. >> it's easier for african american person to be president of the united states of america than president of a hollywood studio or tv or cable network. >> and talking about the president, one of lee's most iconic films "do the right thing" may have helped a younger barack obama. >> i always say thank god he didn't take michelle to see driving miss mother*á*áin' daisy. (laughs) or that have been the last date! (clapping) >> i spoke to spike lee at his production house - 40 acres and a mule, based in his childhood neighborhood fort greene, brooklyn. >> talk to me a little bit about why chi-raq, why chicago, why now? >> well, chicago is the southwest side of chicago is like the canary in the coal mine for gun violence. new york city is three times the population of chicago, yet chicago has more homicides. so kevin willmott, we co-wrote the script and we knew that it had to be chicago. but just by choosin' chicago, if you choose the biggest, then you can get everything underneath. kevin and i tried to do this film six years ago. wasn't the time for it six years ago. time is now. >> why? >>

so i do not accept the belief that the united states of america can't do that. i do not accept the belief that the united states of america and our government can't stand up to pharmaceutical industry, which charge us by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. number two, in the economy today, everybody understands that we need a well-educated workforce. this is 2016. when we talk about public education, it can no longer be k through 12th grade. i do believe that public colleges and universities should be tuition free. well, how do we pay for that? it's an expensive proposition. i do believe we should substantially lower student debt in this country. which is crushing millions of people. we pay for it by a tax on wall street speculation. the middle class bailed out wall street in their time of need. now it is wall street's time to help the middle class. >> a poll out this evening shows donald trump leading marco rubio by 11 points. that's a seven-point improvement ted cruz. trump is looking for a comeback and major garrett is there. >> report

the people of the united states of america. now for a political revolution to come, the senator cannot do it alone and constantly talks about this isn't about us, but we. those of you have a cell phone, pull out that cell phone, pull out the cell phone -- everybody got a cell phone. this is a people-powered campaign. senator does not take money from super pacs. at the end of the day, when all is said and done, only folks he will have to answer to are the american people. we need to help keep this people power moving. right here, right now, we have to invest in this mission. to want you to text 82623 donate to our people power movement. the average donation to senator sanders campaign has been $27. if each and every one of us will donate $10. i want you to do that. we are going to text that right now and do this for the senator. now, while you're doing that, we got to bring him on out. e number again text the word to 82623. that's 82623. set want you to help me the mood. we got to raise the roof on the mother, is that all right?

united states of america. he is running against the status quo. i am comfortable with the -- with having the next president talk about universal health care as a right. the time is now. [applause] the time is now and the cause is right. when i hear young folks are saddled with trillion dollars in debt, it is all right to have the next president talk about tuition free college. the time is right. speaking as a first-generation college graduate, someone who understands the power of , thetion to understand time is now. you but all about the people talking about how this cannot be done need to get out of the way of those of us who will work to make sure it is done. it is right. the time is now. senator sanders has been a champion speaking up for the working poor and middle class in this country. there is such thing as the working poor and we need to talk about that. we need to talk about that. the time is right and the cause is now. almost all new wealth in this country is going to the 1%. it is wrong 99% of us ar

states of america. for so long the educational elites have sold us the narrative that america is a hateful place and terrible place and racist place. my friends, nothing could be further from the truth. i don't care what your color orientation, who you are, where you come from, what you do, this is the greatest country in the world for you. this nation gives you the best opportunity to achieve the dreams that god put in your heart, period as he would say. that's the reality but sadly and tragically, that's not what our young people are being told anymore or what you hear a on the television stations or in your living rooms. but it's something that's got to be sad because apart from freedom, the next greatest casualty of political correctness is the truth. political correctness isn't interested in telling the truth. political correctness isn't interested in expressing reality. political correctness is only interesting in asserting a narrative, and painting a picture that benefits the objectives of the po

in chief of the united states of america. we cannot lose this election. election.lose this if you nominate me, we will not lose this election. this race,ne left in i will unite this party. we don't have to agree on everything. on most everything. we won't just come together, we will grow this party. we will take our message to people who don't vote for us now, people who live the way i paycheckpeople living to paycheck, people struggling with the cost of student loan debt. $100,000 a student loan debt. don't clap for student loan debt. [laughter] i have never met her, but i paid sallie mae a lot of money. if i would beme their prom date. when is the prom? i don't know. [applause] the last time i went to the prom, i had a really tacky tuxedo on. [cheers] when is the prom? march 12? i think that's after the primary, but i may come back anyway and do the prom. what do you think? [applause] win thising to election because we will retake our message to people who don't vote for us. we have so much work to do. when you make me pres

this is taking place in the united states of america. the reason i am running for president is because i am prepared to take on wall street, to take on the big money interests who today are doing so much harm to our country. let me give you an example. question -- someone give me an answer. somebody today in south carolina gets picked up for possessing marijuana. what happens? you may go to jail. and now you have a police record. question number two. you are a wall street executive. whose greed and illegal behavior helped destroying the american economy, caused millions of people their jobs, their homes, and their life savings. what happens to you? you get a salary increase. you do not get a jail record. that speaks to a broken criminal justice system. you know what i mean by that? this is a broken criminal justice system when a kid gets a police record -- what happens with that? it is hard to get a job. the kid gets a police record but the executive on wall street gets off scott free. by that, after reaching a settlement with the govern

this is water from flint, michigan, united states of america. roughly 100,000 human beings in flint, michigan, and the most -- well, among the most essential of all of the things we need for life, for security, is water. and that is flint, michigan, water. a city of 100,000 people. in the united states. oh, we like to think of ourselves as being the most advanced place in the world. that's flint, michigan, water. 9,000 children under the age of 4 or 5 have been drinking that water, contaminated with lead, for about 14 months. i'm not going to go into the reasons why that tragedy's occurring. and there are many and there is an f.b.i. investigation and there's questions about the governor of michigan and the way in which it was done. but i'm not going to go there today. i want i'm going to go to something else we're responsible for here in the house of representatives. and our colleagues across the capitol in the u.s. senate. i want to talk about our responsibility here. because this is our business. if we're concerned about ecurity, and we are, w

. >> and i want the president of the united states of america to focus on corruption. corruption is a big problem that we have in the united states of america and all over the world. nothing further. >> reporter: medina's family though his attorney said this. >> his reaction today in court i brushed that off with regards to being in isolation for 3 years. >> medina showed no emotion as he was handcuffed and led out of the courtroom and his attorney says just planned to appeal. in downtown miami, danielle knox, 7 news nighthteam. >> anchor: from one convicted killer's sentencing day to another convicted killer asking for a shorter sentence. here's the night team's jessica holly. >> did you ever see this list before? >> yes. >> that's the hit list. >> reporter: a third day of testimony in t resentencing a convicted killer. his sister and mother taking the stand a day after michael hernands spoke from the same seat. >> and how much pain i caused you. i'm sorry. >> reporter: in response to that tearful apology, an unexpected guest in court. >> andre martin, a former clasma

that's the united states of america. as long as we're not scared of it. we always adapt to change. because there's a nation of inno va tors and risk takers, we make change work for us. we knew it was going to take one year or even one president to get where we need to go. but we can see real tangible evidence of what a new economy looks like. it looks like this facility right here. it's brimming with industry and commerce and new industry and technologies and higher skilled wage workers. we make it better than anybody else because we've got the best workers and the best inno va tors and scientists than anybody else. the future is ours. but to finish the job requires steady persistent effort. we can't grow complacent. we can't chase false promises. we've got to be smart. we've got to work together. but i've never been more optimistic than i am now that we will get to where we need to go. because i've seen what you can do. and if we keep working together, everything is possible. thank you, veterans. god bless you, god bless the united states of america. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> her are some of

states of america. for so long the media and education will consistently sold as a narrative that america is a hateful place and that terrible place and a racist place. my friends, nothing could be further from the truth. i don't care what your color, what your sexual orientation, who you are, where you come from, what you do, this is the greatest country in the world for you. this nation gives you the best opportunity to achieve the dreams god put in your heart. full-stop or period as you say. that is the reality but sadly, tragically that is not what our young people are being told any more. that is not what you hear on the radio. on television stations in your living rooms, it is something that has got to be said because apart from freedom, the next greatest casualty of political correctness is the truth. political correctness isn't interested in the truth. political correctness is not interested in expressing reality. political correctness is only interested in asserting a narrative, painting a pict

in the united states of america. we cannot lose this election. if you nominate me we will not lose this election. unlike anyone left in this race i will unite this party. we don't have to agree on every ring, we will agree on most everything. willll grow this party, we take our message to the people who don't vote for us, people who live the way i grow up. people living paycheck to paycheck, people struggling with the cost of student loan debt. i had over $100,000 student loan debt. don't clap for it, it is not a good thing. i've never met her but i paid sallie mae a lot of money. when is the prom, i don't know? promast time i went to the i had a taxing tuxedo on. when is the prom? 12? i think that is after the primary but i may come back anyway and do the prom. what are you think? -- what do you think? [applause] we are going to win this election because we are going to take our message to people. when you make me president for the united states -- president of the united states, you are going to have a president th

the united states of america. [applause] [cheering] know thatant you to the cause is right. and the time is now. senator bernie sanders has been a consistent champion for civil rights and social justice. [applause] he is not new to this. and for the college students in this room, when he was around your age, he stood up at the university of chicago as a member fighting against segregation in public housing. [applause] [cheering] mayor of burlington, vermont, he used his leadership to transform that city. he is not new to this. he is running for president of these united states of america to make sure, in the words of my grandmother, that everybody has opportunities in these united states of america. [applause] he is running against the status quo. but i'm know about you, comfortable with having the next president of the united states of america talk about universal health care as a right. the time is now. [applause] the time is now. and the cause is right. i don't know about you, but when i hear that young folks i

states of america. [applause] so, none of us can be silent. we can't be bystanders to bigotry. and together we've got to show that america truly protects all faiths. which brings me to my next point. as we protect our country from terrorism, we should not reinforce the ideas and rhetoric of the terrorists themselves. i often hear it said that we need more clarity in this fight. the suggestion is some how that if i would simply say these are all islamic terrorists, thin we would actually have solved the problem by now, apparently. well, i agree with actually do need moral clarity. let's have moral clarity. groups like isil are desperate for legitimacy. they try to portray themselves as religious leaders and holy warriors who speak for islam. i refuse to give them legitimacy. [applause] we must never give them that legitimacy. [applause] we're not--they're not--they're not defending islam. they're not defending muslims. the vast majority of people they kill are muslim men, women and children. [applause] a

states of america. that, mrs. clinton, is what difference it makes. vladimir putin is an adversary. i have met him. anyone who spent any time at all with him would know that a gimmicky red button is not going to work. vladimir putin has been provoking this nation for years now, provoking us by invading crimea and ukraine, by not telling us he is sending his fighter jets and ships into iran, syria, the middle east, because he, the russians, and the iranians are locked together in an unholy alliance right now in the middle east, trying to lead that region. i have said that i'm not going to sit down and have a conversation with vladimir putin anytime soon. there are times when actions speak louder than words. the action i would take is to rebuild the six fleet right of th fleet right of vladimir putin's nose. i would build the missile defense system in poland. i would conduct regular military exercises with our nato allies so it becomes clear that we will defend ourselves and our allies against provocation

58% of the gdp of the united states of america. that is a lot of money. the issue two-thirds of the credit cards and ripping off people with high interest rates on the credit cards and they write about one-third of mortgages. that is a lot of power for six financial institutions. that's it. i think it's too much power. too much economic power. too much political power. and the economists that i talked to say we should break them up. >> thank you both. let me move on to your next question. comes to us through new england cable news. secretary clinton it's addressed to you, the issues of the speeches, particularly goldman sacks. i am concerned, she asks whether you would release the transcripts of your goldman sachs speeches and added, don't you think the voting public has a right to know what was said? but let's make that bigger, are you willing to release the transcripts of all paid speeches? we know through reporting there were transcription services in full disclosure, would you release all of them? >> i will look into it. i don'

states of america. eric: the only other democratic candidate, former maryland governor martin o'malley, dropped out of the race as the caucus numbers rolled in. >> so tonight, i have to tell you that i am suspending this presidential bid. but i am not ending this fight. eric: o'malley struggled to clinton and sanders campaigns, despite actively stumping in iowa and new hampshire. shaina: on the republican side, it was a clear win for texas senator ted cruz. courageous conservatives across iowa and across the nation. shaina: the texas senator earned the most votes ever cast for a republican primary winner. cruz's state director says the campaign based their ground game off lists of past caucus participants and profiles of potentially pro-cruz voters. >> we knew neighborhood by neighborhood who the people were who we needed to reach out to share our message with to draw out to come on our team. shaina: cruz says he will start campaigning in new hampshire the same way he won iowa face to face with what he

united states of america. [applause] mr. rubio: we have a lot of work to do. but we have to do it, because what is at stake is the essence of the most important nation and all of human history. is reason we are so special because the people who did -- people who came before us did their part. how me times people get tired of hearing it, i have to say it. it is the reason i entered public service and the reason i am running for president. i/o a debt to this country i will never be able to repay. a debt to this country i will never be able to repay. my parents were born in cuba. hey, there was a cuban today in arkansas, that is awesome. nothing, here with they didn't know anyone, they barely spoke english. the first words my father learned were, "i'm looking for a job." they struggled. me,s later they admitted to we were discouraged. but they persevered. they kept at it. less than 10gh, years after they arrived, my parents owned a home. my dad was just a bartender, and they owned a home in a safe and stable neig

united states of america. [applause] glenn beck: and it is high time we have a president that does just that. that looks for things -- you know, bernie sanders is connecting with a lot of people because he has diagnosed the problem. his solution is poppycock, but what he says is the problem is exactly right. they talk about fairness. what they are really saying to america is equal justice. equal justice. i want to know that if i am at the bottom of the ladder, i have the same chance to make it as the guy at the top of the ladder. just because my name may be on a big tall gold building, no one in particular i am thinking of, just because my name is on the building doesn't mean i get justice different from you, that i don't have access more than you. that is basic fairness, or as our american documents say, equal justice under the law. and that is really important. a lot of people are angry right now. i'm a little angry with what is going on. what we have done is perverted our entire system. we have perverted ou

stands one step closer to being the 45th president of the united states of america! [ chanting ] >> we are a nation, we are a nation and a people that celebrate success. we are a nation that admire people that have worked hard and moved ahead. and as conservatives, we will always celebrate success but we fight for those still trying to make it. if tonight you are that single mother who has made at this time purpose of your life to seek to leave your children better off than yourself in the 21st century, he with conservatives will fight for you. if you are watching tonight and you are that father that works two jobs so that your kids can have all the chances you never did, in the 21st century, we conservatives will fight for you. if you're the 17-year-old high school student who wants a big future and so you get up well before dawn to take two buses to a better school halfway across town. who gets home late at night to do homework because that you know god has made you for more than what people around you tell you you were made for. in the 21st century, we conservativ

flag of the united states of america. >> this is to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice as my son did for their country. >> it is extremely emotional because the soil that came back was the home in province in afghanistan which is where my son was killed. >> i want to separate it and put it in little keepsake momentos and they will treasure it because it is from where our mike last was. >> of the that come home to us, that's big. >> it is for his little brother and he's just talking about that he has enough sand to last

so that the united states of america can't do that. i do not accept the belief that the united states of america and the rip-offs of the pharmaceutical industry which charge us by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. number two, in the economy today, everybody understands that we need a well-educated workforce. this is 2016. when we talk about public education, it can no longer be k-12th grade. i do believe that public colleges and universities should be tuition free. how do we pay for that? it's an expensive proposition. i do believe we should lower student debt in this country. we pay for it in my view by a tax on wall street speculation. the middle class bailed out wall street in their time of need. now it is wall street's time to help the middle class. >> look, i've just got to jump in here, because honestly, person who i think would characterize me a woman running to be the first woman president as exemplifying the establishment. [ applause ] and i've got to tell you that it is -- it is really quite -- it's

we cannot allow a con artist to get access to the nuclear codes of the united states of america. >> reporter: the race getting dirty going into super tuesday. trump has all the momentum. he continues to lock up voter support. >> who will pay for the wall? >> reporter:le wall between the new yorker and the republican establishment is starting to crack. first with the chris christie endorsement. now with endorsements from former arizona governor january brewer and maine governor paul lepage

bless you guys and god bless the united states of america! allowing me toor make this offering out of love. thank you. > martin o'malley the former maryland governor suspending his .6% at the th caucuses tonight. let's look at the results. milli clinton 49.8 to bernie sanders with 49.9 and on the side a victory for ted cruz with a ground operation making, 32.2% the and donald trump in second place and marco rubio who polls.d 18% in the en carson at 10.1 and mike huckabee at 3.8% and chris 2.3 and jeb bush 1.8% nd john kasich who didn't campaign 1.1. .4 and jim gilmore .1%. we'll be taking your telephone get your bit to reaction to all of this. but first bill has little more on what's happening in the democratic side. first, that 5.9% good enough race.ay in the bernie sanders is winning much city and west and caucus.t in the iowa still rural precincts out. look at scott county, bernie sanders winning in the lower right part of your screen as that tweet mentioned, a number of rural counties still latest, 48.9 -- 49.9 hillary clinton and 49.9 fo

i do not accept the belief that the united states of america can't do that. i do not accept the belief that the united states of america and our government can't stand up to the rip offs of the pharmaceutical industry which charge us, by far, the highest price in the world for prescription drugs. number two, in the economy today everybody understands that we need a well educated work force. this is 2016. when we talk about public education, it can no longer be k through 12th grade. i do believe that public colleges and universities should be tuition free. how do we pay for that? it's an expensive proposition. i do believe we lower student debt in this country which is crushing millions of people. we pay for it, in my view, by attacks on wall street speculation, the middle class bailed out wall street in their time of need. now it's wall street's time to help the middle class. >> if i could just follow up on that. [ cheers and applause ] >> 30 seconds. >> there is no disagreement between us on universal coverage for health care. the disagreement is whether do

the united states of america. and that indicates to me not only the kind of grassroots support we have, but that also tells me that people across this country -- and by the way, across the political spectrum, are sick and tired of super pacs. they are sick and tired of citizens united. and they are sick and tired of billionaires buying elections. >> are you suggesting that secretary clinton is beholden to wall street and big money? >> no. what i'm simply saying is a fact. she recently reported that her super pac received $25 million, $15 million of that came from wall street. i will let the american people determine what all of that means. >> she also says she is a progressive. she says she gets things done. you said -- just recently you said she is a progressive on some days, to which she relied -- i'll play the clip for you, senator. listen to this. >> little disappointed, to be honest, yesterday. it was kind of a low blow when senator sanders said n response to a question, well, you know, maybe she's a progress

god bless the united states of america. thank you for allowing me to make this offering out of love. thank you. [cheering and applause] heldw that i what has their presidential caucuses, the focus of campaign 2016 moves to new hampshire which holds its primary next tuesday. we have live coverage from new hampshire of three republican campaign events. at 12:30 eastern on c-span2, ted cruz visits windham, new hampshire. at 6:00 pm on c-span3, we bring you marco rubio. at 7:00 on c-span, it is donald trump in milford, new hampshire. follow our coverage online by visiting c-span.org/campaign2 016. >> if you're interested in the process, it all has to begin in iowa and new hampshire. we do not set the rules in terms of which state's first or second. we have to cover the candidates where they are. there are a lot of people interested in this election. every four years, the a making people make a decision to say who should be the leader of the free world. who should be our president. for those who want to follow the process and do

united states of america! [ applause ] >> marco! marco! >> we are a nation, we are a nation and a people that celebrate success. we are a nation that admire people that have worked hard and moved ahead. and as conservatives, we will always celebrate success but we fight for those still trying to make it. if tonight you are that single mother who has made it the purpose of your life to seek to leave your children better off than yourself in the 21st century, we conservatives will fight for you. [ applause ] if you are watching tonight and you are that father that works two jobs so that your kids can have all the chances you never did, in the 21st century, we conservatives will fight for you. if you're the 17-year-old high school student who wants a big future and so you get up well before dawn to take two buses to a better school halfway across town. who gets home late at night to do homework because that you kn god has made you for more than what people arod you tell you you were made for. in the 21st century,

whatsoever in the united states of america. and number two, no president, democrat or republican, has the constitutional authority to give away u.s. sovereignty. and we won 6-3. and in the final iteration of the case it, too, dropped down to 5-4. we're one justice away. from the supreme court concluding that the united nations and the world court can bind our justice system. we are one justice away from the supreme court subjecting us to international law and taking away sovereignty which vests in one place and one place only -- we the people. and i think justice scalia's passing has elevated the assessment that the men and women of nevada are making. as you look at the very fine individuals standing on that debate stage, the question to ask that i believe the people of nevada are asking is who do i know. beyond a shadow of a doubt, who do i know will nominate strong, conservative justices that will protect my rights. and i give you my word that every justice i appoint to the supreme court will be a principled constitutionalist

i do not accept the belief that the united states of america can't do that. i do not accept the belief that the united states of america and our government can't stand up to the rip offs of the pharmaceutical industry which charge us, by far, the highest price in the world for prescription drugs. number two, in the economy today everybody understands that we need a well educated work force. this is 2016. when we talk about public education, it can no longer be k through 12th grade. i do believe that public colleges and universities should be tuition free. how do we pay for that? it's an expensive proposition. i do believe we lower student debt in this country which is crushing millions of people. we pay for it in, in my view, by attacks on wall street speculation, the middle class bailed out wall street in their time of need. now it's wall street's time to help the middle class. >> if i could just follow up on that. [ cheers and applause ] >> 30 seconds. >> there is no disagreement between us on universal coverage for health care. the disagreement is whether

the united states of america. now, we are seeing candidates specially on the republican making pledges that prevents them from serving the public f interest, like the pledge to never raise taxes under any circumstances, not during wars or crises where we need the funds for programs, not even to rebalance a tax system that's heavily tilted itself towards the wealthiest, that's the kind of pledge that i think is hard to take seriously if you take seriously the idea that your form of duty is to the public interest, interest of your constituents, that hard and facts 1% pledge doesn't actually work out in the real world. that's why president reagan would have fallen through a pledge like that and that's why democrats look at the world as it actually exists. we have a fundamental problem how campaigns financed and they have to stick to them instead of sticking to the needs of their citizens. >> host: smiley asks via twitter, ben wikler, what are bernie sanders' accomplishmentso >> guest: thank you, smiley, great questio

there is the united states of america. united-united-united states of america. reporter: barack obama's america is even more divided. the two sides of the presidential election cannot even agree on what is wrong with the country, let alone the best way to fix it. >> my democratic friends care about the country. they are just a little bit confused. >> republicans are senseless warmongers. >> when i hear about the democratic party i think of people propagating freedom. reporter: that is out. search -- that is how pew research described the divide over core institutions like religion and marriage. while you think different generations never see i die, for decades, roughly the same number backe youngest and oldest to democrats but that is changing good in elections since 2000, we have seen the generation gap grow, continuing this year. then there is the ideological divide. two decades ago, the average democrats and republicans were relatively close in the political center ground was strong. fast forward to 2014 and see how the moderate middle has collapsed. the very

states of america. [cheers and applause] and tonight while the results are still not known, it looks like we are in a virtual tie. [cheers and applause] senator sanders: and while -- crowd chanting "bernie"] and while the results are still not complete, it looks like we'll probably have about half of the iowa delegates. cheers and applause] i want to take this opportunity to congratulate secretary linton, somebody -- yep. [applause] and her organization for waging a very vigorous campaign, and i want to thank governor o'malley. cheers and applause] it's never easy to lose. i've lost more than one campaign, but he should know -- he should know that he contributed a whole lot to the dialogue, that he ran an issue-oriented campaign and he won the respect of the american people. [applause] as i think about what happened tonight, i think the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment and, by the way, to the media establishment. cheers and ap

i do not accept the belief that the united states of america can't do that. i do not accept the belief that the united states of america and our government can't stand up to the rip offs of the pharmaceutical industry which charge us, by far, the highest price in the world for prescription drugs. number two, in the economy today everybody understands that we need a well educated work force. this is 2016. when we talk about public education, it can no longer be k through 12th grade. i do believe that public colleges and universities should be tuition free. how do we pay for that? it's an expensive proposition. i do believe we lower student debt in this country which is crushing millions of people. we pay for it in, in my view, by attacks on wall street speculation, the middle class bailed out wall street in their time of need. now it's wall street's time to help the middle class. >> if i could just follow up on that. [ cheers and applause ] >> 30 seconds. >> there is no disagreement between us on universal coverage for health care. the disagreement is whether