john kasich put out his tax plan. he cut taxes for businesses and the wealthiest bracket, eliminated the state tax, and balanced the budget within eight years. here is how he framed it at a national community college and new hampshire. john kasich: i will immediately put us on a path to a balanced budget and i will get it done within eight years. within the first 100 days we will have that plan to balance the budget. and to keep it balanced i will start the process to amend our constitution to require washington to balance its budget every single year, like states and families in america. mark: we're going to bring in our -- he has written a lot of taxes, tell us what you think about his tax plan as a matter of policy. how: -- al: i make great fan of john kasich, as you know. this is voodoo economics. he proposed something very similar 17 years ago in the house when he was the budget committee chairman. we had a $1.5 trillion surplus. he said an act of this tax cut and we will still have a surplus. it led to endless d

mark: coming up, a day in the life of john kasich. specifically, this day and this john kasich right after this. ♪ mark: we are back here in manchester, new hampshire, john kasich's brand-new headquarters. his first day here. today, it started with a morning visit to the hotel gym. ♪ mr. kasich: this feels quite a bit staged, you know. i will make sure you don't run into a wall. >> is it cold outside? i've never seen you with a tie before, halperin. how's the weather out there? mark: do you know your schedule right now, or do i go one by one and ask the staff? mr. kasich: i have a semblance. i know we are going to see gordon humphrey. then i don't know where we're going. guess who won the football game last night? steelers. mark: is that what you predicted? mr. kasich: i did. >> it's my pleasure this morning to join senator john sununu and peter thompson and so many other public officials and private citizens around the state and extending my endorsement to governor john kasich of ohio in his campaign for the office of president.

if you are john kasich. you are looking for an opening, throwing your hands up, saying, look, this is ridiculous, trying to find a way to perhaps appeal to establishment types, more moderate republicans, but jeb bush is also going to be looking for that kind of opening, marco rubio has done perhaps the best out of the more experienced politicians lately. he has been willing to take on trump, perhaps he's willing to take on carson, too. lindsay graham, who is not going to be on the main stage made some comments similar to kasichs, sort of throwing his hands up, saying what's going on here? so, yeah, with the iowa caucuses, a little more than three months out at this point. you will see other candidates who have been slowly building, finally starting to get a bit more compass prated, a bit more willing to sort of go negative. >> quickly on the democratic side of the race, many of you may have been sleeping or watching baseball. she was essentially asked, which candidate she would rather face or which one she c

supporter of john kasich. and carly fiorina's campaign manager. ♪ >> one guy that says we ought to take 10 million people and pick them up -- where are we going to -- we are going to take them up and take them to the border and scream at them to get out of our country? that is just crazy. we have people proposing health care reform that will leave millions of people without adequate health insurance. what has happened to our party? what has happened to the conservative movement? john kasich is madder than a mets fan at kauffman stadium last night. last night -- fraudulent or genuine? >> certainly not fake. this is a question of comparing and contrasting policy. let too many people go out there with policy that is completely ridiculous. never going to happen. deporting 12 million people, that will never happen in america. -- why not name the candidate? i just don't understand. john: i don't know. it is more about the policy. that is probably why. personalityt about and who has the experience to implement poli

john kasich had a good night. ted cruz had a good night. jeb had the worst night. >> let's play that exchange between marco rubio and jeb bush because clearly that was something that jeb bush tried to be aggressive with marco rubio and marco rubio came back at him. let's play that. >> i'm a constituent of the senator and i helped him and i expected that he would do constituent service which means he shows up to work. he got endorsed by "the sun sentinel" because he's the most talented guy in the field and he's a talented politician. marco, when you signed up for this, this is a six-year term and you should be showing up to work. literally, the senate, like a french workweek and you get three days where you have to show up. you can campaign or just resign or let someone else take the job. there are a lot of people living paycheck to paycheck in florida as well and looking for a for that will fight for them each and every day. >> i goat respond. >> 0 seconds. >> over the last few weeks i've listened to job as he walked around the country sayi

john: i'm interested to see what happens with john kasich, because of the fact that his situation seems to be deteriorating, not gaining ground in new hampshire. the other person is carly fiorina, who won the last debate . she has had a good time since then in the last month. in the polls, she went up and down. what would she do tonight for the encore? now, for something completely different. democrats. mark and i both had pieces in bloomberg.com. his was ill clinton getting involved in securing superdelegates for his wife. mine is all about the bernie sanders campaign and how it plans to take that woman down. that discussion provoked hillary clinton in new hampshire, where she said "we are all on the same team at the end of the election, republicans, democrats, or what ever else we might call ourselves. we are all americans." does the sanders campaign have a plausible plan to come back? mark: i will be interested to see if he ups his game in the next debate. it's never going to be negative personal. it will be contrast on issues. whatever else is going on with hillary clinton, she is g

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because in 24-36 hours, john kasich seems to be getting more aggressive and hostile. where do you think it's coming from? >> he has very bad poll numbers so he attacked us. i think it was inappropriate but that came from poll numbers. he seems like a nice guy. i think it worked out well for me. >> let me go to the issue of the substance to these unnamed sources. do you talk about trillions of dollars? . >> i don't think -- i don't think those sources exist. i don't believe they exist. >> i got the impression it was his personal opinion. it was a great line mentioning lar larry larry. he's a good guy. what you didn't see was factor in was repatriated money and a lower corporate tax rate, etc. >> we're lowering taxes, big league. we're bringing rates down. with the highest tax in the world with highest taxed country now and it's not even close. we're bringing the rates down to 15% for corporations and bringing it down to ten. we have right now, $2.5 trillion outside of the country that can't get in. we're bringing it way down. it's going to be used in our country, then,

i think some ohio republicans would say, this is actually the old john kasich, the john kasich we know and we're starting to get a little bit of a glimpse into that. i think this race is a marathon rather than a sprint, but i think there's a sense of desperation that's hitting some of these candidates, saying, if i don't make up some ground now, the race will be over. >> that's what strikes me here, beth. and in "the washington post" yesterday, the story was remarkable, a guy frustrated with the senate and throws up his hands. one of the critiques of president obama is he threw up his hands and he isn't -- you know, when he's rejected a third time, doesn't try to go a fourth time. are we learning something about jeb, kasich, and rubio that maybe they can't take the heat right now? >> well, the comparison between rubio and obama is one that the jeb bush folks have been making and are going to continue to make, perhaps, you know, in a very sharp way in the debate. i was in houston over the weekend, where jeb had a fund-raiser, and they did a slide presentation where they described marco

john: ohio governor john kasich. mr. bush wasn't the only one throwing punches. kasich criticized ben carson and donald trump. >> we're going to just have a 10% tithe and that's how we're going to fund the government or that we're just going to be great or shim 10 million people out of this country leaving their children here in this country and dividing families? folks, we have to wake up. john: governor kasich tried to position himself in this detective as a voice of reason and experience and a reformer. will it be enough to keep him in the running? tom: i don't think so. look, i think john kasich does bring a lot to the party in terms of challenging, make points that are difficult for some people to suspect but i -- but i suspect he's saturated out and i don't think he can puncture his way in eleanor: a high-performing governor of ohio. no republican has won the presidency without ohio. he's got a path to the number one or number two spot on the ticket. clarence: he's going to lose the idea of run for vice president. which is too bad. i was watching kasich and

john kasich has daned to join us. you landed that sunday punch on donald trump and he came back like a wombat and hit you on lehman brothers. >> that lehman brother, if i had bankrupted lehman brothers from a two-man office in ohio, i should be pope, not president. tonight was a chance for me to talk about the end of fantasy. we're going to get rid of medicare and medicaid and replace it with some tax credit or something? or we're going to deport 10 million or 11 million americans and breakup families? or we've got these tax schemes. i've always been a tax cutter, but a tax scheme that's going to cost us trillions. >> dr. carson has got the tithing plan. jewish law, paying to the temple. >> look, i have a tax cut plan, i have a balanced budget plan. i did it in d.c., as you know, when i was chairman of the budget committee. i turned ohio around with a great team of people. i didn't do it alone. i can go back and take a team and fix a country. >> i don't know any republicans who -- my dad was a republican, loved the pa

presidential candidate john kasich in ohio. jeb bush, then laura don humidity later, today's "wall street journal" on the criminal justice system. and more road to the white house coverage of the republican candidates tomorrow starting with florida senator marco rubio, who will be in derry, new hampshire. live coverage at 12:30 herein -- eastern here on c-span. jeb bush holds a town hall in concord, new hampshire as well. and on c-span 2. live coverage for a political ally for donald trump in richmond, virginia. >> today, ohio governor and republican presidential candidate john kasich made a campaign stop in bow, new hampshire, where he spoke to voters and answered questions about the economy and questions on the environment. he's introduced by john so knew newspaper. this is an hour. >> i've been here quite a few time, i'm sure not nearly as often as many of you in the all of a sudden. i would like to begin things by asking marge welch to lead us in he pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united stat

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mark: anybody have three words for john kasich? anybody have strong feelings about john kasich? >> intelligent but no chance. [laughter] when governor kasich talks about having been chairman of the budget committee in congress and washington, two-term governor of ohio, does anybody find that appealing? three of you find that appealing. >> i think he has done a good job changing in the economy and creating jobs to an extent. here is my biggest thing. i'm sorry, guys. i'm tired of the same politicians saying the same thing over and over again and every debate is the same. we are going to do this and this, and nothing gets done. i think he would get caught up in the same old politics as usual. >> why don't you find him appealing? >> glorified accountant basically. >> everything he has done has not changed a thing. he has been in that game with all the accounting. he has been in the thick of it. he's part of the problem. >> chris christie? >> he is there. [laughter] who thinks governor christie has a good chance to win the primary? raise your hand. nobody. >> he is intelligent. i th

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appreciate it. >>> coming up, john kasich. he reacts to last night's republican debate and why did he go after ben carson and donald trump. and then later tonight -- >> every single policy she espouses and every single policy of president obama has been demon trably bad for women. >> that and our interview with donald trump and ted cruz i'd like to make a dep-- vo: it happens so often, you almost get used to it. we got this. vo: which is why being put first takes some getting used to. ♪ nationwide is on your side nationwide is the exclusive insurance partner of plenti. >> i'm the only person on this stage that actually was involved in the chief archikj: of balancing the federal budget. you can't do it with empty promises. these plans would put us trillions and trillions of dollars in debt. i actually have a plan. i'm the only one on this stage that has a plan that would create jobs, cut taxes, balance the budget and can get it done because i'm realistic. why don't we just give a chicken in every pot, coming up with these fa

we have a new interview that i did today with ohio governor john kasich. here's a taste of that. when i asked him why outsiders like ben carson and donald trump are doing so well right now. >> when people have a health problem, sometimes they go into alternative medicine, and then when it gets real serious, they go to a regular doctor. >> so there you go. apparently the establishment candidates are the serious doctors. we'll get more on that and much more of the interview later in the show. as well as one of the top advisers for the draft biden gro group, are we hours away from an announcement? >>> and the iranian ground troops in syria and why the newest wave of violence in israel might be different. but first, to nevada and the clinton campaign, there's a rally later tonight. katy tur is in new york where she had another sitdown with the one and only donald trump today. and i'll close things off with johneralston, who has a lot more on last night's debate and whether nevada is actually in play in a general election. but let's start with hillary clinton. she's pretty much taking

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i believe that person is john kasich. ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce my personal friend john kasich. [applause] turnsasich: the man who surpluses into deficits. [laughter] he was the guy that stuck it to you. can you take that phone. if it is my wife, i will take it. if it is the president, i will call him back. [laughter] gov. kasich: just kidding, mr. president. this is really nice. john is a great friend. he talked to me about the fact that i should do this, run for president. i do not really think i would. many of you will say, we don't really know that much about him or we haveever heard of him. i was kind of taking care of business in ohio and it was really a mess. 20% of our operating budget -- it would be like blowing a hole in your take-home pay. all to policy, i will tell you a quick story, which some of my reporter friends in ohio are tired of hearing. i grew up in a little blue-collar town outside of pittsburgh. the steelers won last night, by the way. i don't know how you feel about it.

>> john kasich. i would say a marco rubio, john kasich ticket. >> john might be on the ticket. marco might be. i'm not sold on jeb bush. the one thing donald trump did ernie: tell me about the democrats. >> i think you go with hillary clinton. if joe biden decides to enter the race and brings elizabeth warren in, it could shake it up. >> hillary clinton and john hickenlooper. that's my ticket. absolutely. that's my ticket. nobody is talking about him. i love the name. i love the guy. he's going to be a great president. ernie: will people get to -- >> what's his name? >> hickenlooper. look him up. ernie: thanks for being here. let's tell you about this. we'll be coming back with a change that could mean billion dollar lottery jackpot. imagine that. nick wants to win that one. nick: better believe it. well, our weather was worth a lot of money. what a great day. temperatures in the 70s with sunshine. a little bit cooler weather tomorrow. eventually i'll tell you when the showers will be arriving. ernie: thank you very much. coming up tomorrow, is your vision getting worse, enough

i don't think john kasich had a great night. he set himself up to really sort of take on donald trump and ben carson, and while there was moment in the debate he kind of faded in the background. so those two did not have a great night, in my view. >> with respect to my friend, i would say john kasich had a great night. because i felt he presented his approach to growth. he wanted a balanced budget and make that clear. and wanted tax cuts which he did in ohio. he was very alert and sharp. he took an attack from donald trump but survived that attack. i would give john kasich points. what did i want? i wanted growth and tax reform. i got it. >> hey, on that very note, let's get down to joe kernen in the arena now with donald trump. joe? >> yes, you're right. i am with mr. trump. you have done three of these now. your impression. >> >> well, i think the folks did a great job, i thought it was terrific and i had a lot of fun. >> i think everybody did very nicely. >> do you think the right balance was struck between attacking each oth

kasich was -- then john kasich was right about medicaid. even if it some day breaks the bank and many more people come in than what we were expected with obama care, we should say we can't repeal obama care because that would be a hard-hearted person if republicans were to say that. >> obama care, 97% of the people that were insured and uninsured according to the heritage foundation, they got medicaid insurance. if we were going to give people, basically free or highly subsidized insurance, we didn't need this massive government program, this very unpopular that puts jobs -- >> can you say that -- you would be afraid to say that though. >> i'm not afraid to say that. >> but this is an example of what i'm saying. if you are going to make sure that you don't say anything that could be construed as hard-hearted, that won't get us anywhere because you can't make a case against the other side, against hillary clinton. >> i think all of the candidates have come out against obama care. rubio wrote a editorial on how we should get rid of it. and me

and so therefore, maybe this is dangerous for john kasich. but maybe it's the sort of hinge that might set him apart from everybody else in the field. watch this. >> do you know how crazy this election is? let me tell you something, i've about had it with these people. and let me tell you why. we've got one candidate ha says we ought to abolish medicaid and medicare. have you ever heard of anything so crazy as that? telling our people in this country who are seniors who are about to be seniors that we're going to abolish medicaid and medicare? we've got one person saying we ought to have a 10% flat tax that will drive up the deficit that my daughters will spend the rest of their lives having to pay off. why don't we have no taxes and a chicken in every pot on top of it. one guy says we ought to the take 10 million or 11 million people and pick them up, i don't know if we're going to go in their homes, apartments, and take them to the border and scream at them to get out of our country? that's just crazy. that is just crazy. we've got people p

him going after john kasich on lehman brothers was devastating to john kasich. >> let's talk about strategy here tonight. i want lawrence to pick up on this first of all. ted cruz, first of all tonight, i've been told, is heading towards trying to aggregate the entire right wing. he wants evangelicals, tea party and libertarians. tonight, almost systematically, look what he did. he wants to audit the fed, he wants to replace rand paul as the champion of the libertarians. he wants to get rid of the irs, the champion of the tea parties. he did seem to be checking off his list to try to aggregate. i think cruz is really moving in on trump. trump was so good on anti-immigration that he will probably hold on to 20 points maybe. or maybe not. i think cruz is going to join them really soon. >> the tea party now clearly has a candidate. it's ted cruz. there's no doubt about it. and he definitely solidified that. look, the win tonight went to the people with the best debating skills. it's a pretty old fashioned way to get to an outcome here. marco rubio showed much better debating skills tonight tha

it involved john kasich. it involved if he had a link to lehman brothers and what it was. >> there is the man that was a managing general partner at lehman brothers when it went down the tubes and almost took every one of us with him including ben and myself. i was there and i watched what happened. >> when you talk about me being on the board of lehman brothers, i wasn't on the board. i was banker and i was proud of it. i traveled the country and learned how people make jobs. >> he was not on the board of directors. he was managing director. what do you make of this? if someone is google searching you, at least they are learning more about them. >> i don't think he'll rise much above the antics and rhetoric of trump and carson. >> donald trump is the lightest star on that stage and john kasich is the moon that reflects it. john kasich is not a mitt romney. he's a very good blue collar p populous. there was a deep conversation about how to change the tax code that riddled small business with all these regulat

>> i think john kasich. he was the one who talked about his ability to demonstrate his success already. trump got a lig naggi-- little nagging. his numbers are high doesn't mean he was the most dem stif. >> who was the loser? >> ben cruz. qualified loss because he showed he still doesn't have a grasp of the details. the way the race is going it's not likely to effect him. >> i have to go with the donald. he's the money guy. it was the economic debate. people are going to have a moment where he put plate on the bones which some were hoping and wishing and praying he could do this would have been the moment. >> what about immigration was he the winner? he talked a lot about the wall? >> he was the loser. >> why? >> because even all parties are saying that's not practical. the spirit of what he is saying about strengthening the border and making sure we are sovereign people i agree with that but the practicality is not resinating. >> you said the loser. who was your loser when it came to immigration? >> my lose

. >>> and, ohio governor john kasich joins us to unveil his plan to end out of control spending. >>> all of that, plus dr. benjamin carson. "hanni "hannity" starts right here, right now. >>> welcome to "hannity." tonight we are broadcasting in our nation's capital. hillary clinton desperately wants her private e-mail scandal to disappear. her top democratic rival is helping her do it. >> tonight i want to talk about not my e-mails but what the american people want from the next president of the united states. >> may i say something that may not be great politics. i think the secretary is right, and that is that the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails! enough of e-mails. let's talk about the real issues facing america. >> thank be, bernie. thank you. >> pretty transparent. hillary clinton wants to live by her own set of rules, meanwhile average americans are not so lucky. chief intelligence correspondent katherine harris is right here on our washington set. >> speaking at the press club here in washington these whistle blowers said they were aggressiv

catholic -- john kasich, now trump, or anyone else. time will tell. betty: let's move on to what else is going on in washington, which is paul ryan, late yesterday, saying ok, i am going to run. what did you make of that? well, look, the way speakers have been chosen in the past since republicans took control in 1994 is really by consensus. who is the only person that can take the job. i think in this case it was paul ryan. i think he did the right thing, took his time, talked to the different factions and consistency test constituencies in the house. he said i can do this job, provide good leadership, but i want to go into this with eyes open. betty: why all the back and forth? tease -- i ambig not going to do it, i am worried about my family -- mr. sununu: first of all, it is not a tease. he was honest and clear -- i care about my family. it is not something i was looking for. i need to think about it. he was chairman of the ways and means committee, a big, toortant, enjoyable role beginning up. i think he was very serious about need

today we are joined by ohio governor john kasich. this is our first engagement with the governor, we have been watching his campaign and are familiar with his body of work in ohio and congress. the goal is simple. this form is met to set the record straight on a wide array of issues for hispanic americans including jobs, the economy, the border and issues that affect all of us. we will spend 45 minutes in question between myself and the governor and then take a few questions from the audience. with that i would like to welcome governor john kasich. [applause] >> let me start by commending you for keeping your word and coming to talk to the hispanic community unlike others in your party you obviously have a busy schedule especially with the third gop debate coming up so i want to thank you for taking the time to talk to us. >> my pleasure. why wouldn't i come? this is great. >> good man. to kick it off, i want to get your take on the primary landscape. you said before no republican has every won the white house without winning ohio, s

john kasich, insult people over here. marco rubio, why don't you resign. jeb bush, why have your numbers fallen? how about talking about the substantive issues? >> joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and deputy mary o'grady and assistant page editor james free man and columnist kim straussel. kim, this debate showed that the republicanle contest is volatile. nobody will march from front to back as the front-runner. there are a lot of people who potentially could break through and get the nomination. who do you think wroek broke through this week? >> look, we are past the introduction stage at this point. voters are looking for more substance. you did see some of the republican insiders -- remember, this is supposed to be about outsiders, but the people who shone were ted cruz and marco rubio. >> experienced politicians. >> yes. people who have done this for a while. the reason they did is because they probably have a pretty good understanding of what voters want and need. they want someone who will be an effective advocate for them,

has -- as john kasich has as chairman of the budget committee, that's valuable experience. other people have experience, too, but that's very valuable experience when you look at managing a federal budget and figuring out how to get us to balance. it's not just about talking. it's about really knowing those numbers and knowing the programs that need to be changed. >> yeah. congressman, stay right there. we have to take a quick break and pay our bills. we'll be back in just a minute. >>> welcome back to boulder, colorado. this is a special edition of on targ target. you can see the cameras here. donald trump over to the side a few feet away. they want to talk about how to make a difference to middle class and poor americans who have not benefitted from the economic recovery as much as the rich. i want to read you an excerpt of the press release that the gop has just put out about the debate tonight. if you're watching it, notice that the most applause came when candidates criticized the media and what they said the unfair questions were. the statement talks about the perform

>> i like john kasich a lot. he's a friend of mine and he would be a good candidate, too, not as good as governor bush in my view, but i think there's a little bit of that. i think what happened on the republican side is trump jumped in, jumped to the top of the polls and froze the race. and after about four months of the race being frozen and nothing seemingly able to pull him down at all, the other candidates are all getting a little panicky and need to resist that. i think dr. carson's jump in the polls in the last week is more important than just ben carson. i think it amounts to unfreezing on the republican presidential side. and i would be more surprised if we didn't see more one movement and that's opportunity for candidates not to get frustrated with the process but to get into the process with their own vision. john kasich can do that very well. >> thank you so much. vin weber, we'll all be watching. and let's get a look at tonight's cnbc debate with one of the moderators, becky quick from cnbc. becky, i

john kasich, republican presidential candidate: "the reason a lot of them make a lot of money is because they have skill...not too many who too many skills lately but they do" knocking kasich's low poll numbers, the 76ers tweeted "at least we win more than 2% of the time." stephanie: we want to know your thoughts on two of the democrats dropping out of the race for president. send us an email to: "news at we are iowa dot com" or call us in the newsroom: 1- 800-858-5555 we'd love to hear what you think about this story or any other. stephanie: again, one of the state's biggest democratic events takes place tomorrow and presidential candidates aren't messing around. hillary clinton is even bringing her husband former presdient bill clinton, and pop star katy perry will be in des moines to rile up the support for hillary. we talked to somebody with the republican national committee for their take on all the hoopla. " you look at the big guns hillary clinton is bringing in, katy perry and bill clinton. they're going all in on this. iowa's important and they know it. the bigger problem for th

. >> ohio governor john kasich going directly after ben carson and donald trump's budget proposals. >> you can't do it with empty promises. >> i went into ohio where we had an $8 billion hole and now we have a $2 billion surplus. >> his poll numbers tanked. that's why he's on the end and he got nasty. and he got nasty. you know what, you can have him. >> carson has proposed imposing a flat tax but the moderators argued his numbers don't add up. >> the rate is going to be much closer to 15%. >> 15% still leaves you with a $1.1 trillion hole. >> you also have to get rid of all the deduction and hoop holes. >> marco rubio answered calls from his hometown newspaper to resign from the senate for missing too many votes. >> it's evidence of the bias that exists in the american media today. >> when you signed up for this it was a six-year term. you should be showing up to work. >> carly fiorina fiorina was questioned about her reported as ceo of hewlett-packard. >> yes, i was fired over a disagreement in the boardroom. i will run on my record all day long. >> after infighting and aggressive q

i know john kasich bush was one guy he was attacking. who does bush have to worry about taking fire from? >> reporter: i think rubio will play hangback approach. he doesn't need to win tonight. i think you are right. kasich is a threat to bush. you see kasich coming out in a very confrontational way talking about trump and carson and the effect of the republican party. if he is the louder voice as a moderate republican on stage and he overpowers bush in terms of that pitch that could be a problem for bush, as well. >> after what he said yesterday john kasich raised the bar for his performance. he has to come and say to their faces. >> reporter: i spoke to kasich's campaign is kasich going to bring that same pointed message to the debate stage. they said of course he will. we will see. it will be a test tonight. will kasich do it? >> a big test for him. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> and coming up, developing news in the house. paul ryan has officially been nominated for speaker of the house. could his support for the controve

john kasich, esidential candidate: "the reason a lot of them make a lot of they have skill...not many skills lately low poll numbers, "at least we win the sixers decided politics and quickly the democratic iowa this weekend jackson dinner...t.t republicans will hit the severaof the early primary states. kenneth moton, abc news washington. " jenna: one republican presidential candidate was in iowa today. former texas senator ted cruz stopped for a meet and greet in clarinda this morning. cruz also made stops in atlantic as well as council bluffs. he plans to hit marshalltown and waterloo tomorrow to finish his two day stint in the state. tim:m: an early morningng police chase ended with an accident that claimed the life of the driver being pursued. according to iowa state patrol sergeant bluff police tried to pull over a man suspected of drunk driving. when the man failed to stop, that's when police started a a rsuit on old highway 75. the chasasended when the suspects vehicle rolled into a ditch just outside of salix. the driver died when he was thrown from the car. jenna: if you live

as a new war of words emerges between donald trump and john kasich. kristin fisher is live with more. >> trump is still way ahead in states like new hampshire and south carolina. three polls show he is losing to ben carson in iowa. monmouth university gives car sen a 14-point lead, 32 to 18. ted cruz and marco rubio at 10%, jeb bush at 8. car sen is releasing a new ad touting his outsider credentials. in it he says i'm running for president and am very much outside the box. trump will be campaigning in iowa no doubt trying to improve his slipping poll numbers but taking some heat for something he said yesterday. he basically took credit for ford, the car company, moving jobs from mexico back to ohio. >> ford was going to build this massive plant. i brought it up in so many speeches. frankly i think i embarrassed them. ford is going to build a big massive plant in the united states. every single person, even my harshest critics gave me credit for that. >> that comment didn't sit well with ohio governor and presidential hopeful john kasich. ford saying