his republican rivals..seizing the forward for the all- important iowa vote...which is now just four days away. the fox news - donald trump debate controversy continues

rubio was caught sporting earlier this week in new hampshire continue to spark jokes from his republican rivalsnd paul weighed in before his appearance on the view yesterday while jeb bush got in on the fun during a campaign stop. >> hey, guys, i'll be on the view in a few minutes. i'm here in whoopi goldberg's office trying to choose some shoes. we've seen rubio has those cute new boots and i don't want to be outdone. >> governor, you changed your shoes. >> i did. >> for new hampshire snow? >> the heels are low heels, just for the record. >> and carly fiorina tweeted out this picture of her high heels yesterday, along with the caption, yeah, marco rubio, but can you rock these? just too good. now that does it for me and "way too early." coming up next on "morning joe," the crowded lane among gop establishment candidates gives donald trump a 14-point lead in a new poll. meanwhile ted cruz is forced to defend his eligibility to be president. we'll take a closer look at the new birther debate. and later this morning, presidential candidate carly fiorina, florida governor rick scott, and new -- fo

taking aim at her republican rivals. it features clipping from trump. cruise. christy. and bush. a narrator calls the candidates quote backwards. >> >> days after drug kingpin was captured by mexican officials following his second escape from prison in july. mexican authorities are turning their interest to actor shawn pen. officials want to question pen over the reported secret meeting he had with the drug lord. on saturday, rolling stone published an article written by pen. featuring an interview done by video missages. >> the mexican attorney general said extradition proceedings are set to begin. but didn't spet specify >> . her body was reportedly found by her boyfriend. worried for her safety. after not hearing from her for a few days. >> . days after north collie kwra claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb. the u.s. responding with a display of military a b 52 bomber flew over south korea today. it was joined by two f15 fighter jets. one from the u.s. the other from south korea. experts doubt their claim it tested an h bomb. but north korean has celebrating. >> . a new book from

trump will host a veterans benefit in iowa -- while seven of his republican rivals share the stage in prime time. ted cruz -- trump s closest rival in is being a coward. before the battle on the field -- there )s another battle between the city and advertisers. back in 2002, san francisco voters passed something called proposition g -- which says no new general advertising signs down on ads. in fact, the city attorney s office has gotten complaints -- so they told verizon and building managers this sign must be down by five p-m today. the huge signs soaring over super bowl city -- which opens this if they aren )t taken down -- the city says the next legal step would be filing a temporary restraining order. our very own makenzie walter will be in san francisco with full coverage of everything super bowl. you can catch all the action right here on newschannel three. be sure to follow newschannel three on twitter at w-t-k-r-three and use our hashtag s-b 50 w-t-k-r. tracking rain and warmer temps....have your rain gear handy. scattered showers are in your forecast today, courtesy of an ar

saving his hardest hits for republican rival. >> ted cruz may not be a u.s. citizen, but he's an anchor baby. he is an anchor baby. ted cruz is an anchor baby in canada. >> reporter: cruz laughing it off in iowa. >> senator, trump called you an anchor baby today. any response to that? just laughter is what you take away from it? >> i like donald and he's welcome to say whatever he likes. i like and respect him. that's all i got to say. right now, it is up to the voters to decide. >> reporter: the two iowa frontrunners. >> we will do well in iowa. >> reporter: just a weekend away from the caucuses. >> i am having a fantastic time. we have 77 hours to go. >> reporter: the final push to the finish line. cruz striking a bit of a different tone over the last 24 hours out on the campaign trail. backing off some of the unprompted attacks against marco rubio, meanwhile, also out holding rallies today hoping for a strong third place finish here guys, hoping to pick up momentum after the debate thursday night. >> hallie jackson in iowa. thank you. >> mark halperin is w

this week trump's republican rival proposed the two do a one-on-one debate. now cruz says he's booked a time and place... all trump has to do is agree. the debate would take place saturday night in sioux city. it would last one hour, and the two would have to agree on a moderator. a super-pac supporting ted cruz has also pledged one-and-a-half million dollars to veterans if trump agrees to it. hillary clinton is asking that another democratic debate be put together last-minute. presidential candidate"i would and the campaigns to agree that we can debate in new hampshire next week. that is what i'm hoping will happen." clinton is pushing for the msnbc this. sanders in the three most recent new hampshire polls. both clinton and sanders remain focused on iowa today... the two will makes stops across the state. rick santorum, carly fiorina, and rand paul also make stops leading up to tonight's republican debate. a polk county medical examiner is calling the death of a a polk county medical examiner is calling the death of a well-known metro architect suspicious.

monday this is another step in the process of not being able to buy guns.and one of his main republican rivals, ted cruz, was campaigning in des moines, when he responded to the executive actions. "it shouldn't surprise us that in the final year of his presidency, president obama is committed to continuing to abuse his executive power, in every way shape and form and espeically in going after our second amendment to keep and bear arms. arms.cruz is currently on a bus tour in the state of iowa. he hopes to visit all 99 counties in the state by the iowa caucuses. florida senator marco rubio is in the middle of a three day iowa tour. tour.in just a few hours, he'll talk in cedar rapids at a town hall meeting at the marriott on collins road.this is footage from a town hall in wraps up in cedar rapids -- he goes to mason city and then fort dodge this afternoon before closing his trip tomorrow in marshalltown. the iowa caucuses are just a little less than four weeks away. away.and donald trump's campaign is rolling out a new t-v ad in the state.it pushes his controversial plan to temporarily ban mus

this week trump's republican rival proposed the two do a one-on-one debate. now cruz says he's booked a time and place... all trump has to do is agree. the debate would take place saturday night in sioux city. it would last one hour, and the two would have to agree on a a super-pac supporting ted cruz has also pledged one-and-a-half million dollars to veterans if trump agrees to it. a new poll shows a neck and neck race on the democratic side as well... the quinnipiac poll, released yesterday, has bernie sanders and hillary clinton just four percent apart. that is within the poll's margin of error. martin o'malley is still in the single digits. clinton is taking her campaign to a unique spot in an attempt to overcome sanders... 402493 nothing motivates you more to clean a business, than having a potential next president stop at your business. she spoke at a bowling alley in adel yesterday. she spoke at a bowling alley in adel yesterday. but instead of bowl a few frames... clinton stuck to differentiating herself from her top rival... she says both her and san

railing at his rival with the ultimate insult for any republican. "that's worse than hillary, when you think about it." cruz wasting no time firing back... casting himself as the true conservative. sot cruz "we're seeing the washington establishment abandoning marco rubio and unifying behind donald trump." and mr. trump's pitch to the washington establishment is he's a dealmaker." that rebuttal... after bob dole told the new york times the gop would suffer "cataclysmic" and "wholesale losses" if cruz becomes its nominee. nats applause sarah palin, stumping for trump...got personal. . "i guess it's kind of the elephant in the room..." ... the former vice presidential pick addressing headlines surrounding her oldest son track, an iraq war veteran, arrested in alaska monday for domestic violence against his girlfriend. "but my son, like so many others, they come back a bit different, they come back hardened. later, offering up a highlight reel of her greatest hits. "one year from today, former president barack obama is going to be teleprompters and gre

and his republican rivals agree. here's marco rubio and mike huckabee speaking today on the sunday shows. rubio says: "what the president is now doing - not with just this, but what he did with the castro brothers and what he did with bergdahl - is he's put a price on the head of every american abroad." huckabee says: "this is an invitation to go fin d an american, hold him hostage, come up with some phony charges, hold him for a few years, humiliate the united state of america and then demand something of ridiculously high value and know that as long as administration is in power, you're going to get it!" several republican candidates were asked today if the president deserves any credit for securing the release of these four americans they gave him little to no credit because... they believe this release should have secured long before a nuclear deal was ever signed. in washington, kristin fisher, fox news. she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke o

this comes as hillary clinton has released a new ad taking aim at her republican rivals. think about it, i would bomb the ----- out of them.. one of these republicans... carpet bomb them into oblivion... could actually be president... sit down and shutup! enacting their agenda.. i think we should repeal obamacare. our wages are too high. defund planned parenthood. they're backwards, even dangerous. the ad then points to hillary as the only candidate to stop them, calling her "tested and tough." the ad, will air in iowa and new hampshire. the republican national committee quickly criticized clinton over the ad. an r-n-c spokesman says : "under president obama, we've become less prosperous, less safe, and less free, but incredibly, hillary clinton wants to not only double down... but expand on this legacy of failure." a tri-state police fighting a fireman tonight--over a gun, siezed during a traffic stop. sardinia police pulled an old police car over in november-- what they found inside that car--police say--leads them to believe he was up to no good. fox 19 now investigates

jenna: meanwhile, trump will not to debate the rest of his republican rivals during a fox news debate tonight. some wonder if this will affect the front runner's status. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. " " boycott... sot donald t tso i get on the stage a number of months r the first debate i got a very unfair question from somebody, but need to talk about that (boos.) instead, the gop frontrunner talked about it on the very network he's in a bitter, public feud with...taking on bill o'reilly on the o'reilly factor. sot trump i have zero respect for megyn kelly. trump wants debate moderator megyn kelly out. o'reilly suggested trump turn to his christian values. sot-trump it's called an eye for an eye i guess you can look at it that way? oh, no, no, no. if you are the christian the eye for the eye rule goes out. (show poll) trump's biggest rival in iowa, ted cruz, is demanding trump debate him one on sot cruz i don't think he is afraid of megan kelly. i don't think he's afraid of me. ithink he's afraid of the people of iowa, he doesn't want to answer their questions

trump is also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz. trump who fueled the birther debate over president obama said the fact that cruz was born in canada could prove problematic. nat fonzie cruz responded by tweeting a video of fonzie from happy days jumping the shark. sot ted cruz the child of a us citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen. people will continue to make political noise about it but as a legal matter it is quite straightforward legislative business of the new year , the u-s house is again attempting to repeal the affordable care act. congressional republicans have tried more than 60 times to repeal president obama's health care law. but unlike past efforts, the gop used a special parliamentary maneuver so that senate democrats could not block the bill. that means for the first time, a bill to undo obamacare will actually make it to the president's desk. sot: we are confronting the president with the hard, honest truth. obamacare doesn't work. higher premiums and fewer choices and restricted access, these are not signs

count, trump has appeared on the network 132 times during the campaign, far more than any of his republican rivals. scott, trump is now challenging in the republican nomination conversation, and the network, well aware of the stakes is not backing down. >> pelley: and the trump campaign has just told us he will be hosting an event for veterans at the time of the debate. major garrett for us tonight. major, thank you. now, on the democratic side, bernie sanders took a detour off the campaign trail to check out what he hopes will be his new office, here's nancy cordes. >> god, what a turnout! >> reporter: there are few things that will pull a candidate out of iowa five days before the caucus-- a legitimacy lending meeting with the president is one of them. >> the president and i discussed this morning a number of issues, foreign policy issues, domestic issues, occasionally a little bit of politics. >> reporter: the white house insists the sit-down was in the works for a while and was not meant to balance out the clinton in a recent interview. his approval matters, as both candidates vie to win over

the republican rivals continue to be outraged the president's plan to go it alone. they call it lawless, illegal and unconstitutional. >> revoking executive orders that are illegal and unconstitutional and violate the spirit of the way we are supposed to govern. the president has to lead by example. if you are telling people live by the law then the president should live by the law, too. >> despite all of this opposition the president who is expected to officially announce this executive action today shortly before noon at the white house. >> kristin fisher in washington, thank you, kristin. >> as president obama gets ready to announce executive action later today fox news political analyst brit hume says it's much adieu about nothing. >> these measures he is proposing or trying to put into effect on his own don't amount to very much. background checks are widely popular and widely in use and there are some few exceptions that he would like to get rid of, but they just don't add up to very much and they certainly don't come anywhere near the kind of gun control that

he's also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz who was born in canada. trump told cnn cruz should get a declaration from a judge. sot trump the judge will rule and once the judge rules that he's ok then the democrats ca n't bring a lawsuit against him" nat fonzie cruz responded by tweeting a video of fonzie from happy days jumping the shark. sot ted cruz the child of a us citizen born cruz has refused to attack trump but said he believes his record is stronger. he and other candidates made several stops in iowa yesterday, less than 4 weeks away from the first votes. donald trump will be back in reno for a rally and ohio governor john kasich announced yesterday, he's also be making a stop in the silver state. donald trump will be at the reno ballroom on center street sunday afternoon. the rally starts at one and doors open at 11 o'clock. governor john kasich will hold a meet and greet at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters next tuesday on january 12th. the event starts at 1-45 in the afternoon. both events are open to the public, but an r-s-v-p is reques

this comes as donald trump' s first tv campaign ad comes out. s instead of his republican rivals. kenneth mouton reports. year is here and the 2016 race is switching into high gear. >> i' m donald trump and i approve this message. kenneth gop frontrunner donald : trump made good on his multi million dollar promise launching his first tv ads in the early primary states. his controversial proposals on full display. >> that' s why he' s calling for a temporary shutdown of muslims entering the united states. kenneth his attacks on president : obama and hillary clinton are heating up as former president bill clinton hits the trail for his wife for the first time solo in new hampshire. trump threatening to bring up past sex scandals. this heckler tried to do the same at a clinton town hall sunday. >> you are very rude, and i am not going to ever call on you. kenneth instead, clinton set her : sights on the entire gop field. >> republicans seem to have a particular fixation on blaming president obama and me for everything that happens in the world. i' ve noticed that. kenneth: the blame

you decide instead of fighting with his republican rivals -- donald trump is at war with fox news, opting to not attend the network's debate tonight. but despite the boycott-- trump went on fox news last night to explain his decision. bill o'reilly/host : "kelly's question was within journalistic bounds. number two..." donald trump/r presidential candidate: "i disagree." bill o'reilly/host : "that's good. that's good. you made your case. don't walk away, that's what america is about, robust debate. don't walk away from it." donald trump/r presidential candidate: "let's talk about something more important." trump agreed to a truce and appeared on the o'reilly factor... as a new anti-trump pac started airing attack ads. meantime, critics about something trump said megyn kelly in 20-11... "do you really think you're a better moderator than i am? no i could never beat you. that wouldn't be close. you're doing a great job by the way." instead of tonight's debate, trump says he'll hold an event to raise money for veterans. on the democratic side... a lot of people buzzing about bernie sanders'

to be false, she gets a spanking clinton - out with a new ad in early states - taking on her republican rivals... sot i think we should repeal obamacare our wages are too high defund planned parenthood they're backward - even dangerous seven republicans today -- gathered at a poverty conference in south carolina.. all of them - trailing trump there - as well as in the latest national and new hampshire polls with only 24 days until thee first votes are cast, the ds of overtaking him - may nottbe much better than winning the powerball (show jeb with ticket sot we've gotta win iowa, oh, we gotta win it. so we're gonna win it ok. otherwise, i'll tell you what, otherwise we're wasting our time folks. we're wastig our time and at least in ottumwa - he left with promises from voters to come out again - in the cold.... jansing: are you going to caucus?..."yes i am. i'm going to do it this time for the first republican senator ted cruz leads donald trump by four points among likely caucus-goers... within the margin of error 28-24. on the democratic side.. former secretary of state hillary clinton is no

instead of taking on his republican rivals at tonight's debate... he says he'll hold iowa....to raise money for the troops. that decision, is not making all republicans happy. arizona senator john mccain, calling out not only trump, but the media, for giving the real estate mogul a "free pass." so the media, i think in the desperation to have him on all the time to increase ratings has probably given him the confidence that he can decide to quote have a veterans event. as for those who are taking place in the debate... texas senator ted cruz will now take center stage. and kentucky senator rand paul, who was left out of the last prime time debate is back in tonight because of his standing in the most recent polls in iowa. the new musical, "grease: live" is preparing its debut this weekend on fox it's a remake of the 1978 classic...has some big stars.. including julianna hough as sandy...and carly rae jepson as "frenchie." we're trying to do something that hasn't totally been done before with three huge sets that are all moving.. it's not just like yo

2016 presidential candidate hillary clinton recently released a new political ad bashing her republican rivals vowing to wipe out isis. really? watch this. >> think about it. >> i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. >> one of these republicans. >> carpet bomb them into oblivion. >> could actually be president. >> sit down and shut up. >> acting their agenda. >> our wages are too high. >> de-fund planned parenthood. >> they're backward, even dangerous. ask yourself who is the one candidate who can stop them. hillary clinton, tested and tough. to stop them, stand with her. >> all right. hillary tries to make you the voters afraid of republicans while the 2016 gop hopefuls, they're warning you, the american people, about the real danger of isis. watch this. >> isis is making a tremendous amount of money because they have certain oil camps, right, certain oils of oil they took away in syria and iraq. i would bomb the [ bleep ] out of them. >> i would blow up the pipes. i would blow up every inch. >> we'll defeat islamic terrorism and utterly destroy isis and yes, that means carpet bombing them i

listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news instead of fighting with his republican rivals -- donald trump is at war with fox news. opting to not attend the network's debate tonight. despite the debate boycott -- trump went on fox news last night to explain his decision. mary moloney reports. --reporter pkg-as follows-- (bill o'reilly/host): "so we have a big story going on..." the night before the presidential debate donald trump says he's boycotting -- the republican front runner and fox news agreed to a mutual truce -- at least for less than an hour -- with trump appearing on the o'reilly factor. (bill o'reilly/host): "i don't think not showing up for the debate tomorrow night is good for america." (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate): "this is much tougher than doing the debate with megyn kelly." trump blames fox news for the bru- ha-ha -- putting out a sarcastic trump's claims that kelly has treated him unfairly. "kelly's question was within journalistic bounds. number two..." (donald trump/(r) presidential candidate): "i disagree." (bill o'reilly/host): "that's g

his republican rivals..seizing the forward for the all- important iowa vote...which is now just four days away. the fox news - donald trump debate controversy continues this morning? both sides engaged in a high- stakes game of "chicken" just hours before tonights final debate trump -- defending his decision to skip out on the republican debate on fox news sot @ 20:02:05:00 "i was not treated well by fox. i have zero respect for megyn kelly. and the gop frontrunner's republican counterparts -- pouncing on his decision to be a no show. particularly senator ted cruz the texas senator also now challenging trump to a one on one. debate trump tweeting his response - saying "okay-can we do it in canada?" nats meanwhile the democratic candidates are stumping...intensely focused on their ground game before monday's all important caucuses. bernie sanders choosing to take on trump good news for people living in carson city. in the sate of the city address the mayor said nevada's capital is mayor bob crowell took a look at the year's highlights yesterday. he says the city is getting ready to br

by 39 points he beats his closest republican rival on who's best to handle illegal immigration. he wins on foreign policy. this is what drives the cruz campaign nuts, john. nuts, stronger than that. leads by four points over ted cruz when republican voters are asked who do you trust to handle social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage? he, again, has a huge position of strength. a very broad coalition within the republican party. now we're going to see what happens in iowa and what happens this week at the debate. again, he comes into this in a huge position of strength and now he's rolling the dice. >> yeah, indeed. all right, john, we have two fascinating nomination battles going on here. both sides of the aisle. both about the same job. are the democratic and republican races really about the same issues? >> yes and no, there's a bit of a parallel universe. i was just in iowa, too, going to democratic events and republican events and you see the difference. look at these numbers. yeah, everybody thinks republicans and democrats alike think terrorism is extremely importa

. >> republican rivals pounce. >> hillary clinton is disqualified from being commander in chief. >> this is getting more serious. >> are these e-mails a game changer? we are live in iowa. >>> new evidence? the lawyer for stephen avery, murderer" says she can prove her client's innocence. this as people protest in support of the convicted killer. >>> history on the line. a thrilling tennis match wrapping up down under. serena williams going into three sets, including this rally that had everyone on the edge of their seats. serena gets the point, but was it enough to win the match? >>> and hymm for the weekend. beyonce and coldplay drop their latest collaboration. coursing through my blood >> it already has 3.3 million views in less than 24 hours. so why are some crying foul over we will explain today, saturday, january 30th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> and i'm craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer. sheinelle jones is not here with us. she is recuperating. we wis

clinton's republican rivals on the other hand did not shy away from the e-mail subject. >> hillary clintonn her e-mail server had 22 top secrets e-mailed. well, that actually is an act rat station. >> i can take it to hillary clinton because my life is an open book. her life is closed book. her life is one of mistrust of never actually telling the truth when it's important to do it. >> hillary clinton put some of the highest, most sensitive intelligence information on her private server. maybe she thinks she is above the law and it's convenient to read this stuff on her blackberry. this is unacceptable this is a disqualifier. >> msnbc is on the campaign trail with a number of reports. we cover all the angles in iowa. first this report from correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: as hillary clinton was campaigning in iowa, the state department dropped the e-mail bomb shells for the first dumping-to-22 top secrets, the highest level as demanded by the agency there none of this was marked classified at the time it was september. >> minutes earlier, they asked her how the e-mail investigat

while seven of his republican rivals share the stage in prime time. >> a new poll out this morning shows 32% of likely republican voters in iowa support trump. ted cruz is in second place with 25%. only one other candidate, marco rubio, is in double digits. major garrett is in des moines where crews take center stage for the first time in a debate. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the boycott and art of the deal maneuver is playing out hour-by-hour. the fox and trump camps continue to negotiate, but, for now, the gop front-runner has an event scheduled across town at drake university at the same time as the debate. to raise funds for veterans organizations. trump's republican rivals either don't buy it or find it farcical. >> i got a fair question for somebody but we don't talk about that. >> reporter: in south carolina wednesday, donald trump portrayed his boycott of the debate his textbook negotiating ploy. >> i was not treated fairly. you know that? does everybody agree with that? you know in life, when with i fight with you, i'm fighting the same way. you have to be tr

clinton spoke about the endorsement, and republican rival donald trump, on "face the nation." ms. clinton: i will fight as hard as i can against any attempt to defund planned parenthood. i will not let him or any other republican rick away the progress women have made. it has been too hard fought for, and i will stand up and make sure there is a huge difference between us. laura: sanders has a 50-46 edge over clinton in new hampshire in the new poll. sanders is campaigning here in central iowa tonight. he has a 7:00 p.m. town hall meeting planned at the dmacc campus in ankeny. it is free and open to the public. tomorrow, sanders will be joined by clinton and martin o'malley for the brown and black presidential forum here in des moines, where they will address issues affecting african-americans and latinos, our chief political reporter will be there. follow her on twitter, and look for her reports on kcci news at 10:00. also tomorrow, the iowa legislative session kicks off and education -- kicks off, and education funding will take center stage. governor terry branstad will seek sup

republican rivals, also coming up,. >>> between denmark and sweden which has a new people smuggling routesthey start to close their land borders to refugees. >> i have all the sport including the return of a convicted cricket sheet and with pakistan after a five-year ban for spot fixing. ♪ searching for a man who is a suspect in attacks and indonesia with attackers with i.s.i.s. in thursday's explosion and gun battles and we have more on the investigation in the center of jakarta and following a peace rally taking place there and tell us what the message is that the people are trying to send out. >> yes, people have come to the very place where the attack happened on thursday morning, the intersection where those attackers came to has been reopened, the roads are open to traffic and many people have been coming all day to pay their respects and also as an active defiance in the peace rally that started about an hour ago certainly designed to do that as an active defiance saying they will not be afraid or deterred from going about their business and living their lives as they have always do

marco rubio campaigning in des moines, iowa today, answered questions about republican rival sen.ted cruz, and his representation of a chinese company. rubio also said that he's encouraged about his standing in the polls. s/sen. marco rubio (r) presidential candidate :28 "well there's only 7 days left so i don't think people should be worried about peaking right now. i would say over the next week we're going to work really hard to get as much support as we can get and i feel very g gd about t ere that's going to o lead." rubio is on a blitz across iowa leading up to the caucuses next monday. presidential candidates, from both parties are making their final push for support ahead on the iowa caucuses. on friday, republican jeb bush will host a town hall meeting at bev's on the river, in sioux city, at 4:15pm. doors open at 3:15pm. bush will fofoow that with an event on the dordt college campus, in sioux center, doors open at 5:45pm democrat martin o'malley will also campaign in siouxland on friday. he'll drop by his sioux city campaign headquarters, on nebraska street, at 6:00pm frid

lisa: instead of fighting with his republican rivals, donald trump is at war with fox news, opting to not attend the network' s debate tonight. however, despite the debate boycott, trump went on fox news last night to explain his decision. they agreed to a mutual truce. donald trump says he blames fox news for the issue. bill: i don' t think not showing up for the debate tomorrow night is good for america. mr. trump: this is much tougher than doing the debate with megyn kelly. lisa: instead of the fox news debate, trump say he' ll hold an event tonight to raise money for veterans. mark: the other eight republican candidates leading the polls are prime-time debate. that includes ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb bush, and ohio governor john kasich. rand paul, who was left out of the last prime-time debate, is back in tonight because of his standing in the most recent polls in iowa. the iowa caucuses take place on monday. a portion of state route 48 in warren county will be renamed to honor a soldier who died in afghanistan in 2012. the portion of state route 48 between i-71 and st

what copies of her visa emily: donald trump going after another republican rival. why he says ted cruz may not be eligible to run for oval office. cindy: you are going to want to soak up the sun today. clouds will be settling in for the weekend. we will have freezing drizzle that will make it slippery. and when we will see heavy rain. just released by the government. continue to eat, despite recent v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. r people don't have access because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. i'm bernie sanders, >> you' at noon. emily: new details about one of records of tashfeen malik' s visa red flags. malik came to the u.s. on a fiancee visa. her interview showed no obvious irregularities and triggered no suspicions. malik and her husband syed farook are accused of fatally shooting 14 people at the california office w

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. >> reporter: clinton out with a new ad in early states taking on her republican rivals. >> i think we should repeal obama care. >> defund planned parenthood. >> they're backward, even dangerous. >> reporter: seven republicans today gathered at a poverty conference in south carolina, all of them trailing trump there as well as in the latest national and new hampshire polls. until the first votes are cast, the odds of overtaking him may not be much better than winning the powerball. >> we got to win iowa. oh, we got to win it. okay. so we're going to win it. otherwise, i'll tell you what. otherwise, we're wasting our time, folks. >> reporter: and at least in ottumwa, trump left with promises from voters to come out again in the cold. >> i'm going to do it this time for the first time. >> reporter: donald trump has brought so many new people to the process. the question has long been whether they'd turn out for the caucus. well, if today is any indication, cold weather won't keep them away. and tomorrow in new hampshire, hillary clinton becomes the first candidate ever to win the endor

ray: rubio also took some shots at republican rivals citing chris christie' s support for an internet sales tax, and accusing ted cruz of flip flopping on issues such as ethanol subsidies, important in iowa. while in derry, the rubio also picked up the endorsement of former gop gubernatorial candidate john stephen. john stephen: he' s been able to fight special interests in such a short period of time. he has a belief. he has the passion. he has shown it in action. he can make a difference. ray: and managed to gain some rank and file support, although in this case it wasn' t so much about the policies as it was the man. brenda willis: you just feel his sincerity. you feel his desire to make things better, and his dedication to the country -- you can just feel it. ve always worked hard for what we' ve got, and he' s showed to me that' s what he wants to give to this country. he wants everybody to achieve the american dream. ray: there are now just a little more than three weeks to go before the new hampshire primary. i asked what his plans are for the final push, rubio says he just pla

the front-runner saying republican rival ted cruz's natural born citizenship is a question that only other people are asking. >> people are worried that if he weren't born in this country, which he wasn't, he was born in canada and had a canadian passport along with a u.s. passport. >> reporter: trump said in an earlier interview with the "washington post," that cruz being born in canada could be very precarious for the gop. asking republican voters to think twice, saying, do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years? that would be a big problem. trump hinting democrats could take cruz to court because the constitution requires the president to be a natural-born citizen. the junior senator was grant citizenship by birth since his mother was an american citizen. but what constitutes natural-born for a president has never been tested in court. >> i think i'm going to let my response stick with that tweet. >> reporter: cruz responded with this metaphorical tweet, linking to fonzi from "happy days" jumping a shark. >> it's the best way to respond to this kind of att

event...sanders and clinton had very strong words for their republican rivals. (sen. bernie sanders/(d) candidate) "we are not going to let donald trump and the others divide us up. (cheers) we are going to stand together and create a nation and an economy that works for all of us not just a handful of billionaires." butt to (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) "if you er had the misfortune to listen to the republican's debates, (boos) you hear them insulting people all the time, demeaning people. that is no language wanting to be our president. tonight will be the fourth time e the candidates meet the debate stage. and coming up later in our show...we'll tell you about a major escalation between g-o-p rivals...donald trump...and his one-time friend ted cruz. deborah today was a historic day for iran. the country is now free from sanctions imposed by the u-s and european nations. iran's president hailed the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. the move came saturday....after a u-n agency verified iran had completed the necessary steps.....in a deal to rest

marco rubio is not attacking his fellow republican rivals. over the weekend in iowa he continued to attack hillary clinton an highlight endorsements he received. voters head to the caucuses next monday in iowa. >>> bernie sanders says he reached more than 50,000 iowa voters in the last few events in the state. over the weekend he says people keep saying things that aren't accurate like how he can't win in the state. he told crowds that isn't true, saying, he quote, we can and will win. >>> the former secretary of state picked up a big endorsement. the boston globe said hillary she is more seasoned and forward-looking than she was in 2008. >>> president obama says he wouldn't run for a third term even if he could. he said he is confident that things are a lot better in the u.s. than when he came into office. he says when his term ends next january he's happiest about getting out of what he calls the bubble, the tight security controls over his travel outside the white house. he says that's the hardest thing about the presidency. >>> the govern

hillary clinton is taking aim at her republican rivals via iowa airwaves... think about it. i would bomb the beep out of them. one of these republicans carpet bomb them into oblivion. could actually be president sit down and shut up. the t-v ad features donald a narrator calls the contenders "backwards" and "dangerous"... and points to clinton as the only candidate who can stop them. the republican national committee criticized clinton over the ad... it says she's trying to expand on the president's legacy of failure. republicans will likely respond to the ad on the iowa campaign trail. 4 of them are scheduled to make stops throughout the state today... that includes mike huckabee, ben carson, rick santorum, and carly fiorina. they're putting on more than a dozen events combined. and a new poll shows they have some work to do... it shows donald trump and ted cruz with a commanding lead in iowa. today marks the beginning of a new session for the iowa legislature... it comes in the wake of a contentious and partisan session last year... the governor's veto of nearly 56 million

cruz is not happy after a republican rival questioned his eligibility to be president.z is unfazed by trump's comments. >> i will continue to make political noise but it's quite sfratforward. >> he was born in calgary but his mother was a u.s. citizen. according to law he is considered a u.s. citizen and is allowed to run for president. the national governors association says it's critical to everything from law enforcement to education. terry mcauliffe may boost his recent work to boost cyber security at this morning's address. >>> sick of the hassle of getting an emissions test. how virginia is speeding up the process. >>> a brazen jewelry thief steals right in plain view. no mask, no disguise. look at her. look at her. why is the that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. the woman walks into an outle

trump's republican rivals either don't buy it or find it farcical. >> i got a fair question for somebody but we don't talk about that. >> reporter: in south carolina wednesday, donald trump portrayed his boycott of the debate his textbook negotiating ploy. >> i was not treated fairly. you know that? does everybody agree with that? you know in life, when with i you have to be treated fairly. >> reporter: ted cruz dropping in some polls but betting on a ground game in iowa said trump is a coward. >> not that he is afraid of me. he is afraid of you. >> reporter: cruz who will likely become the number one debate target tonight proposed a final time and place for a debate with trump. >> how about the two of us in a one-on-one debate mano-mano? >> we have a venue, we have a time. all we are missing is a candidate. >> fox's prime time king bill o'reilly urged trump to reconsider. >> here is it is what. >> bill, let me tell you. you're taking this much more seriously than i am. >> who is? i want you to consider, all right? think about it. say, look. i might come back. forgive. go forward. >> i d

he's also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz who was born in canada. trump told cnn cruz should get a declaration from a judge. sot trump the judge will rule and once the judge rules that he's ok then the democrats ca n't bring a lawsuit against him" nat fonzie cruz responded by jumping the shark. sot ted cruz the child of a us citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen. people will continue to make political noise about it but as a legal matter it is quite straightforward cruz has refused to attack trump but said he believes his record is stronger. he and other candidates made several stops in iowa today...less than 4 weeks away from the first votes. kenneth moton, abc news washington g-o-p presidential candidate ben carson will make stops in eastern iowa tomorrow. he will meet with people at the isaac newton christian academy in cedar rapids at 10:30 in the morning. and then at the anamosa. that's at 12:30 p-m. stops in the area tomorrow, as he campaigns for his wife, will slovak museum & library in cedar rapids at 12:45 p-m. clinton will then mee

abc's mary bruce has more from the white house. " forget his republican rivals... tonight donald trump is going full hillary clinton. saying as secretary of state she spread terror not diplomacy. sot trump/biloxi: hillary clinton obama. trump is also shrugging off his appearance in a recruiting video from the al qaeda affiliate al-shabaab, which shows hihi calling g r a ban on muslims entering the us. tonight the republican frontrunner says it comes with the territory sot trump/cbs: i mean what am i gonna do? i have to say what i have to say he's pointing a finger back at clinton... and her husband. friends: everybody knows anybody is going to be in the propaganda. her husband is in a propaganda. i think it's isis, and they really put him down as a degenerate. citing this isis video nat video calling clinton a "fornicator" in new hampshire today, clinton laughed off trump's latest charge sot clinton/nh: republicans seem to have a fixation on blaming president obama and me for everything that hahaens in the world (laugh) she did not mention trump by name, but her me

endorsement comes less than two weeks before votes are cast in iowa, and trump's neck and neck with republican rival ted cruz. sarah palin endorsed ted cruz when he ran for senate in 2012. the switch of allegiance came as a surprise. how much can she do for trump? in a run for vice president in 2008, sarah palin bill turnbull shown a as a desk presiden -- as a lesser governor in 2009, sarah palin worked as a political -- as alaska governor in 2009, since then, sarah palin has worked as a political pundit . she is a polarizing figure amongst the party as a whole. genie: there has been another big loss in the arts world. italian cinema lost one of its reats with the death of ettore scola. directed "special day" and "we loved each other so much." scola, the filmmaker, who has died at the age of 84, films comedies with a subversive edge. than the 1977 film "a special day," starring sophia laurent, which denounced the persecution of homosexuals under miscellany. -- under mussolini. >> all aspects of fascism -- >> the established his career as a screenwriter, including the 1963 hit. he carved an imprint f