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the remaining four candidates will appear on the undercard stage. the undercard debate isn't former caucus winner mike huckabee's only worry. his national communications director has left the campaign. huckabee says voters shouldn't read much into it. of people in many states working for us, we hate to lose alice, but she has decided that she is i think exhausted from the campaign. she has left, it's her decision but like in any organization, people leave cnn from time to time, and the network still signs on the next day. huckabee says he's fine being on the undercard debate because it gives him more time to discuss his proposals. governor branstad has had plenty of time to discuss his proposals... a record amount of time... after 19-elections wins.. governor branstad is the longest serving governor in u-s history... after the break.. governor branstad shares his secret to winning elections.. and winning over voters. and he's making the case for being considered one of the best players in hawkeye history... the new evidence... and the latest honor f

he's back on the main debate stage, after being relegated to the undercard debate one month ago. and the issue set in this campaign is lining up nearly perfectly for chris kissty. his advisers believe. he will talk a lot about global terrorism, his experience and look for him to question the experience of senator marco rubio and senator ted cruz. those are three of the things of many things we're watching here tonight. >> jeff, thanks very much. a big deal for chris christie to be able to get back on to the main stage after being on the runningup stage. that of course, the first debate. coming up tonight for candidates on that stage. that's what we are getting ready for shortly. as we continue counting down to the start of tonight's debates. want to bring in cnn's kate bolduan in the spin room, representatives of the campaigns trying to put the best possible light on performances, sometimes even before performances begin. kate, any of the candidates actually been by to do prespinning? >> reporter: yeah, prespinning, a new word to use. before the candidates have taken the stage to

the undercard and the prime time both will be moderated by c-n-n's wolf blitzer. it'll be the first debate to use state polling data to determine who makes the prime-time. that change landed chris christie.. carly fiorina.. and john kasich on the main stage. the undercard debate begins at five p-m... and the prime time debate starts at 7-30. looking at social media posts when screening immigration applicants. this comes after state department officials admit the couple behind the san bernardino attack... made it through background checks to enter the us... those checks did not include social media. the couple reportedly posted radical views online before moving to the u-s. you'll have to wait until at least next year to see a woman's face on the 10 dollar bill... the treasury department apparently received a lot feedback from the public about the proposed currency redesign. it had said it would announce the woman chosen to be on the bill by the end of 20-15. abolitionist harriet tubman... first lady eleanor roosevelt... and civil rights pioneer rosa parks are amon

especially as he is going to be participate manage the undercard debate, and he struggled to get himself to the main stage. i want to go now to sarah murray who is inside of, and she is there inside of the auditorium there in the venetian where these walk-throughs, the candidates are having a chance of a little bit of the lay of the land for what is a huge night for them. sarah, what are you seeing? >> well, that is right, brianna, and you can see mike huckabee in here, and look, it is a stressful night nfor the candidates. they are coming up here, and it is an audience, and a big platform, so they don't want to take any chances, so they go to reconfirming how the debate rules work, and even to looking at the light that warns you to where the restrooms r and they want to go over this area for a while. we saw marco rubio here, and he asked a number of questions. but for some candidates, you want to skip it all together, because you don't want to psyche yourself out of such a big moment. but mike huckabee is going over a number of things there with the staff here in the debate hall. >> and

undercard and prime time both will be moderated by c-n-n's wolf blitzer. it'll be the first debate to use state polling data to determine who makes the prime-time. that change landed chris christie.. carly fiorina.. and john kasich on the main stage. they'll join front-runner donald trump and five others. the remaining four candidates the undercard debate begins at five p-m... and the prime time debate starts at 7-30. governor branstad may have some advice for those republicans vying for office... there was a gentleman in leland, iowa... people appreciate being asked. that's a lesson the governor says his mother taught him... he shared it with a room of 13-hundred people last night. they packed the iowa state fairgrounds to honor the governor's nearly 21 years of service. yesterday he was named the longest serving governor in u-s history... beating new york governor george clinton's record. branstad is currently serving his 6th term as governor. one debate souring his sixth the iowa utilities board is set deciding on the bakken oil pipeline... the 18-iowa

he's the star of the undercard.vers passion and zingers and it would be a shame for the undercard to go away. >> i think that's totally right. the race would miss lindsey graham. we would miss talking about what lindsey graham says in undercard debates. when you look at the people in the undercard debates and you look at two guys who previously won iowa. you look at the sitting senator from south carolina. these states have not voted yet. i think there is value to having this undercard debate and having these discussions until we get through iowa. i think that if you are rick santorum or mike huckabee, you hold out hope ted cruz will implode and voters will turn to you at the last minute as a safe option. so maybe that's a reason to keep the undercard going. >> if ratings are any indication of what people are interested in and they are, the undercard debate got great ratings. people wanted to hear from them. >> the head of rnc said exactly that. people are watching it. that's a measure of its usefulness. >> thank yo

he'll be participating in the undercard debate.ernor huckabee, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you, jake. great to be back. >> so i have to ask you, alice stewart, your campaigns communications director just announced she's leaving the campaign. usually staffers leaving not a great sign for any campaign, what's behind her resignation? >> well, you know, we got dozens of people in many states working for us. we hate to lose alice, but she's decided that she's i think exhausted from the campaign. she's left. it's her decision. but like in any organization people leave cnn from time to time, the network still signs on the next day. so we're moving forward. and i think if people try to read more into it than is there they're going to be making a huge mistake. >> so you'll be in the under card tomorrow night. there are some candidates who have made it from the under card to the main stage, carly fiorina, chris christie went to the under card then back to the main stage. what do you need to do to jump from the undercard to the ma

he had been in the undercard debates. but he was hilarious and awesome and great in the undercard debates because he did not care. he was not afraid to say stuff. he was not afraid to throw it out there. and was absolutely entertaining and absolutely good. so the nation mourns the loss of undercard debate lindsey graham. but, yes, you're quite right, that for a long time probably even really from the beginning graham was not going to be the guy. the only thing that -- this changes two things. one thing it changes is, in south carolina where he's from, his endorsement, his presence could be useful. then we care a lot about new hampshire, where his colleague, his cam padre, senator kelly ayotte has been somebody's support people have wanted for a long time. with graham out of the picture, will she make an endorsement? >> john mccain had endorsed his friend lindsey graham so that 0 would be up in the air as far as who he would decide to endorse, right? >> right. certainly would be up in the air, but right now we'll just -- m

but right now, four candidates are already facing off in the undercard debate. they're the candidates with the lowest poll numbers: former arkansas governor mike huckabee, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, south carolina senator lindsey graham and former new york governor george pataki. nearly the entire deabte focused on national security and the battle against isis. "we have to kill some terrorists and kill everyone we can to make it clear that to take action againt the united signed your death warrant. " troops with allies and supporters wherever it is destroy the training centers, recuriting centers, planning hubs of isis." new jersey governor chris downgraded to undercard debate but tonight returns to the after a small boost in the polls and a strong newspaper endorsement in the early primary state of new hampshire. joining me now is fox5's kevin bolinger... to talk about how this event is a big night not just for the party, but also to las vegas. walking around the venetian just those you'll see on camera. we're surrounded by politicians and inter

expecting to be attacked.the debate featuring the top nine candidates will begin at 7-thirty, the undercard event with the next four, starts at 5. a new poll shows just how close the race at the top is. according to numbers from quinnipiac university donald trump and texas senator ted cruz are separated by only a point.trump is at 28-percent, cruz trump is at 28-percent, trump at 25, and cruzt 23. florida senator marco rubibi rounds out the top three with 14-percent. on the democratic side, front runner hillary clinton is holding her lead in iowa.but according to a new des moines register - bloomberg poll, her lead is shrinkingngclinton is only nine points ahead of vermont senator bernie sanders. martin o'malley has just four- percent support.sanders made a number of stops in eastn iowa over the weekend.clinton is scheduleleto visit iowa city and masononity morrow. iowa governor terry branstad is now officially the longest serving governor in u-s history. history.to cap off that milestone, more than a thousand people attended a celebration in s honor last night.the night included a discussi

, and i talked to him when he came out of that last undercard debate, and he said you know what? i'm the only person here who should be on the main stage. a couple things about why this happened. first of all, why now? there was a deadline this the state of south carolina. the party told him, hey, if you don't drop out by december 21st, we can't tell you that your name won't be on the ballot in your home state and that risks potentially being an embarrassing problem for him if he isn't able to get his numbers back up to a respectable showing. he, of course, is going to continue to be the senator from south carolina, wants to maintain the power that he has in that state, and this allows him to use the network that he has there to potentially influence the race. this also, tamron, is about new hampshire. this is the place where everyone is starting to recognize that the establishment is going to have to make its last stand, and graham, of course, has been campaigning with senator john mccain who is beloved in that state. he won there in 2000 unexpectedly, and to a certain extent th

the undercard, the first four candidates will be taking the stage in several minutes. as this debate gets under way. >> a lot of energy, this is the last debate of 2015. this is the last moment of seeing these men and this woman together before you go home for christmas and talk about who you like and who you don't. and for some of the people tonight, they may be their last best chance to make or break. and that's why there is so much desperation about making a moment tonight. national security is tricky. there is a lot of fear in this country. tough talk may not be enough for some of the americans. >> and especially in the wake of the san bernardino attack, in paris, as well, the los angeles school system shut down today. so there is a lot of national security issues to talk about. chris christie making the jump from the undercard debate which he was in the last gop debate, he's now back on the main stage with the top tier candidates. a lot to look forward to tonight. i want to check in with john bettrman who is back stage. >> and i just saw wolf blitzer walk by, the

coverage starts at 7-30 tonight following the undercard debate at 5. the rain finally calmed down road closures thanks to rivers on the rise. the raccoon river is well outside its banks at this point... it's already five feet above flood stage... and estimates continue to grow. experts now expect it to crest overnight wednesday... at around 18 feet. that would mean... all levee gates close at water works park... and across george flagg parkway at southwest 18th. as of now fleur drive is still closed. the public works department blocked the road around 3-o'clock yesterday. water build-up in waterworks park... has already forced jolly holiday lights to close for the season - two-weeks early. the des moines river is creeping up as we... it currently sits over 26 feet... that's two feet above flood stage. crest is expected for tomorrow morning.. at 27 point 3 feet. barricades are also up along the bike trail near 63rd and grand. walnut creek is covering a portion of the trail under the grand avenue it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's

the same audience that was here earlier for the undercard debate. many are still milling around and being asked to get back into their seats as the clock is ticking. among them the two recent poll leaders, donald trump and ted cruz. senator cruz leading in a recent iowa poll. mr. trump widening his lead significantly nationwide clearly painting himself as the one to beat tonight. >> they're all coming after he. i heard today, i'm watching, man, this is like crazy. who is going to attack trump first? yeah, i would say bring them on. who cares. but i would say it won't be -- this will not be like an evening in paradise for me. do we agree? >> we shall see about that. donald trump about to arrive, we're told here at the venetian. most of the, if not all of the other candidates are already here. that is donald trump's, his vehicles coming there. obviously, he has secret service protection, as does dr. ben carson. we're also here with our panel. we continue to watch the arrival of trump. as we watched donald trump come in, let's talk a little bit about w

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one is, do you think that the party will continue to want undercard debates after last night?k you're moving into a new phase? and second, you have a classical italian name, reince priebus, last night when dr. carson seemed to struggle with your last name, is that something you've become comfortable with? does it just happen over the years? >> listen, from the moment i've been in kindergarten on, i've dreaded the first day of school when the teacher would try to pronounce my name. i tell people, it's what happens when a greek and a german get married, chris. it's like a cultural disaster. but it's been -- it's unique and i've learned to live with it. i will tell you guys this. we naumed our kids jack and grace. one family tradition i put an end to and that's the name reince. we're going simple now. >> you think you're going to ask for another undercard, reince, or do you think it's time to move into one echelon? >> i think we're going to reval wait that -- re-evaluate that as we go on. the ratings on the first debate are probably through the roof. when you've got -- these past

participants.new jersey governor chris christie returns to the main stage after he was put in the undercard event back in november.donald trump is still nter stage right next to texas sesetor ted cruz, and two new polls just released this past weekend show cruz ahead of the billionaire in the hawkeye state -- with less than two months before the nation's firsprimary.a fox news poll released sunday shows cruz has a two point lead in iowa.a des moines register and bloomberg politics poll shows cruz with a ten point lead over trump -- with 31 percent. presidential hopeful bernie sanders was back in the corridor. corridor..he held a town hall meeting at cornell college last night.it was one of nine stops on a two day tour across iowa.more than one thousand people heard him speak about building up the middle class. nders says unemployment and the high cost of college are major obstacles for many sanders says isis must be destroyed but not without a plan. "i am not a great fan of sending the militaryryr covertly just overthrowing governments - without knowing what happens the day after you overth

stage set for nine republicans to battle it out on the main stage, four on the undercard. fight for the republican presidential nomination seems to be narrowing to two, donald trump and senator ted cruz. the state of the race continues to perplex republican establishment types who like neither of the candidates. leaves gop brass why their base eats up whatever trump and cruz had to say, say like seven or eight years ago with another yo outsider. former vice presidential nominee, sarah palin. we should note, author of a new book, "sweet freedom, a devotional" a nice read and good christmas present, stocking stuffer. thanks for being here. to the people out there, majority of american people who have yet to learn about ted cruz or donald trump even though they've heard something, what's the appeal? you like them both. >> right. both of them seem to want to tend to go low, trump certainly does that, with cruz, it seems strange to characterize him as one who is extraordinary, when you consider what's extraordinary about him is he's just fulfilling campaign promises. he said th

carrie underwood part of the undercard for the belk bowl up out with a pregame concert.dak prescott finishes up a stellar college career like a rock star.nc state...no match for mississippi state.prescott throws for 380 yards and 4 touchdowns.bulldogs blow out the wolfpack....51-28. texas a&m couldn't keep the sec's perfect bowl record going. bobby petrino and louisville earn the acc a little respect with a 27-21 win in the music city bowl. gamecock basketball looking to close out the calendar year a perfect 12 and 0 with a win at home tonight against division two francis marion. let's check highlights from the colonial life arena. chris silva...three blocked shots on the game. he's a fan favorite.shows he can elevate on both ends. career-high 13 points for the freshman silva leads usc on the night. all 15 gamecocks get in the game. another freshman gets the carolina crowd going.g.jamall gregory...worth another look. his teammates love it. 6 points at halftime. gregory shows he can assist on a big dunk too. silva and carolina improve to 12 and 0. 78-56 the final score. frank martin and compa

eastern time and the undercard at 6:00. athena? >> reporter: hi, john.he nine candidates who made the stage for the prime time debate. we have a graphic in order, john kasich, carly fiorina, chris christie, ben carson, donald trump, ted cruz, jeb bush, marco rubio. three polls showing ted cruz is leaving in the early state of iowa. in that earlier debate it's going to be just four candidates, george pataki, mike huckabee, rick santorum and lindsey graham at that earlier debate. as you mentioned this is the last debate of the year. some might say one of the most important debates because it's right before people head into the holidays, it's the last chance for the candidates to make a strong impression on voters before a bit of a break over the holiday season. millions will be watching and so of course we'll be watching to find out who goes after whom and who tries to have a break-through performance tuesday night. john? >> all right, athena jones inside the venetian theater. that debate will be tuesday night, athena was talking what makes this last debat

eastern for the undercard debate, followed by the main debate at 8:30.th wolf blitzer moderating. we'll be live tomorrow morning also here at the venetian las vegas. always interesting to see what shape we're in at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> all right. you're getting ready for the showdown of tonight's cnn republican debate? of course you are. now, what are the matchups? that's a big reason these things change the fates of the election. somebody seems to pop. who could it be? we'll tell you about it. >> stick around. we'll have sarah palin's take on this gop field, what the former vice presidential candidate thinks about donald trump and the others. you don't want to miss this when "new day" returns, live from the venetian in las vegas. this is brad. his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when... hey brad, wanna trade the all day relief of two aleve for six tylenol? what's the catch? there's no catch. you want me to give up my two aleve for six tylenol? no. for my knee pain, nothing beats my aleve. ♪ it's the final countdown! ♪ ♪ the final countd

they've had undercards. who's in control of this process?nd then tomorrow night the kids' table really should include rand paul for the first time ever but cnn inexplicably decided to give a boost to his campaign and let him break the rules and be on the main stage. so he'll be on the main stage. of the people left at the kids' table, two of them are i think it's fair to say sort of on the watch list as candidates most likely to drop out of the race next. george pataki is one of those candidates. we've been waiting for the other shoe to drop in george pataki's candidacy ever since we learned two weeks ago that he did not qualify to even be on the ballot in the florida republican primary this year. we actually sent the george pataki campaign an inquiry asking for their reaction to not getting on the ballot in florida. and their answer was really funny. governor pataki's spokesman just wrote us back this one line. "last i checked florida is winner take all." we asked for clarification for what he meant by that. why does that make it okay why y

i don't want to be the undercard voice.ot tell you how frustrating it has been to have to spend all this time and effort preparing myself to be commander in chief and be put at the kiddie table. >> let's bring in our panel to talk about today's developments. senior writer, associate editor of the hill, and columnist charles krafthammer. another one is gone. senator graham says it's not his time and the least he can do is help somebody else. california is a very early state. how much could he help? >> if you're looking for somebody to blast a candidate, it can't hurt that he would endorse a marco rubio or chris christie or jeb bush, perhaps, in south carolina. i think the bigger question would be, does lindsey graham have much of an organization that he could move to support one of those folks, presumably, and actually make a difference in terms of getting people on the if the poles or something of that sort. >> many of his former competitors, others in the fuel, issues of isis and the foreign policy, and they thought he was

he was part of the undercard debate the last time the gop faced off. it did not hurt him, it may have helped him. he was dominant in the early debate. rising poll numbers numbers put him back on the primetime stage. >> juliet: that baby. >> ben: are you mocking me? >> juliet: i would never do that. >> mike: she's mocking. >> duke: i thought the jets look great yesterday. a game that you're working about because the struggling titans huge win against the giants. they dominated this one start to finish. such a big one because the afc wild-card race is so tight. jets went on the field adrs to start things off. that was a touchdown. seven-zero. then i get some great blocks, they go down the field and a 16-yard touchdown pass. the guys come alive when they dominated all day. three sacks of the day. they played terrific football. they go all the way down the sideline, 69-yard touchdown pass. did you see this duo in the national football league right now. >> there's a lot of room for improvement. the last few weeks we've had to have it. i think we have done a

of course the undercard debate and then the main stage. you will see the candidates throughout the next two hours, as we're looking here. i don't know if these are live pictures or not of senator lindsey graham. yes, they are i'm being told, thank you, control room. so we'll see different candidates walking through, being talked through where they'll be standing and in some moments we'll catch the candidates coming into the arena hall to find out how they have been spending the last couple of hours. it's the last chance, as i mentioned, the last chance to debate happening tonight. it is here in las vegas at the beautiful venetian hotel. this is a town that is all about playing the numbers and they are pretty exceptional when it comes to donald trump. a second national poll now shows his support near 40%. 38% specifically of republicans with his closest competitor, senator ted cruz, a full 23 percentage points behind him. with those kinds of numbers trump might feel incredibly strong coming into tonight, but there is another poll, this is a

all of the candidates on the undercard debate need to call it a day. there is little chance for them, especially considering the much stronger makeup of the republican field. if they really think trump will be a disaster, more of the reason for them to get out. you may agree with this, or may not. a comes to other candidates. if you think it is time for those to step out of the race, here is your chance to let us know and give us your thoughts this morning. call us. this comes after the announcement from lindsey graham yesterday saying he is going to drop out of the race. it was on his website. he explained a little bit of why he decided to make this choice. graham: today i am suspending my campaign for president. i want to thank everyone who is taken this journey with me. campaign we can be proud of. about fixing a broken immigration system and retiring our debt. this has been a problem-solving campaign. i have gotten into this race to put forward a plan to win a war. we cannot afford to lose. we have to turn back the tide of isolation rising. i said

the others in the race in the undercard, rand paul, john kasich. mike huck a bow. the fox debate is set for january 13th in south carolina. happening now, u.s. commanders are in northern syria, cnn learned special operation troops are there. they are adviseding local fighters. u.s. officials decline to say exactly how many are where they are for obvious reasons. this contingent is for the up to 50 special op forces. president obama approved to advise syrian fighters. battles enrageing in the key iraqi city of ramadi, iraqi forces fight to take anbar province from isis. isis fighters cap cured the city in may, gaining a key propaganda victory as well as a strategic foothold, 70 miles from baghdad. cnn is following developments for us. robin, in may, when isis took the city, u.s. secretary of defense said that the iraqi army didn't seem like it had the will to fight. ash carter questioning whether or not iraqis have the will to fight. if they were to retake the city, this would be a key strategic victory, also a major boost for moral as well. >> yes, from what we und

as in previous debates, there will be an undercard was for candidates who do not make the cut. the main event begins tomorrow night at 6 p.m.. we will have full coverage right here. jim: nevada secretary of state has launched a new twitter page for office in the loop. it will offer important information about candidates and deadlinemaureen: it is busy at the mall and shopping centers.the post office and shipping companies have their handstoday is the last day to ship with guaranteed christmas delisandra: it is one of the biggest shipping days of the entire year. whether it is at the post office or here at the ups store. they sort and file and deliver. the u.s. postal service just keeps moving. thanks to e-mail, we aren't sending holiday cards like we activity at this postal service is actually up 25% this year. shopping online means that a lot of packages need delivery. everyone wants gifts to arrive on time so you need to do your part to make sure that happens. the address must be legible.she was pleasantly surprised that the time she arrived at the post office it was not as c

rand paul says he won't show up for any undercard debate.f you tell people with three weeks to go, you destroy a campaign. this isn't the job of media to pick who wins. >> i think it is a good format. we have seen people explode out of the undercard and have a shot to do that three weeks before the election, i think rand paul is wrong on that subject. >> should the networks be winnowing the field at this point by setting a higher bar? >> i'm torn. i would have rather had a criteria like this six, eight months ago. now the polls are a ridiculous standard to have for the debates. and measuring where the voters are and where people are meeting the candidates, would have been better if we had that earlier. >> smaller field, more substance. that's what we need to see with these candidates. less one-line zingers. more substance about what they plan to do. >> no question it would be a better debate with fewer people, but there's often one languishing that breaks out. >> that's why we use the iowa and new hampshire polls. including state polls, let

the undercard debates will now be unwatchable. >> they need to end it today. >> why? >> the only thing that made it redeeming at all was lindsey graham. both because he was funny, and also because he was so passionate and eloquent about his foreign policy approach. whether or not you agree with his world view, by the way. the most recent debate in las vegas, nobody on the main stage, whether it was rubio, jeb, kasich christie nobody made the case defending the sort of bush era foreign policy as well as lindsey graham did in the happy hour debate. >> peter, who is going to be the beneficiary of graham getting out? >> an interesting person to watch will be rubio. what lindsey graham has going is john mccain's enforcement. also some important people in his home staut of south carolina. his foreign policy views match up pretty well with rubio's. so the question will be does some of that support go to rubio? >> who is next to leave? >> i would look at mike huk huckabee. he had to slash payments to his staffers. that would help ted cruz. that would open up evangelicals in i

that is the undercard debate and then at 8:30, the nine candidates only here on cnn. what a night it will be. that, of course, the republican side of the race. hillary clinton running for the democratic nomination. she is slamming her top republican rivals for a lot of things. one of them is positions on immigration. the frontrunner for the democrats talked about marco rubio describing his views out of step with most americans. she blasted donald trump without mentioning his name. >> they promised if elected to round up and deport millions of people. build a wall and after the terrorist shootings in san bernardino and at a time a lot of americans are fearful about future attacks here at home, some candidates are even stoking those fears more and turning people against muslim-americans. >> clinton says she favors a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. she is calling for health care access for all immigrant families regardless of legal stat status. christine, this is the last republican debate of the year. this is the first debate since the attacks in par

now i'm going to move on to the undercard debate which is going to undermine what you just said.sanatorium declared we've entered world war iii while senator lindsey graham took on their approaches to the islam ek state. >> donald trump has done the one single thing you cannot do. declare war on islam itself. isil would be dancing in the streets. they believe be dancing. this is a cue to them. a i am sorry. he does not represent us. there's at least 3,500 muslims serving in the armed forces. thank you for your service. you are not the enemy. your religion is not the enemy. i was in the second presidential election in afghanistan. the guy guarding me was an american sergeant who grew up and left when graduated high school and joined the u.s. arm m and went back to high school and people voting and took me there and cried like a baby. i cried like a baby. he is the solution to the problem, not the problem. leave the faith alone. go after the radicals that kill us all. i've been working for a decade to figure out how to win this war. to my good friend ted cruz. please ask him the fo

republican presidential hopefuls are participating in a debate on c-n-n in las vegas.this is the undercard debate leading up to another one later tonight.it's the final republican debate of 20-15.so far, the candidates have focused on a variety of issues, including terrorism. some are also taking a chance to take a jab at the man who's leading the current race, donald trump. "donald trump is the know nothing candidate of the 21st century and cannot be our nominee by the way though i fault hillary and obama as well." well."the main debate which will include republican frontrunners donald tonight at 7-30 on c-n-n.cbs 2 news will be watching and we'll have a full report coming up tonight on the cbs 2 news ten at ten. governor terry branstad is now the longest-serving governor in u-s history. history.he earned that distinction yesterday.and during his time in office, he's seen a lot happen in iowa politics. politics.cbs 2 news reporter kevin barry reports on what's the same and what's different. different. when terry branstad first became governor in 1983, he was the youngest in iowa's history

and only appeared on the undercard debate stage. throughout his campaign graham focused on national security... calling for the deployment of ground forces in the fight against isis. south carolina "the fight continues. and, to those who are doing the fighting: i am going to be your voice. to those in the republican party, who want to win: check my plan help you where i can. i hope you're not. but, if you are, i'll be there to help you win a war we can't afford to lose." graham's decision to drop out still leaves 12-republicans in the race.... unlike previous election cycles... governor branstad thinks candidates who finish outside the top three in the caucuses could still have a chance. 43:59 i still think iowa will winnow the field... but maybe four or five gonna be more difficult going forward. 44:12 if there are five tickets out of iowa... these are the five they could go to. according to polling averages by real-clear-politics... senator ted cruz is in front in iowa... former florida governor jeb bush rounds out the top five wi

the republican undercard debate is going on right now.. four candidates are on the stage... george patatki, mike huckabee, rick the other nine republican candidates will take the stage in the cnn prime-time debate... and with donald trump leading national polls, the businessman will take center stage... trump will be flanked by ben carson and ted cruz... donald trump recently crossed the 40-percent mark in a national poll from monmouth university... with 15 candidates seeking the nomination. but ted cruz is making waves. he is now leading in two iowa polls... and that could put a target on his back tonight. "the more significant confrontation you could see is between ted cruz and marco rubio over the substance of ted cruz national security and foreign policy positions." moderator wolf blizter says he's preparing question on national security. this is the first debate after the terror attacks in california and paris. the debate starts at 7-30... on c-n-n. the next debate for the democrats is this saturday... hillary clinton remains the front runner. she picked up 51-percent s

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this as south carolina senator lindsey graham, expressed frustration about being an undercard voice and so he is about. >> to be a viable candidate in the finances, and the big stage. >> rand struggled never gaining more than 2%. one person not sad to see him go is front runner donald trump. >> sadly i guess you heard lindsay graham left the race. very sad. he was very nasty to me, wasn't he? >> a little sarcasm from the donald. local in candidates follows it, the iowa caucuses are a little more than a month away, we will also seek the next gop debate, it will be moderated by megyn wallace. there were 24 million viewers, this next will be jan. 28 at 9:00 from des moines, iowa. megyn kelly and donald trump by face-to-face again. the first one did very well. we will see if this creates the same amount of buzz. >> they had a war on twitter. >> that went on for days. liz: a lot of trump wars, we will be watching. looks like hillary clinton is going to be a grandmother again. third daughter chelsea is expecting her second baby. chelsea made the announcement with her daughter charlotte, next

an undercard debate will take place before that featuring four candidates, mike huckabee, rick santorum, lindsay graham and george pataki. and fresh off the debate stage marco rubio and john kasich will be in the metro tomorrow. rubio will hold a campaign rally at the ankeny courtyard marriott at 9:00 a.m., and kasich has a town hall planned for the lakeside center in ankeny at 7:30 p.m. eric: a lot of people are heading to their basement to metinka: the good news is the rain has stopped but we set another record for des moines and waterloo for the wettest december ever on record. we had three and three quarters of an inch in des moines. 36 in des moines, clouds in place, fog across western iowa. 34 in ames. groep the warmer coats and veterans and hats. they will be a chilly day for outdoor recess. heading for 43 degrees today holding off until the evening commute. eric: today is one of the most fun days of the year at kcci. it's toys for tots tuesday. elizabeth: our lobby is flooded with toys and that's where we find alyx sacks this morning. alyx what's going on out there? alyx: it's g

undercard debate does not have that much relevance. think he made some contributions to the conversation. john: he is a serious person who had serious views about the country and the world. and a very different view of what the republican party is. i think it is a sign of how much the republican party has changed over the past couple of decades. pataki could not get a hearing in the modern republican party, let alone be a first-tier candidate. we wish you well. let's move on to what we were talking about which his family in the campaign trail. we did not see much of the candidate spouses over the course of 2015. in 2016, we will see more of in 2016, we will see more of them and their kids as well. ivanka trump says her father is a great advocate o for women. we had photos of a pregnant chelsea clinton. jing sanders has a relatively behind the scenes. she is getting the new york times profile treatment. think about all of these guys -- first on the republican side and the democratic side -- pick one spouse or family member that you thin

. >> donald trump and his policy on muslims, is the gop undercard. but while george pataki was criticizing, he also gave him a promotion. >> we have suggested mr. trump's plan is unamerican and absurd, why? >> absolutely. it's one of many absurd things this president has said. >> did you catch that? so did donald trump, who retweeted, donald trump, pataki just called you this president, to which trump added, i don't want his endorsement. coming up, we'll preview the matchups in the mean stage debate which hasn't yet started. that's next. >> with the early debate over, the nine remaining republican candidates are gathering for the main event in las vegas. first donald trump and ted cruz, these are your two leaders in the republican race at this moment. trump's lead in the national polls has expanded in the last few weeks. a new washington post abc news poll, trump is up 6 points from last month. his support from gop primary voters is now at 38%. that is 28 points ahead of ted cruz. with less than 50 days, it's cruz who surged to a ten-point lead in a

pataki has been in the g-o-p undercard debates.. and has been barely registering in the national polls. he made the announcement in a video.. posting it on his twitter and facebook accounts. pataki is the 5th republican candidate to drop out of the race. /// ((brian loftus)) > passengers traveling through the second busiest airport in the country.. are considering it a nightmare. ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) the headaches passengers are going through..as they try to head back home from the holiday weekend. /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > the f-b-i is stepping in.. to help police in alaska investigate a plane crash in downtown anchorage. the crash happened monday morning.. killing the pilot. the plane hit two buildings.. one of which was the attorney general's office. the n-t-s-b's investigation into the crash was delayed.. because fire crews had to deal with heavy winds to put out the post- crash fire. officials don't believe the /// ((brian loftus)) > chicago's frustrated travelers.. who are trying to head back home after the holiday week

. >> as in previous debates there will be an undercard. the four candidates who did not make the cut but the main event will get underwa tomorrow and we will have coverage all day on news three and news3lv.com. excitement ahead. new at 11:00, a bombshell from one of the other leading candidates will be on the debate stage. dr. ben carson told supporters he will withdraw from the primary race if the republican establishment tries to anoint a nominee through a backroom deal. >> would you remain in the race question mark >> i don't think i would. but we will cross that bridge we get it. i don't want to see backroom dealing going on with powerbrokers. that is one of the things that has sickened people t politics. >> those remarks come after a washington post report that two dozen establishment party figures are preparing for convention because donald trump continues to lead. carson says that the rnc chairman reassured him it would happen. coverage of the gop presidential debate. will have team cover threat the day on our newscast and online an

is set. 9 podiums are set up for the main debate. 4 candidates will take part in the so- called 'undercard' now.. back to the trump rally tonight at the westgate.. which included a disturbance in the crowd. action news reporter gina unfold.. and joins us live with what happened. gina. steve donald trump spoke to a fired up crowd for a little more than an hour. from the protesters to the supporters -- the rally could easily be described as entertaining. "please welcome the next president of the united states....mr. ..."we're not gonna take it" presidential candidate donald trump said hello and pretty much immediately started talking about illegal immigration. that's when the protesters started.... nats and video of protesters getting kicked out most of the people in the room turn towards the door.. trump tries to talk through the excitement... nats of trump saying byebye he then turns the demonstrators actions into a dig on president obama. "you know the truth though. we should have been doing that for the last seven years. i give them credit i don't know why we don't i don't know why we do

and he was consistently on the debate undercards.. polling at less than 1-percent. graham's departure comes only 6-weeks before the iowa caucuses. gov. chris christie / (r) presidential candidate "i have great respect and admiration for lindsey graham. we agree on many many issues and he was a real benefit to have in this race, so i'm sorry he's dropped out but that's a personal decision." there's also a new war of words between hillary clinton and donald trump after saturday's democratic presidential debate. the republican frontrunner is demanding an apology after videos of trump as a recruitment tool. now.. the clinton camp says the former secretary of state was not referring to a specific video. and.. the white house and terror experts say there is no hard evidence isis is using videos of trump to recruit. texas officials say the so-called 'affluenza' teen-- currently on the run-- may face time in prison if captured. ethan couch was given probation after a drunk-driving crash that killed four people. the 18-year-old vanished after failing to show up for a schedul

the undercard debate. four candidates. 8:30 p.m. eastern, the primetime debate.he main stage debate. donald trump front and center. ted cruz next to him for the first time. what will happen? you will not to miss it. this could be the most important debate for the republicans. the last debate in 2015. the first debates since the attacks in san bernardino and paris. we will break down what the debate means for the key early voting states. iowa, new hampshire. stay with us. the great beauty of owning a property is that you can create wealth through capital appreciation, and this has been denied to many south africans for generations. this is an opportunity to right that wrong. the idea was to bring capital into the affordable housing space in south africa, with a fund that offers families of modest income safe and good accommodation. citi got involved very early on and showed an enormous commitment. and that gave other investors confidence. citi's really unique, because they bring deep understanding of what's happening in africa. i really believe we only live once,

and didn't even make the undercard one time around is a reason why possibly he didn't gain more tractionctually saw in the first debate post-paris, post-san bernardino, you saw him really stand out, and i think after that undercard debate, everyone who watched that came out of it saying, hey, you know, the person who really stood out tonight was lindsey graham. he gave a very passionate defense. in particular you will remember of muslim-americans. he apologized to muslim-americans for the tenor of the republican race and he talked about muslims who are wearing the country's uniform. i know i talked to him right after that debate in the spin room and he acknowledged to me he was close to tears in talking about that subject. so it's clearly something he feels very passionately about, but at the end of the day there just wasn't enough time for this issue to really bubble to the forefront of the campaign and for him to be able to see that in those polling numbers that would have allowed him ultimately to get up on that main stage. to go back to what steve and mark were just talking about, i