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Refused to -- >> the day you announced your candidacy the trump said your birth place your father was working up there in canada could be a hurdle for your campaign. what do you think of the fact he says it is a hurdle. you are open about where you grew up and were born. >> i like donald trump. there are a lot of folks seem to be crawling all over themselves to smack donald trump. i think he is bold and brash. i think he has back bone. >> why does he say stuff about you? >> my mom is irish and i...

This morning, how much progress has been made and how important is this city? >> when it comes to the capabilities of the iraqi military forces, this is huge progress but its only incremental. u.s. officials and defense officials are confident that ultimately over time, iraqi forces, along with some sunni tribal forces moving in from the north will be able to force the smaller numbers of isis fighters in the city out or take them out and then reclaim the city. the problem is that back in may whe...

>> bobby jindal is saying everyone should. >> they should because if you dont pay any net federal income tax in this country, you are not paying to defend this country. >> well -- >> you are not paying for soldiers. you are not. you are not contributing to pay for our defense. >> you are not contributing anyway. they dont pay the taxes. >> at least trump is actually being intellectually honest and but changes the facts, i have a back bone to sell you. >> he should have more gold chains. >> dragg...

I think about roosevelt, truman, kennedy, johnson, nixon. and then clinton and obama it is a high average of people. pretty impressive. people when they think of president do they think ben carson? really? really fiorina? do they think they are presidential material? and then look at the polls. they dont look picky to me. >> you said that they are not jumping up and down for joy about joe biden. i have been in iowa and on the campaign trail this time and i am seeing something completely differen...

Experienced, sincere, a man of the people. sure, there are some folks saying he doesnt have the back bone to be president. >> might have been a random group but werent around randy. what do you think of focus groups? >> you can learn things from them. >> majority opinion? >> i dont know that you can tell majority opinion but a sense of words people associate with different candidates. one thing i found striking was they thought the vice president wasnt experienced enough. >> how many years will ...

Excited in iowa they are for joe biden. every time i tried to talk to them about hillary i have so many people say im waiting to see what joe does. when i talk to people out there just as random as the folks in the focus group im hearing experienced, sincere, a man of the people. sure, there are some folks saying he doesnt have the back bone to be president. >> might have been a random group but werent around randy. what do you think of focus groups? >> you can learn things from them. >> majorit...

President should show some back bone and cancel the chinese state visit. >> why would we be giving one of our highest thing we can do, a state dinner for china when all these problems are pending out there? those honors should only be bestowed upon leaders and countries that are allies and supporters of the united states, not just for china which is a strategic competitor. >> as betsy woodruff points out, a few short years ago, walker was singing a very different tune appearing on state tv weari...

Everything. and we owe them money. we owe them 1.4 trillion. i call at this time magic act in reverse. who is tougher on the chinese than me? i love them. i have respect for them. >> other gop candidates are working to see who can outbid trump. with scott way, doing his best to get out ahead saying the president should show some back bone and cancel the chinese state visit. >> why would we be giving one of our highest thing we can do, a state dinner for china when all these problems are pending ...

At least $10 million. lawyers for safeway say the amount shouldnt be anywhere near that. the economist also pointed out michael jordan still makes more in endorsement deals than any current nba player. so once again, more than lebron. were outside the federal courthouse in chicago for us this afternoon where all this is going down. what else did m.j. have to say there, mike? >> well, you know, shep, the back bone of his testimony is that hes suing to protect his likeness, his image, his brand. a...

Untouched. its not really helpful for her. i think, again, its becoming a huger controversy. >> the numbers keep going up. today just 40 minutes ago we are at 305 potential classified e-mails. got to wrap it there, thanks. so we now know how much the tsa spent on controversial body scanners. price tag? $160 million for equipment that some investigations later revealed failed to prevent security threats. trace gallagher is live with more on this. is that what it is? >> this body scanner technol...