studying that. it was ronald reagan and the late 1970's with donald trump. he has flown here and to standing in the wings. i appreciate all donald trump has done. he is a regular spokesman on fox news. he is a businessman billionaire, tv personality, activist, celebrity. after tell you a little something that makes this -- he was born in queens, new york. they decided that donald had extra energy and it was better for him to go to the new york military academy. with some of my sons that went through my mind. when donald went to the military academy everything he touched he excelled at. athletically and academically. he took the family business to a new level. there is always good advice that comes from him. he is an astute study. if you explain something to donald trump he is listening carefully and you need to get it right. he makes a good, quick business decisions and i wish you been able to say to the president "you're fired." please welcome donald trump. [applause] >> thank you, so much. isn't he a great guy. he doesn't get a fair press. i am here and strongly year, because i ha

your tweets and analysis on the bloomberg policy website. is donald trump serious about this? >> i think he is. i have interviewed him in past cycles, and this was the most serious i have heard him. he really rattled off his plans. he said he does not have any distractions at this point. his reality television show, "the apprentice," his contract is up. his projects around the world, he can separate for them. the conclusion from people last night was, even if donald trump is not officially declare, he has found his niche. he is the flamethrower. he can say what other conservatives cannot say. even if he never runs, he will have a place on the stage. a media will always be listening to what he is saying, and so will conservatives. >> you mentioned mitt romney and jeb bush were not there. that is who donald trump took a nap, saying that romney is a loser. and carly fiorina went after hillary clinton. beyond that, a lot of criticism aimed at the president. >> people were surprised at that. why not go after hillary clinton? sara healy did a little bit. what of the potential presidentia

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. harry. cruz. christie. and donald trump. featuring santorum. it is the official unofficial rubber game party presidential primary -- republican party resident of primary. >> greetings from iowa. the kickoff to the freedom summit is tomorrow morning and the fun goes all day. we have christie cruz walker and a whole lot more. it is a super bowl of the speeches to kick the tires. kathy is here. you are an expert on iowa politics. what does the somebody have to do to be considered the winner or a winner? >> you have to bring both sizzle and steak. it an iowa event. we want to entertain and rev up. yesa, i i have to give some meat to the people that are watching who are looking for an addition to the country as opposed to somebody that gives good jokes. >> some of these people like scott walker have speeches but most of them are trying to figure out what the set. to say. >> if all else fails, you can make balloon animals. >> i think people who are more on the right, huckabee santorum, i think they have a better chance with this crowd. fascinating to see thehe candidates. >> i think a l

interests. >> donald trump, who took a swipe at two fellow republicans. >> you can't have romney, he choked. you you can't have bush. >> texas senator ted cruz. former governor rick perry. >> thank you so much iowa. >> and sarah palin all among the tea party favorites. >> today was a test for new jersey governor chris christie in front of iowa conservatives. >> our values are consistent and we're fighting together to make this a better country. >> but notable for not attending, senators rand paul and marco rubio, mitt romney and former florida governor jeb bush, who on friday -- >> i know you're on the fence. >> no i'm not. >> a little fun at the national automobile dealers association convention in san francisco. >> i'm seriously considering the possibility of running. >> ladies and gentlemen -- >> back in iowa gop faithful weigh their options less than a year before the official kickoff to primary season. barry aarons nbc news. >>> california judges will soon be banned from participating in the boy scouts. the state supreme court voted to end the exception to a rule that prevents j

walker. >> we took the power away from big government special interests. >> donald trump took a swipe at two fellow roms. >> you can't have rom knee. he choked. you can't have bush. >> texas senator ted cruz former governor rick perry. >> thank you so much iowa. >> and sarah palin, all among the tea party favorites. >> thank you. >> today was also a test for new jersey governor chris christie. >> our values are consistent. we're fighting together to make this a better country. >> notable for not attending, senators rand paul and marco rubio. mitt romney and former florida governor jeb bush who on friday. >> i know you're on the fence. >> no i'm not. >> had a little fun in san francisco. >> i'm seriously considering the possibility of running. >> ladies and gentlemen. zblf >> reporter: back in iowa gop faithful weigh their options, now less than a year before the official kickoff to primary season. >> well coming up next, trees toppled. power lines down. winds up to 75 miles per hour in l.a. a look at the damage. >> and good evening to you. we had plenty of beach goers and big wa

up a little bit, ted cruz rick santorum what, here she comes, donald trump, sarah palin, chris christie mike huckabee notably jeb bush rubio skipped the event. should they take sarah palin seriously when she says she's seriously interested in running for president. should they take donald trump serious at all? on the topic of trump, i don't think so. how they buried an issue of sarah palin at the end of a segment this morning. >> i'm being told sarah palin was there and has said she might run for president. >> one in a million chance. there's a chance. >> right. exactly. one in a million. >> overnight politicos wrote republican clown car has become a clown van. to have viewers, readers, dismissing palin's chances or even trumps is disrespect. good for views, clicks and ratings. fox news.com thought so. it thought palin's speech deserved it's own headline. others called her speech incoherent. she is by the way a paid fox contributor. she was on the air identified that way, fox's policy is contributors have to leave when they take concrete steps toward running for president. like

within the year. >> donald trump blasted republican heavyweight mitt romney and jeb bush. >> it cannot be mitt because he ran and failed. he failed. the last thing we need is another bush. >> romney and joe bush were among the no-shows, along with marco rubio and rand paul, creating an opening for other presidential hopefuls. >> still ahead -- eileen whelan is tracking the winter weather. >> the kids want to know, can they plan a sunday sleep over? >> ooh, i like that. you know what, i say don't do it. i think by monday morning, there will be some closings and delays. we had the first punch of the weather this morning and yesterday. i want to recap today, because we started off with some really gray skies, snow further north and west. as we had anticipated, mainly a rain event. a little bit of snow in damascus on the backside of the system. the skies quickly cleared. we have clear skies overnight. a good bit overrated shady side elementary school in maryland, over 1.5 inches of rain. the temperatures right now are in the middle to upper 30's. tonight, falling closer to freezing.

. palin, the rogue. harry. cruz. christie, the situation and donald trump, the reality tv star. featuring santorum, the one with the bat. it is the official unofficial kickoff to the republican party 2016 presidential primary. >> greetings from iowa. the kickoff to the freedom summit is tomorrow morning at 9:30 eastern time and the fun goes all day. we have carson, christie, cruz palin, santorum, trump, walker and a whole lot more. it is a super bowl of speeches with activists and the press here to kick the tires. which is what people do at the super bowl. kathie is here in john's chair. you are an expert on iowa politics. what does somebody have to do to be considered the winner or a winner? >> you have to bring both sizzle and steak. it is an iowa event. we want to entertain and rev up the people in the hall. but, you have to give some meat to the people that are watching outside, including the media who are looking for a vision for the country as opposed to somebody that tells good jokes. >> or attack the president gratuitously. some of these people like scott walker have ho

storm's track a little later. right now doneld donald trump now he went to iowa this weekend. he ripped president obama he blasted more than 1 potential g.o.p. candidate. >> we have a presidential election coming up. and we have some good people. >> we need to bring together a coalition of americans who want to believe again. >> you can't have bush. >> the measurable of success in government is how many people are no longer dependent on the government it can't be mitt because mitt ran and failed. >> if i was too blunt and for new jersey for iowa then why do you people keep inviting me back? >> this election is tougher to win than beating a failed president. >> donald trump right after the break. don't go away. and straight ahead. liberal ultra liberal and oscar winning director michael moore still declaring war on the blockbuster film "american sniper." you have to see what moore said this time and then you will hear what former congressman and army veteran allen west has to say about it. that's next. plus, we are following breaking news. crippling blizzard slamming in the northeast. mi

? >> sarah palin and donald trump who sized up the field saying this about two of the four governors not in iowa this weekend. >> you can't have romney. he choked. you can't have bush. donald trump told this crowd in iowa he too is thinking about running i spoke to the iowa democratic governor and the gop chairman say they both expect jeb bush to be competing here but neither has heard from mitt romney. >>> chuck todd joins us this morning. rom iowa it's safe to say, because all eyes are going to be focused on california for the billionaire brothers running their invite only seminary known as the coke pr primary. how does this stack up in importance? >> reporter: >> you're seeing jock i caneying. you have your establishment parts, the insider guys the traditional republican party, jeb bush and mitt romney. in iowa yesterday, we saw a lot of the social conservative candidates making their case. the mike huckabees of the world. the coke brothers, what they have been pushing for is an anti-washington, outsiedder conservative. they seem to like a guy like scott walker the wisconsin gover

while jeb bush and mitt romney were not here, donald trump was. he feels very strongly about those two. listen to what he said. >> you can't have romney e. choked. you can't have bush. >> reporter: there you hear what he had to say. as they begin to take the protesters out of here in what's been something of a shouting match between demonstrators who support comprehensive immigration reform and rick perry who believes it's possible for some unauthorized aliens to get legal status but not most and all the republican field here has said that what they call amnesty should be abandoned. there are a number of other speakers that we expect to hear before the end of the night. chris christie for one and mike huckabee for another. this is one of the most conservative contests in the country. the iowa caucuses rely heavily on social conservatives. that's going to make a very big difference in this contest. what we've heard today is a lot of policy expected from scott walker, calls from opposition to the democratic agenda and obama bashing. but from almost all the candidates, a cry for republica

head-snapping moment when a figure like donald trump took on mitt romney and jeb bush so directly and the audience really responded to that. it was also common to hear comments about hillary clinton, most directly from hewlett-packard ceo carly firchlt orini. more about what message should they put forward. still time to take each other on later on. this was more about trying to make the best pitch. >> that's for sure. it was mostly positive, i think other than a few lines we noted there. kelly, thanks very much. >>> i'm joined by mike huckabee former governor of arkansas and almost certainly 2016 presidential candidate, also the author of a new book called got "gods guns grits." welcome back. >> thank you. i called you an almost certain candidate. you put it this way. i'll put it this way i left the show i had for six years on the fox news network. let me ask you separate forward. you're a candidate for president until you're not? how should we be calling it? an active candidate for president? >> when you become an active candidate you file the papers. but i think it's clear i'm movi

reality tv star donald trump. my one-on-one interview with the mogul on his presidential aspirations are, will he run in 2016? >> i'm totally serious about it and i'm looking at it so seriously. to the extent that a lot of my time up here is spent thinking about that. >> hmm. plus, new developments in the fight to free an american pastor imprisoned in iran because of his christian faith. it was a meeting two years in the making. president obama sits down with sayed aborghini's wife. she sits down with us. "america's ae "america's news hq" starts right now. we begin with the latest threat from isis. world leaders condemning what appears to be the execution of one of the japanese hostages. attention is now focusing on saving the remaining captive, but as the u.s. and other nations vow not to give in to terrorism, isis is changing his demands. peter is here with us with the latest in washington. peter? >> isis wants to trade their japanese prisoner for an iraqi prisoner behind bars in jordan. the kidnappers have dropped their $200 million ransom demand and instead want to swap their pri

jim deemint. we're looking at the donald, donald trump . we'll have a live report later in the show. you can catch all the action as we stream on foxnews.com. >>> noitright now a winter wallop, a fast moving storm bringing a mix of snow and freezing rain. new england getting hit hard with 6-10 inches falling. we're watching another storm waiting in the wings targeting the midwest and mid-atlantic. so if you live in those regions, listen up very closely. i would prefer more snow and less rain today. wet and dreary outside. >> it is. it's nasty outside and i feel the same way. i think we're well into winter and we want some snow especially for our kids. here in new york city it's just a slushy, yucky mess. however, parts of new jersey and connecticut and new england are going to receive close to a foot of snow. so these areas got some nice new snow totals this morning and snow angels i saw on facebook and twitter. there are your current temperatures way above average across the central u.s. we have this trough that has been dug out here for the northeast and that means we're going to

: but celebrities. sarah palin and donald trump who sized up the field saying this about two former governors not in iowa this weekend. >> so you can't have romney. he choked. you can't have bush. >> reporter: and donald trump told this crowd here in iowa that he too, is thinking about running. i spoke to the iowa republican governor and the state's gop chairman. both say they do expect jeb bush to be competing here but neither has heard from mitt romney. lester? >> kelly o'donnell this morning, thanks very much. >>> chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press" and joins us this morning. chuck, good morning. >> well good morning. >> so we can move on from iowa now, it is safe to say, because all eyes are going to be focused on california where the billionaire koch brothers are running their invite-only seminar, sort of known as a koch primary. how does it stack up in terms of importance as we head into 2016? >> you are seeing various jockeying. the republicans field, there are so many people running. it is divided up into sort of a bunch of different categories. you have your establi

is ellis joining us from augusta, georgia. caller: good morning. republicans actually -- donald trump enjoys ratings. that is what he is about. i would love to have hillary rodham clinton to be president of the united states. the first woman president of the united states. i do hope that the republicans will nominate another whoops president. host: the president, who is in india. there is a story on just how much it costs to travel when abroad. the washington post, looking at some of the facts and myths with presidential travel. the president holding a news conference this morning, talking about economic development in india. the top six developments in u.s. /india relations. who do you like in 2016? caller: he knows what is going on. they were talking about -- the republicans need to win. the one guy just said -- i know. i just called in a letter to him. host: we appreciate your conscience -- we appreciate your comments. this is from times magazine. cheap gas, how low will it go? the weekly standard out this weekend, cars on the move is the cover story. arnold, democrats line. caller: good

donald trump were also there to serve a little bit of red meat to the heavily conservative audience. not in attendance, mitt romney. or jeb bush. george stephanopoulos joins us. was there a candidate that stood out to you? >> a couple. no question. scott walker. governor, wisconsin, won re-election this year. a breakout star for a lot of conservatives. he delivered yesterday. she's excited -- he excited the crowd yesterday. also, ted cruz. he revved up the crowd. his refrain was show me. he says he's the one that's been there for conservatives. mitt romney took a lot of shots from the podium. to did jeb bush. and hillary clinton. i don't think you would be surprised by that. >> two people that riled up the audience not surprisingly donald trump and sarah palin. let's play a snippet of what sarah palin had to say. >> thing like that. it must change. things must change for our government. look at it. it's not too big to fail. it's too big to succeed. it's too big to succeed. >> so there's sarah palin. donald trump had equally colorful things to say. in your view, is either a serious presid

and potential 2016 candidate spoke come including dr. ben carson, donald trump scott walker, newt gingrich, tedovernor rick perry, and sarah palin. we begin with. or carson -- with dr. carson. [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you so much. kandi and i are delighted to be here. can is out there somewhere. i always feel so welcome when i come to iowa. they're so many people here who actually have common sense. [laughter] that is not something that is ubiquitous throughout our land. a lot of things i could talk about in my 20 minutes. i will obviously not cover all of them and someone will say you didn't cover -- look, 20 minutes is a finite time. i want to talk about education. it made a difference in my life. it is the great divide in our country. anybody who gets a good education can write their own ticket. it doesn't matter what their ethnicity or background is. we have to start emphasizing that concept. the can-do attitude that helped america to propel its self to the pinnacle so fast. i was a terrible student. i was one of those people known as the

donald trumps out there waiting to hear you say that. he'll probably be quoting you tomorrow as a slip, which i know it was. jonathan chait, here's a great phrase because i've felt this. his infuriating serenity. this president has no patience for public hysteria or the theater which i may be part of, whether it's the border crisis, his joy in golfing after that isis beheading, that was a bad moment for him, or the state of the american politics generally. let's watch him, the infuriating, what's it called? serenity. >> it's a serious disease but we can't give in to hysteria or fear because that only make it is harder for people to get the accurate information that they need. this isn't theater. this is a problem. i'm not interested in photo ops. i'm interested in solving a problem. >> part of it is theater. part of it is how are you -- well, it's not something that always comes naturally to me. the important thing is, in addition to that, is am i getting the policies right? >> many of you have told me that this isn't what you signed up for. arguing with each other on cable shows,

serious you can take it seriously. >> two words: donald trump. >> he was in iowa. >> this is a woman would wants to make sure she is out there and in the public spotlight, not so much whether she will actually --. >> donald trump has a long record of pretending he will run for president and people take him seriously including people at this network that drive me crazy. donald trump is a bain of humanity i think. having said that but sarah palin hasn't done this over and over. >> but she has done -- not taken action to make it look like she is serious about this and the press did not cover that. >> let's talk about her unfavourability rating in a president conducted last year around the governor and the senate elect in alaska, she, the poll also considered whether if she ran what her chances would be of winning against huckabee, against rand paul against others and no way in heck is she going to win. >> i will --. >> i am not the only person to be excited about this. the media would love to see her in the race. >> i will take sarah palin seriously not as a political figure but as a pr

heard from real estate developer donald trump. this is about 25 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. wow. thank you so much. that is so nice. isn't he a great guy. he doesn't get a fair press. it is not fair. i'm here. i have great respect for steve king. [applause] i respect likely citizens united and david and everyone and tremendous respect for the tea party. [applause] also, the people of iowa. they have something in common. hard-working people. they want to make the country great. i love the people of iowa. that is the way it is. very simple. with that said, our country is headed in the wrong direction with the president who is doing an absolutely terrible job. the world is collapsing around us. many of the problems we have caused. the president is either grossly incompetent, a word more people are using, and i think i was the first to use it, or he has a different agenda than you want to know about -- which could be possible. in any event, washington is broken. our country is in serious trouble and total disarray. very simple. politicians are all talk and no action. they are a

views. first i should play that kelly o'donnell was referring to donald trump and his laugh line or whatever you want to call it. let me play it really fast. >> it can't be mitt because mitt ran and failed. he failed. the last thing we need is another bush. he's totally in favor of common core. he's very, very weak on immigration. >> no one is going to mistake donald trump for a presidential candidate i don't think, other than donald trump these days but the fact mitt romney and jeb bush were a punch line. >> and they were not there which i think was very interesting. didn't jeb bush say something you have to sort of lose the republican primary in order to win the general elections. >> he was almost specifically referring to iowa. >> he absolutely was. i think that's where you -- the republicans keep -- in many, many ways are their own worst enemies. they go so far in the right in order to out-conservative everybody else. you heard ted cruz talking about that yesterday, they arrive at the general elections completely battered. that's where you saw mitt romney talking about illegal a

, all these gop contenders thinking about running for president, like donald trump sarah palin, and he named them off. he said, what a reality show that would be yuck yuck. the left doesn't do that. they take this seriously. because this is war. and hopefully the media, even the quasi right side of the media, won't be looking at this as some kind of reality show, a joke. because maybe they have theirs. they're taking care of it. the people of america deserve the best and competition through a gop primary, whether a bill o'reilly or someone else who assumes it's a reality show or not, they deserve that competition to surface the competitor to take on hillary or whoever it may be and win this country. >> when people ask me when i'm n the next president, i believe conservativism works. we have nearly 50 million americans in poverty, nearly 50 million americans on food stamps, record debt and deficits. i'm looking for the most conservative candidate with an inspiring agenda that can win. because i think it would be good for the country and good for those people who are suffering needlessly

people who are not serious about running for president and therefore became aso sideshow, donald trump sarah palin, neither of them is running for president and have no intention of running for president. they're here to grandstand. it doesn't help the republican party because you have this complete sideshow going on. sarah palin had this weird madlib speech. and same thing with donald trump. to criticize mitt romney the way donald trump did and the way he criticized jeb bush, he's not running. what's the point to criticize someone who could be the republican standard bearer? >> it's a good point. we don't know if either of them are going to run. you never know. donald trump threatens it quickly and you just don't know with sarah palin. thank you both so much. >>> developing story right now, the united states is closing its embassy in yemen to the public until further notice. the announcement comes amid political turmoil with the president and his cabinet resigning last week under pressure from houthi rebels. the embassy says the closure only a precaution as they analyze the current security

. a whammy! >> i'm terribly story, you have donald trump. a second whammy, you have both whammies? >> i spent time prepping for what numberhmd >> we will come back to you at the end of this round after michael steele picks. >> do i have to pick someone from this round or can i get anyone? >> anyone. >> in this case i want to check my sheet here, nine seconds on the clock. >> i'm going to have to take jeb bush. >> mcintosh losing jeb bush, still has joe biden. everyone was joking about sam seder numerology, but it is working out. >> at the end of the show, anyone with whammies can pick someone off of the board. we still have one big candidate on the board hillary clinton. who will get her? find out, stick around. >>> george walker bush was also president of the united states for eight years. that is a cold hard fact. there's nothing more romantic than a spontaneous moment. so why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? with cialis for daily use, you don't have to plan around either. it's the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction s

conservatives there? >> i will not try to reckon out for whom donald trump speaks, but i will say this -- >> just because you don't like donald trump, but a lot of people do. his sentiment is felt by a lot of core conservatives. >> the core conservatives are being reminded what they did not like about mitt romney originally. and what they didn't like is he was a moderate. he worked very hardíg to demonstrate to republicans that he was one of theirs and would stick with them. and he stuck there for a long time. as he comes back though they're being reminded what they didn't like about him the first time. >> but he's still polling number one, 59% of the people polled say they would like to see him as a choice. >> okay with them if he runs. however, mitt romney is being remembered as the guy who they'd rather have as president than barack obama. now romney has to not be better than barack obama, he has to be better than 15 or 20 -- >> stirewalt had a great line in his morning piece 59% people may want sea bass on the menu, doesn't mean they will get sea bass. let's talk about sarah palin

more than candidate donald trump used a news conference and the stage to try to preemptively fire mitt romney and jeb bush from the race. >> so you can't have romney, he choked. you can't have bush -- >> reporter: neither romney nor bush was here today, but bush hinted at his plans in california friday night. >> i'm seriously considering the possibility of running. >> reporter: chris christie came to claim that he and his record are conservative enough for iowa republicans. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: and texas governor rick perry told this iowa crowd he is looking at 2016. perry was briefly interrupted by protesters who shouted him down upset about conservatives use that disagree with the president's reforms for immigration. lester. >> kelly, thanks. tomorrow on "meet the press" chuck todd will speak with yet another potential 2016 candidate former governor mike huckabee. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, a piece of americana is one of the most sought-after rides in cuba. >>> it was a historic week in havana, one that saw the highest level talks bet

? >> i will not try to reckon out for whom donald trump speaks, but i will say this -- >> just because you don't likemp, but a lot of people do. his sentiment is felt by a lot of core conservatives. >> the core conservatives are being reminded what they did not like about mitt romney originally. and what they didn't like is he was a moderate. he worked very hardíg to demonstrate to republicans that he was one of theirs and would stick with them. and he stuck there for a long time. as he comes back though they're being reminded what they didn't like about him the first time. >> but he's still polling number one, 59% of the people polled say they would like to see him as a choice. >> okay with them if he runs. however, mitt romney is being remembered as the guy who they'd rather have as president than barack obama. now romney has to not be better than barack obama, he has to be better than 15 or 20 -- >> stirewalt had a great line in his morning piece 59% people may want sea bass on the menu, doesn't mean they will get sea bass. let's talk about sarah palin. she's seriously considering

sense and a good dose of constitutional law and end it. >> reporter: business mogul donald trump was more blunt. >> you can't have romney he choked. you can't have bush. the last thing we need is another bush. >> reporter: ben carson's low key delivery seemed well received. >> we have to have courage once again in this country. we cannot allow the progressives to shut us up. >> believe give a texas sized welcome to governor rick perry! [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: texas governor rick perry clearly gearing up for another run spent time on his bread and butter issue immigration. >> we need to send a message to congress secure the border now, override this president's law less executive order, restore law and order to our border with mexico. stand up to this face of evil and protect our citizens. >> reporter: former hewlett-packard ceo made a contrast with the likely democratic nominee. >> like hillary clinton i have travelled hundreds of thousands of miles around the globe but unlike her i have actually accomplished something. >> reporter: former alaskan governor sarah palin sa

sweepstakes we're going to be hearing from a number of them in a short while donald trump who has run a number of times and said he may still today. before the afternoon is out former alaskan governor and 2008 running pat sara pay lynn wills also be speaking and yesterday in las vegas she told a reporter that she was quote certainly thinking about running for president and thought that her addition to the roster might improve the tigs. one thing we will not be seeing today is an appearance of either mitt romney or jeb bush, but there will be eight explore remembers, shall we say they haven't officially announced their campaign but it includes governors, thu comers like scott walker the governor of wisconsin wisconsin, chris christie, the governor of new jersey and there are some candidates like mike huckabee and rick santorum both of whom won the caucuses in 2012 and 2008 respectively. jeb bush gave a speech in san francisco where he talked about immigration and again expressed his support for granting some sort of legal path to citizenship for illegal aliens, something that is very unp

serious it's up for the press to take it seriously. >> two worlds. donald trump. >> who was also in iowa. >> right. but this is a woman who i think just wants to make sure she's out there, not so much whether or not -- >> donald trump has a long record of clownishly pretending he'll run for president and people take him seriously, including this network. which drives me crazy. he's a bane of humanity. but that's not sarah palin's game. >> but she's done nothing to make -- taken any action to actually look like she's really seriously about doing this. and the press didn't cover that. >> and less talk about her unfavorability ratings if she were to decide to do this. in a poll that was conducted last year, around the governor and the senate elect in alaska, the poll also considered whether or not if she ran what her chances would be of winning against huckabee against rand paul against others. and she -- no way in heck she was going to win. >> i will take sarah palin -- >> i'm not the only person excited. the media would be. that's why they're doing this. they would love to see her in

dependence on it. >> reporter: but donald trump -- yes, he's again talking about running -- scored some of the day's biggest applause lines by attacking two big names who are not here today. >> you can't have romney, he choked. you can't have bush. >> no! >> reporter: all told a a dozen republican presidential candidates came to this forum hosted by hard line anti-immigration congressman steve king. and there's at least another half-dozen who are not here today. >> how many republican can dates can you fit on a debate stage? >> i guess that would depend how big the stage is. >> reporter: and there's still time for more republicans to think about running. the first in the nation iowa caucuses are a full 53 weeks away. cecilia. >> 53 whole weeks. jon, thank you. and be sure to tune in tomorrow morning for "this week" with george for jon's complete wrap-up of the republican race and the rest of the week's top stories. >>> next up. abc investigation, thousands of cars stolen in america every year.r parts but now thieves are targeting something even more valuable. abc's gio benitez shows how yo