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

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 frol 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 crowded ahead of the iowa caucuses. sooner or later more candidates will bow out, around top contenders, donald trump and ted cruz. i asked huckabee, what cruz said about his right to be president because cruz was born in canada. here is what huckabee told me. >> i'm not getting into that, that's not an issue for me. i i was born in hope arkansas, i'm pretty sure i'm eligible. >> governor, you have the strongest support in evangelicals what happened. >> well, first of all, i don't think that this election has been decided yet. you know, i know what the polls say but the polls have been so wrong in elections. the kentucky governor's race is a good recent exampl

mike huckabee believes in a major surprise in iowa on february 1st. that's next. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> a critical first step on the road to the white house. >> you have to find common ground. >> i'm doing what's right for you. >> that's the kind of debate that we need to have. >> stay with al jazeera america for... >> it's going to be about getting people out to the caucus, which is not an easy thing to do. >> comprehensive coverage that's... >> the focus will be on south carolina tonight. >>> a poll out tuesday from a ufrt shows donald trump leading ted cruz among likely republican caucus going in iowa. 31% to 29%. among white evangelical or born again voters cruz has a 12 point leave. mike huckabee has 4% of that vote. that is a huge contrast from 2008 when he won the iowa caucus. that's where i started the second part of my conversation. this is a fascinating election cycle. chris christie would have been considered the most bombasti krshc runner. you're with van gel kals, but some o

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

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

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

regan will join us next. mike huckabee, carly fiorina will also be joining us here. we're giving equal time here tonight, senator. we're live from north charleston coliseum performing arts center, stay with us, there is so much more. >> but the biggest reason we're seeing the hollowing out of the middle of america is the breakdown of the american family. the reality is that if you're a single -- kyled of a single parent and you grew up in a single parent family neighborhood and went to the single-family school, the chance of you ever, ever reaching the top 20% of income earners is 3% in america. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. . lou: fewer than 20 minutes

during this election season. lou: trish, we're going to go to mike huckabee who gave a very strong response. i thought all three handled it very well. but huckabee gave a very strong response on national security. let's see what everybody thinks of this. >> in afghanistan. >> only if there is a concerted effort to destroy the advance of radical islamists against us. as far as what are we going to make it look like? frankly i don't know what we can make it look like. you can't create for other people a desire for freedom and democracy. and frankly, that's not the role of the united states. the role of the united states military is not to build schools, it's not to build bridges, it's not to go around and pass out food packets. it's to kill and destroy our enemy and make america safe. >> the benefit of a live audience, you really got to feel the reaction from the thousands of people that were sitting in there, and that certainly helped drive the focus of the debate. >> they didn't like the gun questions. >> no! that didn't go over well. lou: they did not. they did like carly fiorina'

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

undercard debate are carly fiorina, former governor mike huckabee, former senator rick santorum and senator rand will not participate in the debate... saying, he will only participate in what he calls "first-tier debates." before heading to the lowcountry, two republican presidential hopefuls will stop right here in the capital city. rick santorum and mike huckabee will be making an appearance at the palmetto senior show... down at the state fair grounds. the event starts at nine this morning in the new goodman building. from there, santorum will head to the the citadel in charleston to sit down with attorney general alan wilson... as a part of his presidential forum series. and democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders' campaign is kicking off its "historically black colleges and universities tour"... tonight at south carolina state university. that's going to be at seven at the barbara a. vaughn fine arts center. sanders, along with fellow democratic presidential hopefuls... hillary clinton and martin o'malley will be here in columbia on monday... to take part in "king day at

republicans... rick santorum, jeb bush, mike huckabee, and donald trump. and hillary clinton represents the democrats with stops in ames and eastern iowa. minority voters have a better sense of how hillary clinton would fight for them... for two hours... she, bernie sanders, and martin o'malley faced off inside drake university's sheslow auditorium for the brown and black forum. with the iowa caucuses just 3 weeks away and a near tie clinton and sanders... voters were ready to hear how their view of minorities to set them apart... "jonathan douglas"minorities aren't talked about that often...you might get one question on black lives matters and the rest is pushed away towards building a wall and having the mexican government pay for it so i think focusing on it and having an in-depth conversation isn't just brushing over the facts but really speaking the facts and to the people directly." the republicans face off this thursday... for the fox business debate... these seven take the main stage... carly fiorina and rand paul didn't qualify for it... so fiorina will join rick santorum and mike

last two iowa caucuses on the republican side, rick santorum and mike huckabee shared the stage with carly fiorina and jim gilmore. the lower-polling republican candidates taking aim at hillary clinton, the media and the gop establishment. let's bring in senior political strategist for schoen consulting, also a fox news contributor and a republican strategist. so, tony, from the point of view of a republican, how did it go last night? no donald trump on the stage. what about the others?

there. rick santorum and mike huckabee. there was a bit of an awkward moment we want to show you with santorum. >> not to be offensive, but i'll stand over here so i'm not photographed with the trump sign. i'm supporting another candidate for president. that doesn't mean we can't work together when it comes to helping veterans. that's what mike and i are doing. >> they ran on the undercard debate. >> and went over there. what does this mean to have the previous winners in iowa to have them with trump there? >> there is an image i cannot shake. you had mike huckabee on one side and rick santorum and donald trump. 2008, 2012 iowa caucus winners and maybe 2016. that certainly is what donald trump is hoping. >> neither of the men became president or the nominee. >> listen, mike huckabee and rick santorum's campaigns have not taken off in iowa. they are hugely respected and admired figures, particularly in conservative and evangelical circles in iowa. that is what propelled them to a win. that is what donald trump is playing toward the votes with endorsement from sarah palin and jerry

fiorina and mike huckabee and santorum. chairman is commenting on the debate on the record. listen to this. >> we were a lot more involved in the debates than we used to. as far as criteria are corporate products that the networks get to set criteria. all it shows what a competitive field it is. we have adversity team of candidates out there. >> nicole: make sure to tune in this thursday for the fox business republican debate. sandra smith and trish regan will kick off the early debate then we will join maria bartiromo and niel cavuto for the late debate. >> lauren: president obama will have state of the union. south carolina governor will deliver gop response. be sure to tune to fox business 8:00 p.m. tonight for state of the address union. niel cavuto will bring you coverage as well as analysis. >> nicole: donald trump said he will flash funding for education and environmental agency. he said he would do, quote, tremendous cutting of the federal cutting. trump said education policy should be returned to the states, he said he would end the common core education standards which conse

. 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

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

she hasn't. all i know, that i focused attention on governor mike huckabee's campaign ad which tongue-in-cheek played off her song "hello." as soon as i heard that the adele camp, i'm saying it is the adele camp, not adele herself. i know adele. she and i go way back. she would not have a problem with any candidate using her song because the woman desperately needs to sell albums. she only sold about a billion. furthermore when she does call, here is the motif, when she calls, hello? i love that joke. i've done it again and my boys laugh every time. they're teenagers easily amused. all right, so we'll see what happens. but adele, you know the drill here, call me, anytime. [laughter] yes, she still is screen safer here. enough about me talking about my really warped obsessions, nicole petallides who is a pro through all of it at the new york stock exchange. we'll have a good day so far but not a great month. spell it out. >> good day, not a great month. if adele comes to the new york stock exchange i will bring her right in the booth to call you right away. here is look at monthly char

mike huckabee each held a town hall gathering today. they talked about why they should get that presidential bid. << wednesday, two presidential hopefuls looked to boost their way up through the crowd of candidates. former senator rick santorum stopped at the copper cup coffee house in cherokee where he discussed the experience needed for that presidential bid. "people have been upset for several years of sending people to washington who say they're going to do one thing then don't do what they say they're going to do," said presidential candidate, rick santorum. former arkansas governor mike huckabee held a "huddle" at the cherokee train depot where e talked about his commitmeme to the state of iowa. "i think that a lot of people in iowa are beginning to think through that they don't want to give their caucus vote to someone that they don't know that well...and they know me," sakd presidential candidate, mike huckabee. the kunickis went to both santorum and huckabee's town halls and say they're impressed with both presidential hopefuls' "genuine" answers to their questions. "i

ticket. mike huckabee has a one-in-11 shot of winning the iowa caucuses on february first. but he'll have to make up a lot of ground to do so. coming up ... i sit down to talk one- on-one with the 2008 winner. hear why he says he isn't worried about polls ... and how he's proving to you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. their own as an act of terrorism. we'll tell you what happened. and it rose from the second tier to the top of the mountain in iowa in 2008. hear how mike huckabee says he'll do it again on february first. news at four front door today ... philadelphia police are saying an unprovoked attack on one of their officers is being investigated as an act of terror. the suspect was captured minutes after he fired on an officer sitting in a parked cruiser.

a so-called undercard debate. and set their sights on iowa. (mike huckabee/(r) presidential candidate): "hello iowa, it's me. and you know me." (rick santorum/(r) presidential candidate): "the people of iowa, who i know pretty darn well, care about the issues. they care about who is going to be the leader of the free world." (carly fiorina/(r) presidential candidate): "i'm going to put my the good judgment of the voters of iowa." also in iowa -- donald trump -- putting on an event he says will honor veterans. but not everyone supported the event (jim gilmore/(r) presidential candidate): "i am the only veteran bill and martha in this race and i'm not going to any donald trump event over across town on some sort of faux veteran sort of issues." two other republican presidential candidates -- who also won past iowa caucuses -- were in attendance. governor mike huckabee and senator rick santorum. the pennsylvania senator didn't comment on a potential a trump santorum ticket -- but said he won't bash his fellow contenders. (rick santorum/(r) presidential candidate):"i'm not going

candidates will be here. former senator from pennsylvania rick tan santorum and mike huckabee arey both in the pre-debate, the undercard debate. they'll do that. mike huckabee asked for a spot in the big debate tonight to take the space that donald trump left, but the organizers declined, and so he said, makers hey, i'm going tohow up here. is this an endorsement for donald trump from these two donates? at least mike huckabee has told cnn, no, not an end dosement. we're just going to come and listen and see what hey whose has to say. apologies. my lips are frozen over and i can hardly talk. place but a hot time tonight. i'll send it back to you. >> laurie: and all those people are waiting the in cold. it's amazing. >> calvin: absolutely. it's a big debate. >> glenna: they're waiting in the cold and ty don't seem to be bothered by it at all. that's the beauty of it. >> calvin: just the south florida girl. >> laurie: you get inside. and you can bet our local10 political team will be covererg the donate michael putney will have his analysis and perspective, and glenna is live in des moines

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

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

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mike huckabee. >> your governor, bobby jindal, has been on my program lots of times. we taped in my living room. >> i think this is the way the race should be. now we have the big media stunts that the presidential race becomes and this how it should be. people should be out there shaking hands and kissing babies and really kind of getting to know the crowd because we are the american people. we're the one we're electing these people, but they don't seem to know us anymore. >> what candidates will you folks be going to events for >> we've seen bernie sanders, martin o'malley. today mike huckabee and hopefully ted cruz and get in some hillary time later in the week. >> you folks are from louisiana, obviously you won't be participating in the iowa caucus, but your other classmates, who are you folks leaning toward? is there a group candidate you like? >> not particularly. we're from all kind of walks from life. we have all own personal candidates and that's who we're supporting. >> margaret is from lsu. came a long way to visit with >>> good morning and welcome to the home show. here

up at this event tonight is the winner of the 2008 iowa caucus, mike huckabee and the winner of the 2012 iowa caucus, rick santorum. they represent about 5% to 7% support in iowa. by them showing up to this event they realize that they'll not be the republican nominee. they'll not win this. but by coming here, it's showing they support trump. that's a big deal. >> we'll talk about all of that and much more as we await donald trump and others. they are all speaking tonight and stumping in iowa. we'll get to it. you won't miss any of it. we'll take a quick break and be right back. want to get their hands on. if they could ever catch you. checking out the listing on zillyeah, i like it. this place has a great backyard. i can't believe we're finally doing this. all of this... stacey, benjamin... this is daniel. you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow. as long as you love me, it's alright bend me shape me, any way you want me you've got the power, to turn on the light shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepiq

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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

presidential candidate mike huckabee today. the former governor of arkansas was at trinity baptist church in cayce meeting 40s. cold canadian high pressure will settle into the southeast and bring highs in the 40s through midweek. overnight lows will be most impressive into tuesday and wednesday mornings, both days will start in the low 20s. bundle up! the next opportunity for rain moves in on friday. republican presidential candidate mike huckabee was campaigning in the midlands today. the former governor of arkansas baptist church in cayce meeting voters. but before, he delivered the sunday sermon and performed with the church choir and praise band. huckabee has drifted away from the top gop candidates. but he says the polls won't necessarily predict what will happen at the iowa caucus. "i think people right now...rather then paying attention to all the mechanics of the race are starting to pay attention to their petition in life. they're starting to say...look these policies that the government have been carrying out have hurt me...they've hurt my children my grandchildren. they want a ca

that's a big deal. we're also intending on getting 10-thousand independents to join us. mike huckabee 28:10 i'm doing 150 events in iowa in january, the reason i'm working that hard, i learned don't take anything for granted and we know most people in iowa don't know who they're going to vote for until just before the caucuses. amanda tag - both of these candidates just marked off some big milestones in iowa. rand paul named his 1000th precinct captain and mike huckabee just finished his 99 county tour of iowa. amanda krenz, local 5 news, we are iowa. " stephanie/1shot: with those candidates and others on sunday morning. watch this week in iowa at 9 a-m. jack/1shot: if you want to book a room in a des moines hotel leading up to the iowa caucuses, it could be tough. we checked several hotel booking sites, and found that only one downtown hotel still has rooms avaialable the week leading up to february 1st. some hotels jacked up prices nearly 4 time the normal rate. you'll have better luck looking outside the des moines city limits -- in cities like grimes, indianola, and ankeny. stephanie

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 trail. and on the republican side, presidential candidates mike huckabee and rick santorum talked to voters in siouxland. the issues they're pushing during their campaigns coming up. also, iowa senator charles grassley sets a new record for his voting string. why it's such a big deal that he hasn't missed a vote in more than 22 years. and a couple in arkansbs finds out one day after their adoption goes through that their daugher has leukemia. support from the community has helped them find hope. that's in healthbeat 4. but first tj is on the outdoor weather patio.... << wx timer @ :50 clou will be staying thick all across siouxland as we move into our thursday here with a few snow showers possible as a weak wave of low pressure sinks towards the viewing area. temperatures will be below average with highs approaching the upper 20s. overcast conditions will persist through the night as well, before a stronger wave of precipitation sets its sights on the region in the overnight hours giving the area more light snow with accumulations ranging from a coating up to around 2 inches. the

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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

santorum, and mike huckabee, say they'll stop by. we're also watching fireworks on the democratic side of the presidential race. senator bernie sanders exploded when he heard about the latest accusations from some of clinton's supporters. and the former secretary of state is taking our questions this hour. we'll get her response. our correspondents, analysts and guests, they will have full coverage of all the day's top stories. let's begin at the site of tonight's primetime republican debate. cnn political reporter sara murray has the very latest. sara. >> reporter: that's right, wolf, other candidates are hunkering down getting ready for the debate tonight, but donald trump isn't one of them. for any other candidate it would be considered insane to skip this last debate but folks tell me in iowa donald trump has played by his own rules thus far and it's worked out for him every time. tonight republican candidates are preparing for a showdown on the debate stage. all except for front-runner, donald trump. >> i'm not going to do the debate. >> reporter: he'll be holding a competing politic

mike huckabee. >> i'm sure i did fight the clinton machine because every election i was ever in, in arkansas, i assure you they were behind it helping finance and campaign for every opponent, and i share with you the understanding that it's going to be a tough battle. but i spent the first half of my adult life in the private and nonprofit sector, raising a family, understanding how tough it is for people to make it, and that first half of my life is what led me to believe that america needs a different kind of leadership, not people who spent their whole life running from one office to the next, and living off the government dime, and i got involved because i got sick of what i saw. i also believe that there's got to be some leadership that not only addresses the monetary and military issues of this country, but the moral issues of this country. at the end of every political speech, most of us say god bless america, but how can he do that when we continue to slaughter 4,000 babies a day? and i want to be the president that treats every person, including the unborn, as a person. and

starting at seven... with candidates rick santorum, carly fiorna, mike huckabee, and jim gilmore. the main event starts at nine p-m, with the remaining contenders. 3 a developing story in the bay area: two women in hernando county are in the hospital after someone broke into their home. it happened in a gated community, named "silverthorn." it's off middle fairway drive in spring-hill. deputies have released very few details about what happened... but they do tell us.. the *only suspect in this case is already behind bars 3 the women were air-lifted to the hospital. no other 3 in st. petersburg... police are investigating a deadly crash. they say a 43-year-old woman was riding a motorized wheelchair last night, when she was hit and killed. it happened on 26th avenue south and 31st street. the driver of a lexus sedan accidentally hit her. her name has not been released. 3 and in tampa... the scene of a serious hit and run crash is finally cleared up. it happened at the corner of rome and sligh avenue last night. police believe the driver of a red pickup truck hit a motorcyclist... then

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 goin

today... hillary clinton is the only democrat, while mike huckabee and ben carson are representing the republicans. we're now just eleven days away from the first in the nation caucus. mike huckabee is making a unique move to get your vote... huckabee is taking the stage at the "surf ballroom" in clear lake tomorrow. he's playing the bass guitar with the 80's rock band "fire house." it's the venue where buddy holly last played before he was killed in a plane crash back in 19-59. the performance will begin between nine 30 and ten p-m... for tickets call the venue at the number on your screen. you'll have to wait a little longer for the next "star wars" film to hit the big screen. disney says "episode eight" will be released in december of 20-17. it was originally scheduled for release seven months earlier... "the force awakens," was planned for a summer 20-15 release, but was moved to last month. that move paid off, as it's now the highest grossing u-s film of all time. it has made more than 860 million announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough

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.

, mike huckabee, john kasich, rand paul, marco rubio, rick santorum and donald trump. a mouthful there. and that's even after some people have already dropped out. so, how did iowa get the extreme honor of being the first in the nation to vote. well, it's a funny story because it actually happened by accident. >> what happened in 1972 that really shifted things and why we mark our modern caucus system as starting in 1972 was that after the 1968 democratic convention in chicago. the party got together, the democratic party got together proposed a series of reforms to the process for the changes that was suggested is that if a state held a caucus, it should be a local caucus system. so everybody in the party could get involved. and that year, the iowa democratic party re-formulated their rules for the caucus to create these localized caucuses. now, this is kind of a quirk of history. what happened is as they built this new system of local caucuses. you have the precinct caucus. you'd have the county caucus, you'd have the district caucus and the state caucus. and then, you would el

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

his wounded warriors even last night in des moines and while he wasn't on stage ... mike huckabee was ... joining trump after huckabee took part in the undercard meeting. (mike huckabee/ (r) presidential candidate)i'm free at 8 o'clock. i offered, by the way wolf, i would take his podium at the 8 o'clock debate and that was rejected so i said ok, i'll find something else to do at 8 o'clock and that's exactly what i've done." lukas: rick santorum's campaign also joining trump right after he was done with the fox news debate ... lukas: bernie sanders took a shot at donald trump des moines yesterday. he stopped by a high school there to talk to students and answer questions. sanders spoke up ababt trump's stance on illegaga immigration afafr bebeg asked a queseson from the audienen "what has upset me very much in the last what we're hearing donald trump on not just disagreements on immigration, but and bigoted attacks against a whole group of people." lukas: senator made stops yesterday, including a rally in fairfieie with actress and activistan sarandon. lukas: staying with sanders ...

lost time- and votes- in other states. one candidate- mike huckabee- has already said he'll drop out if he doesn't at least place third in iowa- and weak results could mean trouble for other struggling cadidates like rick santorum- last three iowa polls, or martin o'malley on the democratic side- who is polling at 4% while the two other candidates, hillary clinton and bernie sanders- are polling around 44 or 45%. an end to campaigns in iowa though also open up opportunities for campaigns still in the race to pick up voters who suddenly find themselves without a dog in the hunt. "the real question is do those candidates who drop out endorse other candidates? where do their supporters go? i know many campaigns are already planning 'if this person drops out, we want this candidate to endorse us. we want these voters to be with us.'" some possible allegiances are starting to show among presidential campaigns- after thursday's undercard debate, both mike huckabee and rick santorum took the stage at donald trump's veterans support rally, which ran parallel to the fox news prime time debate