here is a guy with all of the republican senators sitting out there. he deals with them every day when he's there. he deals with them every day. and he doesn't have one senator supporting him, not one republican senator supporting him. that's pretty sad. >> donald, when did your feelings about ted cruz change? for a large part of this campaign he was the one guy you said he is a friend of mine as you went after the other ones. >> he was a friend of mine and i kept saying when is he going to come at me because i know people. i became rich understanding people. i said when is he going to come at me. when i say friend of mine, everything i said, it was okay. i could say anything and he said, oh, it's okay, it's okay. very few of the others were doing that. although many of them were very, very respectful and nice to me. i like a lot of the guys i'm running with. i'll make a much better president but these a minor details. with ted cruz i'll tell you, very interesting, i kept saying when is he going to come. then he came at the debate when he talked about n

not one republican senator that endorsed him. how do you work with republican senators and you have no one who endorsed you. >> excuse me. ronald reagan did it with tip o'neil and i'm not saying i'll get along with him. i'm saying i'll make great deals and we'll get them done and he don't to have use executive orders and all the stuff obama is doing which at some point, the courts will overrule in one court or another. we won't be opening or closing our orders based on executive orders. we will get along well. it is like putin. he came out and said nice things with me and everyone went crazy. wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with russia and used russia to get rid of isis and let them spend some of the money instead of us always spending the money? i have good relationships water temperature people and that's an asset. at the same time, i am not establishment. and i don't care really what label they put on me. certainly i'm not establishment. now a lot of the people, they see what's happening. i have 42% in the polls a

the plan has bipartisan support and is being led by republican senator john courson and democratic senator darrell jackson. the proposal covers employees at state agencies and colleges---and if approved would take effect july 1st. the pay raise would cost the state $75 million dollars. senator courson says the state has such a large budget surplus, the raise can be provided without a tax increase. the 33 thousand state employees have had pay seven years. three people won the enormous powerball jackpot last night. they're from florida, california and tennessee. raycom's brix fowler reports from munford, tennessee as people try to figure out who the lucky winner is.

ever elected in the senate from tennessee, and believe me, that is no small chore, because there are not that many republicans and my state. that means i had to try to lead the guerrilla -- political apparatus an appeal for broad-based support. following on after that, the , thety to get elected minority leader of the senate has been a special privilege for me. beforee to those periods i became republican leader, and since i became republican minority leader, there had been a whole range of issues that i felt the need to try to assert leadership. the i can to the senate in 1960's, the civil rights issues were still hot and topical. republican,herner it was sometimes difficult for me politically to take the lead in civil rights legislation, such as the voters rights extension act, the fair housing act, and others. i think of that is leadership. i was coming against the current, so to speak their love and i was a fragile political commodity. the first republican from tennessee. i was the senior republican on the environmental public works on air and water subcommittee. i could remember the great conflicts of th

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democratic state senator joyce woodhouse's seat, and a race to fill the soon-to-be-vacant seat of republican senator mark lipparelli. 3 (bill)>> and speaking of state politics... - nevada democratic congressional candidate and former assemblywoman "lucy flores"is endorsing bernie sanders for president. flores said in a statement yesterday.... that she would stand with the vermont senator in the fight to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour and offer free college tuition. flores is in a competitive four-way democratic primary for nevada's 4th congressional district seat. the district includes most of northern clark county, part of lyon county, and all of esmeralda, lincoln, mineral, nye and white pine counties. 3 (samantha)>> with one month to go before the nevada caucuses .. democrats held a mock caucus training last ngiht... to help people understand how it all works. assemblywoman "amber joiner" of the 24th district was able to teach those who attended the training .... about how to democratic caucuses.but what if you're not a registered democrat and want to vote in the upcoming caucuses?

here is a guy with all of the republican senators sitting out there. he deals with them every day when he's there.

reid hopes to force republican senators to take a stand on trump's controversial plan. the republican frontrunner has led the charge against the obama administration- claiming the refugee program could potentially be a safe haven for terrorists... in washington, i'm dianne gallagher reporting. the republican senators running for president - ted cruz, marco rubio, left the campaign trail - to vote in support of the bill in washington. exactly one year from today.... a new president will be sworn into office. "we have a movement going on folks, we have a movement, this is not a normal situation. people are sick and tried and fed up and yes, we are angry. we are angry. " donald trump appears to be expanding his lead in the early primary state of new hampshire. a new poll gives him a twenty-point lead.... over his next-closest rival for the g-o-p nomination... senator ted cruz. today - trump made campaign stops in both iowa and oklahoma - where he was joined by former vice-presidential nominee sarah palin. he also targeted democrat hillary clinton - attaching her to presiden

utah senator orrin hatch who's the senior republican in the senate right now, they all in the last few days have given explicit on the record quotes saying they believe ted cruz in particular would be an absolute disaster for the republican party and that republicans must not support him. he would be the worst choice. senator richard burr, currently serving senator from north carolina, was described by the associated press today as having recently told supporters at a campaign fund-raiser that if he had to choose between voting for his fellow republican senator ted cruz or voting for bernie sanders, he says he'd vote for bernie sanders. according to the associated press, "senator burr did not appear to be joking." so jeb bush is trying to stay above water, amid this tide of hate and disloyalty and derision from his own supposed supporters. donald trump is currently surfing a wave of hate for ted cruz, which by contrast i suppose is bolstering mr. trump's image, lessening the resistance to him particularly among big money donors and big names in the republican establishment. that said,

republican senator, there's something wrong there." cruz today ...combat ready... .....receiving a light saber in new hampshire attack.lumping trump in with establishment republicans. presidential candidate "we are seeing the washington establishment abandoning marco rubio. i think they've made the determination that marco can't win. rushing to support donald trump." trump responding right back today. presidential candidate "he's trying to paint me as part of the establishment. there's a point at which let's get to be a little establishment, we gotta get things done." cruz now also arguing that trump is all talk and no action. on issue after issue, from health care to immigration reform...labeling trump absent from past fights. presidential candidate "and missing from the entire battle was donald trump. if he cared about this issue so much, where was he when the fight was on the verge of being million people here illegally." under attack from establishment republicans. in the last 48 hours alone. take downs from iowa's republican govern

more presidential hopefuls and books include florida republican senator marco rubio, in american dreamshe outlined his plans to advance economic opportunities. independent vermont senator, bernie sanders is another candidate for the democratic nomination for president, his 1997 autobiography, now titled, outsider in the white house, was updated to include his time in the senate and the launch of his presidential campaign. and in blue-collar conservative, presidential candidate, rick santorum argues the republican party must focus on the working class in order to retake the white house. donald trump has written several bestsellers. in his newest book, crippled america, he outlined his political platform and finally, governor christie and former governor martin o'malley and jim gilmore have announced their candidacies, but have not released books. >> welcome to oakland, california, on book tv. located 6 miles across the bay from san francisco, is the trade center for the area with the port of oakland, the fifth busiest port in the us with a population of over 400,000, oakland is one of th

host: you have been critical of republican leadership, an independent force in the senate. what is your sense of the democratic leadership? do look back at harry reid's leadership and think he did not find enough common ground with republicans? cory booker: i'm not one of those guys that wants to get stuck casting stones. i will give you an example. oh, applause for stone casting. all right. [laughter] cory booker: chairman grassley is the chairman of the judiciary committee. my biggest issue when i come to the senate, after i saw the destructive impact of this criminal justice system on a city like newark, which is 80% minority, we have criminal justice system so biased, two dramatically different justice systems are expressed by the wealthy and privileged than by the poor. you are treated better if you are wealthy and guilty then pour in innocent -- than poor and innocent at times. there were issues i radically disagreed with. i felt like his leadership was a block to reform. i thought about attacking him, but i sat with him instead and begin conversations with him and wor

"here's a united states senator, republican - doesn't have support of one other republican senator. and i can tell you... they like me! cruz -- attacking trump on the very same point. "if as a voter you think what we need is more republicans to cut a deal with harry reid, nancy pelosi and chuck shumer then i guess donald trump is new track: late thursday, conservative magazine national review released it's new cover. a special issue opposing trump's bid for the presidency....with essays from conservatives like erick erickson and glenn beck. the editors, writing: "trump is a philosophically unmoored political opportunist." trump responded late thursday. trump - thursday night22:59:42 the national review is a dying paper, it's circulation is way down, not very many people read it anymore. meanwhile trump's now - looking to widen his net... ... recasting himself as the kumbaya candidate. "i will bring our country together. we will be unified, we will be one, we will be happy again." but, according to our most recent poll, most americans aren't feeling it. trump's widely disliked by afri

. >> but here's a united states senator, republicans, doesn't have support of one other republican senator. there's something wrong there. >> but trump now face as growing list of conservatives lining up against him. a motorcyclist is awarded 180 grand after a traffic incident. >>> plus authorities need your help. >>> then a wandering toddler on the loose on a busy road. >>> a half-court thriller and much more on a frantic friday. >>> show "early today" starts right now. >>> more than 86 million people across six states are bracing for a monster winter blizzard. some areas expecting more than 30 inches of snow. five states plus parts of georgia and washington d.c. are already under states of emergency. federal aufrss s offices are expected to close early ahead of the storm. the d.c. metro has canceled service starting at 11:00 p.m. some drivers on i 495 decided to test the ice when their cars got stuck. all baltimore schools closed today and nearly 2500 flights have been canceled for friday. thousands s s more have already been canceled or delayed for this weekend. now, the storm is starti

. >> but here's a united states senator, republicans, doesn't have support of one other republican senator. there's something wrong there. list of conservatives lining up against him. >>> a case of excessive force as a motorcyclist is awarded 180 grand after a traffic incident. >>> plus authorities need your help. >>> then a wandering toddler on the loose on a busy road. >>> a half-court thriller and much more on a frantic friday. >>> show now. >>> more than 86 million people across six states are bracing for a monster winter blizzard. some areas expecting more than 30 inches of snow. five states plus parts of georgia and washington d.c. are already under states of federal aufrss s offices are expected to close early ahead of the storm. service starting at 11:00 p.m. tonight through sunday. some drivers on i 495 decided to test the ice when their cars got stuck. all baltimore schools closed today and nearly 2500 flights have been canceled for friday. thousands s s more have already been canceled or delayed for this weekend. now, the storm is starting to make land fall on some states in the

. >> he's a united states senator, republican, doesn't have sent of one other republican senator. there is something wrong there. >> meanwhile, a new super pack is spending $45,000 to send negative mailers about donald trump to potential iowa voters. politico said it was sent by presidential campaign. up steam. he snagged a highly coveted endorsement in new hampshire. the state's former gop chairman fergus colin said he thinks kasich has a chance of winning the granite state and appreciates the governor's positive and consistent tone. well for hillary clinton. iowa. the first time sanders took a clear lead in the critical caucus state. the cnn poll shows that voters the economy. foreign policy. speaking in iowa, clinton surging voters to take a closer look at sanders ' democratic socialist policies. >>> next at noon, a group of ohio sorority girls trying to stereotypes. somara. >> and we're talking about weather and clouds hanging on. still cold out there and some snow from that storm could be reaching the southern counties. just how much that is coming up >>> new at noon, one of

republican senator rand paul will stop in dover and laconia. former hp c.e.o. carly fiorina will visit salem and nashua. and florida senator marco rubio has a stop planned in hooksett. you can follow all the presidential candidates on our website, just go to wmur.com and click on the candidate tracker. jean: the father of the boy injured after falling off a chairlift at ragged mountain is speaking to news 9 tonight. update on the boy' s condition. mike: he says his 11-year-old son has been to three hospital so far. concussion but is expected to be ok. and his dad is not want to see anyone else go through this. saturday afternoon, he fell looked at ragged mountain. tried to hold on to him but lost his grip. he says the lift never stopped the shutdown button. ragged mountain says the retreat of people operating the booth and ski patrol did not know what happened until his father reached the top. he says it was a horrifying experience. father: i don' t want any parent to have the situation i had and watch your child fall and not know if he is going to be ok. that i

the only i'm republican senator not running for president. [laughter] host: what is going to happen? is there any chance donald trump is your nominee? mike lee: who knows? he's doing really well in the polls. it is an understatement to say he is an unconventional republican candidate. i still think that you will see surging from the other candidates. sthink rubio has begun a urge. it is reasonable to suggest you might also see senator cruz make a search. b-- surge. we have never had this many candidates from the outside who have taken off like these guys have, trump,. rump, fiorina,mp carson. host: you have got a darth vader - luke skywalker relationship with cruz. i?e lee: which one oam [laughter] yesterday, they were saying ted cruz is done because he has ruined all his relationships. solo?he was han how does that work out? every presidential can behave in an unpredictable way. i have several friends running at the same time. i want to be the referee between them, make sure they don't beat each other up. yourselfld you see supporting donald

following on after that, the ability to get elected to republican leader, the minority leader of the senate, has been a special privilege for me. in both of those periods, before i became republican leader and since i have become republican minority leader, there have been a range of issues on which i felt the need to try to assert leadership. one, when i came to the senate in the 1960's, the civil rights issues were still hot and topical. being a southern republican, it was sometimes difficult for me politically to take the lead in civil rights legislation, such as the voters right extension act, the fair housing act, and others. i think of that as leadership. i was swimming against the current, so to speak. i was a fragile political commodity. the first republican ever to come from tennessee. i think later on a number of other issues, particularly environmental legislation, i was the senior republican on the environment and public works subcommittee on the air and water pollution subcommittee. i can recall the great conflicts over the clean air act of 1970 the --clean air act of 1970 and

senator bernie sanders... with the margin of error that's a virtual tie. republican presidential candidate rick santorum is stumping for support in santorum will hold a meet and greet in sac city tonight at 6:30 at a house party. the former senator was in spencer, iowa earlier today his visit is one on many in iowa with just three weeks to go until the iowa caucus. anyway you look at it...it's cold outside for more we'll toss it over to chief meterologist ron demers it was a cold sunday across siouxland with many of us not getting out of the single digits for highs with many of our morning lows being between -10 and -15. only far western siouxland got in on a little "warmth" getting into the 20s anyway. that slightly warmer air will try to move east a bit tomorrow meaning neither tonight or mondadawill be as cold as what we've seen. with the temperatures dropping digits.... and below zero in some places... there's a chance your pipes could freeze. totorevent that from happening... l l the hot and cold f fcets drip overnight.t. open cabinet doors. disconnect garden ho

when republicans retake the senate in 2014, they are headed towards january 2015 in charge of the houses of congress, republican leader, senate, house both say we have to get this overspending under controlling. we can't steal from our children. a year later they are part of this budget deal. two-thirds of the republicans in the house voted against it. two-thirds in the senate voted against it. blows out our spending caps, no meaningful entitlement reforms. >> i know we have a little time. we are going to pick it up when we come back? how do we get it under control? what are the sacrifices? how do you educate the people, "rightside" forum more about the the figure and stay tuned. >> how do we get this number under control? >> it is interesting, if you watch what is going on in the presidential race, year of the outsider in some respects, they have the best plans when it comes to spending and budget, washington establishment which is what elevated bernie sanders, elevated ben carson and donald trump, people seen as not part of this process. we need to take meaningful steps. it is not goin

guest: we ranked him as the most vulnerable republican senator up reelection. one big reason is he is representing illinois. he by in 2010. a wave of election for republicans. illinois is the state that reel. one big gave president obama around 60% of the vote in 2012 so any senate nominee kirk will have to win a significant share. with voters resistant to splitting their ticket these days it is hard to see how kirk is going to be able to survive that challenge. the democratic nominee is unknown. the likely challenger is tammy duckworth. she is still in a fight for the democratic nomination but she is considered one of the credit party's best fundraisers, stronger recruits. she has do not make any mistakes . when you have the ability to just when democratic votes and when a senate seat that is a good position to be end. host: another vulnerable republican from wisconsin, senator ron johnson. guest: wisconsin senate race is one of the more interesting ones on the calendar. a rematch between ron johnson and ross feingold from 2010. russ feingold was expected to lo

within the margin of error, clinton with the republicans.. senator ted cruz has a lead over donald trump. so trump took aim at cruz's eligibility to be president because he was born in canada. "from ted's stand point and from the party's stand point.. he has to solve this problem because the democrats will sue him if he is the nominee." cruz believes the matter is settled. senator ted cruz was born to an american mother in canada and he says that makes him constitutionally eligible to be president. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. hillary clinton is in waterloo today for an organizing event at the electric park ballroom. donald trump is in cedar falls tomorrow. trump's latest target is football. this is what he had to say about the sport last night. on head collision, 15 yards. the bing, flag. football's become soft. football has become soft. they'll say isn't that terrible. but football's become soft like our country has become soft, it's true." trump also says he rarely watches the game anymore. recent studies show many former pro players hav

. >> but here is a united states senator, republican, doesn't have support of one other republican senator. there is something wrong there. >> but trump now faces a growing liz of conservatives lining up against him. and a case of excessive force is as a motorcycle a awarded a 180 grand after a traffic incident. then a wandering toddler on the loose on a busy road. a half court thriller and much more on a frantic friday. "early today" starts now. more than 86 million across 16 states are bracing for a monster winter blizzard. storm preps are under way at this moment as some areas are expecting more than 030 inches of snow. five states already under state of emergency. closing early hd of the storm, could break records all sall the way back to 1922. some drivers on 495 decided they would test the ice although this women didn't have much better luck. baltimore schools are closed today and thousands have flights this drone footage shows snow instead of fans piling into the university of tn's football stadium. and five fatalities and multiple states have been blamed on icy road conditions. met

reid hopes to force republican senators to take a stand on trump's controversial plan. the republican frontrunner has led the charge against the obama could potentially be a safe haven for terrorists... gallagher reporting. time now for an update on your weather. for that we turn to von gaskin. partly to mostly cloudy today with a 20% chance of a late day showers or snow flurry. highs in the low to middle 40s. wednesday, mostly sunny, chilly, highs middle 40s. thursday, increasing clouds, showers by evening, highs lower 50s. rain chance 60%. a strong storm system develops to our west and will bring widespread rain friday, some rain may be (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social l curity strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. of a late day showers or snow flurry. wednesday, mostly sunny, chilly, highs middle 40s. thursday, increasing clouds, showers by ev

. >> republican senate president came up with the idea. but that's where the celebration ends. he believes there is no budget crisis. and the governor should prioritize spending. >> . we are growing. at a minimum of around 3 percent. and that's not a crisis. >> . after the speech. >> i'm still getting rice out of my hair. >> we challenged the governor. if the private sector would be happy with 3 percent. why can't the government. >> why can't you prioritize like. >> well. if a business was growing at the they would want and have more revenue coming in than 3 percent -rplt. >> >> . the biggest ovation the governor received when he introduced his fiancee. they are set to get married on saturday. a few chuckles when he quoted taylor swift. saying haters going to hate. >> florida. why this teams post season resume is giving them an extra edge. >> . >> have been here before. >> the jock jams have been rocking this week at broncos headquarters. >> this locker room is relaxed. but not too much. we saw what happened last year. >> it helps that 70 percent of the team is familiar with th

same with the republicans.. senator ted cruz has a lead over because he was born in canada. settled. senator ted cruz was born to an american mother in canada and he says that makes him constitutionally for an organizing event at the electric park ballroom. donald trump is in cedar falls tomorrow. trump's latest target is football. this is what he had to say about the sport last night. bing, flag. football's become soft. football has become soft. now i'll be criticized for that, they'll say isn't that terrible. but football's become soft like our country has become soft, it's true." trump also says he rarely watches the game anymore. recent studies show many former pro players have brain disease related to concussions. the n-f-l is under pressure to take head trauma injuries more seriously. tonight is the nation's oldest presidential forum -- focused on minorities. the brown and black forum is in des moines. minorities are asking the a walk in their shoes. from state leaders to activists.... they all agree these are the biggest issues the minority community in iowa is facing:

we got some reaction today from iowa's two republican senators. "he made a call for cooperation and it kind executive orders he wants to put out and he doesn't interact with congress to much of an extent." "i think we have seen already seven years of the promise of hope and change and working together, unfortunately in the past year we haven't seen that. and so the best thing the president could've done was really extand that in the past year and work in a bipartisan manner." jack: and you may remember last year, senator joni ernst did the republican response to the state of the union. she was hand- picked by republican party leadership to deliver the response. stephanie/1shot: the spirit of bipartisanship the president called for already on display among the iowa delegation. check it out -- republican congressman david young and democrat dave loebsack sat together during tweeting this picture. congressman steve king skipped out on the speech last night... instead opting to pray in a private chapel in the capitol for a new president who will quote

republican senators warning of a revolt if cruz becomes the nominee for president. admitting he'd prefer donald trump over ted cruz in the white house. have republican leaders concluded that donald trump is the lesser of two evils to them? sara murray is "outfront." >> reporter: tonight, donald trump making a new case to republican voters as a unifier. >> let's get to the establishment. there is total gridlock. >> no, you cannot have that. >> reporter: all while ted cruz, a texas senator. >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: passed trump as the washington insider. >> there's a bunch of big money in this race, the washington establishment right now, they are abandoning marco rubio and they are rushing to donald trump. >> thank you. >> reporter: the latest war of words as more republican leaders distance themselves from cruz. senator orrin hatch, a bush supporter telling cnn he will lose if he's our nominee. dan coats says republicans are still sore about cruz accusing them of being part of a washington cartel. this week, the governor of the hawkeye state even callin

republican senator john courson--helping to spearhead the raise effort---says his chamber can support the pay hike but any challenge for passage would likely come in the house. if approved the raise would kick in on july 1st. jack kuenzie wis news ten. a columbia man will send 15 years in prison for a human trafficking case. kristopher block pleaded guilty yesterday to minor and human trafficking of a minor. attorney general alan wilson says block will have to register as a sex offender and will be electronically monitored for life. investigators say the minor was found with block at a motel in columbia on december fourth. the ag's office says this is the third human trafficking conviction in the past three months under the state's 2012 human trafficking law. in about an hour, south carolina state university and benedict college students will hear from a special speaker as part of presidential candidate bernie sanders' tour of historically black colleges and universities. billie jean shaw joins us from sc state. dr. west says he will discuss several topics tonight including tuition fr

senator ted cruz is visiting them all today... the republican presidential candidate started the day in mason city... there he criticized president obama's executive orders aimed at stopping gun violence. cruz says the white house is more concerned about attacking the second amendment than attacking isis. cruz is in a dead-heat in iowa with donald trump.. but says he's tired of being asked about his main opponent. presidential candidate "i feel confident that i'm never going to have a plane with my name painted on it. i'm not going to worry about any of the other candidates, i like them all i like every one of the other republicans senator marco rubio... he's focusing much of his campaign on the new hampshire primary.... and during a townhall today blamed the obama administration for the backlog of cases at v-a... presidential candidate "a year and the president signed this law that executive at the va, who isn't doing a good job. let me tell you, you are more likely to win the powerball than you are to be fired from the va." the 800-million dol

we will fine in the end. >> one of the knocks against you, senator, is that you are the republican barack obama and you lack the experience to be president. you have been in the senate increase five-plus years. what do you consider your biggest legislative establish ment. >> first, let me say that most important job of president is command are in chief, being president is fought like being a senator but it is not like being a governor, either, it is a unique office and if you look at the entire republican field, no one running for president has more experience or shown better judgment over the last five yours on the issues of national security than i have. i am rudd of the things we have ahed in my time, we brought accountability to the v.a., i helped lead an effort that got rid of the obamacare bailout fund, just a month ago, and a bipartisan way i helped them pose additional sanctions on hezbollah. i have experience and accomplishments as speaker of the florida house of representatives but this is about the future, what kind of country we will leave for our children and the number one r

kristine frazao, "senate democrats are still vowing to block the bill, which means it will have to get a filibuster-proof majority at 60 votes to reach the president's desk. with only 54 republicans currently in the senate, that seemsa&unlikely. in washington, i'm kristine frazao reporting.")) 3 (bill)>> the president has vowed to veto that bill, if it reaches his desk. 3 (bill and sam)>> we'll toss 3 (madison) high pressure will bring drier conditions through thursday. the next system will impact the region friday and saturday with a period of moderate to heavy snow in the sierra, with rain possibly ending as a period of snow for the lower valleys by saturday morning. sunday through tuesday, drier weather returns with average to 3 (madison)>> havana, cuba... is still in the grip of severe weather,...as gale force winds have blown now.. for more than 30 hours. the winds kicked up huge waves, pouring over sea walls... and disrupting traffic on major roads.the severe weather was caused by a sub-tropical low pressure system in florida.. which is expected to last for a few more days. 3 swoosh sound 3 (bill)>> a deadly attack today.. on a university campus in pakistan.>> who is claimi

more presidential hopefuls with books include florida republican senator marco rubio. in "american dreams" he outlines his plans to advance economic opportunity. independent vermont senator bernie sanders is another candidate for the democratic nomination for president. his 1997 autobiography, now titled "outsider in the white house," was updated to include his time in the senate and the launch of his presidential campaign. and in "blue collar conservative," presidential candidate rick santorum argues the republican party must focus on the working class in order to retake the white house. donald trump has written several bestsellers. in his newest book, "crippled america," he outlines his political platform. and finally, governor christie and former governors martin o'malley and jim gilmore have announced their candidacies but haven't released books. >> tawfik that mid is a doctor and also a former islamic radical. how did you go from islamic radicalism to being a physician and standing with me here today? >> actually, you mean from a physician to becoming an islamic ra

((take sot)) bill clinton interview with reporter republican senator ted cruz.. who is closing the gap with trump in the polls.. made 5 campaign appearances today in iowa. cruz is also adding a new staffer.. mike huckabee's former top spokesperson. president obama is taking on gun control. to take action.. he plans to do it.... on his own. tomorrow.. the president is expected to take executive actions..... that his administration believes.... will make it more difficult for the mentally ill.. criminals.... and terrorists to get guns.. although, we have to be very clear, this is not going to solve every crime in the country. it's not going to prevent every mass shooting. it's not going to keep every gun out of the hand of a criminal. it will potentially save live in this country." the president says... his plan will not violate... the second ammendment. but... some gun rights activists are arleady promising.... legal action. new developments out of the middle easet involving a new threat from isis. one would've thought you've learned the lessons of your pathetic m

senator, republican from indiana and now president of the lugar center. we will be talking about one of the centers projects, ranking bipartisanship in the segment. thank you for joining us. talk to us about what this bipartisan index is. guest: the bipartisan index at the lugar center rates all the members of the senate and the house of representatives. 1-100 and 1-435 in terms of their ability to cosponsor legislation, introduced it to begin with, and get cosponsors. we have found that that is a pretty good criteria for measuring the ability of people to work together and actually accomplish something in congress. program to moving a .egislatures desires for any viewers and listeners of the program, you can get your own chart and listing at the lugar center bipartisan index by going to our website at www. lugar center.org. and getprint it all out the whole list of the writings of your congressmen and your senators or anyone else you are interested in. center ranks not just current members of congress, correct? guest: we met one rating of the current mem