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if you want to understand what it was like to be married to the republican national committee duringatergate, what second prize, you read this. what i learned is that she was the one who really kept the family going while george h. w. bush, an immensely wonderful father, but as always in that generation he was out there building an international business, you and i talked about this, what is your first memory of your dad, remember? >> baseball. >> otherwise he was out there in kuwait, trinidad, london raising money, in new york raising money to get that business going and one of the several times he cried in interviews with the, several times, sometimes our interviews were like the world's worst, he would cry, i would cry, the kleenex would run out. the chief of staff would say i can't leave you two alone. was when i said did you have any idea on jan. sixth 1945 on that cold saturday in the first presbyterian church that you were marrying a woman who could move 37 times and in doing what she endured in public life, raising a loving stable family and he burst into tears and he said no

reaction from the republican national committee chairman reince priebus who i think is getting ready for some kind of debate. not an fnc debate so i can't be bothered. i know you have to play fair with everybody and this phenomenon of that that's called donald trump that he continues to elevate in popularity and he'll once again be in that center podium. >> no doubt about it, he's the front-runner, and, you know, it's early in the process. i know it doesn't seem like that, but actually i think it's kind of, you know, winding up the year and starting up again in january, but clearly he's the front-runner. he's saying things that a lot of people agree with, so we'll see how it shakes out. i think there's a long way to go and i think even donald trump would tell you the same thing. there's a long way to go. it's a marathon and it will be exciting tonight, and, you know, all eyes are on the republican party, and i think for that it's a gift to our party and our prospects. >> you said it's still early and it is, and we still have a ways to go and we do, but i almost read in between the li

i'm interested to see what paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, what the republican national committee says aboutotential has huge political consequences if republicans start to say that this is a kind of rhetoric that justifies everything. i will not support donald trump if he's the republican nominee. a turning would be point. the other thing that will be interesting to see is talk radio . talk radio tends to be more sympathetic to positions like this for donald trump. off,s a history of backing -- has a history of not backing off. i would not be surprised if he does not try to modulate this in some way. john: it would be hard to do, for the reasons you said before. this is a statement, a premeditated thing. , it wasnot off-the-cuff not a response to question on a rope line. he sat down and wrote this thing extended ittually out there to every reporter in the country. i don't know how you back down from that and pretend like you didn't really mean it the way you said it. gingrich, george w. bush, dick cheney. i wonder what they will all have to say about it. we will talk about this again tomorr

what he has to say officials with the venetian say they've been working with cnn and the republican national committee for about a year. trump remains the front runner and will be center stage. but since the start of the debate cycle - when 15 candidates were seated at the republican table - the number of contenders has dropped to nine...and experts say its only a matter of time until that number gets smaller. by the end of the first round of caucuses and primaries of which nevada is one of the first five - we'll be down to only 4 or 5 republicans who will really have a shot. with such an extravagant event - also comes hightened security. officials with the venetian say they will have elevated security measures in place for tomorrow night. live from the venetian abby theodros fox5 news local las vegas also air in spanish on cnn en espanol. our live broadcast here on fox5 begins at the venetian tomorrow at 5pm. the candidates are already arriving in las vegas. senator marco rubio already addressed supporters this afternoon - while donald trump is getting ready for a rally tonight at the westgate - just

the chief strategist with the republican national committee says he's hoping to have a forum at liberty university in february instead. >>> redskins fans have their eye on the day after christmas. the team is taking on the philadelphia eagles with a playoff spot on the line here. the skins need one more win. i think it could happen. >> are you sounding hopeful? >> absolutely. team spirited. >> all right. now you're talking like a real skin fan. >> the eagles lost but they're only game back right now. if the skins win, they'll host the playoff game in just a few minutes. >> come on. two games in a row. >> nobody is getting cocky though. it's looking good. how long has it been since we've been talking about the red wings? >> at the beginning of the season if you told us, nobody would have believed you. >> good times. >> all right. not an animal you would want to find yourself face-to-face with. quick thinking that helps a boy scout leader survive a bear attack. >>> the popular item giant is recalling this morning, chuck? >>> good morning, everybody. they may change the way you view your a

on behalf of everyone at cnn, we want to thank the candidates, bais thank the republican national committee and venetian in las vegas. we want to wish everyone a very, merry christmas. happy holidays, especially to our soldiers, sailor, airmen and marines, protecting our nation around the . this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning. welcome to your new day. it is wednesday, december 16th, approaching 6:00 in the east. mik is in new york. allison and i are at the venetian hotel in investigate gas, baby. this is where the republican national race will have a new face because of what happened last night. nine contenders took the stage. really only two rivalries garnering headlines this morning. you got cruz-rubio that were taking it all over immigration and a slot of other issues and jeb bush landing some pun weres on donald trump. >> one of the big headlines, drumpb renewing his vow not to run as an independent. so who are the big winners and the losers on the stage last night? and how are voters responding this morning? we have it all covered for you, the way only cnn can. john berman joins

republican national committee chairman, reince priebus, good to talk to us. thank you. >>> with the first votes just seven weeks away where does the race go to here, chuck todd is nbc political director and moderator of meets and nicolle wallace is former communications director for president george w. bush and analyst for msnbc. i wanted to say is reince priebus being forthcoming about the possible idea of a brokered convention and his support of donald trump? >> i think he is and a lot of people that believe he's whistling past the graveyard, the criticism has been he's got his head in the sand and he will argue. no, no, no, we've got a thing in place here to handle all this. everybody thinks it's going to be contested, it's not, but there's others that thing he wouldn't. >> who won last night? >> i thought marco rubio took a traditional republican foreign policy, and i think it was very important to see that the party had someone in the field that could articulately could defend when under attack a world view that has us more aggressive on the intelligence

officials have been working with cnn and the republican national committee for about a year with specific logistical preparations starting in january. since the start of the debate cycle - when 15 candidates were seated at the republican table - the number of contenders has dropped to nine...and experts say its only a matter of time until that number gets smaller. mark peplowski: by the end of the first which nevada is one of the first five, we'll be down to only 4 or 5 republicans who really have a shot. with such an extravagant event - also comes hightened security. officials with the venetian say they will have elevated security measures in place for tomorrow night. live from the venetian abby theodros fox5 news local las vegas fox5 crews also spent the day setting up inside the venetian. we'll be broadcasting live tomorrow beginning right here on fox5 news at 5. a big day is coming up... for a pair of homegrown sports heroes. how the city of las vegas will show its gratitude this week - to bryce harper and krist bryant. plus - is the next conor mcgregor among us? a sneak peak at who c

sean spice ser the communications director for the republican national committee, and i can see a nice big smile on your face, and any serious fear inside of the rnc, the republican national committee that trump would run as a third-party candidate? >> no, donald trump signed the pledge early in the year, and he gave his word, a hend a newcomer to the political scene and he wanted to see that he is treated fairly, and i think that he has seen that is how we at the rnc and reince priebus treat all of the candidates and it was good to hear him reaffirm that last night so we can get our eyes on the prize of defeating hillary clinton. >> are you convinced that all of the other republican candidates are going to the support or endorse or vote for him? >> yes. absolutely. look, every single person on the stage is united by one thing at least which is this, that hillary clinton would move the country in the wrong direction, and she does not have a plan to keep america safe, and every one of the individuals on the stage would do a much better job of providing the solutions to the problem that

it's just not fair," the chairman of the republican national committee disagreed with trump but said in a statement this afternoon quote "we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism." kenneth moton, abc news washington. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina criticized trump's remarks at a campaign event in des moines today. she told reporters trump's comments undermine the character of who we are as a nation, and that a policy to ban muslims would be dangerous. " i disagree with donald trump's prescription on what to do to constitution..ha ving a conversation about internment camps, not defeating isis." fiorina also said she thinks trump's comments have more to do with politics and recovering the spotlight from ted cruz who is rising in the polls. members of the muslim community in eastern iowa were quick to condemn trump's call for a shutdown of muslims entering the u-s. cedar rapids shares a long history with members of that faith. muslims from lebanon were early pioneers in early industry arriving in the late 1800's. the "mother mosque" in northwest cedar ra

he made his life har hard with watergate but he gave them the u.n., the republican national committee. now, nixon's view of your father is one that's really important because it endured in parts of the political culture. and your father told me this and it's in the papers. nixon didn't think your dad, he doubted your fathers tough this, consistently. he thought he was a loyal appointee. nixon once said to george shultz, bush takes our line beautifully. but that was his job. he served in these non-executive jobs, one of the reason why he might have had a little trouble articulating the vision of things later, is he was never in an executive job where you had to do. you are encouraged to subsume your vision because you were serving the president of the united states. so your dad said in diaries, he said to me, that he thought some of the beginning of the sense that he was a wimp or didn't quite have the guts to do it, begin with the nixon. but the other critical element is one of the reasons nixon thought that is because as chairman of the republican national committee your father saw h

republican was barry goldwater. he was the head of the national republican senatorial committee at the time. i remember it because i was president of the college republicans at u of l, and i invited goldwater to speak at the university. goldwater accepted my invitation, and i had the honor of introducing him that day. as a 20-year-old college kid, i assumed goldwater simply accepted this invitation because he wanted to come to you of l. looking back on it now, it's clear to me that goldwater may have wanted to visit you of l to give him something public to do while he was campaigning for thruston morton, but his speech likeed suspiciously someone who was laying the groundwork for a presidential 1964, which is of course exactly what he did. race, 1962 senate morton's success stemmed from more than the assistance of goldwater. it included a helping hand from .one other than happy chandler the old war horse was positioning himself for yet another run for the governor's mansion in 1963. in 1963. was, a, b, c chandler believed he could aid his own cause by helping morton in 1962. the races were b

fred brown, republican national committee " this is a time for them to draw on their records, on their view points, as well as contrast what other candidates have said and where they stand on those issues" but tomorrow might also be the time for presidential hopefuls who haven't been getting as much attention lately to take the floor and make their voices heard. and with donald trump constantly in the headlines for his many inflammatory comments, lois romano from the washington post believes hes making himself the perfect target... lois romano, editor washington post live " i think were gonna see everybody trying to take trump out, its just been trump trump trump all the time now, and i think his comments about barring muslims from coming in the country have gotten everybody exercised. they think they're on to something and i think hes gonna be under attack tomorrow.". however the attack won't be one sided... romano believes ted cruz's keep him on trumps radar... an exchange she says is one to look out for... " he's not leading in iowa anymore, and he was trashing the des moines regist

really what it comes down to is the idea what we're seeing here is not so much out of the republican national committee but what we're hearing from republican operatives, people part of the establishment that donald trump's campaign, as i've said on this program many times before is a threat to the power base of a lot of those people that live inside the beltway and they suck out of the trough inside the beltway and i think that this campaign and others have really put a huge cramp in their style. i think that's what you're hearing, most of the barking of the dogs that are afraid they are not going to get fed. >> i want to turn once again to mr. trump's proposal to ban muslims. i was on the air live as it came out earlier this week. you've heard from a number of people in both parties, in the just a bad idea but that it literally puts the lives of american soldiers at risk. isis, the tool and i hear from serious people inside and outside government. inside the intelligence and you are a senior policy advisor and how do you respond to the criticisms? >> well, i think that you have to take a look what ot

business has yet to announce the moderatorsrs the additionaldebate has been sanctioned by the republican national committee. it will give g-o-p hopefuls yet another chance to meet on stage before primary voting begins in february. the first-in-the- nation iowa caucuses are on february first jenna: president obama will sign legislation aimed behind" education initiative tomorrow. the senate overwhelmingly passed the legislation today, sending the measure to the president's desk. the white house says he will sign the bill, called "the every student succeeds act," into law. "no child left behind" was first approved in 2002 during george w. bush's presidency. but critics have long argued the initiative gave too much power to washington in controlling state education policy. under the new measure, state and local officials will have greater power in determining how to respond to underachieving schools. tim: also today the potus is taking time to celebrate freedom president barack obama joined congress on capitol hill to commemorate the 150-th anniversary of the 13th amendment-- that's the constitutional amendme

republican national committee chair 1:14-1:24 "oh there's damage! the party has to figure out how to recover the message and if he or the party's not capable of doing that then when you get to november its goininto be a very tough sled" but gop insiders fear trump's road the nomination now looks smooth i'm steve handelsman, nbc today, hillary clinton blasted donald trump. clinton accussed him of resorting to " "ally ugly hateful rhetoric" with his plan to deny muslims entry into the u-s. and the democratic presidential frontrunner tried to link the rest of the g-o-p field to trump.. claiming they've made extreme statements too. s/ hillary clinton / (d) presidential candidate :21 now some of the other republican candidates have finally said that these latest comments have gone too far, but the truth is a lot of them have said some pretty extreme things too. their language maybe be more veiled, less you know dramatic, but their ideas aren't so different. clinton also toured an iowa tech company wednesday.. and has an evening town hall scheduled. we ma

of servinghe honor iowa as the republican national committee woman. i do have a question for you on establishment or a late gop, whatever you want to call it. as the state central committee, we are neutral. this is not to hurt you or harm you, it is for clarification. when we see you make a statement and sometimes it is controversial, as we have noticed, -- mr. trump: sometimes purposefully though. firestorm, the fact checkers come through and your constitutionally sound. you agree with the party platform. i have not found anything where i see you in contradiction, unlike other candidates that are in contradiction to the platform. with the public. you have unleashed america from the bondage of political correctness. [applause] mr. trump: wow, thank you. thank you. [applause] question, whymy wouldn't a gop, or rnc be thrilled with a candidate that has the numbers that you do, that is resonating with the public, and is saying the things that is obviously -- mr. trump: come here. bring her up. so nice. [applause] mr. trump: when she first started that qu

what he has to say officials with the venetian say they've been working with cnn and the republican national committee for about a year. trump remains the front runner and will be center stage. but since the start of the debate cycle - when 15 candidates were seated at the republican table - the number of contenders has dropped to nine...and experts say its only a matter of time until that number gets smaller. first round of caucuses and primaries of which nevada is one of the first five - we'll be down to only 4 or 5 republicans who will really have a shot. with such an extravagant event - also comes hightened security. officials with the venetian say they will have elevated security measures in place for tomorrow night. the debate will also air in spanish on cnn en espanol. our live coverage from inside the venetian here on fox5 begins at 5 pm. ahead tonight .. new rules go into affect for anyone who operates a drone. and what fills up 30 semi-trailers ... most of a large parking lot .. and a charitable bank account? we'll take a look at the final numbers at this year's record setting toy drive! and

the republican national committee said there was no reason for worry. but the cruz/trump tussle is a sign that the race is entering a new and volatile phase. until now, their relationship has been a mutual admiration society. >> i'm very glad donald trump is in this election. i like donald trump. >> well, it's a little bit of a romance. i like him. he likes me. he's backed me 100%. >> in september, the two rivals were even seen embracing at a rally against the iran nuclear deal. and in july, a private meeting at trump tower. but all along, trump was waiting for a fight. >> he's been so supportive but at some point he's going to have to hit me. it is going to be a sad day but it will happen. i promise. >> reporter: that day may be nearing. and that is one of the dynamics that we're going to be watching at that republican debate next tuesday in las vegas. ted cruz and donald trump. don't expect ted cruz to take on donald trump aggressively during that debate. he knows that it's a big time audience may not be the best time and ted cruz has enough and the d

national security. the problem is you have republican candidates standing for president of the united states. >> reporter: the chairman of the republican national committee is not taking the white house advice to disavow trump but issued a statement saying we need to aggressively terrorism but not at the expense of our american values. >> if the republican party likes it, that's fine. if they don't, that's fine also. i'm leading in virtually every single poll. >> reporter: trumps supporters say he's right. >> we need to look at these countries, particularly the muslims. >> as for the gop criticizing trump for his proposal, he tweeted most of his supporters would vote for him if he ran as an independent. possibly his warning to the republican party. david and lisa? >> thank you. the latest poll does not indicate that his comments are another. >> a new cnn orc international poll has him leading, ted cruz a new monmouth university ted cruz leading,poll has followed by trump in marco wbz rubio. stay with over the next 90 minutes for coverage of his >>> meanwhile, endorsements are pulling in for hillary clinton, close to 200 community, labor and grassroots le

would he had the republican national committee? mr. president, you must be at the bottom of the barrel if you are asking me, he replied. eisenhower replied, damn right, i am. [laughter] as it turned out, morton was a good fit. 1959aded the rnc from to 1961. he was responsible for paying the public face of the party at fundraisers and organizers. he was hailed as the best rounded national chairman we have had in years. like clements, he was a hard-hitting cars and -- hard-hitting partisan. he was known to say, if, as a candidate, you do not say it strongly, you will wind up in the want ads. 1962,as on display in when the democrats nominated wilson wyatt, who was then the lieutenant governor, to challenge morton for the senate. throughout the campaign morton wyatt on his liberal ties. international attention. president john f. kennedy came to speak in favor of wyatt at freedom hall. a prominent senator also visited and made a few appearances, including one supporting morton. that was barry goldwater, the head of the national republican s

national security. and the problem is you still have a bunch of republican candidates who are standing by their pledge to support him for president of the united states."the chairman of the republican national committee isn't takingthe white house's advice to disavow trump - but he did issue a statement saying: "we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our american values."(sot: voice of: donald trump/(r) presidential candidate/courtesy: cnn "new day")"if the republican party likes it that's fine, if they don't like it that's fine also. as you know, i'm leading in virtually every single poll."trump supporters say he's right.(sot: bob burns/new hampshire trump supporter)"we do need to look at these countries where these people are coming from, particularly the muslims."trump has a commanding le over his of iowa voters released monday. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. 3 3 in bipartisan fashion the house of representatives today voted to tighten restrictions on the visa waiver program. 3 that program lets residents of approved countries to visit the united states without a visa. among the changes if you are from an approved country, but have travelled to sy

aixa: the republican national committee says the purpose of the meeting was to answer questions about the convention. and insists the voters, not party leaders, will elect the nominee. marc: if the people supporting trump or carson start to see the , you know, power brokers in washington lighting their cigars and the smoke coming from those back rooms to beat their guy, that's something that really galvanizes support. aixa: carson's campaign says he did sign a pledge that he wouldn't launch a third-party bid. but he did so "based on everybody playing by the rules." in washington, i'm aixa diaz. steve: happening on the heels of carson's comments, donald trump is holding a rally right now in des moines. stacey: kcci's cynthia fodor is at the state fairgrounds. cynthia: doors opened here at the varied industry building hours ago, folks are going in. you see this is a huge event, filling up the entire building. i understand there are about 2000 chairs set up here, this is one the largest events i have been so far for donald trump. supporters here tell me they are standing beside him, desp

>> it is a threat that very much worries the republican national committee, and the republican partyral. because if he were to run as an independent, he could siphon off a lot of votes from the republican party in the presidential election, and if not certainly elect a democrat, make the path a lot easier for the democratic nominee. >> it seems a bit of a delicate dance there. how do you sort of alienate him from the party, while not alienating all the folks who are following him? >> i mean, right now he is bigger than the republican party, certainly able to get more attention than anybody else, in the republican party, and i do think it's a delicate dance. and i think that's why you see republican party officials, even yesterday when some of them were rebuking him for what he said about banning muslims from coming into the united states, house speaker paul ryan and some others, they stopped a little bit short of saying that they wouldn't support him if he was the nominee because they do very much fear him bolting the party and making it easier for a democrat to win. >> what's the ne

the head of the republican national committee is also criticizg the idea. >> for more we're now joined from washington by abc's lana zak. lana, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, reena and chard. yes, donald trump has ignited an international firestorm with these comments. some people worry it will be used as an isis recruiting tool. others fear that it could be used to justify hate here at home. all at the same time that the latest poll numbers show donald trump with his largest lead in new hampshire ever, winning that state's primary right now with an astounding 32% support. >> donald trump has jumped the shark. he gone too far. >> reporter: sharp condemnation for donald trump from everyday americans to fellow republicans. >> we know how you make america great again, tell donald trump to go to hell. trump's most recent controversial proposal. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> what he had to say about the muslims, we just got to get control. >> reporter: but for young muslim-americans it's hard to see

. >> reporter: republican national committee chairman previs who so far has remained neutral in the race said fighting terrorism should not come, quote, at the expense of our american values. trump's gop rival texas senator ted cruz weighed in. >> i do not agree with his proposal. >> reporter: legal scholars say the ban would violate numerous international treaties. >> you simply can't treat people differently on the basis of religion. you can't discriminate against them on that basis. >> reporter: trump supporters like candy parker backed the gop frontrunner if for no other reason he's outspoken. >> the idea he's okay with being out there and saying what he believes and not being afraid and having a backbone to say it, i'm okay with that. >> it's pretty clear trump doesn't mind criticism. in fact some might say he thrives on it. today he played up a new usa today suffolk university poll that showed 68% of his supporters would vote for him if he ditched the republican party and ran as an independent. gop leaders say if he were to do that, it would guarantee a democratic victory. >>> out

he was head of the rnc, the republican national committee. hen he was head of the republican national committee, you had no tougher efforts very tougher adversary--you had no tougher adversary. he would come over and charm the pants off of us and have a funny thing. we would say, "wait a minute, we will be challenging this guy." when i wanted to write the story about the greatest generation, that was probably the first person to come to mind. having grown up in that part of the country, i really knew the dna of the town in which i was raised. , he came to badly wounded. we wanted to make sure he would have the needs he was so much in need of. when he was the republican leader in the senate, he would pull together these colleagues. those of us who are reporters gathered in his office, in his chambers, and had a spirited but entirely productive exchange good there was no standing up -- exchange. there was no standing up and pointing fingers. we explained what motivations we had. that worked well. a war getsd, underway between the media and the c

he tweeted hopefully the republican national committee can strengthen out the total mess that is takinglace in virginia's republican party fast. >>> 2015 could be the year remembered for an explosion of polling in the presidential race. "the boston globe" looked at the number of polls of the republican race in the early contest states and they're up nearly 90%. already this year there have been 236 polls taken across the country that 64 more back in 2011 while the numbers of national polls remained steady at 100, the number in new hampshire has more than doubled from 29 up to 60. iowa's up from 29 in 2011 to 56 in 2015, and even the third contest, south carolina, has seen an increase in polls from 14 to 20. now still ahead on "way too early" a bizarre play call for the patriots that earned the nickname belly kick. >>> plus -- >> it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage, there's more adjectives i'd like to be able to use. >> denver broncos quarterback peyton manning on the doping allegations levied against him in a new documentary. we'll have that plus the latest on the severe

i think there's no way that the republican national committee, if ben carson or donald trump, had beenp delegates, would figure out a way to try to steal it from them. if they did that, it would destroy the republicans' chances of winning the general election, one because it would alienate a huge block of voters, the voters who were supporting a candidate who was leading, and two, you would prompt either trump or carson to run some third-party campaign that wouldn't be able to win, but would be able to sink the republican chances of winning in the general. >> david, quickly, i want to get this in, too. with ted cruz, we're talking about the bromance between ted cruz and donald trump, playing polite as far as this game goes, because we've seen it play not so politely. are those days over, especially when it comes to the tweet, donald trump's tweet and ted cruz with the recording of the audio? >> cruz is trying to walk a very, very fine line. in senate there was a provision that basically, a state of the senate resolution against trump's call for a ban on muslims coming into the country,

the republican national committee put out a supposedly damning video featuring hillary's introduction of lloyd at a global clinton global initiative meeting. that is why the rights suddenly fell madly head over heels with elizabeth warren. in february 2015, carl rhodes crossroads group run at 82nd anti-hillary web ad where the audio consisted entirely of a clip from from one of elizabeth warren speeches. after all, they can can vince senator warren to challenge senator in real life they could set up an imaginary conflict between the two. we've heard a lot of talk about political dynasty, as if hillary was in counting on inheriting the presidency from her husband which is brazen coming from a party that, until recently seemed intent on nominating the guy his grandfather had been a member of congress and his father and brother have both been president. what's about the charge about progressive policies that she spouses are not based in actual belief but in political posturing. in killing the messenger i tell you exactly what the republican playbook against hillary is. they're doing ever

. >> reporter: republican national committee chairman reince priebus, who has so far remained neutral in the race said fighting terrorism should not come, "at the expense of our american values." trump's g.o.p. rifle texas senator ted cruz air, lawyer himself, refused to say whether trump's proposal was constitutional. >> i recognize a great many folks in the media would refer that-- that anyone running for president engage in an ongoing-- as an ongoing theater critic, criticizing the proposals of others. i do not agree with his proposal. i do not think it is the right solution. >>>> reporter: legal scholars say the ban would violate numerous international treaties. in addition constitutional scholar ilya shapiro says for the proposal is. >> wholly unconstitutional. i wish our law school examines had been like this, "what is the problem with this statement?" you simply can't treat people differently on the basis of religion and you can't discriminate against them on that base. case closed. >> reporter: despite uproar, kandee parker, who atended trump's rally in south carolina, backed

he was head of the rnc, the republican national committee. f you are a reporter when bob is head of the republican national committee, you had no tougher adversary. in those days than bob. he knew how to carry the banner for the party. but then, he would come over and charm the pants off of us and have some kind of funny little thing. we would all walk away saying "wait a minute, we will be are supposed to be challenging this guy." and we all walk away in love with him. when i wanted to write the story about the greatest generation, that was probably the first person to come to mind. having grown up in that part of the country as well, i really knew the dna of the town in which he was raised because i was raised in those kinds of towns as well. that town, too, he came to badly wounded. we wanted to make sure he would have the help he was so much in need of. when he was the republican leader in the senate, republican or democrat, he would pull together these colleagues. those of us who are reporters gathered in his office, in his chambers, and

. >> reporter: the chairman of the republican national committee disagreed with trump.nd said in a statement, quote, we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism. reena and richard? >> ken net, thank you very much, indeed. great piece by barbara walters as well. you see, with the gop condemning him, including the speaker of the house, that they should sack him from the party, but the danger for them is that he then goes independent and splits their vote going into the election. yesterday things were electric on my twitter handle. >> a lot of excited people. >> yeah. @richardpbacon. if you're a donald trump supporter, and based on the comments yesterday, many of you are, if he went independent, which he's not ruling out, would you follow him? would you take your vote from the republican party over to him as an independent? let me know @richardpbacon. >> republicans have asked him to pledge not to do, go independent. it will be fascinating if he does. >>> the mayor of philadelphia is among the top elected officials denouncing trump's comments. michael nutter

national security and the problem is you still have a bunch of republican candidates who are standing by their pledge to support him for president of the united states. >> the chairman of the republican national committee isn't taking the white house's advice to disavow trump altogether, but he did issue a statement saying, "we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism but not at the expense of our american values." >> if the republican party likes it, that's fine. if they don't like it, that's fine, also. as you know, i'm leading in virtually every single poll. >> we do need to look at these countries where these people are coming from and particularly the muslims. >> reporter: all the criticism isn't hurting trump's poll numbers. he has a commanding lead over his rivals. in the latest cnn poll of iowa voters. and this is how trump's call was covered by the philadelphia daily news, a picture of him arm raised like a nazi salute and the words the new furor, a play on adolf hitler's title. even philly's mayor said he would ban donald trump if he could saying the city doesn't have room for that kind of stupidity and check out this tweet from harry potter author jk rowlings. she compared trum

trump also taking aim at the republican national committee, blasting the virginia requirement that primary voters pledge that they are in-fact republican. scare off key independent and first time voters. out the republican before it is too late. stupid! rnc" latest tweets reflect trump's distrust of the gop leadership. and once raise the concern for the party - that its frontrunner could launch an independent run - trump has said he will elias: december good fortune for a local skating park. brenton skating plaza in downtown des moines has had more days open this year than last year. they have only had to close once so far, compared to 12 times last year for bad weather. plaza workers say the milder really an issue if it's really sunny. guests say they don't mind either. tracy barnes, tingley, iowa, resident: "it's nice, it's cold outside, weather, it's not snowing or raining. " taylor coglianese, austin, texas resident: "i love it, i miss the cold and the ice. so, this is great for me." elias: the brenton skating plaza is check out this story on our full list of elias: the iowa hawkeyes g

the republican national committee is also out in las vegas. good morning. thanks for getting up early. appreciate it. >> hey, good morning, savannah. >> let's do some housekeeping. donald trump seemed to be flirting again with the idea this week of mounting an independent run. last night he seemed again to closed door on that and say he'll run as a republican, no matter what. can you now sleep at night? ed is the issue closed in your mind? >> savannah, it's been closed for months for me. i was never losing any sleep about it to begin with. i think that the media enjoys this little narrative about independent runs, but the truth is that there isn't going to be any independent in the white house. they are either going to be a republican or a democrat. i was never concerned about it. donald trump signed the pledge when i went to his office months ago, and he's never indicated to me any reason why he wouldn't honor the pledge, and i never doubted it. so it's never been anything i've been concerned about. >> let's talk about another issue. there's open discussio

the chair of the republican national committee released a response that said another round of airstrikes reportedly targeted isis today, killing dozens. a facebook page loyal to the terrorist group says russian warplanes carried out the capital in northern syria. including eight children and five women. a british-based group said 15 32 isis fighters. now to the weather, a warm, mild day turning into a cold night in state police say drivers hit unexpected ice and crashed in gill some, richmond, and surrey. a 71-year-old man in the surrey crash was airlifted to the hospital. meteorologist hayley lapoint joins us. will it be icy for the monday morning commute? hayley: there could be spots, especially low-lying areas in the valley. we have high pressure on top of us. it is not ice forming from rainfall or anything like that. it is due to low-level moisture we have an fog, freezing in many locations. some of the low-lying areas, some of the off ramps, on ramps, bridges may have some ice on them. it' s 27 degrees in concord. 34 in manchester. we have 31 in lebanon. the fog has started to roll