give us canada and we will call it square. britain was not going to trade canada for alabama. some irish-americans had a better idea. why don't we trade ireland for canada. they were a group of irish-americans, many of them civil war vets who founded the brotherhood. this is in their charter, the intense and undying hatred toward the monarchy and oligarchy of great britain. also called themselves the irish republican army which is the first known use of that acronym. they're crazy idea was to capture canada and exchange it for ireland. or maybe they could found an irish republic in north america or maybe they could encourage the united states to annex canada. william seward looking at 1.6 million irish voters -- voters gave tacit approval. once again expected to be welcomed as liberators but overlooked the fact that most canadian irish were protestant and not catholic. quebec, they lobbied to break ties with britain. the indianinvaded island of new brunswick but were quickly turned back. andune, they tried again floated 1000 men on barges from buffalo. they were defeated here

to 52,000 in canada. first stop was maine. the east port surrendered shot.t a this is the british invasion map on the right. looked out the window and saw 2,500 british blew,their supplies and fled into the woods. the brits got control of 100 ofes of maine coast and most the land inland. eople of maine could take an oath of allegiance to the crown or leave. took the oath. of them hoping for lower taxes and easier trade with canada. where itngton hit back hurts and suspended mail service to maine. this didn't bring them to their knees. continue keen to llegal smuggling with canadians. it remained under british rule until the end of war. essentially taken maine, ritain turned its attention down here and these pictures are probably familiar to you. 1814 they came to the exception. nd the british general complained about the american soldiers country people who would be much more appropriately employed attending to their agriculture occupations than with muskets. in 100 d so quickly degree muggy d. krfpc. wea

there was a plan to invade canada. it was unearthed in 1974, who -- byyour former director men who asked your former director what was the weirdest document you have here? war plan red."were plan red it was america's plan to fight a war against britain on canadian soil. i thought, there you go. that is what we are going to talk about and will appeal to canadians and some americans. i went back and dug through the history of the u.s. canada border, and the many situations we have had since the founding of the united states. all the problems start here. this is in yorktown. this is the surrender of cornwallis to washington and general roshambo. in 1781, from there, the peace treaty negotiations. the british were sore losers. are there any british people here? [laughter] kevin: the painter painted them out. "to hell with you." [laughter] kevin lord buckingham were with : the british team. they asked the american team, benjamin franklin, john j, john jay, john adams and henry lawrence, "what will it take to negotiate a pea

strong and free ♪ ♪ from far and wide o canada ♪ ♪ we give our land ♪ glorious and free o canada we stand on guard for thee ♪ ♪ o canada we stand on guard for thee ♪ ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing as the chaplain of the united states senate dr. barry black gives the invocation. >> let us pray. eternal god, the heavens tell stories of your glory, and the skies display your marvelous craftsmanship. and the wisdom of your loving providence you blessed the world with the first special service force, a joint world war ii american-canadian commando u

god bless canada, the true north, strong and free. and god bless america, and grant us peace both in the present and with you forever, amen. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the departure of the official party. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hoar are some of the featured program as this new year's weekend on american history tv on cspan 3. saturday evening at 6:00, james swanson compares the assassinations of lincoln and kennedy, highlighting the similarities and differences between both tragedies and at 10:00, the 1965 nbc's "meet the press" interview with daniel p. moynihan, who authored a report on the causes of black poverty in united states. >> i believe what president johnson said, you cannot keep a man in chains for century, then say you're free to run the race of life with everybody else. people have to be given the opportunity to compete with effective resources and i believe that we should make a special effort. >> and sunday night at 9:30, a visit to pershing park in washington, d.c. to hear about p

deau, perhaps canada's most famous prime minister. davos was his debut on the world stage and my interview was his first with a noncanadian broadcaster. listen in. mr. prime minister, you campaigned on the idea that you were going to do deficit spending to build infrastructure, that you were going to reverse canada's denial on climate change issues and embrace an active climate change policy, despite the fact that canada is a major oil producer, a new inclusion policy for aboriginals in canada. i remember a remarkable moment in the campaign when there was talk about prime minister harper said one should strip canadians who are affiliated with isis of their citizenship. and you said no. you disagreed with that. you didn't think the government should have the power to determine who is a canadian or not in that fashion. i guess my question is, how on earth did you get elected? [ laughter ] >> i spent the past eight years as a politician, having honest, open conversations with canadians in which i listened an awful lot. and from a young a

plus he has the canada problem. a huge problem. that problem with canada as to whether he can run. i think he cannot run. so we'll see what happens. >> the des moines register also said it was a rough night for your candidate. is that how you see it? >> no, not at all. the "des moines register" is a left wing paper here in iowa. by the way, they did endorse marco rubio. they were providing him some cover because they like amnesty position that rubio has. cruz did not have a bad night. he was put to the test because a lot of barbs came his way. that's something donned trump -- they could have pickeding his support for t.a.r.p. or stimulus. or partial birth abortion. donald trump skedadles from the debate and also from iowa. what's interest, that debate in iowa was not really about iowa but about new hampshire. so the only person on that's stage who has a chance to win iowa is senator ted cruz. everybody else was trying to vie for a position in new hampshire and certainly marco rubio. marco rubio knows he places second to any other establishment candidates or even to ted cruz because

ted cruz was born in canada. and he returned at 4 years old. in the law there's only two ways to become a u.s. citizen. one is you are naturally born citizen and that is you are born to an american parent which ted cruz was or you were naturalized. ted cruz was not naturalized so he is a natural born citizen. that's the definition of a natural born citizen. that's off the table. laurence tribe also agrees that ted cruz is a natural born citizen even though he pretends to -- >> no, just to be clear, laurence tribe believes, just to give you credit, laurence tribe

he was a citizen of canada until just recently. he was a citizen of canada. it was a joint citizen of the united states and canada, but he was a citizen of canada. now, when you're a citizen of canada and you were born in canada, there's a real question. >> that was donald trump on this network this afternoon with thomas roberts, managing to squeeze in the word canada seven times in 20 seconds. try to do that yourself sometimes. and here's donald trump just an hour ago in pensacola, florida. >> you can't be born in canada. you can't be a canadian citizen. and i hope it works out for him. i really do. every time i have a meeting with the press, the first question they're asking me is this. he's got to be able to run. i'm not going to get into it tonight piem sure they'll get into it tomorrow night. but you have to be, like, some of the greatest lawyers from harvard, a very good lawyer said it's not a settled matter. supposing he's run and everybody is banking on him and then the courts rule that he can't run. that's not so good. what do you do? concede the ele

he was born in canada and he was a citizen of canada until 15 months ago. he didn't know about his loans. he didn't know about goldman sachs. he didn't know he was a citizen of canada and now he's running for president. >> republican voters want a conservative. they don't want a deal maker who has written checks and supported hillary clinton and mitch mcconnell and john boehner and chuck schumer. they want a reagan conservative. >> trump and palin were together with trump calling her a very special, wonderful person. cnn's sunlen serfaty has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. donald trump and sarah palin hitting the campaign trail rallying supporters at christian university oral roberts. >> we got a red head from the big red apple running for president and yet, the gop machine all of a sudden, they are saying we're not red enough. we're not conservative enough. i say what in the world do they know about conservatively. >> reporter: and ted cruz trying to recover from a rough 48 hours for his campaign. taking a triplicate of hits. sar

he's a citizen of canada and they sent -- and they said your citizen of canada. they said how could it be your citizen of canada? he said he did not know about it. and there are advantages to being citizens of different places. you understand that. he didn't know he had loans out the goldman sachs and he didn't know -- come on. are we babies? are we babies? we are going to find out what happens. then he makes a false statement about me that i'm ripping down some woman's house that ultimately so forget about it. i saved a fortune. it was in atlantic city. i left atlantic city eight or nine years ago. it totally collapsed. the smart people give me an a provision. i left. i would have built this tower. the woman did me a big favor by not wanting to sell. i never ripped down her house. she was perfectly fine. they show tractors ripping down her house. do you think he will apologize? he should give me an apology. they show a tractor ripping down something. not her house. but they show this a beautiful -- it could be a john deere but think of the caterpillar. [laughter

while canada will sign the trade pact, canadas trade minister chrystia freeland says the countrys government has not decided yet whether or not to formally ratify the agreement. the problem for canada is that the former government negotiated the trade deal, representing a separate political party than whats in office now. trade minister freeland did say in an open letter that canada needed to stay at the table, but adds 'signing does not equal ratifying.' once all 12 nations have signed, each will then have two hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america our top story... the football community is reacting this morning to disheartening news that former hawkeye tyler sash died as a result of c-t-e... cte is a progressive degenerative disease caused by repetitive brain trauma... sash suffered five concussions over his career.

cruise was born in canada. but renounced claims that he's a canada citizen. >> . that will clear it all up. >> earlier. trump said cruises canada heritage wouldn't disqualify him. he was also a leader in questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> . after years of attempts by republicans. obama care repeal bill is on the way to president desk. the bill passed the house on a the bill also includes a measure that would end funding. federal funding. for planned parenthood. president obama is expected to veto the bill. >> 17 was the power pwaol. if anybody matched all those if nobody matched those. the jackpot will grow even and then the drawing will take place on saturday. >> . we can both buy new tickets. >> . >> that was a dream for about five minutes. >> i got one number. 2. -lt biggest convention in the world began today in las vegas. the consumer electronics show. while it focuses on the latest cars are actually taking center stage this year. >> . good day colorado anchor is there. and shows us the newest technology. >> . to some extent it seems like car

he was born in canada. he was a citizen of canada until just recently. he was a citizen of canada. it was a joint citizen of the united states and canada. he was a citizen of canada. now, when you're a citizen of canada and you were born in canada, there's a real question. a lot of people say you have to be born of the land meaning on the land. and i've read numerous articles and not only professor of harvard, you can go to others. there was a big article the other day in the wnts from a different group of lawyers saying the same thing. and my problem is that he has to get this cleared up. he can go for a judgment to go to court. but how can you vote for somebody that where there's a question? i'm not saying right or wrong. i'm just saying there's a big question. you can't have your nominee with a question. it's impossible to do. he's going to be running and people will say he can't. >> i'm told you need to wrap up because you need to get going. but the last question has to do with the national polls especially a new one from the cbs and "the new york times." it says you hold a dou

cauliflower is taking canada by storm. not for its taste, for its price. this vegetable has become a national talking point, selling for as much as 8 canadian dollars ahead, that's almost $6. add in cucumbers and celery that's triple the price of a year ago and that's one expensive salad. the canadian dollar known as the looney is near 13-year lows thanks to the economy's dependance on resources and measurement in oil prices. as canada scrambles to diversify its growth british columbia's finance minister michael deyoung says it could stay that way for a while. >> i look at other parts of the world, some of the challenges we see emerging out of the middle east. there's a lot of factors and variables that go into this. a lesson of course. don't put all your economic eggs in one basket. >> reporter: now the canadian economy is on the venge of falling back into recession. the low looney may be driving up the cost of groceries but it's also making canadian real estate more attractive for outsiders. tony sing is a vancouver-based realtor. >> the vancouver real e

in canada! that, of course, is the sound of canada's national bird, the loon. if you knew that, you are not qualified to be president. or maybe you are. i think the whole thing is horse (bleep). but trump doesn't. playing at "his" rallies. born in the u.s.a. "born in the u.s.a.!" it could be worse, ted. he could be taunting you with the canadian anthem -- i think it's that barenaked ladies song: chikkity-china, the chinese chicken you have a drum stick and your brain stops tickin' our home and native land but cruz has his own snappy musical comeback. >> now ted cruz is saying donald trump, you know, is from somewhere even worse than canada: new york. >> i think he may shift in his new rallies to playin' "new york, new york." because, you know, donald comes from new york, and he embodies new york values. >> stephen: i don't like what he's insinuating about new york, that donald trump comes from here. that is just a nasty thing to say! but maybe ted cruz is misinterpreting trump constantly as trump's campaign manager explained, "we're trying to help." yes, he's t

el gobierno de canadÁ cumplirÁ lo que dijo. >> una visa no es necesario, el primer ministro tiene que eliminar la visa. esta serÁ determinada y eliminada. jorge: las deportaciones aumentaron sÓlo 5% de casos eran aceptados lo que afectÓ a familias que llegar como refugiados y luego de un largo proceso hoy tienen un negocio familiar. >> hubo muchos casos que eran verdaderos y no las presentaban en la audiencia y era gente que corrÍa peligro. no tengo casos especÍficos pero de repente escuchÁbamos que en mÉxico les habÍa pasado esto. jorge: visitar canadÁ va a ser fÁcil para aquellos que quieran visitar el paÍs pero para quienes piensan que las partes estÁn abiertas para quedarse a vivir esto no es tan asÍ. >> las personas, cuando llegan, normalmente firman una declaraciÓn indicando que no tienen problemas. jorge: violeta navarro no quiere que se repita el mismo error de ver cÓmo mexicanos resultan estafados. >> tienen que decir lo que quieren realmente, si quieren venir a pedir refugio, a trabajar o de visita. jorge: no se quiere que agencias mexicanas engaÑen a los ciu

he was born in canada. i guess his parents voted in canada. lot of things. i mean, a lot of things happened here. so if you're born in canada, it's immediately a little bit of a problem. i say to ted and as a republican i say it, because i think it's very important, you got to get it straightened out. >> donald trump goes all in, but not only on ted cruz, he's also upping the attacks on bill and hillary clinton. and mexico begins the process of extraditing druglord joaquin el chapo guzman to the united states. could actor sean penn face blowback for his secret meeting with the world's most wanted kingpin? 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." ♪ >>> fitting music to start this monday morning. good morning, everyone. it is january 11th. i'm shiba russell. breaking news, musician actor and artist david bowie has died, an announcement on his official facebook page says he courageously fought an 18-month

a bump in the road for canada. after years of modest growth, canada's economy is slowing down. big changes are now on the horizon. the bank of canada decided to keep interest rates unchanged, bedding a weaker loonie will lead them out of the oil slump. the liberal party won the majority of parliament. support -- the problems are long in the making. the canadian dollar is trading at 11 year low against the u.s. dollar, household debt approaching record highs. concerns that a u.s. style housing crash could be imminent. after the election, oil prices kept falling, and weakening the loonie and leading to more downbeat economic forecasts, putting pressure on him to run bigger deficits. and mining had driven economic growth the past two years. canada's oil sands represent the third largest oil reserve in the country. canada has become a key producer of gold, copper and uranium. with the surge in oil revenue came the rise of the conservative party. oil's rapid decline is shifting the power back to the liberal party. it happens next -- what happens next? his government is facing a blea

not born in canada. he was born in canada. >> reporter: of course, we know why donald trump is doing this. a lot of the voters here in the crowd in reno are deciding between cruz and trump. it is fascinating to see whether he can create questions about cruz at the pivotal time in the campai campaign. john and christine. >>> thank you, maeve. the final state of the union is dress is tuesday night. president obama plans to offer an upbeat look. they are calling the doom and gloom of the republican candidates. he will folcus on the economy. >>> stocks in shanghai dropping 5% overnight. we will see if the rest of the world can shake off the flu in china. we are looking at the broader market. investors have a hope for a turn around. since 1950 when stocks fall during the first five trading days, a 45% chance the market will end with a loss. a more accurate measure is the entire month of january, not the first five days. it predicts the outcome 87% of the time. as goes january, so goes the year. that is why pe

in america but then headed up to live in canada. was he immigrating a second time? is that what they were doing in canada. he was never an american during this. the mother was but not the father. >> reporter: as you know rafael cruz came from cuba. they moved to work and do ventures in the oil and gas industry. they spent four to five years there and came back to texas and moved to houston which is where ted cruz grew up. i would note during that time period ted cruz's father left the family essentially as cruz writes abandoned ted cruz and his mom, alcohol was an issue. went to texas and found jesus and reconciled with his family. >> and didn't become an american until 2005. it is interesting about his nationality. trump continued hammering cruz over his canadian birth. >> how can you vote for somebody where there is a question. i'm not saying right or wrong but a question. you can't have your nominee with a question. it is impossible to do. he is running and people are suing to say he is not allowed to run. >> meanwhile another co

was a citizen of canada, or get out of the race. he also talked about this weekend including a crack about cruz's support of the keystone pipeline. >> all conservatives want the keystone pipeline. you know who's going to appeal that fast? ted cruz. he's from canada. i never thought of that. this is a first. ted cruz will approve the keystone pipeline because it benefits canada. it's great. he could be the only guy who will run for president, then run for prime minister of canada. >> according to "the wall street journal," donald trump made his decision to start skewering senator ted cruz as his private jet was approaching new hampshire earlier this month. ted's hanging around the top too long in the republicans. according to his campaign manager, time to take him down. howie jackson in iowa following the cruz campaign. perry, political reporter for nbc news. david drucker. thank you all. let's start with halle. it seems to be a paper bag you have to bang your way out of if you're ted cruz on this constitutional eligibility issue. i'

i'm going to give up on canada, i don't like canada? >> never to me. never to me. never to me. he was establishing his business here and it was successful. indeed, and there was never any sense that he was about to leave for yi reason. >> reporter: the story, according to ted cruz, it was control that changed everything. cruz says his mother and father drank too much. >> when i was 3 years old, my father decided, he didn't want to be married anymore. and he didn't want a 3-year-old son. so he got on a plane and left calgary and he flew back to texas, to houston. and he left us. >> reporter: the story goes rafael cruz went to texas, found religion, stopped drinking, brought his family to the u.s. and for the past 40 years has been a preacher. the political problem for ted cruz during all those 40 years, while he was a u.s. citizen by birth from his mother, he was still also a canadian. a dual citizen. what makes you a canadian citizen? >> being born in canada. >> reporter: ian holloway, the dean of calgary's law school says cruz' birth certificate leaves him a canadian at least

he was born in canada whether we like it. he lives there. he was born in canada. his parents voted in canada. a lot of things. if you're born in canada, it may be a problem. citizenship 16-18 months ago. lawrence tribe is from hartford. very great lawyer. a constitutional expert. he's on television last night. he said about now to born citizens that this matter is not a settled matter. it is wrong to say it is a settled matter because it is not. just so you understand, that means there is a question. he was born in canada. republican, ias a think it's important, you have to get it straightened out. go for the declaratory judgment where you say there is a problem a problem ofs interpretation. you get a ruling from the judge. because you cannot put somebody there that is going to go in and be immediately sued by the democrats because they are saying he was born in canada. there is that doubt. who knows more about lawsuits than i do? i'm the king. they take 2-3 years. you can have somebody running and have a lawsuit and people have artie said they will bring a lawsui

not canada. now he's cuban. that didn't work in iowa. it's a strategy that trump has tried and tried and tried and it's just not -- it's not resonating in iowa. he's going to have to take on ted cruz in a different way. >> here is the interesting piece, which is for the last several weeks ted cruz has effectively turned himself into the alternative to trump. what you're seeing, i think, with the john mccains and others who are going after ted cruz is wait a second. we want a more establishment candidate to be the alternative. we don't want these two choices here. and so i think you're starting to see more of a war among the republicans than we've even had before. as it narrows down to trump and cruz, republicans are starting to panic a little bit. >> right. look, i spoke at a huge breakfast among republicans outside richmond yesterday. the alternative for trump people was cruz. >> right. >> yeah. i want to play a robo call. it's being played in iowa from a white nationalist, aka, racist group. let's play that. >> we don't need muslims. w

it's really canada oil coming down. i like canada and i want them to be happy. i want the developers the pipeline to give united states a big, big chunk of the profits or even ownership rights. like i do in business. that's what i do. here is what is going to happen tomorrow. it's so simple but you'd never heard of it. now everyone says take the oil. i sent in iraq -- take the oil. now they are all saying it. with the keystone pipeline i want a big piece of the deal. otherwise i'm not going to approve it. they will give us a lot. i don't be too greedy, but if i am, i'm greedy for the country. when they do the keystone pipeline i want it approved. i like a lot of oil flow. right now we are low but a member opec and i never want to be in that position again. doesn't that make sense? you will not hear that from anyone else. [applause] tomorrow you will have always bloodsuckers going i have an idea. i want a piece of the deal -- they would not know where to begin. carl icahn, many other businessmen want to endorse me. they say he's the one that gets it. we have corp

the snow in canada slides south. the colder air continues to come there will be inches of accumulation through far northern parts of the state. temperatures are in the single digits. we are in the midteens. the wind is gusting over 30 miles per hour and that provides the extra chill we have this mount washington gusting to exactly 100 miles per hour just recently. the colder air will be around tomorrow. we will fade back to the averages by thursday and friday. today, much colder with highs in the teens to lower range of the 20' s. that area of snow is mostly affecting the north country before giving way later tonight. the breeze will be gusting over 25 miles per hour before lightening up for thursday and friday. high temperatures today going up into the low 20' s. that is purely just a number. you have the wind chills in the single digits above and below zero. we drop back in the single digits with the breeze still gusting overnight. fair skies through friday. we are watching the potential storm for saturday. the map

cruz did have dual citizenship in the u-s and canada.... but renounced his canadian citizenship in 20-14 cruz's mother was also born in the united states... something the presidential candidate says should end speculation about his presidential eligibility. presidential candidate the constitution and the laws of the united states are straightforward. the very first congress defined the child of a u.s. citizen born abroad as a natural-born citizen. at the end of the day this is a non-issue. its still an issue for donald take steps now to prevent a lawsuit later. presidential candidate he should ask for a declaratory judgment because that will clear it all up. you go into court you ask for a declaratory judgment. the judge will rule and once the judge rules that he's okay then the democrats can't bring a lawsuit later on. republican candidates are united in criticizing president obama's foreign policy... they say north korea's nuclear test this week shows a change of leadership is needed... jim scuitto has the story... within hours of north k

. >> he was born in canada. whether we like it, don't like it, he lived there. he was there. he was born in canada. you have to be born in the land. that's what i thought before. ted is glib and goes out and said i'm a natural born citizens. the point is you're not. >> truth is better than fiction. >>> a democratic ratce is turnig more personal as hillary clinton confronts a strong challenge from bernie sanders. >> senator sanders voted with the gun lobby and i goated again -- voted against. >> president obama delivers the final state of the union address. that's tuesday night. he's looking to shape the final year in office and the campaign to replace him. >> issues like licensing registration that's an area where there's just not enough national consensus at this stage to even consider it. part is that people's concern that becomes a prelude to taking people's guns away. i mean part of the challenge in this is that the gun debate gets wrapped up in broader debates about whether the federal government is oppress

>>> and is it o canada or blame canada? donald trump raises new questions about whether ted cruz is eligible to run for president since he was born in canada. in just a few minutes, ted cruz has a chance to respond live. >>> and a gun shop owner in new hampshire delivers a gift to donald trump, a custom rifle. the owner joins us live on why he suggests president obama is the best gun salesman in america. >>> hello, everyone, i'm john berman. >> and i'm kate bolduan. new this morning, or maybe what's old is new once again, the birther question has re-entered the presidential race. donald trump is calling into question ted cruz's eligibility to be president because ted cruz was born in canada to a cuban father and an american mother. in an interview with "the washington post," trump says that should make gop voters think twice about voting for cruz. he's quoted as saying this. "republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question, do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years? that'd be a big prob

a new inclusion policy in canada, tolerance even in the face of terrorism. there's a remarkable moment i remember in the campaign when there was talk about prime minister harper said one should strip canadians who are affiliated with isis with the citizenship. you said that no the government should not have the power to determine who is canadian and not. so my question is how on the earth did you get elected? >> i spent the last few years on politics. i listened a lot and from a young age i got to opportunity to travel across the country and meet with people and listen to people and understand the values of positivity and the optimism that underscores the world view. so in this election at a time where so much has been made about the power and attacks and politics of the division and negativity as a powerful motivator to get people out to vote, we decided that by presenting a positive vision, not only if it worked out would we be able to get elected, but we would have to kind of strong and inclusive mandate to provide a positive and good government for the c

for a lot of people they might hear he was born in canada, how come? we will go through the process of answering that question, talking to constitutional scholars, et set remarks et cetera, as donald trump raises these questions. for cruz engaging it he would give it legitimacy i guess. he renounced at one point he was listed as a dual canadian citizen. he renounced that a couple years ago. this is something he's clearly been thinking about and he's preparing for. so they knew this was coming and trump had actually raised it earlier in the campaign. not when cruz is said doing so well. >> if the clock is ticking, he said he didn't know he was listed as a dual canadian citizen, right? ted cruz said he wasn't aware there was a dual citizen issue for him. >> that's right. but he did go ahead in the dallas morning news i believe it was wrote about this. it's something percolateing out there. i think we will get it out of the way here. >> just to be careful. get rid of the canadian citizenship, go all guns blagz as an american citizenshipch guns also an iss

he's from canada. he's from canada. oh, i never thought of that. this is a first! ted cruz will atrough the keystone pipeline because it benefits canada. it's great. he could be the only guy, he'll run for president, then he'll run for prime minister of canada. >> well, rumors of one billionaire running for president did turn out to be true this year in the case of donald trump. but will michael bloomberg follow suit? new reporting from "the new york times" says he senses an opening even instructing advisers to draw up plans for and independent bid. in the "times" report he'd be willing to spend upwards of $1 billion of his own money. that's like a drop in the bank to him. that he's obtained a consultant and may put a poll in the field after the new hampshire primary to see whether there's a lane for him to run. there's a poll for everything. a poll shows in a hypothetical general election match-up bloomberg polling in the low teens against bernie sanders and ted cruz. the picture remains the same when shifted to bernie sanders and donald trump race. the two party

he's born in canada on canadian soil. and i mean, come on. >> it appears there's enough doubt in the republican electorate about ted cruz's eligibility to affect the polls. in a new fox news iowa poll trump is now at 34% up from 26% in december. cruz is now at 23% down from 28% in december. here is how cruz supporter iowa congressman steve king is handling the eligibility question on the campaign trail in iowa. >> i think there's zero legal question about this. and congress addressed this in 1790. and the people that did so were the ones that wrote the language into the constitution itself. and so they knew what natural-born citizen was. they defined it then. and ted's birth is very consistent with what was put in place then. so i think it's disingenuous of people to make that an issue. >> joining us now, mary bridget mcmanamon. he's a constitutional law professor at widener university's delaware law school. professor mcmanamon you've written about this for the washington post. what's your reaction to what steve king ther

he was born in canada. his parents voted in canada. a lot of things. a lot of things happened here. if you're born in canada, it may be a problem. he gave up his citizenship 16-18 months ago. joint citizenship, right? lawrence tribe is from hartford. very great lawyer. and a constitutional expert. he's on television last night. he said about natural born citizens that this matter is not a settled matter. this is an exact quote. matter because it is not." just so you understand, that means there is a question. he was born in canada. i say to ted, as a republican, i think it's important, you have to get it straightened out. you can go for what is called the declaratory judgment where you go to the courts and say, there is a problem of interpretation. you put a lot of papers in and get a ruling from a judge. because you cannot put somebody there that is going to go in and be immediately sued by the democrats because they are saying he was born in canada. if there is that doubt -- who knows more about lawsuits

. >>> blame canada. donald trump going back to his birther roots to attack senator ted cruz and question whether cruz is eligible to be president. today, cruz responds right here on "the lead." >>> plus, anger and fear after gangs of young men, many described as appearing arab, are accused of raping, sexually assaulting and robbing women on new year's eve, dozens of them. was this a coordinated attack? >>> hello and welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with the shocking development from north korea rattling the world literally and figuratively with the announcement that the rogue nation has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. if this claim is indeed true, if the communist regime now has its hands on something that is thousands of times more powerful and more destructive than an atomic bomb. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> this was the announcement on north korean television in which the spokeswoman called the u.s. a brutal robber and quoted north korean leader, kim jong-un,

>> who would have thought that the border donald trump is really concerned about is the border with canada. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. donald trump doubling down on his questions about whether ted cruz born in canada, can be president and his reason? it's pure trump. listen to what he told our very own wolf blitzer. >> i'm doing it for the good of ted. i like him and he likes me. we have a good relationship. >> oh, yeah? ted cruz has a thing or two to say to our dana bash. >> donald trump is suggesting, saying you had a canadian passport. >> false. >> never had one in your life? >> no. >> listen to what rand paul tells me about cruz. >> i think absolutely without question, he is qualified and eligible to be the prime minister of canada. >> things are heating up on the campaign trail. we have a lot to get to tonight. but i want to begin with the day in trump. so joining me now is cnn's very own wolf blitzer and dana bash. thank you for joining us. wolf, you sat down with donald trump today and you asked him about ted cruz his chief rival in iowa at this point. let's listen. >> yo

trump says cruz has been issued a passport from his native canada. he is playing the birther card where it can do the most damage accusing the most right wing candidate of being a card carrying canadian. does it get any better than this? the "washington post" trump said this about cruz, republicans will have to ask themselves the question, do we want a candidate who can be tied up in court for two years. trump had this question again and again. >> how do you have a candidate where there is something over the head of the party and that individual? so ted will be able to answer the question hopefully satisfactory. >> it is certainly a concern i guess for the party. i hope that naut the case. i'm not involved in that. a lot of people are bringing it up. >> i would like to see ted do something where he goes into court and try to get some kind of order. i would not like to see that happen. >> do you believe senator ted cruz is a natural born citizen? >> i don't know. i would seek a declaratory judgment if i were ted. if ted should eke it out and she has t

he's a citizen of canada and they sent -- and they said your citizen of canada. they said how could it be your citizen of canada? he said he did not know about it. and there are advantages to being citizens of different places. you understand that. he didn't know he had loans out the goldman sachs and he didn't know -- come on. are we babies? are we going to find a what happens. then he makes a false statement about me that i'm ripping down some woman's house that ultimately so forget about it. i saved a fortune. it was in atlantic city. i left atlantic city eight or nine years ago. it totally collapsed. the smart people give me an a provision. i left. i would have built this tower. the woman did me a big favor by not wanting to sell. i never ripped down her house. she was perfectly fine. they show tracker stripping down her house. tractors ripping down her house. do you think he will apologize? he should give me an apology. they show a tractor ripping down something. not her house. but they show this a beautiful -- it could be a john deere but think of the cater