waiting for senator marco rubio in ames. as we wait, taking more of your calls, your thoughts on the campaign so far. the iowa caucuses just two days away. ruth is in dubuque, iowa, on the line for independents. hi, ruth. go ahead. caller: ok. it is a hard question actually. i understand rubio has not attended the senate voting for maybe a whole year or more. i would like to know his reasoning in that and also what kind of example not going to work will show the public. thanks. host: thanks for your call. kathy, what state are you in? caller: washington. host: the state of washington on the republican line. who is your candidate? caller: we like rubio but we are thinking trump will probably win. although we don't like his antics and the crazy things he says, we almost feel it is a hail mary in a football game. let's try it because he seems to know the things we want a cop west and we are not getting anything done in congress now. it seems we need to move more toward the middle. i would be happy if we got half of the things w

and marco rubio does all of that. these are both tough individuals, but it wasn't a hard choice to choose a uniter, having had a divider in chief in the white house the last seven years. >> ted cruz has received some notable endorsements including from the reverend jerry fallwell jr. but when it comes to actually sitting politicians such as yourself, marco rubio has far and away more endorsements. what does that say? >> it says we've worked with him, my investigations of benghazi, fast and furious, the irs targeting scandal, i know who i could count on in the senate to work with, to hold people accountable. to put holds on bills for the purpose of making sure we've got discovery and accountability. marco rubio was there and knowledgeable at all times. that makes him one of my champions and quite frankly, he didn't call me. i called him and asked him if he'd accept my endorsement and whatever help i could give him. >> but i'm sure it's on the pulse of what voters are feeling. a lot of voters feel like, you know, the po

is that object in the mirror marco rubio? >> i think the point of the ad is to simply set the report straight. senator rubio was a member of the gang of eight, senator cruz was not and fought against the gang of eight. that's -- i think it's important for the voters to know that. >> but just to be clear, i don't think we're it shall it did seem that ted cruz was talking a lot about donald trump. now that's changed. as i said, i think this is a critical piece of the record. from my portfolio, senior foreign policy adviser, border security is national security. this is an extremely important issue for the election. >> next 48 hourses what's the road map to victory? >> he needs to keep doing what he's doing. he's committed to the people of iowa. the full gracely all 99 cowards. it's amazing, just finishes strong, as he'sing going on. >> evangelical vote in way is so key particularly for ted cruz. what does he intend to do with these voters? >> absolutely. >> for senator cruz, this isn't a hard sell. he's a member of this communi

they want to be sure, marco rubio is surging. they want to be sure that surge doesn't take him beyond where if all things go as planned for ted cruz's campaign, would be maybe third place. that's what's going on there. inside cruz campaign, talking to his aides, they feel they have momentum, they insist their ground operation which they talk about, i know you've spoken with some cruz campaign officials on the air about this, they're transparent about it. they say it is robust. they have people busting at the seams in their headquarters, coming to make calls, to canvass, coming to make sure they get their people to the caucuses. they're leading into that, john. you covered this a long time. expectation game is such that you don't make a big deal as they are out of how many people they can get to the caucuses. they have to live up to expectations. they're insisting they will caucus night. >> won't be easy. they say they have the team to do it. looking forward to see what cruz talks about and more specifically who he talks about. an

marco rubio back and forth. i want to play, first, what ted cruz said about marco rubio. >> john adams famously things, facts are stubborn things. facts are simple. when that battle was waged, rubio stood and supported amnesty. >> all right. marco rubio, though, ready for that line of attack. he went right after cruz on the issue of character. let's listen to that. >> this is the lie that ted's campaign is built on. and rand touched upon it. he's the most conservative guy and everyone else have a rhino. the truth is throughout this campaign, you've been willing to say or do anything in order to get votes. >> this is really interesting. you heard not just in those two candidates but from all the candidates right there. did anyone come out of that on top? is anyone more right than anyone else? it seemed to me that they're all right to a certain extent. >> look, what i loved about that exchange is that it showed the varying degrees of positions on immigration reform. that the republican party actually has. nobody k

rubio campaigns, ted cruz shifted his focus from donald trump and towards marco rubio. what does this mean? ted cruz obviously clearly trying to halt any type of progress marco rubio is making and concerns a good marco rubio showing here could mean problems for ted cruz later. what does that mean for donald trump? looks like the effort not to go

senator marco rubio. you have given legal status to people who have broken the law. >> marco rubio was a member of the gang of eight and ted cruz wasn't. >> glenn beck is with me now. he's endorsed senator cruz. why are you making that sound? >> oh, my gosh, i can't take this anymore. we are an underinformed electorate and you're allowed to just lie and lie and lie on stage. i watched your interview last night after the debate with ted cruz, where you said, you know, look, i've gone through your record here and i believe that you're telling the truth on this. and so few people do that. and so it's sound bite city and they are turning everything upside down. it is incredible. >> but that was cruz hitting rubio for once supporting -- saying he wouldn't support amnesty and then doing so. >> right. what kills me is, rubio is basically saying how dare you do what -- basically what i did. and he's turning his record upside down and inside out, when cruz is very clear. the one thing you can say about ted cruz is

kasich, marco rubio, jeb bush. we've got john kasich, an event as well. we'll show you the maps as well, the republicans and democrats all over. ted cruz will be hitting multiple stops as well, with you event beginning in moment. front-runner donald trump holding three rallies. these candidates are everywhere today. let's check the democrats. two hours from now hillary clinton will rally with gabby giffords and her hurls mark kelly. bernie sanders holds a series of canvassing events, ending with a rock concert in iowa city. phil, good morning. >> reporter: chris christi is probably walking in in a matter of moments. ram spire weekend, killer mike, all of this, victor, underscore the -- under voters here in iowa go to their caucus sights. it's very close, close on the democratic side, and bernie sanders hillary clinton really going back and forth. on the republican side, donald trump looking like he's extending his lead, but what you're watching right now is ted cruz and marco rubio really battling it out, and then people like chris christie walking in her

polls have marco rubio running in third place here. but his campaign spinning hard work in the rest telling us they have momentum heading into caucus night. tim hutchinson, from the state of arkansas, marco rubio supporters. team rubio want us to believe that a third place finish is satisfactory. make the case. >> well, there is no candidate that has taken more incoming, more negative ads run against him than mark why rubio ads. and inspite of that, he continues to rise in the polls. i think that pretty remarkable and third place finish would be very remarkable given the attacks both from candidates below him and candidates above him. >> i was reading in "politico," there is no candidate spending more days in iowa than marco rubio. no candidate spending more money right now in iowa than rubio. but still, third place place is okay? >> again, i talk to the number of attack ads. cruz, starting this most recent i think very disingenuous attack ad saying that rubio is the republican obama which, you know, he's had far more governing and ele

boom, straight to marco rubio. his campaign, they are airing this half hour town hall special in this state today and tomorrow, is that unheard of? >> guess who else did that? >> then senator barack obama. >> and how did he do? >> he won iowa historically. so look, it is a bold move, he is going to blanket the area waves for 30 minutes. it gives many who haven't had the chance to see him, he hasn't been here as much. they have the opportunity to see him for 30 minutes, it is a video of him at a town hall in sioux city, iowa. >> i'm balancing, i'm juggling. we wanted to make sure we see senator sanders. listen, we're going to show you as much as we possibly can here of all of these different candidates on both sides of the aisle. chris crossing the state. and i don't know where he is but you can see that it's an intimate crowd where bernie is his best, pressing the flesh. we heard him a moment ago asking people please come out monday night and caucus for me. continue please. >> there's bernie pounding the pavement.

marco rubio in third at 18%. he is up five. other

marco rubio. he seems to be playing the long game of a political survivor. it is a calculated gamble that involves waiting for the rivals to dropout and winning over their supporters and the strategy bears risk because it hinges on a strong showing in iowa. senator rubio said things are looking good for his campaign in that state. listen. >> wee feel good and growing in our support. obviously ted cruz is the front runner and spent all of his money in iowa. >> ted cruz spent all of his money in iowa and built a historic ground game and we'll work hard and we feel good about it. >> we'll talk about it with nina easton and eliana johnson. welcome being to both of you. nina, what do you think? it is all about peaking at the right time in iowa. is marco rubio peaking at the right time? >> it is also about the age- old expectation's game. that's what marco rubio was playing there. he's hoping that ted cruz is expected to be in one. he's trying to emphasize that and if ted cruz is not number one, he hope

we've got donald trump, senator cruz, and marco rubio. i think we're going to see some people getting close to ending their campaigns when monday night is over. >> ted cruz relies on you a lot. you're really important to him. he mentioned you several times. i think four or five times at the debate. here's a couple of the mentions. >> the endorsements that i am proud of are leading conservatives like iowa's own congressman steve king. there is a reason steve king, perhaps the feare efiercest deff farms in this state, is chairing my campaign. >> why are you such a lonely crusader on behalf of him? >> well, i can only hear just part of what you're saying, but here's what i can say. the people that show up on caucus on monday night, 2/3 of them are christian conservatives. that'll be the bulk of the cruz supporters. they have gone to caucus before. they don't have to be trained to go. that's the stability of the foundation of this. i know the caucus goers. they're pro-life. they're pro-marriage. they're pro-religious liberty. they're pro-seco

marco rubio has nice one-minute speeches. at the end of the day, people are looking for a governor, somebody dealing with crisis and doesn't need talking points and practice speeches. governor christie has been tested like nobody else on that stage. and i'm confident that at the end of the day, the voters will going to pick him. >> we will see. mike duhaime, very good to have you with us today. thanks. >> i appreciate it. thank you. >> he talks about speeches at the end there. on monday night, martha, the winners, when they deliver their speeches, we're going to be laser-focused on their message, in a way in all likelihood many voters have not been so far. because they're going to have that gold or silver or bronze like, whoa. so we really need to pay attention to what the person is saying, because they came out of here with a first, second or third place finish. >> and one of the three people is going to be a bit of a surprise. just based on everything we're hearing and seeing on the ground here, it looks like the ground is

marco rubio. unprompted at multiple times in the day today he brought up marco rubio's record on immigration. also in line to a strategic move from the campaign. reshuffling money, taking money from negative tv ads devoted to donald trump, putting that money to negative tv ads for marco rubio. it really is in line with the feeling within the cruz campaign right now. nervousness over rubio's challenge here. >> they are concerned about rubio moving up. and he's moving up at least according to the polls. sunlen, thanks. let's get more on all of this. the communications director for the rubio campaign is joining us. alex, thanks for joining us. you notice that ted cruz, they are devoting more energy to going after senator rubio now than going after donald trump. listen to this latest ad they're putting out. >> i am not, and i will never support, never have and never will support any effort to grant blanket legalization amnesty. >> marco rubio was part of the gang of eight trying to secure amnesty. >>

is marco rubio, his support of the sort of establishment republican coalescing behind marco rubio? >> well, jon it is interesting, the republican establishment, the goal of rnc, the goal of establishment to try to contain and control the process as much as possible. when you have someone like donald trump not beholden to any party, who basically said i'm on my own here and someone like ted cruz openly taken on senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. specifically looking at the export import bank argument he essentially called him a liar out in public, i think they see those individuals not easily contained. especially with jeb bush flat-lining and chris christie kasich, not really gaining steam, people are coalesces around marco rubio. this mark as significant shift for republican party and conservatives in general. look at marco rubio, he has 94% rating from heritage action, same as representative jim jordan, chairman of the house freedom caucus. we think a marked changed in the republican towards conservatism and away from individuals like john mccain and mitt romney, chaffetz is

all: i have understood along wide ted cruz wants to damage marco rubio. he will have to get through marco rubio if he becomes the establishment candidate. if you talk to the other establishment candidates and their campaign, they sit there and say, i don't understand why it marco rubio is doing so well. i do understand that marco rubio on paper can compete with votes for ted cruz. john: not right now. scenario,atonic ideal but nobody thinks about marco rubio anymore in terms of evangelical or tea party credentials. point ben carson ipport could collapse, and think marco rubio potentially there to get some of it. it is vital from the part of the marco rubio campaign to finish of the top establishment candidate in both iowa and new hampshire. ofn: you think some chunk carson support guarantees a strong third-place? joe: jeb bush needs and assist, so he's doing what generations have done before him, help me, mom, literally. first lady barbara bush, the most popular member of the klan, is sending out letters in support of jeb bush in iowa and new hampshire an

go, i as the republicans like marco rubio. a fresh face, he comes from an immigrant family, it's still fresh. he understands what this country was really supposed to be about. ideas, i think we need a fresh face. donald trump, i like what he has done, the bombast of the. it has made it possible for people to talk about some of the stuff they would have been afraid to talk about before. i really think he is out there on a little too far, but i do like rubio. and as far as hillary clinton and her e-mails go, people should keep talking about it, because just yesterday, they said some of this stuff is so secret, they can't even release it. host: that's not in new york, -- matt in new york, a rubio supporter. the hill," writing about buzz is growing on the ground in iowa for marco rubio. many political watchers believe it is set for a stronger-than-expected showing at monday's caucuses. a couple more calls. we go to boulder, colorado. we hear from kathleen on the democrats line. welcome. caller: an earlier caller, i think it was ja

marco rubio had a close because of a slightly energized, medium energy jeb bush came out. rubio seemed to lose his footing a little bit. he was saying what's happening? >> who ate his wheaties? >> but they all looked good. >> what we saw tonight was the alternate universe we would have had if donald trump stayed on "the apprentice". i think had most of the candidates off bounds at various times, that exchange on immigration where you played the video montage of senator cruz and senator rubio's apparently conflicting statementsçó they h trouble answering questions and it was not a good moment for either one of them. it's hard to pick a winner because these guys were on the defensive and enabled chr. >> chris: -- >> jeb bush's numbers have been low. outside of jeb bush did anyone help themselves? >> jeb bush, what's happening now is that a third of the party is starting to think about is marco rubio the guy we need to have a more or less safer bet for the general election. they're starting to move that there. jeb bush needs to delay the decision to slow that down. i think

republicans like saying marco rubio. these guys cannot leave each other alone right now. >> i appreciate your dumping your research folder on the debate stage. >> it's your record. >> do you think they like each other? >> half the things marco said are flat out false. they're absolutely false. >> so that -- just that -- just to set the context here about how nasty things are between mark owe ruin owe and ted cruz right now. these two 44-year-old first-year senators, killing each other right now. and whatever the competitive dynamics are between the two of them. there is a mean-spiritedness in terms of their tone about each other on the campaign trail. that's what's going on in their part of the world right now. but i promised you this ended somewhere nice. and here is the nice part, brought to us by the national treasure that is the c-span archives. use this however you like. do with this what you will. but this is real. we did not make it up. it is not sarcastic, it is not out of context. this is from 2013. let this was

marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the making last minute stops through siouxland. if you're just getting home here's a quick l lk at today's headlines. jeb bush the latatt to make an appearance. he meet with supporters at bev's on the river in sioux city. tonight, democrat martin o'malley will be dropping by his campaign headquarters. chief meteorologis t ron demers joins us with the forecast. with highs in the 40s for most of the viewing area! conditions stay decently mild tonight with lows in the 20s and then we'll go right back into the 40s for our saturday. we might squeeze out a few showers saturday evening that could transition to some light snow by sunday morning. once that moves out early sunday, we'll have another decent day although temps will be just a bit cooler in the upper 30s to near 4 4 and caucus day on monday looks good too with highss in the mid to u uer 30s. it's monday night through tuesday night that will bring some accumulating snow and high winds to the area

that was marco rubio. number one favor ability marco rubio and ted cruz right behind place. but at the very got tomorrow of that list was donald trump. this according to band width.com. these were the interviews most favorable last night. >> that's a big switch. >> marco rubio this time the most favorable likeable guy. >> the time now is 13 after the top of the hour. from meyer works to facts. making many claims on the debate stage. >> we have the lowest percentage of americans working today than any years since 1977. is that true or false? we are fact checking all of the candidates. off the main stage all fired up, we will tell you who is going to show with the other part of the debate. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marc

for a mark -- marco rubio search. john: marco rubio is a simple one, he wants expectations to below and exceed them. he does not want anybody to think he has a chance. but takers is more complicated -- ted cruz is more competition, he has been slipping and they want to bolster their image to be in the top two to motivate supporters. mark: if you thought all the campaigns, the perception is donald trump is firm and marco rubio could be moving up and there is a question, ted cruz, is the slipping -- are they slipping? they do not want to inspire supporters. it is interesting, because now we believe that marco rubio will be third or fourth and he will be the top establishment venture into the other ones do not dispute that. and the undercard, what does marco rubio need to do on caucus night to be part of the story out of here? does a third-place finish mean anything? john: the marco rubio people started to freak out this week when people not in their immediate orbit, the people on the outer rings, started to get excited

marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. finished reading this sentence the national debt will already have increased by more than that. spending is bad ... and every presidential candidate claims to agree with us. but do any of them really have a plan to do anything about it? a national watchdog group has the answer to that question. joining us now is bob bixby, executive director of the campaign to fix the debt. the group is just releasing a new report on the presidential candidates and the debt ... to read the report for yourself whether or not they will make a dent in the national debt ... check out fix-the-debt-dot-org. we'll be right back with more channel 13 news at four. moving closer there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but

otherwise, he wouldn't be doing his ads against marco rubio or talking about marco rubio. >> that's true. if they are directing their ad dollars elsewhere, that is where the real threat is. marco rubio seems to be -- whatever the grasstops are saying, you've got to make a spin discount. politics is perception but it's not going to translate to votes at the end of the day. the fact that cruz seems nervous and directing his fire at rubio, not donald trump, says internally they may have conceded first place and they are terrified of having that second place window down by rising support by marco. >> it all happens tomorrow. >> it does. >> thank you for being here. really appreciate it. >>> coming up next, bernie sanders defending his tax pledge today after nancy pelosi claimed that democrats are not running on any platform of raising taxes. we'll talk about his health care plans next. how does rock and roll work? it takes all kinds of jobs. and the best place to find the job that's right for you is on the world's number-one job site. indeed. how the world works. >>> welcome back. john berma

and marco rubio certainly is making the case. if he can do well in iowa and do well in a state that is conservative like that, he can harness both sides and bridge the divide. >> jeremy diamond, thank you. we will talk to you in a few minutes. late night for everybody. >>> 11 minutes past the hour. three dangerous inmates who broke out of the california jail on the run this morning. a woman police say helped them escape has been arrested. >>> there is still no sign of three inmates one week after they broke out of a jail in orange county, california. now a woman who taught english as a second language at the jail is under arrest suspected of helping the inmates mount a daring escape. we have more from paul vercammen. >> reporter: the woman began working here at the jail teaching english as a second language in july. in a group class setting, she met nayeri and they developed some sort of relationship. she helped them escape by providing him with mapping capability. >> at this point, there is no confirmation she brought tools into

would it be marco rubio or ted cruz? >> reporter: well, if you look at the numbers, if you look at the polling, you might think it would be ted cruz. our latest poll shows that trump would lose to cruz but beat rubio. that was before trump amped up his attacks only on cruz, going after his eligibility, his personality. trump has not had a real battle with marco rubio. that's probably coming. that's probably when have the more effective argument with voters. >> on the democratic side, what if hillary clinton does not win iowa? >> reporter: well, if secretary clinton doesn't win here in iowa, it would be devastating. but it wouldn't be fatal. she's trailing bernie in new hampshire. she has a tough fight there. but she has a big lead over him in places like south carolina, nevada and a lot of the super tuesday states. she spent a lot of time campaigning in those areas to try to build up a firewall in case that scenario were to happen. here's the question. if sanders wins the first two states, would he have so much momentum

what religion is marco rubio. and where was marco rubio born and what does marco rubio stand for. these are fun snapshots to give us an idea what people are wondering about as they cast their ball on thes. and many folks are unsdoeded it and interesting to see what is on their meaned. positions on regular or else. thank you very much. >>> right now police investigating after terrifyingvilles in the expo. >> and thrus they are back in custody. why investigators are crediting an observant woman for the arrest. you stay up. you listen. you laugh. you worry. you do whatever it takes to take care of your family. and when it's time to plan for your family's future, we're here for you. we're legalzoom, and for over 10 years we've helped families just like yours with wills and living trusts. so when you're ready, start with us. doing the right thing has never been easier. legalzoom. legal help is here. >>> right now police are investigationing a shooting and stabbing in denver in the coliseum in the motorcycle expo. one person is dead and several others are being treated in the hospital.

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marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. is responsible for the content of this message. here's the truth -- some have proposed to cut social security for the elderly and disabled vets. i disagree. in fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. my plan for social security increases benefits and cost of living adjustments and raises minimum payments for low-income seniors. it will ensure that all seniors can retire with dignity and respect. in november, uni became the first of three iowa teams to knock off the #1 team in the nation. since then, the panthers have kept fans guessing. a loss tonight, would make uni ten and ten. the panthers, fired up for a cedar falls showd

this is marco rubio. he's in cedar rapids at the moment, trying to get the good folks there to come over to his side. as i said, we'll continue to show you all of the lively action that's going on in many places around this state. >> i love it. so the last iowa poll ahead of the caucus is out. des moines register, a newspaper here in des moines. it's been pretty good in the past. what about now? here it is, showing donald trump hanging on to his lead in the hawkeye state. ted cruz in second place. marco rubio in third place. is that the way it's going to go? january seltzer is the pollster behind these numbers and she's conducted that since 1988. she's with me in the atrium. how are you doing? nice to see you and meet you. you are well-respected in these parts and i know you know that. but you don't always nail it. so now that you are 28-odd hours away, how do you feel right now? >> you know, i feel okay. that we didn't see anything lurking in our data that suggests what if this happens, what if this happ

and let me say, senator rubio. you inspire me. senator marco rubio is a critical national leader. when senator mike lee began this fight, marco rubio was there on day one. from the beginning. despite the how else of protest, despite official washington, saying that he should know better than to stand up against the d.c. establishment and stand for the people. and let me tell you, i don't know that there is any more effective, more articulate, more persuasive voice for conservative principles than my friend marco rubio. >> i don't know if ted cruz is going to win iowa or not. but whether he does or doesn't, someday ted cruz is going to be the star of a really, really excellent campaign ad for marco rubio. oh, treachery, oh politics. we've got lots more ahead tonight. stay with us. >> senator rubio, you inspire me. senator marco rubio is a critical national leader. when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i

marco rubio last night. what he had to say about donald trump this morning. >> so, yeah, i had this thing going on last night, this debate. i don't know if you saw it. it was a lot of fun. i actually had a little more time than usual. i think there was somebody missing or something. >> so tongue in cheek there. i can't count how many times over the course so far where you've said donald trump sucking all the oxygen up in the room, he wasn't there. was it good as far as the other guys getting a big gulp of oxygen where they never had that chance before? >> it was good and bad. donald trump still dominated things. moore google searches for donald trump than any other candidate even during the debate. on the other hand, it gave each of the candidates on that stage a real opportunity to be able to show what they can do, what they can say to explain their positions. so for undecided voters, i think not having donald trump there presented a great opportunity for them to see the candidates. >> do you think they wou

marco rubio had a very big night last night. he won the exchange with ted cruz and he was able to drive his message once again. >> okay. but he was -- he had his feet held to the fire by jeb bush in their fight on immigration. listen to this. >> i wrote a book about this called "immigration wars." you can get it $2.99 on amazon. not a best-seller. i can tell you. we should have a legal status. come out from the shadows, pay a fine, earn status by working, paying taxes, learning english, not committing crimes. >> you changed your position on immigration in that book. you used to support a path to citizenship. >> so did you. >> and the book. >> so did you, marco. >> seemed as though jeb bush had a huge relief lifted not having donald trump there and came alive. >> jeb bush had his best debate of any of the debates this far. by far last night and got the better of marco rubio in that exchange. i mean, that's the one problem for marco rubio is the issue of immigration. fox played the videos of marco rubio's past positions and in con

marco rubio, (r) presidential candidate. south dakota congresswom an kristi noem says rubio understands the needs for those living in the heartland. "my discussions with marco have been about the struggles people e bills. innsouth dakota we have a higher energy consumption than a lot of other places in the country, our wages are low, we struggle living paycheck to paycheck.," said kristi noem, south dakota representative. senator rubio will be in eastern iowa on monday. it's not just marco rubio, with h st over two weeks ununl the iowa caucuses all the candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard to shore up last minute support. nbc's chris pollone has the latest. << "come on, don't be a party pooper, lift her up!" running strong in new hampshire. donald trump served up his best selfie smile in portsmouth all while stepping up his s attacks against ted cruz, who the latest polls show has pulled neck-and- neck with trump in iowa. s/ donald trump / republican presidential candidate:14 - :26 "a lot of people do not like ted t

now we go to the marco rubio campaign. the florida senator appeared on "meet the press" this morning, arguing why placing third in the polls is not such a bad thing. >> we feel really good about the progress we're making here. we have taken on more negative attacks than every other candidate behind. jeb bush's super pac has spent $30 million, a third of its money, attacking me. we keep going. we feel positive about it. we feel positive what it's going to mean in iowa and new hampshire. >> chris jansing joining us from des moines. what is marco rubio doing to capitalize on his standing before the caucuses? >> reporter: he's getting out there, alex. marco rubio has spent more time in iowa over the last three months than any of his major competitors. he's spent more money here over this weekend in every single television market here. he's been running a 30-minute ad. in addition to, that he has four iowa field offices. that's a lot. we've seen a difference in his demeanor. he senses something going on out there. we've seen hi

marco rubio that didn' t happen : to us. he said some things about us and we responded, but my campaign is not about donald trump. it' s not about stopping donald trump. my campaign is about becoming president of the united states. adam: supporters like former state senator jim rausch see rubio as the candidate who can win in february and november. >> he' s the adult in the room right now. he' s presented himself in a professional manner, and i believe when it comes to election time he will win the primary. adam: campaigning on this final sunday of the nfl regular season, rubio' s beloved miami dolphins are playing the new england patriots. he doesn' t hide from the rivalry, but smartly cut his speech short so everyone could watch the game. adam is this awkward at all : today? sen. birdsell: not at all. not at all. we know the best team' s going to win, so i' m not really too worried about it. and i think he knows it, too. adam: i' m guessing you' re hoping that at some point in the future, you' ll be inviting your team to t

you think that jeb bush or marco rubio would go after him. they are not engaging him they are killing each other. it is florida. take a look. >> remember how marco rubio loved jeb bush. >> and 100,000 floridians are better because of jeb bush. >> and jeb bush loved marco. >> do you have a favorite. >> marco rubio is my favorite. >> we have a great relationship. >> i have a special place in my heart. it is describe to -- hard to describe, my wife said don't cry. don't cry but marco rubio makes me cry for joy. >>> it had the makings of a bromance. something changed as they traveled to iowa. >> it is probably going to be a cold day but a great day for florida i promise you that. >> politics first, that's the marco rubio way. >> he's been missing votes for a long time. >> doesn't show up for work but want as promotion. >> marco rubio and allies and other apart. >> don't fall for it, they are using the same line answer marco rubio that was used on charlie crist. >> i'm running as a republican. >> democrat. >> similar theme. >> threatened to vote a

those will fall towards marco rubio. he may be the alternative to trump or cruz. we'll speak to ann who has had a good time reading the tea leaves in iowa. at the end we'll have our prospective and finally figure out what's happening in the race. >> oh, yeah. face >>> all right, we are just about running out of time. let's talk about the weather. >>reporter: let's do it quickly so we can entrepreneur joy this sunday fun day. clouds thicken tonight. a few showers or storms tomorrow. we'll be in the high 80s for the workweek. >> thank you for watching cbs 4 this sunday morning. have a

we all believe marco rubio will be third or fourth. the other establishment campaign -- and the really big question besides trump and ted cruz is, what does marco rubio need to do on caucus night to be a part of the story out here? does a third-place finish mean anything if it is not close to second-place? marcothere is no question rubio people started to freak out when people not in the immediate orbit, but on the outer ring, the donor community started to get possible excitement. the campaign, we will not talk about this. turning to the democratic race now, we are headed into the final weekend before the caucuses, the obama ministration officials said that hillary clinton's home server contains that were designated top-secret. the response, clinton spokesman brian fallon said it was overclassification run a must, and based it on an inter-agency dispute. serious, both legally and lyrically, is this new -- politically, is this new revelation? mark: this level of classic fiction -- classification shows carelessness on their part. , it s

this is marco rubio. let's play that. >> hillary clinton is disqualified from being commander-in-chief of the united states. in fact one of her first acts as president may very well be to pardon herself because hillary clinton, hillary clinton stored classified information on her private server and hillary clinton lied to the families of those four brave americans who lost their life in benghazi. anyone who lies to the families of americans who died in the service for this country can never be commander-in-chief of the united states. martha: each one of them trying to define themes, steve as person who could beat hillary clinton. >> yes. martha: that was definitely also on agenda. look presidential and make sure everybody thinks you can beat hillary clinton. >> this is marco rubio's closings pitch on the stump in iowa. it is interesting two worlds, when marco rubio bring up benghazi, when rub republicans bring up benghazi. you follow twitter and journalists are scoffing, oh, marco rubio, benghazi again. b

marco rubio: just too many questions. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. george: my family's lived on this farm for three generations. the bakken pipeline would pump dirty crude oil across iowa. stands up against the pipeline is one of the reasons we support him. george: bernie sanders didn't hesitate to say no to the big oil companies. patti: bernie knows that if we don't act, we threaten the climate and the health of our children. bernie sanders understands that. patti: bernie sanders has the guts to just stand up for what he believes in. kind of helps you get ready for, if those happen." the lesson these elementary students are learning that can save iowa families in emergency situations. and how a pillowcase is involved in this project. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going

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now he has campaign ads up against marco rubio, his campaign staff saying things about marco rubio. him too. here's a sample. >> caucus for cruz to undo obama's damage. the republican obama, led the gang of eight. >> the republican obama, that ad running across the state. those are not kind words in a republican primary. want to bring in cnn's reporter, talk to me about the message on the stump. >> what we are seeing from senator cruz today is really avoiding making broad attacks at any other candidates. this is a stark contrast to 24 hours ago when he was attacking marco rubio openly on the campaign trail. i think it speaks to the frantic nature of the final stretch in iowa. certainly even though while ted cruz doesn't focus on rubio today, his campaign is, with that new ad linking marco rubio, calling him the republican obama, reminding voters here in iowa that rubio was one of the co-sponsors of the gang of eight immigration reform bill that failed in 2013. while that line of attack is not new, intensification of that line of attack is new, and certainly speaks to the growing anx