perry: he rose like marcus lattrell.rvived a savage attack in afghanistan and lost fellow teammates. he is not just the lone survivor. to anita and me. he is a second son. and kyle who suffered the loss of her husband chris. when i think of taia kyle, i think of a brave woman who not only carries the legacy, but the grief of every family, who has lost a loved one to the great tragedy of this war or its difficult aftermath. anita and i want to thank her for her tremendous courage. america, america is an extraordinary country. our greatness lies not only in our government but in our people. each day, americans demonstrate tremendous courage, but many of those americans have been knocked down and they are looking for a second chance. let's give them that second chance. let's give them real leadership. let's give them a future greater than the future days of our past. let's give them a president who leads us in the direction of our highest dreams, our best dreams our highest hopes and our greatest promise. thank you. and god

rick perry headed to perry, iowa after today's launch.ac is airing tv spot to see if advertising can help that. hi fred. >> caller: yes. rick perry is a man of the people. there's no doubt about it. mike thornton, i know mike thornton appeared at virginia beach as a great man. you can tell what kind of man rick perry is by the people surround him. i don't think there's a better qualified individual running at this time. thanks for letting me speak. >> lots of republicans in the race. as of yesterday a fourth democratic. lincoln chafee announcinge inging his bid to run. iowa strong poll will be about two months away. we go to texas on our democrats line. in webster texas is robert. >> caller: thank you for letting me have my opinion. number one i don't know who americans listening to. if they listen to jay johnson, our borders can be anymore secure than what they are now. mr. perry i never voted for him. i think he's just a political opportunist like so many of them are. if i do vote for anybody i'm not sure if i'll vote republican or demo

he lived with governor perry and anita perry at the governor's mansion as he was coming back from combatiraq and afghanistan. >> it did strike me whereas the lead message of governor perry, the last time around was about the texas miracle, so-called texas miracle about texas economic performance, this much, much more focused on foreign policy, military and veterans, his record and veterans on stage, the that was not, it really was not the front and center lead branding for the perry campaign in 2012. >> chris, i think it reflect as broader shift, as well. that was something that applied to the republican field. you had mitt romney running on economic issues, much of what the country was focused on. i highlights how the issues shifted and i think isis is front and center in the campaign talking about president obama's foreign policy and republicans perceive to be weakness on the front and i think the perry campaign season opening here, there aren't very many military veterans for a country that, you know, had elected military veterans as president for years and years basically up until bi

let's listen in on rick perry for a little bit. ♪ all right rick perry waiting for him to get to theium you know the drill here to talk about what the texas miracle is going with the states. from republican governors and other states, he had a clumsy start. so he said in orlando he wasn't filing well that he didn't do the necessary studying. he's done his homework since. done his homework since, and don't get me started on the glasses. the fact of the matter is he has sharpened his message. this might be the proof. [cheering and applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i love you honey. you know, i was born, i was born five years after the end of a global war that killed more than 60 million people. i'm the son of a veteran of that war who flew 35 missions over war torn europe on a b-17. [applause] when dad returned home, married mom, they started a life together. they were tenant farmers. they were raised during a team of great hardship, and had little expectation beyond living in peace. putsing roof over our heads, and putting food on our table. home it was a place called pain

rick perry! >> rick perry.three good reasons to run, but can only remember two. >> oh what's the third one there? let's see. [ laughter ] >> the former governor of the lone star state back. but this time he's got four eyes on the prize. >> today has been awesome, girl! >> reporter: >> he's former texas governor rick perry! >> oh, we're pretty happy with our four eyes on the prize line there. that excellent pick by joy reid means she's up to 300 points on the board. second tonight michael steele. of course, there are many more potential candidates still dragging their feet on declaring. we've got an update on one of the most egregious next. out of 42 vehicles based on 6 different criteria, why did a panel of 11 automotive experts name the volkswagen golf motor trend's 2015 car of the year? we'll give you four good reasons. the volkswagen golf. starting at $19,295, there's an award-winning golf for everyone. benny's the oldest dog in the shelter. he needed help all day so i adopted him. when my back pain flared u

please welcome my husband, rick perry. ♪ ♪ perry: thank you. thank you very much.ove you, honey. i was born five years after the end of a global war that killed more than 60 million people. i am the son of a veteran of that war that flew 35 missions over war-torn europe as a tail gunner on a b-17. when dad returned home and married mom, they started a life together. they were raised during a time of great hardship. had a little expectation beyond living in peace. putting a roof over our head and food on our table. it was the center of my universe. for years, we had an outhouse. mom dazed us in a number two washtub. she also hand sewed my close until i went off to college. i attended paint creek rural school grades one through 12. played six man football. was a member of boy scout troop 48. he came in eagle scout. i went off to texas a&m. i got my degree in animal science. i was proud to wear the uniform of our country as an air force officer as an aircraft commander. after serving, i returned home to those rolling plains and that big sky and i returned to farming.

bill: why governor perry?tly my whole goal here is to testify to what kind of person i believe he is. it has been my belief for a long time that the first step, the first thing you need to do when you're looking for somebody to lead is to look at their character. so this is a man who has shown me behind the scenes, his wife, his family, that they are good people. that they care about veterans. that they care about everyday people not just politics. and i think i have seen them do some hard decisions that they have had to make with looking at their own moral compass. you know, i respect somebody that has that moral ground and is still reasonable. bill: taya, i saw the letter of support you put out. i just want to share a part of that with our viewers. this is what you write. one of the greatest things my husband chris kyle ever did was move our family to texas. i got to know rick and anita perry outside of public eye where i have up close view of their humility and commitment to doing the right thing for people

his remarks, governor rick perry, stand in sharp contrast to the way he rick perry, was talking even last year. he told "the washington post," as recently as december we don't grapple with income inequality here in texas. bibically, the poor are always going to be with us in some form or fashion. just a few weeks before perry gave that interview, the "houston chronicle" ran this headline, texas income inequality gap continues to grow. howard dean. it seems like they're getting the message. this is texas talking. >> well -- >> it's not ted cruz -- >> there's a lot to be said here. first of all under perry, almost a quarter of texans had no health insurance and 22% of children had no health insurance. this is the big problem for republicans. they have no history, at all, in caring anything about ordinary working people. >> now, that's not true. >> that's absolutely true. tell me one thing. one single thing that a republican has done in the last four years that's helped working people. tell me one? tell me one. >> oh, the last four years. i thought you meant at all. look, we haven't run

we'll take a listen. >> please welcome my husband, rick perry. ♪ republican voter, rick perry supporter rick perry all the way ♪ >> that was a 2012 cult ford song. he said he's ready to try again talking about his humble upbringing and income inequality. >> there is no person more optimistic than a dry land cotton farmer. we always know that a good rain is just around the corner. to those americans who those i might add forgotten american drowning in personal debt, working harder for wages that don't keep up with the rising cost of living i came here today to say i hear you. to the one in five children in families who are on food stamps to the one in seven americans living in poverty and the one in ten workers who are unemployed j underployed or are just giving up hope of finding a job, i hear you. you are not forgotten. the american people they see this game where the insiders get rich. the middle class pays the tab. there's something wrong when the dow is near record highs and businesses on main street can't even get a loan. since when did capitalism involve the elimination of risk fo

but first, rick perry of texas.n the moment -- in a moment, we will get to the good bad, and ugly of rick perry's announcement event. but for now, here is the red white, and blue. >> we don't have to resign ourselves to death, decay, and slow growth. we have the power to make things new again, to project america's strength again and get our economy going again. [applause] and that is exactly why today i am running for the presidency of the united states of america. [applause] mark: he flamed out in 2012 like a box of cheaply made fireworks. did today move him forward on his path to redemption? john: i thought that speech was pretty good. it was energetic, strong, funny at times, but i don't know whether it will be possible for him to dispel the memory of the flameout, which was more like the towering inferno than a cheap box of fireworks. he made himself a joke for too many people. even with a speech like that, i don't know if he will make it back. mark: much better today than he might've been. he showed some of his

, and she is pitching rick perry 2.0, right?n't know anybody knows how last run the was and how hard rick perry has been preparing. take a look at what anita perry was going through her mind when that oops moment happened. >> that wasn't the rick perry that i knew, that i know now up on that stage. to be honest with you, he is different, so much different now than he was then, and i think america is seeing what a promising person he can be, and i think america is a great place for a second chance. >> you can see there, she really does her believe is a totally different guy this time around. he is working harder and healthy and prepared, and i think we are going to get a sense of that when he announces today. >> definitely rick perry rolled out a couple campaign ads, and they sound reaganesque. let's listen. >> we have the power to make our country new again. we don't have to accept the weakness abroad we are seeing today or the slow recovery economically we see here at home. >> will voters give perry a second chance? >> that is

let's protect our boarder, to anyone who believes in the usa, rick perry all the way ♪ >> rick perryy rap song and all made his big announcement today and even with the song, it went pretty well. it was apparently really excruciating hot in the airplane hanger. wayne slater at the dallas morning news tweeted maybe not so smart to do perry announcement in airplane hangar in june at 100 degrees. "perry is sweating like an east texas rice farmer." so it was uncomfortably hot and he was sweaty and did have a crazy country song, rick perry supporter. honestly, as announcements go, a lot more to come. as announcements go, no big mistakes in the speech, he spoke in front of a c-130 which unusually for a big political announcement was not vaguely insulting like mitt romney and paul ryan using an aircraft carrier as the backdrop of their big announcement even though neither of them had ever served in the military or the navy. in rick perry's case he did serve in the air force and he did fly c-130s in the air force. it made sense to have one behind him. finally, right? rick perry entering the

another gop candidate jumps in the presidential race while rick perry thinks the second time is the charm. and several sunni tribes in iraq pledge support for i.s.i.l. and that controversy over the number of fighters killed since the u.s. got involved. ♪ good morning this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm stephanie and new the details to kill officers in boston and raheem was radical radicalized by i.s.i.l. and trying to kill a well-known activist and we have more. >> f.b.i. has wire taps between he and david wright and wright is charged with conspiracy but agreed to speak with them about the plot. criminal complaint details conversation with raheem about a potential attack and allegedly spoke about killing conservative activist pamela geller and talked about a knife he ordered online saying i just got myself a nice little tool good for carving and wright told him like thinking with your head on your chest, the f.b.i. believes that a reference to be heading. on tuesday hours before police approached him outside a cvs pharmacy he called wright and told him he couldn't wait

rick perry and hillary clinton. at texas southern university in houston, clinton received a leadership award and delivered a -- one of the most substantiated and politically sharp-edged's pieces -- speeches of her campaign. the topic was voting rights. here's how she described the systematic effort by republicans on voter suppression. >> what is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower and disenfranchise people of color, poor people, and young people from one end of our country to the other. [applause] john: like a sheriff around town, hillary clinton took all -- took on her potential opponents and named names. >> in wisconsin, governor scott welker cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote. in new jersey, governor chris christie the toad -- vetoed legislation to extend early voting. in florida, when jeb bush was governor, state authorities conducted a deeply flawed purge of voters before the presidential election in 2000. i believe we should do everythin

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perry was not the only one.y start good a year ago. it was what the glasses were about. it was about study groups, he brought groups down to study up on these thing. it's about how she's shown contration say, you know i was arrogant i didn't do enough to campaign. he talked about his back problems publicly. that started a year ago. this is the new phase of the per rebranding, him talking about himself, particularly as a veteran. that's something he feels authentically and something beneficial politically. veterans do vote. they're an important constituency group especially in many states. he has an authentic connection with them. it's also populist. if you listened to his speech you heard him ding wall street something a lot of republicans don't go out of their way to do. he did focus on that message that some others in the republican party have been touching on. the idea that he should be out for the working class. >> and we just got this in. a statement from senator ted cruz who wrote about the perry announcem

we'll continue with governor perry.texas here tonight right on "hannity." >> it's time to create real jobs to raise wages, to create opportunity for all. to give every citizen a stake in this country. to restore hope real hope. real hope to forgotten americans. >> up next former texas governor rick perry will explain how he plans to turn around the ailing economy. and we'll ask you some of the questions you've sent us on facebook and twitter, what he thinks about, well maybe hillary clinton and some of his republican rivals all coming up straight ahead. hillary clinton and some of his republican rivals. that's all coming up, straight ahead. what up wheels! mr. auto-mo-deal! hey, it's the wheel deal! hey, hey, the duke of deals! i know a few guys in the rental car biz. let's go, 'wheels'. rental car deals up to 40% off. ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know

rick perry taking the stage. what do you think we're going to hear from mr. perry?porter: i think he'll talk about his military background talk about family and check all of the conservative republican boxes that you need to. >> and i'm sure he will say this time will be different than last time when he ran. >> yeah that will be something to watch for in this speech. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. i love you honey. you know, i was born -- i was born five years after the end of a global war that killed more than 60 million people. i'm the son of a veteran of that war who flew 35 missions over war torn europe as a tail gunner on a b-17. [ cheers and applause ] >> when dad returned home married mom, they started a life together. they were farmers. they were raised during a time of great hardship and had little expectation beyond living in peace, putting a roof over our heads, and putting food on our table. home was a place called pain creek. it was the center of my universe. for years we had an outhouse. mom bathed us on the back porch in a

rick perry looked like he was perspiring a little bit. everybody was. >>> also in texas tonight, the democratic front runner hillary clinton. clinton spent today talking about voting rights but last night she was pushing for campaign cash. something that wouldn't normally raise eyebrows except when it's seen as giving her an unfair advantage even inside the democratic party. chief white house correspondent ed henry on hillary clinton and whether the dnc is playing favorites >> reporter: hillary clinton today used the back drop of a historically black college in houston to launch an aggressive push to expand voting rights for minorities. >> today republicans are systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of american citizen is from voting. >> reporter: including a federally mandated early voting period of at least 20 days had in every state. and a federal system to automatically register every citizen to vote when they turn 18 unless they opt out. what she did not mention is minorities are exercising the right to vote in recor

choice rick perry nugget. mean i think this is more about rick perry's ego than it is an exercise in trying to get the nomination. and he wants to show america that he's maybe not as stupid as he was in 2012. >> and eugene robinson rick perry comparing the obama years to the civil war really really ugly and while he's at it two world wars you know i don't know, i don't know why he left out the holocaust, just maybe doesn't, still doesn't know about that. >> i think that's an included offense in the world war ii. you can include that. >> okay. >> you know, that's -- this is republican rhetoric these days. and so this time it's coming from rick perry, but if we're going to go through every example of inappropriate and shameful republican rhetoric we're going to be here all night. this is the way they talk these days. as if the obama years are some great national disaster and that plays with with the republican primary elect rat. >> let's listen to the way they talk now about iraq. and we're going to hear from li

rick perry looked like he was perspiring a little bit. everybody was. >>> also in texas tonight, the democratic front runner hillary clinton. clinton spent today talking about voting rights but last night she was pushing for campaign cash. something that wouldn't normally raise eyebrows except when it's seen as giving her an unfair advantage even inside the democratic party. chief white house correspondent ed henry on hillary clinton and whether the dnc is playing favorites >> reporter: hillary clinton today used the back drop of a historically black college in houston to launch an aggressive push to expand voting rights for minorities. >> today republicans are systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of american citizen is from voting. >> reporter: including a federally mandated early voting period of at least 20 days had in every state. and a federal system to automatically register every citizen to vote when they turn 18 unless they opt out. what she did not mention is minorities are exercising the right to vote in recor

perry and lawyers denied any wrongdoing. the third gop hopeful to join the crowd of second timers running but the first one with a felony indictment against him. joining me tonight, jim moore, investigative journalist and author of "bush's brain." harold cook, democratic political strategist. i guess you can give perry credit for one thing. he just won't give up. let's start with this. jim, do republicans see a felony indictment for abuse of power as a qualification for the presidency? >> i think the way they're looking at this ed is they're thinking on the far right, it's like a badge of honor. you know, remember, we are the center of the hippie universe in texas. austin is 35 square miles of real estate surrounded by texas. they think it came from the democrats in texas. but the truth is what they have to confront is the very real fact that this has been appealed three times and it has not gone away. one of the judges in a court that is presently facing the criminal court of appeals is a perry appointee, i expect motions t

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we turn it back to governor perry and leave it to you. >> thank you. the idea of being being president of the united states is a dream come true but it's a child every american child should be able to have today we've got to get this country back economically because that is the core of whether you're a governor or president, it's about having an economy. so that you can hire teachers have police officers in our case the president of the united states have the military diplomatic ability to affect what is going on in the world. if you don't get that economic side right first you're not going to be able to address these issues. we saw it with ronald reagan in the early 1980 s. he took over a depressed economy with russia and a short ten years later we saw the fall of the berlin wall the end of soviet communism. it can happen again. our best days under front of us we're just a few good decisions and a leadership topple from the best days in america. to build economically this country back up and build american spirit back up. this is the united states. w

perry: he rose like marcus lattrell. he survived a savage attack in afghanistan and lost fellow teammates. he is not just the lone survivor. to anita and me. he is a second son. and kyle who suffered the loss of her husband chris. when i think of taia kyle, i think of a brave woman who not only carries the legacy, but the grief of every family, who has lost a loved one to the great tragedy of this war or its difficult aftermath. anita and i want to thank her for her tremendous courage. america, america is an extraordinary country. our greatness lies not only in our government but in our people. each day americans demonstrate tremendous courage, but many of those americans have been knocked down and they are looking for a second chance. let's give them that second chance. let's give them real leadership. let's give them a future greater than the future days of our past. let's give them a president who leads us in the direction of our highest dreams, our best dreams, our highest hopes and our greatest promise. thank you. a

i'm running for the presidency. >> more on perry. plus, jeb bush, offering a peek at his plan. the former cia director, david petraeus with talk about the situation in iraq. he says if you're not winning you're probably losing. today i'll ask the retired general, stanley mcchrystal. what the thinks. >> planning a summer vacation? we have america's very best and absolute worst places to visit. the list. let's get to it. >> from the deck this this afternoon, a knife-wielding terror suspect whom an officergent shot and killed mentioned cutting off the head of a controversial conservative columnist. then he turned his attention to the cops. that's according to police in boston and now that suspect's family is speaking out. first, the columnist this is she. she is a one-time organizer i should say -- a woman who organized a provocative con tsa last month asking people to draw the prophet mohammad. that, as she knows is considering offensive to muslims but the organizers said it was about free speech. police tell us the beheadings plans we

oh, he did the rick perry! he did the rick perry! all right, great. who should get out right now?poll the audience? i mean, that's my job. just really quickly. >> go for it. >> if the election were between hillary clinton and jeb bush, how many of you would support hillary clinton? applaud. and how many would support jeb bush? >> that was close. that was close. >> that's the sound of 1%. >> very unscientific but very close. >> representative of america right here. >> quick vote. round of applause, how many people would go to an all-black pool party? hillary clinton should do all of her events at black pool parties. should anybody drop out right now, do you think? >> i think the bucket list candidates should get out. you know, the ones doing it for a personal bucket list or something. >> like huckabee? >> well i separated twins conjoined by the head, check, i'll run for president. >> ben carson? >> yes. >> the ben carson thing, i don't understand this. he gave a speech in front of obama. they were, like, oh, that brother checked that other brother. he should run for president. he's

sorry. >> rick perry now says that he was unwell. that he was unhealthy when he ran for president in 2012, that's why he did so poor. he didn't take it seriously enough. >> he's not going to make nose mistakes again, he's done his homework, memorized all three of the things he wants to say that come in threes now he says he's ready to jump in and try again, that's what we are expecting him to say when he makes his big announcement tomorrow. there to rain on his parade will be hillary rodham clinton. former first lady, secretary of state, she's scheduled her own texas campaign stop to cone side with rick perry's announcement tomorrow. texas is a red state. no democrat has won statewide elected office in more than 20 years. the last time was 1994. >> there had been this brief glimmer of expectations. when rick perry decided to not run for re-election. the very charismatic might have a shot at the governorship. she may become the new governor of texas. wendy davis in 2014 not only got beat, she got beat by 20 points in the 2014 election

does rick perry have a shot? >> i think perry, huckabee and cruz are the two most underrated.ot a small thing. and he is a formidable candidate for this party. just is. >> as far as pure campaigners go, you mentioned a couple guys. huckabee and rick perry who are probably as good a campaigner as anybody. >> and the other thing is he's working harder -- or as hard as anybody in the field. and he's also a guy who has run before. and in this party, people who run previously usually do pretty well. big question is fundraising. they say they will have enough money to do this but he'll have to raise and he's competing in texas for money where his base -- >> but there is a lot of oil money. >> clear channel was always his big backer. >> he's competing with ted cruz. jeb bush is raising money there. >> jeb is going to announce. >> i think the biggest question in the whole thing is can he spend $100 million plus to get people to know him. it's crazy how little people know about him and his record. but so far he's not burning that in. and he'll have to generate enthusiasm. >> i think th

> ♪ republican voter ♪ ♪ rick perry ♪ perry all the way ♪ ♪ i won't back up ♪ ♪ i don't back down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to stand my ground ♪ >> you may have noticed the two guys with the beards on stage with perry who looked suspiciously alike. marcus and morgan latrell are twins and navy seals. the movie "lone survivor" was based on marcus' experiences in afghanistan. not that liberals would know that apparently. they said who are the two dudes standing behind perry. are they related? why so glum? and they said one of the perry dated men is in the witness protection program. that was funny. what did you think of perry's announcement? >> i love the fact he used country music. i am a country music fan. i wanted him to do something normal. country music. use something popular and get the crowd going. something like a country rap about rick perry doesn't work. that's why we look like heels as republicans. >> need to be hip. go with the most popular country song. >> he took a risk. >> he took a risk. i have to say this announcement was one of the best announcements we have seen from a presidential cand

i mean you have hillary and rick perry.nd of have i don't know if you guys in texas read this the same way, jeb bush announcing today he's going to announce in a couple of weeks sort of walking over rick perry's announcement, at least with some parts of the national media. >> the reality, we have five people who grew up in texas, and a whole bunch more not born here as the bumper stickers say but got here as fast as they could. texas is going to be a competitive state in the republican primary for the first time in a long time. it's early enough. it's already an atm state. people with sex along the ground to collect money but honestly there's not a single candidate including the texans and ted cruz and rick perry who has this state locked up for certain. of course, everyone will come to texas. this is only the beginning. >> i need to talk about rick perry. i'm not letting this until we play this sound of rick perry what could be called his campaign mantra. let's take a listen. >> we need a president who bridges the partisan

rick perry's running for president! prayer works. gimme more! >> we need a president who's done the right thing. we need a president who bridges the partisan divide rather than widen and brings people together and we must do right and risk the consequences. >> jon: risk if consequences! maybe the most accurate campaign slogan i've ever heard. rick perry! (cheers and applause) hey! let's see what happens! risk the consequences schvment all right. (applause) hi, i'm rick santorum. let's see what happens! what -- i'm rick perry, let's see what happens! what if i just start pushing buttons? the it's the same slogan you'd use to advocate unprotected sex. you might get hepatitis but only after four seconds of transcendent pleasure! coz the custom recorded country rap theme song sweeten the pot. ♪ republican voter ♪ ♪ rick perry supporter ♪ ♪ let's protect our border! ♪ ♪ to hell with everyone who won't believe in the u.s.a.! ♪ ♪ rick perry all the way ♪ (laughter) >> jon: i think that song will be the republican nominee! i shouldn't be so quick to lau

perry's c-130? >> well the perry is one they just hustled in her last night. extras a trump plane does. >> i'm sure. it doesn't have a couch. >> deep in the heart of texas, carl thank you very much. joining us here is lindsey graham. >> good morning. >> senator from the great state of south carolina. he wants to be our president. >> apparently i'm not deterring anyone. welcome to the race rick. >> what do you think of the announcement by rick perry? >> i like him a lot. he's got a great record as governor. great family air force veteran all good. >> do you think jeb bush made his announcement about an announcement the day rick perry made his announcement because there's a rivalry there? >> who knows. >> let's talk about something else. the patriot act becoming the usa freedom act. you are outraged. >> the meta data program. here is what we're trying to do. we know of a terrorist, we know who he is and we know he's got a phone. we're trying to find out who he's calling. if we have a number in new york we go to a judge, we say we would like to hear who is on the

that's the obvious, but rick perry is at 3% in the polls. walker who is leading the polls is at 18%. there's a whole slew of candidates about ten in between them that means there's 15 percentage points from the leader from the bottom of the pack. that's -- this early eight months ahead of the iowa caucus you know again, you would like to be ahead but that's not an insurmountable goal to come back from that at all. rick perry, he does have a very compelling story to tell. i thought he did pretty well on "fox news sunday" this morning and i do think it's possible for him to come back despite some problems that he may encounter. >> and, again, on "fox news sunday ""rick perry was telling chris wallace, and mr. wallace actually pointed out, listen governor you're running a on a populist message this time. is that a winning platform saying listen washington is disconnected from main street. >> i think it helps him to run as an outsider. the people are leader of course are jeb bush and marco rubio. they are washington insiders right. both you know

perry to make up their mind.st knows rick perry very well and she wants to win him those undecides. taya kyle widow of chris kyle of "american sniper" fame. taya welcome. >> hi thank you for having me. >> thanks for being here. rick perry will announce at the airport, that's where you now. he'll be surrounded by veterans. you'll be there obviously. why? >> no really i've always thought i didn't really want to get into politics and i till don't, but i do feel i have an obligation to stand up for people who i believe in and for their character. i think with politics one of the things i get frustrated with and one of the reasons i don't want to be involved people make decisions based on sound bites or two second or ten second increments and i feel it's more important to vote for somebody because of their character. that's what i know of the perry s perrys i know their character. >> like you say, the world of politics can be nasty. are you ready for that? >> i don't think i'm saying anything controversial. i don't th

bush a former governor -- it was perry the lieutenant governor that took over back in texas. as governor he went on to win re-elections three times and someday in office for 14 years. socially conservative perry restricted access to abortion vetoed efforts to curtail the death penalty and became a darling of the nra. >> proud to stand before you as a life lounger defender of the second amendment. >> kerry cut taxes and provided over a surge in job creation, four years ago he ran for the presidential nomination. >> america is not broken, washington d.c. is broken. that campaign had huge promise and at the time a major secret. perry says he was suffering from health problems and in the debates there was this. >> and i will tell you it's three agencies of government when i get there that are going to be change. commerce education and the what's the third one there let's see. >> oh, five. so. >> you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government, i would do away with education, of the -- commerce -- and let's see. i can't the third one i can't, sorry. oops. >> the ne

so it was good for rick perry. the motorcycles were good for scott walker.aring from a lot of republicans that those were the two that made the biggest impression yesterday. >> while we're talking about that let's just look at the latest poll from your newspaper which all of us from around the country look at very closely, the "des moines register." it's kind of hard to get all of the people who were asked about on this screen but scott walker is way out ahead, 17%. rand paul is behind him. tied for second with ben carson. jeb bush actually went up in this poll. he's at 9%. then you kind of keep going all the way down. lindsey graham and bobby jindal struggling at 1%. george pataki isn't even registering. we all look at polls. and people say oh they don't matter now. but they do matter in terms of fund-raising right? >> exactly. they do. and there's a clear top tier in iowa. so you've got scott walker who in two polls in a row has been out ahead and this poll even put him further out ahead, and then you've got another kind of middle tier that's still up at t

rick perry feeling the heat.he tenth republican candidate to officially jump into the race for president. his second chance at a white house run. can he recover from his stumbling speeches in that big, oops moment of 2012? that's next. let's take a look at your credit. >>i know i have a 786 fico score, thanks to experian.com. so what else are you going to throw in? leather seats? >>and this... get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian. >>> welcome back to "the lead." time now for the politics lead. forget about too many cooks. the republican presidential field is starting to look more plik an episode of "hell's kitchen." the latest to sharpen knives and join the commander cook-off, former texas governor rick perry. covering all the candidates dana bash. dana in 2012 perry's campaign was something of a gaffe oh olympicing he said because of painful back surgery and medication he took as result. what are does he say he needs to do differe

host: do you think rick perry would do that?aller: i have not listened to him before and i am originally from texas but i live in misery now -- in misery now and he has my vote. host: another texas caller -- this is bobby democrat. caller: hi. host: what do you think about what you heard from rick perry? caller: generally, rick perry -- i didn't see him address his indictment here in texas. what is he going to do about that? host: who else are you eyeing on either side? caller: the democrat -- bernie sanders, of course. i think he is a strong candidate. host: and you in texas -- do you think he will get many votes in texas? caller: i think over time, with support, i really do. host: all right. let's take a look -- rick perry running for president. "shrugging off 2012." he says he appreciated it, but he says it turned into a political disaster that left him humbled and weekend announcing that he will run again, exuding confidence while making no specific reference to his unsuccessful bid. after he appeared, he was going to be goi

i'm like, my name's perry mckinney. and it's funny because they took pictures of my tattoo and it says herbie on it right there and i signed the paper and started to sign it herbie and messed up and put perry. >> it's funny because he went to court like three weeks later for it. >> my brother was like, honestly judge, i don't remember any of this. he said, i can't believe i'm even here. >> not long after, perry found himself in trouble with police and decided it was time for pay back. >> i was pretty intoxicated and i used my brother's name and social security number, which worked, as well. so i got him back. i got pulled over on our birthday. so i got him good. happy birthday. >> while the brothers can laugh over their exploits with drugs and alcohol, they're also aware of the costs. between them, they have had dozens of arrests and jail stays and each has done time in prison. and perry, who is currently charged with felonious assault to which he has pled not guilty has lost more than time. >> with my drinking and ever