former governor martin o'malley hoping to get an edge on the issue- sot o'malley: i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass legislation. but sanders refuses to discuss former president bill clinton and his past indescretions. sot sanders: yes, his behavior was deplorable, have i said a word? no, i have not. i'm going to debate secretary clinton, governor o'malley on the issues facing the american people, not bill clinton;s personal behavior. tag: in contrast to earlier debates, donald trump was not a big conversation topic. clinton didn't mention his name once. now to a developing story from overnight. three americans released in a prisoner swap with iran have arrived in germany. one of the most high- profile of those prisoners-- washington post reporter jason reh-zy'-ahn rezaian. he was jailed in july of 2014, just six weeks after discussing life in iran on anthony bourdain's "parts unknown." in exchange for the american's freedom, the obama administration violating u-s sanctions and to drop arrest warrants for 14 others. three american contracto

though statistically out of the running -- martin o'malley isn't breaking stride. sot martin o'malley d-presidential candidate "i need the o'malley supporters out there on caucus night to hold strong and move forward like iowa does." and clinton -- still the -- but she needs every vote she can get in the hawkeye state. sot hilllary clinton d-presidential candidate "i've been on the front lines of change and progess since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives." tonight, the gop frontrunner had his attention on new hampshire. nats trump: "we love new hampshire. good evening." the granite state's primary is in two weeks. sot trump "... my new battle is with a gentleman named ted cruz." in iowa, recent polls have trump leading cruz. sot sen. ted cruz r-presidential candidate "177 hours, that's how long we got till the iowa caucuses." its campaign season, and it's no surprise, we're going to see plenty of campaign signs. this is one of the oldest forms of political messagi

it's like magic martin. [ laughter ] martin o'malley i would guess is probably the least recognizable of all the candidates that they let on tv. but maybe not. maybe more people know him than i think. so i decided we should conduct so we sent a camera crew out on hollywood boulevard to see how long it will take for someone to identify martin o'malley. and go. >> hi. excuse me. who is this? >> ma'am, i don't know. >> who is this? >> i'm not for sure. >> hi. who is this? >> uh, al gore. >> yes. sir, who is this? >> i don't know. >> do you know who this is? >> no. >> hi. can you tell me who this is? >> yes. great. >> thank you. hi, sir. who is this? >> i have no idea. >> who is this? >> politician? >> yes. who is this? >> i don't know. >> hi. who is this? >> running for president. >> what's his name? >> jerry coleman. >> no. >> that's not gary coleman. for a number of reasons. we'll come back to that and see if we can find somebody. side, donald trump and ted cruz haven't been getting along so well lately. it used to be they were pals. then they had a falling out. this morning trum calle

but hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley were in nevada working for caucus dinner. sot bernie sanders our campaign is generating the kind of grassroots excitement that will result in a high voter turnout. democrats need a high can do that clinton is still trying to keep gop frontrunner donald trump out of sight, out of mind. a move she reiterated on "we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoricthat's not a sign of leadership. that's a sign of showmanship, of desperation that should be rejected roundly by the american people." she can try to ignore but trump is only getting louder. he's also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz who was born in canada. trump told cnn cruz should get a declaration from a judge. sot trump the judge will rule and once the judge rules that he's ok then the democrats ca n't bring a lawsuit against him" nat fonzie cruz responded by tweeting a video of fonzie from happy days jumping the shark. sot ted cruz the child of a us citizen born cruz has refused to attack trump but said he believes his record is stronger.

former governor martin o'malley hoping to get an edge on the issue- sot o'malley: i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation. but sanders refuses to discuss former president bill clinton and his past indescretions. sot sanders: yes, his behavior was deplorable, have i said a word? no, i have not. i'm going to debate secretary clinton, governor o'malley on the issues facing the american people, not bill clinton;s personal behavior. tag: in contrast to earlier debates, donald trump was not a big conversation topic. clinton didn't mention his name once. now to a developing story from overnight. three americans released in a prisoner swap with iran have arrived in germany. profile of those prisoners-- washington post reporter jason reh-zy'-ahn rezaian. he was jailed in july of 2014, just six weeks after discussing life in iran on anthony bourdain's "parts unknown." in exchange for the american's freedom, the obama administration agreed to release 7 iranians charged with violating u-s sanctions and to drop arrest war

though statistically out of the running -- martin o'malley isn't breaking stride. sot martin o'malley d-presidential candidate "i need the o'malley supporters out there on caucus night to hold strong and move forward like iowa does." and clinton -- still the frontrunner nationally -- but she needs every vote she can get in the hawkeye state. sot hilllary clinton d-presidential candidate "i've been on the front lines of change and progess since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives." tonight, the gop frontrunner had his attention on new hampshire. nats trump: "we love new frontrunner had his attention on new hampshire. good evening." the granite state's primary is in two weeks. sot trump "... my new battle is with a gentleman named ted cruz." in iowa, recent polls have trump leading cruz. sot sen. ted cruz r-presidential candidate "177 hours, that's how long we got till the iowa caucuses." kenneth moton on- camera close: today, former texas governor and gop candidate r

o'malley was pleading for a chance to speak. our coverage begins with abc's megan hughes in washington. megan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and reena, yeah, the timing is critical. the fact this was the last debate before the iowa caucuses, it was very clear that for hillary clinton and for bernie in south carolina, front-runners hillary clinton and bernie sanders come out swinging debating health care. clinton a defender of obama's legacy. >> i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you just introduced tonight or we're talking about the plan you introduced nine times in the congress. >> reporter: sanders says clinton is lying about his plans for health care. >> that is nonsense. we're not going to tear up the affordable care act. >> reporter: clinton slams sanders on gun control. >> he voted to let guns go onto amtrak, goes go into national parks. he voted against doing research to figure out how we can save lives. >> reporter: the debate step as way from the charleston church where a white gu

martin o'malley and mike huckabee announcing that they will be suspending their campaigns with potentially more to come as we head now into new hampshire. reena, kendis. >> all right, new hampshire just one week away. lana zak in des moines for us this morning, thank you. >>> as you just heard there in the words of bernie sanders, he and hillary clinton are locked >> the clinton campaign however declared victory overnight after this upbeat rally that lana alluded to and avoided the worst, a loss like the one she abc's political analyst next for the clinton campaign. >> like donald trump she had an to put this race away with a clear victory tonight. she didn't get that, so now she faces a likely loss in new can win is south carolina, so that race is now, which could have been shortened if she had won tonight overwhelmingly, is now going to be a much longer race and go into march for sure. >> well, iowa voters delivered a split decision for the republicans, as well, but ted cruz took the lead away from donald trump to win. >> trump barely ahead of marco rubio whose strong performance was ano

martin o'malley has already agreed and hillary clinton's campaign says she'll participate if the other candidates agree. sanders campaign hasn't said yes or no. but did say they would work with the d-n-c and other campaigns to schedule more debates. republican presidential hopeful jeb bush made a stop in the silver state. the former florida governor held a rally at the northeastern nevada museum in elko yesterday. bush said other republican candidates may be better talkers than him, but he has a plan and a good heart. he also responded to recent questions about donald trump's religious views. "i don't know what he is. i don't think he has the kind of relationship he says he has if he can't explain it any way that shows he is serious about it. accepting the fact that we make mistakes and seek forgiveness, christianity that everybody can agree on. we're all sinners... some more than others." the next scheduled campaign event is tomorrow in florida. the g-o-p candidate has fallen in the polls, but he's hoping a new ad campaign will help boost his numbers. there's a muddy mess on chocolate

. >> martin o'malley. >> hillary clinton. >> all three democratic candidates taking part in the forum hosted by abc news' sister station fusion. on stage at different times answering rapid-fire questions. >> is it off brand for a democratic socialist to live in a mansion like the white house? [ laughter ] >> well, i would consider it more like public housing. [ laughter ] >> but it wasn't all laughs. the candidates laying out their plan for guns and immigration plus bernie sanders and hillary clinton taking aim at each other. >> have you noticed this lady, that she's been getting more aggressive with you? >> it could be that the inevitable candidate for the democratic nomination may not be so inevitable today. my tax plans, and my friend, senator sanders, has said that he will lay out his before the iowa caucus, and i and others will be anxious to see them. >> the candidates also taking shots at republican front-runner donald trump. >> who would have thought donald trump would be leading in of national polls? [ laughter ] i mean, for those of you who ever thought about running for pre

but hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley were in nevada working for support at the first in the west caucus dinner. sot bernie sanders our campaign is generating the kind of grassroots excitement that will result in a high voter turnout. democrats need a high voter turnout to win. i think we can do that clinton is still trying to keep gop frontrunner donald trump out of sight, out of mind. a move she reiterated on msnbc... sot hillary clinton "we should not reward people who use inflammatory rhetoricthat's not a sign of leadership. that's a sign of showmanship, of desperation that should be rejected roundly by the american people." she can try to ignore but trump he's also focusing his attention on republican rival ted cruz who was born in canada. trump told cnn cruz should get a declaration from a judge. sot trump the judge will rule and once the judge rules that he's ok then the democrats ca n't bring a lawsuit against him" nat fonzie cruz responded by tweeting a video of fonzie from happy days jumping the shark. sot ted cruz the child of a us citizen born abroad is a n

with former maryland governor martin o'malley giving his all to stay alive.. o'malley: energy grid by 2050 when hillary clinton and bernie sanders are now in a tight battle to win the first democratic contest.. clinton?? sanders?? clinton?? sanders?? on this night.. the first issue tackled.. gun control.. clinton: "he has voted with the gun lobby numerous time. he voted against the brady bill five times." sanders " ... secretary clinton knows what she says is very disingenous. i have a d-minus voting record from the nra." the exchanges.. heated at times.. discussing the economy and healthcare.. ?? ?? but the two also remaining civil.. finding common ground on other issues. liz tag: and so now it's onto the iowa tight between hillary and bernie.. but nationally.. a new poll shows hillary still ahead.. by 25 points. . elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. a motor home is a complete loss after a fire that started around 8:30 tonight. firefighters arrived to find the vehicle swallowed in frames. but they were able to contain it and put it out within five minutes. the

governor martin o'malley says he's in. hillary clinton's camp says she's in if bernie is. but bernie sanders, who met today with president obama at the white house, his answer? he's considering it. and look at this tonight. the new poll showing sanders edging out clinton in iowa. last night's poll had clinton barely ahead. which proves this evening what the campaigns already know -- this is all about turnout. and here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: a rare break from the campaign trail for bernie sanders. for a meeting with the guy he >> the president and i discussed this morning a number of issues. foreign policy issues. domestic issues. occasionally a little bit of politics. >> reporter: the meeting comes just after president obama seemed to tilt toward hillary clinton in an interview with politico. >> she can govern and she can start here day one more experience than any non-vice president has ever been who aspires to this office. >> reporter: clinton took that as an endorsement, but sanders dismissed suggestions that he's leaning toward his former secretary of stat

martin o'malley down at 4%. so, there are clues now to why both donald trump and hillary clinton have slight leads as we go into this night. >> all right, and as soon as we learn more, george, i know you'll be breaking in. we'll be joining you there shortly. in the meantime, the entire team standing by with the results. and in the final hours of this campaign here in iowa, the candidates, of course, delivering their closing arguments. every minute of their time is planned, except for the ones where they try to take a break, grab a bite for themselves. but then, of course, our jon karl happens to be sitting a table away. here's what happened. >> reporter: go out for coffee in des moines on caucus day, and there's a good chance you'll run into somebody running for president. how's it going? >> great. taking a little break. getting refueled. >> reporter: you're like a regular here. >> i am, actually. love this place. >> reporter: outside, you might find somebody who already was president. go out for a walk here in

and martin o'malley was his campaign aide. he apologized. he told martin, this isn't an organizational problem. what ben carson has is not an organizational problem, he hasn't met the bar that voters have. and i think you can do all of the shakeups you want at this late date. he would be just fine. >> you have seen this before. listen, in the 2012 cycle, you have the flavor of the month, the one person he needs to fire on his campaign is ben carson, that's the reality. he had a shot, he was in the lead, but when you can't tell the difference between hummus and hamas, you're not going to be able to survive in a presidential campaign. there's a level of narcissism here, and you saw it in the interview. he was happy to talk about all these internal details. here's a guy who spent most of his career telling people take personal responsibility. >> i disagree. i think he's certainly a little lost. he didn't talk about fixing the big problem, which is people want a president as big as our fears and as strong as our adversaries right now. he doesn't

martin o'malley has already agreed and hillary clinton's campaign says she'll participate if the other candidates agree. sanders campaign hasn't but did say they would work with the d-n-c and schedule more debates. hopeful jeb bush made a stop in the silver state. the former florida governor held a rally at the northeastern yesterday. bush said other republican candidates may be better talkers plan and a good heart. he also responded to recent questions about donald trump's religious views. "i don't know what he is. i don't think he has the kind of relationship he says he has if he can't explain it any way that shows he is serious about it. accepting the fact that we make mistakes and seek forgiveness, that's one of the tenants of christianity that everybody can agree on. we're all sinners... some more than others." the next scheduled campaign event is tomorrow in florida. the g-o-p candidate has campaign will help boost his numbers. there's a muddy mess on chocolate drive and it's the apparent culprit behind a trash problem... a look at why residents there aren't happy about their tra

while martin o'malley at just 2%. >> but clinton could lose in the first two contests and that could injure her long-term prospects. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: with one week to go before they face the iowa caucus voters for the first time, the three democratic candidates for president appeared one by one at an iowa town hall hosted by cnn. some polls have bernie sanders edging out hillary clinton. >> establishment politics is we need bold changes. we need a political revolution. >> reporter: though >> reporter: though statistically out of the running, martin o'malley isn't breaking stride. >> i need the o'malley supporters out there to hold strong and move forward like iowa does. >> reporter: and clinton still the front-runner nationally but she needs every vote she can get in the hawkeye state. >> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives. >> reporter: the gop front-r

martin o'malley pleading for more time. elizabeth hur joins us with the highlights. good morning. >> reena and kendis. good morning to you. going into this debate, hillary clinton and bernie sanders were locked in a virtual tie florida -- tie in iowa, and so it was clear they both came prepared to try to stay on top. just two weeks before the voting starts in iowa. the three democratic presidential candidates sparred on stage in south carolina. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are now in a tight battle to win the first democratic contest. on this night, the first issue tackled, gun control. >> he has voted with the nra with the gun lobby numerous times. he voted against the brady bill five times. >> secretary clinton knows that disingenuous. i have a d-minus voting record from the nra. >> reporter: the exchanges heated at times discussing the economy and health care. >> i want us to defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it. >> my proposal provide health care to all people get private insurance out of health insurance. >> reporter: but the two the

mike huckabee and martin o'malley dropping out of the race- but the rest of the candidates campaigns- now full-throttle in the granite state? marci gonzalez tag some of them- were ramping up here even before the caucuses were over. bush, christie and kasic?spent the weekend - not in iowa- but campaigning in new hampshire.. hoping to get a head start on their opponents. mg abc news manchester, nh back here at home... both parties are gearing up for the nevada caucuses. the democratic caucus is saturday, february 20th-- at 11 a.m. the republican caucus is tuesday, february 23rd at 5:30 p.m. it's important to remember-- only registered voters of you can go to your party's website and find locations, training sessions, and even register to vote. there are two big differences in the events though when it comes to registering. adam khan/washoe county gop: february 13th is the last day to register. and its really important that you register. because a lot of people are excited about our republican candidates, but they are not registered to vote. pam dupre/washoe county democratic party. unde

o'malley, robin, has dropped out. >> all right, cecilia, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the republican candidate who had a big night last night, marco rubio from -- joins us now from manchester, new hampshire. already made your way to new hampshire, senator rubio, thank you very much for joining us again this morning. >> we just showed a graphic a short time ago that showed that a big number of late undecided voters went your way. what do you think your message was that helped them make up their mind toward you? >> well, i think people realize on the republican side that we cannot afford -- this country cannot afford to lose this election and i give the party the best chance not just to unify the conservative movement but to grow it, to take our message to people that don't vote republican now, grow our party and movement and defeat hillary clinton or bernie sanders and so i feel that we felt that momentum in the last few days as our campaign continued to grow. and we got more votes than mitt romney or rick santorum when they won the caucuses four years ago so we feel great

o'malley, barely in the single digits. abc's jonathan karl with the latest. >> reporter: a rare break from the campaign trail for bernie sanders. for a meeting with the guy he wants to replace. the meeting comes just after president obama seemed to tilt toward hillary clinton in an interview with politico. >> she can govern and she can start here day one, more experience than any non-vice president has ever been who aspires to this office. >> reporter: clinton took that as an endorsement, but sanders dismissed suggestions he's leaning towards his former secretary of state. >> i think he and the vice president have tried to be fair and even-handed in the process. >> reporter: but as the race tightens, clinton is playing the >> i don't think president obama gets the credit he deserves. >> reporter: mrs. clinton took time to sign an excuse letter for this high school student. >> i will sign it. that is so cute. >> reporter: but even here, there are signs of bernie sanders' rise. this woman, a hillary supporter, says she may j

now overnight, martin o'malley and mike huckabee did suspend their campaigns with all political eyes quickly shifting to new hampshire already. everyone focused on next week's primary. reporting live here in des moines, abc news, reena and kendis, back to you. >> before you go, i was surprised, everyone kind of said going into this that if there was overwhelming turnout, that donald trump would fair better. turnout last night? >> that's what everybody has been talking about. they had record-breaking turnout for the gop but it didn't help trump. we're seeing all of the poll numbers come in and the very conservative voters ended up going straight to ted cruz. fewer turnout, lower turnout for the democrats, and while bernie sanders did get the young voters, hillary clinton polled more of the voters who said they want to continue the same policies that barack obama has been implementing over the last eight years, reena and kendis. >> quite a nail biter right there in des moines. brandi hit joining us live, thank you. >>> let's dig deeper into what the results mean going forward. we're ta