♪ [indistinct conversations] sen. cruz: thank you all very much. [cheering] sen. cruz: wow.cheering] sen. cruz: god bless commonwealth of virginia. you know, pastor thompson, thank you so much for welcoming me here. for being your. thank you for your friendship. thank you for your strong principled leader. let me say to the men and women of virginia, can could you nelly, he is a strong, principled, courageous conservative. was a remarkable attorney general. he would have made a tremendous governor of virginia. he is a fearless conservative leader on the national stage, speaking the truth to power. he was a great leader for the people of virginia. the people of this state know about fighters. you have a tradition of patriots , and i would note that the virginia shocked and astonished washington, d.c. when you sent dave brat to join us in congress. [cheers and applause] sen. cruz: there was a sonic boom on the other side of the potomac. there, people seemed to realize, it's almost as if we the people were sovereign. i will tell you this. i spent all morning in .c.hington, d so

sen. cruz: wellsen. cruz:, listen, donald trump is one-of-a-kind by any measure, and the voters will decide who they want to support. we are entering the phase of the campaign -- the last several months, national polling, a lot of that is driven by name id and earned media. as we get into december and january and february, primary voters start examining the candidates and look at our records. they start asking the hard questions -- who has done more than just talk the talk? who has walked the walk? the reason conservatives are uniting behind our campaign is that of all the republicans running, i'm the only one who has been a consistent conservative, a fiscal conservative, a social conservative, and national security conservative, and we are seeing that old reagan coalition coming back together. mark: horrible event in california and a lot of things i could ask you about. is of the alleged murderers an american citizen. should there be more surveillance of american citizens to stop these things are happeni

sen. cruz: wow. sen. cruz: god bless commonwealth of virginia. you know, pastor thompson, thank you so much for welcoming me here. thank you for being your. thank you for your friendship. thank you for your strong principled leader. let me say to the men and women of virginia, can could you nelly, he is a strong, principled, courageous conservative. he was a remarkable attorney general. he would have made a tremendous governor of virginia. and he is a fearless conservative leader on the national stage, speaking the truth to power. he was a great leader for the people of virginia. the people of this state know about fighters. you have a tradition of patriots, and i would note that the commonwealth of virginia shocked and astonished washington, d.c. when you sent dave brat to join us in congress. sen. cruz: there was a sonic boom on the other side of the potomac. for a second there, people seemed to realize, it's almost as if we the people were sovereign. i will tell you this. i spent all morning

sen. cruz: similarly ask you, in the several months, how many murderers here illegally has the industry should -- has the administration released? dir. saldana: you missed the part earlier, the fact when you say the obama administration released, i presume you're talking about ice. you missed my testimony earlier 2/3 of discussed that the releases for 2015 were not within the control of ice. we don't play in this sandbox alone. the immigration courts are a big part of that. sen. cruz: i asked a specific question. how many murderers has the administration released. dir. saldana: when you give it to you by fiscal year 2015. it's homicide related, not just murder. about 197. sen. cruz: how about sexual assaults? dir. saldana: we have a chart broken down by crime. i don't have that chart with me. we can certainly provided to you. sen. cruz: does that include drunk driving? since the hearing last july, the administration has released information that indicates it's even worse than what we discussed

sen. cruz: for marco to suggest that our record is the same is like suggesting that the fireman and the arsonist have the same plan because they were at the same fire. bazi: rubio challenging cruz for his positions on nsa surveillance and immigration. sen. rubio: does ted cruz rule out ever legalizing people that are in this country illegally now? sen. rubio: do you rule it out? sen. cruz: i have never supported legalization, and i do not intend to support legalization. bazi: and after the debate, a conciliatory tone from trump -- mr. trump: i like jeb. i think jeb is a nice man. i really do. but you know i think i' d do the same thing if i were him, i' d be attacking me. bazi: coming out of the debate, donald trump even promised that he would not run as an independent. next up, the democrats debate again this saturday in new hampshire, hosted by abc news. by the cannot me -- bazi kanani, abc news, washington. sean: the next republican debate is scheduled for january 14 in south carolina. this

sen. cruz: it' s not complicated. don' t make fun of a five-year-old girl and a seven-year-old girl. adam: why ted cruz is so upset over what a major newspaper published about his family. josh: we had heavy rain last night and still some scattered showers, mist, drizzle, fog out there. now we have changes on the way. a look at that coming up. adam: plus in today' s cook' s corner, we' re sharing holiday cooking tips from our kitchen to yours. adam: in commitment 2016, senator ted cruz is taking on a major newspaper this noon saying it crossed the line. cruz and other candidates are upset that "the washington post" ran a cartoon depicting cruz' s young daughters as toy monkeys attached to his campaign. sen. cruz: don' t mess with our kids. don' t mess with my kids. don' t mess with marco' s kids. don' s kids. adam: meanwhile, frontrunners donald trump and hillary clinton continue to clash on twitter. the republican frontrunner tweeting this warning after clinton said trump is known for having a "penchant for sexism in

cruz may end up winning them over. reporter tom foreman has more. "( sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate ) "if i am elected president, we will hunt down and kill the terrorists. we will utterly destroy isis." tough talk from a deeply religious man. speaking at a conference of conservative christians in iowa last month, these were ted cruz' first words. ( sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate ) "any president who doesn't begin every day on his knees isn't fit to be commander- in-chief of this country." ( sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate ) "ok. let's say grace. father thank you for this day." cruz, 44, and his wife, heidi, have two girls: catherine and caroline. he calls himself a cuban, irish, italian southern baptist. growing up, he went to private evangelical schools. his father, rafael, is a cuban immigrant. raised catholic, he became born again and is now a pastor at a dallas church. he's known for his fiery often-political sermons. ( rafael cruz / father of sen. ted cruz ) "morning is coming to america, and if we, as the people of g

ted cruz takes on the washington postfor this cartoon depicting his children as monkeys. (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "when i saw that cartoon, not much ticks me off. but making fun of my girls, that'll do it." this came after cruz....daughters appeared in a t-v ad natsot/cruz ad:"i know just what i'll do she said with a snicker, i'll use my own server and no one will be the wiser." kids are generally limits in politics...cruz ...now using the cartoon to raise money.... .....and the opportunity to take on his favorite foe (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "everyone expects the mainstream media to be liberal and biased, folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process, i signed up for that, that's fine. but my girls didn't sign up for that." the washington post later pulled that cartoon acknowledging it shouldn't have been published. now fox5 weather 24/7 (( weather )) it looks like despite some clouds rolling in through the night tonight and during the day christmas eve, it'll still be an above normal day. but things really start

it is political correctness"it was a strong charge by presidential hopeful ted cruz...sen. ted cruz/r- presidential candidate olitical correctness is killllg people."and he wasn't the only one...ben carson suggested the line between p-c and profiling people *should* be more blurry since the country is in a war time."we need to get rid of this pc stuff. (butt) our nation is in grave danger"this country needs to away from political correctness. it's killing us. it's killing us.at tuesday night's g-o-p debate, a new wave of proposals to move the line between privacy and security for those who wish to enter the country...that refusing to is ngerous and irresponsible."the dhs says, 'no, we can't check their social media.' for heaven's sakes, every parent in america every employer is as well, but our government can't do it?but some say the government *shouldn't* do it - that increasing surveillance of social media for anyone goes against the values this country was founded upon. julian sanchez at the libertarian cato institute says the candidates are taking advantage of people's f

sen. cruz: folks in the media think you should not be discussing second amendment rights in the wake of a terror attack. you don't stop bad guys by taking away our guns. you stop bad guys by using your guns. sam: it is shockingly easy to get a gun. jason: sam twitchell is a gun owner who believes in stricter gun laws. he calls cruz's visit today exploitative. sam: i think it's a shame on many levels that a gun store would become a hive of activity for any reason after something like san bernardino. jason: twitchell says he wants discussion between those on every side of the gun issue. sam: it puts me in kind of a weird space. because i like to shoot, but i believe in strong gun control. and both of those make me a pariah on either side. jason: cruz didn't get too eliminate terrorism. he says the country needs to defeat islamic terrosism with targets across the globe, beginning with isis. stacey? stacey: as you might imagine, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton sounding much differ

cruz: "leave our kids alone."tecruz takes on the washington postfor this cartoon depicting his children as monkeys.(sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "when i saw that off. but making fun of my girls, that'll do it."this came after cruz....daughters appeared in a t-v ad natsot/cruz ad:"i know just what i'll do she said with a snicker, i'll use my own server and no one will be the wiser."kids are generally considered off limits in politics...cruz ...now using the cartoon to raise money.... .....and t t opportunity to take on his favorite foe(sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "everyone expects the mainstream media to be liberal and biasas, folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process, i signed up for that, that's fine. but my girls didn't sign up for that." 3 3 the treasury department says the i- r- s incorrectly issued around 46-million dollars in tax refunds in 2013.an audit released earlier r this week blames inefficient oversight of refunds and faulty computer programming for the error.the i- r- s programming glitch ignored a process that allows the agency

sen. cruz: what america needs today is a moment of clarity. aixa: cruz comes in second to trump in the new nationwide poll, with ben carson in third place and marco rubio in fourth. pretty fluid race on the republican side. aixa: matthew dallek of george washington university says while trump's lead in the polls is commanding, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be the gop nominee. matthew dallek: as people start to drop out, support of his opposition will coalesce around somebody, and that support is going to at some point, i believe, outweigh. aixa: and a new cbs poll has hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders by 20 percentage points. stacey: by the way, donald trump will campaign in des moines tomorrow. he's scheduled to hold a rally at the iowa state fairgrounds at 6:30. steve: protestors are rallying in chicago right now. a number of students staged a die-in this morning on the sidewalk near daley plaza. the protestors laid on the ground for 16 minutes to black teenager. one of the colleagues of a police officer on trial in the death of fre

sen. cruz: i don't believe donald trump is going to be our nominee. i don't believe he's going to be our president. cynthia: cruz is one of the only opponents trump hasn't attacked but after hearing that, he had , this to say. mr. trump: hey, there's only one way to get to the top and it's all through trump, let's face it. they have to. they have to. even, i think, cruz is going to have to hit me because, you know, he's a nice guy. and he's been so supportive, but at some point he's going to have to hit me, right? it's going to be a sad day, but we will hit back, i promise. cynthia: republican candidate jeb bush is also making the rounds in iowa today. he will be speaking at a town hall meeting at dmaac in newton at 6:00 tonight. in studio, cynthia fodor, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. , ernst says she's retiring from the iowa army national guard to focus on her work in the u.s. senate and spend more time with her family. she spent 20 years in the guard and reserves and served in kuwait and iraq in 2003. sally: ramping up the pressure on isis. i'm sa

sen. cruz: while others have thrown rocks back and forth, i haven't been willing to play that game and i'm not going to start now. aixa: stanage says cruz is trump's chief threat for the gop nomination. >> he has the capacity to appeal to conservatives while at least being a more orthodox politician. aixa: a quinnipiac poll shows 50% of voters surveyed say they would be embarrassed to have trump as president. 35% said the same about clinton. in washington, i'm aixa diaz. cynthia: new at 5:00, goats eating christmas? vanessa peng shows us how the animals are helping with the holiday cleanup. she's live in ames, vanessa? vanessa: cynthia, a lot of us love our live christmas trees. but what about after christmas, what do you do with those trees? do it the eco friendly way, and they're in their winter garb, ready to recycle christmas. >> there's this surplus of variety just waiting out there, and that's christmas trees. vanessa: when it's warmer, these goats usually clear out overgrown fields. >> i

and like trump, cruz also continues hard-lining the issue of illegal immigration (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "i oppose amnesty. i oppose citizenship. i oppose legalization for illegal aliens. i always have and i always will." and cruz contrasts his position with that of marco rubio who was one of the leading champions for comprehensive immigration reform -- and who has been calling attention to the finer points of cruz past positions on things like guest worker visas. (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "i understand that marco wants to raise confusion. it is not accurate what he just said that i supported legalization and amnesty bill." and further complicating cruz's efforts-- this 1999 memo written by cruz for george w bush and first reported by the new york times, which suggests cruz once recommended a softer tone on the issue saying in part, "we need to remember that many of those coming here are coming to feed their families, to have a chance at a better life." the memo still rejects amnesty and citizenship as cruz has said..but shows how

sen. cruz: thank you very much for the kind introduction and it has been so great spending time with ed and alyssa and their wonderful family. it is so great to be with so many dear friends this morning. i would like to begin by remembering those were murdered in san bernardino yesterday. i would ask if we could observe a moment of silence in their honor. at this point, the details of what happened in san bernardino are still unclear, but our prayers are with the families of those who were murdered, of those who were shot and all of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism, radical islamic terrorism here at home. coming on the wake of the terror attack in paris, this horrific murder underscores that we are at a time of war. whether or not the current administration realizes it or is willing to acknowledge it, our enemies are at war with us, and i believe this nation needs a wartime president to defend it. [applause] in recent weeks, president obama traveled ab

sen. cruz: today's omnibus bill wasn't the trail. for too long, we keep electing republicans who end up voting to fund barack obama's agenda. this was a trillion dollar budget deal, negotiated and the dark of night, thousands of pages. it funds 100% of obamacare, 100 percent of amnesty, 100% of planned parenthood. it does nothing to stop this .catastrophic iranian nuclear deal. it does nothing to stop president obama bringing tens of even the fbi tells us that they cannot that those refugees to determine if there are isis terrorists among them. there is a reason why many women across the country are feeling a volcanic frustration. if we keep winning elections, nothing changes. >> you want to change the republican leadership in congress? sen. cruz: what is clear now, republican leadership is not going to come to congress. republican leadership in congress is incapable or unwilling to lead, which means we need a strong, principled conservative in the white house. if you sent we a trillion dollar budget sent with corporate welfare and p

sen. ted cruz, kentucky sen. rand paul, florida sen. marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina and ohio gov.kasich. g-o-p hopefuls mike huckabee, rick santorum, lindsey graham and george pataki will debate earlier on tuesday. gop 2016- debate thousands of people are evacuating their homes in the philippines. as a massive typhoon makes landfall. typhoon melor slammed into the eastern philippines monday morning. the storm is expected to bring destructive winds. heavy rains. and waves up to 13 feet tall. officials say the typhoon is packing winds of 93 miles per hour. and gusts of 115 miles per hour. classes and flights have also been suspended. a second landfall is expected. >> brian :a strong cold front made its way just before noon and i back up to the raider image to 11:00 a.m. and that is what we had the heavy rain in the south bay and east bay there was a thunderstorm the past over san jose skies will clear here in the bay area and temperatures will drop towards the morning plus we have gusty winds continuing as you head out the door tomorrow morning to start the day the wind may have phi

it is political correctness"it was a strong charge by presidential hopeful ted cruz...sen. ted cruz/r-presidential candidate "political correctness is killing people."and he wasn't the only one...ben carson suggested the line between p-c and profiling people *should* be more blurry since the country is in a war time."we need to get rid of this pc stuff. (butt) our nation is in grave danger"this country needs to away from political correctness. it's killing us. it's killing us.at tuesday night's g-o-p debate, a new line between privacy and security for those who wish to enter the country...that refusing to is dangerous and irresponsible."the dhs says, 'no, we can't check their social media.' for heaven's sakes, every parent in america is checking social media and every employer is as well, but our government can't do it?but some say the government *shouldn't* do it - that increasing surveillance of social media for anyone goes against the values this country was founded upon. julian sanchez at the libertarian cato institute says the candidates are taking advantage of people's

[applause] [indiscernible] [applause] sen. cruz: thank you very much. [applause] >> c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year, i was student ham documentary -- our student documentary is what we want to hear from the president. follow c-span's road to the white house coverage and get all of the details about our student cam contest at www.c-span.org. >> today, foreign affairs and pentagon responded to talk about the war and conflict. we will be live with the women's foreign policy groupon c-span3. america examines the syrian refugee crisis hearing from government officials, scholars, and advocacy groups at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. this weekend, on c-span, saturday night at 9:00 eastern, executives from pandora and spotify on how technology impacts the entertainment business. music is actually not the only thing you want to listen to. morning commute is one hypothesis we are testing right now, if you are on the subway or in your car, maybe you do not only want to music. maybe you want news, weather report,

senator ted cruz says he disagrees with trump's plan but refused to pile on. sot sen. ted cruz(r) presidential hopeful i do not believe the world needs my voice added to that chorus of critics. supporters continue to back the billionaire. sot trump supporter i like what he had to say about the muslims, we just have to get control. but this muslim american in new hampshire who once called the republican an icon says he's dumping trump. sot adeel tahirmuslim american "you can't categorize all muslims as being bad. it's just not fair," amanda the chairman of national committee disagreed with trump but said in a statement this afternoon quote "we need to aggressively take on radical islamic terrorism." in the studio, amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack: and there's plenty of local reaction. here's what the interfaith alliance of iowa says about trump's comments. "words have consequences and we as iowans and we as americans need to stand up to that kind of hateful rederick." jack: here's the other question -- is what donald trump is suggesting even constitutiona

sen. ted cruz, kentucky sen. rand paul, florida sen. marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina and ohio gov.hopefuls mike huckabee, rick santorum, lindsey graham and george pataki will debate earlier on tuesday. gop 2016- debate >> j.r. : 2012's massacre at sandy hook elementary school that killed 26 children and teachers served as a rallying cry for gun-control advocates across the nation. but over the past three years.many states have moved in the opposite direction. they've been embracing the n-r- a's saying "more good guys with guns" are needed to deter mass shootings. in kansas, gun owners can now carry concealed weapons without obtaining a license. and next year in arkansas, folks may be able to carry weapons into polling places when they vote for president. tomorrow marks the 3rd anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. mass shootings-gun laws states expanded gun rights after sandy hook school massacre >> j.r. : one person has been killed and 3 others wounded after a shooting at a luxury hotel in downtown los angeles early this morning. police say they are still looki

sen. cruz: what was the response of president obama and hillary clinton and far too many members of the news media to this terror attack in san bernadino? it was to go after the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. chris dr. carson spoke later on : saturday, still trying to reach into his non-traditional politician appeal. dr. carson: the political class would have you believe that they are the only ones who can solve problems, but they need to go back and investigate, and they will find that this country was designed for the citizen statesman and not the career politician. chris kentucky senator rand paul : talked about growing the throughout inner cities. sen. paul: i still bring the message of limited government, of government that leaves us alone, but a government that is also a government that says to young people "you should get , another chance if you make a mistake." chris after a surge amid earlier : debates, carly fiorina's poll numbers have stayed stuc

senator cruz says nothing angers him more than someone making fun of his kids. "(sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "everyone expects the mainstream media to be liberal and biased, folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. that's part of the process, i signed up for that, that's fine. but my girls didn't sign up for that." " cruz used the cartoon to ask supporters for one million dollars in 24 message. the washington post later pulled the cartoon... saying its policy is to generally avoid children in its editorial section. a classic scene from "christmas vacation" becomes too real for a washington family. "(bill krause, homeowner) "i won't be watching that movie any time soon." (bill krause, homeowner) "the whole tree was engulfed, the couch was engulfed, the living room was engulfed, like that" " fire investigators say the homeowners cats chewed on a string of lights on the christmas tree.. causing it to explode! luckily no people were hurt. and unlike the doomed cat in the movie... firefighters were able to save these cats with pet oxygen masks. firefighte

sen. ted cruz is now neck and neck with business mogul donald trump. in a new quinnipiac poll out today, with republican iowa caucus- goers . trump is polling at 28 percent cruz is not too far behind at 27 percent with rubio in third with 14 percent. jack: for the first time in its 20 year history, jolly holiday lights is cancelled. the heavy rain and flooding in water works park has forced make a wish iowa to cancel the beloved christmas tradition for the rest of the season. the light show takes around 14-hundred volunteers and three weeks to set up. make a wish says may cost them more than 200 thousand dollars in donations that makes possible about 40 children's wishes. "" all the challenges that we've seen from volunteers and staff, compares nothing to what our wish kids go thorugh on a daily basis. we love what we do and we'll keep doing it. and we'll keep raising money on behalf of make a wish iowa and kids across the state " " jack: no worries, jolly holiday lights will be back next year. and donations are still being accepted by call, mail or on

sen. ted cruz earned 16 percent. but ben carson is slipping. the neurosurgeon dropped 7 percentage points in the last earned 5 percent or less. tim: jeb bush was in iowa today, and despite polling poorly, jeb doesn't seem to be phased and says he's confident going forward into caucuses come february. reporter sabrina ahmed from our des moiines affiliate got the chance to talk with bush one on one, asking is he going to gloss over iowa? " " this morning, i had the opportunity to speak with jeb bush... and we talked about his ground game in iowa. as you saw in that last poll.. he's not doing to hot. but is he worried? take a listen. lets talk iowa.. how are you doing? just spent 2.5 days doing well, great ground game.. 3 town hall meetings.. conencting converting 4% worry you? no because the candidates who were winning in year before election in iowa never win these are discerning voters who make up their mind late i think theyre going to want someone who has the leadership skills to face these complex xhallenges how important is iowa to win the

cruz says his oppponents are just trying to politicizing his trip. sen. ted cruz: folks in the media think you should not be discussing second amendment rights in the wake of a terror attack. you don't stop bad guys by taking away our guns. guns. stacey: democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton also traveling through iowa today. the democratic front runner wrapped up a campaign rally just a few months ago -- just a few moments ago. hillary clinton: we have to come together in our country to try to be smart about this. and we can certainly do it in a way that is consistent with the constitution. so, i am going to continue to advocate for smart, sensible gun safety measures. and i will continue to advocate to prevent the ball the no-fly list from being able to buy a weapon. stacey: kcci's rose heaphy is in fort dodge with the clinton campaign tonight. watch for her story coming up on kcci 8 news at 10:00. a warn day today, leading into a warm weekend. kcci meteorologist jason sydejko with your weekend forecast. jason: and it is a good one. weekend c

[applause] sen. cruz: whether it is fort hood, san bernardino, or a number of others tragically in between. from little rock to boston, to garland, to chattanooga. president obama's approach has been to treat each one in isolation. the ministrations has called the , nottrators moment wolves to be associated with former groups like al qaeda or isis because they did not receive direct orders from them. suspects,tigate any but they ignore the reality that our nation is under attack. what america needs today is that will be needed in the late resolves a first, firm to always protect american freedom at home. freedom that has made this the greatest nation on the face of the planet. second, we need moral clarity that starts with defining the enemy. third, we restore america's leadership in the world with a position of strength. how do we do that? first, we protect american freedom at home. americans no longer feel safe in their schools, workplaces, cities. this should not be the new standard, this is not the ne

sen. ted cruz / (r) texas "we heard stories of people in their homes that were just standing in th one spot thut didn't' collapse." at the same time he raised a whopping $20 million dollars in the fourth quarter.. far surpassing his totals for the previous quarter. only ben carson surpassed that amount for the fourth quarter. senator marco rubio brought in $6 million. this.. as donald trump amps up his attacks on the democratic frontrunner for president.. hillary clinton. sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ( pl01w trump rally) "the husband wants to come and she wants to accuse me of things, and the husband's one of the greatest abusers in the world? give me a break." ...the it out for third place behind trump and cruz. sot chris christie (vod nn07w decision :39 in) "if they think this is tough now, we're nowhere close to tough yet!" in a drastic move.. jeb bush cleared ouu his campaign staff ininmiami and shipped them to early primary states to get his supporters out to vote. this is do or die time for a number of republican candidates for president. we are about one month out fr

cruz's stop at a gun shop tasteless in wake of the attacks. his response was that many are seeking to politicize his trip. sen. ted cruz: every time there is a terror attack, there is a violent crime, their response is taking away the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. that doesn't make any since. ense. that doesn't solve the problem. jason: we talked to a gun owner what ted cruz. he says he agrees with having more gun control. you'll hear from him tonight at 10:00. stacey? stacey: thank you, jason. the campus police officer killed in last week's planned parenthood shooting in colorado is being laid to rest today. hundreds of people are expected at the funeral of garrett swasey in colorado springs. he worked at the university of colorado, colorado springs and rushed to the clinic to help after a gunman opened fire. two others were also killed. and belgian authorities now searching for two new suspects in the paris terror attacks. both used fake identity cards. the men had been traveling in a mercedes with another suspect, salah abdeslam, when the car was checked september 9 at the hungarian-austri

cruz right on his heels. the texas senator says he won't attack trump, but mainly because he doesn't feel he needs to. sen. ted cruz: i don't believe donald trump is going to be our nominee. i don't believe he's going to be our president. craig: cruz has been drawing big crowds during his tour of iowa this week. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. mollie: by the way, the iowa caucus takes place february 1st, just 2 months from today. to chicago now where mayor rahm emanuel has fired the city's case of the black teenager shot 16 times by a white police of us are. he announced this morning he has dismissed the superintendent who only days ago insisted to reporters that he had the full support of the mayor. protesters have been calling for his dismissal for days in response to the handling of the shooting. in world headlines, schools in the chinese have little of beijing kept students indoors as officials there deal with extremely severe air pollution for the fifth straight day. the heavy smog obscured the capital's skylines with visibility reduced to around 100 yards in beijing. the pollution spike is a remi

sen. ted cruz "i would note that marco knows what he's saying isn't true." sot - sen. rand paul "i think marco gets it completely wrong. an argument - that clearly got under governor chris christie's skin. t - govovchris christie "i want to talk to the audience at home for a second. if your eyes are glazing over like mine this is what it is like to be on the floor of the united states senate." but trump and bush quickly brout the fight back. sot - donald trump the southern border they come as an act of love." sot - jeb bush "you said on september 30th that isis was not a factor." sot - donald trump "are you talking or am i talking, jeb?" sot - jeb bush "i'm talking right now." sot - donald trump "you can go back." sot - jeb bush "i'm talking." sot - donald trumpmpyou interrupted me. are you going to apologize, jeb." sot - jeb bush "no." sot - donald trump "am i allowed to finish? excuse me, am i allowed to finish? sot - jeb bush "donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency." brandi hitt oncam close: this was the last republican debate for 2

sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidate ) "i led the fight against his legalization and amnesty bill." ...and their voting records regarding national security. ( cruz ) "i told voters in texas that i would oppose the federal government having the authority to detain u.s. citizens permanently with no due process." ( rubio ) "if you're an american citizen, and you decide to join up with isis, we're not going to miranda rights. you treated as an enemy combatant, a country." senator rand paul and governor chris christie got into it again, as they have in supporting a no- fly zone over syria, christie said he'd have russian planes shot down for violating it, which paul said could potentially start world war three. presidential candidate ) "you think about the judgment of someone who might want world war three, we might think about someone who might shut down a bridge, because they don't like their friends." i'm andrew spencer, reporting a lot of people tuned in to watch the debate last night... including many from the democratic party. fox5's shannon moore has a recap of what they thought a

sen. ted cruz / (r) presidential candidatat:22 has anyone in this room nonoced thatat shooting after shooting after shooting occurs in so-called gun free zones? look if you're a lunatic ain't nothing better to have a bunch of target you know are going to be unarmed. cruz has campaigned heavily in weeks. "h"hry potter" author j-k rowling is the latest to condemn donald trump for his call to ban muslims from entering the u-s. in a tweet, rowling said "voldemor", who is harry potter's arch enemy in the book series, was nowhere near as bad as the republican presidential frontrunner. rowling's fans are praising the author's remarks. (sheila) even clouds couldn't keep ouou temperatures down, today, (matt) chief meteorlogist ron demers joins us with our first look at the forecast at 5. even mostly cloudy skies for part of the day couldn't stop temperatures from warming to about 20 degrees above average for this time of year. and as more sun returns for wednesday, temperatures may be on the rise a bit more again with highs in the 50s expected where there is little snow cover with highs being held to

sen. ted cruz is gaining on him and now has 24 percent trump told his supporters that the other candidates wish they didn't have to compete against him. ask jeb bush if he enjoys running against trump, seriously ask him. in all fairness ask lindsay graham did he enjoy running against trump? ask perry. ask bobby jindal. ask all of these guys that have gone out, do they enjoying running against trump? they don't enjoy it." trump is planning a trip to council bluffs soon. he'll be stopping there exactly one week from today for a campaign rally. jenna: christmas came early for hundreds of siouxland parents today as they got to pick out gifts for their kids... for free. it was distribution day at the salvation army for their operation toys drive. people lined up in shifts to come in and pick out toys for their children. they also got to take home food baskets and a new coat, hat and mittens. including tiffany, who says this makes a huge impact during the holidays. tiffany escobar says, "i'm getting he with four kids. i actually have eight kids, so this means a lot to me - helps me out in a lot

ted cruz told donors, behind closed doors, he's not worried about carson or donald trump. sen. ted cruz: i believe gravity will bring both of those campaigns down. people are looking for who is prepared to be a commander in chief? who understands the threats we face? who am i comfortable having their finger on the button? stacey: the billionaire businessman has maintained his lead in the polls, despite his controversial call for a ban on muslims entering the country. and the republican candidates will take the stage together tuesday in a debate in las vegas. you can catch it on cnn. steve: new at 10:00, a des moines mother is put behind bars for leaving her kids alone in an unlocked car at walmart. kcci's ryan smith is live tonight with reaction from the crying children. ryan: steve, that is right. that des moines police sergeant tells me three children were alone inside the car, with the keys in the ignition. customers passing through this walmart parking lot on southeast 14th street rushed to get help. when customers spotted children alone inside a parked car, they alerted off

sen. ted cruz, saying cruz is not committed to future ethanol subsidies. "he's right now for the oil and i understand it, oil pays him a lot of money, he's gotta be for oil, right?" trump didn't miss the chance to take a shot at democratic frontrunner hillary clinton..... saying that she broke the law and is afraid of making the president upset. tim: some folks used tonight's rally... to rally their opposition to trump's ideas. one man says he's afraid the candidate's stance on the ecomomy would be bad for the middle class and low income americans. "we belive in policies that bring americans together and the biggest policy is same tired old policies and he has the sort of economic policy that's leaving americans with income inequality." iowa is now 50 days away from it's first in the nation caususes . tim: dr. ben carson was back in iowa today, as well. carson spoke to supporters at a morning breakfast event in burlington. the latest national poll shows carson is trailing gop frontrunner donald trump by 22 points with only 13% of the republican support. ca

sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate) "i disagree with that proposal. i like donald trump. a lot of our friends here have encouraged me to criticize and attack donald trump. i'm not interested in doing so."many of trump's supporters, said they support the proposal."i don't want 'em here.""that's a very prudent idid, and i think he's done due dililince."and so, , he republican party faces a dilemma, once more.(doug heye, former rnc communications director) "the past few months with donald trump have been an outrage du jour, and republicans have spent a lot of time condemning him."the most recent cnn/orc poll of republican voters nationwide found trump with a twenty- point lead over his closest two months to go, before the first 2016 contest, in iowa.in washininon, i'm kakan caifa. 3 trump's comments just one part of a heated debate about protecting the u-s from terrorists entering.now, as our scott thuman reports... there's a new fear of terrorists from syria getting their hands on valid passports. 3 it's still not clear how some terrorists involved in pulling off the deadly

sen. ted cruz cruz is polling even with ben carson in the latest quinnipiac poll. they're tied for third. jenna: the annual awesome biker nights event is now changing locations! the historic 4th street district in downtown sioux city has been host to the charity event since 2000. the event raises orginizations. the abn board of directors are happy to announce that they are moving the 20-16 rally to the hard rock/ pearl street district. the hard rock has agreed to provide the main stage concert venue site. " as hard rock being our concert venue this year it's gonna let us step it up and bring in some better bands and hopefully draw more people to the city and with that said it's gonna help the charities." even though the location of the rally is changing, their mission remians the same. they are first and their mission remians the same. they are first and formost a motorcycle rally with funds raised going to benifit non-profit causes. jenna: and coming up after the break well take a look at a former captive monkey enjoying his new sanctuary..stay tuned. (fred) there

cruz has pushed through past 20% in two recent polls, ahead of dr. ben carson and a bit closer to donald trump. he talked extensively of national security after the killings in california. sen. ted cruz: what was the hillary clinton, and far too many members of the news media to this terror attack in san bernardino? it was to go after the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. todd: dr. ben carson, rand paul, carly fiorina, and rick santorum also spoke. you can hear what they had to say, sunday night at 10:00. taking a live look outside. out on the roads tonight, this is one of our dot cameras. looks like it is downtown, fairly quiet. we know it is warmer than normal. jason: we are still sitting at 40 degrees, above the average high this time of year, which is 37. a nice night if you're headed out and about, pleasant for a walk. we are going to chill out a bit further into the evening. you can see we have the clouds that have overtaken us, though. just a brief spat of rain that will make its way on through. we have even more sunshine in the state, upper 30's and 40's the matter where you are at. 37 out there in storm lake. as we head to the mor

but cruz believes don't always " (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate): "more date from millions of law-abiding americans is not always better data. hoarding tens of millions of records of ordinary citizens didn't stop fort hood, it didn't stop boston, it didn't stop didn't stop garland, and it failed to detect the san bernardino plot. cruz is increasingly taking fire from other g-o-p candidates as he climbs in the polls. many polls now show him second in the republican field . republican presidential rubio had a town hall in west des moines yesterday... critical issues facing iowa's veterans and military families, voicing his support of more flexible and veteran health care. " belong too? does the benefit belong or does the benefit veteran? ithe answer is, the benefit belongs to the veteran. then the veteran should be able to take the benefit anywhere they want and deborah: this town hall was an extension of the concerned veteransor america's "defend and reform" policy series. deborah: a new poll shows republican pre

ted cruz takes on the washington post.for this cartoon depicting his children as monkeys.s. ( sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidatathen i saw that cartoon, not muchicks me off. but making fun of my girls, that'll hillary clinton is solidifing a commanding lead following saturday's debate. the new c-n-n n clclton with a 15- point increase as the democratic choice for the before the debate bernie sanders held numbers with 37-percent to percent. after the debate clinton's lead grew to 60- percent to sanders 27- polled voters marks as the able to hand economic issues, foreign policy, and isis. " coming up.... there are new developments in the trademark case against the washington redskins... and the use of their controversial name. details are up ahead. " deborah plus... it was an eventful year in the sports world... and after the break... i'll bring you the sights and sounds... a step closer to trademarking their contentious team name. when the team tried to do so last year, the u-s patent andnd trademark office refused, citing federal law banning "disparaging" trademarks. the reds

sen. ted cruz/(r) 3 news at 5:00 starts now... now... 3 rain showers early this morning. with sunshine by the afternoon. temperature in the 70s. with occasional showers overnight. 3 3 and in buncombe 3 county a flood watch is in effect after heavy rain fall-- causing road closures. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, december 29i'm lauren elise,

cruz toured the damage tornadoes caused in texas. he's the first candidate to do so.. also before president obama. sot sen. ted cruz / (r) texas "we heard stories people in their homes that were just standing in the one spot that didn't' collapse." at the same time he raised a whopping $20 million dollars in the fourth quarter.. far surpassing his totals for the previous quarter. only ben for the fourth quarter. senator marco rubio brought in $6 million. this.. as donald trump amps up his attacks on the democratic frontrunner for president.. hillary clinton. sot donald trump / (r) presidential candidate ( pl01w trump rally) "the husband wants to come and she wants to accuse me of things, and the husband's one of the greatest abusers in the world? give me a break." ...the other republican candidates duke it out for third place behiid trump and cruz. sot chchs christie (vod nn07w decision :39 in) "if they think this is tough now, we're nowhere close to tough yet!" in a drastic move.$ jeb bush cleared out his campaign staff in miami and shipped them to early primary states to get his supporters out to vote. th

cruz toured the damage tornadoes caused in texas. he's the first candidate to do so.. also before president obama. sot sen. ted cruz / texas "we heard stories of people in their homes that spot that didn't' collapse." at the same time he raised a whopping $20 million dollars in the fourth quarter.. far surpassing his totals for the previous quarter. only ben carson surpassed that amount for the fourth quarter. senator marco rubio brought in $6 million. this.. as donald trump amps up his attacks on the democratic frontrunner for president.. hillary clinton. sot donald trump / presidential candidate "the husband wants to come and she wants to accuse me of things, and the husband's one of the greatest abusers in the world? give me a break." ...the other republican candidates duke it out for third place behind trump and cruz. sot chris christie "if they think this is tough now, we're nowhere close to tough yet!" in a drastic move.. jeb bush cleared out his campaign staff in miami and shipped them to early primary states to get his supporters out to vote. this is do or die time for a number of republican candida

sen. ted cruz // (r) presidential candidate: "we keep hearing from president obama and hillary clinton and washington republicans that they're searching for these mythical, moderate rebels. it's like a purple unicorn. they never exist. these moderate rebels end up being jihadists.")) ((michael stevens)) here are the facts... according to the a-p cruz did not acknowledge moderate rebel groups in syria have been fighting against the islamic state group, the al- qaida-aligned "nusra: front and bashar assad since the start of that country's civil war. while there has been concern over u.s.- trained rebels giving weapons to the nusra front in exchange for safe passage, they are considered key in the fight against both radical groups and assad - a leader who a number of gop candidates said in the debate should be removed because of his close alliance with iraq. some of the other things we heard from the candidates... jeb bush said troops should embed themselves in the iraqi military. but it turns out u-s special forces are already working with the iraqis to fight isis.. and rand paul... said "ev

sen. ted cruz // (r) presidential candidate: "we keep hearing from president obama and hillary clinton and washington republicans that they're searching for these mythical, moderate rebels. it's like a purple unicorn. they never exist. these moderate rebels end up being jihadists.")) ((michael stevens)) here are the facts... according to the a-p cruz did not acknowledge moderate rebel groups in syria have been fighting against the islamic state group, the al- qaida-aligned "nusra: front and forces loyal to syrian president that country's civil war. while there has been concern over u.s.- trained rebels giving weapons to the nusra front in exchange for safe passage, they are considered key in the fight against both radical groups and assad - a leader who a number of gop candidates said in the debate should be removed because of his close alliance with iraq. some of the other things we heard from the candidates... jeb bush said troops should embed themselves in the iraqi military. but it turns out u-s special forces are already working with the iraqis to fight isis.. and rand paul... said "e

cruz says he is happy with his rising status... but he still has a long way to go. " (sen. ted cruz, (r) presidential candidate) "from the beginning the approach of this campaign was to build the campaign on a foundation of stone rather than a foundation of sand. following the biblical principle of systematically unifying and bringing together conservatives. and we're seeing that happening powerfully in the state of iowa. it's very encouraging. we've got a long way to go. but it's certainly true that going up is better than going down." jessica rae: the latest polls show if cruz were to win the republican nomination... he would lose to democratic frontrunner hillary clinton in the general election. jessica rae: several republicans are taking issue with the speech president obama delivered on sunday. doctor ben carson says he had a problem with the way the president described the san bernardino terrorists in his address.. on the phone: ben candidate the ameran people the reason that they're frustrated is because, you use the words "islamic terrorists." and carson isn't the on

it is political correctness"it was a strong charge by presidential hopeful ted cruz...sen. ted cruz/r-presidential candidate "political correctness is killing people."and he w!sn't the only one...ben carson suggested the line between p-c and profiling people *should* be more blurry since the country is in a war time."we need to get rid of this pc stuff. (butt) our nation is in needs to away from political correctness. it's killing us. it's killing us.at tuesday night's g-o-p debate, a new wave of proposals to move the line between privacy and security for those who wish to enter the country...that refusing to is dangerous and irresponsible."the dhs says, 'no, we can't check their social media.' for heaven's sakes, every parent in america is checking social media and every employer is as well, but our government can't do it?but some say the government *shouldn't* do it - that increasing surveillance of social media for anyone goes against the values this country was founded upon. julian sanchez at the libertarian to institute says the candidates are taking advantage of people

believe i'm seeing leaders i've been visiting with that are ready to coalesce and unite around sen pter ted cruz. i also see the infrastructure cruz hasthe resources tt he has, to beble to go the distance. really believe and expect senator ted cruz to be the most political on lookers had ex expected thehe family leader to support ben course carson or ted cruz. carley fiori had cruz on her mind this week as well while talking about donald trump's plan to ban mu muslims from entering the united states. getting it back on himself because ted cruz was having a good week. fiorina also predicted tmp would los t secretary of sta hillary clintonf he is selected, rather, as the nominee. clinton toured paparts of iowa this week as well, stopping at five sullivans brothers convention center. that's in waterloo. stopped there for a town hall eting. the democratic front running called trump's comments dangerous. by the way, nearly 400 supportersilled the convention center for that eveve. let's tata a look at what's up on this week's nine things to go, we begin with a christmas event, maybe unique, h harley d