into the primary season. iowater comes out to and is launched to the white house. from there, iowa can never be again. the iowa caucuses have grown from 1976. started in 1976, the have thens started to caucus on the same day as the democrats. caucusedarties have since then. the only year they did not have caucus race in 1992. that is when senator tom harkin from iowa decided to run for the otherand all candidates decided not to campaign in iowa. later that in 2008 when iowa's governor ran his fellownt democrats did not give him the courtesy of iowa. fact, indated with other candidates in iowa and dropped out early. that iowa courtesy happened only once and probably never will again. has become most -- not a for presidential widdling theis for field. are threeage is there tickets out of iowa, first class, coach, and stand by. do wellns you have to in iowa to have a good chance of nomination.he placesst flee or four depending on how much candidates are. who don'tcandidates do well in iowa have dropped out, at least

, he was not guaranteed the vote of iowa caucus-goers. he lost the caucuses in 2008 mike huckabee -- to mike huckabee, and evangelical popular with conservatives, little-known governor from arkansas. in 2012, it was rick santorum, former pennsylvania senator, considered the darkest of dark horses on the national scene. he actually practically tied with mitt romney for the caucuses in 2012. as they counted this historically" a couple weeks later, it turned out romney was actually edged out by santorum. >> game on. really getend to keyed into politics because of the caucuses. of a -- even sort if not everybody participates, everybody watches it. it is a fun spectator sport for .owans therefore, the have opinions about the issues. -- they have opinions about the issues. >> find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next, online at c-span.org. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> coming up next, matthew pinsker joins journalists to discuss the evolution of the american wartime press fr

>> well, i'm looking ahead because we have the iowa first in the nation caucus, and iowa has made a recommendation to new hampshire, south carolina and along of the rest of the country. so i've been involved in that process for a number of these cycles and as the president did this come to i want to make sure i have the considered judgment of a couple of scholars that are written on the topic. so one of them is "grassroots rules" written by christopher hull who happens to be my chief of staff. i want to poke through that carefully and analyze the studies he has done and probably challenge a moment about any other conclusion to a strong and see a that fits with what i know and my expense in working with the iowa presidential caucuses. and also "caucus chaos," a new book written by dave price. dave is a journalist and a reporter for the television station in des moines and he's really paid a lot of focused to this and he's interviewed a lot of the players involved in the iowa caucus. it's real new. i want to read both of those and then this is the first year we've been able to celebrate the placemen

>> we are the heart of agriculture. iowa is the leading corn producing state, the leading soybean producing state. the leading pork producing state. the leading egg producing state. our cat lovers are increasing. we develop renewable fuels -- our cattle numbers are increasing. state university and the advances we have seen it agriculture, i think iowa is going to be a key leader. we have record enrollment at iowa state university. a lot of great jobs coming out of it. >> what about renewable energy? in renewableader energy. we are proud of that. i have been proud -- a proud supporter of ethanol. now we produce more renewable fuel in iowa. we have 42 ethanol plants. 12 biodiesel plants. we have two plants under construction. we have dupont pioneer that is looking for something called biobutanol, the next phase in terms of renewables. i think that we've made a big difference in reducing our dependency on foreign oil and making america more competitive. we are very excited about the future. we are very concerned about what is h

and we're ensththused about the possibilities for iowa. we're going to work hard and continue to earn your support so we have the opportunity to continue moving this state forward because, as much as we like to talk about the rankings and the statistics and the numbers, it's really about our children and our grandchildren. and it's about making sure that when they grow up, they have the same opportunities that we had or that this -- i had growing up in a small, rural community of about 500 in st. charles u iowa. so we want to make sure that they have the same opportunities we have and that we keep them right here in the state of iowa. so, again, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to serve you as your lieutenant governor. god bless you and have a great evening. and now, it really is my honor and pleasure to introduce a man who has, as i ind kated earlier, really led iowa's comeback. and i'm telling you, he will lead iowa to four more years of job growth, balanced budget, educational opportunities, and he is a wonderful applicant

and you will hear her striking story about the reaction to a decision that she issued in iowa and the consequences that it had in iowa. justice barbara has been a justice of the florida supreme court since 1997 and served as chief justice from 2004 to 2006. she's been involved in her time with the court with several notable cases, including the bush v. gore case from 2000, the michael schiavo case from 2004 and fascinating cases we've discussed involving dogsmiths and searches and seizures. you've had sobering reactions to your decisions as well and we'll learn about them. finally, i'm absolutely honored to welcome to the national constitution center judge anna blackburn rigsby, who is the president of the national association of women judges. she was nominated by president george w. bush to the district of columbia court of appeals in 2006. she chairs the district of columbia's court standing committee on fairness and access. she's a commission ore the district's access to justice commission. and before her appointment she was nominated by president bill clinton to serve as an associ

and the consequences that it had in iowa. justice barbara pariente has been a justice of the florida supreme court since 1997 and served as chief justice from 2004 to 2006. she's been involved with several notable cases including the bush v gore case from 2000. the michael shafo case from 2004. some fascinating cases we discussed involving dog snifs and searches and seizures. you have an amazing run and had some extremely sobering reaction tours designates as well. we'll learn about them. finally i'm absolutely honored to welcome judge anna blackburn-rigsby who is the president of the national association of women judges. she was nominated by president george w. bush to the district of columbia court of appeals. she's a commissioner on the district's access to justice commission and before her appointment she was nominated by president bill clinton to serve as an associate judge on the superior court in the district of columbia. this is quite a remarkable panel and i would like you to join me in welcoming them. [ applause ] ju

i think the most important move was the creation of equitable life in iowa. it became a major insurance company and when it was sold to ing it was sold for 2.2 million in 1997 so it accrued a great value over the years. des moines wouldn't be the way it was without the hubbell influence and also them giving millions throughout the city. i think one of things that is so impressive with the hubbells is the family continued to hand the business down throughout generations. businesses are difficult to continue beyond one or two generation and the hubbells did it for four or five. >> booktv is in des moines this weekend. we take a tour of the salisbury house and gardens which has 3,000 rare and first edition books >> we are here at salisbury house and gardens that is in the south of grand neighborhood here in town. it is a home built be carl and edith weeks. they broke ground in 1923. they wanted to immolate the great english manner homes here in iowa and des moines. carl himself didn't come from money. everything in the salisbury house and gardens is this rurali r

the next 110 days. and i'll see you back here in iowa again very soon. thank the look at some of potential candidates who will run in 2016 from washington journal. , national political reporter with bloomberg news. we are talking about campaign democratic central -- and the potential democratic field. you were talking about rhythm nation. what is that? largestt is the gathering of progressives in the country and is a group that started about nine years ago and has been growing since. there has been a lot of chatter about how big he has gotten since its early days. this is the left of the left. i was sort of joking that it's a little bit like the seatac of the democrats. what is their influence like echo how much power do they wield? guest: that was a big question i kept asking. how powerful are they echo democratic electorate -- how powerful are they? a democratic electorate that seems so united behind hillary clinton, and you look at favorability with other democrats, and this might have been a 10% that has not quite embraced her yet. launching another c

possibility of the future of iowa. o work hard and continue to earn your support so we have the opportunity to continue moving the state forward because as much as we like to talk about the rankings in the statistics and the numbers it's really about our children and our grandchildren. and it's about making sure that when they grow up they have the same opportunities that we had or that i had growing up in a small rural community of 500 in st. charles i was. we want to make sure they have the same opportunities that we have been that we keep them here in the state of iowa. again thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to serve you as your lieutenant governor. god bless you and thank you for being here. have a great evening. [applause] and now it really is my honor and pleasure to introduce a man who has as indicated earlier really led iowa's come back and i'm telling you he will lead iowa to four more years of job growth, balanced budget, educational opportunities and he is a wonderful advocate for the state. he

coming up, joni ernst, the hog castrater from iowa thinks states can nullify federal law. the idea was nullified by the civil war. democrats hope they have found another todd aiken in the pen, so to speak. >>> and new audio of nixon. agreeing to give teddy kennedy secret service protection until the 1972 presidential election was over. after that he said, if he gets shot, too damn bad. that's a quote you will hear. >>> could you live on a minimum wage for a week? ted strickland received a lot of attention for trying and failing. what do you get when you combine funny or die, canada and me? the sideshow which you won't want to miss tonight. >> you're watching "hardball" canada. we begin to discuss all things canadian and get to the bottom of what it's all about. >> let me explain that's not how i speak. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we have a new batch of polls in the 2016 presidential race. no one within single digits of hillary clinton. let's check the "hardball" score board. she leads chris christie by 10 points 50-40. rand paul, trails by 11. 52-41. jeb

the bench. imposing their own values on iowa. the opinion you serve as voters to redefine marriage, what will they do to other long-established iowa traditions and rights? three of these judges are now on the november ballot. send them a message. vote no to retain these supreme court justices. >> judge, i'm going to ask you in a moment what your reaction was. but first, let me ask, what was the result? did you keep your seat? >> we did not keep our seat. none of us were retained. only the second ad actually was on tv. the first video that you saw is, i think, about a two-minute video that was circulated within the religious community in iowa, which was kind of used as a grass-roots structure to organize no-vote on the retention ballot. >> and do you think that the ad was responsible for your defeat? >> i'm sure it contributed. [laughter] you know, i don't know what single action they took resulted in our nonretention. but public opinion at the time, based on polling done by the "des moines register," showed that the majority of io

it was given to the state of iowa by people. they donated 10 acres to the state of iowa. the purpose was to build the capitol here. the dome is the most noticeable part. there's not a location where you do not notice the dome rising up. we are the only capitol that has five domes. the largest is 275 feet tall. it is covered with real gold. we are one of 10 gold dome capitals. is 80ne is -- the dome feet in diameter. the largest is 275 feet tall. from the inside, you see 219 feet. as is common with a lot of domes, you have an interior and exterior wall. that is so you can decorate the interior area. there is a lot of empty space in the dome. the gilding will last a long time. i know that is difficult for people to understand. that thin layer of gold will last so long. but it is more durable than anything we could put up there. we could paint the dome, but it would need to be painted every year or two. the gold will last 30 years. it is more economical to cover the dome with gold. we could leave it copper, which is what the other four domes are covered with. underneath the g

and you will hear her striking story about the reaction to a decision that she issued in iowa and theconsequences that it had in iowa. justice barbara has been a justice of the florida supreme court since 1997 and served as chief justice from 2004 to 2006. she's been involved in her time with the court with several notable cases, including the bush v. gore case from 2000, the michael schiavo case from 2004 and fascinating cases we've discussed involving dogsmiths and searches and seizures. you've had sobering reactions to your decisions as well and we'll learn about them. finally, i'm absolutely honored to welcome to the national constitution center judge anna blackburne-rigsby, who is the president of the national association of women judges. she was nominated by president george w. bush to the district of columbia court of appeals in 2006. she chairs the district of columbia's court standing committee on fairness and access. she's a commission ore the district's access to justice commission. and before her appointment she was nominated by president bill clinton to serve as an associ

the capital was in iowa city. we moved to des moines in 1857. chose it because of the central location. when we came here in 1857, the building was not built yet. we used the building across the street called the old brick capital. we used it as the city government while building this building. the capitol was built from 1871-1886. it was dedicated in 1874 and has been in use since then. -- 1884 and has been in use since then. this is the highest point in des moines. it is where the glaciers stopped. it was given to the state of iowa by people. the purpose was to build the capitol here. the dome is the most noticeable part. there's not a location where you do not notice the dome rising up. we are the only capitol that has five domes. the largest is 275 feet tall. it is covered with real gold. from the inside, you see 219 feet. as is common with a lot of domes, you have an interior and exterior wall. that is so you can decorate the interior area. there is a lot of empty space in the dome. the gilding will last a long time. i know that is difficul

colbert super pac supported him in the iowa straw poll with a series of powerful ads urging iowans to vote for rick perry with an a, an a for iowa. but rick perry blew it. first when it was revealed that his family's hunting camp had a name which my career will not allow me to say on tv. so hermann cain. >> -- hater. >> stephen: and that damning revelation led his opponents to say -- >> ah, schuk a ducky. classic. of course, folks, what really sank rick perry was a debate gaffe that no one can forget except him. >> it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and the-- the was's the third one there -- >> you can't name the third

she dropped out of the race after the first votes were counted in the iowa caucus.

the state. flooding in iowa is not all that uncommon. when you take a look at the snowpack, these snow melt, if you will. usually some rain showers, some things like that. it is not that unusual to get low land flooding, maybe serious flooding. scenario, so to speak, for 1993 goes back to even 1992 in the fall, and the fact that we were getting a lot of snow in the winter months. a lot of rain in the spring. everything was getting saturated. snow andhave a lot of maybe the ground is still frozen, that water does not saturate the ground. that river just runs downstream, so to speak. you have this gradual buildup of various forms of moisture, snow melt and rain that is starting to fill up the rivers, starting to fill up the lakes and the reservoirs. it was not just in iowa. it was throughout the midwest, as i recall. everything was just starting to fill up. we did not have anywhere to go. i mean, the mississippi river was getting high. the missouri river was getting high. the des moines river and the other rivers were running high. that was

the president came. he had been in iowa about a week before. he was over a long the mississippi in devonport. when des moines got hit and lost its water, the president was back, andmedia was there were some very touching moments for the president when people came up and he heard stories of what they had lost. one lady in particular said something like, i can't take it anymore. it was a sincere moment. it wasn't politically staged or anything like that. i think it affected him. he told me he was very impressed by what he saw going on there, but what he saw in the community. one of the things that impressed me more than anything else -- we did not have water. they trucked water in. the national guard would truck water in in these huge tanker trucks, kind of like you would see driving down the highway, hauling gasoline. these were huge tanker trucks. at awould park the truck high school or a shopping mall, and people would come up with her bottles and whatnot. what i recall more than anything else is how these areas of water distribution became lik

and if their aim was really to emulate the great english manor homes here in iowa here in the morning. karl himself to not come to my money. everything in salisbury house as a result of this great self-made man story. born in 1826, and his family had difficult financial times. the end up moving out to kansas. they try to make a go of it. ultimately that does not work out and they end up moving back hair around the 1890's. at that point karl enters the pharmaceutical trade which is what is mother's brother, the fraternal uncles, the field in which they work. he becomes a pharmacist and it is through his work in the pharmacy fealty develops with the chili becomes a million-dollar idea which is women's cosmetics. he combined powder with cold cream and perfume and creates foundation essentially. the companies incorporated 1915- 1916 to a man between then and the early 1920's karl was literally becoming a millionaire one of the top selling in the 1920's and the united states. so they have four boys by that point and have amassed enough wealth to think about building something like cells ba

the capital was in iowa city. we moved to des moines in 1857. we chose it because of the central location. when we came here in 1857, the building was not built yet. we use the building across the street called the old brick capital. we used it as the city government well building this building. the capitol was built from 1871-1886. it was dedicated in 1874 and has been in use since then. this is the highest point in des moines. it is where the glaciers stopped. it was given to the state of iowa by people. the purpose was to build the ca

the wallaces of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known as, fondly, as uncle henry, and he was the founder of wallaces farmer magazine. his son, henry c. wallace, was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodrow wilson, and henry c.'s son was born on this farm this 1888. he went on to become editor of wallace's farmer magazine. he was then asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which he did for eight years from 1933-1941. and 1941-1945 he was roosevelt's vice president. as u.s. secretary of agriculture, he's known for the agricultural adjustment act which was the first time that farmers were asked not to produce. at first people couldn't belief the things that he was -- believe the things that he was proposing regarding that, but then as prices went up, they started to listen to him. and people still refer to him today as the genius secretary of agriculture. >> explore the history and literary life of des moines, iowa, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday afternoon at

the braley was hit back a bit with attacks on ernst and how iowa is turning to a race to the bottom. >> bruce braley supports obamacare and caught putting down chuck grassley to an out of state crowd. >> a farmer from iowa who never went to law school. >> we've all heard the one about pigs squealing, but when jo joni ernst had the chance to do something in iowa, we didn't hear a peep. in the state senate, she never sponsored a bill to cut pork. >> this is just a taste of what i think is coming in this one. the ugliness of the race is already being reflected in our polling. 36% of voters view braley favorably but 32% unfavorable rating. one thing to keep in mind in iowa, democrats have an organizational advantage, a better early voting program, a better ground game. it all started frankly back in 1998 when tom vilsack won the governor's mansion. democrats pulled ahead then and haven't really looked back. can republicans make up that ground there? >>> turning to new hampshire, another state with -- that is a late-developing campaign. the democratic senator there, jeanne shaheen, has a c

keep in mind john mccain got the nomination in 2009 and barely in iowa. t convinced christie or some establishments on the republican side will aggressively compete. >> let me stop you guys and try this quickly on the democratic side. elizabeth warren was busy this week. hillary clinton did an interview with charlie rose. she asked hillary clinton, if you run for president what will be the big idea? she mentions income and equality. listen to how she says it. >> we have to make a campaign about what we would do. you have to run a very specific campaign that talks about the changes you want to make in order to tackle growth, which is the hand maiden of inequality. >> you got that? growth is the handmaiden of inequality. that's one way to talk about it. here's another. >> the way i see this, citibank, goldman sachs, and all those other guys on wall street, they've got plenty of folks in the united states senate who are willing to work on their side. we need some more people willing to work on the side of america's families. >> now she says she's not running,

it was given to the state of iowa by people. the purpose was to build the capitol here. the dome is the most noticeable part. there's not a location where you do not notice the dome rising up. we are the only capitol that has five domes. the largest is 275 feet tall. from the inside, you see 219 feet. as is common with a lot of domes, you have an interior and exterior wall. that is so you can decorate the interior area. there is a lot of empty space in the dome. the gilding will last a long time. i know that is difficult for people to understand. that thin layer of gold will last so long. but it is more durable than anything we could put up there. we could paint the dome, but it would need to be painted every year or two. the gold will last 30 years. it is more economical to cover the dome with gold. we could leave it copper, which is what the other four domes are covered with. underneath the gold, there is copper. but the copper oxidizes. the green runs onto the stone of the capitol building. it is very destructive. it helps to preserve the stone to covered with gold. y

the wallace of iowa consist of three generations of wallaces. the patriarch was known as uncle henry. he worked in winterset, iowa, which is 18 miles east of this farm. he was the founder of wallace' farmer magazine. he was a champion for world america. his son henry c. wallace was u.s. secretary of agriculture under woodard wilson. he died in office. henry c.'s son was born on this farm in 1888 and i told your about henry a. wallace. this farm is significant because he lived here until he was 4 years old so we get to claim him. a three generations were concerned about rural prosperity and how they could help people better understand farming and how they felt it was important that people were close to the soil. henry a. wallace was taking a walk in waterworks park in des moines. a western union person came up to him with a telegram and it was from franklin roosevelt asking him to be the secretary of agriculture. he came into that position in 1933 when farm prices were at an all-time low when land and soil had eroded from places that should never

the iowa business council, all of the major employers in iowa have signed on. the home-based businesses. and we are seeing a lot of interest through the state. i think we will see many other counties and communities participate. with that, i will turn it back to governor nixon. >> thank you. in iowa, not only iron veterans but a weight loss program also. usually we get the lecture of the healthiest state in the nation. anyway, thank you. let's get started. i will introduce the panelists and then we want to have engagement between us rather than sitting here listening to an hour-long speech. we have a very good panel. you will see quickly how it lays out. it is an interesting panel. i think we can have a good engaged discussion. first is the deputy assistant secretary for policies that the veterans implement and training service at the department of labor. this office serves veterans by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights. she also is in several senior executive positions in the departme

the capital was in iowa city. we moved to des moines in 1857. we chose it because of the central location. when we came here in 1857, the building was not built yet. we use the building across the street called the old brick capital. we used it as the city government well building this building. the capitol was built from 1871-1886. it was dedicated in 1874 and has been in use since then. -- 1884. this is the highest point in des moines. it is where the glaciers stopped. it was given to the state of iowa by people. the purpose was to build the capitol here. the dome is the most noticeable part. there's not a location where you do not notice the dome rising up.

up next, a look at the recent visit to des moines, iowa. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> we are at the henry a. center 50 ntry life miles south and west of des moines. he wallace centers of iowa consist of two location, both honoring the three generations of wallaces. german hillhouse in in des moines, and this 40-acre henry a. wallace country life center. henry a. and c and uncle henry always involved in food. o our work does not revolve around a museum. around revolves communities and programming and initiatives.lity so on the farm, we raised fruits vegetables. in our se the produce restaurant and we go to farmer's markets. henry a. wallace is probably the known of the three wallaces.s of he went on to be editor of the wallace magazine. e was asked by franklin roosevelt to serve as u.s. secretary of agriculture which from 1933 eight years to 1941. n 1941 to 1945, he was roosevelt's vice president. and he was founder of pioneer hybrid international, which is dupont pioneer. he was a progressiv

it is hard to identify who the unemployed veterans are in the states. iowa and nevada, where you are doing work in this area over the past few years, that barrier still exists. if there is a way to bring together those systems and better integrate those data systems, that will be a major step towards improving the services. the second barrier is getting institutionsndary thatt up bridge programs will allow the military inerience to be recognized any of the training and of theon -- and any training and education that was received in the military can be recognized so this -- these programs can be shortened for veterans. there is an effort by community colleges, the main educational institutions that are working in this area -- part of the problem is they are concerned there won't be enough demand for program once it is put up to the other is there's a lot of complexity found -- once it is put up. the other is there is a lot of complexity. another one is raising awareness among licensing boards. this is of particular concern in the health area because of concer

. >> reporter: along the iowa river, a rush to get ready. the army corps of engineers trying to let water out of a dam while residents pile sandbags to protect what they can. some have already had to leave their homes, part of mandatory evacuations. >> get my clothes. get my belongings the best i could. >> reporter: in davenport, iowa, the astros minor league ballpark is now an island in the mississippi river thanks to flooding. the team is still playing. the water there is receding. but down stream in the small town of clarksville, missouri, the river is expected to crest nine feet above flood stage on wednesday. and the town's coffers are completely empty. the mayor telling residents the town can't provide sandbags. >> wrenching decision because, you know, you just stand here and you think, okay, i can't watch the town go under and do nothing. >> reporter: residents are taking matters into their own hands, using whatever they can find. >> it was difficult to think of just walking away. >> reporter: a local company came through donating 100

they are looking to the warnings they have for the rivers, stretching down into the iowa, but we havewarnings from the storms coming through, dumping rain. the mississippi river and the iowa tributaries are coming in and causing significant river flooding and that is forecast to continue though the upcoming friday, and we look at the river levels. we have a map showing that river basins are more than 90% above normal when it comes to the river flooding. it's an intense event. we had potential tornados reported in central iowa as the storms rolled through. it's a story about rain if florida. two inches from orlando. >> it will be an active weekend and you'll befollowing closely. >>> next on al jazeera america - an important trip to the far east. what a secretary of state john kerry visits means for the relationship between u.s. and china, we explore the issues in our sunday segment "the week ahead". >>> 50 years after the passage of an important law, how the civil rights act changed the nights and what still needs to be done. >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobile news app

he did very well in the iowa caucus. he did very well in new hampshire. here you have a southern segregationist running for president against lyndon johnson for the democratic ticket. midwesting very well in north and the midwestern primaries. that came as a surprise to me. i had not thought that through. segregation was a national problem, not only a southern problem. slavery had been a national problem, not only a southern problem. the organized opposition within largely frommes the south. there is also a lot of sympathetic support from other states as well. the the bulk of the drive comes from wallsrthern little bit and there is a great deal of in the north. in the years ahead, they had a ahead.battles if you read about the efforts of theng, you will find hardest battleground, the battleground comes in boston, not

it is hard to identify who the unemployed veterans are in the states. iowa and nevada, where you are doing work in this area over the past few years, that barrier still exists. if there is a way to bring together

it is hard to identify who the unemployed veterans are in the states. iowa and nevada, where you are doing work in this area over the past few years, that barrier still exists. if there is a way to bring together those systems and better integrate those data systems, that will be a major step towards improving the services. the second barrier is getting institutionsndary thatt up bridge programs will allow the military inerience to be recognized any of the training and of theon -- and any training and education that was received in the military can be recognized so this -- these programs can be shortened for veterans. there is an effort by community colleges, the main educational institutions that are working in this area -- part of the problem is they are concerned there won't be enough demand for program once it is put up to the other is there's a lot of complexity found -- once it is put up. the other is there is a lot of complexity. another one is raising awareness among licensing boards. this is of particular concern in the health area because of concer

the voters' decision tonight in iowa, i've decided to return to texas. assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there's a path forward for myself in this race. >> in presidential politics, that is how you quit. you say you're going home to think about whether you are going to quit. that's quitting in presidential politics. then rick perry kind of did it again after basically bquitting the night of the iowa caucuses, as you saw right there, he did go home to texas whereupon he then announced he was running again. because why not? he had come in fifth in iowa. he came in sixth in new hampshire. he got 0.71% of the vote in the new hampshire primary. but he said he was coming back into the race because he had a plan to win in south carolina. he did not win in south carolina. he dropped out for good from the presidential race two days before the primary in south carolina. but that little extension of his campaign, i should mention, it did give him another opportunity to screw just one more thing up. just before the south carolina primary, he w

the choir. i talked about this earlier today in iowa. i'm married to a woman who is number nine of ten children. she has six older brothers. and two older sisters. and a younger sister. see, it's a small irish catholic family from the northeast. and what it means is, when i got married into that family, i have relatives everywhere in america. aunts, uncles, first cousins, second cousins, second cousins twice removed. we've got them all. they're everywhere. we have relatives in albany, new york. i went up to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law a number of years ago in albany, new york. mary pat and i are catholics, my sister-in-law is a lutheran. they go to lutheran services. she asked if we would go. so we went with them. and i heard the best explanation that day from the pastor that i've ever heard about preaching to the choir. because tonight i'm here preaching to the choir. and we had this kind of popular sentiment about that phrase. that's wasting your time. he's just preaching to the choir. but this pastor explained it that day

you are still the most important force in politics. and i suspect iowa understands that better than almost any other state in america. you get the fact that you are the ones who can make a difference. so let's not fall short. let's not wake up under scenario number one with pains of guilt and regret. let's wake up after a joyful evening on november 4 where we have now set a record for the longest and best serving governor in the history of america and his republican team showing the rest of america what strong conservative republican leadership can do to turn our entire country around. because when we get done on november 4 of 2014, we will all turn our eyes toward 2016 and taking our country back. but first things first everybody. [applause] i'll end with one of my favorite quotes from one of the great leaders in the history of this country. he was a really blunt, direct, out spoken guy. cannot imagine why i might like him. he's one of the founding fathers. john adams. as he was nearing death near the 50th anniversary of the country that he helped to bi

christie in the single digits when iowa republicans were asked who they prefer for their top candidate in 2016. the answer was undecided which is 1 in 5 voters. jeb bush and rand paul were tied at 12% and next up was paul ryan 11%. there is a much clearer picture on the democratic side, however, in the hypothetical head-to-head matchup. 70% of democrats picked hillary clinton for 2016 over vice president joe biden. the former secretary of state had the support of nearly three-fourths of voters in new hampshire and compared to 18% for biden. 94% of democrats in new hampshire said they had a favorable view of clinton. >> boy, that's strong. >> god, that is about as good as it gets, isn't it? >> that's strong. harold, it's wide open in the republican race for that presidential nomination. you ought to run. >> i was thinking the same about you. >> i was thinking the same about willie. >> you see how clocked up? they are all clumped up. boy, that is a party -- i've never seen a party without a leader as much as the republican party, willie, is without a leader today. >> what if you strip ou

iowa. as problem is that as long the media continues to pay attention to the iowa

the morning. our brand new nbc news/marist presidential polls in iowa and new hampshire. new jersey governor chris christie warned americans yesterday to watch out for republican hopefuls running early presidential campaigns. he did so at an investors conference hosted by cnbc yesterday. >> the fact is that you should beware of people, in my opinion, who are overanxious to make that decision before they need to. that would, it seem, indicate to me ambition before wisdom. >> so naturally where's chris christie today? he's in iowa. he will hold four events in iowa. the thinly veiled explanation for the visit, christie is raising money for five-term governor terry branstad. but remember branstad is among the ten safest incumbents running for re-election in the country. miraculously christie's fitting in meet and greets where his staff made it clear he plans to take questions from reporters who are not interested in the branstad race, by the way. christie is hardly alone. in the next few weeks, at least seven republicans will be visiting iowa. texas governor rick perry will co

. >> the fact that iowa is leading the way in wind energy, i'm so proud. it's just amazing. >>> issue one, israel versus hamas. secretary of state john kerry is trying to broker a cease- fire to halt the two and a half weeks of fighting between israel and hamas, the palestinian movement that controls the gaza strip. the violence began on june 12 when three israely teenagers were kidnapped and murdered, presumably by politics. on july 2nd, the body of a palestinian youth burned to death in an alleged riprizal killing was discovered outside of jerusalem. riots broke out, hamas rockets fired into israely -- for 10 days, israel used air strikes to try to stop the rocket attacks. aimed at clearing gaza of the rockets and tunnel networsham uses to bombard israel. so far, some palestinian and the israelis have been killed. as of friday, some 800 palestinians have been killed and 37 israelis. the number includes many civilians. what does hamas want from a cease-fire and what does israel want from a cease-fire? >> what hamas wants is a lifting of what they call the

it's not a good look in any one of the congressional districts in iowa, let alone all four of them. presidential campaigns are like mris, so far the test results really do not look good. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." good evening. >> when i was watching the interview today with rand paul, i kept thinking what's rachel going to say? thank you for that.

the water was too powerful, and it was moving really fast. >> reporter: along the iowa/illinois border, parts of the mississippi could reach their highest levels in six years. out west, rain would be a welcome relief. a haboob in oklahoma. excessive heat warnings in parts of washington, oregon, and nevada. temperatures could climb to 114 degrees in las vegas. and in new mexico, evacuations after more than 1,000 acres continue to burn in the santa fe national forest. we are just outside of chicago, the neighborhoods around here look like this, downed trees and power lines. the cleanup is ongoing, as 152,000 customers are still without power tonight. brian? >> katy tur with the situation in illinois and throughout the midwest tonight. katy, thanks. >>> well, it has just ended in brazil tonight. and for the united states, it is all over in the world cup. a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to belgium in overtime. but until it ended, those who loved the sport back here in the u.s. could not get enough of it. nbc's stephanie gosk was watching with some of them here in new york. stephanie, good evening