trump slammed the texas senator over undisclosed loan during 2012 senate campaign. >> he didn't want voters to see to borrow money to personal guaranty it from banks. what he did is probably legal but certainly wrong. >> lauren: last night defending himself. >> don't listen to what any of the candidates say in the campaign trail, ignore what i say, look to our records. >> lauren: iowa caucuses are less than two weeks away with the new hampshire primary coming just days away after that. >> nicole: star wars fans may be left tweeting. >> nothing can stand in our way. i will finish what you started. >> nicole: force awakens, of course, smashed box office records, disney is delaying next star wars episode. scientists discovered a new planet in the solar system and it's massive. we will have that story. check out u.s. stock market futures, dow futures had been done down 150, right now down 62. s&p futures down just over 5. you're watching fbn:am, first look at morning markets and breaking news. ♪ ♪ i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treat

iowa with just 12- days left from the first in the nation caucuses -- he is in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. and words from iowa governor terry branstad could help trump even more. more.although branstad has *not endorsed trump or any candidate yet, he is warning iowans against one in particular. particular.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has more. more.well guys, governor branstad was speaking at a renewable fuels summitt in al-too-na when he called for iowans to not caucus for texas cruz.the governor says cruz is not a friend of agriculture and does not support renewable fuels like ethanol which provide critical jobs and revenue in the state.but cruz is a favorite amamg evangelical christians.cbs 2 news spoke with family leader president bob vander plaatz, he says the texas nator is a true conservative. conservatives like ted cruz scare him. everybody knows that terry branstad's son .. eric branstad is a hired gun to try to take down ted cruz and use the ethanol industry as the reason why you take down tededcruz. " branstad says cruz is backed by big oil money and as presid

a lot of polls had him trailing texas senator ted cruz in the president. "the government has now taken over the economy...it's taken over our healthcare..." "...the sense that a country we grew up in...we don't recognize it anymore." supporters of marco rubio came by the hundreds. packing this room at hudson's smokehouse in lexington --- just to get a listen. "sorta enjoy listening to him and what he represent." "i believe he was very well spoken...very presidential like. he's probably gonna get my vote." with the countdown to primary day in south florida senator has a lot of ground to cover. aside from ones taken in new hampshire --- most polls still have him trailing both donald trump and texas senator ted cruz. on saturday rubio tried to stand out --- taking swing after swing at president obama on issues "our constitution is being systematically violated and ignored...treated as an outdated document by this president." "he violates the second amendment with executive against it." in lexington county -- which has been a pit stop for several republican ca

reporter: when asked if he plan to apologize after a south carolina campaign event on friday, the texas senator took about three minutes to take aim at his critics, including mayor de blasio who earlier called cruz a hypocrite for taking campaign money from new yorkers. >> i apologize to all of the african-american children who mayor de blasio tried to throw out of their charter schools that were providing a lifeline to the american dream. i apologize to all of the cops and firefighters and 9/11 heros who have no choice but to stand blasio because mayor de blasio over and over again stands with the looters and criminals, rather than the brave men and women in blue.

and did they get it from the freshman senator from texas? what do they say about the relationship between witnesses and campaigns? how cruz plays the game. it's the "inside story". welcome to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. senator ted cruz, republican of texas, has slowly been shrinking donald trump's leads in early primary it states. he's in his first term of the senate, after winning over the republican favorite and establishment and senior senator, john cornic, after just two years, the 45-year-old began running for president. from the solisser general of texas to frontrunner, took a disciplined candidate and a lot of money. like many republicans, cruz opposed campaign finance laws already on the books. in 2014, he introduced a bill to repeal the campaign act of 1971, that created the modern finance disclosure system. recently, the times reported that senator cruz had borrowed half a million dollars from goldman sachs and another from citigroup to fund his it texas senate it seat. the loans don't quite square of a story of a campaign fund

city and state officials are giving it back to texas senator ted cz over comments about "new york values" in last night's gop debate. the republican presidential candidate says his opponent donald trump is a product of the city's governor cuomo offensive, while mayor de blasio says they're hypocritical. a long awaited report has been released studying the impact for-hire vehicles like uber in the five boroughs. the city hall regulation, including on price surges, and calls for more worker protections. the number of substantiated reports of complaints against police officers skyrocketed last year. the civilian complaint review board shows a 70 percent jump in validated cases. and ben mcadoo is officially introduced as we'll have more on our top stories in a moment. we'll see rain develop tonight. temperatures are in the 40s and it's breezy. looking ahead: after early showers tomorrow, skies will be clearing for the afternoon. the high will be near 50. on sunday, iwill be mostly cldy and colderand for monday, we'll have a cold blast with strong winds, a high of just 32 and the chance of a

eastern, texas senator ted cruz will be speaking at a pro-life rally in iowa. former texas governor and former presidential candidate rick perry is planning to attend the event after recently endorsing senator cruz. he will be available to watch you it live today right here on c-span. also coming up tonight, vermont senator bernie sanders hold as town hall meeting in mayson city, iowa. that's in the northern part of the state. you'll be able to hear his comments live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and then republican candidate carly fiorina meets with voters and supporters at a stake -- steakhouse in waukee, iowa. it will be live right here on c-span. tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary since the space shuttle challenger exploded, killing all seven astronauts aboard. on that day, florida congressman and former astronaut himself, bill nelson, came to the house floor to pay tribute to the fallen astronauts. here's a portion of what he had to safe. mr. nelson: my concluding remarks would be as we reflect upon this tragedy, a tragedy that this whole nation grieves

minutes ago.it shows donald trump in first place at 31-percent bubujust with a two percent lead over texas senator ted cruz.this is virtually unchanged from results of a january 11-th poll from quinnipiac. good news if you'll be heading out to caucus in cedar rapids. park cedar rapids is offering free parking for those attending caucus events at the double tree downtown.the free parking begins at five-30 but is *only available for the five seasons and convention center ramps.anyone arriving before 5:30 will be charged at the normal rate.on-street parking rates will still be enforced. thisisorning some angryry parents are now celebrating after they convinced the cedar rapids school board to delay action on a change in the calendar. calendar.the district is proposing that classes start two hours * late evy monday morning starting n nt fall.the teachers to receive more professional training to better educate their students. but several parents voiced concerns at the school board meeting.they say it takes away some of the most productive learning hours of the day, may require some working parents to f

but texas senator ted cruz - who skipped the speech in order to can't wait to give his own state of the presidential candidate "one yearstate of the union state of the union." thrrump - with less t craig boswell, cbst obama hits the r >> reporter: hillary clinton tweeted other phrase for the obama's speech and the administration's work. she continued that praise on cbs this morning. >> the president made a progress we have made. but the work that still lies ahead. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz who skipped the speech in order campaign said he can't wait to give his own state of the union address. >> that state of the union will be very, very different from tonight's state of the union. >> reporter: cruz is in the fight to win the gop nomination. a new poll in iowa shows him with a three-point lead over donald trump with less than three weeks to go. craig boswell cbs news president. >> the president hits the road with his future of america with a stop in nebraska this morning. >>> wwe legend hulk hogan is in court today. he is suing a website for $100 number for releasing a sex tape

texas senator ted cruz closed out a 36- county bus tour yesterday. this video is from his stop on saturday. on the other side of the aisle---former secretary of state hillary clinton will be campaigning in as well. clinton is due to appear at the electric park ballroom she' speak at an organizing event at the university of dubuque. president bill cedar rapids and dubuque. he two opponents for the nomination wererein cedar rapids ver the weekend. vermont senator bernie sanders made four visits to eastern iowa on friday, including this rally at the veterans memorial building. he is currently second to clinton in iowa and national polls. former maryland governor martin o'malley stopped outside the cedar rapids gun show on saturday. there, he supported the president's executive actions on stricter background checksksor firearm purchases at gun shows. just as these candidates come to town, we're getting a look at the trends in different polls. and as we get closer to the caucuses we can see where each candidate stands with voters. kcrg-tv9's forrest saund

breaking with his traditional neutral stance. 3 3 the governor's criticism of cruz not stopping the texas senator from winning the support of one of branstad's former colleagugu.form texas governor rick perry... who abandoned his own presidential announced his support for cruz this morning in an interview with politico.perry says cruz is "by far... the most consistent conservative" of the top tier candidates seeking the republicanan nomimition. 3 3 that endorsement coming to late to be reflected in the latest poll numbers from c- b- s and fox news... both of which show a return to the pole position for donald trump. the fox poll puts trump at 34 percent in iowa... compared to 23 for ted cruz, who led the last poll two weeks ago with 27.c- b- s shows trump with 39 percent to cruz's 34 amongst likely republican caucus- goers.on the democratic side... the c- b- s poll shows *sanders* taking a 1- point lead over clinton... 47 to 46. fox has yet to release numbers from its poll of democrats. 3 coming up after the break on siouxland news at nine... we'll let you know who marshals need your help trackin

trump and senator ted cruz's short friendship appears here's just a taste, starting with the texas senator's take on new tayorkers. >>yo there are many wonderful working men and women in the state of new york but everyone understands that the values in new york city are pro abortion, and the media and the concept is not that complicated to figure out. i guess i can frame it another way. not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan. i'm just saying. >> when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully and more humanely than new york and the people in new york fought and fought and fought and we saw more death and even the smell of death and it was with us for months, the smell, the air and we rebuilt downtown manhattan and aneverybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved new york and loved new yorkers and i have to tell you that was a very insulting statement that ted made. >> you know back in september my friend donald said he had had his lawyers look at this every the constitution hasn't changed but theng po

race to win iowa in jjt a trump and texas senator ted cruz. from this stop in winterset, trumpill head to altoona to speak to people at this year's renewable fuel summit. also at the summit this afternoon will be former presidential candidate spoke in waverly earlier this morning. that was at the a-c-t education forum at wartburg college. she focused on education, while also trying to appeal to voters as an "outsider candidate." "hillary clinton has been on the inside of our r litical system for decades and she's made millions as so many politicians do by selling access and influence. and donald trump has made billions by buying it's called crony capitalism. " on the democratic side, bernie sanders spoke at a rally in western iowa this morning. he was at the fort opera house in fort dodge. recent polls show the vermont senator and former secretary of state hillary clinton are in a tight race in iowa. but a new n-b-c news-wall street journal poll found clinton with a commanding lead nationally. precinct volunteers are getting ready for caucus n

breaking with his traditional neutral stance. 3 3 the governor's criticism of cruz not stopping the texas senator from winning the support of one of branstad's former colleagues.former texas governor r rk perry... who abandoned his own presidential campaign last september... announced his support for cruz this morning in an interview with politico.perry says cruz is "by far... the most consistent conservative" of the top tier candidates nomination. 3 3 that opinion not shshed by s moines register and oux city's own jourl have come out in support of florida senator marco rubio to win one week from tonight.citing rubio's strong conservative positions lanced with a "realistic" approach on several important issues... the journal says he is better positioned than any other gop candidate to expand the republican base and bridge the political divide in washington. on the democratic side, both papers also agree hillarar clinton is a better choice than bernie sanders. 3 3 those endorsements coming to late to be reflected in the latest poll numbers from c- b- s and fox news... both of which show a return t

texas senator on hannity last night with his reactions. >> donald are tied in iowa. the voters in iowa deserve to have a comparison a vision of both candidates. one candidate is here in iowa asking for the support, is showing the humility to submit yourself to the voters and the other is hiding from the voters, is hiding from any fair contest. >> lauren: cruz challenging him trump on one-on-one-one debate. >> nicole: chris christie holding a news conference about damage in home state. when he was asked why he was campaigning in new hampshire instead of staying in new jersey, do you want me to go down there with a mop. >> it has been supported by everyone that's down there so far, there's some flooding damage, but what i was objecting to both on sunday, monday and i objected today is any type of characterization of what happens in jonas here to be anywhere near what happened at sandy. i mean, it's not even close. >> nicole: in latest fox news policies christy came up 6 in new hampshire. >> lauren: bernie sanders visiting president obama today. the white house and the

tuesday the texas senator picked up support from a favourite target of trump. there's not a candidate arriving for your support. reflecting it better, power fully nor consistently than the next president of the united states senator ted cruz. >> backing up perry were pro-cruz super pack adds debuting in iowa. they slammed trump and tried to soften a backlash over the new york values remarks during the last debate. >> i lived in new york city. my views are different to iowa. >> it seemed aimed at winning back evangelical support. >> when donald trump banned... >> i am pro-choice in everywhere. >> for trump, cruz's strategy has the hallmarks of dispription. >> he is so nervous, such a mess, his polls have gone down. people realise you can't run for president. he was born in canada. >> any head way crews hopes to make with undecided eadvantage gellicals, with the reendorsement may have been thwarted tuesday. trump picked up liberty university president falwell's endorsement. coming as a christian network video emerged revealing a meeting by cruz. if donald wins iow

here's just a taste, starting with the texas senator's take on new tayorkers. >>yo there are many wonderful working men and women in the state of new york but everyone understands that the values in new york city are pro abortion, pro gay marriage, focus on money and the media and the concept is not that complicated to figure out. not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan. i'm just saying. >> when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully and more humanely than new york and the people in new york fought and fought and fought and we saw more death and even the smell of death and it was with us for months, the smell, the air and we rebuilt downtown manhattan and aneverybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved new york and loved new yorkers and i have to tell you that was a very insulting statement that ted made. >> you know back in september my friend donald said he had had his lawyers look at this every which way. the constitution hasn't changed but theng poll numbers have

iowa with just 12- days left from the first in the nation caucuses -- he is in a dead heat with texas senator ted cruz. and words from iowa governor terry branstad could help trump even more. more.although brbnstad has *not endorsed trump or any candidate yet, he is warning iowans against one ininparticular. particular.cbs 2 news reporter stephanie johnson has more. more.well guys, governor branstad was speaking at a al-too-na when he called for iowans to not caucus for texas senator ted cruz. cruz.the governor says cruz is not a friend of agriculture and does not cupport renewable fuels like ethanol which provide critical jobs and revenue in the state.but cruz is a favorite among evangelical christians.cbs 2 news spoke with family leader president bob vander plaatz, he says the texas senator is a true conservative. conservatives like ted cruz scare him. everybody knows that terry branstad's son .. eric branstad is a hired gun to try to take down t t cruz and use the ethanol industry as the reason why you take down ted cruz. " branstad says cruz is backed by big oil money and as president wou

here's just a taste, starting with the texas senator's take on new yorkers. >> there are many, many wonderful working men and women in the state of new york. but everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal, are pro-abortion, are pro-gay marriage, focus around money and the media. and, you know, the concept of new york values is not that complicated to figure out. i guess i can frame it another way. not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan. i'm just saying. >> when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully and more humanely than new york and the people in new york fought and fought and fought and we saw more death and even the smell of death. nobody understood it. and it was with us for months. the smell. the air. and we rebuilt downtown manhattan. and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved new york and loved new yorkers and i have to tell you that was a very insulting statement that ted made. >> you know back in september my friend donald said he had had his lawyer

debate performance, donald trump fired up a crowd in iowa today - a state where polls have with texas senator ted cruz. trump and cruz once enjoyed a friendly rivalry - but that's turned sour over the last few weeks as cruz's poll numbers have surged in the hawkeye state. meanwhile, jeb bush - who has been struggling to gain traction throughout the primary season - received an endorsement this morning from his one-time rival, senator lindsey graham, who dropped out of the race last month due to low poll numbers. graham says: "last most sense and would be ready on day one to be chief." prot0g0, senator marco rubio, spent most of his debate time hammering away at president obama's policies rather than on his g-o-p rivals. rubio says: "i think the bigger issue is the challenges before america and the damage barack obama has done to this country and the damage hillary clinton will continue to do." tenney says (oncam tag): "on the democratic side, hillary clinton, her chief rival bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will meet on the debate stage in south carolina on sunday. in washington, garrett t

. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz is making his final pitch to iowians before the state's caucuss on monday. on the republican side iowa has been the virtual two-man race between cruz and donald trump with the two jostling over the past week for key endorsements. tuesday the texas senator picked up support from a favorite target of trump. >> there is not a candidate that is asking for your support that reflects it better, any more powerfully, nor anymore consistently than the next president of the united states, senator ted cruz. >>> backing up parry were ads that debuted on tuesday. the ads slam trump and try to soften any backlash cruz may have suffered over his new york comments. >> i lived in new york city and manhattan all of my life, so my views are a little bit different than if i lived in iowa. >> would president trump ban partial abortion -- >> i am pro-choice in every respect. >> reporter: for trump cruz's strategy has all of the hallmarks of desperation. >> he is so nervous. he is such a mess. people realize he probably can't even run for president. he was born in cana

texas senator, once again questioning his citizenship. (donald trump, (r) candidate): "ted cruz because the question is, is he a natural born citizen? in iowa, it's another story.... a new quinnipiac university poll has trump at 31 percent... cruz nipping at his heels at 29 percent. in washington, i'm steve nannes reporting. jack: and here are those numbers from the latest quinnipiac poll released this afteroon. the independent, non-partisan poll shows that donald trump is gop caucus. trump has 31 percent of the support while ted cruz isn't far percent. marco rubio trails with 15 percent. ben carson has 7 percent. chris christie, 4 percent. stephanie right now the democratic presidental candidates are getting ready to take the stage at drake auditorium for the brown and black forum.. hilary clinton.. martin o'malley.. and bernie sanders are all expected to be there.. local five's sabrina ahmed will be live from drake tonight at six.. stephanie/1shot: one man that won't be there as a candidate is rocky de la fuente.. the west des moines re

a new poll shows texas senator ted cruz slightly ahead of donald trump. florida senator marco rubio and ben carson appear lost in a battle for third place with 12% and 11% to speculate. beyond the top tiers no other candidate registers more than 5% the port. >>> effort today to help people learn about islam. the latest in a series of local efforts to demystify the religion and share the challenges of the muslim community and pride. protesters spoke out against what was islamophobia during a demonstration in durham. facilitate the town hall meeting at memorial baptist church in raleigh. starts at 6:30 and is open to the public. last month david explored how anti- muslim rhetoric is impacting muslim life. during a special edition of on the record called faith, fear and freedom. guest -- how the local muslim community preventing discrimination. if you missed it type on a record on wral .com. >>> stocks trying to claw their way back from last week's beating. we have to doubt down at 102 points, nasdaq up about -- down about 46 points and s&p 500 down 12 points

citizenship has turned into a distraction for the texas senator on the campaign trail. >> i don't like the issue. i don't like even bringing it up. >> reporter: earlier this week, trump brought up the issue on whether cruz is a natural born citizen because he was born in canada to his american mother. cruz initially dismissed the accusation, but was forced to iowa. >> the child of a u.s. citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen. people will continue to make political noise about it, but as a legal matter, it's quite straight forward. >> reporter: trump has a history with the birther battle demanding president obama release his birth certificate. but this time, his birther attack is aimed at an opponent who has overtaken him in the polls in iowa. the real clear politics average of polls shows cruz with a four-point lead over trump and both are well ahead of marco rubio in third place. with a noticeable shift to the right on immigration. >> we aren't going to have -- >> rube yes once led the fight for immigration reform in the senate but says isis has made it a national security iss

breaking with his traditional neutral stance. 3 3 the governor's criticism of cruz not stopping the texas senator from winning the support of one of branstad's former colleagues.former texas governor rick perry... who abandoned his own presidential campaign last september... announced his support for cruz this morning in an interview with politico.perry says cruz is "by far... the most consistent conservative" of the top tier candidates seeking the republican nomination. 3 3 that endorsement coming to late to be reflected in the latest poll numbers from c- b- s and fox news... both of which show a return to the pole position fofodonald trump. the fox poll puts trump at 34 percent in iowa... compared to 23 for ted cruz, who led the 27.c- b- s shows trump with 39 percent to cruz's 34 amongst likely republican caucus- goers.on the democratic side... the c- b- s poll shows *sanders* taking a 1- point lead over clinton... 47 to 46. fox has s t to release numbers 3 3 still to come tonight on ten... 3 if you're having trouble sleeping and think your diet is to blame... we'll give you some advice on how

texas senator ted cruz in second with 23% support, marco rubio has 12%, ben carson with 7%. the poll was taken january 18 through the 21st. a manhunt is underway in southern california for 3 inmates who escaped from a santa ana prison. the men used cutting tools and bedsheets to break out of the maximum security facility. danielle nottingham has the latest from outside the orange county central men's jail. danielle: investigators say this grainy surveillance video shows the 3 men on an unguarded area of the roof of the orange county central men's jail, shortly after a 5:00 a.m. friday security check. from there, they were able to rappel down nearly five floors to their escape. >> it appears to be a very they were allowed to go through some security access points and had some tools that allowed them to do that. danielle: jail officials say the inmates cut their way through a steel screen inside their dormitory-style cell and made their way into plumbing tunnels. from there, the men bypassed three security areas and gained access to the jail's roof and used a makeshift rope br

. >> weijia jiang is with ted cruz on the campaign trail to find out how the texas senator has risen up in the polls. >> reporter: hundreds of ted cruz supporters showed up in columbia, south carolina to hear the texas senator's pitch on why he should be the next president. >> the for first thing i will do in my first day in office is resend every single illegal nonconstitutional thing. >> reporter: cruz is threatening to knock donald trump out of the top spot? the polls. he attacked the billionaire businessman and his hometown values during the fox business network's debates. >> the values in new york city are socially liberal or pro abortion, pro gay marriage, focus around money and the media. >> reporter: the new york daily news responded with this front page headline, drop dead ted. go back to canada. but cbs political reporter john dickerson said the comments were not meant to new yorkers. >> he is talking to the evangelicals voting in iowa. >> reporter: and those here in south carolina making umbrella 60% of registered voters in this republican primary. 25-year-old erin garrett

tom: mitment 2016 coverage now, and riding a late surge in the polls texas senator ted cruz is in new hampshire tonight. jennifer: the conservative republican is holding an event in londonderry, but earlier today was at a second amendment rally that a couple of demonstrators tried to steal the spotlight. josh mcelveen is here now with more on that. josh: ted cruz is no stranger to controversy, as his blunt style has always invited critique from those who say cruz doesn't have the ability to compromise. meanwhile cruz says at this point in the republican field, it's really down to two. no question that ted cruz had good sized support for a second amendment rally in hudson. but the texas senator still had to more or less defend himself from hecklers who made it on stage. you doing here? are you confused? hey, hey, this is not your stage. this is not your stage. josh: the disturbance didn't break cruz's concentration as he turned the protest into an attack of his own, citing the familiar motto, live free or die. >> now if i'm right, it's not lived coddled by a bunch of nanny state libera

donaltrumpnd texas senator ted cruzereamong the seven republicans who took the stage in south carolina. trump is still leading most national polls. but cruz has been polling well in iowa, which holds its caucus on february 1st. and that led to a number of clashes, including one over what cruz calls trump's "new york values." "everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal, pro-abortion or pro- gay marriage, focused around money and the media. not a lot of conservatives come out of manahttan.""new york is a great place, it's got great people, it's got loving people, wonderful people. when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than new york." the two men also sparred over the canadian-born cruz'seligibility to be president. trump said democrats are planning lawsuits to keep cruz from the white house. cruz said any lawsuit against him would not onemore. temperatures are warmer today and rain is on the way .here's your weather on the readings will rise to the 40s today. also, we

governor cuomo and mayor de blasio are firing back after texas senator ted cruz made comments about "new york values" during last night's republican presidential debate. cruz attacked opponent donaldtrump for reflecting what he calls the liberal values of the city. cuomo says the comments by cruz were offensive, while the mayor says cruz is being hypocritical. mourners gather in manhattan to say goodbye to a columbia university student killed in a bus crash in honduras. daniella moffson and two other women were killed wednesday when their bus veered off the road and landed in a ravine. there was a major spike in the number of substantiated complaints against nypd officers last year. the civilian complaint review board says video evidence helped it validate 70-percent more complaints in 20-15 than the year before. some n trains in brooklyn are getting a major revamp starting next week.and the giants officially introduce ben mcadoo as details on those stories in a moment, but first we have our warmest conditions in the past 5 days. temperatures will peak in the upper 40s to near 50 degr

donald trump leading in iowa. 34% support while texas senator has 23%. umber jumped 11 points from the last fox poll weeks ago. florida senator marco rubio coming up with 12%. no other candidate received double-digit support. iowa caucuses are held february 1st and make sure to tune in this thursday january 28th for the knox news republican debate. >> nicole: presidential candidates are reporting and reacting former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is taking steps for potential run for the white house. >> i would love to have michael bloomberg run. i think i would do well against him. >> if i didn't get the nomination to consider it. i am going to relief him of that so that he doesn't have to. >> the american people do not want to see move with billionaires control the political process. i think we will win that election. >> nicole: served as mayor and spent millions of dollars on national campaigns to tighten gun laws and reform immigration. >> lauren: yeah. let's get you caught up on global market action overnight. in asia up arrows. nikkei almost

donaltrumpnd texas senator ted cruzereamong the seven republicans who took the stage in south carolina. trump is still leading most national polls. but cruz has been polling well in iowa, which holds its caucus on february 1st. and that led to a number of clashes, including one over what cruz calls trump's "new york values." "everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal, pro-abortion or pro- gay marriage, focused around money and the media. not a lot of conservatives come out of manahttan.""new york is a great place, it's got great people, it's got loving people, wonderful people. when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on more beautifully, more humanely than new york." the two men also sparred over the canadian-born cruz'seligibility to be president. trump said democrats are planning lawsuits to keep cruz from the white house. cruz said any lawsuit against him would not succeed. one governor cuomo shared his opinion of cruz's comments on ny1 this morning. the governor says cruz's remarks could wind up hurting him in the polls b

the fiery texas senator energizing iowa republicans and his consecutive base. we were there when a woman broke down in tears just talking to him. >> but some republicans worry cruz is too bow lar rising unwilling to compromise with congress to win in a national election. >> donald trump says a judge could settle this whole issue but at the time cruz is not taking the bait. he says the issue is settled. if he's elected he can become president by law. tom llamas, abc news, spencer, iowa. >> on the democratic side all three presidential candidates turned out for a dinner in las vegas last night co-hosted by harry roid. however, it was not a debate. hillary clinton, vermont senator bernie sanders and martin o'malley each made their case to a friendly audience about their plans to grow the middle class, protect medicare and social security and create jobs. >> the picks and snubs of baseball's hall of fame have sparked debate in the sports world. ken griffey junior picked up the highest total ever. 630 home runs, also voted in mike piazza, considered the game's great

clinton beats texas senator ted cruz as well, by six points. but the poll found marco rubio would beat clinton by one point, 45 to 44. while ohio governor john kasich is deadlocked in this poll with clinton, each getting 43%. in fact, every republican in this survey has a better shot at beating clinton than donald trump does. >> i think the republican candidates need to wake up. shelley meantime, gop candidates : still polling in the middle of the pack, continue to stump jeb bush and john kasich, insisting the fight for new hampshire won' t end, until election day. >> it' s why this is such a special place. these voters get a chance to see everybody. >> new hampshire is the perfect place to screen candidates for president of the united states and make a recommendation to the rest of the country. shelley: 43% of republican primary voters said they haven' t made a final decision on who they' ll support. you can read the full results from our poll on wmur.com. tom: new jersey governor chris christie held his 50th new hampshire town hall in derry t

donaltrumpnd texas senator ted cruzereamong the seven republicans who took the stage in south carolina. trump is still leading most national polls. but cruz has been polling well in iowa, which holds its caucus on february 1st. and that led to a number of clashes, including one over what cruz calls trump's "new york values." "everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal, pro-abortion or pro- gay marriage, focused around money and the media. not a lot of conservatives come out of manahttan.""new york is a great place, it's got great people, it's got loving people, wonderful people. when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on more beautifully, more humanely than new york." the two men also sparred over the canadian-born cruz'seligibility to be president. trump said democrats are planning lawsuits to keep cruz from the white house. cruz said any lawsuit against him would not succeed. one four of five teenagers accused of raping an 18 year old woman inside a brooklyn park have been released while prosecutors work to gather more evide

we are talking from county road running a few points behind texas senator ted cruz in iowa polling. coming up next-- after jada pinkett smith's announcement to boycott the oscars... another celebrity is speaking out against her. why she is calling smith "a hypocrite." plus... actor jamie foxx being hailed a hero-- after saving someone from a fiery car crash. more on how he jumped in -- to save that person's life. shores" are releasing a new composite sketch of the man who hit a 71-year-old woman on the head. that story kicks off the morning rush. atlantic avenue-- where a woman was walking her dog. the elderly victim jnwmtigators -- the man ran up to her.. struck her-- and then just ran off. the woman was not seriously hurt. f-d-l-e is now investigating, after two orlando police officers fired on a suspect. investigators say 28-year old eric provost died at the fter being shot at a condo complex monday night. police were called there-- after provost's father called for help saying his son "wasn't acting right." when they arrived, they were confronted by provost... who was holding a

in a time for truth, texas senator ted cruz recounts his journey from a cuban immigrant sent to the u.s senate and carly fiorina, former ceo of hewlett-packard is another declared candidate for president in, rising to the challenge, she shares lessons she is learned from her difficulties and triumphs. former arkansas governor mike begins his take on politics and culture in, god, guns, grits and gravy. of ohio governor john kasich calls for return to what he sees as traditional american values in, stand for something. kentucky senator rand paul calls for smaller government and more bipartisanship in his latest book, taking a stand. more presidential hopefuls and books include florida republican senator marco rubio, in american dreams he outlined his plans to advance economic opportunities. independent vermont senator, bernie sanders is another candidate for the democratic nomination for president, his 1997 autobiography, now titled, outsider in the white house, was updated to include his time in the senate and the launch of his presidential campaign. and in blue-collar conservative, pres

reporter: donald trump's endorsement from the 2008 republican vice presidential nominee was a blow to texas senatored cruz's bid to consolidate tea party and anti- establishment support in iowa. palin backed cruz's 2012 senate bid. today, he took a conciliatory tone. >> oh, listen, i love sarah palin. sarah palin is fantastic. without her friendship and support, i wouldn't be in the senate today, and so regardless of what sarah decides to do in 2016, i will always remain a big, big fan of sarah palin. >> reporter: trump got another boost in iowa today when six- term governor terry brandstead declared he wants to see cruz "defeated." >> i know the governor just made a very big statement that was appreciated by many, and that was amazing, actually. he's a respected man. >> reporter: cruz accused trump of seeking republican establishment support. >> it is no surprise that the establishment is in full panic mode. we said from the beginning that the washington cartel was going to panic more and more as conservatives unite behind our campaign. >> reporter: cruz's attacks will have a tougher time sticking

trump is in a tight race with texas senator ted cruz who was there over the week to go into the caucuseshich will be happening very shortly. palin says she's in it to win it and that trump is her candidate. >> he, being the only one who has been willing, he's got the guts to wear the issues there need to be spoken about and debated on his sleeve. where the rest of some of these establish. candidates they just wanted to duck and hide. they didn't want to talk about these issues until he brought them up. >> cruz still had nice things to say about palin who supported him as a texas senator but the 2008 gop pick for vice president does come with baggage. yesterday palin's oldest son was arrested on domestic violence charges. >>> the race for the democratic nomination a new monmouth university poll shows bernie sanders gaining on hillary clinton's lead. clinton currently has the support of 52 percent of democrats and democratic leaning voters nationwide. but that's down from 59 percent in december. sanders gets 37 percent of support. that's up from 26 percent last month. martin o'malley has 2

saying the texas senator cares more about subsidies for his homestate oil friends than iowa's farmers. iowa leads the nation in ethanol production - and many in the business of course want continued support for it. others say it's not necessarily a deal- breaker. young iowans may be a deal maker for vermont senator bernie sanders... the democrat is counting on the support of those who were too young to vote in 20-12... that's exactly what president obama did eight years ago... when he rallied young voters to defeat hillary clinton. sanders campaigned in fort dodge yesterday... and told supporters his approach is working... our campaign is generating the interest, bringing young people in that's really showing in new hampshire... a c-n-n poll released yesterday has sanders ahead of clinton by 27- points. the same poll had sanders up by ten- points just a month ago. in iowa.. sanders and clinton are neck-and-neck. that's leaving clinton with added pressure to locks in iowans support... she'll chip away at that today... as she, rick santorum, mike huckabee, donald trump and carly fiorina

voll numbers.he's now fallen behd a number of candidates including frfrt runners donald trump and texas senator ted cruz. another republican candidate will be campaigning in eastern iowa today. today.kentucky senator rand paul is holding two meet and greets t ts afternoon.at 4 he'll be at the marion public library and then about a little later at 5-30 -- he'll have a similar event is at the north liberty community center. a group of voters who will ta part in their very first presidential election later this year, held a "mock caucus" at prairie high school. students gathered to talk about all the presidential candidates and vote on who they think should lead the nation. before they voted, they took time to talk about why they believed *their choice was the best one. the group says they've learned election process, and feel kind of attention. we kind of talked about how iowa is really important, it vote here, it kind of makes a basis for the whole campaign in case you're wondering, on the republican side, the students chose ben carson as the winner, followed by donana trtrp and then marco rubio

in a new poll from the des moines gister releasededust hours ago, ago,texas senator ted cruz has retained his lead in iowa, but just barely.cruz has a three point lead in the hawkeye state over donald trump.marco rubio is in third place. but a new cbs-new york times national poll shows donald trump with a commanding lead, just a few weeks out from the iowa caucuses.he's leading with 36-percent support. compare that to ted cruz, who is at 19-percent support.marco rubio is third, and is the only other candidate with uble digit support. that same new cbs poll released yesterday shows s hillararclinton's lead shrinkinin shrinking.the national poll has clinton receiving 48- percent support by democratic primary voters.vermont senator berniesanders is now at 41- percent.that's ten percentage points higher than lasasmonth. clinton made several campaign stops in iowa on tuesday, with one of her pitches in dubuque. she told voters how she would while also improving the affordable care act.clintonon also turned her attention to senator sanders who has talked a lot about policies he would implement