this is from dr. ben carson. he says many people fight for change in d.c., donald trump is a leader with an outsider's perspective and the vision, guts and energy to get it done. dr. ben carson just putting that up. we're expecting that endorsement press conference momentarily. we are going to go back and check in with katy tur since this could be starting any minute now. you see all eyes on those doors. katy tur, you were talk about this just a minute ago. donald trump obviously had some very harsh words to say about -- well, about everybody, but about ben carson during this campaign. does this say anything, are we seeing a new side of donald trump in how he plans to try to bring his former opponents together if he is able to win this nomination? >> reporter: i think that potentially and i think we are about to see them come in here in any moment now. potentially yes to your question, steve, but i think that what we're seeing on the campaign trail and what he have with seen with donald trump is that his immediat

carson, dr. carson, playing a policy role princely for your campaign or as a surrogate on the campaign trail going places you're not going? and when he says there are two donald trumps, do you agree with that characterization and could you amplify on it? >> i probably do agree. there are probably two donald trumps. the public version and people see that and i don't know what they see exactly but it seems to have worked over my lifetime but probably different i think than the personal donald trump. ben said it very well today. perhaps there are two donald trumps, but -- well, you know, i'm somebody that is a thinker. i'm a big thinker. and i have my ideas and they're strong, and typically they've worked out. and what i want to do is, you know, the theme and ben alluded to it the theme i have for this entire campaign is "make america great again" what i want to do. very simple. i want to make america great again, military, borders, terrorism, so many problems. the debt. look at our debt. $19 trilli

donald: dr. carson is both. he was always strong on policy. >> you have been talking about unity on the campaign trail. can you fill us in on any outreach effort you are making to capitol hill? we have been called by the biggest people in politics, the biggest people in republican politics. paul ryan reached out. terrific guy, i have always liked him. not necessarily agree on everything. i think he is going to have his views and i think certain things will change. but paul ryan reached out and we had a great conversation. i see people covering one person, saying donald trump must be stopped and the other day he says, donald we have to come together. we have been contacted by the is people in republican politics. they see what is happening. we are getting millions and millions of people, additional people, people the republican party has never had any book -- never had before. the biggest we in politics is what is happening. we are having millions of people come up. they register republican. i have had so many pe

dr. carson: thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. i am absolutely delighted to be here. my wife and my sons and their wives are there. thank you. i want to thank you. i want to thank all the people who have worked so incredibly hard on my campaign, the volunteers. one young man who lost his life for something he believed with in such fervor. it is an experience i will never forget. interestingly enough, people said in order to make it in this cycle, you have to be loud and boisterous and you have to be willing to attack people. i used to be like that. there was a time when i was, particularly in junior high school and high school -- i could come up with some stuff that would really embarrass people. and the people who are running today, i could come up with some stuff, let me tell you. you know what -- i left that stuff in high school. the things that affect us now are so incredibly important. and one of the things that is going on in our nation i hav

>> dr. carson's both. dr. carson is both but he will be very much on policy. ben was always very strong on policy and he's going to be very much on policy. >> mr. trump? >> thank you, mr. trump. you've been talking about unity on the campaign trail and in the debate. can you fill us in on any outreach efforts you're making to capitol hill and i wanted to ask you an islamic state question. >> we have been called by the biggest people in politics, not only republican politics but also the biggest people in republican politics. over the last couple weeks, you saw paul ryan reached out and a terrific guy. i've always respected him, liked him. not necessarily agree on everything because i'm very strong on borders and very strong on security. i think paul will have his views and i think probably certain things will change. but paul ryan reached out. we had a great conversation. and many other people at the top, top level -- i sort of get a kick. i see you covering one person who is saying donald trump must be stopped. i talked to him two days before. donald, we have

dr. ben carson the headline endorsing donald trump. dr. carson said a number of things including i have forgiven him in reference to the insults and the barbs back and forth. >> i think both candidates, all the candidates in the race are getting fair share of endorsements. no one has more endorsements than congressman than marco does. every statewide leader here in florida is supporting marco rubio. we have a lot of momentum we have a lot of momentum everyone said marco won last night's debate. we saw polls closing dramatically prior to the debate. that will continue to happen and we're excited for prospects in florida on tuesday. bill: this would seem to support your argument on screen. trump ap38%, rubio at 31. difference of seven points, however, in our poll that came out the day before trump had 43, rubio, 20. that is a difference of 23 point, alex. you can do the math. average them together. but it is clear you trail in your home state. as it stands right now, that would be a do-or-die, correct? >> there is no doubt the polls have bee

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jessica, dr. carson says there are two trumps. here is a quick sound bite and i want to get your opinion on it. >> there are two different donald trumps. there's the one you see on the stage and there is the one who is very cerebral, sits there, considers things very carefully. that is the donald trump you will start seeing more and more of right now. deirdre: when you think of presidential candidate, steadiness of character, versus unpredictability, which has more value, not a facetious question. maybe dealing with foreign leaders maybe it is useful to be unpredictable? >> i don't think this is unpredictable. donald trump will throw out there more than a curveball every once in a while. this is where ben carson has very little political skills. he went out there and said that and donald trump obviously had to walk it back. trump talked about this as well in the debate and in the morning after when he had a conversation about some of his comments. you know, he said, i said some things but that doesn't mean that's who i am. on tues

what you think of dr. ben carson. i wrote two days ago, i wrote down the quote exactly, he didn't see a political path forward. he already land ad job as national chair of my faith votes. do you think when he speaks shortly we will hear he is stepping out, kat? >> absolutely. there really isn't a path forward. he has to step out. you know what? i really like ben carson but there is no particular reason he should be president. he has a lot of other things he could be doing and really well. likeable guy. i will miss him. missed him in the last debate. he needs to drop out to let votes go other places. i think he realized that. he must have. >> the sources are telling fox news, as we've been speculating that dr. ben carson is expected to say he is suspending the campaign this afternoon either in his speech at cpac or at the press conference, q&a session afterwards. so, chuck, to kat's point, if dr. ben carson drops out, how does this change the race? >> i don't think it changes it immensely. i think people expected him t

carson, dr. carson playing a policy role principally for your campaign or as a circuit on the campaign trail going places you are not going to? edwin meese is our to donald trump's, do you agree with that characterization and could you amplify on? >> i probably do agree. there's the public version and people see that and i don't know what they see exactly what it seems to work over my lifetime but it's probably different i think than the original donald trump. i think i've i would say, he said it very well. perhaps there are to donald trump's. i am somebody that is a think of the i'm a big thinker and i have ideas and they are strong and typically they have worked out. what i want to do is, ben over to the thing i have for this anti-campaign is make america great again. very simple. i want to make america great again. we have so many problems with the military, trade, borders, whether it's terrorism. we have so many problems, the debt. you look at our debt $19 trillion going up to $21 trillion in

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craig, dr. carson endorsed trump. why and why waited so long in. >> well, i think he waited until now because it was the day after the big debate and the trump campaign wanted it that way to own the news cycle, regardless of whether trump did poorly or well. want to have everybody talking about donald trump and the endorsement from carson. that's the timing. as for why he picked trump, keep in mind both were antiestablishment candidates and the dirty tricks in the cruz campaign, and given the facts the prospect for kashich and rubio do not look good, ultimately led carson to trump. >> bob: dr. carson's day in the holidays. will that's mick much differs >> can't make much difference in florida because ultimately maybe around 40% of in the vote has already been cast. with that you can't move the needle very much no matter who endorses you at this point. i think it can make a slight difference, though, and when you have the momentum in your favor, and trump certainly does, just a little nudge can help you go and go a lon

dr. carson when asked directly if he was suspending his campaign didn't want to use that word. instead he chose to say he is considering what happens next. he is not going to tomorrow night's debate in detroit. we believe he will make a big announcement from regarding his future. that may very well be when and if he says he is definitively dropping out despite the fact that sources close to the campaign tell us he is suspending. i talked to him about the pressures he has been facing to drop out of the race. here is what he had to say. >> what is the most direct example of someone letting you know you should get out? dr. carson: people calling on the telephone and say get out and support such-and-such. >> party elders? people in the r.n.c.? >> well-known names. say who he would like his supporters to turn to, if he is done. he said he just wants this tome back whoever the nominee is and to make smart decisions based on who will best represent their personal values and interests. we have much more of the interview we will show later tonight. at the moment dr. carson not saying he

the former top former aide for carson told fox business that dr. carson himself said he's leaning in that direction, and more information will be coming. want to point out that dr. ben carson will be on with neil cavuto tomorrow on fox news at 4:00 p.m. in the meantime, donald trump explaining how he's going to pay for that wall. >> you don't expect mexico to say, yes, mr. trump, here's a check for 10 million dollars. >> it's not feasible. >> you think the deals will more than compensate for the wall. >> we may tax him, okay, doesn't make any difference. we lose a tremendous amount of money -- trade deficit with mexico, 58 billion dollars a year. people don't know. that the is going to cost 10 billion dollars. that's a trump wall. okay? lou: foreign trade opportunity for america increase u.s. exports. well obviously going to see this tonight. trade, immigration and jobs. i think those are going to be the key issues, certainly if you talk about the debate -- the economy rather, cathy taylor, steve rogers, fred barnes and lisa boothe. michigan was on

charles: dr. been carson has a great point. but the vitriol, we saw even with that clip with michelle fields. these are people who were friends and had beers together and went on vacations together. it's ripping apart the gop in a way different' that ugly. >> i get the idea to want to unify. but how can you unify with people you so many disagree with on principle. charles: isn't disagreement a fundamental part of america? we all talk and we all disagree. then we have a democratic thing called votes. >> ben carson is doing what most senators and congressmen are incapable of doing, putting the country first. ben carson made it very clear. he want to put america first. so he's taking that step forward. he's extending the olive branch and maybe others will follow. >> it's been hinted at, marco rubio came out and talked about it. you support me in ohio, don't vote for me. the goal is not to necessarily win but to stop donald trump. >> it's a divide and conquer for sure. rubio has been treating this entire campaign season as a chess

so that is the dr. ben carson news. let me bring in both david challion -- i needed you david challion. there he is in the four box. now i'm complete. david challion and dana bash. i understand we are getting more information about the speech mitt romney is giving tomorrow. what is it. >> over the last seven months you have heard that he has a desire the play some sort of role here as sort of the adult supervision in this chaotic republican field and so i think you are going to hear someone who clearly has been tweeting and talking about his opposition to donald trump, asking for his tax returns, as you were saying. but he now wants to make sure that the trump refusal to denounce the kkk on jake's show on sunday really got under his skin. and i think he wants, according to jim acosta's new reporting that just came in, i think he clearly wants to prop up marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich as sort of counterexamples to the way the direction the party should move in. again, he's not looking to jump into the race or formall

>> dr. carson's both, dr. carson is both. he's going to be on poly. ben was strong on policy. >> thank you, mr. trump. you've been talking about unity on the campaign trail and the debate last night. any outreach to capitols hill and ask you an islamic state question after that. >> we have been called by the biggest people in politics, not only republican politics, but also the biggest people in republican politics and over the last couple of weeks, you saw paul ryan reached out and terrific guy, i've always respected him and always liked him. not necessarily agree on everything, 'cause i'm very strong on borders and very strong on security, and i think paul, i think paul is, you know, i think he's going to have his views and i think probably certain things will change. but paul ryan reached out and we had a great conversation. and many other people at the top, top level. i sort of get a kick, i see you covering one person who is saying donald trump must be stopped. and i talked to them two days before and he said donald, we have to come together. we'

gop frontrunner donald trump candidate dr. ben carson in palm beach county. senator marco rubio spoke about his stance on israel taking issue with trump's position of neutrality. rubio and trump remained in south florida in hopes of staying fresh in voters' minds week. >>> justice for the couple's baby's remains were found in a box at a gas station in 2014. a jury awarded the couple $28 million. they were expecting the newborn to be cremated, but thatt child's body was discovered inside the gas station dumper in north miami by a homeless person. >>> police are on the hunt for a duo placing a skimmer on a credit card machine. it happened at a gas station in miami beach. one of the suspects distracted the cashier while another placed the device on the payment key pad at the register. thekimmer became loose on the key pad the very next day. >> the chip in the credit card is the way to go. >> i've got one of those. >> how many credit cards do you have, adam? >> well, you know, they always offer these deals. >> so y y take the deals. you can get in trouble that wa

dr. carson said that we want to focus on the big picture. we need to focus on defeating the democrats in november and doing all of these things to dwight the party and play games is not going to be helpful towards that goal. >> how about dividing the voters and someone who worked on a campaign. what do you think about this cruz-trump feud and do you think they will lose female voters. >> they said just because you are a woman you would not have thrn sings. that's what they wanted to and something i don't live by. i think that and i said this elsewhere that just because certain fights involve a recommend doesn't make it an issue about sexism. my conservative friends have been bad about taking that chance and using the language they brought to us and we need to break out of that trap. >> how about this way. are the wives fair game in a campaign like this? >> i believe that family members ought to be off limits, however if you look at what started this whole conversation about the wives, mr. trump felt his wife was unfairly attacked by this ant

we will all be watching, dr. carson. sorry to make this so short but we had a lot of long unexpected speeches at aipac. dr. carson, thank you, sir. >> thank you very much, greta. >> and donald trump, massive crowd in arizona, can he win big tomorrow, former arizona governor jan brewer who is a big donald trump supporters a well is standing by. g the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. my school could be bad.ing fast. could be a blast. can't find a single thing to wear. will they be looking at my hair? won't be the same without you bro. ♪ when it's go, the new choice privileges gets you there faster. and now, stay two times and you can earn a free night. book now at choicehotels.com frequent heartburn brand in america. i hope you like it spicy! get complete protection with the purple pill. the new leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. >>> tomorrow voters in arizona will hit the polls and for republicans it is winner take

dr. carson is right. the supreme court justice hangs in the balance and this could be a carson is right. the supreme court justice, it hangs in the balance and this could be a generational decision. so i think right now, it is the heat of the campaign. let's unite around our candidate. hopefully they will unite the party. >> to your point, this is the pinnacle and we're seeing things that i don't know people in modern history politics have seen this sort of vitriolic nature of this. nothing has been off base, off limits. you still think perhaps, what if it is donald trump or kasich will you think whoever the nominee is, would be able to bring everyone back together? >> well, it will be up to them of they'll have to be the adult in the room. they'll to have cast a vision and to bring people around them that would support them as president. i think ted cruz has been focused on jobs, the security of the country. those are the things that unite people. we get into middle school or worse than that, politics, i

dr. carson will be on your world with neil cavuto at 4:00 p.m. eastern time on the fox news channel. you don't want to miss that one. nicole: john kasich scoring a major endorsement. i had the state's primary next tuesday. ohio is a winner take all state disk guns a day after texas senator ted cruz received the endorsement of former gop candidate carly theo breen appeared in an interview last night, fiorina explained why she chose crews. >> her choices have narrator magically. we need to be donald trump because donald trump is not a conservative. donald trump will not challenge the system. he has benefited from the system. you know who can beat hillary clinton is donald trump. payment utah senator mike leigh endorsed cruz yesterday. we are waiting on chip shoe dropped out of the race last month who has not said whether he would endorse any of his former rivals. >> speaking exclusively to nme last night, he seemed confident about his chances of beating hillary. take a listen to this. >> we are going to take this to the convention. we have real mom

candidate dr. ben carson endorsed donald trump on friday. dr. carson, nice to have you with us. good morning. >> good morning. nice to be with you. >> when you made your endorsement, you said you prayed about this decision and decided you were fillphilosophically and spirituality aligned with donald trump. i have to say, after watching you over the last several months on the campaign trail and seeing your demeanor and the way you handled yourself, that surprised me. >> well, i had an opportunity to actually spend significant time talking with him in private. i found out that he actually is a person who loves america greatly, thinks deeply and does have some openness to spiritual things, which is not the impression that you would get from looking at the persona on stage. though. you choose your words so for the way you handle yourself. let me give you a little of donald trump in his own words. listen. >> like to punch him in the face. if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them. i promise you, i will pay for the legal fees. the third group, i'l

ben carson announced he is backing donald trump. trump says dr. carson is a terrific man and is honor inside donorsment. two men were at trump's estate in west palm beach where dr. carson said there's sides of trump many people haven't seen. >> two different donald trumps. there's the one you see on the stage and there's the one who is very cerebral, sits there and considers things very carefully. you can have a very good conversation with him. >> sonni: trump says he did not promise carson any type of job but carson would have some role to play. >> we are not electing someone who is supposed to entertain us. commander in chief and the president of the united states, whose statements have consequences throughout the world. >> sonni: today senator marco rubio blasted triple's fans on israel and his qualifications to be commander in chief. rubio is planning a visit to the villages on sunday. >>> tonight a florida mother has a big fight on her hands. >> bob: her campaign for medical marijuana could help to save her child. >> glenn: sunshine today in

carson's campaign donald trump took several swipes and attackedvcuÑ dr. carson's character. why the change of heart? >> first of all, we buried the hatchet. that was political stuff. >> dr. ben carson special, special person. special man. >> i have come to know donald trump over the last few years. he is actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about america. >> dr. ben carson was respected by everybody. everybody wanted his endorsement. >> it's not about me. it's not about mr. trump. it's about america. donald trump talked a lot about making america great. but it's not just talk. he means it. >>1, former 2016 g.o.p. presidential candidate mike huckabee goes "on the record." good evening, sir. >> good evening, greta. a big moment for donald trump and, in fact, i think he would say it was yuge. >> huge! i want to ask you about that first of all i want to ask you about that and ask what your thoughts are as we have been watching live pictures outside the trump event. protesters out there. hard to know the number. estimates of a thousand. peaceful right now but your tho

ben carson is going to be endorsing them today, and i look forward to hearing what dr. carson has to say about why he picked donald trump. one of the biggest exchanges asked about his comments earlier this week regarding islam. does he feel that islam hates america, and when that question came, donald trump did not back down, and neither did marco rubio. >> mr. trump, let me start with you. you said "islam hates us." did you mean all 1.6 billion muslims? >> i mean a lot of them. >> donald says what people wish they could say, but presidents cannot say what they want. there's consequences here and around the world. >> you can say what you want and be politically correct if you want. i don't like to be politically correct. i like to solve problems. >> i'm not interested in being politically correct. i'm interested in being correct. >>> that's pretty strong for marco rubio, and he got an applause from that, but you have to wonder going into 4 days away from the primary in our state if it's enough. >> ted cruz was trying to make it a debate between him and donald trump to s

sandra: he actually said he only tore into dr. carson when dr. carson for that moment during the campaign was leading donald trump. harris: this gets to, andrea, where it talks about winning. this doesn't help marco rubio win. this doesn't help i don't know case kick win. -- john kasich win. they're trying to get one guy to lose. andrea: it doesn't help. mike lee from a lindsay gram, support of less than 1%. nobody. who does ben carson bring? six to% of valuable piece of an electorate that donald trump can use. he has a lot of evangelicals. charlie, hang on one minute. breathe. he has a lot of evangelicals from mississippi and other states. that is remarkable about his rise. >> isn't he path logical? no, he is pathological. i heard some candidate call ben carson pathological and a bser. you know who that candidate was? donald trump called ben carson pathological. and he said, don't quote me. quote him in ben carson's book. andrea: you call each other names during politics. not bean bag. you call each other's name. >> pathological means you're ins

dr. ben carson is so careful with his words. this is really going to become a referendum on the people now that have endorsed trump. first establishment figures to join his cause. we have ben carson, who ran one of the most civil campaigns for the presidency in history. it will not be to them, if donald trump comes off the campaign trail, as expected to do after tomorrow's results, if he can regroup and set a new tone, it will be an extraordinary test for his candidacy. >> stay there. we want to turn to steve, waiting patiently by the board. tomorrow is a huge day. consequential. even a chance the republican nomination could be wrapped up tomorrow. >> five big states, five big contests. a lot of things could happen. look at this, donald trump is the front runner. need 1,237, the magic delegate number. now, he has 460. he's 100 ahead of ted cruz. the good news for donald trump, when you look at this, every single one of the states tomorrow is winnable for him. in the absolute best-case snare be at 750 delegates after tomorrow. ka

carson told us. >> sandra: dr. carson is expected to back this up this morning. >> you can see that, of course, he's going to support trump because it's coming to a two-person race as a lot of people are seeing, you know, he's, of course, going to support donald trump. >> maria: let's talk what who young people are supporting, emily and washington examiner reporter gabi, ladies, welcome, thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> maria: let me kick it up with you, gabi. who do if millennials want to be president? >> particularly not donald trump. i know i still wonder how donald trump plans to rain in healthcare costs. there's a number of questions that donald trump has yet to answer to, while last night debate was more civil as donald trump pointed out, there was still glaring lack of policy discussion on his behalf on a number of issues related to an important to millennial voters. >> maria: fair voters, america's young foundation, who would you like to see in the white house? >> i'm going to p

i think a lot of some -- >> ryan: dr. carson speaking. he tackles some of the issues that divided them in the past. the second candidate to endorse donald trump, with christie being the other. could be a possible vp candidate? dr. carson endorsing donald trump. amy. >> amy: thank you. on the health watch, more and more children are being diagnosed with adhd, but a new study says a lot of them don't actually have it. the study says that prescriptions for drugs like ritalin have actually doubled now over the past decade. in many cases it's because teachers compare the child's behavior to children who are the study says the percentage of kids diagnosed depends on what month they were born in. kids turns out who were born in september were the least likely to be diagnosed while children born in august have the highest percentage. we all heard it is important to limit how much time your kids spend playing video games. new research shows that playing video games is actually good for some children. research published in the journal social psychi

joining me now by phone, dr. ben carson, who endorsed donald trump just today. and dr. carson, your reaction to seeing the scenes on the streets of chicago tonight? >> well, you know, it's very sad that so many particularly of the younger generation are being taught that if you don't like what somebody has to say, you have the right to interfere with their freedom of speech. this is a very dangerous precedent. and i think it's probably a place where the media can actually do some good. they can start talking about some of our basic freedoms, like freedom of speech and why it's important since they're obviously not being taught that in school. >> and you know what the other side always says, when we the media or anybody else raises the issue of first amendment speech in this kind of situation, they talk about their right to protest, and their right to be heard in the manner in which they see fit. >> well, everybody's rights stop at the point where it interferes with someone else's right. the famous saying, your right to swing your fist stops at my nose. so obviously if y

there is friction between dr. ben carson and ted cruz. donald trump likes to talk about this out on the campaign trail all the time. he feels like ted cruz was pulling dirty tricks in iowa to bounce ben carson out of this race and that was to the benefit of ted cruz. so it is not i don't think a big surprise to see donald trump and ben carson joining forces. as trudonald trump is picking u this very key endorsement, these are desperate times for marco rubio in florida. but donald trump is all but labeling rubio as another piece of campaign roadkill on his path to nomination. >> they hate him in florida. >> reporter: trump is predicting he'll drive rubio out of the race by trouncing him in his home state. >> little marco would say -- i think he's gone. i think he's gone, but who knows. >> reporter: at a rally where a protester was sucker punched in the face, donald trump brushed off the latest from ted cruz. >> lying ted cruz came up but he said, i'm the only one who can beat donald trump. he doesn't know how to win. >> reporter: the attac

is it wise that dr. carson has stayed above the fray? >> he wanted to change what the political system was becoming. a system where we turn debates into comedy central roasts. we are talking about physical characteristics and not talking about policies. he reached out and struck a never with millions of americans that asked him to get into the race and they continued to support him through their donations because they need his voice. they need somebody who will talk about the issues and when's elected he will enact policies that will benefit everyone. deirdre everyone.dr. carson said he's in this race for one thing and that's to be president. any speculation on other jobs web's not thinking about it. deirdre: jason osbourne, senior communications strategist for dr. ben carson's campaign. the markets up across the board. triple digits for the dow. a 7-week high. our super tuesday coverage starts right now. charles: i'm charles payne and you are watching special election coverage of super tuesday. what began with charmtd offenses has desce

do you think he's right, dr. carson? >> well, there's no question that there would be a lot of turmoil if the establishment tries to thwart the will of the people, recognizing that millions of new voters have come into the republican fold largely as a result of donald trump. it's very unlikely those people would maintain their enthusiasm if some shenanigans resulted in someone else being the nominee. >> turmoil is the word you would use. do you think it's fair if he uses the word riots there? >> i think much ado about nothing. there would be a tremendous disturbance. it would be a typical move for republicans who have this penchant for snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. >> you recently spoke about donald trump obviously and your decision to endorse him. i want to play back one specific thing that you said. here you are. >> even if donald trump turns out to be not such a great president, which i don't think is the case -- i think he's going to surround himself with really good people -- we're looking at only fou

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and if they decide to fight back, there could be an escalation. >> dr. ben carson. dr. carson, thanks for your time this morning, we appreciate it. >> absolutely. >> thank you. now let's turn to nbc news political analyst nicole wallace. we've also got msnbc host steve kornacki. we'll get to you and your maps in a moment, steve. nicole, let's look at the last few days in the republican campaign. what's going on here? what does it say about our future? >> nothing very good. i worked for a president for eight years who was protested around the world, and never once did i hear him defend the use of violence on any side. i mean, the whole notion that republicans waited the last 48 hours to say the things they're saying about trump. as much responsibility lies with them as with the trump campaign this morning for where we are. >> i might look into paying the legal fees for a man who sucker punched a guy at a rally. it's extraordinary. >> it's extraordinary. and, you know, dr. ben carson is so careful with his words. this is really going to become a referendum on the people n

you not only have more going on in the field with dr. carson getting out. you have an opportunity and you directly and your colleagues are posing questions to really get to this ultimate point of disqualifying trump. what it is -- what is it about his rivals that they see in him that they see disqualifying. it has gotten real for voters out there to take a look at him and think about him being the standard-bearer of the party. you know, this assault that rubio has started as well which was overdue and so late in coming, if he's able to sustain it now and can keep it going for about a month and if there is a lot of super pac money that comes in behind it, there is certainly some hope that there is enough there to slow him down and allow cruz and rubio to catch up. it's about denying him a chance to get over the top. >> ten seconds here, charles. the other option here as we have seen before is donald trump comes out of the debates better positioned. >> unless his opponents' name is rubio and cruz open the bombay doors and trodrop the remaining ordinance. rubi

thank you. >> former gop hopeful dr. ben carson endorsed frontrunner donald trump friday morning in palm beach. >> i have found in talking with him, you know, there's a lot more alignment philosophically and spiritually than i ever thought it was. >> trump joined carson on theat the announcement. >> everybody lovesham and admires him. >> trump who questioned his success as a surgeon. >> it's politics. >> dr. carson will play a role in his campaign. carson suspended his presidential campaign last week a has nothing but nice things to say about his favorite for america. >> now, following the big announcement, ben carson was asked whyot endorse ted cruz, carson said he feels donald trump the only candidate willing to do what it takes to break what he caca the special hold of special interest groups. we have much more on this, check out the nbc news and weather app. >>> and our team coverage continues for you this midday. nbc 6 reporter steve litz also in west palm beach where marco rubio is expected to speak in the next cou

how big of a deal that dr. ben carson is going to be endorsing donald trump? >> i think it's -- the timing of it is a great political move, first of all, by the trump campaign. if he doesn't do well tonight, he's got a new news story tomorrow morning. and that's this endorsement. and i think that, you know, carson's people are really, really loyal to him in the way that trump's people are loyal to him. carson lives here in florida. so i don't think it hurts donald trump at all and probably helps him a little bit. >> john, there's a new fox news poll showing governor kasich leading in ohio. that's different from our cnn poll which shows trump leading. and also different from the, i think it was the quinnipiac poll also released yesterday. but that's who kasich really is talking to tonight. ohio voters. he's not focussed on talking to florida voters like the other candidates are. >> he is a one state wonder because just like marco rubio, this debate is survivor. this is debate survivor edition for marco rubio and john kasich. the polls are mixed in ohio which me

dr. ben carsonment onn opted ou debate. he told reporters that he doesn't see a political path forward. ted cruz may try to go one-on-one with donald trump tonight. cruz is behind trump in the delegate count. the fox news debate starts at 9:00. >>> and a republican not running for the nomination could drop a bomb in the race this morning. mitt romney will speak on the gop race so far in a speech at the university of utah in salt lake city. he is not expected to join in or endorse a candidate. romney has been critical of na to use his influence to blunt the frontrunner. we will go through new concrete policy plans from donald trump plus take a look at the race for the democratic nomination just ahead. tracie potts joins us at 4:45. >>> good morning. after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly is back in houston. this is video of the reunion with his family, including twin brother mark who will play an intricate role in helping nasa compare he, learn what long term effects space has on the body. the most noticeable differenc

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this morning dr. ben carson is expected to endorse donald trump here in the town of palm beach. this happened just -- the news broke minutes before the candidates faced off in a debate last night at the university of miami. friday morning's big announcement in palm beach prevwed at the debate hall thursday night. >> i was with dr. ben carson today, who is endorsing me by >> reporter: the race for the white house taking center stage in south florida. the four remaining republican contenders facinin off at the university of miami last night. to get heated the candidates staying away from personal attacks. >> i cannot believe how civil it's been up here. >> reporter: instead donald trump, marco rubio, ted cruz and john kasich focused on immigration, islam and of course on u.s. relations with cuba. >> there are now hundreds of millions of dollars that will flow to the castro regime and allow them to become set permanent and in stone. >> we shouldn't be allowing billions to go to nations that hate us. >> you need to support your friends. you need to hold your enemies out here, and yo

i think what's very clear -- and you listened to dr. carson about this. this is not an issue that donald trump has thought deeply about over the years. the irony of this, to me, was that donald trump was trying to appeal to pro-life conservative voters, maybe those catholic voters in the state of wisconsin, in his answer. with his answer, he managed to alienate the entire pro-life movement because he hasn't really been read in on it. i think this is an issue we see over and over again with him on all sorts of things. >> right, right. well, if it's illegal, i guess he was thinking, well, somebody has to be to blame and didn't think through exactly what he was going to say. then later it's the abortion provider. what does this mean for women v voters? nearly 3/4 of registered female voters unfavorable to donald trump. does a comment like this alienate more women? >> i think what you see is a cascade of issues regarding women, right? you have the heidi cruz issue. you have the corey issue. you have the never trump movement spending millions of dollars in adv

joining me now, dr. ben carson. food to see you. >> thank you. >> sorry about that. you've heard others say you and john kasich, for that matter, don't have a path, they don't see a path forward for you realistically if you don't win significantly tomorrow. do you agree with that? >> it will be more difficult if we don't pick up some significant delegates tomorrow. i expect we may well do that. recognize a lot of things have happened in the last week. one of the things that happened, we had ha debate if you can call it that. after the debate i went into the spinroom and the most common question from the international correspondents was, aren't you embarrassed? isn't your country embarrassed? and, you know, the people of america i think are getting a much better chance to recognize who the people are who are running and is that the kind of person that they want representing the united states of america? >> to whom are you referring? >> i'm referring to all five of us who are on that stage. they have an opportunity to see what kind of people we are, what gravitas do we

dr. ben carson opted out of the debate. he's not suspending his campaign, but he told reporters yesterday he doesn't see a, quote, political path forward. senator ted cruz may try to go one-on-one with donald trump tonight. cruz is behind trump in the delegate count, but wins on super tuesday are keeping help competitive. tonight's fox news debate starts at 9:00. a republican not running for the nomination could drop a bomb on the race this morning. mitt romney will speak on the gop race so far in a speech at the university of utah in salt lake city. endorse a candidate here. r romney though has been critical of donald trump and may be trying to use his influence to blunt the frontrunner's progression. there is a lot more on the gop rais. trace city pie potts will join what to watch if for and what is ahead for the democrat he can candidates. >>> thoek does not seem to be taking yur yun sanctions seriou. the north fired six short range projectiles into the sea. south korean military is working to fill out whether they were

dr. ben carson visits regent's presidential forum. >>> plus...the real story behind the land of palestine, and the claims of the territory. >> this is not quite historically true. >> so really owns the sacred land? >> to call the jewish oc. >> inoccupyers in their own home is a unique travesty of history. >> on today's "700 club." >> pat: welcome, folks. i guess it is that time to remind you that this is super tuesday for a number of states. if you happen to live in that swath of states that runs from virginia to texas, you might be sure you vote. because i think these very, very important. well, he has been one of the outsiders running for president as a republican. now he is one of the final candidates left in the race for the white house. i talked yesterday with dr. ben carson about isis, obamacare, illegal immigration, and the importance of judeo-christian values in america. >> terry: before sitting down with pat for his interview, dr. carson began by telling the audience what drew hi

you not only have more going on in the field with dr. carson getting out. you have an opportunity and you directly and your colleagues are posing questions to really get to this ultimate point of disqualifying trump. what it is -- what is it about his rivals that they see in him that they see disqualifying. it has gotten real for voters out there to take a look at him and think about him being the standard-bearer of the party. you know, this assault that rubio has started as well which was overdue and so late in coming, if he's able to sustain it now and can keep it going for about a month and if there is a lot of super pac money that comes in behind it, there is certainly some hope that there is enough there to slow him down and allow cruz and rubio to catch up. it's about denying him a chance to get over the top. >> ten seconds here, charles. the other option here as we have seen before is donald trump comes out of the debates better positioned. >> unless his opponents' name is rubio and cruz open the bombay doors and trodrop the remaining ordinance. rubi