o'malley: i do.15 years of executive experience as mayor and as governor, i have learned how to be a very effective leader. i have learned how to get things done. i am clear about my principles, and i know where i stand. we passed the living wage and we raised the minimum wage, we froze college tuition for four years in a row, and these were actions, not words. [cheers and applause] gov. o'malley: as governor, i made it easier and not harder for workers to bargain collectively for better wages for all americans. actions, not words. and instead of cutting public education funding as governor, i actually increased funding for public education by 37% and memo to governor branstad, we made the public schools the best public schools in america for five years in a row. actions, not words. [cheers and applause] gov. o'malley: and along the way, i brought people together to pass the dream act. to pass marriage equality, and to pass the most comprehensive gun safety legislation in the united states. with univ

o'malley: i will overhaul the u.s. immigration system by creating an independent agency to set policy instead of continuing this perpetual fight. this is about our values as americans. it is also about creating an economy that works for all of us, bringing our neighbors out of the shadow and into the light of an open and inclusive american economy. it is about making wages go up for all americans. our country has come along way. we are creating jobs again. 67 months in a row. but we need to get wages going up and one of the ways that we do that and rebuild the american dream is bypassing comprehensive passing comprehensive immigration reform. i intend to campaign on it. [applause] mr. o'malley: i know that many leaders within the republican party vilify, scapegoat, seek every opportunity they can to speak ill of new americans, and they have fought tooth and nail against immigration reform. i know that many of us have been offended at the hateful things donald trump has said about new american emigrants. mmigrants.rican

[cheers and applause] [cahnting o'malley] [chanting o'malley] >> thank you governor o'malley.ause] >> you know, i know these candidates. they are firing you up, so make sure you fill out those caucus cards. we need you. [cheers and applause] >> hillary clinton has been listening to people all over iowa. [applause] >> iowa has been the heart and soul of her campaign. she has heard from middle-class families, worried that the deck is stacked in favor of those at the top. so she has created a plan to raise middle-class wages and help working parents get ahead. she has heard from people suffering ram -- suffering from abuse. she came up with a plan to tackle it. she has heard from young people struggling with student debt. she created a plan to make college more affordable and student debt easier to pay off. hillary clinton is fighting for others. as a senator, she has -- as secretary of state, she has led. she is for women's rights and lb gt right. [applause] >> now, she is fighting for all of us. she is fighting for our children and for our future. she is fighting to stop the re

nats of o'malley martin o'malley knows about inevitability in a political campaign. in 1984, o'malley was a 20- year-old staffer for democratic presidential candidate gary hart. though a finished a surprising second to former vice president walter mondale. mondale went on to win the nomination, but the race taught o'malley something. "people in iowa aren't intimidated by polls," said martin o'malley, (d) presidential candidate. "they're not intimidated by the washington pundits and the so-called power brokers because, in the iowa caucuses the individual matters". during my one-on-one interview with o'malley, i asked the former maryland governor to size up the democratic race for president. o'malley touted his executive experience. "my candidacy offers something that neither of the other candidates does... and that's 15-years of executive experience," said o'malley. "as a big city mayor, and a governor, bringing people together to get things done." passing marriage equality in "these weren't words, these were actions," o'malley said. to create a better future for the

nats of o'malley martin o'malley knows about inevitability in a political campaign. in 1984, o'malley was a 20- year-old staffer for democratic presidential candidate gary hart. though a long shot, hart finished a surprising second to former vice president walter mondale. mondale went on to win the nomination, but the race taught o'malley something. "people in iowa aren't intimidated by polls," said martin o'malley, (d) presidential candidate. "they're not intimidated by the washington pupuits and the so-called power brokers because, in the iowa caucuses the individual matters". during my one-on-one interview with o'malley, i asked the former maryland governor to size up the democratic race for president. o'malley touted his executive experience. "my candidacy offers something that neither of the other candidates does... and that's 15-years of executive experience," said o'malley. "as a big city mayor, and a governor, bringing people passing marriage equality in maryland, and abolish the death penalty. "these weren't words, these were actions," o'malley said. to crea

[cheers and applause] [chanting o'malley] >> thank you governor o'malley.plause] >> you know, i know these candidates. they are firing you up, so make sure you fill out those caucus cards. we need you. [cheers and applause] >> hillary clinton has been listening to people all over iowa. [applause] >> iowa has been the heart and soul of her campaign. she has heard from middle-class families, worried that the deck is stacked in favor of those at the top. so she has created a plan to raise middle-class wages and help working parents get ahead. she has heard from people suffering from abuse. she came up with a plan to tackle it. she has heard from young people struggling with student debt. she created a plan to make college more affordable and student debt easier to pay off. hillary clinton is fighting for others. , she fought for a health insurance program. as a senator, she has -- and as secretary of state, she has led a coalition against the iran and negotiated a cease-fire between israel and hamas while fighting for women's rights and lb gt rights around the

why not martin o'malley.ve records of caring about the issues that certainly matter to people here in nevada, strong working class community. why not one of those? >> i think all of our democratic candidates look good and so are so much better than those you see on the republican stage. and they all agree on basic issues like income inequality and voting right asks those things democrats feel strongly abo about, but i just believe hillary has the experience and she's been test over and over again. and she's comes back fighting for i'm other and rying to one this every vote one at a time. >> the polls echo your interest in hillary clinton if we can put them up from people. the latest numbers in nevada valley hilly 50% there i think. this is with joe biden. when you take him out the numbers become even more expansive. let's ask about the big x factor. the vice president, obviously if he's not in bigger bump for hillary clinton. do you think the vice president is going to get into this race. >> i don't sense tha

martin o'malley as a mayor stood behind that.y: and yet you have them talking, for example, about black lives matter and the movement. i want to go to the clip that we have of the democratic presidential debate last night theas vegas, the part of debate about the black lives matter movement. or doblack lives matter all lives matter? let's put that to senator sanders. >> black lives matter. and the reason -- the reason those words matter is the african-american community knows that on any given day some , innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car, and then three days later she's , going to end up dead in jail, or their kids are going to get shot. we need to combat institutional racism from top to bottom, and we need major, major reforms in a broken criminal justice system. [applause] in which we have more people in jail than china. and i intend to tackle that issue. to make sure that our people have education and jobs rather than jail cells. >> governor o'malley, the question from arthur was do , black lives matter, or

o'malley: i do.overnor, i have learned how to be a very effective leader. i have learned how to get things done. i am clear about my principles, and i know where i stand. we passed the living wage and we raised the minimum wage, we froze college tuition for four years in a row, and these were actions, not words. [cheers and applause] gov. o'malley: as governor, i made it easier and not harder for workers to bargain collectively for better wages for all americans. actions, not words. and instead of cutting public education funding as governor, i actually increased funding for public education by 37% and memo to to the governor that we made the public schools the best books goals and america for five years in a row. actions, not words. [cheers and applause] gov. o'malley: and along the way, i brought people together to pass the dream act. to pass marriage equality, and to pass the most comprehensive and safety legislation and the united states. with universal background checks and a ban on combat assau

[cheers and applause] governor o'malley: and for good reason.our country was on the brink of being plunged into a second great depression, we elected a new leader to make the right decisions and now the nation of 67 months of positive job growth, the country is moving in a positive direction, thanks to president obama. [cheers and applause] governor o'malley: the hard truth of our times is this, we elected a president, not a magician. and 30 years of bad economic choices have left us with this hard truth we must address and that is 70% of us today are earning the same or less than we did 12 years ago. which means we still have work to do. one of the most important things i learned about the american dream, i learned at the age of 17 or 18, i spent a lot of time working in restaurants, many of them were irish bars, quite honestly. [laughter] governor o'malley: i should put working in quotes because i was the guy in the band. i remember watching from the stage, this new american immigrant whose name was miguel and i wondered how that place could f

[cheers and applause] governor o'malley: and for good reason.r country was on the brink of being plunged into a second great depression, we elected a new leader to make the right decisions and now the nation of 67 months of positive job growth, the country is moving in a positive direction, thanks to president obama. [cheers and applause] governor o'malley: the hard truth of our times is this, we elected a president, not a magician. and 30 years of bad economic choices have left us with this hard truth we must address and that is 70% of us today are earning the same or less than we did 12 years ago. which means we still have work to do. one of the most important things i learned about the american dream, i learned at the age of 17 or 18, i spent a lot of time working in restaurants, many of them were irish bars, quite honestly. [laughter] governor o'malley: i should put working in quotes because i was the guy in the band. i remember watching from the stage, this new american immigrant whose name was miguel and i wondered how that place could fun

o'malley: he came here back in the late 1800s without any money. his first language was not english, it was irish. he was a stranger in a strange land. but the hopes and dreams he had for his children were purely american. starting from zero, like so many americans today, he worked beside a lot of other new americans who risked their lives in the minds of arizona to feed their families, to give their grandchildren a better future. americans today have very similar experiences, the same drive, the same spirit, the same love of family and country that builds our nation up. it is a spirit that has always made us a land of opportunity. there's not another nation on the planet that has earned that brand, the land of opportunity. veryany years, i had intentionally and repeatedly ,sed the term as an executive mayor of obesity, and governor, i've used the term "new americans." the genius of our country is not so much where you came from, it's where you're going, and where we are all going together. there was a time when my great-grandfather arrived here, w

o'malley: i will overhaul the u.s. immigration system by creating an independent agency to set policy instead of continuing this perpetual fight. this is about our values as americans. it is also about creating an economy that works for all of us, bringing our neighbors out of the shadow and into the light of an open and inclusive american economy. it is about making wages go up for all americans. we are creating jobs again. 67 months in a row. but we need to get wages going up and one of the ways that we do that and rebuild the american dream is bypassing comprehensive immigration reform. i intend to campaign on it. [applause] mr. o'malley: i know that many leaders within the republican party vilify, scapegoat, seek every opportunity they can to speak ill of new americans, and they have fought tooth and nail against immigration reform. i know that many of us have been offended at the hateful things donald trump has said about new american emigrants. i don't find it funny. i don't find it entertaining. i find it harmfu

martin o'malley is a wildcard.his is the first time he will have the chance to actually stand toe to toe with these two people who totally eclipsed him. one expected, clinton, one unexpected, sanders. i think the big question is, does om malley go negative or not? mark: i hate to keep going back to moderators, but they are the timekeepers. do they give o'malley the same time as sanders and clinton, or give him roughly the same amount of time to talk as jim webb and lincoln chafee? and does he fight his way in? he does have something to say that is different. he is a younger guy. he has been a chief executive. he has things to say. he has been saying them on the campaign trail for months. this is a big audience. he has got a chance to say it. john: hillary clinton is still the dominant frontrunner, even with all the problems she has had. if i were martin o'malley, i would be trying to figure out how to get a contrast going with bernie sanders, whether it's generational, executive -- i believe the same things, but i

martin o'malley, running for president. of the most devicive issues, some strange reason right now, seems to be gun control in america. help me understand this. what does gun control even mean? some people think gun control means no guns, some people think it means background check, what does gun control mean? >> well, in maryland, after the slaughter of the innocent in newtown, connecticut, we pulled people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation. the components of it were essentially these. we banned the sale of combat assault weapons. we required licenses for the purchases of new guns with fingerprints. and universal background checks. and that was essentially it. and-- (cheers and applause) so if my understanding is correct, then what you are saying is if you were to be elected, this is something you would try to implement on a national level. >> oh, absolutely. >> we are the only country developed country on the planet that buries as many of our citizens as we do year in an year out from gun violence. and

martin o'malley has to make a move. >> how do you prepare for guys like martin o'malley, jim webb and lincoln chafee who have nothing to lose. they have to go out of here with something. >> they could attack bernie sanders because that's the non-hillary vote that bernie is really gathering successfully. i don't think that's a good strategy. o'malley has hinted -- not hinted, he's been attacking hillary on the stump, which is his right. if he doesn't in the debate, he'll look like a wuss. >> like tim pawlenty. >> went down the last cycle from attacking mitt romney. >> how does hillary clinton then prepare? what's going on behind closed doors in this debate prep when there's a certain amount of unpredi unpredictability? >> i can't coordinate with her campaign, as you know, because i run a super pac. i've been at a lot of debate preps, a lot. one side is practicing and someone playing say martin o'malley attacks her. and they're saying hit him back, hillary. don't take any guff off of this guy. i know hillary, she's tough and she's got a temper. they're saying show that. that's who you a

and spoke on stage for about 5 minutes. >> oh o'malley, oh oh o'malley. laura: a small but rowdy crowd rallied for martin o'malley. this at 5th and center. the former maryland governor showed off his own musical talents, performing with local musicians before the dinner. o'malley garnering 4% support from iowans in this week's quinnipiac poll. clinton leads sanders 51% to 40%. todd: on the republican side, ben carson now ahead of donald trump in two iowa polls. the des moines register poll shows 28% support for the retired neurosurgeon. 19% back trump. trump, who bragged about his poll numbers when he was ahead, now says he doesn't believe the polls. he spoke in florida saturday, taking a stab at carson's demeanor. mr. trump: bush is failing. he's a very nice person. highly low on energy. he really is. he's low, he's low, he's low on energy but he's a nice person. by the way, carson is super low, i don't understand the whole deal. i don't know what's going on. todd: carson on the campaign trail promoting his book in west des moines saturday. he dismissed

martin o'malley is. he's out there both in the sense of campaigning and on a retail basis but also in the sense of developing a detailed agenda and having a credible record as governor of maryland. he's been overshadowed by bernie sanders and among those searching for an alternative to hillary clinton. i think o'malley has a shot to introduce himself. i do think of the way second tier candidates just scraping along at 1% o'malley is a much more serious candidate at this point than the other two. he's the one i would expect to get a little more notice after the debate. >> do you agree with that? o'malley is the one to watch aside from sanders and clinton? >> absolutely. i've seen all five candidates at least three times. martin o'malley i've seen five times. five times in polk county and the other five around the state. he's been the most assessable of the five candidates. if you haven't seen him it's because you choice not to. >> julie see -- stewart, good to have you. >>> we have a cnn exlosie >>> we ha

o'malley: thank you very much. host: what little correction -- as you can see from the backdrop, i am not yet in las vegas. i am talking to you from baltimore, land of the free and home of the brave. it is a great honor to be able to talk with all of you, at least in this way. i am looking for to the democratic party joining this game and having a debate to solve albums. it is a wonderful idea. both parties having a debate? i want to thank senator lieberman. i want to thank governor huntsman, and governor engler. i want to acknowledge and cj can , the-- nancy jacobson founder of the no labels movement. i want to share a few ideas with you. as i often say when i am giving talks, by golly, if you have answers, make sure you raise your hand first. what we are doing is not only selecting the person to lead us, but we are on a search for answers. deeperrt of understanding that we must achieve as a people that actually precedes the actions we need to take as a country, the better actions that will make our country strong

so, good on martin o'malley. in fact, today, hillary clinton unveiled her own series of actions she says she could take on guns a. series of actions she says she could take on the guns issue with or without congress. hmm. these new proposals from secretary clinton today significantly ramp up her aggressiveness on this issue. she seems to be very well aware, by saying i can do this without congress. she seems very well aware she is inviting the hysteria the gun lobby is known for. she's not explicitly saying, bring it on. it's clear that democrats, including hillary clinton, are starting to see the gun lobby being mad at them as more a badge of pride than something to worry about anymore. also, what hillary clinton has just done -- this is fascinating -- she has just specifically put the obama white house in a really interesting position. because, yes, martin o'malley put forward specific policies he wants. that's interesting. bernie sanders has this record he comes from the left. not particularly on gun issues. s

thank you. [ applause ] >> governor o'malley, you have two minutes. >> my name is martin o'malley.yland. a lifelong democrat and most importantly a husband and a father. my wife katie and i have four great kids, grace and tara and william and jack. and like you, there is nothing we wouldn't do to give them healthier and better lives. there are some things that i have learned to do better in life than others. after 15 years of executive experience, i have learned how to be an effective leader. whether it was raising the minimum wage, making our public schools the best in america, passing marriage equality, the dream act and comprehensive gun safety legislation, i have learned how to get things done because i am very clear about my principles. thanks to president obama, our country has come a long way since the wall street crash of 2008. our country is doing better. we are creating jobs again. but we elected a president, not a magician. and there is urgent work that needs to be done right now. for there is a -- there is a deep injustice, an economic injustice that threatens to tear o

it's fine to have martin o'malley. but when it comes to the end of the line it's hillary clinton who can get elected and beat the lens. >> if hillary clinton and bernie sanders are at the top of the list, what is their most important issue? >> you know, in terms of i think for somebody like a bernie sanders, i think he has really got to show that he's presidential. i think he has got to make the case that he's not this democratic socialist from vermont that only appeal to certain segment of the liberal left wing, he has to be across the board that he is fo for other issues. he is for free college, and when hillary clinton comes back and asks how are you going to pay for that, i think they'll go after each other in a subdued way. i don't think they'll go after each other like they did on the republican side. >> thank you. >> we'll look at the candidates and their backgrounds and positions. guys, you've got a lot of details. >> let's start with the most famous woman in politics, hillary clinton. by the numbers, hillary c

martin o'malley, lincoln chafee and jim webb.n't always make the campaign headlines but all three will share the stage with hillary clinton and bernie sanders come tuesday night. >> whether vanes shift in the wind. i know where i stand. >> reporter: let's start with martin o'malley. you could say the married father of four was tailor-made for politics. he left briefly to work on the presidential campaign of colorado senator gary hart. from the baltimore city council his political as operations grew, first mayor of baltimore, then governor of maryland. ♪ but here's something you probably didn't know about martin o'malley. he's fronted a rock band and he even used his goit tar skills to tease his presidential bid. ♪ on the issues, gun control, o'malley wants stronger, expanded background checks and assault weapons ban plus a limit on the size of gun magazines. on immigration, he supports a path to citizenship. and on climate change, o'malley says it is real and a real threat. he want stronger regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.

they have to be careful or perhaps martin o'malley has to be careful. what does o'malley want? unless he thinks he can win the nomination this time. if he is trying to set up for the future, is it best for him to tick off the clintons? will that help him four years from now? not so sure. >> john, thank you. we will talk to you soon. expect to hear tonight from hillary clinton and bernie sanders on really important kitchen table issues. income inequality and taxes and making college more affordable. we want to show you where they stand. on the minimum wage, clinton wants $12 an hour. sanders wants $15. the federal minimum wage hasn't been increased for years. and close the loopholes for hedge fund managers for the tax plan. and a top tax rate of 20% instead of close to 40%. sanders wants all income over $250,000 to be taxed on social security. affordable college. a cornerstone of the agendas. clinton wants two years of free community college. sanders wants state grants to make all public four-year colleges free paid for with a tax on high frequency traders. our coverage of the d

you had sanders, clinton, o'malley.ry clinton last night was flanked by better democrats, but not by a better candidate to become president of the united states. does that make sense? >> i think bernie sanders has run a spectacular campaign. nobody would have predicted he would be where he is. i still keep wondering whether he's running to president of the united states or running to marb marshal a movement to try to move the party in a direction. >> why? after last night. >> because -- he's clearly running for president of the united states. i'm not suggesting otherwise. but in his own mind what his objectives are, i just don't know if bernie sanders wakes up every morning, looks in the mirror and see it is president of the united states. and so i'm not sure a lot of other folks do. he's a powerful guy in the sense that he believes deeply in what he believes. he's speaking some, i think, very resonant themes that he's embraced all of his life. but, you know, he is a 74-year-old democratic socialist from vermont with a

i know the guys who comitted this crime. >> how did o'malley know?out o'malley worked with detective forcelli on that gang case ten years earlier and back then, those two gang members, jose and gilbert actually confessed the cab driver shooting to o'malley. >> he said when i read this letter everything just came back to me from that day. i put it all together. when these guys confessed to me. >> o'malley didn't want to appear on camera, but told us he also checked with the nypd after getting those confessions back in 2002 and like detective forcelli before him, o'malley was told there was no record of the crime. after getting eric's letter in 2012, o'malley addressed the court in a sworn affidavit stating that eric glisson and the others were innocent of the cab driver shooting. armed with that kind of statement you'd think eric would be literally home free. you'd be wrong. >>> coming up, eric glisson isn't giving up. >> this is my wall of hope. everyone here has been unjustly convicted and freed. will his own picture ever be on it? >> tears welled u

jay: and former maryland governor martin o'malley. o'malley's supporters believe that his years of executive experience will bode well for his presidential bid. backers hope that his military experience from the vietnam war and his foreign-policy expertise from the u.s. senate will set him apart. party,ate watching people said they like what both candidates are talking about. >> the thing i liked about governor o'malley in particular, he has a record. he has done a good job in maryland. pleased as we are not talking about e-mail or benghazi, and it's more about the issues that are important to the mark in public -- gun laws, the economy, how to get people jobs. keep in mind, martin o'malley and jim webb are both pulling in the low single digits. it remains to be seen if those numbers will change coming out of tonight's debate. live in the district, jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: moving on to the other big story of the night, less than 30 minutes ago, crews may have found the source of the water main break that floated a busy road in m

we did see a relatively smooth performance from o'malley. but i did not see that big breakout moment that we were all looking for, you know, obviously, these other guys are asterisks in the polls with the exception of bernie sanders, bernie sanders was actually a little more muted in his attacks on hillary clinton and than some of us were expecting, hillary just drove her points home every single time, she was ready, prepared, totally brought ler a-game and i think everyone else faded a little bit. >> donald trump's prediction was wrong. this was not boring. >> impossible. >> this was a compelling debate, what moment jumped out at you? >> it was compelling. no question, hillary clinton commanded the stage from beginning to end. she did that in almost all the of the debates. i think we have to let this settle in a bit to see how voters respond to this. i think bernie sanders did better among his supporters than we may think in the early analysis of this. there is no question she came prepared. she is a good debater. i thought the moment where

meantime, martin o'malley holding his own pre-dinner rally at 5th and center. the former maryland governor came from osage where he attended a meet and greet concert before coming to des moines to perform with local musicians at his rally. >> this is really just an introduction. the democratic primary is just giving started at my death will introduce himself to thousands of caucus-goers. they got a solid first impression of him and the debate and we will draw on that closure of february. alyx: and while the democrats took over downtown des moines, the iowa republicans say they're not worried. they say iowa will stay red this november. rep. ken rizer: so as they try to put on their best face this weekend, iowa democrats are rightfully worried about having placed all of their eggs in one basket with a deeply flawed candidate. republicans, however, are laying the ground work to make sure we deliver iowa to our eventual republican nominee, reelect senator grassley, reelect all of and color the state red in local races. alyx: governor chris christie is just one repu

and so now you have o'malley, webb, you have lincoln chafee. we're still awaiting hillary clinton and bernie sanders, of course the front runners in this race. this is part of the logistics that go into pulling this off. you have cnn crews here, they're here to mic up the candidates. they have to make sure they're ready to be heard when they take the stage in about an hour. >> all right. brianna, i love that shot behind you with the trailers. there's something kind of neat about that. like spies -- you get a trailer. thank you. michael smerconish is back with me. you have been behind the scenes in these debates. van, what are they doing in the final moments as they get ready? >> hopefully relaxing. what you want to do -- like sitting in that trailer the walls start closing in on you. you get nervous. for barack obama, we would have the first lady be with him or the two aides who would most relax him because they could joke around him. robert gibbs and reggie love, his body guy, they'd kind of laugh. and if -- it's bad for them. the other thing

you defending bernie sanders and martin o'malley. >> the implication that bernie sanders or martin o'malley don't care about all people is ridiculous. >> then say it. >> o'malley did. >> of all the people who didn't say it, o'malley started this. remember the trouble he was in months ago? >> i remember it. martin o'malley is not the best candidate up there and we saw it in the debate. what i would say is juan is correct. of course all lives matter. the black lives matter movement is making a specific point that needs to be out there. they are not necessarily doing it in the most effective way. some of the tactics, i think, are completely wrong-headed. that doesn't mean they don't have a point. so just saying all lives matter or this is all about individuals. >> hang in there, john. i want to get wayne in here. really interesting stuff. go ahead. >> i don't understand what you mean when you say all lives matter doesn't matter. i don't get it. what do you mean all lives matter doesn't matter? all lives do matter. >> i didn't say -- i'm sorry. i don't understand. >> what did you say. >> of cou

does martin o'malley go there? bernie sanders doesn't go there. i personally tried to ask him about this subject. does jim webb go there? if you do go there, you're alienating the risk the very democrats you need to win primaries and caucuses. this is percei-- >> he said yes, it was a mistake. hillary clinton herself has said. i think the more that this committee looks like it's imploding, you know, that it becomes crass and partisan, it's all good news for hillary clinton. she's already done an ad on it. this helps her as she heads before that committee on october 22nd. it makes her look like she can go before the committee and say, let's find out what happened in benghazi. this isn't the about me. this is about the people who died. so gives her an opportunity either tomorrow night or next week. >> that was quite a gift that kevin mccarthy, majority leader in the house gave hillary clinton in advance of this debate. >> former speaker mccarthy. absolutely. >> not exactly. thanks very much. remember, it's your first chance to see the democratic pre

o'malley comes in third with 4%. todd: iowa republicans say tonight might be the democrats' night to shine, but they're not worried about what the hooplah will mean for their party in november. rep. ken rizer: so as they try to put on their best face this weekend, iowa democrats are placed all of their eggs in one basket with a deeply flawed candidate. republicans, meanwhile are , laying the ground work to make sure we deliver iowa to our eventual republican nominee. re-elect senator grassley, re-elect all of our republican representatives, and color the state red in local races. todd: several gop candidates are spending their day in iowa campaigning during democrats' j.j. dinner. laura: including the republican's new frontrunner. this week's quinnipiac poll has ben carson leading donald trump by 8 points. this week's "des moines register" poll also has carson out front. about 600 people waited in line this afternoon to meet carson at the barnes and noble in west des moines. but his main reason for being there was no

the wild card i think is martin o'malley. it's martin o'malley from this standpoint -- he is desperate. he has gotten no traction. he has done everything you're supposed to do if you are running for president. he has gotten no support, no media attention and the reason is because his strategy is bernie sanders' strategy. it is to run to the left of hillary clinton. bernie sanders has completely and totally boxed him out on the left. what i am looking for tonight is not so much will martin o'malley go after hillary clinton, it is will martin o'malley go after bernie sanders and specifically on the inssue of guns and try t open up some of that space on the left that sanders has completely occupied. >> one quick thought to pass on. the real difference between the republican party and the democratic party -- you'll see this tonight in the debate -- is that democrats for the first time actually love their leadership. they are supporting their president and their party. versus the republican who every poll shows a rebellion against

martin o'malley is hoping to make the most of the jefferson jackson martin o'malley is hoping to make the most of the jefferson jackson dinner. the quinnipiac university poll shows clinton leading, with 51 - bernie sanders falls in second with 40 percent. and martin o'malley is in a distant third with 4 percent. ben carson is solidifying his lead in iowa... a des moines register-bloomberg poll shows carson pulling in 28-percent of the support of likely republican caucus goers. august poll. trump is nine points behind at 19-percent. ted cruz is in third place with 10- fourth with 9- percent. jeb bush and rand paul are tied for fifth place. louisiana governor bobby jindal pulled in just three percent, but says his time in iowa will move him up in the polls. jindal talked with political campaign. he confirmed that he will take part in the october 28th debate with the other candidates lagging behind in the polls... jindal says that's despite polling higher than some candidates on the main stage in early voting states. he insists spending time in iowa will help 5:00-5:11 there is a saying

martin o'malley and lincoln chaffee and jim webb. >> martin o'malley, for example, needs a breakout moment. he has a tremendous resume that is understated. he hasn't been able to breakout from the bottom of the polls. in terms of the issues that are important to labor and latinos. as governor of maryland, he passed the dream act. he was focused on progressive policies. those are issues he will go after hillary clinton on. he pre-viewed the line. he has been here for a long time. that will be the big contrast with what has been the clown car debacle of the republican party debate. >> maria cardona, thank you for waking up with us. you all need to stay with cnn for big coverage of the first democratic presidential debate. tune in tonight. coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. eastern time here on cnn. there's a lot before that. 15 more hours of exciting analysis. christine romans. >> we won't miss a single second. pre game and post game. it is fodder most of the week. you can expect to hear from hillary clinton and bernie sanders on income inequality and making college more affordable. here is where

martin o'malley, lincoln chafee and jim webb?y don't make the headlines but they'll share the stage come tuesday night. >> weather vanes shift in the wind. i know where i stand. >> reporter: let's start with martin o'malley. you could say the married father of four, born in washington, d.c., was tailor made for a career in politics. he left college briefly to work on the presidential campaign of gary hart. by 28 was ready for office himself, winning a seat on the baltimore city council. from there his political aspirations grew. first mayor of baltimore and then governor of maryland. ♪ >> reporter: but here's something you probably didn't know about martin o'malley. he's fronted a rock band. and he even used his guitar skills to tease his presidential bid. ♪ on the issues, gun control, o'malley wants stronger, expanded background checks, assault weapons ban plus a limit on the size of magazines. on immigration he supports a path to citizenship. on climate change, o'malley says next lincoln chafee, a u.s. senator from rhode island