>> santorum: i love it. i did three town halls today already and as we tape, this it's 15 to 30 people generally is the number that we get at those, and you say, wow, that's a lot of work for a few people, but you know, if you can go to a county and you can sign up, you know, four or five, six caucus chairman, which means you have six people going to the caucuses in those counties and many of these counties, ounl most of the 99 counties are smaller counties, but if you can get that and build that kind of organization, you know, over 50% of the people who voted for me last time in the caucus decided the last three days of the caucus. >> ron: exactly. >> santorum: and a third of them decided on caucus night and i think a lot of it was because we had people there that had met me, knew me, and said let me tell you about this guy and why i'm supporting him and it had a big impact. >> ron: and sometimes polls and caucus night turn out differently. i know you have had large crowds, you lad about a half dozen recent

we bring back rick santorum from cedar rapids. do you agree the big picture some people have been helped in some have been hurt by this? in the end, has helped some people. . it certainly has helped some people, but the bottom line is, the people have health insurance, fairly small number, 40 modicon uninsured down to 30. and other than that commit joined obama care. and as far as the new entrance, increased him medicaid. we could have avoided obama care, and done away with all the other things that obama care in place that you listen to the people earlier and the original, obama care, found out, that is not true. the president was not telling the truth and they could not keep their plan. this plan cost a lot more, federal government that you have all these benefits that you may or may not want. this is a government one size fits all approach. it's not working and costing trillions of dollars. if you look at the president has done everything from start insurance companies. the federal government gave money to people to start insur

i wish i knew. >> me too. >> i think it will be santorum.my money on it. >> man, are you a hopeful man foster freiss. thank you for joining me. appreciate it. >> all right, carol. >> thanks, foster. >>> today wolf blitzer interviews rick santorum live at 1:00 p.m. here on cnn. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" -- british and u.s. intel agree a bomb likely took down that passenger jet in egypt, so why are the two countries involved saying, not so fast? we'll talk about that next. if youthen you'll know howouth, uncomfortable it can be. but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? well, there is biotene, specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants. biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. france is ramping up the fight against isis in syria and iraq and deploying the aircraft carrier charles de gaulle. here's part of the statement from

santorum said in dewitt that he stands by his original response to not allow refugees into the u-s. criticized fellow contenders jeb bush and marco rubio for their responses to the issue. elias: number four... elias: sports stadiums globe and right here in iowa to security measures. fans heading to the football game against purdue this weekend can expect more before, during, and after the game as police alert for anything suspicious. sabrina: and finally in the sabrina: just in time for thanksgiving - are down! the u-s-d-a costs compared to last week - down 18 cents per pound and down a penny cheaper per year. turkey estimates americans eat 46 for thanksgiving dinner. elias: storm approaches, storm approaches, encouraged to homes and especially their cars. a local mechanic tells us a few steps will save you in the long run. "check your coolant "check your coolant first and foremost you dont want to be stranded any where when your coolants low and you can't get any heat 2nd you need to check your tires little slick you dont wanna have under infalted tires you wont be able to get any

i'm going to start with you, senator santorum? >> i tell you, i have a 20% flat tax that's on all incomes. capital gains, corporations, individuals, 20%. i think that's a fair number. one out of five, to be able to help support the federal government. by the way, approximate, if you take out deductions, approximate how much the federal government has spent of gdp, which is about 18-19% of gdp. it actually fits with shrinking the size of government down to more like post world war ii levels. i don't allow for deductibility for state and local taxes which will require them to go down in order to be treated fairly. so the answer is, 20% and probably 33% overall. moderator: all-in, okay, governor christie? >> yes, our tax plan puts the highest rate of 28% for those doing the most and making the most in this country and 8% on the low end. i agree with senator santorum, we get rid of all of the deductions and loopholes except for the home mortgage interest deduction and the charitable contribution deduction, that will put more pressure

[applause] moderator: senator santorum, do you agree with governor christie. you also said that the fed should be audited but many worry that given the congressional challenges that they face, by having congressional oversight of the fed, which has been historically an independent body, you would be making the fed much more political. how would you navigate that risk? >> i agree with governor christie. i don't think you can make it anymore political than it's been. they are proteching a president that is overtaxing and overregulating, shutting down this economy and they're keeping it up like atlas trying to hold up the earth by these ridiculously low interest rates and it's hurting american seniors who are seeing no social security increases, seeing no savings. they're putting their money aside. they're getting nothing in their deposit accounts. this is hurting people who acted responsibly all in favor of those who, you know, are speculators and those on wall street. it is not a good deal for the vast majority of responsible americans. the other thing we have

i'm going to start with you, senator santorum? >> i tell you, i have a 20% flat tax that's on all incomes. capital gains, corporations, individuals, 20%. i think that's a fair number. one out of five, to be able to government. by the way, approximate, if you take out deductions, approximate how much the federal government has spent of gdp, which is about 18-19% of gdp. it actually fits with shrinking the size of government down to more like post world war ii levels. i don't allow for deductibility for state and local taxes which will require them to go down in order to be treated fairly. so the answer is, 20% and probably 33% overall. moderator: all-in, okay, governor christie? >> yes, our tax plan puts the highest rate of 28% for those doing the most and making the most in this country and 8% on the low end. i agree with senator santorum, we get rid of all of the deductions and loopholes except for the home mortgage interest deduction and the charitable contribution deduction, that will put more pressure on governors and on local

[applause] moderator: senator santorum, do you agree with governor christie. you also said that the fed should be audited but many worry that given the congressional challenges that they face, by having congressional oversight of the fed, which has been historically an independent body, you would be making the fed much more political. how would you navigate that risk? >> i agree with governor christie. i don't think you can make it anymore political than it's been. they are proteching a president that is overtaxing and overregulating, shutting down this economy and they're keeping it up like atlas trying to hold up the earth by these ridiculously low interest rates and it's hurting american seniors who are seeing no social security increases, seeing no savings. they're putting their money aside. they're getting nothing in their deposit accounts. this is hurting people who acted responsibly all in favor of those who, you know, are speculators and those on wall street. it is not a good deal for the vast majority of responsible americans. the other thing we have

santorum was part of last week's "undercard debate"... one he i actually thought they did a pretty good job, they asked some very tough questions, issue-orientated questions, but i felt that... i actually was surprised at the tenor of the questions because it was not at all like the earlier debate. ohio governor john kasich is also in iowa today making his presidential pitch... "we all need to live a life a little bigger than ourselves..i'll do my part if i'm president, you will see this country get better because i know how to do it. not broken promises or chicken in every pot or crazy ideas, just get the country in the right place. republican and democrats working together again because i've done it almost all my lifetime." today governor kasich became the first of the presidential candidates to participate in a town hall meeting at nationwide's des moines offices. kasich discussed his family upbringing and blue collar roots which he says trace back to his coal mining grandfather... the ohio governor also fielded a handful of questions

next, dave price breaks down santorum's views on healthcare. plus, this old barn has seen better days...but one local family decided to spruce it up. the figure they painted on the side...and the inspiration behind the project. plus...it's an exhibit that will give iowa kids a new angle on learning. where you can find the fun...and we just held our second iowa forum this afternoon. it was a quick change of plans as we had scheduled bobby jindal for the event. but yesterday afternoon jindal dropped out of the presidential race. as a result... another g-o-p candidate jumped at the chance to fill jindal's spot. rick santorum joined us from eastern iowa in between campaign stops. political director dave price moderated the iowa forum... dave today's forum was all about health? the former senator hit on a variety of topics from f-d-a the former senator hit on a variety of topics from f-d-a reforms...to caring for terminally ill patients.... and dealing with obesity in america... the senator also took a look at the changes to school lunch programs. i

after a last minute change, rick santorum was part of our second iowa forum this afternoon... bobby jindal was originally scheduled, but he ended his presidential campaign yesterday. so former iowa caucus winner rick santorum stepped in. he spent the hour talking health care. he acknowledge that the affordable care act has helped some people... but says that number is small and most of those people are on medicaid. santorum told our dave price what he would do to undo obamacare... 34:44 but you can repeal all the money, you can take out all the taxes, the fees, you can take out all the money 34:51 if someone doesn't pay insurance, instead of getting taxed or fined you, there is no money, there is no fine, small business, get a penalty but you don't pay a fine because all the money is taken out. 35:06 that's the way you defang obamacare in a sense. eliminate by defunding it. 35:11 joins us tomorrow for our next forum... donald trump will join dave price on the dmacc campus in newton... the hour will focus on job creation. tickets are sold out, but an overflow room is set up for

lou: rick santorum, good to have you with us. congratulations and look forward to seeing you in milwaukee. >> thank you very much, lou. lou: as we discussed we announced the participants of the debates that will be held next tuesday on the fox business network, in the 7:00 p.m. debate, governors chris christie, mike huckabee, bobby jindal and senator santorum and in the 9:00 debate, donald trump, ben carson, senator marco rubio, senator ted cruz, senator john kasich, carly fiorina, and senator rand paul. >>> vote in tonight's poll, have you made up your mind which candidate you are most likely to vote for in the presidential elections? we'd like to hear from you, cast your vote at loudobbs.com, and if you will follow me on social media. . >>> volcanic eruptions are frightening when you are very, very close but beautiful as well. watch one of the recent eruptions of mexico's colima volcano sparking lightning amidst of the thick ash cloud, the occurrence occurring in indonesia, airports have reopened there after thousands were grou

santorum shot three pheasants in his second year with the hunt. texas senator and gop presidential candidate ted cruz joined the hunt later in the afternoon. "both last year and this year, everytime someone shot a bird they'd cl out good shot senator and so i got credited with all the shots," said cruz. "i joke, these are the only two hunts i've ever been on in my life where i've been credited with more birds than i actually fired shells." presidential candidate and louisiana governor jindal says the hunt is a great way for gop candidates to come together. "i've known a lot of them throughout our careers," said jindal. "i've seen them in different contexts. we admire each other. we respect each other. we don't agree on everything. but that's okay." the same friendship king hoped for with his event. in akron, iowa, tiffany lane, ktiv news 4.>> tomorrow, former arkansas governor mike huckabee will join the pheasant hunt. coming up on news 4 at 10 on this halloween night, ktiv's sam curtiss takes us behind the scenes of one place you might not expect

republican rick santorum stopping poor travel conditions. snow totals will be anywhere from 3 to 8 inches with some isolated kwwl storm track 7 for further updates. decision 2016... a presidential candidate is in the kwwl studios today... republican rick santorum stopping by for an upcoming edition of the steele report as par of his security through strength tour across iowa. santorum, winner of the 2012 pm with the black hawk county central committee at the waterloo center for the arts..the public is invited.. then he'll attend a walt rogers fund raiser at the pi pac center. coming up... more mexican people are leaving the country than coming in - details ahead. investigators say they've received multiple reports of gym thefts... all because of this guy... you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in mount auburn, van horne, canton and all of eastern iowa a global gathering of innovat america's never been a country of quitters. it's not who we are. we don't ignore threats like climate change. we face our problems head-on. with ame

before the forum, santorum will speak at the cedar rapids convention center at 2-30. the iowa forum continues tomorrow with donald trump taking part at the d-macc campus in newton. it will focus on job creation. tickets are already spoken for... however there will be an overflow room available for anyone else who wants to attend. you do not need a ticket for the overflow room. the metro had some rain showers this morning.. and it is expected to get wet and windy once again this afternoon. let's head down to the science center where jennifer mcdermed can let us know how long we will need our umbrella's and rain boots. ad lib wx quick next month a new app will be alternative routes downtown when roads are closed. the app launches december 7. that same day, two-and-a-half blocks of skywalk will close to make way for a 330-room convention hotel near the iowa events center. the app shows closures and offers alternative routes using street access. an update to the app... planned for late february, will also show points of interest like businesses, restaurants, and atms. tha

republicans at the cruz, rick santorum, lindsey graham and ran paul will be at the secretary of state's office in concord. you can watch every candidate wmur.com. the services were held in russia today for those killed in the

santorum is trailing the pack of republican contenders. although he won the iowa caucuses in 2012, he's barely registering in current polling. donald trump also made a stop in newton iowa yesterday. trump took time to thank the people of iowa for their patience, aside from boasting about his ratings on s-n-lbeing higher than those ofofis democraticadversary hillary clinton, trump also spoke about what he feels needs to be changed about e way america handles it's borders. " " lukas: coming up.... the latest in genetically modified food. now it's not just for fruits and veggies. details when we come back. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... jessica rae... and scott larson.... for the region. here's the stormcast hd now where low pressure will move through central braska and impact the area with heavy snow - primarily late this morning into the early afafrnoon. tonight,he snow will taper off and we'll have gradually weekend with high temperatures getting into the 20s on saturday. sunday, we'll tap into a more south

senator santorum says he's in the race until the end. he joins us now from that very important state from iowa. senator, welcome. >> thank you, shannon. good to be with you. >> you like being the underdog, you've been in this position before. four years ago at the back of the pack as well and came back and shocked a lot of people by after the votes were finally tallied taking the top spot in the iowa caucuses. can you do it in this field which is much more crowded? >> yeah, look, i was in iowa the last few days and the response has been terrific. we're reconnecting with people that supported us last time, that are -- many of them just, you know, just trying to figure out, you know, who is going to be in this race, what the race is going to look like, look at all the candidates. iowans take this responsibility very seriously. they're going to study all the candidates. i won the iowa caucuses four years ago, more than half the people who voted for me decided in the last three days of the race. so i'm not worried. iowans take their time, as

that would be a rick santorum, that would be a mike huckabee, to give you examples. then you have a third faction. these are what i call the libertarian faction or maybe the constitutionalist faction. these are the ones who actually want to pare back the welfare

mitt romney was in a virtual tie with rick santorum, losing in one of the closest elections in iowa. even given that, i do not think americans expect us to choose the nominee. if so, we would not need the other 49 contests. i think iowa exists so that every person has the credentials to run for president can do so, in an environment where you can literally walk the state, where the media environments are reasonable. i think iowa starts the process. thatumulty: you mentioned mitt romney lost the caucus by a very narrow margin. on caucus night, he won the caucasus by a very narrow margin . it was not until a lot of recounting, i think something eek later that you determined that rick santorum on. what are you doing this time around to make sure that does not happen again? mr. kaufmann: we are very adamant, and very much have a conviction that i will not happen again. probably the most tangible thing we have done is enter into a partnership with the democratic party, and with microsoft. microsoft is going to provide a way for us to report our results. there will be internal checks and t

four years ago, mitt romney was in a virtual tie with rick santorum, losing in one of the closest elections in iowa. even given that, i do not think americans expect us to choose the nominee. if so, we would not need the other 49 contests. i think iowa exists so that every person has the credentials to run for president can do so, in an environment where you can

. >>> senator rick santorum, you have my every sympathy.er republican senator from pennsylvania of course has been stuck at the kids table for this entire republican presidential season including being back there again tomorrow night. but now he has lost his voice. rick santorum's campaign manager posted today just like michael jordan had his fine fall flu game, senator santorum is, quote, about to have his laryngitis debate night. game on. rick santorum may be communicating at gutteral gestures, that will be interesting, good luck, senator. here's one other thing to watch though. for a couple of months we've been covering the really important but. often unpredictable random and last-minute decisions by tv networks for determining which republican candidates get into the debates. it has just been a guessing game and a mess all season long through the republican primary contests so far. well today we got news that republican party leaders are trying to do something about it. the conservative national review magazine reports that republican p

trail...a former iowa caucus winner is in the corridor today.right now - rick santorum is in manchester attending a town hall meeting. the former pennsylvania senator also has stops this afternoon in cedar rapids, iowa city, and coralville.the last republican poll from c-n- n has santorum in eleventh place among iowa voters. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, a look at the winter conditions already hitting parts of the country, plus, a fashion designer say they've created a shirt that is blacker than black. snow has made itway to parts of the country.blizzard-like coniditions shut down roads near the kansas and colorado border on tuesday.parts of kansas were expetced to get close to a foot.meanwhile that same storm system also dumped nearly six inches of snow in the north-east w mexico. justin checks in now with your cbs 2 'weather first' forecast. main weather- your planner p next hoursa& - now a lili look outside courtesy of our courtesy of look outside courtesy of our weatherfirst skycama& - a bit of fog in the area this morninga&-temperatures look at regional temperatures we s hig

mike huckabee, rick santorum, rand paul, lindsey graham code. think any other candidate of the top seven will get out before iowa. of people thought rand paul would be a major candidate. paul, i would seriously consider getting out. i'm interested in the mindset of rick santorum and huckabee, both of whom are not performing well inthe state they both won 2008 and 2012. i do not see much rationale for the two of them anymore. mark: if you talk to activists in iowa, bobby jindal is getting more and i what. -- in iowa. both santorum and huckabee have learned how to run without much money. it is a fascinating thing to see folks drop out. you would think they would stick it out because we are close enough to wireless. i still think most of the people, maybe all of the people left, will stick it out. john: i am betting to more will be gone before the caucuses. mark: we have not talked much about the democrats this week. the headlines have been out of paris. there is a lot going on somewhat need the surface. bernie hit -- bernie sanders has been going

i also -- i believe that rick santorum comes very close.got four people here, david, who could really fight tooth and nail through this hour. >> unlike a couple of weeks ago, you don't have a bunch of slouches. you have two former republican governors, association chairman, the last two iowa caucus winners on the republican side. let's see what they make of it. santorum had trouble catching lightning in a bottle twice. it's very hard to do, and huckabee stuck in the middle of the pack. lou: i want to share with our viewers what's happening on stage, on the picture you see there, all the candidates have stepped out onto the stage. they're going through a photo spray. i think they need to work on that name for the taking of all those pictures of this lofty event, but huckabee and christie and jindal and santorum there with the obligatory photo spray as they take their podiums. we're looking at the onset here of what's going to be a terrific evening. rich, very quickly, we've got about 30 seconds. your thoughts as to who will be the actual win

jack: during his campaign stop in western iowa today, rick santorum didn't shy away from the refugee topic. he says he knew early that on accepting syrians migrants could be a bad idea. "i saw it early and said europe should not be accepting these folks and certainly the united states should not be accepting these people. " jack: santorum criticized jeb bush and marco rubio. he maintains they supported allowing refugrees into the country before changing their positions. jack: coming up on local 5 news at six... recent terror attacks at sporting events overseas has one iowa venue stepping up security this weekend. stephanie: and....we've watched them grow up their entire lives. tonight iowa's septuplets mit a big milestone. stephanie: to get ready for winter, make sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 6. we are iowa." jack: after terror attacks targeted sporting events in europe, venues here in iowa are precautions. jack: this saturday is a big day for the iowa hawkeyes. a win against purdue means ten west division but after recent terror scares in france

starting soon, and for the first time, chris christie and mike huckabee will join bobby jindal and rick santorum on the stage. how will that affect their campaigns? jack: what are the expectations of marco rubio this debate? starting soon, and for the first time, chris christie and mike huckabee will join bobby jindal and rick santorum on the stage. how will that affect their campaigns? jack: what are the expectations of marco rubio this debate? stephanie: can jeb bush redeem himself after he received the redeem himself after he received the least amount of time in the previous debate? jack: thanks, evan. tune in later tonight for local 5's full tune in later tonight for local 5's full debate coverage and analysis at 10. jack: a new historical museum is coming to downtown des moines. the wells fargo history museum will be the 12th of its kind nationwide and will be in the lobby of the wells fargo walnut street building. the announcement of the new museum was made at an event earlier today. admission will be free, and it's expected to open next fall. " our san franscisco bsaed services team have

carly fiorina and rick santorum are in iowa today. fiorina is in oskaloosa for a fundraising event this evening until 7 p-m. santorum is in davenport at a private residence at this hour. hillary clinton is meeting with iowa voters this week. the former secretary of state plans to stop in coralville tuesday afternoon. then, she'll head to grinnell college tuesday night. both are set to be town hall style jeb bush was a very strong governor, probably the strongest governor in the history of the state of florida. he was a young guy and i think there were some folks in the legislature that thought they might be able to run over him. that didn't happen. one tax cut wasn't enough- he had to do more. it wasn't enough to have 15,000 kids with school choice in florida, he wanted to have 100,000 kids. if he didn't like a project, it was going to be vetoed. it didn't matter if you were a republican. it didn't matter if you were his best friend. he said: 'this is where we're going, this is how we're going to reform state government...' every poli

that would be a rick santorum, that would be a mike huckabee, to give you examples. then you have a third faction. these are what i call the libertarian faction or maybe the constitutionalist faction. these are the ones who actually want to pare back the welfare state. they want a real change, a real revolution in this country. they think, they see the welfare state as something that inevitably must collapse. it's doing it in greece, it's doing it in western europe, and it's doing it in this country. you take a look at our system, and we have a whole project at the atlas society against cronyism, crony capitalism. we've become a very corrupt society. so the libertarians and the more constitutional or traditional republicans actually want to challenge the welfare state, to to challenge the regime and to pare it back. who represents them? well, that's an interesting question. rand paul seems to be the one a lot of people like, ron paul was, of course, a representative a few years ago. and there are others who kind of aspire to have a foot in the libertarian camp. those

santorum also said poll numbers don't have much to do with a candidate's ability to win.he said when he won the iowa g-o-p caucus back in 20-12, more than half the people who caucused for him made their decision in the last few days. days.remember, the weeks top political stories can be seen each sunday morning on iowa in focus. it airs at 10-30 right here on cbs 2. the city of kalona is looking at the possibility of banning guns anywhere on city property. itittems from a compmpint made by a user of the city's library.but now, an out-of-town gun rights group is taking the issue head-on, conversation. we'll explain their message, what the city wants, and w residents feel, feel,coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. a slowdown is happening in the midwest economy. economy.that's according to new figures in the mid- american business conditions index from crcrghton university.it shows a nearly six point drop since last month to 41-point-nine.anthing below 50 in the index suggests economic decline.analysts say weakness in the global economy is contributing. meanwhile, john deere

santorum: it really is a tragedy in the rnc and i think it is wrong. sally: with the latest polls showing a virtual tie at the top between ben carson and donald trump nationally and in iowa -- >> we are only 10 weeks out from the first votes being cast in iowa. that means more hand to hand retail politics. the ms. fiorina: a leader in the oval office. sally: carly fiorina fielded questions in iowa. so did senator rand paul. mr. bush: michigan is important because they found a place in the primary where i think there is going to be a huge focus. sally: the democratic candidates are prepping for their second debate, which will be in des stacey: new video is bringing new attention to the 2013 death of a virginia man tased multiple times by police. you can see officers use stun guns on 46-year-old linwood lambert after he broke out a -- broke out of a patrol car and ran from them. instead of taking lambert to the hospital, his family says the officers put him back in the car and tased him again. when an ambulance finally took lambert to the hospital, he wa

debate, chris christie, huckabee, jindal and santorum.luding direct tv, plan to make fbn available to full subscriber, great news do not forget to mark your calendars for the fox business wall street republican debate on tuesday november 10th, trish regan and sandra smith will kickoff the early debate and then join maria bartiromo and niel cavuto for the prime time debate. don't miss mornings with maria today because donald trump will be on the show, all right here on the fox business network. >> cheryl: all right, the clinton campaign struck back at the opposition yesterday. democratic polls -- pollster and strategist realized that sanders won't get anywhere on the e-mail issue. >> he realses that given her a free pass at the debate was a mistake. they don't care about that. he has to go on the issues. the flip-flopping point is the best way that he can move forward on this. >> cheryl: mrs. clinton appeared in jimmy kimmel live, 17-year-old video that the old testament joseph built pyramids to store food. >> it does matter when you're pr

that first debate of the night which i moderated and obviously having governor jindal and senator santorum there, it was a really interesting dynamic. you point to a really interesting point, andrea. governor christie, he made it very clear, well, a, that he didn't really feel like he needed to be in the first debate but he used it as an opportunity to focus attacks not on candidates standing beside him but on hillary clinton. andrea: speaking of that, we've got that sound. take a listen to chris christie last night. >> if you think that mike huckabee won't be the kind of president who will cut back spending or chris christie or john kasich, wait until you see what hillary clinton will do to this country and how she will drown us in debt. she is the real adversary tonight. we better stay focused as republicans on her. hillary clinton is coming for your wallet, everybody. don't worry about huckabee or jindal. worry about her. >> sending a big government republican to d.c. is not enough to fix this problem. not enough to beat hillary clinton. we have to change the direction of our country. a

what does rick santorum have to do to get better numbers in the polls? >> it's the issue of the republican national committee and the networks who have decided that it's their job to s segregate the field. these polls are meaningly and yet you see they are being used. some who may be doing well. >> are you arguing that everyone should be on the stage then? >> the barometer that's been used is tested 1% of the national poll, you're allowed on the stage. that's always been the barometer. because there's so many candidates we're going to great a top tier. i have people say i wish you in the race. i say i am. and they say we haven't seen you in the debate. it's all based on numbers. >> you could look at it as a positive. i'm thinking back to the kiddie debate when carli hit it out of the park. there could be a positive on that too. we'll see how it flushes out. >> i would say divide the field in half and randomly divide people and get everybody on the stage that's befitting of a presidential debate. >> we'll see how it plays out. >>> we're hearing about a po

deirdre: that was rick santorum. of course one of his many fans is with me now and backers i should say as well. foster friess. thank you so much, sir, for joining me. i know you're a big believer in santorum's tax plan. we just heard it there. 20% flat tax, personal and corporate. even if it's a good idea is this possible? >> well i think the interesting thing, deeder a, is the -- deirdre, the tax plan got accolades from steve moore, steve forbes, grover norquist, art laffer. these are the giants in american tax policy they not only endorsed it but praised it. i don't know what they said about the other plans. it is interesting no one really highlighted the features of rick's plan and all the other points that he has made. he seems to be like a demolition derby with his car speeding around the outside while the rest are smashing each other. hopefully that will give him firepower once the air clears a little bit. deirdre: fossor, you're clearly a believer but why is this plan even healthy for small businesses? >> wel

he's supporting rick santorum. we'll be watching santorum, thanks, foster.york. bye-bye. mornings with maria starts at 6 a.m. before we take a break, some of the best moments you may have missed earlier in the program. >> how is donald trump going to deal with not winning and not being number one. he's still number one in some polls, but ben carson is a close second and not leading in others. >> the favorite comment from janet yellen, we're looking at what's happening with global banks in the world. why don't you look at what's happening at home, chairperson yell en. >> i think that optics is one of the reasons they'd like to pull the drug on november 16th. politicized. >> i can't handle it anymore. >> democrats and republicans are starting to form opinions. and they're going to leave the best behind. the number one problem is growth. aggressive cap x expansion and missing for the entire recovery and we need to focus on that where we get real wage increases and the number one priority economic growth. the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're

they join rick santorum and bobby jindal. lindsey graham and george pataki have been dropped from the debates entirely... due to low poll numbers. the debates will focus on the economy... but ben carson is facing questions about his past f rom his rivals... you stab somebody, and the newspapers say you didn't do it, and you say, 'yes, i did. i did it." ...and they said, 'you didn't do it.' if they said i didn't do it, i'd be so happy." the under - card debate begins at 6 p-m... with the main debate at 8... on fox business network. republicans in central iowa can watch the debate together tonight... the "dallas county g-o-p" is hosting a party at "mickey's irish pub" in waukee. it runs from 5 to 10 p-m. anyone is welcome... but an r-s-v-p is encouraged. you can do that on the group's facebook page. organizers hope the event will attract potential caucus goers. fresh off the debates... two republican presidential hopefuls will make their way to iowa. jeb bush is scheduled to make three stops in the state tomorrow... he begins t

presidential candidate rick santorum will also be in iowa. he's hosting a town hall meeting at the scott county republican headquarters at 8 a-m tomorrow. you'll need to r- s-v-p if you want to attend that event. deborah: according to hispanic tradition, today is day of the dead...a day honoring those who have passed on before us. believers say the gates of heaven are open and the spirits of the deceased are allowed to reunite with their families for 24 hours. hundreds filled the figgee art museum in davenport, iowa, today to celebrate the holiday. the museum teamed up with a local organzation, "casa q-c", for the free event. families could enjoy a number of activities including making sugar skulls, face painting and eating authentic mexican food. one "casa q-c" member says it's a way for the community to learn more about a holiday that's very important in mexico. "actually one of our little students thought it was scary for them to learn about dead people, and i told him, i said no actually it's very important to remember the dead people bec

you mentioned in 2012, rick santorum came from no where.ber doing a story in the cycle at this very day saying why hasn't rick santorum had his moment in the sun and ultimately had his moment in the sun? we're seeing the three top contender in iowa and elsewhere. marco rubio, ted cruz and donald trump about to go into a battle royale to see who is going to win the nomination. i don't see any of the other candidates going to mount a surge any time soon. tom: sounds like it's more strategic if anything else, not so much if you win or if you come win, place or show, so that you can, a, help with the fund-raising and, b, is maybe get the next state down the road to poll better in your favor? >> yeah, right. you know, so much of what comes out of iowa in particular is the story, right? the narrative, the discussion that happens in the days following iowa. between iowa and new hampshire. marco rubio's campaign would be thrilled with a top three finish in iowa, if they were to end up in the top three there. better than expected in new hampshire, t

this is almost three hours. ♪ rick santorum: thank you, thank you.applause] [applause] thank you very much. it is great to be back in the home state of my mother. two weeks ago. how about that? i have to tell you, i'm here with a heavy heart, as many of you are, watching the news over the past 24 hours about the horrible attacks in paris by isis. certainly, our thoughts and prayers go out to our first ally, france. we will stand with them and pray for them, and if we had better leadership, help them. that is the other point, i come out here feeling upset. isis is a creation of a political decision by hillary clinton and barack obama. [applause] to abandon iraq against all of our generals' recommendations, against all of the policy recommendations, barack obama and hillary clinton, under her watch, decided politics above the security of our country and the civilians' security of the world. from that, was born isis. we are now seeing the effects that domestic political decisions have on the world. we have a president who said, isis was contained, yeste

we just heard from senator santorum. you cannot.he question is, if there are all these refugees, where do they go if not here to the united states. jeff flock is joining me right now from illinois. we are not going to take them. mike huckabee is calling on paul ryan to step down if he does not step up regarding this refugee crisis. that also just prompting right now. jeff: had not already become political enough, i think that that is absolutely correct. speaker ryan will not lead and reject the importation, he needs to step down. let someone else lead. yes. there it is. there are some organizations that say that these refugees can be batted here and a release and refugee organization. refugees are the single most scrutinized individuals with the u.s. they undergo more than seven security checks including biometric test, medical screenings and in person interviews with department of homeland security. they are saying, in fact, these refugees can be batted. they are very closely vetted and they say it is unfair that these refugees, th