. ben carson, now rising in the polls, questioning whether he is a good doctor, even a good christian. a close associate, a friend of ben carson's will respond here live. >>> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm john berman. what a day. donald trump, he doesn't just cast aspersions, he drops apersion bombs. with just six days to go before the crucial cnn debate, he questioned whether dr. ben carson was a good doctor and whether a good christian to boot. he questioned whether jeb bush was funny. >> trump's verbal assault against carson came just a day after carson took on trump questioning trump's faith saying the biggest difference between the two men in carson's words, i don't in any way deny my faith in god. here is trump's response just this morning. >> i have known ben carson, of him, for a long time. i never heard faith was a big thing until just rentsly. >> he's a seven day adventist. it's something he talks about a lot. >> all of a sudden he becomes this great religious figure. i don't think he's a great religious figure and yi saw him yesterday quoting something on humility

said that jeb bush made ben carson look like the energizer bunny, we thought we would help with a little illustration. ♪ happy national concussion day, sports fans, which means the nfl season is getting underway. the lineup on our show -- we have biden, boehner and bernie. for the first him and his campaign, donald trump is under siege. -- the first time in his campaign, donald trump is under siege. in the past 24 hours he has taken four body blows from ben carson, carly fiorina, and jeb bush. and bobby jindal. let's start with the first blow coming from a religious angle courtesy of dr. carson. , [bell] mr. carson: one of my favorite bible verses. "by humility and the fear of the lord are riches and honor in life." and that's a very big part of who i am. humility and the fear of the lord. i don't get that impression with him. maybe i am wrong. but i don't get that impression. trump: i never heard faith was a big thing until just recently, so i do not even know about what ben carson. all of a sudden he becomes this great religious figure. i don't think he's a great religious fig

a big idea, just ask president obama, ben carson, a seventh decade day adventist himself . al jazeera america's del walters reports. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. is. >> reporter: dr. ben carson says he doesn't think islam is with the constitution,. >> it depends on what that muslim is and what his policies were. >> his comments ignited a fire storm, care is calling for carson to withdraw from the race. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race because he's unfit to lead. >> but carson isn't backing down. in an interview with the hill on sunday he said i do not believe sherea is consistent with e constitution of this country, referring to islamic law, what you do as a public official, that's inconsistent with our principles and our constitution. >> there is a problem in this country it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. >> donald trump was criticized for his handling of the comment. he was asked on cnn why he didn't do more to correct the man. >> we certainly

are calls for dr. ben carson to drop his bid for the white house after saying on "meet the press" that a muslim should not be president. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not. >> it is any man or any woman's race for the gop nomination. fresh off her strong debate performance, carly fiorina jump toes second place in the late evidence cnn poll, inching ahead of ben carson. in less that 24 hours, pope francis arrived in washington to begin his historic visit to the united states. >>> we begin with breaking news, though, reaction to ben carson's remark that's a muslim should not be president of the united states. donald trump did not condemn what was said, but instead talked about the process of electing people. >> i think that basically if somebody can get elected, you know, they're going to be vetted and if somebody can get elected, that's what it's all about. it's an electoral process. i would tend to go along with that. >> tend to go along with what? >> election. if you win an election, you know, in this country, if you win

is >> reporter: good morning. carson's comments angered a lot of people. the question now is whether these comments will hurt either candidate in the polls. this as yet another outsider candidate is surging. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> reporter: this shocking statement by dr. ben carson under a spotlight this morning in the republican presidential race. on nbc's "meet the press" sunday, carson said a muslim president should not be in the oval office. and that a president's faith should matter to voters. >> if it's inconsistent with the values and principles of america, then of course it should matter. >> reporter: later, when donald trump was asked about the possibility of a muslim president, he said -- >> some people have said it already happened. >> reporter: a rens to president barack obama. trump later adding. >> he said he was a christian and is a christian. i'm willing to take him at his word. >> reporter: carson is doubling down on his controversial comments in in an an interview with a washington newspaper, the hill hill,"

the pope's u.s. visit. but first, ben carson is closing in on donald trump. polling from cbs news and "the new york times" shows the gap between donald trump and ben carson has thinned to 4% nationally. carson is within the margin of error. that means they're basically tied. trump's climb is overshadowed by carson's massive leap. last month, carson was polling 6% and trump isn't impressed by carson's buzz. >> here's the headline. carson surging. i say, what about me, where's my name? i'm at 40. where's my name? it's unbelievable. do you know where my name is? [ cheers and applause ] >> they don't know where my name is either. by the way, can you see in the back, they have the best view? can you see it's really my hair? >> the big numbers, the big apple billionaire businessman refers to come out of new hampshire. while ben carson has caught up nationally, trump is blowing other candidates out of the water in the granite state. and he wants to assure his supporters that a disappearing act is not part of the show. >> now it's time to really start. because this is going to happen. i'm tel

john: two all due respect to donald trump who said that je b bush made ben carson look like the energizer bunny, we thought that would help with a little illustration. happy national concussion day, sports fans, which means the nfl season is getting underway. the lineup on our shop yet we --e biden, boehner and for the first him and his campaign, donald trump is under siege. in the past 24 hours he has benn four body blows from carson, carly fiorina, and jeb bush. let's come from the religious angle, courtesy of dr. carson. [bell] carson: one of my favorite bible verses. of theility and the fear lord are riches and honor in life." and that's a very big part of who i am. humility and the fear of the lord. i don't get that impression with him. maybe i am wrong. faith was aer heard big thing until just recently, so i do not even know about what ben carson. all of a sudden he becomes this great religious figure. i saw him yesterday quoting something and he was quoting on humility, and it looks like he memorized it two minutes before he made the quote. don't tell me about benca cars.

tomorrow night. trump has 27% but take a look, dr. ben carson who has been in second for some time now, he now trails trump by just four points and six weeks ago, carson was polling at just 6%. if trump is running scared, he is hiding it really well. he's got an event in los angeles tonight on the "uss iowa." last night, had a huge rally in dallas. trump spoke for more than an hour. take a look at some of the highlights. >> i have a little debate coming up on wednesday. i'm surging, they said. can you believe this one? i'm surging with women. carli's giving me a little bit of a hard time even though her poll numbers are horrible. i like carli. and i like ben. and i like many of the people that i'm running against. by the way, can you see in the back, they have the best view. can you see it's really my hair? they call it all trump all the time. can you believe it? all trump all the time. >> quite a show. msnbc political correspondent casey hunt is out west for us. casey, talk about the expectations for the debate tomorrow night, especially since we know what went down the first time

a monmouth university poll shows rival ben carson tying trump in the state of iowa. this is the first time in a month there is a poll that does not give donald trump a >> also overnight a batch of hillary clinton's e-mails released whachlt's in them? classified information. does it matter to voters? >> hey there, good morning. new polls out from monmouth university, good news for ben carson. carson is at 23%, tied with donald trump. the trend line is they are very much up from july. in july, carson 8% and trump 13%. fiorina is bunched in there as 10%. cruz at 9%. the establishment figures not doing as well as they were in july. another poll, this is from the des moines register in bloomberg shows a similar trend. trump there, a 23%, carson 18%, walker who was supposed to do really well in iowa, 8%. cruz at 8%. bush 6%. if you look back, they have a trend line back to january. what it really shows is these anti sort of establishment figures doing well since january. we think we know why. the monmouth university poll showing the gop likely caucus goers, only 23% want someone with

. "at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts right now. >> no apology from ben carson, not even close. he says he doesn't to want see a muslim from president. any minute, one group will call on carson so drop out of the race. we'll take it live. >> showing more humor and heart seems to be working for hillary clinton. now bouncing back in the polls and wait till you hear what joe biden just said. his strongest signal yet about his chances of jumping in the race for the white house. >> the mother and boyfriend accused of killing baby doe fashion a judge for the first time. why the suspect thought the little girl was possessed by demons. >>> hello, i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm john berman. this morning the race for president taking a sharp turn in religious direction. ben carson flatly stating his view that no muslim should be in the white house. he said he won't vote for a muslim. in an interview with "the hill," he says whoever takes the white house should be sworn in on a stack of bibles, not a koran. the muslim rights organization is set to fire back. >> council on american islamic

on the "newsroom," trump loses ground as carly fiorina climbs, pulling neck and neck with ben carson. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> muslim leaders calling for carson to drop out, as trump says, he loves muslims but -- >> you have radicals that are doing things. it wasn't people from sweden that blew up the world trade centers. >>> also, the man accused of killing baby bella allegedly thought she was possessed. he's in court this morning, along with bella's mother. we'll take you there, live. >>> plus, emmy night gets political. >> racism is over. don't fact check that. >> racism, sexism and the race for 2016. nothing was off limited for host andy sandberg. let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol kcostello. any minute now, a step toward justice for baby doe. her name we now know is bella. her mother and her mother's boyfriend are set to appear in a courtroom. the boyfriend charged with murder. cnn sources say he punched the little girl because he thought she was possessed. bella's mother is charged with being an acce

again. >> but on the eve of a cnn/gop debate, dr. ben carson has moved closer than ever to trump. trump at 27%, carson behind him at 23%. it's all on the lean tomorrow night. let's get right to it. sarah murray is at the uss iowa for us tonight. a very high profile event on the eve of this debate, how did it go for donald trump? >> reporter: you know, donald trump was definitely rallying the crowd here on the uss iowa. there was a little awkwardness a few hundred feet away. there were some vocal protesters saying donald trump is a racist. can you hear that aboard the ship. a stark contrast. this is more than a national security speech. we did not hear a lot of specification. the crowd liked how he would reform the va. he had a strong military if he were president he talked a lot about immigration, which a number of people do view as a security issue f. you board that ship and you walked away with a very favorable impression even though it was light on specifics. >> reporter: sarah, what can you tell about the event? it's a joint campaign and fundraiser for a vets group, right? one vet g

iran right now at how stupid we are. >> let's move on to a different topic. ben carson, he's also making a lot of traction. he's feeling good about himself, enough that he's coming at you. he is a man of faith, everybody knows that, it's a cornerstone of his existence and certainly is motivation to run. >> i don't know that. i had not heard that. i have known of ben carson for a long time and never heard faith was a big thing until just recently when he started running. so i don't know about that and ben carson's faith. of all of a sudden he becomes the great religious figure. i saw him yesterday quoting on humility and it looked like he memorized it two minutes before he made the quote. don't tell me about ben carson. >> he's coming at you, too. >> he's starting to hit me so i hit back. i only hit back when i get hit. ben carson, you're talking about his faith, excuse me, chris, go back to look at his past. go back to look at his views on abortion and see where he stands. talk about abortion, go back to look at his views on abortion. now all of a sudden he gets on very low key, f

tomorrow to the u.s. >>> religion and politics. ben carson stands by his inflammatory comments on muslims in the white house >> i would not adz woe indicate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> why critics say it shows where he is unfit for the oval office. >>> refugee relief, the u.s. promises to give more money and take more syrians, our report from the front lines of the crisis in europe. >>> plus tipping point, california's sequoias who stood the test on time. >> we want to understand the effect of the drought on the sequoias. >> but they could be under threat in what could be a wake-up call for the planet. ♪ >>> he's not the first pope to visit communist cuba, but today pope francis became the first to visit the hometown of fiddle and raul castro. in cuba, the pope struck a delicate plans when it comes to politics. when he begins his trip to the u.s. tomorrow, he is expected to make some waves. jonathan betz has the story. >> reporter: this is no ordinary flight. on board pope francis. thousands lined the street as we made his way to what is known as the cradle

see "q&a." republican presidential candidate ben carson was in colorado for the steamboat institute's annual freedom conference. he talked about his background and a range of issues including the national debt, immigration, and terrorism. dr. carson: thank you. thank you. we are delighted to be with you. thanks for all the hard work. jennifer and rick, all the the leadership program of the rockies, everybody who has done such a fabulous job in putting this together. you know, america is still a place of dreams. there are a lot of people who try to denigrate our country because there may have been things that has happened in the past that were not particularly flattering, but that is not because there's anything wrong with our country. it is because there was something wrong with people from time to time. people inhabit the country. any country in the world has people and has problems. of the united states of america is an absolutely wonderful place. the fact of the matter is you will notice there are a whole bunch of people trying to get in here but not a lot of people try

remove education from texas schools. new election polls show that dr. ben carson is neck and neck with donald trump, it is so close kim davis just preemptively refused to issue them a marriage license. true. i am not making this up. and retired neurosurgeon ben carson is actually surging in the polls no. wonder, our last loveable black doctor is no longer available. that's right, mother (bleep)er, i haven't forgotten about you. in is the nightly show. let's do this! captioning sponsored by comedy central >> thank you very much. thank you very much. welcome to the nightly show. man, such a great audience. normally you come to the show, people say, man, i hope i get -- listen, the audience i have a black lives matter bracelet, which is very nice. [ cheers and applause ] >> wilmore: and it is very nice looking white gentleman a and said, yo larry, it is like, whoa. black lives matter. i am like, all right. but, you know, that's exactly what he sounded hike. he asked if i would wear the bracelet and said he was over and colbert and gave him one too. my question is, does this guy have a job

advocacy is calling for congressional repudiation of ben carson after he said a muslim should not become president. here's carson on "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> do you feel islam is consistent with the constitution? >> i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. with that. >> carson's comments come after a supporter of donald trump erroneously claimed that barack obama was muslim. let's take a look at a new nbc online survey. donald trump still leading the pack of republican candidates when it comes to who republicans will vote for in 2016. as you take a look, after the big debate, 29% of those surveyed said trump is still their candidate. ben carson received only 14% and carly rounded out the top three but it was fiorina who came out on top of a poll of who did the best job. 36% followed by trump by 21% and all the other candidates received less than 10% of that vote. >>> now let's flip to the democratic side. presidential front runner hillary clinton plans to roll out a new prescription drug plan. she said on a morning talk show that he

ben carson is second with 20%. jeb bush, ted cruz and marco rubio round out the top five and the mud slinging between candidates continues. ben carson seems to be trump's most recent target. on sunday trump questioned carson's ability to be a leader. >> i'm a deal maker. i'll make great deals for the country. ben can't do that. he's a doctor and not a deal maker and i'll make great deals for our country. >> trump may think he's a good deal maker but fellow gop candidate carly fiorina doesn't think he's a good leader. >> i think donald trump is an entertainer and i think i am a leader, and so what i do is talk to the american people about the issues they care about and i think they hear what i'm talking about. >> meanwhile, on the democratic side, bernie sand certifies surging in the polls. last night he held an event in greensboro, north carolina. there are between 3,000 to 4,000 fans in the crowd. the new republican/abc news poll shows among democratic voters, hillary clinton is still leading with 42%. bernie sanders 24% and joe biden who hasn't officially entered the race has 2

much. good luck to you. good luck to ben carson tonight. that is it for me here at the reagan library. i'm brooke baldwin. we'll send things to "the lead." anderson cooper in for jake tapper. "the lead" starts right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. i'm anderson cooper in for tonight's moderator jake tapper, as brooke just said. this is "the lead." debate night just two hours away. a big fight feel who will come out swinging and who could get counterpunched right off the stage? more contenders are arriving this hour. many have walked through, sized up the podiums. donald trump is expected to get here later this hour. he will not be allowed to park his jet next to air force one. we have cameras perched at every angle to bring all the pregame preparatio preparations. our analysts, reporters, question ners and moderator as we count down to the biggest night in the race for the president so far. just seconds ago we saw rick santorum arrive here at the reagan national library. today's coverage with the man himself mr. moderator host of this show and cnn's chief washington correspo

. >>> offending voters, will the gop's efforts to expand its tent collapse as ben carson and donald trump step up their attacks on muslims? i'll speak with one of the two muslim members of the united states congress. >>> possessed by demons. an outburst in court as prosecutors say the man accused of killing baby doe viewed her as possessed. why did no one who knew the child report her missing? >>> and maximum security. u.s. cities are turned into fortresses as a massive security cordoned will surround the pope wherever he goes. why are officials so concerned about the papal visit? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> let's get to the breaking news. sources say the wisconsin governor scott walker about to drop out of the race for the white house. we're standing by for a news conference. we'll have live coverage. walker has gone from an early leader to an also ran in the gop presidential campaign. he shows up at less than half of 1% in our latest poll. all this comes as the issue of religion throws the republican race a bit into turmoil r

ben carson on the defensive today amid calls for him to drop out of the race for this comment about muslims sunday on "meet the press." >> do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no i don't. i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> the issue coming front and center after donald trump's refusal to correct a new hampshire man's comments about muslims in america and about president obama last week at a campaign event. over the weekend trump said some muslims are, quote, a very severe problem. this morning hrks expanded saying ssay ing he didn't think he needed to defend president obama. >> i've never had a problem with muslims. you have an individual problem where you have some radical that is are causing problems and i can be politically correct. somebody said how can you say that? i said, give me a break. it's all over the world. it's a very big problem. i understand that muslims are great people and i have many friends and i have -- and they're great friends and by the way, they

right now. >> dramatic developments in the race for president. donald trump, ben carson. statements this weekend raising eyebrows of muslims in america and carly fiorina surge in the polls. >>> two americans held captive in yemen. they are free this morning. >>> a night of firsts at emmys. laughs made. tears shed. i can think of nothing else to add to that. a lot happened. >> stage crawling. >> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is monday, september 21st. let's start with controversy in the republican race for president. ben carson says a muslim should not be president. donald trump suggests we might already have a muslim president. >> can you imagine supporting or comfortable with a muslim ever became president of the united states? >> i can say that, you know, it is something that at some point could happen. we'll see. you know, it is something that could happen. would i be comfortable? i don't know we have to address it right now. it is something that could happen. >> you said you had no problem putting a muslim. >> some people sa

significant fall from where he was. carly fiorina jumps up from 3% to 15%. carson falls 5%. he was at 19%. and walker didn't have many percentages to give. he had less than half of 1%. however, that doesn't mean nobody benefits from him dropping out, mark. who does? >> first of all, he does have a lot to give in the sense that he's probably at not less than 1%, he's probably 2%, 3%, 4%. but he has donors backing him and he has a great operation in iowa. so he put together a fantastic operation. he was the leader in iowa. there's a lot of candidates that want that infrastructure. so i think there's an opportunity for a lot of people to benefit. i think marco rubio probably benefits the most, because he's one candidate out there who has this hopeful, optimistic vision of america. and so i think he's going to make a big play for walker's donors and supporters. >> we're going to talk about what happened to trump and carly fiorina in that latest poll. donald trump has a very different sounding message tonight. thank you both so much. >>> we have new developments in another controversy, wit

woman ceo of a fortune 500 company carly fiorina and dr. ben carson a neurosurgeon. tonight you will hear from all three. who are these outsiders? we start with a frontrunner. donald trump. >> we need a leader that wrote the art of the deal. >> you know him as the donald. and there is a chance he may be your next president. >> i'm really rich. >> 1968 donald trump graduates from the prestigious wharton school and starts working at his father's real estate business. he moves the company's focus from manhattan and turning the trump into a global brand. >> i am donald trump and i have properties at you will over the place. >> donald trump becomes the new york's most well known and controversial developers. grand hyatt in 1974. trump tower in 1979. the atlantic city new jersey season 1980. later it would be golf courses, more hotels and, yes, more buildings in new york and around the world. and in 1987, the donald publishing his number one best selling book, "the art of the deal." >> i like mailing deals. preferably making big deals. that's how i get my kicks. 19 the 90s total crisis dec

. donald trump is on top he's saying ben carson is too nice. ben carson, nice guy, to number two, what do you make. >> ben carson saying i have had lot of experience in business, i've been on a lot of boards, i've been on compensation committees, that's interesting. look, that trump came from no where and established himself, a huge story. ben carson has come up is number two now is a huge story. the disappearance of jeb, that's a huge story. there's a lot of bubbling going on from. we see i suppose trump will now be saying ben carson has low energy and ben carson will be saying, you got to focus on this fellow's character. i think we may see some sparks on the debate on wednesday night. all these fellows have to go after each other, the first debate was all trump. second debate is everybody else going boom. >> i thought this horse race is really interesting almost more interesting was people's second choice. trump support is wide right now, people ask there is second choice. if ben carson is second choice, he is. ben carson is connecting in a way with people who might actually show up

polls show how narrowing the gap with donald trump, dr. ben carson has taken a swipe at him. a soft-spoken swipe it is. but unmistakable. listen to how dr. carson answered the question moments ago about what sets him apart from the gop front-runner. >> the biggest thing is that i realize where my successes come from. and i don't in any way deny my faith in god. and i think -- that probably is a big difference. >> he made the remarks at a campaign rally in orange county, california. cnn's correspondent is traveling with him now. you were there when ben carson said this. did the crowd interpret it as a jab at donald trump? >> well, this actually took place backstage, just before the big event where there are thousand of people here to see ben carson. talking to the media. he was asked what the distinction was between him and donald trump. this is the first time he has really taken the gloves off. it was fascinating that he went after trump as inauthentic on religion. i think we have a little more of the sound here. by humility and the fear of the lord. our riches, and honor and life.

trump and ben carson. but not so good for hillary clinton. >> i'm leading the pack i will tell you with the people, people are tired of incompetence. they're tired of people that don't get it done. >> dickerson: he's right about all that we'll tell you why with results from a new cbs news tracker poll of key primary states. we'll get trumps reaction and we'll also talk to the man hot on his heels. neurosurgeon ben carson. and hillary clinton's campaign does it need a resnoot we'll talk to president obama's former strategist and we'll have analysis on the political news of the week including joe biden's emotional struggle over his political future. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs good morning welcome to "face the nation" i'm john dickerson. labor day is behind us, football season started the second republican debate just three days away. so we have some brand new poll numbers this morning from our cbs news 2016 battleground tracker, we'll be tracking the candidates in the early primary states throughout the next few months. first the republican field

to counterattacks? >> carson's surge, the former surgeon general dr. ben carson quietly catching up to the billionaire. the latest national poll shows them just four points apart. but that really means they're neck and neck. and bush and blitz, like all of the rest of the mainstream candidates, jeb bush is stuck in single digits. can supporters give him a boost with $24 million advertising campaign? i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." 25 hours and counting to the big republican showdown right here on cnn. but on this, the eve of the gop debate, here at reagan library in simi valley, california, there are other numbers we want to take a look at and need to look at right now. new poll shows donald trump is still the leader of the pack but he's now just four points ahead of dr. ben carson. 27% to 23%. with the sampling error, that's effectively neck and neck. will carson keep turning the other cheek, or will he go on the attack? it's all on the line right now for jeb bush, marco rubio, and another so-called establishment candidates. they're all right now in single digi

of the new national poll in the form of dr. ben carson. his fellow outsider. he continues his strong summer surge. trump is holding on to first place with 27%. but carson now at 23% within the margin of error and riding a huge 17-point jump since july. the other candidates as we have seen in our own cnn polling languishing in single digits. let's talk about this new poll and so much more with my friends here in california. van jones and s.e.cupp, good to see you. let's talk politics. especially with that poll. trump was so far ahead, but with a new poll, he is gaining on him. do you think trump tomorrow night is going to look over his shoulder a little bit? >> probably, yeah. he's been getting into it with ben carson a little bit. so i assume that he won't lay off tomorrow night. but look, ben carson has risen, i think, so much because he's not faced a ton of scrutiny yet. once people really start laying the magnifying glass, i think you'll start to see his potential deflate just a bit. >> you said yesterday to watch out. >> i say don't underestimate the quiet guy on stage. under ord

, maryland. also, dr. ben carson who is currently feuding, we'll call it, with donald trump, he's in ferguson, missouri, today. he's expected to address reporters. there will be a q & a. of course, what carson is saying is getting more and more traction and attention and he's gaining in the polls. it indicates carson is running number two to trump, both of them in double digits. let's begin on the flip side, what is happening with the democrats. hillary clinton is losing support. check out the numbers. while a man who is not even officially running is gaining on her. in this new cnn orc poll, the man who happens to be the vice president of the united states, that number could grow after the incredibly authentic, revealing interview he did last night on the late show with stephen colbert. he has lost his son beau to cancer three months ago. the vice president showed the audience he is still putting his personal life above any presidential aspirations. >> i will think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to be president and

ago, the muslim group demanded that dr. ben carson drop out of the race for the white house and comes after he he said this on "meet the press." >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> today the council on american islamic relations pointed out article vi states there should be no religious test for any public office. >> american muslim cannot be president of the united states. his views are inconsistent with the united states constitution. for that, we really urge politicians, community leaders, presidential candidates to repudiate his views and we ask ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race because he's unfit to lead. >> i heard some of his surrogates try to dress it up that he's not trying to be politically correct. he's wrong. he's politically wrong. >> politicians are acting like thugs. thugs and dom gogs. . it's time to stop and carson needs to leave the race. >> those were folks from the organization. no word on ben carson's response to that news conference to those words. but in an interv

liberal, moderate, conservative. ben carson is catching up. what is going on? john: it is fascinating that his able-unfavorable improved in this. it is interesting that there is hrshach thing happening. who support trump are believers that barack obama was not born in the united states. mike: you skip iowa on the way to yosemite. what do you think about the fact that ben carson is drawing even with all trump in iowa with no media exposure? do you think that donald trump really cares about the numbers? john: yes. to the first point, we will talk about ben carson. know he isangelicals out there more than we see. i think trump is more obsessed with polls than any other candidate in history. it is the way he shows that he is winning. mike: do you think that he is pulling the tabs? john: i think he sees the top line number that says he is first and everyone else is dropping. well.ow i'lowa e: the evangelicals. john: you think he will crumble? mike: i think he will lose. john: mike does not believe that donald trump's favorite book is the bible. coons putand chris on upholding short a veto.

. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. , remarks from republican presidential candidate ben carson at the steamboat institute annual conference in colorado. seven we will look at this morning's headlines on washington journal. tv. announcer: ben carson was recently in colorado. he spoke on a range of issues including the national debt, immigration. this is part of our road to the white house coverage. dr. carson: thank you. thank you. we are delighted to be with you. thanks for all the hard work. jennifer and rick, all the the leadership program of the rockies, everybody whoas done such a fabulous job in putting this together. you know, america is still a place of dreams. there are a lot of people who try to denigrate our country because there may have been things that has happened in the past that were not particularly flattering, but that is not because there's anything wrong with our country. it is because there was something wrong with people from time to time. people inhabit the country. any country in the world has people and has problems. of the united states of america is an a

responded with some things about ben carson that are obviously not true. >> i don't think he is a great religious figure. >> it is clear donald trump has never read the bible. we know he has never read the bible. he's not in the bible. >> how much can donald trump get away with speaking offensively about women? >> if he emerges i'd love to debate him. >> the day after donald trump, sarah palin and glenn beck rallied outside of the capitol to try to stop the iran deal, the united states senate gave president obama the biggest foreign policy victory of his president cy in what may turn out to be the most important foreign policy achievement since the end of the cold war, an achievement that could lead to a much-safer world with iran no longer pursuing nuclear weapons. president obama released this statement. "today the senate took an historic step forward and voted to enable the united states to work with our international partners to ten able the implementation of the comprehensive long term deal that will prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. this vote is a victory for difficult

for president visiting one of the bluest cities. we are waiting for ben carson to take the stage in san francisco. i am jenna lee. >> i am leland viter in for jon scott. donald trump plants himself in the top of the polls, brain surgeon ben carson is hanging with him. he is part of the surge of so- called outsiders, nonprofessional politicians that are making waves in the early days of the 2016 race at the expense of establishment candidates. and what is dr. carson's a pole? >> we have claudia in san francisco where ben carson will speak. >> reporter: that's right, dr. ben carson riding a wave of momentum as he brings his soft spoken style the west coast. the pioneering neursurgeon is set to speak in the common wealth club in san francisco and will take questions after. dr. carson who is absent from the spotlight in the past week will talk about a flat tax and his opposition to the iran deal and why he is be the country's next president. the retired doctor came in the last month's gop debate unknown and climb negligent polls every since and carson is in third place in new hampshire

carson. a new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows carson just four points behind. right now he's the only candidate who has a shot at overtaking the donald. however, this poll also reveals that 39% of republican primary voters and caucusgoers see donald trump as their best shot at winning the presidency. basically, other republican candidates have a whole lot of work to do. during the last fox news debate, carson didn't receive as much air time as other candidates. at one point, carson went 37 minutes without a question. but when carson did get a chance to speak, the crowd loved him. he had no problem going after hillary clinton in that first debate. >> she counts on the fact that people are uninformed. the alinski model. the way i'll come at it is to educate people, help people understand that it is that progressive movement that is causing them the problems. you know, you look at the national debt and how it's being driven up. if i was trying to destroy this country, what i would do is find a way to drive wedges between all the people, drive the debt to an unsustainable level, and

trump. dr. ben carson is almost neck and neck with the billionaire in the latest polls. but everyone else is back in the pack. tonight's cnn debate is a chance to stand out from the crowd. and conservative credentials. gop hopefuls will be trying to show they can be the heir to ronald reagan as their party is ripped apart to ideological and personal coils and rip each other apart with insults. who can prove they're ready to lead? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and aroun the world. i'm wolf blitzer live from inside the ronald reagan presidential library. and you're in "the situation room." >>> just an hour away an extraordinary republican showdown begins right here on cnn. we're coming to you live from inside the debate hall at the reagan library in simi valley, california, where 15 candidates are gathering for the gop presidential debate. for some it's a battle for political survival. for others a chance to thump donald trump. the billionaire leads the latest national polls just barely over fellow outder dr. ben carson. and polls show carson is now gaini

. a muslim group says ben carson should drop out of the republican race for president. >>> willing to change. the pope's message for cubans, during his historic visit. >>> damage control, the executives try to put the breaks on the emissions cheating scandal >>> the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. >> and making history in hollywood. ♪ >>> there is growing outrage today over dr. ben carson's controversial remarks about islam. he is the second g.o.p. candidate to come under fire for comments about muslims. donald trump took heat last week for comments made by a supporter. del walters is here with more. >> not since john f. kennedy run for president has so much been said about the about the faith of the first family. this time it has to do with placing a hand on the bible or the quran. >> i would not advocate that we put an -- a muslim as president. >> reporter: his comments ignited a fire storm. and one group is calling for carson to withdrawal from the race. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race, buzz he's unfit to l

. >> donald trump tries to clarify his gomts carly fiorina. then dr. benjamin carson attacks trump's faithful. >> that's a big part of who i am. >> our panel reacts to the latest campaign jabs. plus, new poll numbers show trump is surging and hillary clinton is sinking. we'll have a full report. and we'll have the latest developments in the clinton server scandal. all of that plus 2016 gop presidential candidates. governor john kasich and senator rand paul. "hannity" starts right now. >>> the new poll number show dr. benjamin donald trump and donald trump are surging. and standing by at the "hannity" big board with a full report is the co-host of fox and friends. >> we have some new numbers to report. a new cnn/orc poll shows donald trump and ben carson pulling away from their republican rivals. trump takes the top spot with 32%. become the first candidate to cross that 30% mark for this particular poll. as for dr. carson, he continues to improve his position as well taking second spot with 19%. former florida governor jeb bush at 9%, followed by ted cruz, mike huckabee and scott wal

. >>> happening now on the "newsroom," tied with trump, ben carson catapults to the top of the polls in iowa. >> i think what dr. carson brings to the table frankly is the power of nice. >>> plus, just weeks ahead of his visit to america, pope francis says women who have abortions can be forgiven. how will pro-life candidates react? also an officer shot 15 times in the back while pumping gas. >> we find no other motivation other than the fact he was wearing a uniform. >> this morning, new information about the suspect's mental health history. >>> let's talk, live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with a groundbreaking announcement by the catholic church. just days before an historic visit to the united states, pope francis has announced women who have had an abortion and have been excommunicated can be forgiven. not only that, that forgiveness can be granted by a women's parrish priest. that's not to say the church no longer considered abortion a moral sin, but pope francis has met so many women who bear in their h