if it' s a fight you want, you' ll get a good one from senator lindsey graham. senator graham: tell donald trump to go to hell. >> the road to the nomination runs through his home state of south carolina and what' s the future of the , republican brand? john: this is not conservatism gop strategist john feehery calls out his own party. john: i think the party' s going to be in for a world of hurt. secretary hillary clinton will be your next president? s the line from the internet wagering site, predictit. why the stock is rising for a company that lets you bet on elections. : welcome to "matter of fact." when i interviewed john mccain about a month ago, he was quick to throw his support behind lindsey graham for president. but to first become the republican nominee, graham will have to separate himself from a very crowded field. what is the veteran senator' s message, and can it break through the noise created by front runner and outsider donald trump? i caught up with the senator preparing for the primary in manchester, new hampshire. senator graham: we' re pushing hard. the reason i' ve run fo

what democratic candidate hillary clinton is saying about trump' s proposal. mike: temps dropped back to normal today, but another warm up it' s ready to take over again. when that happens in a timeline ahead. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news tonight. shelley: police hope someone recognizes the man in this surveillance video of a robbery in franklin. armed with a knife he allegedly stole hundreds of dollars from a convenience store. good evening, i' m shelley walcott. the clerk says the suspect turned over cash. wmur' s mike cronin has the story from franklin. mike: it' s back to business as usual at the shop express, but the store clerk describes a scary situation last night when he says that a man pulled a knife on him. muddasar bajwa was all smiles tuesday. he had no hesitation getting back behind the counter that he was robbed at on monday. video surveillance captured a man taking out a knife. seconds later he jumps over the counter opens the cash draw and knocks over items as he takes off with the money. >> he was asking me, can i

some republican leaders fear that trump' s bitter rhetoric is damaging the gop brand. yet, trump is only as powerful as his performance at the ballot box. his competitors will try to beat back his ideas as we approach the all-critical iowa caucus and in the end, the people have the power to decide not just the future of a political party, but the nation as well. what do you think? tweet me and use the hashtag #matteroffact. connect with us anytime on twitter, facebook, or our website, matteroffact.tv. >> when we come back -- is anyone winning the gun control debate? people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or even just buying groceries can be a stretch for too many families. hillary's plan: raise the minimum wage, get equal pay for women, cut taxes for the middle class, and new incentives for business to share profits with employees those at the top are doing just fine. it's your family that needs a raise. i'm hillary clinton, and i fernando: once again, a critical issue of national importance is being captured by ideology

jean: donald trump will be back in new hampshire this week. on thursday, he' s scheduled to meet with members of the new england police benevolent association in portsmouth. live in the studio, jean mackin, wmur news9. shelley: hillary clinton also laid into donald trump tonight at a town hall in salem. adam sexton joins us live now adam: hilary clinton took fewer than a dozen questions tonight, many of them from non-voting kids. but early on, all the talk was about donald trump. speaking before a packed town hall meeting in salem hillary clinton wasted no time jumping all over donald trump' s proposal to stop muslims from entering the united states. hillary clinton: this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. adam: clinton says trump is turning his back on deeply held american ideals and playing right into the hands of the terrorists. she also contends that as the republican front-runner he' s destabilizing the gop. hillary clinton: >> we' re dealing with a party at danger of losing its way, of undermining the values that we have stood for. go back and read

the poll was taken before trump' s proposal to keep muslims from entering the u s. new tonight trump is making plans to return to new hampshire. he will be in portsmouth on thursday night. trump will meet with members of the new england police benevolent association. heather: san bernardino terrorist syed farook may have plotted another attack 3 years ago but didn' this according to 2 investigative sources who say farook apparently got spooked by several terror related arrests also tonight farook' s childhood friend who bought the two assault style rifles used in the attacks may face gun charges. investigators say enrique marquez made the purchase so that farook wouldn' t be linked to the guns. and farook' s mother has been added to the government' s terror watch list. farook' s father was added last weekend, following the attacks. the moves are a precaution to ensure neither one leaves the country. ed: the defense in the philip chism murder trial rests its case while the prosecution accuses chism of faking mental illness. the defense claims chism was insane when he

sean: speaking to news 9, two of donald trump' s strongest supporters in the state fully endorse trump' s plan. you can hear more from them by heading to the politics section of wmur.com. erin: a school bus crash in colorado left five students injured. the driver may have been using drugs. the driver -- the bus was traveling uphill when it rolled over. most of the injuries were described as minor to moderate. the driver, 39-year-old elizabeth burris, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. police are trying to track down the person who shot a miniature horse. he was struck by a bullet in the police say a hunter may have shot the horse without realizing it. veterinarians say the animal' s lake will not heal. -- leg will not heal. >> the options are to put him with three legs. but we don' t want to do that old. erin: the plan is to get him a prosthetic leg. 20 seven hundred dollars has been raised so far. sean: a man in ohio is drawing a lot of attention for an unusual attention. jasen dixon created a nativity scene with jesus, mary, joseph, and the wise man al

the republican candidates responded to donald trump' s proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. because people are angry and afraid that we are facing an refuses to acknowledge. >> how you think the king of jordan must feel to hear that? he is our friend, our ally. this is not the way to make america safe. this is the way to help our enemies. >> to say that regardless of if we have overseas simply because of your religion we are going to ban you is un-american. >> i would agree that donald trump' s proposal was not the right proposal, but he brings up a very important issue that i too long in this country. >> the next republican debate is south carolina. this is the last debate before the iowa caucus. the democrats debate, though, hampshire. coverage begins at 8:00 on wmur. >> democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders held a talked about terrorism. >> it' s clear to me that we need to crush isis, but it is also clear to me that we need a foreign-policy which is not just based on being tough but based on being smart. >> the vermont senator has been the past two days. today

bush: he' s a chaos candidate and he' d be a chaos president. mr. trump: jeb doesn' t really believe i' m unhinged. he said that very simply because he has failed in this campaign. nikole: and ted cruz versus marco rubio. the two senators sniping over the government' s data collection program and immigration . mr. rubio: does ted cruz rule out ever legalizing people that are in this country illegally now? >> senator cruz? mr. cruz: i have never supported a legalization. mr. rubio: would you rule it out? mr. cruz: i have never supported legalization, and i do not intend to support legalization. nikole: rand paul jumped in. mr. paul: marco has more of an allegiance to chuck schumer and the liberals than he does to conservative policy. nikole: ben carson stayed out. mr. carson: i don' t want to get in between them. let them fight. this observation. mr. christie: if your eyes are glazing over like mine, this is what it is like to be on the floor of the united states senate. nikole: the gop candidates won' t face off again until the new year, while democrats a

donald trump: donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the country' s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. [cheers and applause] nikole: donald trump drawing cheers in south carolina after calling for a ban on muslims visiting the u.s. donald trump: we can' t live like this. you are going to have more world trade centers. it is going to get worse and worse, folks. nikole: the comments immediately ignited a firestorm. >> donald trump sounds more like a leader of a lynch mob. >> it is totally contrary to our values. >> that is not my policy. >> donald trump always praise on everyone -- preys on everyone' s worst instincts and fears. >> i think his comments are outrageous, fascist demagoguery. comments. jeb bush called him unhinged. sean: thanks. last night, local muslims pushed back against trump' s proposal, calling it 100% absurd. >> it is the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard in my life. sean: adeel tahir of manchester says his family owns properties overseas and that he might not get back into the country if he proposal. >>

antoinette: it' s not clear how trump' s comments will impact voters. he will be in new hampshire tomorrow. a poll taken before he announced his proposal shows his lead growing in the granite state. he has 32% of the vote in the survey from our sister station, wmur. with 9%. republican candidates jeb bush and carly fiorina will be in new hampshire today. bush will attend an event for young professionals at saint anselm' s college. fiorina will hold town hall events in lebanon. some heavy clouds this noon, but the sun is trying to peek through. we are looking forward to warmer temperatures. cindy: a few days away. antoinette: 44 right now. cindy: the clouds have been sending out a little bit, especially north and west. many communities seen a good splash or two of sunshine. we are brightening up in some areas. lower-40' s on the north shore in beverly. nashua, bedford, 44. 42 in worcester. south of town, breaks from norwood to new bedford. mid-40' s on the cape. , that is coming around an area of high pressure that will eventually bring in milder air but

kenneth: donald trump taking on the world' s more than one billion muslims. mr. trump: a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the possible reason it is -- until our country' s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. kenneth: this morning trump doubled it down on his controversial remarks come as george stephanopoulos press for the details on "gma." mr. trump: if a person is a muslim and goes overseas and comes back, they are a citizen, that is different. but we have to figure things out. kenneth: trump' s muslim ban was met with a standing ovation last night at his campaign rally. >> i liked what he had to say about the muslims. we have got to get control. kenneth: but it was condemnation across the country and the globe. nihad awad: donald trump sounds more like the leader of a lynch mob then the leader of a great nation like ours. kenneth: u.k. prime minister david kevin comments divisive and quite sadly wrong. gop rivals rubio, carson, and bush quickly spoke out against the plan. house speaker paul ryan, who party stands for and mor

the room was packed to see trump and protestors waited outside. wmur' s stephanie woods was there and joins us live from portsmouth. stephanie: here at the sheraton portsmouth, executives of a new england police union voted to support donald trump for president in 2016. he says he always has and always will support police officers and says he will sentence every cop killer to death. i' m going to go crazy, right? stephanie: the new england police benevolent association endorsed donald trump for president at a private rally thursday night. endorsement a great honor. trump says too many officers are killed in the line of duty. and if he becomes president he will sign an executive order. >> anybody killing a police officer, death penalty. it' s going to happen, ok? we can' t let this go. stephanie: this endorsement comes just 3 days after the billionaire businessman called for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. trump claims that the press has now come around to the idea like he says pundits did after his controversial commen

that donald trump will be the nominee. >> look at this whole thing with muslims and trump going up. janet: jeb bush' s superpac right to rise spending $1 million in this tv market on a three-prong attack ad, calling donald trump irresponsible, criticizing ted cruz for his votes and marco rubio for not voting. can this salvage his campaign? virginia: it is the beginning of the comeback of jeb bush, a very smart ad. janet: could this change his fortunes? mary anne: $30 million on tv and he is up 3%. ed: let' s get to best week. >> hillary clinton. as long as donald trump is sucking up all of the oxygen janet: on the same table here. >> compared to dollar chunk and everybody else. ed: that is great consensus. last question. patriots lose three in a row today? >> no way. ed: we get consensus. i am worried. >> i am, too. "matter of fact with fernando espuelas" is up next. this week' s guest, republican presidential candidate lindsey graham. every sunday we go "on the

family still owns property overseas, and adeel says if he left the country to check on them under trump' s proposal he might not get back in. >> it' s scary. we are american citizens here, we contribute to society, we employ people, we pay taxes here, and for someone to say you were born and raised in this country but you' re not allowed here because you' re muslim it hurts. adam: tahir and his wife sarah are expecting their first child in march. they' re hoping to raise him in a country where the man who could be the next president won' t judge him by his faith. to that end, he asks trump to come to manchester and see how hard-working, law abiding muslims, both immigrants and >> i just wish he could spend one day with us to realize you can' t categorize all muslims as being bad. it' s just not fair. adam: two of donald trump' s top new hampshire supporters fully endorse his plan. you can hear more from them on wmur.com/politics. shelley: we' re learning more about the suspects in the san bernardino tax -- attacks. >> tonight a california community holding on to the memories of 14 lives lo

josh: donald trump' s last poll number of 32% would seem to deliver an easy primary victory. but within the field, it does not seem he has friends. if those who dropped out shipped in with some one else, the race could tighten up in a hurry. >> we are going to win new hampshire, right? josh: that may be, but one thing seems clear -- people either love trump or despise him. >> you know how you make america great? tell donald trump to go to hell. josh: pataki took a swipe on his way out. >> i' m confident we can elect the right person. josh: few have put a dent in his campaign. >> everyone attacks me who seems to go down. josh: his campaign on wednesday released a statement saying, politicians are all talk, no action, and the american people are tired of it. that is why the american people have chosen donald trump in the polls. >> i want it today. josh: the election is not today. the latest survey shows in new hampshire, one in four will not >> i am 100% in favor of donald trump debating seven days a week. josh: donald trump will be back in claremont on tuesday. chris christie

trump. despite outcry, the republican front-runner is not backing down. the eyeopener' s erika tarantal is here with details in overnight. erika: donald trump took to twitter to explain his use of a vulgar term, that means a sexually degrading act, to describe clinton' s primary loss in 2008. the gop front-runner insisting it was not vulgar and he simply meant she was beaten badly in the race. not responding specifically to emphasized the importance of standing up to bullies. fellow democratic candidate bernie sanders was more direct, describing trump as clearly upset and poking fun at him for calling it disgusting that clinton took a bathroom break during the last debate. >> i don' t know what his relationship with women has been in his life. he has discovered that women go to the bathroom. >> i think there is a lot of women that are insulting to other women and to men out there. erika: the latest national poll still has trump leading the gop with 28% of the vote. but quinnipiac university says six in 10 women voters now say they would be embarrassed to have trump as pre

trump to little effect in previous debates, jeb bush landed some punches tuesday night, slamming trump' s policy proposals as un-series. >> he' s great at one-liners, but he' s a chaos candidate. he would not be the commander-in-chief we need to keep our country safe. >> he does not really believe i' m unhinged. he said that very simply because he has failed in his campaign. nobody cares, and, frankly, i' m the most solid person of here. i have built a tremendous company, and ollie want to do is make america great again. >> the squabbles did not stop there as candidates took shots at marco rubio, who is rising in the polls. >> he wants to have it both ways. he' s the weakest of all the candidates on immigration. he is the one for an open border . if we want to defend the country, we have to defend against those who are coming in, and he has more allegiance to chuck schumer and liberals than he does to conservative policy. >> the terrorist that attacked us at san bernadino was an american citizen, born and raised in this country, and i bet you wish we had had access to five years of his re

kenneth: trump called that a lie and demanded an apology. clinton' s campaign said "hell no." >> these comments are being aired across the middle east. known isis sympathizers are linking to the remarks made by donald trump. it is farcical to suggest that clinton got creative instead. she released a campaign video just in time for christmas featuring the quote "grinches in gopville." she has not responded to trump' s latest comments. kenneth moton, abc news. erin: we are learning new details about a suicide bombing in afghanistan that killed six u.s. troops. one of the americans who died in the attack was a new york city police detective. detective jospeh lemm was a 15-year-veteran of the department. the attack was the deadliest on u.s. troops in afghanistan since 2012. the televangelist claiming responsibility. the man accused of buying the assault rifles used in the deadly shooting in san bernardino is being held without enrique marquez is facing terrorism-related charges. authorities say he couldn' t spire to provide -- conspired to provide material

donald trump: so far, everybody who has attacked me has gone down the two. that' s good. >> hours before the big showdown donald trump telling supporters , at a rally he' s ready. the gop frontrunner will be center stage again in las vegas, but this time standing next to a new rival who is cutting his lead short. donald trump: trump -- 41. cruz -- 14. everyone else, much lower. >> new polls in iowa show ted cruz is now in a virtual tie with trump. still, the junior texas senator is refusing to retaliate against trump' s insults. ted cruz: i don' t think the american people are interested in a bunch of candidates bickering like school children. stage, including dr. ben carson, a one-time iowa front runner. also, marco rubio. marco rubio. i swear to you, i wish he had not spoken at all. >> trump claims he is ready. this is the last of the of the year for republicans. the democrats are set to debate for third time on saturday. amy: a maryland man is now facing charges of trying to help isis. the fbi says mohamed elshinawy received nearly to finance an $9,000 attack in

it is not the first time trump' s comments have insulted women. his public battles with megyn kelly and carly fiorina made headlines earlier this year. >> it is the mark of a man who has no respect for women whatsoever. kenneth: female supporters are sticking with trump. >> i don' t think he is insulting to women. i think there are a lot of women who are very insulting to other women and to men out there. kenneth: the latest national poll has trump still on top. six in 10 women voters would be their commander-in-chief. erin: still to come, providing much-needed services. >> this is really a haven for kids and families. erin: a new shelter is the first of its kind in the state, offering support to homeless families. state health officials are doing everything they can to get the results back for hundreds of people tested in connection with a contaminated well. police in londonderry want to know who was throwing filled water bottles at passing praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments

most upset about donald trump' s proposed ban on muslims. >> i hope it is doing bad things for donald trump. i think a response to it could be positive for our country. phil: on one side of the street, trump supporters, on the other side -- these are the folks who do not support trump, and right now they are being asked to move. as for the republican front-runner -- mr. trump: i am leaving every single poll. phil: and his lead is growing, senator ted cruz right behind him. senator marco rubio who is at 9% as trump still does not have a chance. s not going to be the nominee. let' s continue moving forward on this and pain where we nominate someone who has a chance to win in the general election. phil: on fox news, he defended his proposed muslim band. mr. trump: this is not about religion. this is about security. we cannot allow people to come into this country that have horrible things in their minds. phil: in the wake of the backlash, he announced he is postponing his trip to israel to meet prime minister benjamin netanyahu. this event started at 6:00. donald trump is expected to spe

this is s e first time carson has suggested the possibility of ditching the republicans. donald trump recently hinted at the possibility that he might run as an independent even after signing a pledge saying he'd s sy loyal to whoever the republicans nominate. trump is holding a rally tonight at the iowa state fairgrounds in des moines. moines.last night - the billionaire was in new hampshire speaking to a police group endorsing him.at the event - trump defended his ban all muslims from entering the u.s.but he also voiced another idea last night.....ving an automatic death penalty to those who kill police officers. and i said that one of the first things i do in terms of executive order if i win, will be to sign a strong strong statement that will go out to the country- out to the world- that anybody killing a policemen, a policewomen, a police officer - anybody killing a police officer- death penalty. it's going to happen. we can't let this go, we can't let this go." go."meanwhile - a new poll from cbs news is revealing what americans think about trump's proposed ban on muslims.nearl

cruz now with a ten point lead in one poll up to 31% to trump' s 21%. but trump was quick to blast the new numbers tweeting overnight don' t trust des moines register poll saying it' s biased. the other big story inside the numbers, the fall of dr. ben carson now down at 13%. mr. carson: poll numbers go up and down. heather: he appeared on abc' s this week with george stephanopoulos and reasserted his threat to leave the republican party if party leaders tried to manipulate the nominaton process using what he calls back room deals. on the democratic side hillary s president, fitzgerald grant. >> she has the most experience and has the right ideas to take the country where i believe it needs to go. heather: actor tony goldwyn, from the hit abc show scandal campaigning for the frontrunner. bernie sanders, one of the few candidates out on the trail today, making at least four stops in iowa. critical campaigning with just 7 weeks until the iowa caucuses and just two days until the next gop debate. that debate happens tuesday in las vegas. it is sponsored by

it is not the first time trump' s comment seven salted women. his public battles made headlines earlier this year. the latest national poll made headlines earlier this year. embarrassed to have trumped as their commander-in-chief according to a poll. erin: still ahead, providing much-needed services. >> this is a haven for kids and families. erin: a new shelter in manchester is the first of its kind in the state. state health officials are doing everything they can to get the results back for hundreds of people tested in connection with a contaminated well at pease. i head, police in londonderry want to know who is growing full praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush

gloria: he is trump' s number one contender in iowa. this is still the first time he has taken erect shots at the texas senator. >> if anybody else gets elected, i just think it is going to be a disaster. gloria: the race is heating up with just 51 days left until the iowa caucuses. >> now your storm forecast with meteorologist danielle vollmar. danielle: it was a warm december day, feeling more like mid april instead of mid-december. the vineyard saw 61, boston checked in at 60, and bedford checked in at 60 as well. it is running well above where we should be. this is going to continue into the rest of the weekend and even but temperatures tomorrow are going to drop. notice it is worcester. we have a cold front turning the winds and that is going to bring in a not only cooler weather, but more clouds as we head through the day tomorrow. it looks like this, cloudy and cooler for your sunday, we are tracking some much-needed rain on monday, and that will go from late monday night and into early tuesday. the mild temperatures are going to

trump' s comments continue to trigger outrage both here and abroad. kenneth moton is tracking the firestorm. kenneth: donald trump taking on the world' s more than one billion muslims. entering the united states until our countries representatives can figure out what the hell is going on. kenneth: the double down on his controversial remarks as george stephanopoulos press for details. donald trump: if a person is a muslim, goes overseas and comes back, they can come back, they are a citizen, that is different. we have to figure things out. kenneth: his muslim band was met with a standing ovation at a campaign rally and succulent. >> we have to get control. kenneth: it was a chorus of condemnation across the country and globe. >> he is more like the leader of a lynch mob and a great nation. kenneth: the u.k. prime minister called his comments divisive and wrong. his gop rivals quickly spoke out against the plan. house speaker paul ryan, uber the comments on the 2016 race, -- who really comment on the 2016 race. >> that is not with this party stands for

on the trail in iowa, hillary clinton against those donald trump' s language is helping terrorists recruit. secretary clinton: it is playing into the hands of the violent jihadist. ed: refusing to respond to trump for latest attack when he used a sexual term to describe how she mr. trump: she got [beep] she lost. isis is using that video to recruit. ed: a new poll shows that trump may take -- may need to take aim at someone else. ted cruz is catching up. the texas senator still careful not to criticize his rival. senator cruz: trump speak for himself. m going to speak for myself. for trump, too. ms. fiorina: we cannot have beat hillary clinton. ed: he also took aim at caroline to be the u.s. ambassador to japan and could not keep up with the country' s brutal, brilliant phil: the mass pike is moving, albeit slowly. there are wet roads and that does contribute to it. let' s look at the maps . 38 minutes from mass back to root three. from the north, 29 minutes from the upper deck to 128. out west on the pike, tree six minutes and building. that is double the drivetime. across the pike, it is

. >> reporter: drawnonald trump 's promise to ban muslims is a campaign provocation. this is a dangerous proposal that over rides history, the law and a foundation of america itself. in my lifetime alone, wee have been witness to the consequences of paranoiau overriding reason. internment camps while an all japanese division fought heroically in europe. and at the same time, germany, and germany paid the ultimate price, defeat and history's condemnation and after the war, they still had to learn about dem gaugry the same way. the wint hunt making ever more outrageous claims until one day. >> have you no sense of decency,ingdecency, sir. >> reporter: all that while ancestors who came here as slaves were treat as second class citizens in uniform and out. yes, the jihadists are radical muslims but they're a minority in a world of 3 1/2 billion will be long fought and expensive and even more so now because they're likely to use donald trump's statements as a rereuiting toto. this man responded to a different kind of recruiting. he joined the american army to show that not

with trump' s proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. at the forefront. >> we' re not talking about religion we' re talking about , security. stephanie marco rubio and ted : cruz also clashing. over the nsa' s bulk surveillance first program then immigration. rubio suggesting the two of them have similar positions on the issue. >> for marco to suggest our record is the same is like suggesting that the fireman and the arsonist have the same ideas because they are both at the scene of the fire. >> i am open to a green card. >> we will build a wall that works and i' ll get donald trump pay for it. >> i' ll build it. stephanie trump and cruz neck in : neck in the polls but staying friendly throughout the debate. and governor chris christie boasting about his executive experience while jabbing at the senators. >> if your eyes are glazing over like mine this is what it is , like to be on the floor of the united states senate. stephanie: some other exchanges happening between cnn moderator wolf blitzer and ted cruz. cruz trying to get in on a qu

. >> hillary clinton is speaking up for the first time regarding donald trump' s remarks, but she does not meet him directly. bazi: donald trump blames the mainstream media for mischaracterizing the way he described hillary clinton' s election loss. >> she was favored to win and she got [audio deleted]. bazi: he claims the term he used was not vulgar. hillary clinton' s campaign called it sexist and degrading. who has had a lot of terrible things said about me and that is why we shouldn' t let anybody bully his way into the presidency. bazi: despite repeated controversies, a brand-new national poll says he maintains his commanding lead in the republican race at 39%. the last time a republican was this dominant before christmas was 1999, when george w. bush went on to win the nomination. a precedent that bodes well for trump. >> i think he has more than a legitimate chance. i think the odds favor him to become the nominee. bazi: polls show he would likely general election, something his will continue. to insult people for profanity. we are two days before christmas. lighten up, man. baz

comments do not follow u-s values -- but trump says there is no other choice. follow u-s values -- but trump says there is no other choice. carly fiorina making several stops in eastern iowa today --speaking to kwwl in a one-on-one interview. nearly 100 people gatherd at vgm in waterloo this afternoon. she focused on her "blueprint" on how she says, to get our country back. the list includes, securing our border, repealing obamacare and defeating isis. and she criticized president obama's approach in his national address "vintage obama. no leadership... no strategy..managed to get into politics and diss the republicans on something. vintage obama" fiorina says the only way to defeat isis...ultimately is to deny them territory. for more on our one on one with to deny them territory. for more on our one on one with fiorina, head to our website kwwl.com coming up on kwwl... no charges filed against an officer who shot a man running from a crime scene. plus.. people forced to evacuate out west following heavy flooding. here's a live look at the storm track 7 live

trump s back in iowa today -- he's got a rally scheduled for in des moines. senator marcc rubio is baak campaigning in iowa.. where he promised u.s. forces would never be involved in a "fair fight." as rubio told a veterans town hall meeting in des moines... he'd make sure american troopspsalways have superior resources and strategy in any conflict. the republican presidential candidate also promised extensive reform of the veterans administration... when i amampresident benefits are going to follow the veteran. the veteran is not going to have to follow the benefits. he later told reporters donald trump can't win a general election. rubio held 14 campaign events in iowa over the last two months. that far trails a rival he's increasingly jousting with - senator ted cruz. cruz has held 41 iowa events in the last two months. and speaking of cruz...a prominent iowa evangelical leader is now endorsing him. bob vander plaatsannounced his endorsement in des moines, calling cruz a "serious lader for serious times." vander plaats stresses it's a behalf of the family

it is donald trump' s to lose. mike: there are other republicans who could sway independent voters. >> chris christie is doing well. marco rubio is another one to watch. mike: on the democratic ballot, a victory in iowa could give a new hampshire. >> bernie sanders is doing well, but he has to wrestle it away from hillary clinton. mike: in the coming weeks, voters can expect to see a spike in ads from the candidates. >> there is some question about nonetheless, i expect to see a lot of advertising. mike: analysts say campaigns will be finalizing their schedules in iowa and new hampshire, and some candidates will focus the majority of their visits where they hope they will win. mike cronin, wmur news 9. stephanie: you can find out where the candidates are in new hampshire on wmur.com. just click on the candidate tracker. dover police are looking for a missing person. 28 euros jennifer sa -- 28 your old jennifer santos was last seen on december 23. she was last seen driving a 2001 gold mercedes sedan. anyone with inf

cruz up to 31% to trump' s 21% trump tweeted overnight, do not trust him more and register poll saying it is biased or the other big story inside the numbers, the fall of dr. ben carson. down to 13%. dr. carson: poll numbers go up and down. reporter: he doubled down on his threat to leave the republican party of party leaders try to manipulate the nomination process using what he called back room deals. dr. carson: if that is the case, reporter: hillary clinton is getting help from the president. tv' s president fitzgerald brent. >> by far the most qualified, the most experienced and has the right ideas. reporter: the actor from the hit abc' s show " scandal" campaigning for the front runner. bernie sanders, one of the few candidates on the trail today, making for stops and i will. but it will campaigning with just seven weeks until the caucuses and just two days until the next gop debate. heather: coming up, a sad milestone marked in paris this sunday. bob: how the city is coming together to commemorate one-month since the deadly attacks there. heather: the path of destruction left be

trump....hit back on friday .....trying to undermine cruz's evangelical credentials by making a vague reference to his cuban heritage. s/donald trump/(r) presidential candidate "i do like ted cruz, but not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba, in all fairness." but trump's other gop rivals are sharpening their attacks. in an interview that will air on meet the press, marco rubio criticized trump's new muslim policy. s/marco rubio/(r) presidential candidate well it's offensive and outlandish in the sense that for example, it's it violates a lot of the things we think about our country meanwhile the democratic race is also heating up -- vermont senator bernie sanders now topping secretary hillary clinton in a recent new hampshire poll..... and while he continues to draw policy distinctions with clinton, on saturday sanders saved his sharpest jabs....for the republican frontrunner. s/bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate "trump and other demagogues are trying to divide this country that is disgusting that is unacceptable and as a nation we must reject it." >> and in a recent nbc news/wall street journal poll there a

donald trump: 60, 70, 90 feet,concrete plank, for garage floors it' s precast. you put a foundation, you put a rut, you make it beautoful, you put a little design inthe concrete. you can do that easily, because some day you know what it' s going to be callled right? the trump wall we have to make it beaustiful. suzanne: veterans in the crowd heard trump' s plan to give them quicker access to health care. >> we have a thing that if you are waiting and it' s goingto be a long wait, you are going to a private doctor or private hospital or public hospital that might be two blocks away. you are going to get yourself taken care of and the government is going to pay for it. suzanne: trump says he has plans to save medicare and social and he answered several questions from the younger people in the crowd, hoping he would have the solutions to making college affordable for them. he also gave some fatherly advice. donald trump: you have to do something you love, you have to. suzanne: trump also told young people in the crowd to succeed as older adults, they should follow

chris: for both bush and trump, there' s some personal animosity. we have seen over five debates , the two of them kind of go at it. in this debate i think with trump, when he and bush are going back and forth, he' s much calmer in his body language. he' s this powerful entity and force. he' s grandiose in his body language. with bush, he' s much more nervous. he comes across as nervous, his facial expressions are nervous and where he gets nervous or when he gets angry rather than , show us that anger, he will reflect this kind of fake smile he will do. genuineness or authenticity in that moment. with bush he' s very active and nervous that there. so in their exchanges back and forth we see this between the two of them. fernando: am i imagining things? governor bush seems to pull back, literally leaning back as trump is speaking to him? chris: yes, and its not the first time we' ve seen it. gov. bush: he' s a chaos candidate. chris: rather than stand back he kind of stays on his assault of mr. trump, and in those moments comes across more powerful. w

new polls show the majority of americans oppose trump' s idea, but gop primary voters are split. continuing now with our spirit of giving food drive, we need your help to make it a success, and our jean mackin is live at the hannaford in nashua. jean, what happens after people donate to the food drive? jean: we will tell you, a lot of great things happen because everything saves local in the state, and erin, we have some we have mel gosselin from the food drive. mel: we just signed up of the donor from last year gave us $100,000 to match last year. they realized that growing need means growing demands, and this is a hopefully a way to leverage gifts, so this is a awesome. josh: ean: agreeing to match if the new hampshire food bank and raise $100,000 for the new hampshire for bank? mel: absolutely, and this is great for this time of year. jean: you can make a cash donation at any hannaford or online -- mel: nhfoodbank.org. jean: we have boxes you can pick up a hannaford to feed a family for the holidays. this is one way to give, and we' re really hoping to meet that $100,000 chall

cheers inside the event, but outside protesters making it clear they don' t support trump' s recent comments on muslims. inside the hotel in portsmouth, england police benevolent association. favor of the gop frontrunner' s anyone who kills a police officer. outside the hotel many made it clear his stance on banning country is not acceptable. >> outrageous. i don' t know any other way to put it. >> a lot of hateful speech that is creating a problem for our country. antoinette: a new wall street journal poll finds the majority of americans oppose banning muslims from entering the united states. rand paul and lindsey graham will be on the campaign trail in new hampshire today. paul will make stops in derry, keene and rindge. graham has events in concord and wolfeboro. emily this image, going viral. : the punishment these military school cadets are facing after the incident. antoinette: the soldier who abandoned his post before be was captured by the taliban is talking about his ordeal. the motivation behind walking off base and what he hoped to accomplish. cindy: certainly feeling more like sp

marco rubio, who' s at 9%, told "gma" trump doesn' t have a chance. sen. rubio: he' s not going to be the nominee, i' m pretty confident of that. so let' s keep moving forward on this campaign where i think we' re going to nominate someone who actually has a chance to win in the general election. kenneth: and on fox' s "o' reilly factor," trump again pushed his religion. mr. trump: this is about security. we can' t allow people to come into this country that are kenneth: but in the wake of the global backlash, trump announced this morning he' s postponing his trip to israel to meet with prime minister benjamin become president." s making a move to court another minority group -- blacks. the shift comes after trump recently met with a group of black pastors. yahoo! news reports the billionaire has a four-step plan to win 100% of the black vote, incentives, and education into african-american communities. trump grabbed all the headlines s back at it with events in new hampshire. kenneth moton, abc news washington. adam: you' re looking at live pictures of an

cruz now with a 10-point lead in one poll up to 31% to trump' s 21%. but trump was quick to blast the new numbers, tweeting overnight don' t trust des moines register poll saying it' s biased. the other big story inside the carson, now down at 13%. dr. ben carson poll numbers go : up and down. >> he appeared on abc' s this week with george stephanopolous and doubled down on his threat to leave the republican party if party leaders tried to manipulate the nominaton process using what he calls backroom deals. dr. ben carson: if that is the case, then you know, i' m out of here. >> on the democratic side hillary clinton is getting some help from the president tv' s , president fitzgerald grant . tony goldwyn: she has the most experience and has the right ideas to take the country where i believe it needs to go. actor tony goldwyn, from the hit abc show "scandal," campaigning for the frontrunner. sen. bernie sanders: does that seem right to anybody? no. >> her rival, bernie sanders, one of the few candidates out on the trail today making at least four stops

>> this is going to force trump --'s been out in front by i a --by himself. it will force trump pull back his controversial rhetoric. kennedy: if you stall his rhetoric over the weekend talking about hillary clinton's trip to the bathroom during the debate. are people just bouncing around from candidate to candidate? is it like a roulette wheel and the ball has hasn't landed in the right spot? >> i looked at quinnipiac poll. at that point gingrich was ahead. and mitt romney. what matters is who is going to win new hampshire and iowa. that's what happened in 2012. people were like who is going to defeat the frontrunner and in the end no one could defeat the frontrunner. >> at this point in 2011, rick santorum didn't. and i don't think cruz will win new hampshire either. kennedy: cruz comes in a solid second in new hampshire. he wins iowa and goes to the fcc. i think he cleans up. i think it's a clear path. >> there is also florida and nevada. and montana and louisiana. if cruz -- if rubio does well in nevada and florida he will be back in it. if he pulls a giul

stephanie: trump took aim at' s main sticking points. like mexico and the wall. >> folks, you are killing us. you are making too much money. the wall is going to cost $9 billion. stephanie: brand-new numbers out showing trump hitting 41% with republicans, the highest support this debate may now be a two-man race between trump and senator ted cruz. on the debate stage, trump will be flanked by ted cruz and ben carson. carson recently called coverage of him and his campaign dishonest. t find any scandals. s see if we can make this guy look crazy. stephanie: marco rubio, jeb bush, carly fiorina, john kasich, rand paul, and chris christie round out the cr field. trump says -- >> it is going to be good. stephanie: trump offered a short note from his doctor saying, "trump' s physical strength and stamina are extraordinary." start a new series looking at some of the biggest issues the new president will likely face. today, we will look a national security and the fight against terrorism. open his campaign office in town hall in hampton. the late

in iowa, donald trump' s lead is shrinking. analysts weigh in on ted cruz' s rise among caucus-goers. mike: rain, thunder, son, and gusting wind it all in the next 15 hours. how the changes play out. tom: a man pleads guilty to drunk driving in a crash that killed a father. >> i just did what any good person would do. tom: the action he took when he saw a stranger in trouble and likely' s david a life. -- likely saved a life. tom: the vermont senator, bernie the southern tier. good evening. shelley is off tonight. adam caught up with the campaign hollis. adam: the latest poll has bernie sanders up 10 over hillary clinton, but both campaigns believe the race is closer than that, however, bernie sanders is starting to show will confidence in his situation in new hampshire, saying he has a path to victory. by his standards, it was a rather quiet event, the picturesque lawrence barn in hollis used as a backdrop for a gathering that was part town hall, part commercial shoot. they let them know they would be recorded for a promotiona