more on the story on al jazeera.com. "on target" tonight. mike huckabee is struggling in the polls but is not giving up his fight to be the 2016 republican nominee for president. i'll ask him how long he'll stay in the race and why he still has faith that evangelical voters will still have faith in him and reject ted cruz. >>> the 2016 election proirnl season officially kicks off with the avoid caucus on february 1st and on the republican side there are still 12 candidates, vying for the party faithful but if parties to be believed, ted cruz and donald trump are running neck and neck in iowa. marco rubio is running a distant third and most others are barely registering. mike huckabee swept the iowa caucus in 2008. won seven more states before bowing out to the eventually nominee john mccain. wooing the popular voters, from strang supporstrong support from evangelical christians. but now, meanwhile evangelicals in iowa appear to be throwing their lot behind ted cruz who may win as a result. what does that mean for huckabee? he's going to have to reassess his run for the because it's too

candidate mike huckabee who spoke to voters yesterday at a pizza shop in ames, iowa, this is about an hour. > i met mike huckabee, i was a -- i was 33 years old, i saw what he'd done, a guy able to work across party lines. when i got elected in the legislature, i got to work in both woddies, i got to see how it was in the majority and how it was in the minority. i rchted the fact of working together with folks to get things done and finding common ground. a lot of folks who run for office want to be hard nosed and saze this is how it's going to be. they won't be an effective leader or person to make thicks happen. mike huckabee is exactly what i hink shows great leadership. he was able to pass things and get things done. and what i have seen in the last few years in washington is not what i want to see the future of our country go. there are many, many opportunities to do better. and i want to feed on what is going on lately. what i see for the future of this country isn't what the people i surround myself with want to see either. they want to see positive things not only in this coun

huckabee: helping people understand the education is a critical ticket to avoiding poverty. so is marriage, a stable marriage, but that matters. family matters. make it harder to get a divorce, not easier. it is easier to get out of a contract for a used car in most states than it is to get out of the marriage. it is easier to get out of marriage than it is to get out of the contract for a used car. get it right. make it a little tougher to get in and even tougher to get out. i think that is a part of it. in the criminal justice system, our presenter used to say, and i thought it was so brilliant, and i quoted often, is what helped us change a lot of our policies in the state, we lack of a lot of people that we are mad at, rather than the ones we are really afraid of. there are people that need to be locked up -- we are afraid of them, they are dangerous. they need to be locked up. there are people that we lock up not makekly, it is sense, and economically, it is a disaster. for about $50 a day, you lock them up, for five dollars or six dollars day, you can keep them in community-based cor

renewable fuels, former arkansas governor mike huckabee touted his stance on issues facing the country. the republican brought his faith-based campaign to the siouxland center for active generations this morning. during his sioux city 'huckabee huddle,' he said as president, he would give decision- making power back to the states the environment. huckabee also talked about restoring what he calls, 'our national soul.' "this country has lost its national soul and by that i mean we used to a country that valued virtue, patriotism. we understood that some things were right and some things were wrong. we upheld that, we instilled that in our children, we made that a part of every community. we weren't always divide by race and economic position," says huckabee. one voter says after hearing huckabee's stance on the issues, he'll be caucusing for him. "i wanted to see where he stood on a lot of things and see as far as the politics, he know about it more than i do. he's facing a lot bigger things than i am, so i just wanted to see if i agreed with the things he said, and i did. i feel comfortable

surrogates... even family members. nats of guns shot republicic presidential candidate mike huckabee's wife, janet, stopped by sioux city's "yards shooting range" during a campaign stop this morning. the huckabees' 150-stops around iowa leading up to the iowa caucuses on february 1st. huckabee was able to speak with supporters, and then shoot on the range. this comes just a day after president obama's announcement that he'll use executive orders to tighten gun laws. janet huckabee says they won't have any bearing on existing gun owners. she says it will only make them angry. "all he really did was increase gun sales and ammo sales," said janet huckabee, wife of gop presidential candidate mike huckabee. "people went out to buy more guns and more ammo becauau they are afraid." while mrs. huckabee agreed that background checks are important to focus on americans with mental health issues, she argued the president's action only hurts current gun owners. "to do what he did, i don't think it is going to have a bearing on the previous shootings, obviously," huckabee said. "i don't think it is

joining us. >>> we begin with breaking news. republican presidential candidate mike huckabee has announced he will be joining donald trump at his event tonight for veterans. an event that directly competes with tonight's republican presidential debate that donald trump is boycotting. governor huckabee is joining us live from des moines iowa. governor thanks very much for joining us. you're taking part in this so-called undercard republican presidential debate first, and then you plan on going over to donald trump's event for veterans. tell us why you made that decision. >> well it's to honor the troops. it's not an endorsement of donald trump's candidacy. i'm still running for president. we have the caucus since monday night. i'm delighted to join donald trump in an effort to salute veterans. and you know what i didn't have anything going on at 8:00 tonight. i'll be done. so i figured why not. let's show the veterans our support. >> 8:00 central, 9:00 p.m. eastern. was there a phone call from donald trump, or one of his aides to you? did you make the phone call to them? walk us t

rose heaphy caught up with republican mike huckabee and democrat martin o'malley who are both trying to sway some votes. rose: democrat martin o'malley hopes voters will be singing his song on caucus night. mr. o'malley: what's on the set list is we have to turn out our vote for caucus night. i am excited. i've seen time and time again that people of iowa lift up new leadership and it all starts to turn in the last couple of weeks. bar, carl's place, in sherman hill to hear o'malley speak and strap on a guitar. o'malley is in third place in democrat polls, far behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders. but a recent mock caucus held on the east side, showed a three-way tie among the democrats. >> in my mind people all across iowa are looking for new leadership and somebody with the ability to bring us together again. rose: thursday, mike huckabee reached a landmark in his campaign. he made a stop keokuk county, the 99th and final iowa county on his list. mr. huckabee great exhilarating : feeling to go there and know we've done the full grassley, we've done the grassroots kind of work.

override the president's veto later this month. jenna: mike huckabee's wife is in northwest iowa campaigning for the former governor. she hosted a meet and greet at a local indoor shooting range and expressed her reaction to president's obama's executive action gun plan. abc 9's bria bell was there and brings us more in studio. bria: jenna, janet huckabee was in sioux city brushing up on her shooting skills. it's something she says is important to her as a concealed carry license holder. the former governor's wife held a meet and greet at yards indoor shooting range and says that she and her husband make efforts to reach voters in person, not just through campaign ads and social media. janet huckabee also expressed her opinions on president obama's for gun control. "i just really don't see anything that he did with those executive orders really has a baring on the existing gun owners, it made them mad. i think all he really did was increase gun sales and ammo sales...we already have background check. everytime i buy a gun, they check," huckabee. janet huckabee says mental health

campaign. former iowa caucus winner mike huckabee spoke to a packed house inside a cafe in west des moines. i'm not sure i've ever seen this before at a campaign introduced the man who would introduce him. that was a clear sign of respect for iowa senator chuck grassley. all over this cafe, you could see signs naming each of the 99 counties huckabee has been to... as he's completed the so-called "full grassley." huckabee spent a great deal of time talking about ethanol -- trying to separate himself from someone who has picked up a lot of his 2008 supporters -- senator ted cruz. we spoke with voters at today's event... and they have a very interesting story to tell. they're from illinois, but are vacationing in iowa because of the caucuses. they told me -- cancun will always be there -- but a political event like this only comes around once every four years. we'll hear from them tonight -- plus a comedian fans of a very popular show would recognize. he's on the road with a candidate right now. that's all tonight at 10. we've got you covered live in des moines, jerry gallagher kwwl ne

white house. now former arkansas governor mike huckabee holds a campaign event. he spoke about hrks, the u.s. economy, and the military. he is introduced by former south carolina lieutenant governor andre bower. i met mike huckabee when i was lieutenant governor and i went out visited his state, a dynamic individual and saw what they had done for a blue state, a guy who never worked across party lines when i got elected in the legislature. i got to see what it was like in the majority and in the senate, i saw what it was like in the minority. and i respected to find common ground. people who run for office say they are going to be hard nosed. they won't be an effective leader or person to make things happen. and mike huckabee is what i think shows great leadership. he was able to pass things and get things done. and what i have seen in the last few years in washington is not what i want to see the future of our country go. there are many, many opportunities to do better. and i want to feed on what is going on lately. they want to see positive things not only in this country, but the

huckabee touted his stance on issues facing the country. the republican brought his faith-based campaign to the siouxland center for active generations this morning. during his sioux city 'huckabee he would give decision- making power back to the states for things like education and the environment. huckabee also talked about r rtoring what he calls, 'our national soul.' "this country has lost its nationaloul and by that i mean we used to a country that valued virtue, patriotism. we understood that some things were right and some things were wrong. we upheld children, we made that a part of every community. we weren't always divide by race and economom position," says huckabee. one voter says after hearing huckabee's stancon the issues, he'll be caucusing for him. "i wanted to see where he stood on a lot of things and see as far as the politics, he know about it more than i do. he's facing a lot bigger things than i am, so i just wanted to see if i agreed with the things he said, and i did. i feel comfortable for him to be the man to make the decisions," says craig sandvick, a h

caucus winner, mike huckabee, told voters in valley junction he won't disappoint monday night. channel 13's reid chandler is following the former arkansas governor .. "24 hours to the iowa caucuses, all candidates campaigning at full-throttle. especially the ones at the back of the pack, like 2008 iowa caucus winner mike huckabee. as of the latest polls, he's sitting at a mere two percent, but he's hoping his off in the end" - reid chandler, channel 13 news "i'm going to be glad when we finally start basing this whole election on voters rather than on some east coast pollster who has never spent a night in iowa and doesn't have a clue what matters to people who will be going to vote tomorrow night in the caucuses." - mike huckabee, presidential candidate governor huckabee addressed a packed room at inspired grounds coffee shop in west des moines. the former governor took shots at rival candidates like ted cruz without ever mentioning their names. he told voters to remember he supports the renewable fuel standard and is a strong defender of the second amendment. huckabee says hes not sc

first debate among governor huckabee, carly fiorina and rick santorum, joined by fox news digital politics editor chris stirewalt. senior writer for the weekly standard, fox news contributor steve hays. these candidates, these debaters, i thought made the most of the time allowed to them, convincingly on so, persuasively so to the voters. what do you think? . >> the unique situation with two former iowa winners, carly fiorina was looking to recapture a magic moment, too. this was a replay of cleveland of the first debate of the cycle and carly fiorina missed the cut for the main stage, had to do the early debate and won, and won decisively, and really was the winner of the whole day because nobody -- moderator:. >> and for a time definitely fought her fort. >> you know and fought her way to the main stage. the problem here is that the vote share is so locked up among the top tier is such a clear top tier and there you mean rubio, cruz and trump, that i don't know if there's enough elasticity in the vote to change. >> do you think it's that hardened, steve, is it immutable, one can

presidential candidate mike huckabee focused some of his criticism, not for president obama, but rather for democrat hillary clinton during a stop in the metro today... huckabee spoke at the machine shed restaurant in urbandale this afternoon. a man asked huckabee what russian president vladimir putin would think of clinton as this country's next president... huckabee said putin would want clinton to be president. "the president said there would be a red line in syria...there was no red line, even after syria violated...nothing happened. putin pretty much feels that he can get away with whatever he wants under this administration....who's policy was largely the creation from barack obama and hillary clinton." huckabee has five iowa stops scheduled for tomorrow...includin g ames, ogden and webster city. iowa is on the schedule for more republican candidates this week... here are some of the stops... john kasich will be in west des moines at "inspired grounds cafe" 11 tomorrow morning. marco rubio will be at the burlington library at 2 p-m. ted cruz will be in guthrie center tomorr

presidential candidate mike huckabee's wife, janet, stopped by sioux city's "yards shooting range" during a campaign stop this morning. the meet and greet was part of the huckabees' 150-stops around caucuses on february 1st. huckabee was able to speak with h supporters, and then shoot in the range. it comes just a day after president obama's announcement that he'll use executive orders to tighten gun laws. while mrs. huckabee agreed that background checks are important to focus on americans with mental health issues, she argued the president's action only hurts current gun owners. "to do what he did, i don't think it is going to have a bearing on the prprious shootings, obviously," huckabee said. "i don't think it isisoing to help those who are going to break the law anyway.it just makes it harder for those who are already law abiding citizens." today, mike huckabee's campaign supporters with a link to printable targets they the targets include parts of thehe president's agenda, including "common core", "obamacare", and gop presedential candidate carly fiorina's campaign will retu

carson, jeb bush and mike huckabee are rounding out the top 6 there. now, ben carson's poll numbers really took a nose dive after bernadino terror attacks. he actually used to be number 1 in iowa. >> sabrina: that's right. people thought he didn't have enough foreign policy knowledge after those terror attacks. but he's shifting his strategy a little bit now because of that. i had the opportunity to sit down with him and ask him about it and his response to north korea's hydrogen bomb test in an interview this week. take a listen. >> ben: people used to ridicule president reagan when he talked about, you know, star wars defense mechanisms. believe me, we need to be working on those kinds of things, because you know, with people like him and with people like the iranians. and you knowowpeople like hezbollah and some of the other terrorist organizations, eventually, you know, as much as we desire not to have it happen. eventually, they will have these weapons. we need to anticipate that and you know, our defense can't up, we're gonna blow you up. that doesn't work for me. we need to h

club. >> i am the vice president of the moose club. >> hey what, governor huckabee's coming. let's do an event. how did it come about? >> hey, we've got the governor in the state and we want to have -- we've talked with you before. we want to have him do an event with you guys and we were happy to have him. it was a little short notice but we had a great crowd today. >> governor huk -- huckabee thought 70% of the population hasn't decided yet. >> 75 seems a lot 30 days out, but i think there's still a lot of work to be done. we're still talking to presidential candidates inviting them to come join us because we know that getting that last-second voice out there is really important. >> so this is martin johnson. you came all the way up from what do you do down there in louisiana? >> well, i'm a professor of political communication and the political science department at lsu, and we've got a program where we brought about 20 students here to the caucus season. we call it iowa of the tiger. [ laughter ] >> we've got a blog. look for iowa of the tiger. and, yeah, we're here following c

huckabee. [cheers and applause] >> also with us tonight, two-time senator from pennsylvania rick santorum. [cheers and applause] >> and former virginia governor jim gilmore. [cheers and applause] >> in debate, the first debate of the evening, will last one hour. each candidate will have one minute to answer each question. if you run out of time, you will hear this. [bell] >> never changes. so here we go. 97 hours before iowa chooses, in fact, the last two winners in this state are on this stage tonight. governor huckabee, in 2008 you won by 9 points here. but this time your support seems to be going to senator ted cruz and donald trump. why, governor, is your message not working this time? >> i don't think it's that the message isn't working. i think the message isn't getting out because the message that i have this time, bill, is exactly what i said eight years ago a. i talked about how people standing on their feet on factory floors. people who lift heavy things, who sweat through their clothes are getting gut-punched. they are not having a fair shake in this economy. i talked about tha

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huckabee, ask president santorum. how much winning iowa would matter for them. it may not. but winning second and third place is a strategic gamble, three, two, one. sure, your viability can continue in the race for a while. >> i think if trump wins, it's awfully hard to stop him. >> because of his lead in new hampshire and south carolina because of the chaos in the establishment. everybody sit tight. up next, hillary clinton's case of iowa deja vu and how those at the bottom of the republican pack could very well determine who's on top. the biggest challenge for business today is not competition, it's protecting customer trust. every day you read headlines about governments and businesses being hacked, emails compromised, and intellectual property being stolen. that is cyber-crime, and it affects each and every one of us. microsoft created the digital crimes unit to investigate and fight cyber crime. we use the microsoft cloud to visualize information, so we can track down the criminals. using our advanced analytics tools, analysis that used to take days to run, we can now see in real

huckabee. [cheers and applause] and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. [cheers and applause] moderator: this debate will last one hour. each candidate has up to 90 seconds to respond to each question, one minute for each follow-up. moderator: when your time is up you will hear this bell. [bell ringing] let's dig in, in tuesday's state of the union address the president said our economy is strong. he cited the significant decline we've seen in unemployment rate and millions of jobs that have been created. what is your assessment of the economy right now? i would like to hear from all of you on this one, beginning with miss fiorina? >> well, thank you, good evening, if i may begin by saying how honored to be standing here with two former iowa caucus winners. governor, senator. and how honored i am to be talking with all of you. you know, i'm not a political insider. i haven't spent my lifetime running for office. the truth is i have had and been blessed by a lot of opportunity to do a lot of things in my life and unlike another woman in this race i actually love spending time

. this is jeff's pizza shop in ames, iowa where former governor mike huckabee. many of the candidates are meeting with voters ahead of monday's caucuses. we understand that mr. huckabee is running a little bit late. we will have live coverage here on c-span. a couple of other programming elements to pass on to you. texas senator ted cruz will be in des moines, iowa with governor perry. and that will be live right here beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern and vermont senator sanders will be in mason city for a town hall meeting. you can see that campaign event live at 8:00 p.m. eastern. carly feern will be talking to voters. half an hour west of des moines. >> hello everybody i'm a friend of mike huckabee. this is an exciting time. first off, i had some folks being asked to view god not dead in a private showing on thursday. -- sunday evening. .com/u go to mikehuckabee god not dead. join myself and other folks to watch it on sunday night. >> where? >> jordan creek parkway. take a little road trip and see a free movie. i have learned if there weren't problems there wouldn't be grea

around the state... now -- it's their spouses turn.. janet huckabee campaigned at the "march for life" rally at the iowa state capitol today. huckabee says she and her husband , republican presidential candidate, mike huckabee, are 100 - percent pro life. the annual event is aimed at educating others on the negative effects of abortion and to encourage other options, like adoption. the event's organizer says having the support of huckabee -- helps their campaign efforts 002405 - she came to the march, she attended and walked the march with us and that is a huge affirmation to us that we are moving in the right direction, that the midwest march for life is.... the march for life had to start somewhere and we are starting and we are gaining national attention still ahead on the channel 13 news at six. art by a chainsaw... how one artist is making art out of a block of ice in the quad cities... plus... they've lost the last two games but will iowa state be able to take home a win today against kansas... michael admire has highlights look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do som

huckabee's wife, janet, stopped by sioux city's "yards shooting range" the meet and greet was part of the huckabees' 150-stops around iowa to lead up to the iowa caucuses on february 1st. huckabee spoke with supporters, and then took some shots in the range. it comes just a day after president obama's announcement that he'll use tighten gun laws. mrs. huckabee agreed that background checks are importanan so they can focus on americans with mental health issues. but, she argued the president's action only hurts current gun owners. "to do what he did, i don't think it is going to have a bearing on the previous shootings, obviously," huckabee said. "i don't think it is going to help those who are going to break the law anyway.it just makes it harder for those who are huckabee's campaign also sent an e-mail to supporters with a link to printable targets they can use. the targets include parts of the president's agenda, including "common core", "obamacare", and the 75- thousand page tax code. you still have a few weeks left to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act. ope

university in fairfax virginia. republican presidential candidate mike huckabee came after hillary clinton during a metro stop this afternoon. he spoke at the machine shed in urbandale this afternoon. a man asked huckabee what think of clinton as this country's next president. huckabee said putin would want clinton to be president. "the president said there would be a red line in syria...there was no red line, even after syria violated...nothing happened. putin pretty much feels that he can get away with whatever he wants under this administration....who's policy was largely the creation from barack obama and hillary clinton." he will later travel to des moines for his "huckabee huddle" event it takes place at the central iowa shelter at 7 p-m. several other republican candidates will visit iowa this week. all of these four presidential hopefuls will be in the state starting tomorrow. john kasich will be in west des moines at "inspired grounds cafe" 11 tomorrow morning. marco rubio will be at the burlington library at 2 p-m. ted cruz will be in guthrie center tomorrow at "prime tim

ceo carly fiorina. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. this debate will last one hour. each candidate will have up to the 0 seconds to responds to each -- up to 90 seconds to respond top each question and one minute for follow up. when your time is up you will hear this bell. in tuesday's state of the union address the president said our economy is strong and said millions of jobs have been created. what else your after he saysment of the economy right now? i would like to hear from all of you on this one, beginning miss fiorina. >> if i may begin by saying how honored i am to be standing here with two former iowa caucus winners. governor, senator. and how honored i am to be talking with all of you. i am not a political insider, i haven't spent my lifetime running for office. the truth is i have had and have been blessed by a lot of opportunities to do a lot of things in my life. and unlike another woman in this race i love spending time with my husband. i'm standing here because i think we have to restore a citizen government i

turnout in 2008 when mike huckabee won. on the democrac side, 60% of e people who went to the caucuses in 2008, on the democratic side, were new voters that had been recruited. not only by the obama campaign but by the edwards and the clinton campaign. soso it's haened on the democratic side when you had a huge influx of participation. what i think willappen on caucus night is that these thingsre notot gng to guest started at 7:10. i think it's going to take a while where you have huge turnouts of trump supports, for will..... so it may not be a 15-minute exercise to people who w want to go to the caucus that nht and cast the straw poll ballot on the republican side.e. >> you mentioned mike huckae. if huckabee and santorum don't catch support, will we see their support lead to others?s?s? >> i t think that some who supported huckabee and santorum going to otherandidates. you see those in the home-schooling community. working actively to elect senator cruz. the huckabee and santorum campaign, they made it clear if they can't do it here, they can't do it anywhere. and huckabee said if he

lake and le mars. and for republican candidate mike huckabee -- he began his six day tour across iowa today. huckabee began his day in winterset then stopped in indianola. there he spoke on climate change and isis. he says syria is not the united state's most immediate threat 7:17:00:27-7:17:16:14 "we're never going to stop every crazy dictator in the world and frankly that's not the responsibility of the united states...especially since all we do is move a dictator...which is happened largely all around the middle east." huckabee will continue his tour throughout iowa tomorrow. he will hold a town hall meeting at the machine shed in urbandale. the event begins at 2 coming up after the break... it was the dream season for the hawkeyes but ended in a nightmare at the rose bowl... keith murphy and john sears wrap of up the game later in i'm moving to a place where i can get internet from centurylink. if i get the three year price lock, am i stuck with the three year contract? no. that just means the price won't change. for three years. that way the price is locked, you're not. lock in y

santorum coming. for years prior they didn't see mike huckabee coming. what is it, particularly on the republican side even though barack obama was a surprise as well for the democrats in 2008. what makes it so difficult to gauge? >> first of all, we are all charlie brown with the football. we know that lucy has pulled the football up repeatedly, but we know this time it will be different. she is going to keep the football down. neil: by the way, you're one of the most out of great reputations on the planet. you are a historian extraordinaire. for the purposes of this broadcast, one of the most well read figures is quoting charlie brown and lucy. continue. >> well, i am on your show. i want you to understand what i am saying. [laughter] neil: touchÉ. go ahead. >> there you go. there you go. but look, here is the reason. first of all we are addicted to poll numbers that we don't have any real votes except for a few absentee ballots around the country, no real votes have been cast in this race, but you think it's over. >> i am confused. because this is such a layered almost isn't in pro

going to die ♪ ♪ this crazy circus, it's gone cuckoo and huckabee is the guy who's long overdue ♪ ♪ hello iowa caucus night ♪ we've called and knocked 1,000 times ♪ >> she said she will, she's been busy at concerts and all that, you know, star. >> if i picked up my phone and i hear adele sing hello, it's me, i'll take the call, you bet. >> well, we broke it first on fox business. the dustup with one, adele. only my favorite singer on the planet. apparently folks in the adele group i'm assuming not adele herself none too pleased with governor huckabee using that song, hello, as part of a campaign ad. sa tiricly done, good, tongue firmly in cheek. they were not pleased and wanted it to stop. governor huckabee isn't sure why it should stop. so it technically won't be stopped, which is causing a dustup now. i tried repeatedly to call adele myself because, well, she respects talent and i respect talent. that's the way we roll. anyway, i did pick up the phone one time and she answered hello. hello. you're laughing. anyway, a lot of people are having fun with this but it is cau

republican presidential candidate mike huckabee's wife, janet, stopped by sioux city's "yards shooting range" during a campaign stop this morning. the meet and greet was part of the huckabees' 150-stops around iowa to lead up to the iowa caucuses on february 1st. huckabee was able to speak with supporters, and then shoot in the range. it comes just a day after president obama's announcement that he'll use executive orders to tighten gun laws. mrs. huckabee agreed that background checks are important, so they can focus on americans with mental health issues. but, she argued the president's action only hurts current gun owners. "to do what he did, i don't think it is going to have a bearing on the previous shootings, obviously," huckabee said. "i don't think it is going to help those who are going to break the law anyway.it just makes it harder for those who are already law abiding citizens." sent an e-mail to supporters with a link to printable targets they can use. the targets include parts of the president's agenda, including "common core", "obamacare", and the 75- thousand papapaax c

abuse. jenna: janet huckabee was in sioux city jenna: janet huckabee was in sioux city earlier today. the former governor's wife held a meet and greet at yards indoor shooting range and says that she and her husband make efforts to reach voters in person, not just through campaign ads and social media. janet huckabee also expressed her opinions on president obama's executive plan for gun control. "i just really don't see anything that he did with those executive orders really has a baring on the existing gun owners, it made them mad. i think all he really did was increase gun sales and ammo sales...we already have background check. everytime i buy a gun, they check," huckabee. janet huckabee says mental health should be a main focus, not making gun laws harder for law abiding citizens. tim: a well known, former congressman from iowa said (wednesday)that he is batteling cancer. republican tom latham shared that he has lymphoma. he represented iowa in the u-s house for 20 years, retiring this past year. latham's son-in- law forwarded a message to friends and supporters saying... "i hav

mike huckabee, he has a life of being a pastor, and citying with those things that you think are important? >> definitely, i agree with that, but at the same time, who are coalescing around is ted cruz and not mike huckabee. >> why is that? >> i believe it is because ted cruz is fighting the battlings, he is an inseeder, but he is a outsider. mick huckabee has never been in washington, so ted cruz is on the inside. thank you for your time. >> all right. >> coming up the price of fighting terrorism, will a larger defense budget really enhance the nation's security? away from tonight's debate. the united states spents more on it's military than the next seven combined. will more spending really make the country safer. patricia has more. >> when it comes to defense spending, size matters to the top republican presidential candidate. >> we will make our military so big, and so song, and so great. >> it is not enough. will swelling spending really enhance the nation's security? and more than half a trillion dollars the u.s. has by far the world's biggest budget, one that exceeds the n

tell us who stopped by central iowa today. rose: republican mike huckabee and democrat martin o'malley both toured throughout iowa this weekend. when they stopped in the metro area today, they had one message that anything can happen come caucus time. it's a big push to sway caucus voters. sunday afternoon, former arkansas governor mike huckabee met with about 100 people at the machine shed in urbandale. huckabee: i don't think there's any shortcut than going out there and talking to voters on-on-one and organizing in every county. rose: huckabee says on thursday, he will have hit all 99 counties, all in hopes to recapture the 2008 magic when he won the iowa caucus. huckabee: i got more votes than anyone in the history of the iowa caucus. rose: but he has his work cut out for him this time. the republican quinnipiac poll released in december showed huckabee was polling at 1%. that puts him far behind frontrunners trump and cruz. huckabee: i'm not as worried about it right now, but i still believe iowa voters get serious when it gets close to caucus time. rose: democrat martin o'malley

heaphy joins us live. and rose who did you catch up with tonight? rose: republican mike huckabee and democrat are both making the martin o'malley rounds throughout iowa and here in the metro area. they want to change the tune of voters, some in a literal way. democrat martin o'malley hopes voters will be singing his song mr. o'malley: what's on the set list is we have to turn out our vote for caucus night. i'm excited. i've seen time and time again that people of iowa lift up new leadership and it all starts to turn in the last couple of weeks. reporter: hundreds packed the small bar, carl's place, in sherman hill to hear o'malley speak and strap on a guitar. o'malley is in third place in democrat polls, far behind hillary clinton and bernie sanders. but a recent mock caucus held on the east side showed a three-way tie among the democrats. mr. o'malley: in my mind people all across iowa are looking for new leadership and somebody with the ability to bring us together again. rose: thursday mike huckabee reached a landmark in his campaign. he made a stop keokuk county, the 99th and fin

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presidential candidate mike huckabee visited the bus. and marco rubio tweeted hello, chatting with supporters and traveling with the c-span bus here. >> former arkansas governor and republican presidential candidate mike huckabee held a town hall event at jeff's pizza shop in ames, iowa talking about the need for health care reform, stronger economy, and stronger military. this begins with comments from lieutenant governor bower. >> i learned if there were not problems there would not be opportunities for great men to shine. i met mike huckabee when i was 33 s 33 3 and i went to visit his state and saw what he did in a blue state. a guy that could work across party lines. when i got elected in the legislature i got to work in both bodies working in the majority and senate and see how the minority was. i respected the fact of working together with folks to get things done and find common ground. a lot of folks want to be hard nose and say this is the way it will be. i will tell you they will not be an effective leader or person to make things happen. mike huckabee is exactly what i

. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. this debate will last one hour. each candidate will have up to the 0 seconds to responds to each -- up to 90 seconds to respond top each question and one minute for follow up. when your time is up you will hear this bell. in tuesday's state of the union address the president said our economy is strong and said millions of jobs have been created. what else your after he saysment of the economy right now? i would like to hear from all of you on this one, beginning miss fiorina. >> if i may begin by saying how honored i am to be standing here with two former iowa caucus winners. governor, senator. and how honored i am to be talking with all of you. i am not a political insider, i haven't spent my lifetime running for office. the truth is i have had and have been blessed by a lot of opportunities to do a lot of things in my life. and unlike another woman in this race i love spending time with my husband. i'm standing here because i think we have to restore a citizen government in this country. i thin

please matriculate to the front, you'll find a place. stand in theu can back. mike huckabee. also is we have to bring out the next guy. we have the governor of arkansas , mike huckabee. come join us. >> hello, mr. speaker. >> i love the title of one of your books. what are you struck the conversation with us about the road to recovery from those of us who have had to go through poverty. i feel likee things i can bring to the discussion was i grew up in poverty. i find it amazing when people talk about poor people like they want to be. if you grow poor, i guarantee that you do not want to be that way. you never wanted people to make fun of your shoes or the fact that you had two pairs of jeans and nothing more. you did not enjoy that. you did not enjoy when your friends would talk about they went on vacation, and you never did. i did not grow up resentful. i grow optimistic and hopeful that, in america, there would still be the opportunity to get an education, work hard, and one day, enjoy more than i grew up enjoying. i believe that there is an incredible opportunity for us in this coun

ceo carly fiorina. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. this debate will last one hour. each candidate will have up to the 0 seconds to responds to each -- up to 90 seconds to respond top each question and one minute for follow up. when your time is up you will hear this bell. in tuesday's state of the union address the president said our economy is strong and said millions of jobs have been created. what else your after he saysment of the economy right now? i would like to hear from all of you on this one, beginning miss fiorina. >> if i may begin by saying how honored i am to be standing here with two former iowa caucus winners. governor, senator. and how honored i am to be talking with all of you. i am not a political insider, i haven't spent my lifetime running for office. the truth is i have had and have been blessed by a lot of opportunities to do a lot of things in my life. and unlike another woman in this race i love spending time with my husband. i'm standing here because i think we have to restore a citizen government i

-packard ceo carly fiorina. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. this debate will last one hour. each candidate will have up to the 0 seconds to responds to each -- up to 90 seconds to respond top each question and one minute for follow up. when your time is up you will hear this bell. in tuesday's state of the union address the president said our economy is strong and said millions of jobs have been created. what else your after he saysment of the economy right now? i would like to hear from all of you on this one, beginning miss fiorina. >> if i may begin by saying how honored i am to be standing here with two former iowa caucus winners. governor, senator. and how honored i am to be talking with all of you. i am not a political insider, i haven't spent my lifetime running for office. the truth is i have had and have been blessed by a lot of opportunities to do a lot of things in my life. and unlike another woman in this race i love spending time with my husband. i'm standing here because i think we have to restore a citizen government i