and this afternoon is going to be a few degrees cooler than yesterday. 61 degrees currently in the city. 53 in allentown. 56 in reading. 58 in trenton. 60 in wilmington. 63 in cape may, new jersey. satellite is showing you how there's a fair amount of cloud cover sweeping through. there will be breaks, but overal

out following his comments on "meet the press." >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation, i absolutely would not agree with that. >> would you ever consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story. but it depends on who that muslim is and what their policies are. >> carson's campaign later clarified his comments, insisting he "has great respect for the muslim community but he just doesn't believe the american people are ready for a muslim president." >>> this morning, donald trump is still fending off questions about his failure to correct a questioner who wrongly claimed president obama is a muslim and blamed muslims for being a problem in the united states. >> it is not my obligation to defend the president. is the president going to defend me because last night during the emmy awards people said things about me? >> meantime, in the wake of new polls, including our latest nbc news survey shows carly fiorina surging and donald trump this morning dismissing fiorina as a threat. >> when people find out what a horrible job she did in business runn

. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> carson's representative said he did not say muslims shouldn't be running but he said american people aren't ready for that. this is days after donald trump didn't denounce a reporter who called president obama a muslim. they're turning poll numbers in carly fiorina's favor. >>> all right. some big chances owing up for the redskins. can you believe this? the cowboys are in first base right now. but they lost tony romo to a broken collar bone. they face the giants and eagles next week. both of those teams are 0-2 so far this year. how about that. >>> and coming up here in the first "first 4 traffic," details and our slowest spots around town. >>> the tough new restrictions that soon could be the law in one county. >>> but first, new developments out of california where firefighters are struggling to contain a number of wildfires. the number of homes that have been destroyed and where this ranks among california's wildfire season when we go to th

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. absolutely would not agree with that. >> the comments drew condemnation on the council for american relations who said his statements disqualified him as a candidate. "you cannot hold these kinds of views and at the same time say you'll represent all americans of all faiths and acgrounds." he added in "the hill," muslims feel your religion is part of your public life and what you do as a public official, inconsistent with our principles and our constitution. he'd make an exception if a candidate publicly rejected all the tenets of sharia and lived consistent with that, then i would nt' have any problem. fellow republican candidates also reacted to the question about whether a muslim could be president. >> to me i think the american people are going to decide who the president is based on the merits of their positions and qualifications, not based on their religious beliefs. >> i think this shows that dr. carson is not ready to be commander in chief. he said he didn't believe someone o

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> would you consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story but it depends on who's that muslim is what their policies are just as it depends on what anybody else's is. if there is somebody who is of any faith but they say things and their life has been consistent with things that will elevate this nation and make it possible for everybody to succeed and bring peace and harmony, i'm with him. host: ben carson's comments pounced on by other candidates. here is senator lindsey graham saying, then carson is not ready to be commander in chief. america is not owned by a particular religion. senator sanders took to his twitter page as well and said people should be elected to office based on their ideas, not their religion or the color of their skin. he said it took us to long to overcome the prejudiced against electing a catholic or an african-american president. do you consider religion when evaluating candidates? let's s

. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> dr. carson's reps say their candidate did not say muslims should be prevented from running for president, but he does not believe the american people are ready for a muslim president. this is happening just days after donald trump did not denounce a supporter who called president obama a muslim. experts believe both instances are turning poll numbers in carly fiorina's favor. >> we just learned the name of dc's 115th homicide victim of the year. police say 28-year-old coran caleo died at the hospital. someone shot him on north capitol street near m street northwest last night. police offering a $25,000 reward for information on the gunman. >>> and we're working to figure out how a person ended up on train tracks in prince george's county. the pedestrian was hit and killed by the train early this morning. this happened in beltsville on sunny side avenue. the accident did not affect morning train service. >>> the next two weeks could be crucial

. >> i would not advocate to have a muslim leading this nation. >> reporter: this comment led dr. ben carson in the spotlight. on "meet the press" sunday, he said that a muslim president should not be in the oval office, and that a president's faith should matter to the voters. >> if it is inconsistent with the values and the principles of america, then of course, it should matter. >> reporter: later when donald trump was asked about the possibility of a muslim president. >> well, some people have said it already happened. >> reporter: a reference to president barack obama. and trump later adding. >> well sh, he has said that he a christian and i am willing to take his word for that. >> reporter: but carson is doubling down on the comment, and in a washington newspaper "the hill" he said that muslims feel very much that your religion is very much a part of the public life, and that is inconsistent with the public life. and democrats were quickly to pounce. >> you judge the candidates for president not on the religion or the color of the skin but on the ideas of what they stand for.

i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. solutelily would not agree with that. >> and would you ever consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story, but it depends on who that muslim is. and what their policies are. >> obviously this all spins out of the donald trump town hall in new hampshire. >> right. well, i think the question was about as hypothetical a question as you could possibly think of for one thing. there is no muslim running for president in this cycle and no one in sight. in addition to that is it imaginable that someone running for president has a muslim supporting sharia law could ever get nominated and, therefore, be eligible for voted for. i think it's unlikely. so, my thinking about that is that ben carson probably needed to say that. the question is hypothetical. it's irrelevant to this and i'm not going there. and then turn that to something he would rather discuss. he chose to buy into it and i you think in a way, if you are going to be a republican presidential candidate, y