dr. ben carson: chomping at the bit with that one. first of all, the reason that i don't like the so-called affordable care act is not because it doesn't work and not because it is not affordable, but the real reason is because it flies in the face of the very principles to the establishment of this country. this country was supposed to be of, four, and by the people, and the government was there to facilitate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. with that act, the government comes along and says, "i don't care what you people think, this is what we are doing and we are going to cram it down your throat and if you don't like it, too bad." there right there is an idea that is antithetical to the government and it flips the relationship and it puts the government in the driver's seat and it puts us at their beck and call. and it does that with the most important thing you have, your health and your health care, it is not too long before they start to do all of that with every aspect of your life and it changes every aspect of am

please give a warm welcome to dr. ben carson. [applause] dr. ben carson: thank you. thank you very much. candy and i are delighted to be here. i will get right into it. why did i write this book? and, america is such a great place and i am so glad that i was born here. i have traveled to 57 different countries. gotten to know a lot of people and a lot of ways of life. this remains the place that is the land of dreams. i know a lot of people like to criticize our nation and demonize it and say it is responsible for a lot of horrible things. and yet, i see a lot of people trying to get in here and not a lot of people trying to get out. so i am not sure that is all that legitimate to be honest with you. growing up in poverty, with a lot of disadvantages, the thing that was really great was that i was still able to focus on my dreams. my dream of becoming a doctor. it was the only thing i ever wanted to do. i skipped right by policeman and fireman and went straight to doctor. [laughter] i loved anything that had to do with medicine. i even enjoyed going to the doctor's.

and tomorrow, watch as dr. ben carson sits down with dr. ben carson sits down with chris wallace. that's fox report this october 24th. i'm julie banderas. thanks for watching. >>> you hear over the radio we're taking fire. we're under fire. >> weary under fire. >> and you hear the pleading in their voices that they need help, bad. >> i actually dropped to a knee. and i thought why the held did i do that? and that's when the rocket hit. >> rhone had a machine gun. and he started laying down hey. >> whoa, whoa. >> i rolled him

. >> trump has turned his attention elsewhere, to dr. ben carson. two new polls from iowa have carson leading trump in the hawkeye state and the donald is not too happen about it. here is the latest on all the action. >> jeb bush campaign has donings extremely well leading all republicans inside to organization and fundraising but that costs money and they have not been translating into success at the polls. on friday the campaign announced they are taking a more lean and mean approach going forward cutting payroll by 40 percent, downsizing the headquarters by 50 percent, and reducing travel costs by 20 percent. this morning, he told supporters in south carolina that it is no reason to worry. >> these are not cutting in the sense we are asking people to move into the field where it matters. and dr. ben carson takes the stop spot from donald trump in two separate polls leading way among gone caucus goers with 28 percent heed of trump at 19 percent and yesterday, dr. ben carson was asked? he is expecting to be a bigger target of 9 donald. >> it diffic

please give a warm welcome to dr. ben carson. [applause] dr. ben carson: thank you. thank you very much. candy and i are delighted to be here. i will get right into it. why did i write this book? and, america is such a great place and i am so glad that i was born here. i have traveled to 57 different countries. gotten to know a lot of people and a lot of ways of life. this remains the place that is the land of dreams. i know a lot of people like to criticize our nation and demonize it and say it is responsible for a lot of horrible things. and yet, i see a lot of people trying to get in here and not a lot of people trying to get out. so i am not sure that is all that legitimate to be honest with you. growing up in poverty, with a lot of disadvantages, the thing that was really great was that i was still able to focus on my dreams. my dream of becoming a doctor. it was the only thing i ever wanted to do. i skipped right by policeman and fireman and went straight to doctor. [laughter] i loved anything that had to do with medicine. i even enjoyed going to the doctor's.

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he's winning with this. >> i had dr. ben carson on about the comments with a muslim president. if they support shariah and they don't denounce the treatment of women in other countries, but yeah, i'm against that. very specific details people keep out. >> very full and specific. dr. carson benefits when he's specific. i have to say there's a concern from many on the left that ben carson wants to eliminate programs that he himself might have benefited from. if he can clarify that position, that again bodes very well for him. and it broadens the electorate that he will appeal to. >> let me go to you, kevin. look, not everybody is going to rush a guy that's in a classroom shooting. in this particular case, in oregon, the guy was saying, you, stand up, are you a christian? if he said yes, you got shot in the head or if you didn't answer or said something else, you were shot in the legs. you're trained in martial arts, i'm trained in martial arts. i'm trained in the use of fire drm, you're trained in the use of firearm. that's what we train to do. i don't expect everybody would do t

lou: i want to turn to dr. ben carson as i said in the commentary. i think the man stood up big and i think was a real leader and attacked for it by the left, ed. this is a guy saying think about sacrifice, they talk about confiscation of your money, your wealth but they don't talk about real sacrifice, and dr. carson was the first candidate to do so, and i give him great credit. >> i give him great credit. it takes great bravery to go into someone's brain and save their lives. he does it every single day. he's a very skilled surgeon, been around a lot of death, and he made that point. he grew up in a place where he faced it with his family, so i think when he talks about bravery, he means it. lou: you are talking about his bravery going into someone's skull as he is a gifted neurosurgeon. a lot of us might have the guts but wouldn't be welcome. >> i hope not. lou: he's a brilliant doctor. this is the thing that is lost. it's interesting that identities to me get a little lost here. dr. ben carson, a brilliant neurosurgeon, pioneering neurosurgeon in

joining me now, dr. ben carson. >> doctor carson, good to see you what. did you think of the questions and questioners tonight? >> well, i think that they had an agenda. and when i compare them to the questions asked of the democrats in their debate, the difference is night and day. the thing that was encouraging to me is that audience was able to pick up on the bias and able to act accordingly and i hope some of the media is starting to recognize this, very been quite critical of the media. they have their own agenda. they try to formulate the opinions of the people. and i think that the people are getting a little sick and tired of it. i know i am. >> you wound up with very little time tonight. you're second to last in terms of the time. only person behind you was rand paul. and so, on the other hand, carly fiorina and marco rubio, up, towards the top. do you think that hurt you? do you think it was a nonfactor? . >> i don't think it was much of a factor. i'm not sure that that many people watched the debate. it's on against the world series and on an o

dr. ben carson jumping up top 26%. trump four points behind. the race is a tie while the others lack far behind. marco rubio coming in third. great to see you. you get the first crack at this. what does this mean? >> it shows and e enforces the republican race is really up for grabs. it's been a volatile race. people have been moving up and down. there's still two guys dominating the field. trump had opinion number one for a hundred delays. it shows there's a lot of life left in this race on the republican side. we have a long way to go. i think new surprises are on the horizon. >> in the last four polls ben carson is in the lead in iowa. it shows he's got a ground game going as well. it's interesting to me that the other candidates still haven't picked up on the fact that this is not like other presidential campaigns and they need to get with the program as well and think a little outside the box instead of the same old thing. >> the struggling jeb bush campaign, a slamming marco rubio calling him a gop obama in a meeting with donors. let me g

dr. ben carson. that poll shows that a whopping 81% of republicans find him honest and trufts worthy, well above everyone else. he has a new book out called a more perfect union. dr. carson joins us from gainesville, georgia, this morning. dr. carson, the big news in washington here is about the vacant speakership in the house. what do you think about paul ryan for that job? >> i like paul ryan. i think he would do a fine job. i hope that all of the people who are being considered would have an opportunity to to put forth their philosophy on leadership, and that the members can make an intelligent decision. >> what do you think of what's happening in the house of representatives among the republicans right now? >> over the last few elections a lot of people have been sent to washington with the thought that maybe some changes could be made, and i don't think anyone is seeing any changes. and the electorate is frustrated, and i think that's reflected by what's going on in congress right now. >> talk a

ben carson is criticized for comments on gun control after the shooting. stehpanie breaks down the controversy and shows how carson's rivals are digging in. >> good morning, g.o.p. white house hopeful ben carson is making bold statements when it comes to gun tries from arming kindergarten teachers. >> dr. ben carson with his style is leading in the polls and now topping headlines for gun control. >> gun control only works for normal law-abid citizens. >> when asked how he would react sitting in class at oregon community college with the shooter pointing a gun at him? >> i would not stand there and let him shoot me the i on say, remain attack him, he may shoot me but he cannot get us all. >> he is called insensitive and on fox he said he wasn't judging the victims. >> i want to plant the seed in people's minds so if this happens again they don't all get killed. >> the association representing federal law enforcement officers said dr. ben carson's commends could seem reckless but actually have great merit. >> volkswagen's new c.e.o. announced a recall on the

i'm not sure about dr. ben carson. but that is the same widen that we are on. the house freedom caucus issue, what has not been mentioned and needs to be put on the table for you people to consider, if you look at the public opinion polls that your papers have all been reporting for 50 years, and this country the american public has declared unequivocally been on the wrong track for 15 years. 60%.nk the low is about it goes up from there to about 78%. yet the country and a sense that is searching for competency. around the federal government. of and that, not literally, but all must literally, every two years out of frustration the public flips the senate. to get to my point, the same frustration that is exhibited in the house freedom caucus is exhibited in the democracy andance credo, move on.org other groups. dinos in to remove the the democratic party. if you look at the major senate battleground states, starting right here in maryland and going to illinois and looking at florida and looking at ohio, what do you see? d.c. the parties prefer candidate being c

dr. ben carson is joining us now live. thank you very much for joining us. >> a pleasure. >> i want to talk about the book, talk about the controversies, but your immediate reaction to the breaking news in the house of representatives. kevin mccarthy, a man i assume you know, has announced he's dropping out of the race for speaker. >> i say kudos to representative mccarthy for putting others before himself. this is not something that we see very often in washington and i hope it's a trait that will be emulated by others as time goes on because, you know, we have a lot of problems that have to be solved and none of us should put ourselves ahead of those problems. >> who would you like to see emerge as the replacement of john boehner as speaker? >> this will open the process and even more names will be thrown in and that they will all have an opportunity to express their vision for the country and how their leadership style will be manifested and then allow the members to vote. >> are you in general with the more establishme

paging dr. ben carson. "the lead" starts right now. for the first time in this race, donald trump is sliding, and dr. ben carson has risen to national front-runner status and it could be the first shifts in the polls that donald trump does not regard as huge. >>> boots on the ground inside syria? president obama now considering options for putting u.s. troops on the front lines opposite isis maniacs. cnn shadows kurdish troops, some in socks and sandals, who are desperate to try to defeat the terrorist group. >>> plus the disturbing video showing an officer slamming a female student to the ground and dragging her across a classroom. the fbi has now been asked to get involved. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. we're going to start with our politics lead. the political richter scale measuring an off-the-charts disturbance this morning as nationwide republicans say they prefer ben carson to donald trump. a new cbs news/"new york times" national poll finding trump in second place and carson on top, albeit within the margin of

ben carson is in first place with 28-percent.. long time leader donald trump is in second with 20-percent. marco rubio is in third with 13- percent. then ted cruz and rand paul round out the top five.. an urbandale man says he knows first hand why carson is surging in the polls and he has the video to prove it... channel 13's stephanie moore has the story...first on 13 justin luettjohann and his wife won't deny their support for presidential candidate dr. ben carson...'his fate and his overall moral compass is really what attracted us to him.' the two have attended several events with carson and even hosted a meet and greet and their home with him before he decided to run--- but nothing prepared justin for the birthday gift he got this week... "hey justin i'm here in new york city wishing you a very happy birthday and thanks for all your support." 'when i got the video, i didnt expect anything like that and i seriously about fell out of my chair and couldnt stop smiling.' justin says the personal message is a testament to the kind

joining me now, dr. ben carson. >> doctor carson, good to see you what. did you think of the questions and questioners tonight? >> well, i think that they had an agenda. and when i compare them to the questions asked of the democrats in their debate, the difference is night and day. the thing that was encouraging to me is that audience was able to pick up on the bias and able to act accordingly and i hope some of the media is starting to recognize this, very been quite critical of the media. they have their own agenda. they try to formulate the opinions of the people. and i think that the people are getting a little sick and tired of it. i know i am. >> you wound up with very little time tonight. you're second to last in terms of the time. only person behind you was rand paul. and so, on the other hand, carly fiorina and marco rubio, up, towards the top. do you think that hurt you? do you think it was a nonfactor? . >> i don't think it was much of a factor. i'm not sure that that many people watched the debate. it's on against the world series and on an o

>> i think that it's time for voters to take a look at dr. ben carson. and i think that there is no question that this is a candidate who has a lot of appeal to the republican base. he is also someone who has a compelling personal narrative. now, on policy issues, although he is appealing to the grassroots of the republican party, i have to be honest, there was a white paper published yesterday by the conservative club for growth that really attacked him for some of his policy positions, ranging from the economy to health care. so it's going to be interesting now that he has more time in the spotlight, whether or not he's going to be able to sustain his lead. >> right. >> but you are absolutely right, he is dominating the field in iowa. crucially among women. and it will be interesting to see whether or not he's able to hold onto those numbers. >> i mean, that was really my next question because 100 days still to go until this iowa caucus. can he hold on? there's a lot of time between now and then. >> i know. it feels like the way we talk about it, that

ben carson. ben: i agree with curtis. he has been extremely successful neurosurgeon but what about his administrative ability? >> doesn't he look like one of the people in the subway the few times you actually do -- the guy who is holding the watchtower, the pamphlet, dressed all nice, calm, cool and collected, we don't want the creationist, seventh-day adventists, this guy has some pretty bizarre ideas that i don't want in the white house. juliet: on that note, the sexist. >> rally capped tonight, game 2. saturday. sweep. bono's, both jackson. ben: any mets fans watching we apologize. curtis sliwa. why you would want to tune into his radio show i don't know. juliet: very entertaining. ben: it is noon to 3, monday tour friday on 770 wabc. juliet: kuby loses his mind more than he does, i think that is why the freaks out here. derek jeter's days as a person may be coming to an end. anything to say about this? >> that is some hot looking -- juliet: all right. we work weekends here. because it works for our patients. here, at

ben carson in the match ups. your reaction to that? we will be speaking with him in a minute. >> on the republican side, this is still the outsiders election. if you add up the support for trump, carson and carly fiorina they are surging in all three states. >> for the donald trump supporters they are sitting at home saying donald trump still wins in the gop match ups. here is the florida presidential race. trump at 28%. he has been holding in those ranges. and jeb bush, the former governor of florida, at 12% in his home state. nobody expected to see numbers like this in october, mark? >> this poll is good news for donald trump and his supporters should be happy. gained six points in florida, 12 points ahead of ben carson and beating mark rubio and jeb bush but he has more support than bush and rubio combined in florida. he is the only candidate who -- donald trump -- is inone who loses in all three states to biden. >> kasich and bush would be a strong team they were saying because you have florida and ohio and a poplar sitting governo

dr. ben carson currently has the polling heat. our political team is ring side in boulder, colorado. we'll start with cnn political reporter sara murray. trump is already trying to work the refs a bit, the moderators, a bit already on twitter. >> that's right. he's already taking them on on twitter. and no surprise. look, over the last couple days we've gotten a glimpse of what a donald trump running behind looks like and he does not enjoy being in second place. we'll see how fiery he is when he takes the debate stage tonight. >> got a little shakeup in iowa. i don't know what's going on. >> reporter: donald trump taking the debate stage tonight looking for a chance to get back on top. unable to hide his disbelief that he's now trailing nationwide and in iowa. >> please do me a favor, let me win iowa. i refuse to say get your a-- in gear. i'm not leaving iowa. now, if i lose iowa, i will never speak to you people again, that i can tell. >> reporter: trump try to appear presidential and policy focus, or lash out against the man who

dr. ben carson in a big cbs polling move ahead of donald trump national. national for the first time. cbs "new york times" poll. latest numbers show carson leading by four points. the neurosurgeon quadrupling support among republican voters since august. what explains this surge? how seriously should we take it? what does it mean? let's talk to someone who understands the gop as well as anyone. john -- former governor of new hampshire. former chief of staff to govern governor george h.w. bush. when you see trump and carson not just ahead but way ahead of the rest of the field, how do you see it? >> well there are two headlines that go with those polls that we're looking at now. number one it is ben carson's turn to be kingle of the hill. and number two, the trump numbers are beginning to crumble. and i think what you are seeing is the cycle which people are talking about parallels what happened last time when we went from herman cane to gingrich and so on. voters are just now beginning to look at issues and in this trump case they are seeing oh my gosh thi

ben carson slightly ahead of donald trump on the ground with a preview of what we can expect, carl cameron. >> thanks, john. welcome to boulder. big battle tomorrow. the race got a shake-up today. for the first time in three months, donald trump is not -- not the national front-runner. "the new york times" poll shows he's now second place to ben carson who is at 26% and still rising. trump this morning took to the phones and started calling into morning shows to beat up on ben carson. said he didn't understand the polls nationally or in iowa because in his view he's still the he took shots at ben car saying he flip-flopped on issues and there's questions to be answered. he said that carson's position on abortion has evolved. in fact, trump's position on abortion has also evolved. the key to carson's success seems to be with born again christians in eye warks social convft avs and religious conservatives and tea partiers. ben carson has a hefty lead in some cases more than 2-1 over donald trump when it comes to those key core proimary voters in the republican race. that's the up ballot part

today, dr. ben carson and his new statements. this time, asked about what he had written before about the holocaust. suggesting that if germany had not had such tight gun restrictions, it may have been avoided. there would have been more guns. here's tom llamas. >> reporter: tonight dr. ben carson taking his pro-gun stance to another level. writing in his book that the holocaust would have been less likely if jews were armed. >> but just to clarify, if there had been no gun control laws in europe at that time, would 6 million jews have been slaughtered? >> i think the likelihood of hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed. >> reporter: the anti-defamation league calling carson's comments historically inaccurate. carson, outspoken against gun control since last week's massacre at an oregon community college. writing on facebook, "i never saw a body with bullet holes that was more devastating than taking the right to arm ourselves away." and repeatedly insisting he wo

dr. ben carson told us afterward he thought this debate was light on the issues. the audience didn't like some of his questions either: (sot: dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate) "(booo!) see, they know." cnbc's economy debate covered tax reform.. medicare.. social security and the current fight in washington over spending and raising the debt limit: (sot: rand paul/ (r) presidential candidate) "this is the unholy alliance people need to know about." (sot: mike huckabee/ (r) presidential candidate) "somebody is taking it in the teeth - and it's not wall street." carly fiorina defended her business decisions: (sot: carly fiorina/ (r) presidential candidate) "i will run on my record all day long." besides the media, the republicans most consistent target: hillary clinton. there was a pretty fierce back and forth over some of the candidates' flat tax plans... crunching the numbers on whether they'll work. i'm tracie potts in washington, now back to you. >> after a cool and breezy start to the day... ben says the winds should be calming down a bit. he's back wi

ben carson has almost doubled in the last two months while trump continues to flatline. carson is being more points for being mo etcal, they would definitely vote for him over the donald, more campaign coverage. turn into to barney&company, 2016 hopeful jeb bush and marco rubio. don't miss it right here in the fox business network. >> cheryl: politic cases for the iran nuclear deal. after iran test fires a new precision missile. the weapons test was a clear violation of the un security and will be discussed at the group's next meeting. white house press secretary, unfortunately the latest test is nothing new. >> we have seen iran on almost serially violate concerns about ballistic missile program. >> nicole: let's get you caught up on the global market. inflation in china. unfloiment in europa. hang seng, nikkei, hang seng three quarters. >> cheryl: ftse losing about 50 points. cac and dax and nobody losing more than a percent in europe. >> nicole: dow jones futures down about 13, s&p futures down about 2. >> i think we call that a flat market, we will take it on a wedne

ben carson is pulling ahead in iowa, according to new polls. donald trump... not accepting his second place status. steve handelsman has the story from washington sot: donald trump presidential candidate :00-:04"one crummy poll and it wasnt even that bad!" at a rally today and a today show town hall in new hampshire, where donald trump does lead in every poll, he was in denial about iowa sot: donald trump presidential candidate :12-:18"i don't believe i did fall behind. it was one poll and a second poll. it was small polls" in fact, ben carson tops three iowa polls, the latest out today carson's at 32%, trump at just 18% in the monmouth survey of iowa republicans. trump and carson were tied in august. a non politician like trump, carson is also controversial. yesterday again opposing abortion even after rape and incest. sot: dr. ben carson presidential candidate :39-:44"i would not be in favor of killing a baby because the baby came about that way" but carson is low key and religious and that's appealing to christian conservatives sot: diane dube, new hampshir

while taking aim at dr. ben carson. tracie potts is in washington this morning with a << ("cnn state of the union") super burned in (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :00- :03) "i was very surprised to see the numbers." two polls now place donald trump second in iowa, behind dr. ben carson. ("cnn state of the union") super burned in (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :08- :11) "he cannot do with trade like i do with trade." flash "he's very, very weak on immigration." trump even questions carson's faith: (sot: donald trump/ (r) presidential candidate :17- :19) "i mean seventh day adventist, i don't know about." carson's response: ("nbc meet the press") super burned in (sot: dr. ben carson/ (r) presidential candidate :21- :24) "i don't get into the mud pit. and i'm not going to be talking about people." hillary clinton struck back at number two bernie sanders. sanders said people need to - quote - "stop shouting" about gun violence. (sot: hillary clinton/ (d) presidential candidate :33- :36) "when

ben carson. >> carson's been all over the news this week because of what he's been saying about guns. he is not done on that subject quite yet, this time linking the disarming of germans before world war ii and the holocaust. the details now from abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: in the wake of the roseburg, oregon, school massacre, dr. ben carson has pushed back hard against calls for more gun control. >> many of the places where these shootings occur are gun free zones. they select these places because they know they're not going to meet resistance. >> reporter: carson advocated fighting back against a shooter. >> i'll not just stand there and let him shoot me. i would say hey, guys, he can't shoot us all. >> even so he admitted he didn't follow his own prescription when he was once menaced by a gunman. >> guy comes in and puts a gun in my ribs. i just said i believe that you want the guy behind the counter. >> you redirected him. >> i knew that that guy was not there to murder everybody. >> how could you know that? he had a gun. >> i knew he was not there to murder all the people. i

mark: our thanks to dr. ben carson. our interview with senator ted cruz after this word from our sponsors. john: earlier today we huddled here in the coffeehouse with ted cruz. i asked him about the biggest policy differences he has with ben carson. >> the biggest difference between the end of the candidates on the republican side is that i have a consistent record of standing and fighting for conservative principles and being a fiscal conservative, a social conservative on national security, and actually walking the walk. for example, i said a lot of times i think donald trump is running and has been very beneficial for our campaign because it does help frame the central issue in the primary as who will stand up to washington. that is the central issue, and the natural next question is who has stood up to washington to i cannot think of a better question to decide this race because my record is remarkably different understanding of not just the democrats a leader in our party. back to 2013, when millions of americans r

in the latest des moines register/bloombe rg poll...trump is trailing dr. ben carson by 9 percent. deborah: and speaking of doctor ben carson, this morning, the retired neurosurgeon voiced his concerns...when it comes to abortion in america. saying the "roe versus wade" ruling back in 19- 73 should be overturned... the g-o-p presidential hopeful even compared abortion to slavery. dr. ben carson: during slavery, a lot of the slave owners though they had the right to do whatever they wanted to that slave. anything that they chose to do. and what if the abolitionists had said, 'you know i don't believe in slavery. i think its wrong. . deborah: carson has topped the last two most recent republican polls in iowa deborah: this friday, g-o-p presidential candidates...rick santorum, marco rubio, carly fiorina, and chris christie...will be speaking in orange city for the northwest iowa republican rally. the event begins at 7 p-m at the bultman center. deborah: and as the race for the white house continues. hillary clinton brought out a pair of heavy hitters-- her husband and pop star katy p

recent polls in iowa and nationwide have dr. ben carson in the lead. jack: trump defended himself against criticism from governor john kasich that he doesn't understand the hard work it takes to change things through government. "(kasich says: we're going to get a tithe or we're just going to be great is not a way to govern. we need to elect people who know how to get it done. trump: you know, kasich used to be so nice and said he wasn't going to attack anyone. but now he has no poll numbers, and that's why he's down on the end. and since then he's been nasty, stephanie: and with nine candidates on the stage vying for the spotlight, there was no shortage of big moments like that one. joining us now with a live analysis of tonight's debate, iowa state political science professor dr. steffan schmidt -- thanks for joining us. do you think donald trump gained back any momentum tonight? steffen: (adlibs about debate-switch to second remote when we add in the b-roll video of the debate) jack: dr. schmidt, this was billed as an economic discussion tonight. ev

ben carson. but instead tonight the attacks came from surprising sources and were sometimes directed at surprising targets. donald trump, who has dominated this race for months, came into tonight's debate in boulder, colorado, trailing in some polls to dr. ben carson. but to the surprise of many it wasn't carson with whom trump tangled but instead the normally genial governor of ohio. >> folks, we got to wake up. we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know how to do the job. >> this is the man that was a managing general partner at lehman brothers when it went down the tubes and almost took every one of us with us he was such a nice guy and he said, i'm never going to attack. then his poll numbers tanked. that's why he's on the end. and he got nasty. so you know what? you can have him. >> it was classic trump. but as the evening went on it was florida senator marco rubio, who has risen to third place in some recent polls, who seemed to be getting much of the attention. >> i thought the biggest mom

dr. ben carson has overtaken donald trump in the hawkeye state... ahead of the next republican debate in colorado. 3 donald trump is going after the man who has replaced him at the top of the polls in iowa.(sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidate)"carson is lower energy than bush - i don't get it!"(gfx)a new monmouth university poll l shows ben carson with a double d dit leaeaover donald trump in iowa (sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidate)"i actually because i see the iowa."in addition to questiing his energy - truup questioned carson's religion at an event in florida this weekend.(sot: donald trump/(r) presidential candidate)"i'm presbyterian. boy, that's down the middle of the road folks, in all fairness. i mean, seventh day adventist, i don't know about. i just don't know about."carson said he and trump went through something like this a couple of a months ago.(sot: dr. ben carson/(r) presididtial cacaidate/cour tesy: fnc c ox news sunday") "he thought i wawa questioning his faith and he went ballistic on that so it ems a little inte

how will dr. ben carson handle the front runner status? more to the point, how will donald trump handle dr. ben carson's status? if last night's comments are any indication, he's itching for a good fight with the good doctor and the rest of the field. >> will you get the numbers up, iowa, please? this is ridiculous. i mean, what is my competition? in all fairness, in ail fair -- what is my competition? do you think these guys -- i'm not going to say carson. i'm not going to say rubio who really is way down. i mean, i am second. it's not like terrible. but i don't like being second. second is terrible. to me. >> all right. so previewing the debate for us from boulder, chuck todd, michael steele, and ayman javers. do you expect a lower tier kand dates to go after them because it seems as if third place is where somebody like a bush or a rubio really wants to be tonight. >> look. i think there are a lot of subplots. trump-carson is the big one but this is ben carson on a topic he's not talked much about, doesn't have a lot of meat on the bone

now 3 polls showing dr ben carson is the new frontrunner in the hawkeye state. sot trump " i am number 2 in iowa. i said, i don't believe it. one's bloomberg, they hate me, the other one is a super liberal newspaper, the des moines register, which is 3rd rate totally 3rd rate trump not ready to surrender his position...describing the former neurosurgeon as sleepy. sot carson "my energy levels are perfectly fine. as i have said many times there had been many times i have operated for 12, 15, 18, 20 hours" this morning trump dealing with more than a surging carson- some pointing out trump, who's celebrated his wealth on the campaign trail by signing dollar bills, may be too out of touch with middle and working class voters after saying this: sot-trump town hall "i started off in brooklyn. my father gave me a small loan of $1 million" trump defending it saying a million isn't very much compared to what he's built. one of trump's rivals- jeb bush, struggling with finances, would love a million bucks right now. bush huddled with family and loyal donors at this texas

ben carson on a radio show and get your quick reaction. dr. ben carson. >> guy comes in, puts the gun in my ribs and i just said i believe you want the gun behind the counter. >> in that calm way? >> in that calm way. >> okay. >> he said, oh, okay. >> oh, so you just redirected him -- >> so that's dr. ben carson talking about an incident of violence at a pop eye's decades ago. >> profiling courage. he redirected the mugger or the assailant to the cashier. look, i've heard it. i've read about it. i don't understand what's going on in ben carson's world in terms of explaining violence in society, the toxic culture of gun violence. but whatever it is it must be resonating over in the republican party. and, jake, once again i want to promote the cnn debate. >> on tuesday. >> we're going to have a clash of ideas. it's going to be exciting. >> donna brazile, amanda carpenter, appreciate it. this programming note, we don't need it. you can watch the first democratic presidential debate here at 8:30 eastern and anderson cooper will moderate. >>> offic

that's a big jump for dr. ben carson it is, you have seen him trailing donald trump everywhere. when you look at all of the other signs, is he raising more money than the other g.o.p. candidates. is he actually running adds and spending that money. trump is not spending any of the money is he is promising to pour into the command. not doing the kind of on the grounds organizing. that behind the scenes work is starting to pay off. after asking respond dents which candidates they liked most. they asked them one really interesting question. does it bother you that donald trump criticizes other republicans so much? i believe had 6% of respond dents said yes. that would not surprise me. the midwestern, people don't like each other. i should say probably shouldn't generalize with that i don't think iowa likes that. >> someone originally from missouri i feel comfortable asking about the midwest. this they don't like that. another thing that was interesting though, is that of these respond dents, more than half said they really really liked the fact that ben carson said the affordable c

ryan: two polls, both finding dr. ben carson at the top of a crowded gop race in iowa. it is a surge staffers and supporters here at campaign headquarters have been expecting. -- have been waiting for. donald trump attracts concert-like crowds. but it seems his aggressive, booming demeanor is taking a back seat in iowa to calm and collected. >> kind of quiet soft-spoken , approach as compared to some of the other people in the race who have been a little angry, or loud at the very least about what they have to say. ryan: carson's surge catching the eye of the national front runner who dubbed him gentle ben on twitter. mr. trump: i was very surprised to see the numbers. you know i had a lead and it sort of flip-flopped a little bit with ben carson. and i like ben, but he can't do with trade like i do. he can't do a lot of things like i do. dr. carson: i am soft-spoken and i do have a tendency to be relaxed. i wasn't always like that. ryan: while carson and trump differ on demeanor, they both are political outsiders with no experience governing. and like trump, carson has

ben carson. their past friendship, their current rivalry has ruffled some feathers and sparked talk of the trail on rubio's part. our special correspondent, jamie gangel, caught up with senator rubio out there on the campaign trail in south carolina for a cnn exclusive. >> let's talk about jeb. the two of you both say you're friends. we went back and looked at your victory night, november 2nd, 2010, when he introduced you. he said that you were the man for our time. >> bushes get emotional, so i'm going to try my hardest. my wife has told me, don't cry, don't cry. but marco rubio makes me cry for joy. >> i'm not sure anyone quite believes the friendship is so warm anymore. >> not on our part it isn't. i mean, i'm running for president. i'm not running against jeb or anybody else in this race. >> so, some might say, look, jeb was your friend, he was your mentor, he helped you get elected, he helped you raise money. some might say this is a betrayal. couldn't you have waited for another election? >

earlier today, i sat down with dr. ben carson, who along with donald trump is leading the pack. dr. ben carson joins me now. he's the author of "a more perfect union." dr. carson, welcome. thanks for being here. well, the republican party is in disarray on capitol hill. you are for all intents and purposes one of the leaders of the republican party, you and donald trump, the poll leaders right now. what does this say about just the republican brand and the republican party? can it survive after this kind of chaos? >> i think it cannot only survive but it can thrive. i think it was a magnanimous gesture by representative mccarthy to step aside, recognizing that there was a lot of turmoil, and open the process up. now, i know there are some who say well, there's no time to open it up, we've got to rush, got to do this. no, we don't. they get to make the rules and they can decide exactly how long they want to take, and do it the right way and make sure that there is some harmony and a functional unit. >> now, what do you think about paul ryan as a compromise choice? >> i like paul ryan