phil robertson, very good to have you. >> yes, sir. >> all right. be well. mutual. we have donald trump live. he really did just mention willie, robertson's son, who is backing donald trump. his dad is backing cruz. we have john kasich speaking live in new hampshire right now. the new york city times. these days with this party, might not be a big deal. more for this. 73% of americans try... ...to cook healthy meals. yet up to 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more... ...add one a day men's 50+. complete with key nutrients we may need. plus it helps support healthy blood pressure with vitamin d and magnesium. >>> i like the fact that i can get all kinds of newspapers to support me. i mean, think about it, neil, i have seven out of eight newspapers in new hampshire and i have the "boston globe" and "new york times." what is there to complain about? >> well, only if you are in a conservative party who might look askance. these are the times and this is the party in which we live where the extremes of both sides might not be enth

star.a-and-e duck dynasty personality phil robertson has cruz issued a statement saying he was trilled to have his support.political insiders say robertson's endorsement could give the cruz campaign an even bigger boost with evangelical voters. the des moines register released their newest democratic poll earlier just a few hours ago. o.the new numbers show hillary clinton leading bernie sanders by just two points -- 42 to 40.her support dropped by 6-percentage points since ththlast des moines register poll last month.but sanders has only gained just one percent during that time frame. there will soon be debate in linn county countyover a potential minimum wage hike.it's been a few w months sincece*johnson county raised its wage, which will eventually hit 10-10 and hour. now it seems as though linn county is considering the same thing.supervisor brent oleson says raising the minimum wage to 10-1010an hour would help boost the county's economy, decrease employee turnover and reduce food insecurity.city officials want to create a group of small business owners, city leaders and raising t

morning's the buzz, ted cruz is getting an extra boost from a t-v reality show dynasty" star phil robertson has endorsed the republican presidential candidate. the two are seen together in a cruz campaign video in which robertson explains his endorsement for the senator. cruz issued a statement saying he is thrilled to have phil's support. 3 it looks like jimmy fallon and seth meyers will stay with n-b-c for at least the next few years. seth meyers, the host of n-b-c's "late night," just signed a contract extension keeping him at the network through 20-21. the extension for meyers comes after fallon signed a similar contract extension for "the tonight show" in august. his contract also runs through 20-21. 3 the hilton family is about to get a little bigger! nicky hilton just announced she's pregnant with her first child - she and now-husband james rothchild married in july - the 32-year old heiress and fashion designer did say she wanted children but - quote - "not right away." 3 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the nex

him out, " said deborah souverain "i hope perhaps donald will join us, and indeed i did invite phil robertson to join us to see if perhaps with duck call he can call donald to join us, and phil's talented so it might well work," said ted cruzted cruz suggestiti donald trump chickened out of his challenge...of a one-on-one debate saturday night in sioux city . "it would be nice to see donald arrive and actually have a discussion about the issues facing this country actually say something other than insults,"said cruz. donald didn't tech community college... but over 1,200 cruz supporters did... with just two days before iowans select their favorite nominee. cruz is on the the offensive and defensive... going aftetehis gop rivalsls..and laughing off criticism about a recent campaign mailer....that attempts to shame iowans into voting.... "(chuckle) these mailers are routine. the iowa republican party has done so in past elections and i will apologize to nobody for using every tool we can to encourage iowa voters to come out and vote," said cruz cruz who was leading trump in a des moines registe

but this is a guy, phil robertson, less we remember, lest we forget not long ago he was penalized byaken off the show for a little bit because of his controversial some would say bigoted comments about gays and african-americans enjoying life pre-civil rights. is this a risk long-term, you think? >> it's a risk in a general election. if anything it's emblem attic of the fact there are short-term objectives of an endorsement like this. for cultural conservatives of which there are many in a place like iowa, this sort of helps reinforce the message that ted cruz is trying to make to those voters that he's just like them. and that -- and i think if you see that, if you complement that with the fact that he keeps arguing against donald trump and his new york values. >> right. >> as a new yorker i take offense to that. >> right. >> but that i think is where he's starting to draw these contrasts. in that critical phase we're getting where people are starting to make that final decision he wants to force that choice with voters. >> i don't think he was referring to yonkers. >> definitely no

this comes only a week after willie's controversial relative phil robertson endorsed trump rival ted cruz. in less than a month, siouxlanders wil be able to get insight from top business leaders. the sixth annual entrepalooza starts on february 15th and is a ten day celebration of entntpreneuri al spirit. . organizations are co-sponsoring the event. it starts off with a conversation with ted waitt, co-founder of gateway computer company. briar cliff university is one of the sponsors. student business leaders there say it is an important event, especially for youth. "if you wait too late there's a lot you can miss out on," said lavon wright iii, a briar cliff university senior. "that goes for everything in life. if you start at a young age you can start to build those characteristics you need as you grow up." other events include a consulting fair, a speed innovation market. all the events are free, but some require registration. students in newell are adding their voices and faces in the fight to stop bullying. 19 high schoolers at newell fonda high school made their own bullying vid

. >>> duck dynasty star phil robertson likes ted cr endorsing him for president. that endorsement comes ahead of tonight's gop debate. fox business network is lowesting this time. therwidebates with donald trump, bebecarson, cruz and marco rubio on the main stage along with a few other candidates. >>> everyone has powerball fever, including police officers n missouri. >> instead of buying tickets for themselves, they bought them for strangers. county were instructed to give the tickets to whomever he wanted, including one man who thought he was getting a ticket for a cracked windshield. >> if you win, don't have to worry about that crack, get you a new car. how about that? community, community, community. >> how do you think you would feel about it if someone wins? >> that would be awesome. as bad as i want to wwn, you know, it's not about me, it's about this community. >> the officers paid for the powerball tickets themselves. their goal was to give away 100 winning powerball jackpot tickets were sold of course in california, florida, and tennessee, not there. bu

this comes only a week after willie's controversial relative phil robertson endorsed trump's rival ted cruz. and mike huckabee will be jamming out on stage tonight in iowa. huckabee will be playing bass guitar alongside 80's rock band fire house at the surf ballroom in des moines. the event starts at eight p.m. discuss preventing privatized medicaid. the families all have disabled children who require special care. that care could turn extremely expensive if medicaid becomes privatized in march. each family expressed their specific concerns about the potential issue to congressman loebsack. (dave loebsack/u.s. congressman) "i'm here to listen to them. i'm here to take those concerns back to washington d.c. i'll continue to express the concerns that i have with the relevant organizations in d.c., with the bureaucracies that are involved in this." loebsack hopes to derail privatized medicaid... or at least delay it past march first. coming up on kwwl, a former uni football player gets ready for the and - the cleveland cavaliers fire their head coach despite "winner of the regional emmy f

this comes only a week after willie's controversial relative phil robertson endorsed trump rival ted cruz. two republican presidential candidates will be in siouxland tomorrow. frontrunner donald trump will be in sioux center at dordt college. he will speak at 11 a.m. door open at 9. doctor ben carson will stop in sioux city tomorrow. there will be a prayer service at the orpheum theatre. the event is in memory of the staffer who died tuesday in a van accident in cass county, iowa. doors open at 11 and the event starts at 1. that'll do it for news and weather but, our sportsfource extra crew is just getting warmed up. highlights from ten games coming as president, i will defend this nation, but i will do it responsibly. i voted against the war in iraq, and that was the right vote. we m mr forget the lessons of that experience. isis must be destroyed, but we should not do it alone. need an international coalition with muslim boots on the ground fighting with our support. it's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the middle east. as president, i will. thanks for tuning in t

and cruz rolls out an endorsement as well from duck dynasty star phil robertson in his latest tv ad.eb bush takes an unexpected call on his apple watch. that's not jeb bush. but he did. and more turmoil in the carson campaign. the finance chair who resigned today will join us live. all of this as the rhetoric between the top two democrats heats up ahead of their debate this sunday night. we've got all the political news of the day covered from our team outside tonight's debate. let's begin with nbc's katy tur who covers the trump campaign. katy, good to see you. trump's strategy tonight, what are they saying? >> trump's strategy is, as it always is, he's a counterpuncher. they say -- they've told me today that they are in debate prep as we speak. unclear what exactly that debate prep is because they're always very tight lipped about how exactly they go into these debates, but he has said in the past that he's a counterpuncher. if ted cruz comes after him, do expect to hear donald trump bring up something like the birtherism, the canadian birth and whether he's eligible to be presiden

- here's phil robertson, and you're going to match him with sarah palin. and then we'll raise you a glenn beck. if it's going to be the endorsement game, this could go on until february 1st in iowa. >> who else is on the table? is there something with an hgtv show that would really put you guys sort of over the top? >> you know, i think it really is about iowans and what iowans have to say to iowans. i stood up in meeting after meeting and i said you know me. i have represented you in congress for 13 years, 6 years prior to that in the state senate. i am a full spectrum constitutional christian conservative. and i take the risk. and if there is anybody that fits that category, willing to step up and say that i have let them down, i don't think i ever have. and i'm willing to put all of that on the line, all that reputation on the line, in endorsing ted cruz, because he fits that model and that mold, and he's smart and his record proves it. he has been in the trenches fighting all along. and he's not switched on his positions in a lifetime. and yet we -- an

phil robertson was in court and has the details of the defendants wanting to go to ten years in prison for the manslaughter charge will serve an additional four years for probation violation for cisco's family defendant is devastating but the vacancy on things as it's just it does not affect us out here lee scored feeling justice was served a way to collect all of the top left and no family no more grieving we will continue to grieve but not it's not likely at ronnie cisco will spend the next fourteen years behind bars cisco admitted to killing satchel during an argument about the cowboys redskins game that got out of hand this surveillance video shows cisco lunging toward satchel looking around the neck a blow that proved to be deadly. meanwhile cisco's family leaves court disappointed his brother who was there when this all happened said the sentence is unfair with accidental was the one called on purpose before the judge decided his fate. cisco's family and friends spoke to his character painting a picture of the hard work are trying to turn his life around cisco apologize to said j

bob vander plaats, duck dynasty star phil robertson and conservative radio host glenn beck all spoke before cruz took the utage. robertson expressing his draw to cruz's faith. beck talked about cruz's principles as to why he endorsed him. the big headline many wanted to see, was his invitation to republican front-runner donald trump. cruz invited trump, who skipped the latest gop debate, to tonights event. trump did not show and cruz called him out. >> paris is the city of light,

congressman steve king, glenn beck, and phil robertson are all expected to be on hand. republican presidentail candidate chris christie will stump for support in sioux city tomorrow. the new jersey governor will speak at morningside college at the olsen student center. doors open at 8:00 a.m. slated to appear at the orpheume theatre tomorrow. doors for open at 4:00 and the event gets underway at 6:0:0in the evening.g. on the other side of the ticket, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is also coming to sioux city. she'll stump at the sioux city convention center. doors open at 3:45 for the 5:15 event. on the campaign trail in iowa today... senator bernie sanders said the election is likely a "toss-up." the democratic senator said the outcome would hinge on whether he could turn out working- class people and young voters. sanders stuck to his usual message about standing up to the establishment that he says influences politics. "imagine working people, low income people, people of color standing up for justice, standing up for dignity, and being prepared t

and this ad -- cruz in camo hunting with reality superstar phil robertson, from "duck dynasty." >> ted cruz is my man, he fits the bill, he's the man for the job and he will go duck hunting. >> and tom llamas with us. last night, it was a iowa governor seeming to warn against ted cruz. and tonight, bob dole with tough words aimed at cruz as well? saying cruz is an extremist, and saying if he's the nominee, the losses for the republican party would be cataclysmic. saying he would pick trump over cruz any day. david? >> tom llamas, thank you. >>> on the democratic side, it was just hours before hillary clinton was using an image of trump and palin side by side to fire up her supporters. but would it work in receive ? cecilia vega, also in iowa tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the clinton campaign hoping to raise big bucks from that big endorsement. overnight sending out this plea saying, donate to make sure this is nothing more than a bad "snl" skit come to life. for hillary clinton, it is no laughing matter. bernie sanders with his biggest lead yet in new hampshire. and today bill clinton

that man's name is phil robertson. he is the star of the "duck dynasty" tv show, a very influential conservative media figure and republican party figure these days. and today mr. robertson showcases his personal republican presidential endorsement the for 2016 in an ad. the new ad that's just out in the presidential race that i believe might be the most effective republican ad of this whole political cycle so far. watch. >> my qualifications for president of the united states are rather narrow. is he or she godly. does he or she love us. can he or she do the job. and finally, would they kill a duck and put them in a pot and make a good duck gumbo? i've looked at the candidates. ted cruz is my man. he fits the bill. he's godly. he loves us. he's the man for the job. and he will go duck hunting. because today we're going. ted cruz is my man. i'm voting for him. >> cruz, the reason we're going to vote for you, all of us, is because you're one of us, my man. >> thank you. >> that's why we're voting for you. it's now or ne

is it phil robertson endorsing ted cruz?fiorina. or is it d, donald trump from "the apprentice" endorsing donald trump. >> let's go with a little bit of quackery and go with b. >> steve, "b" is larry's guess. what is the right answer? >> let's check wednesday's segment. >> he's godly. he loves us, he's the man for the job and he will go duck hunting. because we're going. ted cruz is my man. i'm voting for him. [ laughter ] >> yes. the correct answer is b, and larry is right again. >> larry, well done. one more question for you. this is from last night's show. last night's show was different than most other shows. i had an interview with hillary clinton. one of the things i asked her about was whether gender politics would be a major consideration for her if she gets a chance to pick a vice presidential running mate. she said she would be happy picking a woman or a man for the job if she gets to pick a running mate. she floated one celebrity possibility. which celebrity name did secretary clinton bring up? was it a, phil robe

duck dynasty store phil robertson >> robertson said cruz is godly. he defended robertson after he declared gays are sinners and african-americans are happy under jim crow laws. >>> jesse jackson was in columbia tonight while talking to civic and educational leaders as well as local clergy at second nazareth baptist church. >> in touching on the civil rights era, he talked about the u.s. health care system which he says is a big issue for voters come november. >> they must attack the problem not attack each other. so much name calling and one liners and entertaining. citizens black and white need and deserve medical care. >> jackson is traveling across south carolina this week talking helping people register to vote. >>> also tonight, new developments in the capture of ten american soldiers who drifted into iranian waters and now tonight they could have turned into a major crisis. instead, it ended with their release just 24 hours later. >> all thanks to our new diplomatic ties between washington and tehran. earlier today, one of the american sailors

you saw phil robertson, the father of the clan here, endorsing ted cruz.ot willie endorsing trump. still waiting for the endorsements of at least three other prominent ducks in this primary, including scrooge mcduck and howard the duck. remember him? that will do it for me and "way too early." coming up on "morning joe" on this friday, states of emergency are now in effect for d.c. and five states. the federal government is closing early today, as a major winter storm threatens to paralyze the district. now on the east coast. and with bernie sanders and donald trump dominating the latest polls from iowa just ten days before the caucuses, hillary clinton turns up the dial on sanders. plus michigan governor rick snyder joins the table to discuss the flint water crisis. that has some calling for his resignation. that and much more coming up next on "morning joe." y on your medicare part d prescriptions, walgreens says, carpe med diem. seize the day to get more out of life and medicare part d. just switch to walgreens for savings that'll be the highlight of yo

was it a, phil robertson of duck dynasty, b, beyonce, c, oprah win free, or d, lee nardo dipap owe. >hottest thing going right now, let's go with d. >> steve, do you have the correct answer for us? >> you don't have to choose op grisly grizz lamb adams mountain man. >> i'm going to look at a lot of different people. >> i'm not sure leonardo dicaprio is available, but we'll see. >> you have to ask the bear. >> larry is right once again. >> larry, spectacular. spectacular. nick, obviously he won everything? >> he did. >> we're going to give you the cocktail shaker. we're going to launder the t-shirt and send it to you. it was really nice to meet you tonight. thanks for playing. >> thanks a lot. really appreciate it, rachel. >> all you have to do is e-mail us. rachel@msnbc.com. operators are standing by. actually, operators are standing by. before you do that, you do have to meet your new cell mates. > due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> why did you hit an officer? >> we have now been dispatched. >> the jail responds with force after an officer is assaulted,

together in a cruz campaign video in which robertson explains his endorsement for the presidential candidate. cruz issued a statement saying he is thrilled to have phil's support. he says the robertsons are a strong family with great christian faith and conservative values. some eastern iowa gun owners are defending their right to openly carry guns. the iowa conservative union meets monthly at this cedar rapids godfather's restaurant. the group talks to local conservative leaders with a sharp focus on the second amendment. members say the meetings also give new permit holders an opportunity to ask questions and become more comfortable with openly carrying a weapon in public places. 21:52:05 "what's nice about this is if you're not used to openly carrying, maybe you have your permit and you're new at it. here's a place you can have your gun on your hip and you can carry. when you're around a bunch of people it becomes normal. " the group says they're hoping to boost attendance at open carry nights in 20-16. if you'd like to attend a meeting, we've put that information under this story on kcrg dot com. investigating after one man showed up at saint luke'

cruz in camo, hunting with reality superstar phil robertson from "duck dynasty." >> ted cruz is my man. he fits the bill. he's the man for the job and he will go duck hunting>> tom llamas, des moines iowa. >> hilarious. >> hillary clinton is struggling against glowing support for busy, especially in new hampshire. she appealed to vote erspointing to the trump/palin partnership saying it was up to them to make sure it doesn't become a real-life version of a bad saturday night live skit. she debuted a new ad highlighting her experience. >> the real issue is, who can win the election. who is prepared to do the job. >> sanders responded by saying yes, experience is important. dick cheney had a lot of experience but experience doesn't always mean someone has the right judgment. >>> another slump on wall street. the dow ending up losing 249 points after being down more than 500 at one point during the day. the s&p 500 closed at its lowest point in nearly two years. investors are getting more worried about economic growth after oil prices had their worst one-day drop in several months. presid

phil: risen calm know hunting with reality superstar phil robertson with from duck over on the democratic side, the clinton campaign sen thought plea, doe hate to make sure there is nothing more than a bad skit comes to light. it is no laughing matter for clinton. a new poll showing born ny yet. hoping to gain ground there. clinton sent the husband bill clinton to new hampshire todd rally voters there. also, today, trump was good he would consider sarah palin as running mate. he said he is not thinking now. he is thinking about winning. hather? heather: the green line may be cut back. the head of the fiscal management board says the budget means what he calls brutal cuts. the green line extension was originally supposed to cost $2 billion but project managers now say it could cost at least $3 billion. ex tech train service to metford is the tow cuss of that project. next on wcvb newscenter 5. >> swept away by an avalanche. the snowboarder whose camera caught it all and how he survived. >> we really have no treatment, why? >> how this local man is assembling a power team to help there are

there is some good news for endorsement from a-and-e duck dynasty's phil robertson. the two are seen together in a cruz campaign video... ted cruz wears hunting gear in the video as the two go duck hunting. cruz issued a statement saying he's thrilled to have phil's support. turning to oklahoma...where a routine traffic stop turns into a 25 minute high speed police chase.... deputies were foced to use their cruiser to stop a man driving the wrong way on the highway! at one point, he was even driving on a flat tire with the tailgate of his truck dragging along the pavement. officers finally crashed their car into his truck to get him to stop. the guy still fought with officers before he was eventually arrested and hauled-off to jail. u-s border patrol officers come across a massive drug shipment...all hidden in a batch of fresh carrots. take a look--investigators found nearly three-thousand carrot- shaped marijuana packages hidden among the real thing. authorites admit...the drug smugglers were pretty creative in their attempt to smuggle the but they couldn't outsmart

. >> this meanwhile controversial duck dynasty star phil robertson is getting off the sidelines of the presidential campaign and in to the duck blind. >> qualification for president of the united states are rather narrow. is he or she godly? does he or she love us? can he or she do the job? and finally, would they kill a duck and put him in a pot and make him a good duck gumbo? i've looked at the candidates, ted cruz is my man. he fits the bill. le. >> all right. time now for business where asian markets opened lower again today after a sharp drop on wall street and the dow closed down more than 365 points. the nasdaq down 159 points. and the s&p lost 48. cnbc's carolyn ross joins us live from london. carolyn, what's wall street expecting to open at this morning? >> hey, good morning you to, louis. well, this morning we are expecting a degree of stabilization looking at futures this morning, they point to very mild gains. but once again, it all depends on what the price of oil is doing yesterday we saw the brent falling below $30 a barrel. that really spooked a lot of investors. wti th

rival, senator ted cruz is gaining support from conservative tv host glenn beck and reality star phil robertson this just in... new york post cover "this weekend will be whiter than the oscars" time now is x:xx ---what's in the only thing that hollywood overseas....what's causing this hitting levels not seen since 2014. abc's kendis gibson and marci gonzalez have this morning's business headlines, from new york < america's money wall street- markets plunged, rallied and then fell again to continue the worst start to a year in history, but experts say the turmoil on wall street may be nearing an end - for now. (will show closing numbers in graphic) hoverbard warning- the us consumer product safety commission released a statement on their investigation into hoverboards. episode viii," the next saga and sequel to mega blockbuster "star wars: the force awakens," has been moved from its scheduled release date of may 26, 2017 to december 15, studded night at planet hollywood.. night at planet hollywood.. jennifer lopez is starting her las vegas residency at the hotel...and she's kicking it off in sty

duck dynasty star phil robertson has endorsed ted cruz saying he has all of his unique qualifications godly? can he or she love us? can he or she do the job? finally would they kill a duck, put up a pot and make a good duck gumbo. >> is that an endorsement you want? meanwhile cruz is answering questions about a "new york times" report saying he failed to disclose a loan during his 2012 senate bid. that loan for just under $500,000 came from goldman sachs where, of course, cruz's wife heidi is a managing director on leave. cruz says the matter was due to a quote, filing error, and that his family's finances are not complicated. >>> on a lighter note, hillary clinton sat down with lifetime tv and described how she and bill spend date night together. >> it's usually a movie, and dinner. but now a lot of our time is spent with our granddaughter. so even when we've got time together, it may not be to go out so much as to go in to new york, or stop in new york and see charlotte. >> normally on that show the interviewees are barefoot. i wonder if they gave hillary an exemption. clinton may w

fox 3 (walter one of those candidates just got some unique support controversial reality star, "phil robertson" from "duck dynasty" officially endorsed texas senator, ted cruz. apparently, they went hunting liked what he saw. he says: his qualifications for a good president are rather narrow: they should be "godly"... be able to do the job... and... be able to kill a duck, put it in a pot, and make a good duck gumbo. cruz passed that test. robertson made headlines three- years ago when he made offensive comments about gays and black people, in a g-q interview. 3 (jen so, remember that frozen car we told you about in buffalo, new york... the one that looks like a popsicle after getting caught outside during lots of freezing rain and snow. well, looks like it's not gonna be an easy rescue. a towing company can't quite figure out how to free the car from all that ice it's encased in. the ice is really thick... and there's nothing strong enough to pull it out. so they've got to melt some of it first. they're gonna start with a lot of salt... and then maybe bring in a hot water machine... like a ho

a cruz campaign video in which robertson explains his endorsement for the republican presidential candidate. cruz issued a statement saying he is thrilled to have phil's support. he says the robertsons are a strong family with great christian faith and conservative some eastern iowa gun owners are defending their right to openly carry guns. the iowa conservative union meets monthly at this cedar rapids godfather's restaurant. the group discusses local conservative leaders with a sharp focus on the second amendment. members say the meetings also give new permit holders an opportunity to ask questions and become more comfortable with openly carrying a weapon in public places. 21:52:05 "what's nice about this is if you're not used to openly carrying, maybe you have your permit and you're new at it. here's a place you can have your gun on your hip and you can carry. when you're around a bunch of people it becomes normal. " the group says they're hoping to boost attendance at open carry nights in 20-16. if you'd like to attend a meeting, we've put that information under this story on kcrg dot com. cedar rapids police are investigating after one man showed