since 2014, you write for the "washington post." some people think the post has become more conservative, hiring people more like you that are not little democrats to be reporters. i'm talking about people who think they see bias. you have several columnists on the op-ed page that are conservative. you have any consents that that is being done on purpose? robert: no, i don't think so. steve ginsburg, marty baron, they want in-depth coverage and when you look at my hire, we are just people who love covering the republican party. i think they are adding depth to the ranks, which was a strong team. this is an organization that prizes its objectivity, the way it goes at things straight, and it wants to get more information. i don't consider it an ideological paper in any way. i'm surrounded by colleagues who are driven to break news and go deep. whether it is the white house team, or the campaign team or congress, we want to own it. we don't want to have right, we don't want to have left, we want to own our story. we want to get as much

host: this piece available in the op-ed page of "the washington post."axes,om el paso, republican line. caller: yes. i'm a conservative republican. . attend church every day i just attended a dinner here with the roman catholic diocese here in el paso to raise money for scholarships. i believe the pope is focusing on the wrong ideals. his eyes are turning away from the genocide going on in the middle east and the dist destruction of christianity in the middle east and the .ersecution, not just their everywhere.etnam, the wrong issues, just like global warming, like our president. i believe he is on the wrong issues. at this time, you cannot look away from 250,000 lives taken away in the middle east. then, with the muslims invaded europe, this will end christianity in europe. thank you. host: thank you very much for the call. from the front page of the francisfree press," live in america, a rockstar pope . (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. you can send us a tweet, @cspanwj. or, send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. rick is up

"the washington post" fact checker article sets the record straight. second, the senator i'm referring to said earlier that abortions past 22 weeks fetal age are extraordinarily rare. some jurisdictions with the most lax abortion policies don't even collect data on the stage of pregnancy when an abortion is performed. while other jurisdictions may have reporting requirements but not really enforcing those reporting requirements. because data on late-term abortions is not widely available, it is hard to know what hard evidence really exists to support the claim. we do know that several hundred doctors and well over 200 facilities across the united states offer abortions after 20 weeks of fetal age. i ask unanimous consent to put "the washington post" article in the record at the end of my statement. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i yield the floor. ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i am opposed to late-term abortions and would support

. >> the washington post took a jab at philadelphia... >> surprise. >> ...in an article written by francis stead sellers that said, "philadelphia risks reinforcing the notion that it is a second-rate stopover between washington and new york city, both of which will host his holiness and appear to be taking his arrival in stride." and i'll mention once again what i said about washington, d.c. -- they have vast areas that clear out at the end of the day. new york city does this all the time. they have 8 million, 9 million people living there. they have the u.n. there. >> right. >> so, i mean, i'm putting up a defense for philadelphia here. >> absolutely. i mean, i'm not surprised that the washington post, anyone in the swamp, wants to jab at philadelphia. you know, just be jealous. whatever. we're going to have the pope here. we have the world meeting of families here, okay? just step back. but the truth of the matter is, we have a lot more density. we have a variety of different type of people that are coming in. and, you know, our geography is not quite laid out the same. and new york, yea

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cnbc's andrew ross sorkin and eugene robinson of the "washington post." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning and what a show we have for you today. hillary clinton, carly fiorina, the speaker of the house resigning, scott walker dropped out, by the way, and we have our latest poll and, oh, yes, the pope's in america. the quote penny lane in the great movie "almost famous," it's all happening. let's start with our new poll, among democrats, hillary clinton's lead over bernie sanders is down to seven points, 42% to 35%. that includes joe biden in the race at 17%. if you take him out of the mix, mrs. clinton's lead stretches to 15 points, 53%/38%. so you can see biden takes more from secretary clinton than sanders. but look at this. back in june, clinton's lead over sanders was 60 points. six-zero. 75% to 15%. quite dramatic change. we'll have the republican numbers later in the show but let's get to our first guest in our meet the candidate interview with the democratic front

so honestly, i don't think "the washington post" has a lot of credibility here.s not about being pro-life or pro-choice. it is certainly not about birth control. it is not even about women's health. it is about the character of our nation. no one can deny this is happening because it is happening. >> do you believe this is still something that republicans in congress should force a government shutdown over and have this showdown with the president? >> i believe if the president of the united states and democrats are willing to stand up and defend for what is roughly a $500 million to $ 00 million line item in the budget, if they are willing to stand up and defend this practice and shut down the government over it, then let them explain it to the american people. >> so you want this showdown. you think republican leaders in congress should force this showdown. >> i believe there are a variety of ways to deal with this, but i believe this is something we must stand up and fight for because it is about the character of our nation. taxpayers are funding this ak ti an

i think he wants to get in and i predict he will get in. >> look at the "washington post" post poll.ased a favorable and unfavorable on the candidates. hillary clinton among registered voters 46, 56% unfavorable. joe biden 46% favorable. 49 unfavorable. donald trump 40 favorable, 58 unfavorable. jeb bush, virtually identical to trump, 38 favorable, 57 unfavorable. joy reid, it is hard to read in to that who has what kind of good news in those numbers. they don't look great for anybody. >> they are not great for anybody. i'm sitting here in a state where the most unpopular governor in the country, rick scott, who you can't find anyone who says they are a fan of just got re-elected. i think what the clinton would tell you, no matter what her favorables look like she is in a commanding position versus the other democratic candidates. she remains in a commanding position. when you look at democrats and their attitude toward the e-mails those stories haven't hurt her among her core base. i think hillary's biggest problem is the e-mail issue is playing out in a congressional committee, con

you have not been there 20 years and eugene robbins at the "washington post" who i think has been at ars. >> a little more than that but let's not -- >> all right, i've done enough talking. let's start with the hillary clinton interview. your first reactions, andrea? >> she is carefully saying that i'm not an i.t. person, i'm not technical. we know that about her. it was the i.t. people, it was the lawyers who decided which e-mails to delete, which to turn over. so she's building in deniability here. her affect, her lack of an adversarial contentious interview striking a different tone from hillary clinton. but she's basically not dealing with the question that there is this continued drip-drip-drip and she can not get to the policies that she wants to talk about. she tries to pivot to it, she does in your interview later and tomorrow but she can't -- this is all -- you know, shadowing -- overshadowing what she wants to be talking about and that is the reason why she is hurting in the polls. >> david, we have these poll numbers, it's down 16 points in new hampshire, her favorable rati

this is, again, from the new "washington post"/abc news poll.he anti-establishment feeling currently, right now, particularly among republicans. it asks first democrats which do you prefer, experience or outsider status? 69% of democrats prefer experience but look at the republicans. among republicans, only 36% say what they're looking for really is experience and what they're mostly looking for is that outsider status, 60%. of course that's fine on the campaign trail but once you get to washington, you sort of have to follow washington's rules. what does carly fiorina plan to do about that? >> that's exactly the problem. that's exactly what politicians tell us. once you get to washington you have to follow washington's rules. that's just not true. carly understands foreign policy, the economy and technology. we don't need a politician again in washington. they've failed over and over again. how long has our border been insecure? how long has the v.a. been failing our veterans? politicians keep telling us they know the answer. there's a lot of b

that's according to the washington post.christ contint kristin fisher is joining us. >> reporter: this is the first indication that clinton's deleted e-mails might be able to be recovered. the firm that managed her private server is saying it has no knowledge of the server ever being wiped clean. even if it was wiped, it appears whoever did it didn't do a good job. that's according to a source familiar with theon going investigation. they remain confident they can recover the e-mails. clinton has said repeatedly that she deleted the e-mails but so far she's refused to say whether she actually wiped the server clean. she was pressed at a campaign event last month. >> did you wipe the server. >> wipe it with a cloth or something? >> i don't know. you know how it works digitally. >> i don't know how it works digitally at all. >> now a group of clinton supporters called correct the record has released a new report, her use of a private server while secretary of state was a smart move. there was no proof that it was hacked. they'

a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows hillary clinton and donald trump statistically even. clinton, 46%. trump, 43. >> more results show a troubling trend for the clinton campaign. bazi kanani joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: the abc news/"washington post" poll shows hillary clinton is losing ground and donald trump is stronger than ever. for the democrats, hillary clinton has lost one-third of her support. she's still the front-runner. the poll shows her at 42%. bernie sanders at 24%. and joe biden, not officially in the race, at 21%. now, on the republican side, donald trump and ben carson are surging. commanding more than half of the vote between them in the crowded field. trump is at 33%. carson, up to 20%. and jeb bush there at a distant third at 8%. now, today, donald trump is speaking in the home of dallas mavericks. that 20,000-seat arena is already sold out. some people have already been spotted scalping tickets. so donald trump continues to attract large crowds an an incredible about of interest in his campaign. reena? kennedys? kendis. >>> breaking

the e-mail server belonging to hillary clinton was ever totally cleared, this according to "the washington post "the post" cites the company that maintained the server fleet river networks in denver, experts told "the washington post" there's a difference between deleting e-mails and wiping it clean. it may be possible to restore some of clinton's deleted e-mails this as the justice department says in a court filing there's no question clinton had the authority to delete e-mails that were personal in nature. he added "she appropriately could have done so even if she were working on a government server." >>> let's turn overseas to europe, showing signs of strain and struggles to cope with the greatest mass migration of people since world war ii. germany which shouldered much of the burden of the crisis suddenly imposed border controls and froze all train traffic from austria for 12 hours yesterday after some 16,000 migrants arrived in munich this weekend alone. berlin's abrupt about-face came as greek authorities reported 34 migrants, including babies and young children drowned after their boat

with a new washington post poll that shows donald trump expanding his wide lead and ben carson in second place. all others scrambling to device the strategy to end trump's reign. rand paul says someone has to bring him down. republican party chairman reince priebus warning jake tapper that he can expect to referee a tough game. >> all of these candidates will do in order to benefit their own campaigns and there will be more elbows thrown at that debate. >> it all should make for an exciting second debate in simi valley, california. that is where athena jones is. >> reporter: good morning, alison and christine. we are two days away from the debate in simi valley, california. the stage is set. the podiums are ready. as you know, one of the big things is the strength of outsider candidates like donald trump who is the gop frontrunner and ben carson who is not far behind him and carly fiorina. fiorina is the new addition to the stage here in primetime. she spoke with her outsider status. >> i have been in and around washington for a long time. it is not a mystery. the secret is professional

this morning, a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows trump with 33%. his highest number so far. trump's closest competitor, ben

"the washington post" said these were inside sources speaking anonymously.t the president promised a detailed and thorough investigation. what we have asked is that the cia share with us their findings, what in fact did they know? when did they know it? and what could have been done? in many ways this is about feeling deceived. in imways it's about lost opportunities. warren weinstein was a true american hero. he was there on a humanitarian mission, spreading american values, american hope to people who needed it. he deserved better, and the family deserves better, and they deserve the truth. so we hope that we will get that. >> exactly who deceived the weinstein family? and how did that person deceive them? >> in this entire time period during this three-plus years in which he was being held, the administration always told the family we are doing everything in our power to find, identify, and if we can, rescue your husband and father. now if this report is true, they in fact saw potentially a western hose a.j., yet didn't take the necessary steps to track h

"washington post" chris cillizza and ruth marcus joining us from washington. let's talk about last night. first of all, donald trump. what is the general opinion about how he did? one thing to note is there is a big distinction between how the pundits and all of us reporters and political strategists think he did and how his supporters will react. >> we have been in touch with a lot of his supporters up here in new hampshire and you're right, there does seem to be at least potentially a little bit of a divide between how the sort of pundit class is responding to trump and how his supporters are. let's talk about the pundit class. there was some discussion that trump almost seemed to be deflated. he had talked about or there had been reports he was going to potentially try and tone it down a little bit last night but at points he almost seemed to disappear off the stage. long stretches would go by where he didn't jump in, he didn't interject, he wasn't addressed directly by the other candidates. at the same time, we have spoken with voters here in new hampshire

worth what we're getting if it got disclosed tomorrow morning on "the new york of times" or "the washington post"? the nsa never went through that process until post-snowden time. tell us, go one more beat about how that is changing. what you are saying happen in the culture. is there now an underlying assumption that even the deepest secrets may only have a shelf life of a couple of years. how does of -- that affect one's thinking on how to measure risk?

during that time she wrote an op-ed for the washington post calling for the u.s. government

brian: robert costa of the "washington post." you are quoted as saying my political hero is robert caro, not any politician. robert: exactly right. brian: why? robert: he studies power. i love politics. i love history. i love seeing how people use power, and how people in congress and in presidential campaign. it is hard to define. as a reporter, you are seeking out who is in action, who is controlling situations, what is the cost they are paying, what are they trying to do to use power? brian: anyone coming to your mind when using power aside from

brian: robert costa of the "washington post."ou are quoted as saying my political hero is robert caro,

this was a huge mistake by both the "washington post" and the tsa. you should never ever publish exact close up pictures of keys because this is what happens. >>> ellen powell says she will no longer pursue legal action against kleiner perkins. she said she was had a raced and discriminated gensz at kleiner perkins but a jury says she wasn't. her case did have one bright side, it inspired a lot of talk about women and work in silicon valley. you may recall there was a very weird backlash to a series of ads placed in prominent spots around san francisco last month, a company called run log in advertising for software engineers, labor market is so tight you have to advertise and entice people to work for you. some people of both genders objected to this sign ignoring the message which promised a great place to work and concentrating a whole lot more on the model. some said the ad was designed to appeal to men, others said it wasn't a realistic depiction of an engineer, which really hurt the feelings of the engineer in the picture so she started a twi

let's talk about the "the washington post" poll. what is the significance?n seeing polls bounce around all weekend but this is within the trend lines of what we have seen in the past, the division between hillary clinton and bernie sanders nationally. >> yeah. her numbers have dropped, without question. she was at 63% in july of this summer, she's now at 42%. as you point out, 42 to 24 for bernie sanders to 21 for joe biden. but that can be read at 42 for hillary clinton, mid-40s for someone else. her trajectory lines are not good. majorities of people think she's not been honest and trustworthy about the e-mail issue, that she's not sort of operating within government regulations on the e-mail issue. there's a lot there that's not good. yes, she is ahead nationally and that is something that still does matter, but lot of data out there in iowa, particularly new hampshire, that suggests sanders making a lot of ground up. if you are joe biden and you look through our poll today, it's hard not to see an opening of some sort. i'm not sure it's an opening to win

"the washington post" assigned fact checking unit to what was said in the debate. joining us from washington glen kessler. i want to take carly fiorina first. here is what she said about the planned planned parenthood undercover tapes the organization selling body parts of abort babies. >> as regards planned parenthood, anyone who has watched this videotape, i dare, hillary clinton, barack obama, to watch these tapes. watch a fully formed fetus on the table. its heart beating, its legs kicking while someone says we have to keep it alive to harvest its brain. this is about the character of our nation. and if we will not stand up and force president obama to veto this bill, shame on us. >> so what did you find out about ms. fiorina's statement? >> well, what she is describing, there is one of the videos there is an interview with a woman who worked at biotech startup in which they received, you know, fetal tissue from planned parenthood affiliates in california. she does describe this procedure, what she claims she witnessed where they would harvest the brain. there w

hard evidence really exists to support the claim and i aske prc unanimous consent to put "the washington post" article in the record at the end of myms. coll: mrpresid >> mr. president? >> the senator from maine.erm >> thank you, mr. president. >> mr. president, i am opposed t to late-term abortion. and with support legislation and so to apply in those rare cases, it should have been included in this bill. this [inaudible]egis they are at risk of serious hara >> mr. president, let me give of just three samples of devastating conditions and an extremely serious condition triggered by pregnancy and somep women and this condition can lead to long-term consequences for help for a woman including liver and kidney problems, a vision disturbances, seizuresith and stroke. and another example would be aed woman diagnosed with cancer who requires chemotherapy and radiation but cannot be treated while pregnant. ather a massive infection is yetous another case of a grave illness that could cause grievous mrpresid situations for a woman and her physicalun health. mr. president, almost every country in eur

the washington post has good news for the district of columbia.n editorial recently praising the city for its much tougher ethics. there is an agency now. if you have a question about ethics, you can go after him a question or they will go investigate and they can fine people. it has put a damper on unethical actions in the city. has never daughter, been accused of anything and she was just elected to the united states senate. tom: that is a good example of someone being a child of a successful politician, unlike legal ground. -- unlike michael brown. was a council. his father had been one also. when harry was elected to replace his father, i said to him -- you know you will be offered a lot of money and you will be offered that in subtle ways. around.things where you can make money. you should be very careful. he said he would be careful. it turns out that he had already are did the paperwork to start corrupting some city contracts for youth and athletic activities even before he took office. brian: $300,000. tom: the contract was for summer yout

the "washington post" is reporting that the latest e-mail dump from her private server includes six of what government officials say is now classified information. james carville is sticking up for clinton. >> we go through these things all the time. and the "new york times" and the "washington post" and the dinner party crowd, they get all out of breath and screaming and yelling at each other and it turns out to be nothing. >> carly fiorina is on the rise, so much so cnn is amending the rules for its republican debate happening two weeks from tonight. they're adding an 11th spot to the stage. >>> just one day after pope francis's ground breaking announcement that during the upcoming year of mercy priests can forgive women who had abortio abortions. new word on what catholics are thinking about the issue and what is and is not a sin. nearly a quarter of church going catholics disagree with the doctrine that abortion is a sin. 57% still say it is. and more than half say it's not sinful for a couple to live together without being married. and it's near split on acceptance of gays and les

post 80% are ones i choose myself. >> in fact it is clear on one extent that washington is that a literary and artistic town in the washington post is by clear shot the biggest winner of pulitzer prizes and criticism. whereas it hasn't one for political sorts of writing. so somehow, some white the washington post. >> i trained all of the other pulitzers. [laughter] >> the weird thing is it is quite a selection, is people who write about movies, music, art, fashion. >> you have to remember this is the washington post. it is one of the traitorous newspapers and they will have great newspapers writing for them. >> .. used to have a monthly conversation. i cherish the book club. it was a science fiction novel people could debate mainstream. the citizens undergo sexual changes. they had its interest together. look at the book is what you need a pic book club. when you start talking about any work of art the question to ask yourself is the medical poetry so what species is this? you don't want to judge the same standards. they have different names and goals and you have to understand what those goals are and remember when valentin

"the washington post" reports s.a.t.cores for the class of 2015 were the lowest since the test was overhauled ten years ago. >> you know what that suggests? >> bye-bye the s.a.t. >> donald trump is right. we need to make america great again. >> by the way, carly is getting ready for her s.a.t. she working on it. >> working really hard. >> we need to wear a cap. we need to get that cap, make america great again. i've given it to all my children. they walk around with it. it pushes -- it pumps their iq up. >> they have red, white, and blue. >> all right. i need one for her to wear. >> she is going over all her s.a.t. prep in that hat. >> so the scores are down. what does that say? why is it important? because i took it. >> shower in it. >> yeah. they shower in it. jack is going to first grade in a make america great cap. >> really? >> you're not helping. >> you should make a make america great again lunch pail. >> you have to go to the campaign store. he's got it. >> coming up on "morning joe," president obama gets an unex

deon everyone msnbc as well as "the washington post," thanks for your time. bernie sanders will be rachel's guest right here on thursday night. that's a conversation you don't want to miss between the two of them. we have lots more ahead including the exclusive interview with the woman who helped two convicted murderers escape from prison and craziest political moment of the day which has nothing to do, i promise, with donald trump. we have a big show tonight. please stay with us. i hate cleaning the gutters. have you touched the stuff? it's evil. and ladders. sfx: [screams] they have all those warnings on 'em. might as well say... 'you're gonna die, jeff.' you hired someone to clean the gutters. not just someone. angie's list helped me find a highly rated service provider to do the work at a fair price. ♪ everyone can shop, but members get more with reviews, live customer support, and better pricing. come see what the new angie's list can do for you. donald trump? how do you stop the seemingly unstoppable republican front runner? that is the question his riv

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"the washington post," in their editorial today, they say the german open-door response in the crisis is a bright spot in a bleak landscape. it is a tableau of shame, according to "the washington post," that actually includes the united states. the united states for now has only resettled about 1000 syrians. it is also interesting to8úxúÑ÷ç >> moses walked her shores, as did king david, cleopatra, jesus, and later on, the followers of the prophet muhammad. the dead sea. today this body of water is gravely ill. it seems that the dead sea is dying. the water is drying up and the

. >> reporter: the "washington post" now reporting clinton's private e-mail server may not have beeniped clean. adding yet another wrinkle to the controversy that continues to dog the democratic frontrunner. all this as clinton is now running neck-and-neck with donald trump. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll, the candidates separated by just three points in a general election matchup. >> donald trump! donald trump! >> reporter: trump's blunt, what you see is what you get style, continuing to catapult him ahead of the republican pack. but former neurosurgeon ben carson is quietly gaining on trump. >> i don't think ben has the energy. >> reporter: also accused of lacking oomph, jeb bush. who's showing off a different side, literally. unveiling his inner gop superman. all that energy will be on full display as the republican candidates face off in their second debate on wednesday. the challenge now, for carson, bush and the other candidates, how to steal some of the spotlight back from trump. tom? >>> kentucky county clerk kim davis is back at work tomorrow. a condition, she will

the washington post may have a different take on this. experts told the post there's a difference in deleting the e-mails and wiping it clean. that means it may be possible to restore some of clinton's deleted e-mails. they said the server was blank when hand over to the fbi. the data on the server is not available now on any servers or devices. this as the justice department says there's no question clinton had the authority to delete e-mai e-mails. she could have done so even if working on a government server. that new washington post shows concern over the server. 51% says he -- since last summer her numbers have flipped upside down on the question of whether she is honest and trustworthy. that washington post story is a little bit, are the e-mails deleted, has the server been wiped or not? >> what the story may be suggesting is they may have been delead but the server not wiped clean. you have to work extra hard to completely destroy the content there. obviously, a lot of people are going to be curious to see if they can retrieve some

about 3,000 people, according to the "washington post." a spokesman for dr. jill biden said she was, quote, be on board if her husband decides to run for president. tracy potts is live in washington with new republican poll numbers. good morning. are we seeing surging from last week's debate? >> i can tell you that donald trump is dropping. carly fiorina is surging. it looks like her bid to get on that debate stage, number 11, paid off. >> reporter: the first big poll after last week's debate shows carly fiorina surging from 3% to 15%, in second place behind donald trump. >> as people come to know me and they understand who i am and what i've done and, most importantly, what i will do, they tend to support me. >> reporter: fiorina replaces ben carson as number two. muslim groups are calling on carson to drop out of the race after he said this. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> he said that on his own. that was startling. >> reporter: it came days after trump failed to correct a sup

. >>> as the city of brotherly love prepares for the pope, the "washington post" is taking shots at the city. the "post" suggests philadelphia is a second rate host city. not everyone agrees. nbc 10's rosemary connors joins us from the ben franklin parkway. strong words here. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. that recent article in the "washington post" describes the planning for the papal visit here as far from heavenly for r residents. we asked mayor michael nutter about this criticism. he says on the first day of september everybody needs to turn the page and look forward. >> sometimes we are our own worst enemies in our own city. we are hyper critical at times and seem to create our own dialogue. >> reporter: the mayor is changing the narrative, reminding the critics that the papal visit is unique and in many ways especially in terms of security, unprecedented. >> the event as great as they are in new york and washington, d.c. are nowhere near the scale and level of what's taking place here in philadelphia. >> big brother to the south and big brother to the north. we got to do our own

reporter: rolling into the second week of september with a "washington post" poll showing him at 33%lowed by another surging nonpolitician, ben carson at 20%. the rest of the gop field bunched up far behind. and it defies all traditional interpretation and criticism. >> they all came to before they attack him. he's the hottest thing of the summer because he's interesting. and i think that the conventional rules don't apply to him. reporter: among his attackers include rick perry who has dropped out, lindsey graham measures an asterisk, bobby jindal does little better at 1%. he doubled down on his attacks today. >> he hasn't declared bankruptcy more often than any corporation in america in the last 30 years, think about that. >> he didn't bother to respond, tweeting about his hair, letting it speak for him saying that lightweight governor bobby jindal who is registered at less than 1% of the polls just mock my hair. so original. other rivals appear to have learned some hard lessons from attacking him, then carson apologized for questioning his faith and john kasich is avoiding any com

kristen welker has more on her personal e-mail account. >> reporter: the "washington post" reporting the company that managed her private e-mail server says it has no knowledge of the server being wiped, meaning some of clinton's 30,000 e-mails she says were deleted may be recover rabbkovrecoverab. the clinton campaign isn't commenting on that report. it's a topic clinton has tried to downplay in the past. >> what, like with a cloth or something? no. >> reporter: the issue continues to take a toll. at the latest cbs news/ugov poll has bernie sanders topping her in iowa, 43% to 33%, in new hampshire, 52% to 30%. vice president biden who hasn't announced a run comes in third in both matchups. >> i think we are generating a lot of excitement not only in iowa and new hampshire. but all across this country. >> that means larger voter turnout. >> reporter: the clinton holds more than 250,000 lead in south carolina. the majority of democrats polled say the e-mail issue just didn't matter. >> that was kristen welker reporting. >>> some amazing images to show you of a volcano erupting on a ja