>>> it's 2016 and "hardball" has come to iowa and to hillary clinton. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in des moines where a pitched battle is on right now between the two party front runners, hillary clinton and donald trump. clinton accuses trump of a penchant for sexism. trump says this makes bill clinton fair game. all this is preview to my sitdown interview tomorrow night with secretary clinton. her first of 2016. the iowa caucuses are now exactly four weeks away and the two biggest races in american politics today is taking the stage tonight. donald trump is about to speak at a campaign rally in massachusetts. hillary clinton is here in des moines holding a town hall. katy tur joins us from trump's rally in massachusetts. first donald trump has launched an assault on the clintons in interviews with fox, cbs and cnn, trump went after hillary clinton's husband. >> she's got a problem. she is married to a person that's a serious abuser. i mean at the highest level. she's not an innocent victim. she was the one that would go along with him in th

eight news close-up. about one week away from the caucus, and hillary clinton is not taking any chances. this past week we asked hillary clinton to sit down with seven women, some who support her, and some who were undecided. all seven had a chance to meet and talk with the presidential candidate aced a face -- face-to-face. before the question started, she had a chance to meet each woman individually. hillary clinton: i am terrific. you are so nice to do this. >> this is an evil eye to protect you against any spirits. hillary clinton: i love that. thank you. seriously, i appreciate it. >> it is so nice to see you. we have about six women here who would like task question -- to hillary clinton: good to see you. we talked about this last summer, remember? i thought it was a great idea then, and i am so happy it worked out. hi. >> hi, i'm claudia. >> claudia is with her husband, she came with her husband to caucus for you. hillary clinton: thank you, claudia. >> mrs. mary. -- this is mary. teaches different cultures and classrooms. -- in classrooms. >> a former city council person and wes

>>> right now, a poll out shows bernie sanders with a lead over hillary clinton. also this morning, the president and vice president are speaking out exclusively to nbc news as we countdown to president obama's final state of the union address and the president attacks gop front runner donald trump. >> can you imagine donald trump standing up one day and delivering a state of the union address? >> well, i can imagine in a saturday night skit. >> we'll have more on what the president said about trump and why our first read team calls tonight's address the president's first campaign speech of the 2016 election cycle. plus, joe biden clears up comments he made that some saw as critical of hillary clinton's fight against income inequality. we'll play what mr. biden said. deadly explosion in istanbul in the heart of a busy tourist area. the turkish prime minister said the suicide bomber responsible for the attack was a member of isis. good morning. i'm tamron hall. we begin in iowa where hillary clinton is feeling pressure from a rising bernie sanders. live pictures from iowa state univ

. hillary clinton does not. >> senator sanders has been a pretty reliable vote for the gun lobby. >> to say i'm kind of a supporter of the nra is a mean-spirited, inaccurate statement. >> senator sanders voted to give immunity to gun dealers. secretary clinton changes her position on this every election year. >> my view is we shouldn't rip up obamacare and start over. >> she is attacking me because i support universal health care. >> i think america is great and it's up to us to make sure we make it greater. >> i believe we're going to make history one more time. ♪ >> good evening from lovely, charleston, south carolina. i'm chuck todd. the stage is set behind me here inside the gillarder center for tonight's big democratic debate. this will be the final showdown between the top democrats before the two big primary states kick off with the iowa caucuses in two weeks from tomorrow and the new hampshire primary eight days after that. of course my colleagues lester holt and andrea mitchell will be the moderators for tonight's debate. as you can see, the audience is starting to arr

and is scheduled to make a second stop in that state later today. clinton will be looking to provide his wife a boost in a state where she has trailed bernie sanders in recent polls. just hours ago the republican front runner, donald trump, took straight aim at hillary clinton and her foreign policy in that tv ad we mentioned that he placed up this morning. also, trump continued to target both bill and hillary clinton over the former president's past indiscretions. >> i don't really care about monica lewinsky other than i think that hillary was an enabler and a lot of things happened that were obviously very seedy. he was impeached, for heaven's sake. >> joining me now from nashua, nbc's kristin welker. at this point the clintons have not responded to donald trump. some of their supporters certainly have showing tape of donald trump in the past supporting bill clinton, saying that the indiscretions that were made very public, monica lewinsky, mean nothing. now we are seeing a change of tune but the headlines still remains, bill clinton on the campaign trail starting today. >>

>>> a high stakes clash with the democratic presidential candidate debate. hillary clinton and bernie sanders sharpening attacks on each other and it got personal. >>> happening now. three americans freed from iran on their way home. this as sanctions are lifted giving iran access to the world marketplace. what a busy day. huge events. we have live team coverage breaking down the developments. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. two weeks until the presidential contest votes will be cast. and a face-off with hillary clinton and bernie sanders. even martin o'malley. clinton is trying to blunt a late surge from sanders in the polls with gun care. more from jeff zeleny. >> reporter: john and christine, a lively debate on sunday night in charleston, south carolina. democratic voters make their choices in the primary race. two weeks today is the iowa caucuses. new hampshire primary one week after that. bernie sanders was trying to show he is in contention for the fight. there's no doubt he is launching a close race with hillary clinton i

tighter and tighter in the states. and there were sharp exchanges between hillary clinton and bernie sanders drew out sharp distinctions on gun control and health care. wall street reform and much more, continuity, versus change and passion. speaking of the obama legacy or transforming it. for the next hour we'll bring you substantial portions of the debate. we'll also get analysis from our political panel and we'll start with one of the hottest friction points over the issue of health care. the clinton campaign had been hitting sanders on a plan for paying for the health care, but just two hours before the debate sanders released his plan. here is how it played out on stage. >> is it really fair to say that bernie sanders wants to kill obamacare? >> well, andrea, i am absolutely committed to universal health care. i have worked on this for a long time. people may remember that i took on the health insurance industry back in the '90s. and i did not quit until we got the children's health insurance program that insures 8 million kids. and i certainly respect senator sanders' intention

tomorrow company. says he's undecided, has a question. >> great. >> secretary -- oh, clinton, sorry. >> that's okay. >> i can see why they gave you this question, i just wanted to know which of our previous presidents has inspired you most and why. >> you can only pick one. one. you can pick. sorry. let me jump your question, one president, one. >> okay. >> just one. [ applause ] >> okay. sorry, president obama, sorry, bill, abraham lyincolnlincoln. you know, i -- wow, when i think about his challenges, they paleed in comparison to anything we can face or imagine, you know, more americans died in the civil war than, you know, the wars of the 20th century put together. so here was a man who was a real politician. i mean, he was a great statsman, he understood politics and he had to work to put together, the support he needed to be able to hold the country together during the war, and while he was prosecuting that war to keep the union together, he was building america, which i found just an astonishing part of his legacy. transcontinental rail system, land grant colleges, he was thin

the party's nominee. if he is, he's going to get crushed by hillary clinton. >> reporter: as jeb bush grapples with dwindling poll numbers. trump leads the pack, accusing his biggest iowa rival, ted cruz, of copying his immigration plan. >> we will build a wall. the first time i ever heard him say it. i'm the one that came up with it. >> reporter: trump slamming cruz on religion in the battle over evangelical voters. >> you don't equate evangelicals with cuba. >> she's the best qualified person. >> reporter: as president clinton raised to hit the campaign trail, trump taking digs at secretary clinton, dredging up her husband's past. saying i hope bill clinton starts talking about wum's issues so voters can see what a hypocrite he is and how hillary abused those women. and tweeting the worst thing hillary could do is have her husband campaign for her. just watch. after appearing in this terror propaganda video, trump pointing the finger back at his democratic rival in front of a crowd in this clip. >> hillary clinton created isis with obama. >> reporter: three top aides resigning in on

attempt to fend off suggestions that hillary clinton is better prepared to be president. we have a big show tonight on how the democratic race may have changed. plus, we'll be joined by kirsten powers. we begin with ed henry from des moines, iowa. ed, what are your impressions? >> well, what is interesting is that you put your finger on it. is that bernie sanders was on defense, dealing with the fact that hillary clinton has ads saying he would not be a strong commander in chief. he scores points by pointing out when faced with a big vote on the iraq war, despite hillary clinton's experience, he believes he got it right and she got it wrong. he was on defense about taxes. admitted he's going to raise taxes to pay for more health care coverage. so that is something you'll likely see in an ad. maybe a clinton ad. i think where he scored from the first moment he sat down, he said to the host, you know, my wife told me to button my suit jacket but i can't do it. i'm too fat right now, he said because he's gained pounds on the campaign trail. a lot of people can understand that. so, ber

all in in new hampshire. >> while donald trump takes aim at hillary clinton, by attacking bill clinton's sexual peck dillos. >> that certainly will be fair game. certainly if they play the woman's card with respect to me that will be fair game. >> it may be fair game. but it's never worked before against hillary. will it now? >>> also, the battle to the republican establishment's anti-trump or anti-cruz. john kasich and rand paul join me live. >>> plus anger in america. some surprising results from our new esquire survey. and guess what? white men, they're not the angriest. >>> and jerry seinfeld, in a car, getting coffee, with the president of the united states. >> do you ever think about every person you talk to is putting on an act, a total show? >> it's a problem. >> and joining me for insight and analysis this sunday morning are host of msnbc's hardball chris matthews. "the washington post's" columnist jennifer reuben. white house political director under george w. bush and a cnbc contributor sarah fagan. and "the washington post" columnist eugene robinson. welcome to sund

debate andrea mitchell reports. the fireworks exploded right guns: clinton: i have made it clear based on senator sanders' own record that he gun lobby numerous times. that what she says is very disingenuous. i have a d-minus voting record from the nra. and then - health care: clinton accusing sanders of trying to kill obamacare by proposing a new medicare-for-all program: clinton: there are things we can do to improve it. but to tear it up, and start over again, pushing our country back into that kind of a contentious debate, i think is the wrong direction. sanders: that is nonsense. what a medicare for all program does is finally provide in this country health care for every man, woman, and child as a right. firing back -- sanders blasted clinton's ties to wall street: sanders: i don't take money from speaking fees from goldman sachs. clinton: i can take that, but he's criticized president obama for taking donations from wall street, and president obama has led our country out of the great recession sanders: you've received over $600,000 in speaking fees from sachs in one year. clinton:

on his democratic rival hillary clinton and her husband, bill clinton. he spoke to chris cuomo about why mr. clinton's past indiscretions are relevant to the campaign. >> years ago, you said monica lewinsky, they shouldn't chase after it like this. bill clinton's sex life shouldn't be an issue. now, you're saying it's a mainimain i issue. >> i tried to help them. it was important to me, as secretary of state, as a senator, to have these people on my side. i needed votes. i would have these people on my side. i wasn't going to get involved in the monica lewinsky thing. i wouldn't get involved in it now. >> you're bringing it up. >> i don't care about monica lewinsky, other than i think hillary was an enable lr and things happened that was seedy. he was impeached for heaven's sake. >> cnn's athena jones is in new hampshire for us. interesting conversation. what are you seeing, athena? >> hi, deb. it is interesting to hear donald trump have to explain why he's changed his tune when it comes to the importance or lack of importance of bill clinton's past indiscretions. this kind of scruti

? can democrats truly get excited about hillary clinton? look how packed the schedule is over the next seven days in iowa. the presidential candidates will hold 44 event, 28 by ted cruz alone, anning a acknowledgment it's a must win for the senator. in new hampshire, an acknowledgment that more candidates view new hampshire as do or die than iowa. and the polling? in our most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll, donald trump led followed by ted cruz. democratic side hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders. but beware, look at where we were eight years ago at this same stage of the race. eight weeks out, giuliani was way out in front. remember how his presidency turned out? he was doubling the showing of the eventual nominee john mccain. and hillary clinton? she had an even bigger lead thooefr illinois senator named barack obama, bigger than one she has over sanders today. in a moment, we'll look at the fight between the two leading candidates, donald trump and hillary clinton, over bill clinton's sexual past and we'll talk to two of the republican candidates making their do-or-die st

rubio is looking to take on the front-runners. >> i will beat hillary clinton. she does not want to run against my. >> marco rubio, a "fox news sunday" exclusive. >>> then a new report reveals that some of hillary clinton's e-mails were beyond top secret. we'll ask two top leaders of congressional intelligence committees how serious is the security po breach. >>> and our panel handicaps the escalating battle between donald trump and ted cruz. >>> and cruz' hardball campaign manager. >> how confident are you? >> oh, we'll win. >>> all right now on "fox news sunday." >>> hello again from fox news in washington. we begin with that historic snowstorm that buried much of the eastern u.s. the record-breaking blizzard dropped 2 feet of snow here in the nation's capital. baltimore saw the most snow ever. new york city and philadelphia also under feet of snow. hundreds of thousands of homes are without power, as this part of the country begins to dig out, let's bring in elizabeth fran, who's on the snowy streets. >> we got snow and more, what we do know is the northeast is waking up to clear

two weeks from now, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley took the stage here at the gaillard center in charleston. they engaged in some heated exchanges on health care, guns in america and wall street's influence in this election. i'm being joined in the spin room in this hour by eugene robinson, a pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the "washington post." and an msnbc analyst. eugene, this was the bernie sanders debate. >> it really was. it was all about bernie sanders. he has proposed -- i guess he has proposed revolutionary change. hillary clinton very much pushed back against that and pushed back against various aspects of bernie sanders' record, especially on guns. she was on the offense on the gun issue. on wall street, which was one of the more interesting clashes, i thought, the tables were turned in a way and he very much went after her for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees. >> let's go to some highlights here. let's go to the highlights here. one of the first heated exchanges tonight was over health care and here was hillary clinton

hillary clinton? just look at how packed thiy schedule is over the next seven days in iowawa the presidential candidates will hold a total of 44 events. that's just in the next week. by the way, 28 of those events are by t@d cruz alone. an acknowledgment that i ia is must-win f f the texas senator. similar. week. an acknowledgment, actually, that more candidates knew new now. and as for the polling, it's in our most recent nbc news/"wall street journal" poll ken just eight weeksefore iowa, donald trump led the repupuican pack with 27% closely followed by a surging ted cruz at 22. democratic side, hillary clinton, well ahead of bernie sanders. but beware. just look at where we were eight years ago at this same stagegef the rara. eight weeks out, rudy giuliani was way out in front. remember how his presidency turned out? he was doubling the showing of the eventual nominee john mcmcin. and d llary clclton, she had an even bigger lead over that illinois senator named barack obama. bigger one than she has over sandertoday. in a moment we're going to look at the developing fight betwee

., now, hillary clinton talks to supporters at a campaign rally in marshall to an, iowa. this is 45 minutes. >> please welcome, hillary clinton. [applause] you are great. thank you. you, it was worth it trying to get here. we are so generous -- you have been so generous with your time. have this chance to talk with you with less than a week until the caucus monday night. it is really meaningful to me that you would be here and be part of this ross us. -- process. i have learned a lot in the last think that really spending all of this time in small groups and big ones -- thank you for everything you have done to make that possible. want to thank mark smith for his endorsement. i am thrilled. thank you very much, representative. i hope that we will be able to make him the majority leader of the house of representatives in the state legislature. think of all the good things he could do for you and people across iowa. it is getting close and when all of you decide to go caucus, you will be the first people in the world to get to express an opinion about who should be the next president

more information, visit studentcam.org. next, hillary clinton in new hampshire. then, the latest developments in the 2016 campaign. after that, a house hearing on house inquiries. at a campaign event in new hampshire, presidential candidate hillary clinton was endorsed by planned parenthood action fund. this is the first primary endorsement ever by the organization. we begin with an announcement by cecile richards. this is just under an hour. [applause] ♪ [applause] ms. richards: they asked me what song i wanted to come out to. i felt like i had to dance a little bit. thank you to our incredible young leaders. thank you, the tosha, for sharing your story and being an amazing leader. can we give it up for kelly robertson, the most awesome organizer? [applause] ms. richards: i was back there with secretary clinton. she was like, kelly. i was like, no. do not touch. i also want to thank the good doctor, who is one of the heroes of this movement. i thanked her and all the doctors at planned parenthood who work here every single day. we also have some planned today.ood ceos to think

finally tracked him down. >>> bill clinton's past as donald trump continues attacking the former president. newly-revealed conversations show what bill clinton said about george w. bush, vladimir putin and princess diana. >>> and biggest jackpot ever. huge lines as the jackpot explodes to more than $800 million. could it grow to a billion before the numbers are drawn? "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. chilling. video and photos of a police officer ambushed at close range by a man with a gun. and nearly are chilling are the implications this might be an isis-inspired act of violence. the victim, a philadelphia policeman, who despite being shot at 11 times not only survived being shot at 11 times and took down his attacker who allegedly told police he did it in the name of islam. nbc's steve peterson is in philadelphia with the latest. >> reporter: these chilling surveillance images show the moment a gunman dressed in a traditional white arab robe opened fire on a philadelphia police officer at point-blank range, shooting at least 11 times. >> shots fired. i'm shot

diffract presidential race, vermont senator bernie sanders is make the race with hillary clinton far more combative than pundits could ever have imagined. now sanders is outspending her on television ads and the latest polling shows the iowa caucuses on the democratic side are too close to call. sanders ahead of clinton by eight points, but there in the right, clinton beating sanders by eight points. and sanders lead in have energized his supporters and changed the dynamics of the race. today in iowa we saw how bernie sanders is turning the raw emotion of struggling americans to political advantage not only against clinton but against the gop. here is what he said to a woman who cried when telling her story living on the minimum wage. >> the truth is you can't make it on 12,000. you can't live in dignity on 10,000 or less. and millions of people today are in that position. and then, amazingly enough, beyond comprehension, and i don't mean to be overly partisan but beyond comprehension you have republicans going around saying we got to cut social security. we got to cut it. what people are

>>> this sunday, the democratic showdo showdown. that object in hillary clinton's rear-view mirror is closer than she appears, she now knows she's in a dead heat in iowa and new hampshire. >> if he has a plan he should roll it out and explain it to people so you can make an informed decision. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders join me this morning. >>> plus, the republican, donald trump opening an even bigger lead. while the trump/cruz bromance comes to an end. >> bank loans from goldman sachs, bank loans from citibank folks. >> this morning, two republicans hoping to benefit from the trump/cruz fight, senator marco rubio and former florida governor jeb bush. >>> and my sit down with amal clooney, the human rights lawyer and wife of george clooney trying to rally america to save an island paradise from the threat of isis. >> you're a woman lying on the beach in the mall doodives you know other women are being flogged. >>> joining me are republican strategist steve schmidt, msnbc's joy-an reid, president obama's 2012 deputy campaign manager stephanie cutter, and radio talk show h

clinton and donald trump. and i said, how do you reconcile those two views? she said, she likes hillary clinton, she likes her strength, she likes she has the experience, there's nobody out there that's more qualified for this job, but there's something about donald trump she cannot take her eyes off of. she likes that he's bucking tradition and bucking the establishment. and she said it's going to be down to the wire. she's going to walk into her local caucus station and decide just then and just there, who she's going to vote for, whether it's donald trump or hillary clinton, which is such a surprising thing. >> i think that's great reporting. >> something we're seeing all over the country. >> katy, you are great. i really mean this. that's the kind of thing i think is going on. and i was thinking as you were talking, when they couldn't decide between jeb bush and donald trump, it's like, i'm going to the pet store, i don't know whether to get a dog or a cat. it's just like, it's so wild and across the board. or a zebra! like, what are we getting here? it's like this crazy dec

hillary clinton. could he really pull off a stubbing upset? bernie sanders joins us live >>> and former mayor michael bloomberg considering a 2016 run, could he change everything? >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week," here now, co-anchor martha raddatz. >>> good morning and we're almost there, it's the final sprint in iowa, just eight days until the very first votes of 2016. and both party facing an identity crisis. with just surprise outsiders on looking like they can topple the insiders. just last night, the des moines register went with the insiders. giving their endorsements to marco rubio and hillary clinton. there's that breaking news -- michael bloomberg, billionaire and former new york mayor, putting together a plan to potentially mount a third-party bid for president. all that in just a moment. but we start with the massive winter storm with millions of americans waking up this morning, buried under several feet of snow. abc news senior meteorologist rob marciano has all of the latest from new york city, which came within just one-thent of an inch of topping it

tonight. with just three days until iowa, the bombshell development involving hillary clinton. the top-secret e-mails. and trump on his closest opponent. >>> and major developments on three fugitives considered armed and dangerous. one has been found. >>> the zika virus. tonight, how long does it stay in your system? dr. besser, with your questions answered. >>> two storms hitting this weekend. the dangerous moment on the highway already. >>> and the new headline coming out of the nfl tonight on concussions. coming amid a controversial claim about o.j. simpson. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with two major developments in the race for 2016. the two front runners on each side. hillary clinton, and the bombshell from the statement department today. server have been described as vgts. >> and trump, will he pay any price, or will he give up any >> reporter: tonight, ted cruz reeling, and donald trump trying to take him out, calling the canadian-born senator an "anchor baby." >> now ted cruz may not be a u.s. citizen, right? but, he's an anchor baby. no, he's an anchor baby. ted cruz is

candidates were making hillary clinton more serious. one week now before the iowa caucuses. >> all right. we are live. >> less than a week away from the iowa caucuses. >> this calls for a standing up response. >> the democratic candidates are out of their chairs. >> i'm not capable of doing q and a from a set. >> a final pitch to voters. >> experience is important, but judgment is also important. >> bernie sanders kicking off cnn's town hall going record to record with hillary clinton. >> i voted against the war in iraq. hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. i led the effort against wall street deregulation. see where hillary clinton was on this issue. on day one i said the keystone pipeline is dumb idea. why did it take hillary clinton such a long time before she came into opposition? >> clinton says one bad vote on the iraq war is just a scratch, not a dent. >> i have a much longer history than one vote, which i have said was a mistake because of the way that was done and how the bush administration handled it. but i think the americpherpamer has seen me in other ways. >> ma

florida governor jeb bush. but we start with the democrat and a hillary clinton/bernie sanders race that has turned out to be much closer than the experts thought, especially clinton campaign. in fact, we have brand new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll news for the clinton campaign. nationally we still have her with a big lead over bernie sanders 59%-34% but in iowa the story is different. three polls out this week showing neck in neck race including our own nbc news/"wall street journal"/marist polls. quinnipiac found sanders up by 5% and the "des moines register" had clinton up by just 2%. bottom line, it's too close to call. a closer race it has become a more aggressive race against sanders so we begin with hillary clinton who joins us from charleston, south carolina. good morning, secretary clinton. >> good morning, chuck. >> let me start with the iran deal. yesterday in response to it you immediately said that iran is still violating u.n. security council resolutions with its ballistic missile program which should be met with new sanctions, designations and firm results. so

. reporter who was once jailed in iran shane bauer. , then the clinton-sanders fight for the democratic nomination heats up. >> now, there are things we can to tear itve it, but up and start over again, pushing our country back into that kind of a contingent debate, i think is the wrong direction. >> we are not going to tear up the affordable care act, i helped write it, but we are going to move on top of that to a medicaid for all system. amy: as sanders and clinton spar in their final debate before the iowa caucus we will host our own , debate between two self-described socialist feminists. one supports hillary, the other bernie sanders. then an upstate new york peace activist and grandmother is heading to jail today to begin a six-month sentence for photographing a protest at a base where u.s. drones are piloted remotely. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. and iran have conducted a prisoner exchange just as the crestor nuclear deal took effect this weekend. the u.s. freed seven irani

showdown, that object in hillary clinton's rear-view mirror is closer than it appears. she now knows she's in a dead heat with bernie sanders in iowa and new hampshire. >> if he has a plan he should roll it out and explain it to people so you can make an informed decision. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders join me this morning. >>> plus, the republicans. donald trump opening an even bigger lead while the trump-cruz bromance comes to an end. >> he's got bank loans from goldman sachs. he's got bank loans from citibank folks. >> this morning two republicans hoping to benefit from the trump-cruz fight. senator marco rubio and former florida governor jeb bush. and my sitdown with amal clooney. the human rights lawyer and wife of george clooney trying to rally america to save an island paradise from the threat of isis. >> if you're a woman lying on the beach in the maldives that another woman is being flogged. >> joining me for insight and analysis is republican strategist steve schmitt and msnbc's joy. >> and radio talk show host joe hewitt. welcome to sunday. it's kwooet meet the press." >

for this job at a moment of great importance. >> reporter: bill clinton hitting the campaign trail for his wife but could his past help or hurt her bid in new hampshire. >>> second day of talks and the chinese government is stepping in to prop up its struggling financial market. ♪ after spending years calling on congress to take action today president obama is unveiling his plan to reduce gun violence using his executive powers to put the focus on background checks. welcome to your world this morning i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm dell walters and part of a push for the final year in office to tackle what he is calling the most frustrating issue of his presidency and al jazeera libby casey is live for us in washington and libby there has already been republican push back ahead of announcements and what are politicians where you are saying? >> immediate reaction dell from republicans both on the campaign trail and from washington lawmakers with house speaker paul ryan calling this a dangerous level of executive over reach that americans won't stand for but the white house says these are com

in 2008, barack obama trailed hillary clinton by double digits. weeks before winning the hawkeye state. then just eight days after iowa, granite's first in the nation primary launch a new comeback kid? the race then heads south, and west, before going nationwide.e. on super tuesday, march 1st, whenenolls open in 13 statat. amid all of that, seven debates. where we're sure to hear more of the insults the zingers and the one-liners that have shaped this campaign. it's a 58-day scramble, make or break for so many. we'll be bringing you the latest every step of the way, seeing who will rise, who will stumble and most importantly, which candidates can bounce back after taking a fall. ben carson is trying to do just that. the one-time front-runner's campaign now in tour moil, he's speaking out this morning, exclusively, right here. first tom yallamas on where the campaign stands? >> reporter: what a difference a year make. considered a major 2016 contend contender donald trump himself was unsure whether he would ruru >> i'm going too give it serious consideration. we may surprise you.

slipping away from hillary clinton... the reason for concern... and clinton is counting on for a win coming up... former president bill clinton is help. the former president will make then another three on saturday... including one in des moines... and this could be the reason why... the latest iowa poll has hillary clinton leading senator bernie sanders by just 2-points in iowa... that's a big change from the same poll in december... at that point clinton had a nine-point lead. political director dave price shows us what each campaign has going for it... and against it. we know the democratic race is close...really close. we know the democratic race is close...really close. sorry, martin o'malley... but let's look closer at this two person battle at the top the overall numbers of hillary clinton and bernie sanders are close...they have big differences among person battle at the top the overall numbers of hillary clinton and bernie sanders are close...they have big differences among certain groups. let's start with clinton...and three groups of likely democratic likely caucusgoers...

: your presidential candidate is -- >> hillary clinton. strong into the iowa caucuses. the latest numbers from new hampshire show him ahead of her. could he win the general nomination? well, i think it would be general election. while clinton has been socialist, i don' t think the respectful. issue for them and there is a significant number of people in this country age 65 and older who will not vote for socialist. i think they will be to that drum constantly in the general election. if we have donald trump as the republican nominee, that would get an equal number of people that are scared to death of him. you might see a lot of people staying home with it was bernie sanders versus donald trump. it gives an opening to michael bloomberg. he might be seen as the least evil alternative. >> you brought up about donald trump. if he wins the gop nomination, are you ready to work with his administration if he wins the white house? >> oh, god - i taken of to support the what i have to do but i hope i am not led to that. ed: the brought answer is yes but there is a ' but' attached to it. >

more than top of secret. >> this is classic clinton, i did not send classified emails. you see the camps going around the news organizations. mrs. clinton is saying it's not true. we are going let it play out. it will play out in public opinion at this point because there were serious things found in the email. we already know this server had been hacked. charles: we are talking about the special access program, s.a.p., many are saying this is a game changer. you have to have a certain level of top secret clearance to get to this. so exclusive there are certain lawmakers who can't look at these emails. >> the f.b.i. can look at these emails, and surely mrs. clinton being an experienced government official must have known how sensitive the information was in some of those emails, whether or not was marked. plus there was an earlier email if you recall in which mrs. clinton said can we please take the heading, the top of the email off which would have contained perhaps a marking. charles: it might have said "top secret"? >> or "sensitive information." but the two pieces of evidence t

for 2016. the two front runners on each side. hillary clinton, and the bombshell from the statement 22 e-mails from her private server have been described as top secret. vgts. >> and trump, will he pay any price, or will he give up any lead? here's tom llamas. >> reporter: tonight, ted cruz reeling, and donald trump trying to take him out, calling the canadian-born senator an "anchor baby." >> now ted cruz may not be a u.s. citizen, right? but, he's an anchor baby. no, he's an anchor baby. ted cruz is an anchor baby in canada. >> reporter: cruz refusing to return fire. >> he's welcome to say whatever he likes. >> reporter: but trump is a hard candidate to ignore. >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. donald trump has chosen not to attend this evening's presidential debate. >> let me say, i'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. surgeon. now that we've gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. >> reporter: but without trump on that stage, it was cruz who became the number one target. >> he is the king of saying, "oh, you're for amnesty? e