rick and i are excited to be here. we are excited to be joined by our children, griffin and his wife meredith, and our granddaughters. we have been on quite a journey. it started about 55 years ago. yeah, i know, he looks it, i don't. 55 years ago, i sat by him at a piano beside him. six years after that, he asked me on our first date. to his football game. he rode on the team bus. i rode in the car with his parents and his sister. i figure that is about what every girl dreams about for their first date. 16 years later, with the blessing of my father, finally i decided to marry him and say yes and go on a journey where i had no idea where it would take me. back then, he was trying to farm, fix some airplanes. we were living in texas. halfway between abilene and the end of the earth. [laughter] then one day, he decided to run for state representative. he ran and he won. around that same time, we welcomed griffin and then sydney into the family. family has always come first for rick and me. but it is not just about blood

rick and i are excited to be here. we're excited to be joined by our children griffin and his wife meredith and sidney and our granddaughters, ella and piper. we have been on quite a journey, this man that i'm married to. it start good 55 years ago, yeah. i know, he looks, it i don't. 55 years ago i sat by him at a piano recital. six years after that, he asked me to our first date to his football game. he rode on the team bus. i rode in the car with his parents and his sister. i figure that's what about every girl dreams with b-- dreams about for their first date. 16 years later with the blessing of my father finally i decided to marry him and say yes and go on a journey where i had no idea where it would take me. back then, he was trying to farm, fix airplanes fly airplanes, we were living in haskell, texas. halfway between abilene and the end of the earth. he decide dodd run for state representative, he ran and won. we welcomed griffin and sidney. it's not just about blood lines with us, it's about the family you ado

john: when we come back, rick santorum. ♪ john: joining us now is presidential runner up, rick santorumon't be joining the flag football and skeet shooting, but we can always shoot bags here. rick santorum: i have a question, someone just called you on your phone before we started. who calls you not knowing that you are on television? john: my first question for you -- yesterday, president obama announced he would send 450 advisors or more to iraq. the basic of obama foreign policy is arm the iraqis and to the fighting. why is that not working? rick santorum: isis is gaining ground and most poorly is not -- most importantly is not losing territory. this is an organization that has established a caliphate. they have that islamic declaration to recruit people in this country and around the world to join them. unless we proved that that caliphate is illegitimate, we need a plan in place to call -- to move isis out. john: you may say it is very political what they are doing. they are too attuned to american public opinion. it seems to me a hard sell that we need to put more puts in the grou

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

boarder, to anyone who believes in the usa, rick perry all the way ♪ >> rick perry, country rap songll made his big announcement today and even with the song, it went pretty well. i was apparently really excruciating hot in the airplane hanger. wayne slater at the dallas morning news tweeted maybe not so smart to do perry announcement in airplane hang near june at 100 degrees. perry is sweating like an east texas rice farmer. so it was uncomfortably hot and he was sweaty and did have a crazy country song, rick perry supporter. honestly, as announcements go, a lot more to come. as announcements go, no big mistakes in the speech, he spoke in front of a c-130 which unusual for a big political announcement was not vaguely insulting like mitt romney and paul ryan using an aircraft carrier for their backdrop, even though neither of them served in the military or navy. in rick perry's case he did serve in the air force and flue c-130s as a pilot in the air force. it made sense to have one behind him. finally, right? rick perry entering the 2012 presidential race when he got in four years ag

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

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

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

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

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

i think voters may give rick perry a second chance.t that he is healthy now, and he was not healthy when he did this before. he spent the last two years studying up on foreign policy for this moment and a lot of conservative activist and strategist in the party will tell you, keep your eye on him. he clearly has baggage from the bad 2012 run, the oops moment that you played but he is spending a ton of time in iowa and he is a very personable guy, and he has a good record in texas to run on and he has a story to tell and he is more physically fit to tell this time around. i think he can have a real impact in the race. >> sarah, i like when you asked about rick perry's glasses, and his wife well she kind of took you to task actually? >> well a lot of people say rick perry got those glasses because he wanted to look smart and prove he was a different guy this time around, and anita perry is having none of that, and she said he needs the glasses to see and everybody is making a big fuss out of this for no reason and her husband is smart an

rick perry is a known commodity.'s attitudes is much harder in politics than to convince them the first time. scott walker in many ways in the position now that rick perry was in the previous cycle which is conservative governor, who is a pressure face, who comes into the national discuss. people say hey, this looks like the guy that can beat the establishment candidate. martha: look what happened to perry last time. everyone of these people is very vulnerable at this point because you can look like the frontrunner you could be a rudy giuliani or rick perry and look like it is yours to lose and then you do. >> well it certainly for scott walker he could he could end up like george w. bush consolidate the party and go on to victory or end up like rick perry and be defeated. he could be cast off. in that case it would be more likely marco rubio or another fresh face would come in as people try him out. getting people to try again rick perry and his wife tell a very compelling story. you have to feel bad for them and th

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. ♪ >>> rick perry is making it official.e is running for president again. >>> plus new details in the killing of a man who pulled a knife on police. >>> and several sunni tribal leaders announce they are backing isil hours after a top u.s. official claims the coalition is beating the group. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, good afternoon live from new york city. these are live pictures where former presidential candidate rick perry announced he is running again. he put out a video earlier this morning on his website promoting his new campaign. >> you see a lot of candidates will say the right things whether it's about the border whether it's about taxes or spending, but we need a president who has done the right thing. we need a president who bridges the partisan divide rather than widens it who brings people together. we must do right and risk the consequences. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> david shuster is here with us now. david another republican -- oh this is rick perry stepping up to the mic. oh this is still video. th

i think rick perry and rick santorum have something to say about that, as will others. and i think they understand, to your point, they understand the dynamic, because they're listening to those republican voters and democrat and independent voters as well. they get it. and let's see how they frame -- >> look how far your party has gone since mitt romney and his 47%. tell me i'm right. >> you're absolutely right. there's ban sea change and it's long overdue, but there's more to come. it's not just on the income side of it, it's on the other sides as well, from foreign policy to social policy. >> anyway, the republican fallback plan is to blame the whole income inequality mess on president obama. no surprises. >> we should be asking the president if he is truly concerned about income inequality, how come it's worse under his watch? >> it is true that the top 1% are doing great under barack obama. today, the top 1% earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928. >> you're going to hear a lot over the next couple of years from the liberals. they're goi

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

(applause) hi, i'm rick santorum. let's see what happens! what -- i'm rick perry, let's see what happens! what if i just start pushing buttons? the it's the same slogan you'd use to advocate unprotected sex. you might get hepatitis but only after four seconds of transcendent pleasure! coz the custom recorded country rap theme song sweeten the pot. ♪ republican voter ♪ ♪ rick perry supporter ♪ ♪ let's protect our border! ♪ ♪ to hell with everyone who won't believe in the u.s.a.! ♪ ♪ rick perry all the way ♪ (laughter) >> jon: i think that song will be the republican nominee! i shouldn't be so quick to laugh... (laughter) even though i clearly am. we all remember governor perry as the guy to ooped himself out of the 2012 race, this one will be different. >> i think over the course of the last 12 years, what they saw4>@;in 2011 is not the person they're lookingt at in 2013 2014, 2015. >> jon: remember the guy who couldn't count to three! watch close! boom! nobody here but an egg head proffer wearing goggles! the sum of square roots of any two s

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

rick perry. [ applause ] >> rick perry, he's got three good reasons to run, but can only remember two what's the third one there? let's see. >> the former governor of the lone star state is back but this time has four eyes on the prize. >> today has been awesome, girl. >> he's former texas governor rick perry. >> oh, we're pretty happy with the four eyes on the prize, that excellent pick by joy reed means she's up to 300 points on the board but many more potential candidates dragging their feet on declaring. we got an update on one of the most egregious of those next. >>> never let it be said that "all in" doesn't get results. last night we brought you the story jeb bush's prolonged period of campaign exploration was quite possibly campaign finance law. those laws might very well classified him as a candidate with the attended rules and laws of being a candidate despite the fact he has not yet declared officially his actual candidacy. paul asked ryan watchdog group explain this to us last night. his group filed complaints with the fcc charging bush with violations of federal election

rick perry has tremendous name i.d. everybody on the panel, maybe the audience, all know who rick perry is and he benefits from low expectations at this point. i think the fact he had such a bad run in 2012 with his poor debate performances and the like, means people are looking at him saying, can he do better? will there be another moment for rick perry? if he can do that, he will do pretty well. i think ted cruz is already the favorite out of texas and he's tapped into a rich vein of money in terms of texas money donations. rick perry has to find a way to get that money. he doesn't have it. it's involved in we-tell politics, his best hope in iowa at the moment. in iowa it looks like scott walker is in the -- scott walker is dominating iowa at the moment. rick perry has to go door to door and heavy on his air force military background which is what republican voters want. i just don't see right now that i would bet, you know -- bet big money on rick perry. >> he has some gifts as a politician, especially as a retail po

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

sharrie you don't have to do this but rick can you come down and dry me off?there i'll be there in three hours stay right there. that will never happen. stay with all the weather changes at 6abc.com/, find live radar and the seven-day forecast and get the latest from our team of meteorologists. >> not looking great at the shore lets see how it is looking at the shore. it's not lonely on the schuylkill or i-95 tonight. >> even if you decided to go down and dry him off it would take three hours or more, there is stuff in your way like this crash on the ben franklin bridge, you'll run into it we have fire truck and police on the scene and traffic is squeezing by but only on the shoulder headed eastbound to the airport circle at route 30. you may want to stay local through camden or use the walt whitman bridge. and a crash along 70 eastbound side taking out two of the lanes there. this is 95 in fishtown heavy in broth directions heading to the phils game. and an opening at the tacony palmyra bridge and a crash at york road and one in upper dublin, be safe getting

rick and i are excited to be here. we're excited to be joined by our children, griffin, and his wife meredith and sidney and our granddaughters, ella and piper. we have been on quite a journey, this man that i'm married to. it start good 55 years ago yeah. i know, he looks, it i don't. 55 years ago i sat by him at a piano recital. six years after that, he asked me to our first date to his football game. he rode on the team bus. i rode in the car with his parents and his sister. i figure that's what about every dreams about for their first date. 16 years later with the blessing of my father finally, i decided to marry him and say yes and go on a journey where i had no idea where it would take me. back then, he was trying to farm, fix airplanes, fly airplanes, we were living in haskell, texas. halfway between abilene and the end of the earth. he decide he'd run for state representative, he ran and won. we welcomed griffin and sidney. it's not just about blood lines with us, it's about the family you adopt over time. frie

so rick perry is in again. i'm glad he is. he's talked about his humble upbringing in making his bid. >> there is no person on earth more optimistic than a dry land cotton farmer. we always know that a good rain is just around the corner. to those americans who -- those i might add forgotten americans drowning in personal debt working harder for wages that don't keep up with the rising cost of living i came here today to say i hear you. to the one in five children in families who are on food stamps to the one in seven americans living in poverty, to the one in ten workers who are unemployed underemployed, or just given up hope of finding a job, i hear you. you are not forgotten. the american people they see this game where the insiders get rich, middle class pays the tab. there is something wrong when the dow is near record highs and businesses on main street can't even get a loan. since when did capitalism involve elimination of risk for the biggest banks while regulations strangle our community banks? >> amen. >> it's elizab

and rick has such a great story. i don't have such a great story. i'm really cooked. >> actually a lot of them do. that's interesting. i don't know how much they will all stand out but he gets the neighbor discount okay? everybody in iowa knows him. he has a great record in wisconsin. >> he actually -- he is not too popular right now with that in wisconsin. >> he is running on hi record of accomplishments in wisconsin. has a lot of fans in iowa for what he has done there. it is clear that jeb busch will not win iowa. scott walker might. but that could change. looks like there is room for others to grow. not good news for marco rubio or jeb bush that rand paul and ben carson come right behind scott walker and then you know bush is down with huckabee at 9. there is funny factors in that poll. but i think that rick is right, there is no front-runner every time we see any kind of break out we will get excited because it will be notable. because so far everyone is mired at 9 and 10% in national polls and no one is pulling away. >> rick said four years a

rick perry. [ applause ] >> rick perry, he's got three good reasons to run, but can only remember two what's the third one there? let's see. >> the former governor of the lone star state is back but this time has four eyes on the prize. >> today has been awesome, girl. >> he's former texas governor rick perry. >> oh, we're pretty happy with the four eyes on the prize, that excellent pick by joy reed means she's up to 300 points on the board but many more potential candidates dragging their feet on declaring. we got an update on one of the most agreous of those next. unt in seconds. and once you find it you can switch it right on again. you're back! freeze it, only from discover. get it at discover.com. out of 42 vehicles based on 6 different criteria, why did a panel of 11 automotive experts name the volkswagen golf motor trend's 2015 car of the year? we'll give you four good reasons. the volkswagen golf. starting at $19,295, there's an award-winning golf for everyone. my name is jeff richardson the vice president of operations here at c.k. mondavi. to make this fine wine it takes a l

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

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

how was your weekend. >> hi, rick and sharrie. going pretty well out there. except we have incidents popping up on some of the side roads right now. this one is in bucks county, route one southbound at the pennsylvania turnpike. you can see it's offer to the shoulder so not causing too much of a delay right now but we have police on the scene penndot there as well as an ambulance. so, we're keeping an eye on things. you can see speeds across the region, nice and slow, 16 miles per hour on the schuylkill expressway. 22 miles per hour on 95. that just picked up. we had an accident southbound at girard that just cleared. so i'm hoping to see that delay diminish just a bit right now. and a few incidents to tell you about in washington township. fries mill road between route 42 and 654, tuckahoe road is going to be your alternate around that. in abington township, edge hill road and woodland road another incident to report. going outside to the 42 freeway looking nice and clear in both directions. we'll keep an eye on things and bring you an update in the next hal

where was rick santorum in the you mention the polling -- where was rick santorum in the polling this time years ago -- four years ago? both of these guys are laying the groundwork. i think they are both the kind of guys that can get hot at the end of the factor in this race. john: this is a much tougher field than 2012. a much tougher field. mark: up next, we take you inside the chicago courtroom where dennis hastert was arraigned. ♪ ♪ mark: the big political news here in chicago today was the arraignment of former house speaker dennis hastert on two felony counts of cash withdrawals and lying to federal investigators. this was the scene there today. in many ways, a typical court appearance. cameras swarming around. a pretty short proceeding, a not guilty plea from the defendant. there was a lot of human drama inside the courtroom because of the identity around the defendant and the allegations around the charges. our guest tonight chicago sun-times. she and i both were in the courtroom when hastert was arraigned. thanks for coming in to talk about this. first of all, describe the sc

i think the way rick santorum answered the question is right. as you know the center right coalition is pretty broad. there's a lot of libertarian voices in there, and, you know people have a right to live their lives. they have a zone of privacy where they get to make these decisions and miss jenner has a right to make these decisions. she's living her american life and by the way, she doesn't seem to feel like conservatives hate her because she defines herself as a conservative which is an interesting part of the story. >> is huckabee just a joke? do you ignore him? both you guys take on huckabee. he won the iwuh caucuses recently. still part of your party. >> clearly there's more educational work that has to be done on the transgender issue that works not only extends to mike huckabee but also extends to democrats. the transgender issue has moved very rapidly here in the united states in a very short amount of time extremely short amount of time and i look at caitlyn jenner's voice coming out and the voices i heard were not only rick santorum

rick. and leadership and all of the u.s. senators running and saying it should be a governor. and good way of saying drop the senators out of the race. and you know, it is going to be hard and the thing that strikes me looking at that poll and those numbers. there is no front runner. if the top two is at 12 percent. normally awe front runner is at 35 percent. and ben carson who was a lone shot is one point behind at 11 percent. it is wide open. now at this moment perry is down in ninth place at four percent. you know ben carson was there not so long ago. and moved up in the top tier. this race has enormous time to go and a lot of distance to cover even before we get to the voting and nomination. >> we'll see if rick perry can redeem himself. chris wallace, thank you. and be sure to watch the interview with republican presidential candidate rick sanatorium. and the race for the white house is a hot topic. and check your local listings for the time running in your area. >> the ceasefire betwe

rick perry will have to find a way to get that money.doesn't have it so he's involved in retail politics. that's the best hope in iowa at the moment. in iowa it looks to me scott walker is in the -- he's dominating iowa at the moment. rick perry will have to go door to door and g heavy on his air force military background which is what republican voters want but i don't see right now that i would bet -- bet big money on rick perry. >> did you have something you want to say? >> would say he has real benefits as a retail politician. can he get a hearing? can he get enough space in this enormous field so people get exposed to him and he has a chance whether he's learned a lot than he was four years ago. >> we know how the media plays it when there's a narrative out there about somebody, dan quayle al gore exaggerating if he makes a simple slipup we'll be all over it. whether for good or ill. when we come back we're going to discuss the fight over the so-called female viagra and sharp lip divided opinion over bruce jenner's transformation in

rick i'll catch you again in about a half hour. >> see you then. thanks matt. >>> developing news on the phillies front. manager ryne sandberg has stepped down. he's led the team since he was named interim manager back in 2013. >>> the phillies finished last in the national league east last year. >>> this year they're the worst team in baseball. third base coach pete mccann none will take over for sandberg for now. jamiejaime apody is at citizens bank park. she'll have much more at 5:30. >> definitely a big talker today. >>> summer is the best time of the year to eat fresh fruits and lucky for us some of the best are grown right here in our area. >> this year's blueberry crop shows there's good reason new jersey is called the garden state. new jersey correspondent nora muchanic has more. >> reporter: new jersey's blueberry season is in full swing. it started june 1st a week earlier than normal and production is peaking right about now. >> fruits definitely it's coming into its own. the fruit looks fabulous. you know, the size is outstanding. the qu

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