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. >> at one point people thought 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 ad

hillary clinton, vermont senator bernie sanders and martin o'malley each made their case to a friendly audience about their plans to grow the middle class, protect medicare and social security and create jobs. >>> well, the picks and snubs of baseball's hall of fame have sparked debate in the sports world. ken griffey jr., though, picked up the highest total ever. 630 home runs, also voted in mike piazza, considered the game's greatest hitting catcher. not making it to cooperstown this year, if you want to call him the home run king, barry bonds. then seven-cy young award winner roger clemens both tainted by steroid use. i saw a lot of congratulations for ken griffey junior. apparently he had to wait almost 30 minutes for the call. they have video of him sitting there wait for the call. >> amazing to see how excited those guys get. by the way, sammy sosa got 31 more votes than the rest of us would have got. >> and also a good point. >>> coming up "the mix," the hidden stash of cash chewed up and the hungry dog in big trouble. >> oh, my gosh. >>> also ahead, we are returning to our top

. >> 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. >> i have laid out specifically 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 ev

o'malley giving his all to stay alive. >> join me in putting forward a plan to move us to a 100% clean electric energy grade in 2030. >> they are in a tight battle to win the first. the topic was gun control jie. he has voted with the nra numerous times. he voted against the brady bill five times. >> secretary clinton knows what she says is disingeneral you us with. >> exchange was heated at times discussing the economy and health care. >> i want us to defend and build on the affordable carry act and improve it. >> my proposal is to provide health care to all people and get private insurance out of health insurance. >> reporter: the two remaining civil and finding common ground on other issues. >> there needs to be a concerted effort to address the systemic race system in our system. >> when fer -- when ever people are killed in police custody it should automatically trigger a u.s. attorney general investigation. >> and so now it is on to the iowa caucus where the race is still tied between hillary and bernie. nationally a new poll shows hillary still ahead by 25 points. abc news, new

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 what she says is very 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. >> repo

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 just not good enough. 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. >> rep

. >> a new national poll shows hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders by double digits with martin o'malley trailing behind but clinton could actually lose the first contest there in iowa. abc's liz kreutz reports from des moines. >> reporter: overnight in snowy iowa, the race heating up. >> i'm trying to win our vote. leave me alone here. >> reporter: the democratic presidential hopefuls facing voters in a cnn town hall. >> just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to do this. >> yes, we will raise -- we will raise -- we will raise taxes, yes, we will, but also let us be clear, chris, we may raise taxes, but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business. >> reporter: he also didn't hold back when asked about his opponent. >> now, this calls for a standing up response. >> okay. >> what do i think? let me just giver you a couple of examples. i voted against the war in iraq. hillary clinton voted for the war in iraq. >> reporter: later hillary clinton animated, energetic confronted with questions over her honesty and her e-mails. >> i'v

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 our own pop to find out. 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. meanwhile, on the republican side, donald trump and ted cruz haven't been getting along so well lately. it used to be they were pals

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 wants to replace. >> 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

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 obama card. >> 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, sa

o'malley have agreed to another debate before the new hampshire primary on february 9th. that's a reversal for clinton who originally tried to keep them at a minimum. now she says she's waiting for sanders to agree. abc's jonathan karl asked sanders what's up. >> i wanted more debates from day one. >> reporter: i know. >> gee, a couple of months ago the clinton people weren't interested. i wonder what has happened now that they want more debates? what do you think has changed? >> well, what's changed is that clinton used to be the clear front-runner. now sanders is surging. debates can be risky for anyone in the lead. so, stay tuned to this one. >>> a teacher has been arrested for providing material support to those three escapees from a southern california jail. nooshafarin ravaghi taught english as a second language at the jail. she's suspected of giving the inmates planning tools like google maps. authorities also released the photos of this van. it was stolen, and they say the escapees may be living in. >>> the four remaining militia members still at the oregon wildli