sen. paul: thanks for having me. josh: every interview seems to start with a donald trump question. unfortunately that is what people are talking about, the ban on muslims. sen. paul: i don' t think there ought to be a religious test for the opposite is a mistake, to the hurry click in and say it has nothing to do with radical the worlds -- the opposite is a mistake, to beat hillary clinton and say it has nothing to do with radical islam and she will not mention the words. i propose limitations on immigration. i would stop it from 34 countries based not on religion factors based on terrorist movements in their countries. we ought to fix it. country illegally so we are immigration system. legally and used rvs assistant. they -- used our visa system. one came from france and used a visa waiver. we need a better understanding my bill would have pressed pause on immigration from 34 countries and said to those coming from europe you have to have a background check. josh: what kind of benchmarks? how

sen. paul: is donald trump a serious candidate jacob -- a serious candidate ? bazi: the billionaire businessman refusing to back down from his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. mr. trump: we' re not talking about religion. we' re talking about security. our country is out of control. bazi: texas senator ted cruz rising in the polls, still shying away from attacks on trump. instead taking on fellow senator marco rubio. 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

sen. rand paul, florida sen. marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina and ohio gov. john kasich. 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 philippe little

presidential candidate rand paul, tells us urgency: both in words & deeds. (sot- sen. rand paul) "i think he needs to finally admit this is radical islam that's attacking us but i think he also needs to admit part of the problem is who we let into our country."regardless of concerns over r sa-waivers or accepting refugees, senior member of the foreign relations committee, ben cardin says the president knows what to do, and so does the average person. (sot- sen. ben cardin) "i think since 9/11, americans understand you need to be more attentive to your surroundings-- we have to be on a higher alert but we're not going to close down our society. we're going to maintain our freedoms." (scott/tag)"another note on those e polls, which were taken *before* the san bernadino attacks, for the first time more than 50 % of those surveyed say they support the idea of sending groud troops to iraq and or syria.on capitol hill, i'm scott thuman." 3 3 a new poll from monmouth university shows there's a *new leader* in the republican presidential race... at least in the state of has sur

sen. rand paul, florida sen. marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina and ohio gov. john kasich. 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 looking for the ki

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 stuck in the single digits. a major tax -- a major talking point, change the tax code. for your and carly we don't lack for good ideas, it is just we don't get them done. chris think back 4 years ago, : when rick santorum was on 2% before vaulting in the final 2 weeks to 5%, 10%, 60% and , eventually winning iowa at 25%. he's way back in the polling and trying to appeal for more industrial voters. mr. santorum: nominate somebody who connects with workers, who connects with people who are strugglig in america, who has a vision that, when they hear the plan, they see themselves in the in cedar rapids -- chris: in cedar rapids, chris earl. todd: also new jimmy carter's , grandson says the former

presidential candidate rand paul, tells us the president lacks a sense of (sot- sen. rand paul) "i think he needs to finally admit this is radical islam that's attacking us but i think he also needs to admit part of the problem is who we let into our country."regardless of concerns over visa-waivers or accepting refugees, senior member of the foreign relations committee, ben cardin sasa the president knows what to do, and so does the average person. (sot- sen. ben cardin) "i think since 9/11, americans understand you need to be more attentive to your surroundings-- we have to be on a higher alert but we're not going to close down our society. we're going to maintain our freedoms." (scott/tag)"another note on those polls, which were taken *before* the san bernadino attacks, for the first time more than 50 % of those surveyed say they support the idea of sending groud troops to iraq and or syria.on capitol hill, i'm scott thuman." 3 3 a new poll from monmouth university shows there's a *new leader* in the republican presidential race... at least in the state of iowa.texa

frazao/washing ton (1:00-1:08font 6: julian sanchez/senior fellow, cato institute (1:16-1:29font 7: sen rand paul/r-presidential candidate (1:34- 1:42"it is not a lack of competence that is preventing the obama administration from stopping these attacks. 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 *

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 2015. next up - the democrats face off in new hampsh

sen. rand paul and new jersey gov. chris christie. while trump predicts he'll be the punching bag at this debate...he also says... trump sot: "it's going be good." tag: the democrats debate for the 3rd time this saturday on abc?. stephanie ramos abc news washington" sabrina: new political polls are being released ahead of tonight's g- o-p debate in las vegas. firestorm for wanting to ban muslims from the u-s, one national poll gives donald trump a 41-percent lead. but political analysts say tonight's debate but political analysts say tonight's debate may have a serious impact on voters in the early primaries. cnn's tom foreman takes a look. "let's look at the early states, they all go off in february and their votes are divided proportionally based on the performance of the candidates, it's not winner take all. iowa is first, there we've been talking about it. trump and cruz are virtually tied and would split those 27 delegates almost evenly if the vote happened today and if the polls are right. in new hampshire, trump has a bigger le

sen. rand paul and new jersey gov. chris christie. while trump predicts he'll be the punching bag at this debate...he also says... trump sot: "it's going be good." tag: the democrats debate for the 3rd time this saturday on abc?. stephanie ramos abc news washington" sabrina: don't forget to share your thoughts about the debate and the presidential race? what issues do you want to see discussed tonight? and who do you think will be the next to drop out? let us know -- we you can post you thoughts on twitter and facebook. or send us an email or give us a call . we'd love to hear what you think! the contact information is on your screen. sabrina at ((time check)) we'll take a short break here on good morning iowa.. still ahead, what hawkeye fans can expect to pay to watch their team possibly bring home the rose bowl trophy. sabrina: but before we go...as you get ready to start your day...be safe out on the roads.... des moines police will have mobile radar set up at two locations... one at the ....37- hundred block of park avenue - east

sarah paul sen sen is 41 years old. upgrade to windows 10 if you haven't done so already. you'll get your digital personal assistant and they tell >> all right. macaulay culkin is back in crazy web sear writes in which he is still kevin from "home alone" and he's losing it. >> you remember you have a brother. they forget me. you know, cutest. [ beep ] 8-year-old in the universe. far. >> for me, you know what? that old childhood trauma does come in handy. it's good to see him again. >> we have so much more for tomorrow. whatever happened to the christmas story child star?

sen. rand paul and new jersey gov. chris christie. trump sot:" we love you trump!....i love you too." while trump predicts he'll be the punching bag at this debate...he also says... trump sot: "it's going be good." the democrats debate for the 3rd time this saturday on abc?. stephanie ramos abc news washington " jessica rae: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton is taking aim at the immigration policies of her republican counterparts... taking a swipe at donald trump and senator. marco rubio for their stances. " (hillary clinton/(d) presidential candidate) we are hearing all kinds of anti-immigrant sentiment in the news right now. candidates for president are calling immigrants drug runners and rapists. they promise if elected to round up and deport millions of people, build a mammoth wall, militarize the border, tear families jessica rae: clinton made the remarks at the national immigration integration conference where she laid out specific steps to her immigration plan, aimed at providing undocumented immigrants with a pathway to citizenship. " jessica rae: coming up in sports... t

christie said he'd have russian planes shot down for violating it, which paul said could potentially start world war three. ( sen. rand paul / (r) 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 about the debate and the topics discussed there's plenty to think about this morning after last nights showdown. many democrats still reeling over what was said. its very obvious the rebuplican candidates are still focused on uniphonic policies and creating fear in americans by alienating immigrants and people who live in this country its scary i think it's we caught up with those folks at the democratic watch party who shared a few laughs and scoffed at the comments made most were obviously less than impressed with the overall show hilary clinton and bernie sanders live tweeted during the deb

presidential candidate rand paul, tells us the president lacks a sense of urgency: both in words & deeds.(sot- sen. rand paul) "i think he needs to finally admit this is radical islam that's this is radical islalathat's attacking us t i think he also nenes to admdm part of the problemem is who we let into our country."regardless of visa-waivers or accepting refugees, senior member of the foreign relations committee, ben cardin says the president knows what to do, and so does the average person. (sot- sen. ben cardin) "i think since 9/11, americans understand you need to be more attentive to your surroundings-- we have to be on a higher alert but we're not going to close down our maintain our freedoms." (scott/tag)"another note on those polls, which were taken *before* the san bernadino attacks, for the first time more than 50 % of those surveyed say they support the idea of sending groud troops to iraq and or syria.on capitol hill, i'm scott thuman." 3 3 a new poll from monmouth university shs there's a *new leader* in the republican presidential race... at least in the state of iowa.texas senator

sen. cruz: how do you spell it? >> [indiscernible] >> let me begin by asking, your comments about speaker paul ryan. a divided government, you do not get everything you want. you disagree? billcruz: today's omnibus wasn't the trail. for

sen. chuck chumer, (d-new york)1:05-1:08 "the worst thing that we can do is do nothing" republicans say slow sot: house speaker paul ryan, (r-wisconsin ) 1:12-1:17 "the last thing we waat to do is rush to judgment to quote unquote do something and then a finger at the gun lobby sot: josh earnest, white house press secretary1:21- 1:26 "we've got too many members of congress that are terrified are a lot of people across this country that are terrified of a mass shooting." but backers of a crackdown are not claiming tougher gun prevented any of this years colorado... the college in oregon ... the military centers in chattanooga... or thi church in charleston. i'm steve handelsman, kwwwnews, capitol hill. a candlelight vigil will be held tonight for the 14 people killed and 22 peopope wounded in the attacks, including 2 police officers. a historic day by the nation's top securitt official -- anouncing all military jobs will be open to women. women in every branch of the miliry will be elelgible for any job that they're qualified for -- that includes infantry and some special operations units. the decision comes after y

sen. cruz: i described the spectrum of republican foreign policy -- on one side, rand paul, on the other side, lindsey graham and marco rubio. i think my views are the closest to ronald reagan's. what should we be doing? number one, we should always be a clarion voice for freedom like reagan was. mark: senator rubio would say he his as well. sen. cruz: here's the difference. reagan said the touchstone for foreign policy is a vital national security interests. we should focus on defeating our enemies, not on getting involved in foreign civil wars where we don't have a stake in the fight. for example, libya. in 2009, barack obama and hillary clinton led nato in toppling the market off in a libya. senator rubio emphatically supported clinton. addafit ofqd man was a bad man, but he had voluntarily handed over his nuclear program and was actively cooperating and going after radical islamic terrorism that he views them as a threat to his regime, he was captured, handing them over to america. what happened? obama and hillary and senator qaddafi, andpled libya was handed over to radical islamic terro

sen. dianne feinstein, (d)california :30 - :34) "the fear of the gun lobby in this place is unbelievable." (sot - rep. paul ryan, speaker of the house :35 - :38) "i would like to have a brief moment of silence..." congress has tried and failed to pass gun legislation... despite consensus that some people - kids, criminals, the mentally ill - should not have weapons. (sot - dan gross, brady campaign to prevent gun violence :48 - :52) "i think the american public is finally coming together to say enough." several presidential candidates are in washington today. some tweeting condolences... others shocked by this lastest massacre: presidential candidate 1:00 - 1:06) "just hatred and evil. and we need to be able to combat these things." questioning what happened: (sot - gov. mike huckabee, (r) presidential candidate 1:09 - 1:16) "one: a mentally unstable and those seem to be the common denominators." but still - no new laws to prevent it. and with a year-end budget deadline and elections coming up, likely no chance of seeing i'm tracie potts in washington. back to you. >> the house voted yesterday to scale bac

paul ryan will work on overseas corporate tax reform. do you think that is a good next -- is that a good thing? sen. mcconnell: this speaker can't speak for himself. we need to do comprehensive tax reform. what are the conditions under which you will achieve that? you need a bipartisan agreement revenue neutral to the government. the second principle is to treat as nearly as you can in a similar fashion. i do not think we will be able to do any kind of tax reform with this president unless he changes. because he does not want revenue neutrality to the government. and when there was flirtation with the territorial system during the highway bill debate, the revenue was used to be spent. the republicans say that compounds of tax form ought to be revenue neutral. it ought to be revenue produced by eliminating preferences. hot to be used to make america ought to beitive -- used to make america more competitive. i would be shocked if the president decided to do comprehensive. it needs to be comprehensive and not territorial. the other principal is we need to treat the american business similarly. most ame

sen. chuck schumer, "the worst thing that we can do is do nothing" republicans say slow down; that mental illness is the bigger problem sot: house speaker paul ryan, "the last thing we want to do is rush to judgment to quote unquote do something and then not actually solve anything." the white house pointed a finger at the gun lobby sot: josh earnest, white house press secretary "we've got too many members of well right now there are a lot of people across this country who arer terrified of a mass shooting" but backers of a crackdown are not claiming tougher gun laws could have prevented the massacre in san bernardino i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. we're not done addressing the massacre in san bernadino. a bit later, we'll be joined by a local pastor to talk about the role religion could play in finding a solution... and the controversy surrounding those offering "thoughts and prayers" in the wake of this shooting. the des moines man accused of a double homicide in the city on monday made his first appearance in court today. michael wanchanic is charged with two counts of first degree murder. he's accused of shooting heather bel

sen. cruz: how do you spell it? >> [indiscernible] >> let me begin by asking, your comments about speaker paul ryan. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] quentin would be willing to serve him die for you, sir. senator cruz: we will turn the country around. thank you. who has the camera? [indiscernible] >> we are behind you 100%. [indiscernible] senator cruz: you know i have a little girl at home who is seven? >> [indiscernible] senator cruz: you can do something here that no one else can. you know what it is? you can do that. you can also drink with a straw with your mouth shut. that's very cool. [indiscernible] cruz: as long as it's ok with mommy. sign the hand? ask mommy. [laughter] [indiscernible] senator cruz: absolutely. where are we? which camera? >> the pink one. senator cruz: ok. thank you, thank you so much. senator cruz: thank you very much. >> [indiscernible] senator cruz: i will take that as a positive blessing. right there? thank you very much. [indiscernible] senator cruz: thank you. [indiscernible] senator cruz: how old are you? 12? >> i'm not. senator cruz: you're not 12? >> i am 12. sena

paul ryan. in a divided government, you do not get everything you want. you disagree? 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 do

: house speaker paul ryan/ "i'm going to support whoever the republican nominee is and i'm going to stand up for what i believe in as i do that." (sot: senator mitch mcconnell (r-ky)/ sen. majority leader :18-:21) "well, i'm certainly going to support the republican nominee for president, i think that wouldn't surprise anyone." (sot: michael steele/ fmr. rnc chairman :22-:26) "you can't turn you back on your nominee." flash "whoever gets the nomination the party is going to support." ted cruz condemned the plan but steered clear of bad mouthing trump: (sot: ted cruz/ (r) presidential candidate :30- :37) "a lot of our friends here have encouraged me to criticize and attack donald trump, i'm not interested in doing so." but the party's already taking a hit. hillary clinton's tying in other candidates: (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :42- :47) "their language may be more veiled than trump's but their ideas are not so different." (sot: josh earnest/ white house press secretary :48- :57) "any republican who's too fearful of the republican base to admit it has no business serving as president either." there's no shortage of critics: (sot: bernie sanders/ (d

sen. majority leader :53-:59) "i think the president should have to take credit for the debacle that this legislation has created." passing a budget is the first big test for new house speaker paul ryan. but there's hope: congress reached a deal on a 5-year transportation bill. it's budget done. it's an election year. no one wants to be blamed for a government shutdown - especially this close to the holidays. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> president obama's push to fight climate change across the world is not getting support in the u-s. the republican- led house of representativ es voted yesterday to block the president's climate change regulations. lawmakers passed two resolutions largely along party lines... that would prevent the environmental protectiti agency from enforcing limits on electric utilities and coal plants. the limits are supposed to curb greenhouse gas emissions. the measures now go to the white house, where the president has already vowed to veto them. texas has more time to plan its case against the white house's immigration program... but not as much time as it hoped for. the lone-star state along with 2525ther states are preparing for a

sen. cruz: how do you spell it? >> [indiscernible] >> let me begin by asking, your comments about speaker paul ryan. in a divided government, you do not get everything you want. you disagree? billcruz: today's omnibus 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 thousands of syrian refugees, 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,