it's ted chris.e's in line to chair the submittee on space, science and competitiveness, but he historically shut down the government for 13 days, barring the nasa employees from going to work. and he's also a -- climate change, an area that nasa often studies. what a great assignment for ted chris. we'll be right back. is. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the chris christie presidential convoy and the u.s. attorney in newark may be on a collision course. christie's aggressively gearing up for his one big shot at running for president. today he delivered the state of the state address from the capitol in trenten, as reuters reports it's potential the biggest speech he'll make before announcing his intent. in that address, christie made sure to take a shot at the president. >>> this is america's leadership at the world. it's called into question, and inconsistency. and during this time of uncertainty it seems our leaders in washington would rather stoke the vision for their own political gain. >> when

it's ted chris.s in line to chair the submittee on space, science and competitiveness, but he historically shut down the government for 13 days barring the nasa employees from going to work. and he's also a -- climate change, an area that nasa often studies. what a great assignment for ted chris. we'll be right back. every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal. start investing with as little as fifty dollars. what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. the proof that it heals is you. these ally bank ira cds really do sound like a sure thing but i'm a b

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speakers included ted cruz, chris christie, scott walker, rick santorum, and mike huckabee. iowa is getting a lot of attention early, since it is traditionally the first state to hold presidential caucuses during the primary process. this morning, we talked to a reporter about the event.

that's ted chris, so i do give credit for reps that acknowledging it. they jumped off the cliff. they just don't have a place to land yet. >> they came kicking and screaming. they were 8 ones acting like we were being divisive polarizing the country, now they're adopting a theme and redo it like it's theirs. >> like you have kentucky fried chicken, and no we're kitchen fresh chicken. we're healthy now. no one will believe that. i will never forget mitt romney saying he was speaking in michigan, yeah i know a lot about nascar, i have friends who own nascar teams. that's now not how you connect. >> and a friendly $10,000 bet wasn't exactly 47%. >> not at all. >>> i want to switch quickly to the house gop's decision to invite the israeli prime minister to address congress. "new york times" writes it's backfiring, and that's had the unintended effect of helping the president rally democrats as his administration negotiates a delicate nuclear deal with iran. we already knew that house republicans broke protocol. did they also hurt themselves politically? >> yeah, i think it's a bad si

excluding ted cruz, chris christie and rick perry. early front runners, that romney and jeff bush.are fox news contributors. welcome to you. scott, i want to start with you. all the ceos were backing jeb bush by a wide margin. what do you make of this? >> it is early. i think that is what we have seen in the last couple of elections. toward the end of the race up towards the nomination, i actually say it is probably best for jeb right now. i would look later. month down the road. that is where i think that the boats will go. >> romney was there years ago. he lost. i think the republican economy is kind of shaking its head. he has been a republican party over all. it is not just the republican party. no one knows what they stand for. the libertarian way. or the mystical safety direction >> i want to take you to a different topic here. this is rand paul and jeff bush. they got caught in a twitter fight. here is what rand paul tweeted out. he misspelled the word friendship in the process. a spokesperson quick to fire back. todd, we are already seeing these guys going after each other.

rand paul, ted cruz, chris christie all got meetings. this year they are letting it be known who they are meeting with and letting it be known they are not meeting with mitt romney and not inviting him to the summit this weekend in california. this is part of the way they're operating now. there is so many important candidates right now, one of the ways we're trying to figure out if they will make a run for it, whether or not they will be viable, one of the ways you can monitor that is see how well they are courting charles and david koch and their empire of funders. they will still not let donors into their summit this weekend in palm springs. but in this new era of slightly new openness, they will set up a live stream of the main event. so this will be sort of the closest thing we have yet had to a koch party 2016 debate. they're going to allow it to be live streamed. if you wanted to know what would happen, you used to have to wait for someone to leak low-fi audio from a cell phone. they're now saying, essentially, we know, you know w

forum in california hosted by freedom partners that include walker kentucky senator rand paul and ted cruz. chrishristie who spent weeks in iowa has a challenge in the state. while christy has controversies to work out in new jersey insiders say he plans to aggressively campaign in new hampshire as well as iowa where conservatives are often suspicious. by contrast heartland candidates like mike huckby are embraced. rick santorum is attending the forum and wrapping it within a five-day bus tour where his sweater vested 2012 campaign narrowly beat romney. perry joined late in 2012 and coupled with gaffs made it impossible for him to compete. a potential wildcard is newcomer dr. ben carson who draws huge crowds and has volunteers organizing in all 99 counties. historically a majority of caucus goers are christian conservatives. social issues matter here and can decide a race. there will be a lot of rhetoric tomorrow but with a full year before the caucuses what most candidates are concentrating on most is trying not to fall on their face at the starting line. >> live in des moines thank you. see you

group freedom partners that will include walker, kentucky senator rand paul and texas senator ted cruz. chris christie has a challenge in the hawkeye state. while christie has controversies to work out in new jersey. insiders say he plans to aggressively campaign in new hampshire as well as iowa where conservatives are suspicious of northeastern republicans as too moderate. by contrast heartland candidate like former arkansas governor mike huckabee are eagerly embraced. he won the 08 caucuses still has a formidable following. rick santorum wrapping within a five-day tour of the state narrowly beat romney. texas governor rick perry joins the iowa campaign late in 2012, coupled with self-inflicted political gaffes made it impossible to compete. newcomer ben carson draws huge crowds and has volunteers organizing in all 99 counties. historically a majority of iowa republican caucusgoers are self-described evangelical christian conservatives, there will be a lot of hot rhetoric issues, cultural issues particularly tomorrow. with the caucuses a year away, what most of the candidates will try to do

jeb bush coming in second followed by scott walker mike huckabee, rand paul ted cruz and chris christie. meanwhile, nbc news has learned that romney will attend an rnc meeting friday in san diego and address a crowd for the first time since telling a group of donors last week that he's seriously considering another bid. and it didn't take long for the attacks to start rolling in. here's senator rand paul talking about mitt romney and his presidential candidacy this week. >> if he runs to the right of jeb bush he'll still be to the left of the rest of the party, so it may be a difficult spot to occupy. look i like governor romney. i like him personally. i think he's a good person. i think he's a great businessman. but you know that's yesterday's news. he's tried twice. i don't really think that there is a third time out there. >> hmm, all right. so, this all comes as governor chris christie prepares to take a big step of his own towards a run for the white house. christie's supporters tell "the new york times" that he intends to set up a leadership pac as early as this month so that he c

smaller margin than against any of the other prospective gop candidates ted crews, chris christie. if jeb bush runs do you think this impacts hick's decision to run? >> no. absolutely not. they have already -- they have already gamed out all the possible contenders that she could be up against. they acknowledge and realize that jeb bush would probably be one of the stronger contenders but no that would not impact her at all. she's focused on making herself the strongest candidate possible no matter who she goes up against. it's a margin they are not concerned with. also i should let you know it was just a couple of months last month when i covered george w. bush's book the unveiling to his father this conversation came up. it kept coming up whether or not jeb bush is going to run and george w. bush said in acknowledging that hillary clinton would be the most formidable and experienced opponent to go up against his baby brother but they are itching for this they are dying for this. this is something they think would be epic and historic and you might recall it was barbara bush the m

the way he was murdered was just so awful and thinking that, you know, this relationship between ted and chrisld serve if we got it right as a sort of an example for those who have gone through what they have gone through. >> i read where you only talk with him on the phone, what do you remember about that conversation. >> i just remember his sense of humor more than anything and i like the tone of his voice, which is an infectious, his laugh was infectious which is part of the magic of chris. he was very imposing 240 238-pound man from texas but he had this great sort of easy demeanor. that was one of the really fun things to try to put on and to digest as i was playing him. >> speaking of putting on and digest what did you do come home and get into some philly cheese steaks, you have been on some weight. >> yeah, it wasn't fun. it wasn't cheese steaks and pizza. i wish it was. it was this woman kristin connor was a great chef and ate 8,000 calories of just pure protein complex carbohydrates. i'm 40 my man. to gain 35-pound in three months naturally, i wanted to make sure it wasn't going to k

speakers included ted cruz, chris christie, scott walker, rick santorum, and mike huckabee. iowa is getting a lot of attention early, since it is traditionally the first state to hold presidential caucuses during the primary process. this morning, we talked to a reporter about the event. >> a string of gop speakers urged iowa republicans not to buckle to the establishment. this is the headline. joining us from the moment -- from des moines's is jennifer jacobs. i appreciate it. a lot of your reporting over the last couple of days -- let me begin with those who were not in attendance, most notably mitt romney and john bush. >> right. some of the republicans i talked to said they wished those folks had showed up to my like they should have been there. i could have made their case. they would have been willing to listen. but no one really missed them, in that they wish they were there. they were just thinking, they should be here. however, in iowa, as soon as people show up the next time, usually, all is forgiven. so maybe this is a political risk for some candidates to not sho

took the stage at the iowa freedom summit including new jersey governor chris christie ted cruz and former governor rick perry. >>> new at is second quarter, a snowplow driver managed to walk away from this after parking garage collapsed underneath him. if driver was clearing the top deck in new jersey. investigators say a a combination of the heavy snow and the weight of the plow itself caused it to cave in. the driver was shaken up but not seriously hurt. >>> federal officials have given the all clear in atlanta after two credible bomb threat thes forced two airplanes to land. inspectors didn't find any explosives on the planes but earlier today authorities say they did receive threats targeting both flights. the military scrambled fighter jets to escort them to atlanta's airport. passengers were evacuate and put on other flights. >>> next at 11:00, a winter storm could bring up to three inches of snow in our area. when you've got something to share, you need upload speed. and only verizon fios gives you upload speeds... ...as fast as your download speeds. and the fastest wi-fi available

with senator ted cruz congressman chris van holland, senator rand paul brit hume and karl rove. first our focus group watched the state of the union and today we're joined by the group and pollster, frank luntz. >> i love it. we get to start with the american people. describe what you saw tonight. >> same old same old obama. >> same speech. >> it's antics >> a challenge for republicans to do better. >> contradiction. >> groundhog day with the same old lies and broken promises. >> i want to show of hands how many of you voted for barack obama but were still disappointed in the speech? we've got five of you. why are you disappointed? . >> he didn't cover any of the domestic issues that are affecting our country. i think he was filling with a lot of clapping and stories just, you know talking a lot but not talking about anything. >> he did open up the speech, i want to go to a clip. at the very beginning he talks about the state of america. this is not sit that well. let's take a look. >> america for all that we have endured endured, for the grit required to come back, for all of t

but really, the biggest thing that everybody was talking about including ted cruz, chris christie iset rid of obama and his policies. will be listen to this. >> if you say you oppose the president unconstitutional executive amnesty. show me where you stood up and fought. >> if we want to avoid war, the best way is to make the enemy afraid to start one. and the best way? is to remember that nobody wants to pick a fight if they think you're going to knock them on their butt. >> after six years of disappointment, of mediocrity and decline, a slow course correction is not what voters are going to be looking for in 2016. >> it is time for us to stand up and fight together for the country that we are given. for the country we believe in. for the country the world needs, and for the country i want my children and your children to have. if you are willing to fight with me i will always stand with you and fight with you and tell you the truth. god bless this country. god bless all of you. >>> so interesting was pretty much everybody was running for president except the two front runners, as l

and scott walker and ted cruz was there. and chrischristie told me he certainly believes he can win in iowa. >> thank you. >>> now to a seasonal danger, house fires. annually, an average of 905 die every year. and just in the past week alone, almost 1,000 people have been left homeless. kendis gibson has the story. >> reporter: a fire quickly destroying two homes. firefighters battling the fire and icy conditions. all 12 residents, narrowly escaping the flames. the cause, unknown. across the country this week, crews kept busy with massive fires. in maryland, up to six family members believed dead following this mysterious mansion fire. near pittsburgh, fire sweeping through five apartment buildings. and in new jersey hundreds of people left homeless after flames raced through an entire block of homes in just 90 minutes. the fire chief telling me his crews crews didn't stand a shot. >> it's like a blow torch. >> reporter: it turns out the materials used in modern-day homes may be fueling the fires. homes burning eight times quicker. >>

but the mood toward all the other candidates now, they're sort of intrigued by marco rubio or ted cruz or chrisie they're interesting figures and you want to see how it will play out. mark and i greed the john kasich jug gnaw is unstoppable. >> i think john kasich is undervalueds a candidate. mark disagrees slightly. (laughter) >> but the interesting figures are out there so you don't need to go back to somebody you've already known too well. >> woodruff: it's not that there's a frontrunner but several folks that could develop. >> this is a party that's always had a frontrunner. in the last 60 years, jude y with one exception, the republican candidate who led in the gallup pole one year before the convention became the nominee. there's a natural order republicans follow. they're very conventional and predictable. it's like the quantas qulub, the rotary club. if you've been sergeant at arms, you're going to be the nominee. this is a party that's historical in 2015, doesn't have the frontrunner. it's fascinating to watch the frontrunner. >> woodruff: unlike the democrats. >> they've never nominat

parties across the state of iowa and they're hear to hear conservative darlings like ted cruz and scott walker. chris christie showed up. some say christie is too moderate but he came today to define himself with this important group and try to dispel some of the fears against him. >> axelrod: you have been in iowa all week. what have you seen? >> reporter: in the conversations i've had here in iowa the pace has really quickened. the rest of the country the election is not for two years but the caucus here in iowa, the first important contest of the nominating process for republicans is a year away, and to give you a sense of how tough the competition is, in conversations with people who are trying to get jeb bush elected president and people who are trying to get chris christie elected, they've given me the list of the people they've signed up, and some of the people each side said they've signed up are the same people so there are going to be some awkward conservation ahead. >> axelrod: cbs news political director john dickerson in des moines where campaign 2016 already seems to be under way. john,

he is chris ted in critical condition. >>> prosecutors say he wore camouflage and alluded law enforcement for 48 days but today eric frein was wearing a suit and faced a judge. the accused cop killer has been ordered to stand trial for a murder of the pennsylvania state trooper. a "action news" reporter chad pradelli was in the courtroom. >> reporter: this was a clean cutter i can frein as he was escorted into court much different look then his last appearance when he was bruisedded ape battered. once inside he again shed no emotion as pike county district attorney played surveillance video, showing the the ambush of corporal brian dickson and trooper alex douglass. corporal dickson's wife sat as video showed fellow troopers trying to save him. video showed douglass flying to find cover but unable to use his legs. >> it is the start of answers to questions for the public, the victims, and their families. >> reporter: frein's defense attorneys say they weren't surprised by the evidence but seemed to hint they are fight to go save frein's life not get an acquittal in his death penalty case.

chris christie is doing that. ted cruz looks like he is going to make a bid for that sort of, the lane that paul is sort of in which is conservative anti-establishment lane. you've got a couple of social conservatives. mike huckabee. marco rubio, it's not clear what lane he's in. and that's become a problem for him and also jeb crowding the florida donor field and a lieutenant o other guys, a lot of the governors, bobby jindal, scott walker, scott kay sick, pence -- mike pence. >> with all that's has happened with jeb bushes r, have you been able to detect that hillary clinton has been acting difpbletly because of his moves? >> i think that he's thrown a gauntlet. she's been scheduling speaking engagements several months down road which has led people she's looking for a late start. people on the democratic side especially if they start declaring their intentions. all the republicans are running against hillary already. at some point it becomes incumbent for her to respond. gwen: time for one more quick question and a

here on our country, chris christie, ted cruz, rick perry, scott walker among some of the potential presidential hopefuls pitching themselves in iowa. there is the governor of new jersey giving his speech to those in des moines at the so-called freedom summit. it's considered the start of the 2016 white house race. coming up, as mr. christie speaks, we'll take a look at who is up and who is not push your enterprise and you can move the world. ♪ ♪ but to get from the old way to the new you'll need the right it infrastructure. from a partner who knows how to make your enterprise more agile, borderless and secure. hp helps business move on all the possibilities of today. and stay ready for everything that is still to come. >>> the battle for iowa. that means the country has started. potential republican hopefuls pitching themselves at the freedom summit in des moines. governor chris christie laying out his plan if he potentially decides to run for president. this is considered an official kickoff of the 2016 campaign among the other potential candidates former texas governor rick perry senators ted

ted cruz will be left out? on what a romney run would mean. chris, what does this mean if he's going to do it. >> i think this actually might be pretty good news for conservatives. the knee-jerk reaction is oh, jeez, this guy again. we already lost with him last time. this may split the moderate vote as opposed to a huge amount of people going for the juggernaut. you'll have them fighting. he was going after jeb bush. just before he was making his announcement one of jeb's donors said we'll raise $100 million in the next few months. months. as soon as he said romney said, hold on. i may run too. they have to line up all the people that will give money to the candidates. they have to find who will support them. lisa if i -- i may have my history wrong but i don't think so. i think ronald reagan, it took, three times was the charm for him. >> i believe you're correct. and what chris said is absolutely true as well. it could benefit conservatives. and the people that should be viewing this negatively, i guess, it could definitely hurt chris christie. i

the attendees at king's iowa freedom summit he calls it include scott walker chris christie ted cruze huckabee and sarah palin who today officially threw her hat in the ring during an interview at the soup kitchen with abc news. >> status quo lately has been latin for we're getting screwed. >> have you any interest? >> of course. >> yeah? >> of course. >> of course. as politico reports democrats are looking to turn the king event into a spectacle that sets the gop further back with latinos. king's record with hispanics is frighteningly bad. robert costa is in iowa for the king summit. is there any squeamishness out there about getting too close to king. he's scarier than the guy who wrote "pet sematary." >> jeb bush isn't here mitt romney isn't here. they've chosen not to attend this event. you have chris christie trying to have an early test huckabee santorum, a lot of the faces from the past. >> but in big states you have big numbers of hispanic voters. 90% of them like the president's position with the executive orders. i just don't understand if you're running in an electoral col

know that his potential rivals the people who are going to run for president, jeb bush, ted cruz rand paul chris christie i don't know that they will be as kind although there's no sense in publicly bashing him. >> people seem confused by the statement. >> the headline is he's not running. but this speech his remarks, are full of caveats. i could win. one poll out just today shows me gaining support and leading the next closest contender by nearly two to one. these are not the kind of things one says when they announce they're not going to run. i would have the best chance of beating the nominee. >> this is the one that kills me. that seems unlikely. >> there's a thing in politics. you ask me jake are you ever going to run for president? if asked, i will not serve. i will run for president. a clear way to give a denial. that's never going to happen. mitt romney puts out hypothetical. i've been asked if there are any circumstances whatsoever that might develop that could change my mind. instead of saying no i'm not running. there are many great candidates and i will be supporting one of them. he

iowa freedom summit a major conservative gathering others seriously considering a bid such as chris christie ted, scott walker are all attending. we're joined by david, cnn's political director in des moines. in san francisco last night, jeb bush told auto manufacturers, dealers, that immigration is the engine of economic vitality. and i said to myself if he were to come and utter those words today at this group in iowa wouldn't go over so well. >> right. michael, that's a brilliant observation on your part. nobody's going to say that on this stage behind me here today. what you've got here today in iowa you've got about 1200 activists who are excited to be at what is basically the starting line for the 2016 presidential race. you know better than anyone the folks here take that role ser yulsly being first in the nation and they are going to begin the process of poking and prodding the candidates. that's what today is about. you're right to notice that sort of split balls you've got anti-immigration reformer steve king on the conservative wing of the party as one of the hosts here he's known for

polls show bush is a prohibitive front-runner with names that include ted cruz rand paul and chris christie. just this week senator marco rubio from bush's home state of florida told npr he's still keeping his own options open. >> as far as speculating about whether two people from the same state can run, it's not unprecedented. >> for the democrats, all eyes are on hillary clinton. this week she teased her supporters with this e-mail titled announcement that turned out to be a fund-raising letter for her family's foundation. >> she said she was going to take some time off over the holidays and she actually did it. now it's january. people are waiting for her to do something. >> reporter: among those waiting, vice president joe biden, former virginia senator jim webw martin o'malley and bernie sanders. political analysts say clinton and bush have such name recognition, other candidates might be intimidated. on the other hand their connections past and present could become liabilities. >> everyone know whose hillary clinton. everyone thinks they know who jeb bush is. all that carries potenti

>> if he decides to run, mitt romney faces a fifth g ox p primary with candidates jed bush chris christie ted cruz. mitt romney says his wife ann is supporting a campaign because he believes people are better with experience. mitt romney jokes he has plenty of experience failed bids in 2008 and 2012. >> better with experience. let's hope. thank you ross shimabuku >>> the u.s. supreme court will take on the issue of same-sex marriage and justices say they'll make a nationwide decision on whether gays have a right to marry or states have the right to ban them. cases from michigan and tennessee will be consolidated and heard in april. >> it is an issue that needs to be settled once and for all. i'm confident that it will be. i believe this will be the end of it. >> it's about time. it's the right decision. it should be across the board. >> currently 36 states and the district of columbia allow gay coups to wed. >> there's whipping winds bringing frigid air with it. kevin corriveau, meteorologist tells us what is in store in weekend. how is it looking? >> it's looking windy in that area the centr

host: governor palin on the schedule today, along with ted cruz, chris christie, mike huckabee, rick huckabee, donald trump, governor rick perry governor scott walker. a full set of speakers including dr. benjamin carson. troy in houston, texas. our live for republicans. good morning. caller: thank you for your time. i wanted to ask if you had any idea about how will the republican establishment deal with the inevitable fact that the vast majority of actual republican voters and independents who vote for republicans over hillary clinton or whoever the democrats put up, their main concern is the rise of the police state and the lack of freedom and increased taxation and government regulation. if all the establishment candidates are for increased regularization how will they try to control the voters in this situation? guest: it is an interesting internal debate in the republican party. the influence of rand paul, who talks about the over militarization of police forces and the unnecessary way some police forces act in bringing in equipment and tons of personnel for crisis situations.

ashley: michael, is there a split in the gop between the ted cruz's of this world, and the more moderate chrises that do to the voters? >> sure i think there are several major clumps, according to their experience, their philosophies, how conservative they are or not. certainly ted cruz is probably the most bell-ringing conservative in the group. maybe rick santorum. i think santorum is likely to see diminishing returns this time. ashley: yep. >> and all the way over to jeb bush, chris christie, governors who governed. ashley: scott walker? >> yep, governors who govern blue states and kind of center-right ways. that's the other main camp. but, look, rand paul is certainly -- could be a surprise candidate. i tend to believe the way the numbers are so scattered right now, that it's going to be a while, it's too soon to say who's a front-runner. ashley: leslie? >> i believe we're going to fall in love with governors again. we get to know them in executive role in their state. ashley: thanks for being with us, good discussion. may be time to put deflategate behind us thank god. comedian jimmy kimm

ted cruz, chris christie, mike huckabee, rick santorum.n and senator joni ernst. that's just a partial list, steve king is getting quite a group do come to his summit. just a cattle call? >> it's interesting, i asked him this week, what's this about and what do you want to hear? and what do your supporters want to hear? he's expecting about 1,000 folks. interestingly, he insisted he really wants to hear them talk about national security. and he claims, this is an issue he's very concerned about. which is odd, because you don't hear steve king talk about national security too often. it's usually about immigration. he says i want to hear them talk about this. i think, i know at least some of the candidates were planning to discuss that issue. but we it will be interesting to see if they go into other issues. the most interesting to watch in this crowd is chris christie. he's seen on paper as the one least likely to appeal to an iowa voter. they're much more conservative. if he does well there, that has to bring great pause to romney and bush

ted greenberg looks into the problem. >> they become desperate. >> reporter: chris says he knows because he used to do it shoplifting, to feed a heroin addiction. >> the fear of being sick is worse than the fear of getting locked up for stealing. >> reporter: numerous jersey shore police departments say they've been slammed with a growing number of shoplifting cases at major retail stores. >> it puts stress on our resources. >> reporter: in the past week alone, egg harbor township police have arrested ten alleged shoplifters. investigators say nine of them are suspected heroin users. >> the way to get quick cash so they can support their drug habit. >> reporter: a hot item to steal and sell for drug money, baby formula. in toms river, police say many of the 491 shoplifting cases logged last year were driven by opiate abuse. there expensive coffee makers vacuums and electric razors are frequently shoplifted and then sold to pawn shops at a fraction of their retail price. >> to get a fix. >> reporter: previously egg harbor township police would process most picked up on shoplifting and then a summons. but now they're taki

scott walker chris christie ted cruz among the bold faced names in des moines over the weekend.mney they were no shows as were marco rubio and ronned rand paul over the weekend. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you ran huckabee's winning campaign in 2008. this is a discerning audience in iowa. what are folks in iowa looking for, ed? >> they want someone that basically is a crew conservative. the 1200 people that showed up at this nine or 10 hour event the most die hard possible. who would sit there and listen to all day speeches on a saturday? i wouldn't but i give them very credit. they're volunteers. but what happens at the events is they drag you to the right. you have to be more and more conservative and you can't be a moderate and you can't be a centrist and it was not a george bush crowd or a jeb bush crowd but at the end of the day, jeb bush was out raising lots of money and that's equally as important. >> when i come back to you, i want to get your take on who did well but joe, first, last hour karl rove told martha you do not want to pander when you go t

and that's why you're seeing this tension and people settle on a chris christie scott walker, ted cruzand paul. they don't need this replay of four years ago. >> so it seems, david, this is a big moment tonight in san diego. i guess they're doing it on an aircraft carrier. if you're serious about a political speech go on an aircraft carrier. all those questions are out there. he's got to give those answers tonight, doesn't he? >> well he won't do this with one speech. i mean the message he got this week was how can we think of you fondly if you don't go away? i mean that's really what everyone said to him again and again. one speech is not going to change that. remember, the end of the campaign, you had many people who were supporters of his saying the problem with his campaign was not anything but the candidate. so one speech ain't going to change that either or change the political dynamics. i have a piece out today, steve showing in the last two years he's run a private equity firm with his son that's raised $700 million from dozens of investors and has made probably dozens of inves

front-runner in a crowded field, with names that include texas senator ted cruz kentucky senator rand paul and new jersey governor chris christie and just this week senator marco rubio from bush's home state of florida told npr he's still keeping his own options open >> as far as you know speculating whether two people from the same state can run, it's not unprecedented. >> reporter: all eyes are on hillary clinton. this week she teased supporters with this e-mail titled "announcement" that turned out to be a fund-raising letter for her family's foundation. >> she said she was going to take time off over the holidays and she actually did it. now it's january, people are waiting to are her to do something. among those waiting, vice president joe biden, former virginia senator jim webb martin o'maly and vrm senator bernie sanders. political analysts say clinton and bush have such strong name recognition and fund-raising potential at this point, other candidates might be intimidated. on the other hand their connections past and present could become liabilities. >> everyone knows who hillary clinton is. everyone thinks the