rick santorum, you ready? three, two, one, poof. it's particularly satisfying to say that about rick santorum, poof. rick santorum came in first place last time in iowa. this time, he came in 11th out of 12. not only does rick santorum have no money in the bank, there are reports today that he's somewhere in the range of about a half million dollars in debt after this very, very failed presidential run this year. unlike mike huckabee who dropped out last night and rand paul who dropped out this morning, rick santorum tonight decided to pair his announcement he's quitting the race with an endorsement of one of his rivals. today on "the fox news show" hosted by my friend, greta van susteren, rick santorum announced he's getting out of the race and announced simultaneously that he wants his zillions, rounding up to the nearest zillions, he wants his supporters to instead support marco rubio. marco rubio. and maybe marco rubio will pay off some of his campaign debt in exchange for the endorsement. i don't know. i'll just point out one r

rick santorum, one. donald trump, 29. zero for others. >> bush is four. carson's 13. christie's four. cruz is 58. fiorina and gilmore are zero. >> correct. >> huckabee is six. kasich's four. rand paul is nine. marco rubio's 31. >> yes. >> santorum's one. >> yes. >> trump is [ inaudible ]. >> correct. for rp six. >> i think i can say yes, it will tally it for us. >> just make sure. 159. the computer again. >> we're all in? >> yes. yes. we have done three. we have three to go. >> thank you. we are doing second. boone two. boone two. total? >> nope. won't do it. sorry. >> i have 163 the first time. 163 twice. that was it. ready? >> yes. >> jeb bush, six. ben carson, 20. chris christie, nine. ted cruz, 44. carly fiorina, zero. jim gilmor, zero. mike huckabee, six. john kasich, four. rand paul, five. marco rubio, 26. rick santorum, one. donald trump, 42. others, zero. >> bush six, carson 20, christie nine, cruz 44, gilmore and fiorina zero, kasich four, paul five, rubio 26, santorum one, trump 42. >> yep. [ i

rick santorum, one. donald trump, 29. zero for others. >> bush is four. carson's 13. christie's four. cruz is 58. fiorina and gilmore are zero. >> correct. >> huckabee is six. kasich's four. rand paul is nine. marco rubio's 31. >> yes. >> santorum's one. >> yes. >> trump is 29. >> correct. for rp six. >> i think i can say yes, it will tally it for us. >> just make sure. 159. the computer again. >> we're all in? >> yes. yes. we have done three. we have three to go. >> thank you. we are doing second. boone two. boone two. total? >> nope. won't do it. sorry. >> i have 163 the first time. 163 twice. that was it. ready? >> yes. >> jeb bush, six. ben carson, 20. chris christie, nine. ted cruz, 44. carly fiorina, zero. jim gilmore, zero. mike huckabee, six. john kasich, four. rand paul, five. marco rubio, 26. rick santorum, one. donald trump, 42. others, zero. >> bush six, carson 20, christie nine, cruz 44, gilmore and fiorina zero, kasich four, paul five, rubio 26, santorum one, trump 42. >> yep. [ inaudible ]

what do we know about this rick santorum news and and i think rick santorum, the last time we saw him beyond iowa was standing behind donald trump at that fund-raiser the night of the debate. >> that's right, brooke. the ild field is starting to winnow at this point in the race. as you said rick santorum is going to drop out of the 2016 as our john king is reporting. he may be making an announcement around the time he is announcing that. from what we know, he is going to make that announcement tonight. rick santorum won by with a four years ago. and four years later he finds himselfn a very different situation. he finished at the bottom of the pack two days ago in iowa. did not do, certainly not as well as he did four years ago when he actually won the state. i think the question for him, really, and for these other candidates that have dropped out, like mike huckabee, like rand paul, was is there a lane for me in this crowded sflas i'm clearly the decision for santorum was that there was not a lane for him and not a pat forward. whoever he does end up en ---ing, in a could be a power

rick santorum was popular four years ago and stuff. he had name recognition. he was in the senate or whatever. he's not that anymore. there's new players. and then he had to coalesce so he can still keep his name out there, so he went with toomey to do their thing. and that's what's going on. >> i think renee's right. in 2012, rick santorum was the fresh face of the ideological candidate that the right wing of the republican party looked for. well, he's been upstaged by ted cruz, who's now the fresher, more of the ideological candidate for them. having said that, for the establishment candidate, i think it's coalescing in support of marco rubio. and one thing that the media has been hammering on, which is now coming true, is that nobody in congress likes ted cruz. >> exactly. >> and ted cruz wears that as a badge of honor. >> he does. >> zero senators. >> that is exactly what the right wing republican party wants to see -- that those who have been elected into congress have compromised the conservative movement. and ted cruz doesn't have a bet. >> yeah, well,

rand paul and rick santorum both suspended their presidential bids. and some nasty allegations are flying against the winner of the iowa caucuses: ted cruz. today- donald trump- once again on the attack- tweeting- (gfx tweet) ted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it. (gfx tweet)..calling for a "new election" in iowa after the cruz campaign sent out this e-mail to supporters- falsely suggesting doctor ben carson was leaving the race. trump telling boston herald radio - he plans to file an official complaint. sot "its fraud..when you think of it and he picked up a lot of those votes and that's why the polls were wrong." cruz- responding - sot: it seems his reaction to everything is to throw a fit, to engage in insults and i understand that donald finds it very hard to lose, also tweeting- "bernie is contesting" iowa results. maybe donald should go back to iowa and join the democrats. conceding in iowa, after coming in just 2 tenths of a point behind hillary clinton. the vermont senator - with a double digit lead in the polls in new hampshire. sanders: secr

santorum is going to endorse if rick santorum does back out of this race? and tomorrow the 2016 republican presidential candidate and current ohio governor john kasich getting real velocity in new hampshire. he's joining me on "countdown." what is his strategy in new hampshire? is he feeling more confident? didn't do well in iowa. what is he expecting in namp? governor john kasich joining me tomorrow live, 3:00 p.m. eastern. >>> yes, this is the 25th day in a row of triple-digit swings during the day session but something happened about 32 minutes ago that made this time feel different. and team fox business immediately started doing digging. here's what we are hearing. chatter that saudi arabia and iran have renewed talks to cut oul production. again, chatter so far, but it happened right as oil closed, you see the spike, we are very close to session highs for the dow up 189 points, but what are the experts hearing as well? get to the floor show, traders at the new york stock exchange, cme group, the nymex. what are you hearing? why do you think the big sp

former pennsylvania senator rick santorum finished above mitt romney. but it was romney who went on to lose to president obama after santorum later dropped out of the race. 3 as you can see... winning the of getting your party's nomination.... or winning the white house. 3 picking a favorite candidate isn't the only thing people will do at tomorrow (monday) night's caucuses. *after* the vote is taken... they'll move on to the "platform" phase of the caucus.the "platform" or "plank" is best described as what the republican or democratic party should stand for. what ideas or goals do they want their elected officials to strive for? they can be very different from caucus to caucus... and party to party. the head of iowa's democratic party feels there are a number of issues that could be debated. 3 "college affordability seems to be something on a lot of people's minds. and i know all of the candidates are taking about that. in iowa we have a higher college debt to our population than a lot of states do. so, that's one thing i am hearing a lot about. i'm he

rick santorum won by just a couple of dozen votes. look at all this brown. that's rick santorum. you can see how much of this he won. you would think a guy that won so many counts in the state would have run up the score. would have won big. he didn't because these are small rural counts. look how many votes. a couple hundred votes. 300, 500, 800. mitt romney is able to be in a virtual tie because he wanted the population centers in the des moines area and cedar rapids area and up here. so the main point is can donald trump succeed on the romney map? you see all the red on this map. this is the success that mitt romney had. donald trump needs to succeed on the romney map where he faces competition for marco rubio and jeb bush. marco rubio needs to succeed if he's going to make a strong showing and watch these areas tomorrow night. all of this brown that was rick santorum four years ago. the green was mike huckabee 8 years ago. the way to win the caucus is to run up the score in the small rural counts. to offset the establishment. romney wins in the suburbs. rubio wants to win in

traditionally rick santorum and mike huckabee would have won. trump's numbers are so strong he is almost neck-and-neck with ted cruz. almost anything in this election cycle, people want to win. republicans want to elect a winner. rick santorum, mike huckabee nice men but didn't do anything tearily important after the iowa caucus win. evangelical voters maybe give up a bit because they're caught up in the trump momentum. it is not as meaningful as it was four years ago. trish: he in church in iowa over the weekend. there is funny anecdote. they were passing communion at the church, he thought it was offererrer to, pulled out a few bucks, put it in the communion. no, no. it is communion. you wonder, evangelicals he is trying to prove to them he is one of them, but not clear how much message is getting through. here he is trying to drive it hem on facebook. watch. >> i really appreciate the support given to me by evangelicals. they have been incredible. every poll says how well i'm doing with them. you know, my mother gave me this bible, this very

rand paul, rick santorum, they dropped out. donald trump accused ted cruz of stealing the iowa caucuses, in part by playing dirty tricks on ben carson. cruz fired back at trump. meantime, on the democratic side, some sparring over who's a progressive and who isn't. it began yesterday, with a question for senator sanders about whether his opponent truly is. listen. >> some days, yes. except when she announces that she is a proud mode.

we'll tell you who rick santorum is supporting this morning. sot full " "i really wanted a special way to commemorate that bond between mother and child " kara vo men, listen up... there's a new piece of one-of-a-kind jewelry on the market for your significant other... and you won't believe what it's made from. good morning -- it's 4:30. i'm kara sewell rob 2 shot and i'm rob williams... let's get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist frank marzullo. today: decreasing clouds and colder high 36 tonight: mainly clear low 25 friday: sunny skies high 42 breaking now rob wipe vo breaking rob wipe vo breaking the scene of a deadly house fire in lebanon. this is a look at the scene on kuntz court. of a person trapped and fire crews confirmed ago that a person died. they say it started on a mattress and quickly spread. our jordan vilines is on the way to the scene and will bring you a live report at the top of the hour. rob wipe vo and breaking poltiical news...presidential hopeful rick santorum is dropping out of the g-o-p race for preside

this is the home hosting rick santorum. what do you get out of this you wouldn't got out of major event or big arena. >> the one-on-one questions. just the personality, really see what they're like. see him up close and personal. >> i'm undecided voter. i'm looking around to see which candidates i love moist. >> idea of big rallies and big events and celebrity status that donald trump brings has really altered landscape here. the question is, how will that be reflected at caucus. >> so that was my first caucus house party. that was great. small intimate affair. rick santorum moved on. so we should too. next stop, bernie sanders. i think i'm at the right place. bernie sanders. not even his bus. look at the size of this line. are you for bernie? >> yes. >> so you have decided? >> yes. >> will you caucus? >> yes. >> caucus is a few hours away. if he is worried about turnout. one thing for sure, they turned out today. for us we have a busy night still ahead. we're off to see chris christie. what are you looking for. what will y

rick santorum just dropped out and endorsed rubio. audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. roster is slimming down. two more presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns yesterday after poor showings in iowa. kentucky senator rand paul and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum are both calling it quits. paul took the fifth spot in the iowa caucus -- getting 5 percent of the vote. santorum finished a distant 11-th place with less than one-percent. santorum endorsed marco rubio. mike huckabee bowed out earlier this week. so that leaves ted cruz, donald trump, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb bush, carly fiorina, john kasich, chris christie and jim gilmore still in the running. gilmore received just 12 votes-- not percentage points, but votes-- in iowa on monday. yesterday he tweeted -- that he is "still standing." today martin shkreli will testify on capitol hill. you may recall he raised the price of a life-saving drug by five-thousand today the house oversight and government reform committee will hold a hearing on the rising

rick santorum, one. donald trump, 29. zero for others. >> bush is four. >> yep. >> carson, 13. >> yep. >> cruz is 58. >> yep. >> fiorina and gilmore are zero? >> huckabee is six? >> yep. >> kasich, four? >> yep. >> rand paul is nine? >> yep. >> marco rubio 31? >> yes. >> santorum, one? >> yes. >> donald trump 29. >> yep, for rp 6. [inaudible] >> i think i can sit here for the tally. >> oh. >> make sure. >> 159. the computer can't. [inaudible conversations]. >> yes. yes. we have done three. we have three to go. >> thank you. >> we are doing, two. [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations]. >> two. >> want to do it? >> all right. [inaudible conversations]. >> no pro problem. i have 164 the first time. [inaudible]. >> [inaudible] >> 164. ready? >> yes. >> ben carson, 20. chris christie, nine. ted cruz, 44. carly fiorina, zero. jim gilmore, zero. mike huckabee, six. john kasich, four. rand paul, five. marco rubio, 26. rick santorum, one. donald trump, 42. others, zero. >> okay. bush, three. [inaudi

join me tonight and cast your vote for center rick santorum. thank you. -- senator rick santorum. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, charlie. governor huckabee's speaker will be rick young. >> i'm honored to be here in iowa. i am a louisiana grassroots chairman. i'm obviously a few miles from home. we noticed when we ran louisiana, we got to see governor huckabee up close. i remember when the democrats raising taxes down the throats of arkansas people and governor huckabee got up at a press conference, stood up and , created a tax me more fund with a press conference so that democrats could voluntarily pay of having thetead good people of arkansas pay those taxes. i also remember during hurricane katrina when governor huckabee had a people first paperwork later approach when my fellow louisiana and's were seeking food and shelter and just to be loved and respected. stood up tokabee the folks in washington who wanted everybody centralized like they were at the astrodome. he stood up and helped our people in louisiana and i'm personally very grateful for that. you guys have seen hi

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rick santorum knows this. which is why as soon as he stepped out of the race, he said he was endorsing marco rubio, which led a lot of people to say, oh, okay, tell us why. and tats when the trouble began. >> what do you list as marco rubio's to have accomplishment that made you decide to endorse him? >> well, i mean, i would just say there's a guy who's been able to, to number one, win a tough election in florida -- >> so he can win. but he's been in the senate four years. can you name his top accomplishment in the senate? >> he was on the campaign trail and accomplished that. the bottom line is, there isn't a whole lot of accomplishments -- >> that's it? that's your endorsement? rick santorum is the worst hype man i have ever seen in my life! (laughter) you guys are going to love my boy marco rubio! he doesn't have many good runs, but on the other hand he doesn't try very hard either! hit it! (laughter) you know, i joke about this, but i really am going to miss these guys so much. i just wish there was a fit

chs christie two percent rick santorum one and jim gilmore zero. on the democratic side 73 percent and hillary clinton at 51 percent with us. if you have been following our coverage you know that the first numbers have begun to come in. here is a look at the field for and here is a look at the democratic field. jenna a-b-c 9 reporter lukas voss is at at west middle school, where democrats in precint one, six and seven are gathered. where are they at in the process there? lukas lukas jenna all those out on caucus night may weather later tonight. fred, how quick will this winter storm be moving through? 2 line super: fred hexom fhexom@kcautv.c om (fred) a blizzard warning is in effect for most of siouxland, all the counties shaded in purple. expect heavy snow and high winds to create whiteout conditions later tonight and tomorrow. the hd radar shows the edge of the storm approaching norfolk, but we don't expect heavy snow until after midnight. the snow forecast shows a band of 9-12" of snow northeast to southwest, which includes sioux city, norfolk,

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rick santorum's decision comes after a poor performance during monday's iowa caucuss. rand paul also dropped out after failing enough support in iowa. mike huckabeeing suspended his campaign on monday. so there are now nine candidates vying for the republican nomination. more from tom ackerman. >> reporter: rick santorum endorsement for marco rubio is more a sign of the republican party to decide that marco rubio is the more better alternative to ted cruz who has had no endorsements from anyone. donald trump has no endorsement from any major political figure. their feeling is that neither cruz nor trump is a candidate who could win against april democrat who would move beyond the narrow base of their traditional support whereas marco rubio does have the ingredients for actually coal essing enough of the factions of the republican party behind him so that by convention time they will have more of a consensus candidate >>> still to come here on al jazeera, the zika public health emergency spreads to florida. germany prepares for its first carnival since the cologne attac

this looks a little bit like a 2012 map where rick santorum narrowly beat mitt romney. in that case, rick santorum had the vast majority of these abiola, rural counties, and mitt story had few, including -- actually, well, anyway, this looks similar to that map. trump did well along the western of the states and the eastern sides, too. on the other hand, in the northwest, that is where it the christian conservatives face is the strongest and those are some of ted cruz's best candidates. host: we go to indiana. beth, thank you. caller: my question is about ted cruz. how can he run for president? isn't he canadian? i'm confused. i had written this down, but there is a section of the u.s. code, and i cannot recall the exact section and it lays outbut exactly what it means to be a natural born citizen. 's campaign says he qualifies as a natural born citizen under the provisions. they include -- there are provisions, and i'm no constitutional expert, but there are provisions that include sort of the what happens when one parent is a citizen but living abroad, so i am not the

rick santorum won the state bay couple dozen votes. look at all this brown, that's rick santorum. you can see how much of the state he won. you would think a guy who won so many counties in the state would have run up the score. would have won big. he didn't. a couple hundred votes, maybe 300, 500, 800. mitt romney was able to be essentially in a virtual tie, he won at all the population centers, des moines, cedar rapids, quad city where the airport will be open and up in dubuque. he faces kpet frigs marco rubio and jeb bush. marco rubio needs to succeed on the romney map. see out here all of this brown, rick santorum four years ago, green was mike huckabee ate years ago, the way to win an iowa caucus is to run up the score in the small rural counties to offset the establishment candidates support in the areas with suburbs. romney wins in the suburbs. rubio wants to win in the suburbs. trump needs to perform strongly in the suburbs. if you're ted cruz you need a map like this, you need the huckabee map or the santorum map. if you see tomorrow a lot of donald trump red up in this p

last night, rick santorum put his weight behind rubio. >> avenue a republican does that leave? >> are we at nine? is at nine? >> eight or nine. let me tell you . >> that's nine! >> robert moses how will we get to one? temperatures in the 50s. good thursday morning. mike: some of the bigger relocations with 1.43 planes with 1.24. the same thing in montauk. in bridgeport , 1.18. a lot of folks get less than an inch but still pretty solid rain. we are not done yet . in long island, in the city, you might see some wic sprinkles but in the most part, the rain is moving on. temperatures are pretty mild and we have 40s and 50s on the tri-state. in allentown it's a cool spot and in central park were 580 in 58 in montauk. temperatures are ready to do this little wavy thing but they won't move much throughout the day. the temperature change is 50 warmer in the same thing in islip. here's the radar and satellite as he put in motion. obviously the heaviest band of showers has moved on , it enhances the showers in long island. i think the showers will here and some of that may pop into the

rick santorum, one. donald trump, 27. zero on the others. >> to me to read them back to you. >> yes. [inaudible] >> that is correct, for a total of 170. they probably do not expect as many people. [inaudible] [inaudible] takes longer than i thought. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> 168. [inaudible] >> ready? jeb bush, four, carson, 14. [inaudible] [inaudible] gilmore, zero. k sick, for. rand paul, five. marco rubio, 31. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> are you ready? [inaudible] ben carson, 20, huckabee, nine. ted cruz, 44. carly fiorina, zero. jim gilmore, zero. mike huckab

but this year - there was - 16-days after the caucus rick santorum was declared the real winner. howard dean was the favorite to win the democratic caucus in 2004... but placed third... and then went on a rant that many say doomed the rest of deans campaign. harkin gave dean what looked like a reluctant thumbs up... but dean withdrew from the race about a month and a half later. harkin himself ran for president in 1992... making him the hometown favorite in the democratic caucus, which diminished the appeal of the contest to other candidates. harkin easily clinched the caucus title... but bill clinton went on to win the whtiehouse. in 2008... a packed field of 11- candidates stumped in iowa. mike huckabee won the republican caucus by picking up votes from christian conservatives... and by picking up his guitar. but barack obama pulled out the upset... in part by harnessing the youth vote through social media. the list of caucus moments goes on and on... from signing babies... who knows what moments the 20-16 caucus might bring. a blizzard warning is in effect for tuesday for thos

rick santorum- dropping out?and announcing on fox news he's endorsing marco rubio sot - rick santorum he's a tremendously gifted young man today- rubio adding to the criticism of ted cruz? after the cruz camp sent this e-mail to supporters on caucus day - suggesting doctor ben carson might be dropping out of the race. sot - marco rubio i thought it was unfair to ben cruz of fraud over it?tweeting ted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it. sot-trump he insulted ben carson by doing what he did to ben carson that was a disgrace. " cruz apologized to carson sot - ted cruz it was a mistake for our team not to forward your subsequent statement things starting to simmer on the democratic side too- bernie sanders - calling into question whether hillary clinton is really clinton and sanders will face off in a debate tonight then the republicans will debate here in new hampshire saturday night right here on abc. a proposed ballot measure is trying to bring more electricity providers to nevada. a group called "nevadans for affo

the 2008 iowa caucus winner is joined at the bottom of the polls with 20-12 caucus winner, rick santorum. santorum sits in last place... also with two percent. here's how he responded when asked if he'd endorse another candidate.. 17:20:03 "anybody married here? you're married. okay. if i asked you the question, 'who would you marry other than your wife, would you answer that question? okay. i'm not answering that question." 17:20:14 :01-:11 after trump and cruz on the leaderboard.. marco rubio and ben carson.. round out the top four in the des moines register bloomberg politics poll. on to the democrats - frontrunner hillary clinton is maintaining her slim lead over bernie sanders. right now, the former secretary of state is finishing up her last campaign stop here in des moines at lincoln high school. clinton took the stage earlier today with her husband, bill, and daughter, chelsea, in front a full audience in sioux city... chelsea said that her mother for her soon expected child... 1:12:28 - 1:34:12 across town, bernie sanders is rallying support at grandview university.... sanders c

today rick santorum and senator rand paul did the same. santorum finished eleventh.. paul fifth. paul was questioned about possibly dropping out in the months leading up to the caucuses... and in response made it clear he wasn't amused with the gimmicks that come with campaigning... is rand paul still running for president and uh... i wouldn't be doing this dumbass live streaming if i weren't there could be more live streams in paul's future. he's still running for reelection for his senate seat in kentucky. do-over... cnn's sunlen serfat has the story... "what kind of people are we dealing with, with these politicians?" trump on a new tear against ted cruz.... "he insulted ben carson by doing what he did to ben carson. that was a disgrace." today.... fanning the flames....to the controversy over what last-minute tactics the cruz campaign used in iowa.....accused of trying to shift votes away from ben carson to cruz. declaring "fraud" .....trump tweeting that cruz... "didn't win iowa, he illegally stole it." ....and calling for cruz's results to be "nullified." cruz responding...

lukas republican candidate rick santorum is forgoing a campaign in new republican candidate rick santorum is forgoing a$& campaign in new hampshire to focus on south carolina. the former senator from pennsylvania has presented himself as the conservative alternative to ted cruz... but proving that will be tough as cruz has already captured the hearts of many conservatives and the deep pockets of donors. santorum, is hoping his third place seed with south carolina voters four years ago will yield a big return during the state's primary later this month. lukas and looking ahead to next week... the nation's first primary vote takes place in new hampshire. bernie sanders and donald trump currently hold big leads in the according to a recent c-n-n... w-m-u-r poll. 30 percent of likely republican primary voters polled are backing trump. that's more than double the support of his nearest competitor, ted uz, who stands at 12 percent. sanders is way ahead of clinton in new hampshire. the poll showed sanders with 57- percent support to clinton's 34 percent lukas candidates are desperately trying to

in fact mike huckabee visited all 99 counties in 2008 and rick santorum in 2012..both ended up caucuses...we'll see if cruz has the same luck... the democrats are neck and neck, them the democrats are neck and neck, with the latest poll showing them virtually tied in iowa. channel 13's lynn melling is live from drake university, where hillary clinton's campaign is set up for the night. we could witness history in the making tonight, if hillary clinton pulls off a victory.. she would become the first woman to win the iowa caucuses.. and the celebration party will happen here.. on the drake university campus. the last time hillary ran for president in 2008, she fell behind her competitor, barack obama.. who became the first african american to win the caucuses.. and ultimately the white house. hillary is hoping to make herself this time.. and she's been working hard on the campaign trail here in iowa for months... to convince iowans to come out to caucus in her favor tonight.. right now, she is in a tight race for the nomination with bernie sanders.. she's touted herself as a progressive

presidential candidate rick santorum is standing by. he will be breaking news right here and only "on the record." don't miss this. but first strord taking on the trail. trump and senator cruz were already swinging hard at each other but now the gloves are off between these two candidates and blood could end up on the floor. donald trump is here to go "on the record" in just seconds is. but, first, check this out. >> donald is throwing yet another temper tran o ---tantrum. he. >> he insulted ben carson. what he said is unthinkable. he said the man left of the race. he said it during a caucus. >> we need a commander in chief not a twit error in chief. >> it's he voter fraud when you think of it it. >> i wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing donald has tweeted. >> what kind of thing are we dealing with these politicians? >> because is he losing. >> it it's honestly, really, really dishonest and i think i know why. do you know why? because he was born in canada. >> and just a short time ago, donald trump went "on the record" from

bush -- in 2000 -- iowa republicans caucused rick santorum in 2012. "this is how you energize your base, this is how you get your caucus captains, you get your grassroots team together and you get people talking about you. here in iowa, there's no substitute for this. the problem is that you can't replicate this in every other state." in 2016 -- voters bucked the trend in two ways.first -- turnout for both parties was higher than normal -- creating long lines at cacucus locations but also creating an extremely close race. race.it was *the closest race in iowa democratic party history -- and on the republican side -- marco rubio was just about two-thousand votes behind donald trump's second place spot.but winning might not be as important as narrowing the field. "it looks like it's going to be those three tickets. it doesn't look like anyone is close enough to that number three spot that it looks like rubio is going to get to really be considered viable coming forward. on the other hand, maybe someone does better in new hampshire so maybe they pick up

rand paul and rick santorum are now out. two more casualties of post iowa. and the two remains candidates went after one another at a town hall in the democratic race. hillary clinton and bernie sanders made separate appearances at this town hall. >> good ideas on paper are important. but you've got to be able to translate them into action to get results for people. >> i do not know any progressive who has a super pac and takes $15 million from wall street. that's just not directed. >> and sanders stinging a bit from iowa even though he came in a close second. and donald trump accused iowa gop winner ted cruz of cheating by sending out official looking mailers urging wayward voters to caucus. >> it's a disgrace to the electoral process. >> and cruz and marco rubio are trying to build on their momentum. rand paul's messaging never really caught tractions. and rick santorum -- who won iowa in 2012 -- is throwing his support behind rubio. >> he's the new generation and someone that can bring this country together not just moderates and conservatives, but young

eric: the thing about marco rubio is that he lacks got the endorsement of rick santorum yet rick santorum could not make one a competent. we go into the saturday debate -- could not make one a copy. he has robotic answers which suggests he is over memorizing. janet: was eric right? is at the moment? mary anne: when you run for president you cannot hide who you are. on the national stage he proved it to everybody. the gaffes were unbelievable. ed: from an optics perspective, tuesday night, after denying it for a day, he stood up and said i screwed up. mary anne: but on the day of he went through the lobby, went to a polling place, went by every reporter and water. -- motor. he is not to the task. it was too late. the marco rubio you saw performed. eric: i think in some ways the press reaction was overdone. he had a chance to recover. it is still early in the process. we will see how he does. janet: let' s move on to the others. what' s the biggest lesson for those who didn' t win, but still have legs. let' s start with john kasich. eric: with john kasich, a lot of people woke up wednesday

rick santorum proved it in 2012 and rick santorum entered again this year, but he also proved that iowa is only one stop on the way y the white house. that's for sure. so tonight, we will find out which two candidates will join the list of iowa caucus winners. as i mentioned, rick santorum run the republican in 2012, beating out mitt romney by just one percent. remember, we thought romney was the winner earlier and it took over 20 days for those eight lost precincts to come back in and when they did come, rick narrow margin over the eventually republican nominee, mitt romney. back in 2008, mike lucca by, back at it again this year, won the republican caucus over mitt romney. barack obama, of course, won the democratic nomination, beating john edwards and that was the year, remember, that was so disappointing for hillary clinton, finished third in 2008 to barack obama, john edwards, and she finished a distant third in 2008. john dean in 2004, i think this is one of the most memorable ones for me. excuse me, john carey took the top spot for the democrats, beating out the likes of others,

senator rand paul and rick santorum are the latest to quite. rand paul pulled out after not gaining enough support in the iowa caucus. rick santorum said the same. president obama has used his first visit to a mosque in the u.s. to take a stand against bigotry. he said when any religious group is targeted we all have the responsibility to speak up. >> reporter: this is the first time a u.s. mosque has been able to put up a welcome sign for president obama. >> your entire community so often is targeted or blamed for the violence acts of the very few. >> reporter: after more than seven years his visit now comes as anti-islamic extent meant is on the rise and the people here say they feel it >> it's present and when it has become a part of the political discuss course and that scarce our community-- scares our community. >> reporter: he highlighted the accomplishments of muslim americans. >> there is a couple million muslims in the country and some where there is not. >> reporter: 59% said they agreed with one presidential candidate's plan to halt

rick santorum has dropped out of this was his second presidential bid. now, santorum is throwing his support behind marco rubio. rand paul also announced the end he is now expected to focus on his senate re-election bid in kentucky. the senator says he plans to endorse a candidate for president, but not during the so, who's left? nine republican candidates remain, down from the 17 that started. in order of votes received in iowa, you have cruz, trump, rubio, carson and bush, along with fiorina, kasich, christie and gilmore. allyson: to the latest now in the outbreak o. the virus has now reached georgia. health officials say the first travel-related case of the virus has infected a person. they say a person traveled to december and the first of janu that person has made a full recovery and was not pregnant. health officials are still stressing that the virus is primarily spread through mosquito bites. patrick: and back in our area, on whether a quik-trip gas station should be built in a west end neighborhood. the site is at the corner of academy street ne

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rick santorum cancelled his events. donald trump charged ted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it, telling iowans that ben carson had quit when he hadn't. bernie sanders claimed on today he'd be a winner in november. >> we are doing very very well. lot, a lot more than hillary clinton. >> reporter: sanders in polls here said she would still fight. >> i just could not ever skip new hampshire. >> reporter: clinton is bringing in staffers from new york to beef up her effort. tonight at a televised forum about a hour hour from here, sibila, the democrats clinton and sanders take their case to the people of new hampshire. >>> today president obama is reaching out to the muslim community by making his first visit to a u.s. mosque. he visited the islamic society of baltimore this morning. the president says the u.s. will do a better job of confronting extremism if it works with the muslim community instead of viewing them as enemies. >>> still ahead as we continue, the restaurant where is your credit card information may have bee

i mean, rick santorum -- >> i mean, rick just signed on to our campaign, i mean, he just literally signed on last night, and so, obviously, rick has been focused on his campaign, not on my record or what i've done. >> reporter: with rubio here in new hampshire, his wife jeanette and their four children looking for a snack. today, it's doughnuts. back on the bus, we talk about the campaign. so, do you ever give your dad any advice? >> i tell him to be the best and you will succeed. >> that's good advice. that's what i tell you at volleyball, too. >> jon with us live tonight. jon, did senator rubio reveal any of his debate prep for that stage right behind you? >> reporter: well, he told me, he fully expects that bush, kasich and christie will gang up on him. but he says, with so many people still on the stage, there's only so much he can do to debate. in fact, david, he told me, he's not gone back to watch a single one of the previous debates that he's done. >> all right, jon car, thank you. can't wait to join you there in new hampshire. and we hope everyone will join us, the night before t

in 2012 people thought mitt romney was ahead of rick santorum but it turned out rick santorum beat him. thinking back six months, this guy was back 50 points. very impressive night for him. >> when you look across the polls over the course of the last year. hillary clinton declining month after month after month as he went through this race. i want to get your reaction. by all accounts people who cost clinton camp say they were stunned by what happened yesterday in iowa. here you have democratic caucus among young voters. sanders got 84% to 14%. late deciders, let's take a look at that one. also it's supposed to be a good possible number for bernie sanders. they pretty much tide the late deciders. people were flipping back and forth between the two in that record. first-time attendees, 59% to clinton's 37%. do we the other on electability? policies of the next president should be the same as obama. 59%. more liberal 33%. that number looks like it would bode well for hillary clinton. what were people saying as they went into the caucus places last night. >> with late deciders, it's some

heading to a campaign, this would be the end of rick santorum presidential campaign, rick santorum never really resonated with the same evangelicals that gave him a win four years ago. the evangelical vote is so important here, i got a chance to spend some time with that voting segment a few weeks ago. >> only two weeks ago ted cruz surged in iowa, jumped 21 points to the front of the gop pac. but in an apparent turn around since then beginning with his convocation at jerry fallwell's liberty university, donald trump seems to have closed the evangelical gap. >> we're going to protect christianity, i don't have to be politically correct. >> you say father god please continue. >> as for cruz he's doubling down on the faithful. >> awaken the body of christ that we might pull back from this abyss. >> abortion along with marriage equality and what they call religious liberty are of utmost importance to iowa's strong evangelical christian voting block. >> is there any wiggle room on these voters? >> for evangelical voters no, i don't think there's a lot of wiggle room. >> pastor warren hunsber

abc news, washington. >>> and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum has endorsed marco rubio. pat toomey said he is backing rubio, he said his decision resolves around his ability to win an election and do well in the oval office. "action news" will be often the ground in new hampshire for the primary, monica malpass will have live reports starting sunday night on 6abc. >>> more "action news" still ahead. the former pharmacy c. he o who wasville fifed for hiking drug prices is expected in a hearing today, but don't expect him to talk. >> reporter: i'm putting lighter jackets on the kids it's not that cool out there, we're up close to 50 in a lot of neighborhoods right now. mid 340s in the lehigh valley. winds not that strong. there's fog around near the bus stop in spots, so be careful of that. i'll have the latest on how the afternoon will roll out and possibility of wet snow down along the shore tomorrow morning and another system coming in next week. i'll have the details coming up. >>> my low the cat is home -- milo the cat is finally home after seven years on the run. the

rick santorum dropping out. and announcing he's supporting marco rubio. the cruz camp sent this e-mail to caucus day suggesting dr. ben >> i thought it was an unfair advantage. >> he insulting ben carson by doing what he did to ben carson. that was a disgrace. >> reporter: cruz apologizing to carson. >> it was a mistake for our team not to forward your subsequent statement. >> reporter: things starting to simmer on the republican side, too. bernie sanders calling in to question whether hillary clinton is really a progressive. >> some days, yes. until she announces she's a proud moderate. >> because if it's about our records, hey, i'm going to win by a landslide. >> reporter: clinton and sanders will face off in a debate tomorrow night. then the republicans will debate here in new hampshire saturday night right here on abc. marcy gonzalez. clinton spoke at allen university in columbia to rally voters. he told the crowd that hillary is the best choice for south carolinians. before the event, mr. clinton met with local leaders. the south carolina democratic

republicans mike huckabee and rick santorum won iowa but went on to loose the election in 2000. george bush won iowa and the white house. >>> bracing for a major winter storm, although not affecting the caucuses, the storm is forecasted for this evening worsening overnight. in southern california, a powerful storm hammered that region. at least one person was killed, the storm as you can see, uprooting dozens of trees, downing power lines and prompting flash flood warnings. thousands there are in the dark. >> in california, the woman charged with helping three inmates escape a jail in southern california is going to be arraigned today. all three of the men are now back behind bars. >> the timing i was are back behind bars again that escaped a southern county jail. >> a jail teacher is accused of helping them with the planning phase. investigators say her relationship with one suspect went beyond the classroom. >> she visited him several times and developed a relationship with him and it seems to be more than just a casual friendship relationship and so she started doing his bidd